撒母耳記下 16
1 達味剛走過山頂不遠，看，默黎巴耳的僕人漆巴正牽著一對備好鞍子的驢，馱著兩百個餅，一百串葡萄乾，一百鮮果和一皮囊酒，前來迎接君王。
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
2 君王對漆巴說：「你帶這些東西來作什麼﹖」漆巴說：「驢是為君王的家眷騎的，餅和水果是為僮僕吃的，酒是為在曠野裏疲倦了的人喝的」。
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
3 君王問說：「你主人的兒子在哪裏﹖」漆巴回答君王說：「他仍留在耶路撒冷，因為他說：今日以色列家會將我父親的王位歸還給我了! 」
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
4 君王對漆巴說：「看，凡屬默黎巴耳的，都歸你所有! 」漆巴答說：「我屈膝叩拜我主一王! 願我在你眼中獲得寵幸」。
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
5 達味王來到巴胡陵時看，出來一個撒烏耳家族的人，是革辣的兒子，名叫史米的。他罵著走來，
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
6 投石襲擊達味和達味的眾臣僕，雖然百姓和勇士都圍在王的左右，他毫不畏懼。
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 史米這樣罵君王說：「滾吧! 滾吧! 你這個殺人王! 你這個敗類!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
8 上主將撒烏耳一家的血都歸在你身上，你奪了他的王位，現在，上主將王權交在你兒子阿貝沙隆手裏，使你陷入絕境，足見你是個殺人王」。
Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
9 責魯雅的兒子阿彼瑟對君王說：「為什麼讓這死狗辱罵我主大王﹖讓我去砍下他的頭來! 」
Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
10 君王說：「責魯雅的兒子，我和我和你們有什麼關係﹖讓他罵吧! 如果上主吩咐他說：你咒罵達味! 誰還敢說：你為什麼這樣做﹖」
But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
11 達味對阿彼瑟和他的臣僕說：「唉! 我親生的兒子，尚且謀害我的生命，這個本雅明人更將如何﹖讓他罵吧! 因為上主吩咐了他。
Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 也許上主會憐恤我的困苦，會將他今日的咒罵，變成我的幸福」。
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
13 達味與跟隨的人沿路前行，史米也沿著山路與他平排進行，邊走邊罵，向他拋石撒土。
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 君王與跟隨他的眾人，來到約旦河岸，非常疲倦，就在那裏暫且休息。
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 阿貝沙隆與跟隨他的眾以色列人進了耶路撒冷，阿希托費耳也同他在一起，
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 當達味的朋友阿爾基人胡瑟來見阿貝沙隆時，便對阿貝沙隆說：「大王萬歲! 「大王萬歲! 」
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
17 阿貝沙隆對胡瑟說：「這是你對你朋友的恩情嗎﹖為什麼沒有去跟隨你的朋友﹖」
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
18 胡瑟回答阿貝沙隆說：「不，因為凡上主和這個民族以及全以色列人所揀選的，我就跟隨他，與他住在一起。
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
19 再者，我要事奉的是誰呢﹖先前我怎樣服事了你父親，也願怎樣服事你」。
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 阿貝沙隆對阿希托費耳說：「你們商討一下，我們該作什麼？」
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
21 阿希托費耳對阿貝沙隆說：「你應去親近你父親留下看守宮殿的嬪妃，叫全以色列人知道你已惹下了你父親的仇恨，那些支持你的人，就必更加堅強」。
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
22 於是人們在屋頂上，給阿貝沙隆支搭了一座帳棚；阿貝沙隆當著眾以色列人的面，親近了他父親的嬪妃。
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
23 那時，阿希托費耳所出的主意，好像是詢問天主得來的神諭。凡阿希托費耳所出的主意，無論對達味，或對阿貝沙隆，都是如此。
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
