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1 這事以後,阿貝沙隆準備了車輛和駿馬,並叫五十個為他開道。
Therfor aftir these thingis Absolon made a chaar to hym, and knyytis, and fifti men, that schulden go bifor hym.
2 阿貝沙隆常清早起來,站在進城門的大路旁;凡有爭訟,要到君王前去要裁判的人,阿貝沙隆就把他叫到自己跟前來問說:「你是那一城裏的人﹖」他答說:「你僕人是以色列某支派的人」。
And Absolon roos eerli, and stood bisidis the entryng of the yate in the weie; and Absolon clepide to hym ech man, that hadde a cause that he schulde come to the doom of the kyng, and Absolon seide, Of what citee art thou? Which answeride, and seide, Of o lynage of Israel Y am, thi seruaunt.
3 阿貝沙隆就向他說:「看你的案件是正直有理的,但是君王沒有派人來聽取你的案件」。
And Absolon answeride to hym, Thi wordis semen to me good and iust, but noon is ordeyned of the kyng to here thee. And Absolon seide, Who schal ordeyne me iuge on the lond,
4 阿貝沙隆又接著說:「唉! 誰若立我作了國家的判官,凡是有訴和案件的,來到我這裏,我必使他獲得公正的裁判」。
that alle men that han cause come to me, and Y deme iustly?
5 若有人前來叩拜他,他就伸手將他抱住,與他親吻。
But whanne a man cam to Absolon to greete hym, he helde forth the hond, and took, and kisside that man;
6 凡是要到君王前去告狀的以色列人,阿貝沙隆總是這樣對待他們;如此他獲得了以色列人的心。
and Absolon dide this to al Israel, that cam to doom to be herd of the kyng; and Absolon drow awei the hertis of men of Israel.
7 四年以後,阿貝沙隆向君王說:「我要求大王讓我去赫貝龍,向上主所許的願,
Forsothe aftir foure yeer Absolon seide to kyng Dauid, Y schal go, and Y schal yelde my vowis, whiche Y vowide to the Lord in Ebron;
8 因為你的僕人住在阿蘭革叔爾時,曾願許說:若上主領我再回耶路撒冷,我要在赫貝龍崇拜上主」。
for thi seruaunt vowynge vowide, whanne he was in Gessur of Sirie, and seide, If the Lord bryngith ayen me in to Jerusalem, Y schal make sacrifice to the Lord.
9 君王向他說:「你平安去吧! 」阿貝沙隆便往赫貝龍去了。
And the kyng seide to hym, Go thou in pees. And Absolon roos, and yede in to Ebron.
10 阿貝沙隆打發特務到以色列各支派說:「你們一聽見號聲,就喊說:阿貝沙隆在赫貝龍為王了! 」
Forsothe Absolon sente aspieris in to al the lynage of Israel, and seide, Anoon as ye heren the sown of clarioun, seye ye, Absolon schal regne in Ebron.
11 由耶路撒冷與阿貝沙隆同來的,還有二百人,他們因為被請,就好心好意的來了,對於事情的真相,卻一點不知道。
Forsothe twei hundrid men clepid of Jerusalem yeden with Absolon, and yede with symple herte, and outirli thei knewen not the cause.
12 當阿貝沙隆祭獻時,就派人將達味的參謀,基羅人阿希托費耳由他的本城基羅請來參與祭祀。這樣,叛亂就更形擴大,隨從阿貝沙隆的民眾也逐漸加多。
Also Absolon clepide Achitofel of Gilo, the councelour of Dauid, fro his citee Gilo. And whanne he offride sacrifices a strong swerynge togidere was maad, and the puple rennynge togidere was encreessid with Absolon.
13 有報信的人來到達味前說:「以色列人的心都歸向阿貝沙隆了」。
Therfor a messanger cam to Dauid, and seide, With al herte al Israel sueth Absolon.
14 達味就對所有跟他在耶路撒冷的臣僕說:「我們趕快逃跑,不然,我們就來不及逃避阿貝沙隆了。你們趕快上路,免得他忽然趕到,殘害我們,用刀屠殺全城的人」。
And Dauid seide to hise seruauntis that weren with hym in Jerusalem, Rise ye, and flee we; for noon ascaping schal be to us fro the face of Absolon; therfor haste ye to go out, lest he come, and ocupie vs, and fille on vs fallynge, and smyte the citee bi the scharpnesse of swerd.
15 王的臣僕向君王說:「凡我主大王所決定的,你的臣僕必都照辦」。
And the seruauntis of the kyng seiden to hym, We thi seruauntis schulen performe gladli alle thingis, what euer thingis oure lord the kyng schal comaunde.
16 君王帶著全家徒步出走,只留下十個嬪妃看守王宮。
Therfor the kyng yede out, and al his hous, on her feet; and the king lefte ten wymmen concubyns, `that is, secundarie wyues, to kepe the hous.
17 君王徒步前行,他的軍民都跟著他;到了最後的住宅區,君王站住了。
And the king yede out, and al Israel, on her feet, and the kyng stood fer fro the hous.
18 所有的軍民都由他身邊走過,所有的革勒提人和培肋提人,還有從加特跟隨依泰來的六百人,也都由君王面前過去。
And alle hise seruauntis yeden bisidis him, and the legiouns of Cerethi and of Ferethi, and alle men of Geth `strong fiyters, sixe hundrid men, that sueden him fro Geth, yeden on foote bifor the kyng.
19 君王逐向加特人依泰說:「你m口我們一起出走﹖你回去協同新王國吧! 因為你是個離鄉背井的,流徙在外的僑民。
Forsothe the kyng seide to Ethai of Geth, Whi comest thou with vs? Turne thou ayen, and dwelle with the kyng, for thou art a pilgrym, and thou yedist out fro thi place.
20 你昨天來了,今天我就要你同我們一起漂流嗎﹖我還不知道我要往哪裏去﹖你領著你的兄弟們一起回去吧! 願上主仁慈忠誠對待你! 」
Thou camest yistirdai, and to dai thou art compellid to go out with vs. Sotheli Y schal go, whidur Y schal go; turne ayen, and lede ayen thi britheren with thee, and the Lord do mercy and treuthe with thee, for thou schewidist grace and feith.
21 依泰回答君王說:「上主永在! 我主大王萬歲! 在我主大王所在的地方,無論生死,你的僕人也必在那裏! 」
And Ethai answeride to the kyng, and seide, The Lord lyueth, and my lord the kyng lyueth, for in what euer place thou schalt be, my lord the kyng, ether in deeth ethir in lijf, there thi seruaunt schal be.
22 達味向依泰說:「好,你過去吧! 」加特人依泰與他率領的人民,和他全家也都過去了。
And Dauid seide to Ethay, Come thou, and passe. And Ethai of Geth passide, and the kyng, and alle men that weren with hym, and the tother multitude.
23 人民過去時,遍地一片哭聲;君王停在克德龍谷中,人民在他面前過去,向曠野的路上走去。
And alle men wepten with greet vois, and al the puple passide; and the kyng yede ouer the strond of Cedron, and al the puple yede ayens the weie of the olyue tree, that biholdith to deseert.
24 匝多克和所有的肋未人抬著天主的結約之櫃來了,他們把天主的約櫃放在厄貝雅塔爾面前,等由城中出來的人民全都走過。
Forsothe and Sadoch the preest cam, and alle the dekenes with hym, and thei baren the arke of boond of pees of God, and thei diden doun the arke of God; and Abiathar stiede, til al the puple was passid that yede out of the citee.
25 君王對匝多克說:「你將天主的約櫃抬回城去,放在原處! 若我在上主眼中蒙恩,衪必會領我回來,再能見約櫃和衪的聖所。
And the kyng seide to Sadoch, Bere ayen the arke of God in to the citee; if Y schal fynde grace in the iyen of the Lord, he schal lede me ayen, and he schal schewe to me that arke and his tabernacle.
26 但若上主說:我不喜歡你,看,我在這裏,衪看著怎樣好,就怎樣處置 吧! 」
Sotheli if the Lord seith, Thou plesist not me; Y am redi, do he that, that is good bifor hym silf.
27 君王又向匝多克司祭「看,你 和厄貝雅塔爾可以平安回城,你的兒子阿希瑪茲和厄貝雅塔爾的兒子約納堂,你們的兩個兒子,也應隨你們回去。
And the kyng seide to Sadoch, preest, A! thou seere, `that is, profete, turne ayen in to the citee, with pees; and Achymaas, thi sone, and Jonathas, the sone of Abiathar, youre twei sones, be with you.
28 我願在曠野中的渡口暫並住下,等侯你們來給我報告消息」。
Lo! Y schal be hid in the feeldi places of deseert, til word come fro you, and schewe to me.
29 匝多克和厄貝雅塔爾抬著天主的約櫃回了耶路撒冷,且住在那裏。
Therfor Sadoch and Abiathar baren ayen the arke of God in to Jerusalem, and dwelliden there.
30 以後,達味上了橄欖山:一邊上,一邊哭,蒙著頭赤著腳;隨著人民也都蒙著頭,哭著上山。
Forsothe Dauid stiede on the hil of olyue trees, stiynge and wepynge, with the heed hilyd, and `goynge with nakid feet; but also al the puple that was with hym, stiede with the heed hilid, and wepte.
31 忽有人報告達味說:「阿希托費耳也跟隨了阿貝沙隆,雜在叛黨中」。 根遂說:「上主,我求你使阿希托費耳的計謀轉為愚策」。
Forsothe it was teld to Dauid, that Achitofel was in the sweryng togidere with Absolon; and Dauid seide, Lord, Y byseche, make thou fonned the counsel of Achitofel.
32 達味一到了山頂,敬拜天主的地方,見他的朋友阿爾基人胡瑟穿著撕裂的衣服,頭上頂灰,出來迎接他。
And whanne Dauid stiede in to the hiyenesse of the hil, in which he schulde worschipe the Lord, lo! Cusi of Arath, with the cloth to-rent, and with the heed ful of erthe, cam to hym.
And Dauid seide to hym, If thou comest with me, thou schalt be to me to charge; sotheli if thou turnest ayen in to the citee,
34 但你若回去,向阿貝沙隆說:大王,我願作你的僕人,先我是你父親的人,如今我作你的僕人;這樣你反能為我破壞阿希托費耳的計謀。
and seist to Absolon, Y am thi seruaunt, kyng, suffre thou me to lyue; as Y was the seruaunt of thi fadir, so Y schal be thi seruaunt; thou schalt distrye the counsel of Achitofel.
35 在那裏同你一起的,還有司祭匝多克和厄貝雅塔爾司祭。
Forsothe thou hast with thee Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis; and `thou schalt schewe ech word, what euer word thou schalt here in the hows of the kyng, to Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis.
36 與他們在一起的,還有他們的兩個兒子,匝多克的兒子阿希瑪茲和厄貝雅塔爾的兒子約納堂,託他們把你們所聽到的傳報給我」。
Sotheli twei sones `of hem ben with hem, Achymaas, sone of Sadoch, and Jonathan, sone of Abiathar; and ye schulen sende bi hem to me ech word which ye schulen here.
37 達味的朋友胡瑟就回了城,同時也到了耶路撒冷。
Therfor whanne Chusi, freend of Dauid, cam in to the citee, also Absolon entryde in to Jerusalem.