撒母耳記下 21
1 達味在位時，飢荒接連三年，他求問了上主，上主答說：「在撒烏耳和他家中尚有血債，因為他殺了基貝紅人」。
Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”
2 君王遂將基貝紅人召來，詣問 。 ──基貝紅不屬以色列人，他們原是阿摩黎人的遺民。以色列子民曾向起過誓，但撒烏耳為表示愛以色列和猶大的熱情，曾設法屠殺他們。
David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. The Gibeonites were not Israelites, but what was left of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but in his nationalistic passion for the Israelites and Judah, Saul had tried to wipe them out.
3 達味向基貝紅人說：「我該為你們作什麼﹖該怎樣贖罪才可以使你們祝福上主的遺產﹖」
“What can I do for you?” David asked the Gibeonites. “How can I compensate you so that you may bless the Lord's people?”
4 基貝紅人回答他說：「我們和撒烏耳和他家不是金銀的問題，也不願在以色列殺一個人。」達味說：「你們論什麼，我必為你們作到。」
“This isn't a question of us receiving payment in silver or gold from Saul or his family,” the Gibeonites replied. “In addition we don't have the right to have anyone in Israel put to death for us.” “I'll do whatever you ask,” David answered.
5 他們向君王說：「破壞我們，設法消滅我們，我們不在以色列任何中存在的人，
They replied, “Regarding the man who destroyed us, who planned to prevent us having any place to live in the whole country of Israel,
6 要將他七個子孫交給我們，我們要在基貝紅的山上，將他們懸掛在上主面前」。君王答說：「我必將他們交出來」。
have seven of Saul's male descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeon of Saul, the Lord's chosen one.” “I will hand them over to you,” said the king.
7 君王為了自己同撒烏耳的兒子約納堂間向上主所起的誓約，饒恕了撒烏耳的孫子，約納堂的兒子默黎巴耳，
However, the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath sworn before the Lord between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.
8 只將阿雅的女兒黎茲帕給撒烏耳所生的兩個兒子阿爾摩尼和默黎巴耳，以及撒烏耳的女兒默辣布給默曷拉人巴爾齊來的兒子阿德黎耳所生的五個兒子，
The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of Merab, the daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 交給基貝紅人手裏；基貝紅人把他們在山上懸掛在上主面前； 他們七人死在一處，死在收割初期。
He handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill in the presence of the Lord. All seven of them died at the same time, executed at the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 阿雅的女兒了麻衣，舖在石上，開始收割大麥，直到雨從天上落到屍首上，白天她不讓飛鳥飛近，夜間不讓野獸起近。
Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took some sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the time the rains came and poured down on the bodies, she kept the birds away from them during the day and the wild animals at night.
11 有人把阿雅的女身兒，撒烏耳的妾黎茲帕所行的事，報告給達味。
When David heard what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine of Saul had done,
12 君王就去把撒烏耳和他的兒子約納堂的遺骸，從雅貝士基肋阿得的居民那裏收殮起來；這骨骸是他們從貝特商偷來的。原來培肋舍特人那天在基耳波殺了撒烏耳，將他們懸在廣場上。
he retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.
13 達味那裏將撒烏耳和他的兒子的遺骸，那七個被懸掛的遺骸，一同運了回來，
David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought back, and also had the bones of those who had been hanged gathered up.
14 與撒烏耳和他兒子約納堂的遺骸，一同埋在本雅明地方的責拉，撒烏耳的父親克的墳墓內。人門全依照君王所吩咐的作了；以後，天主才憐憫了那地方。
They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. Once they finished doing everything the king had ordered, God answered their prayers to end the famine in the land.
15 培肋舍特人與以色列人之間又發生戰事，達味帶著他的軍隊下來，駐紮在哥布，攻打培肋舍特人。正當達味疲乏時，約阿士的兒子多多出來了，
There was war once more between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he got worn out.
16 他是辣法巨人的後裔，他所持的矛的銅有三百「協刻耳」重，腰間佩著一把新劍，揚言要擊殺達味。
Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was carrying a new sword, said he was going to kill David.
17 責魯雅的兒子阿彼瑟就來協助達味，打敗了那培肋舍特人，將他殺死。那時，達味的臣僕向他起誓說：「你可可跟隨我們出征打戰，怕你熄滅了以色列的明燈」。
But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to his rescue, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, “Don't ever go out with us to battle again, so that the Israel's light isn't snuffed out!”
18 此後，又在哥布和發生了戰事，這次胡沙人息貝開擊殺了撒夫，他也是辣法巨人的後裔。
Some time after this there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. But then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Repha.
19 以後，在哥布又與培肋舍特人交戰，白冷人雅依爾的兒子厄耳哈，殺了加特城人哥肋雅的兄弟拉赫米；這人的長矛粗如織布機的橫軸。
In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan, son of Jair, from Bethlehem, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was as thick as a weaver's rod.
20 此後，在加特又了戰事，在那裏有一巨人，兩手各有六指，兩腳也各有六趾，共有二十四個，也是辣法巨人的。
In yet another battle at Gath, there was a gigantic man, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making twenty-four all. He too was descended from the giants.
21 由於他辱罵了以色列，達味的兄弟史默亞的兒子約納堂，便擊殺了他：
But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
22 以上四人，都是加特城辣法巨的後裔，都喪身在達味和他的臣僕的手下。
These four were the descendants of the giants in Gath, but they were all killed by David and his men.
