撒母耳記下 23
1 達味的最後遺言如下：葉的兒子達味的神諭，至高者所舉揚的人，雅各伯的天主的受傅者，以色列的善歌詠者的神諭：
These are David's last words. The divine message of David son of Jesse, the divine message of the man made great by God, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, the wonderful psalm-writer of Israel:
2 上主的神藉著我說話，的話語在我的唇舌上。
“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; my tongue gave his message.
3 雅各伯的天主說過，以色列的磐石曾向我說：那以正義統治人的，那以敬畏天主之情統治人的，
Israel's God spoke; Israel's Rock told me, ‘He who rules the people justly, he who rules respecting God,
4 有如日出時的晨光，無雲的黎明，雨後射在綠草地上的光輝。
is like the light of the morning sunrise on a cloudless dawn; like the shining of raindrops on the new grass growing from the earth.’
5 的確，我的家必屹立在天主前，因為衪與我結了永久的盟約，妥善而有保證的盟約，衪豈能不給我產生救恩和喜樂。
Isn't this how my family is with God? For he has made an everlasting agreement with me, set out in detail and with every part guaranteed. He will make sure to save me and to give me all I want.
6 但匪徒敗類必像被拋棄的荊棘，誰也不敢去用手拿；
But evil people are like thorns to be thrown aside; they can't be held in the hand.
7 誰若去觸動，必用刀或槍柄打伐，而後用火燒盡」。
The only way to deal with them is to use an iron tool or the handle of a spear. They are completely burned up right where they are.”
8 以下是達味勇將的名單：哈革摩尼人依市巴耳是三傑之首，他一次揮矛擊殺了八百人。
These are the names of the leading warriors who supported David: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, leader of the Three. Using his spear, he once killed eight hundred men in a single battle.
9 其次為阿曷亞人多多的兒子厄肋阿匝爾，也是三傑之一。有一次他同達味在帕斯達明，當培肋舍特人正在那裏集合準備交戰時，以色列人退卻，
After him came Eleazar, son of Dodai, the Ahohite, one of the Three leading warriors. He was with David when they defied the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammin. The Israelites retreated,
10 他卻固守陣地，擊殺培肋舍特人，直到他的手麻痺無力，貼在刀柄上。上主在那一天使他大獲勝利，民眾折回，在他身後專奪財物。
but Eleazar took his stand and went on killing Philistines until his hand stuck to his sword. The Lord saved them by granting them a great victory. The Israelite army did return, but only to strip the dead.
11 再其次是哈辣黎人厄拉的兒子沙瑪。那時，培肋舍特人在肋希集合；在口有一塊長滿扁豆的田地。當民眾由培肋舍特心面前逃走時，
After him came Shammah, son of Agee, the Hararite. When the Philistines gathered at Lehi, in a field full of lentils, the Israelite army ran away from them,
12 他獨自立在田間，保護了那塊田地，殺敗了培肋舍特人：如上主又使他大獲勝利。
but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defending it and killing the Philistines. The Lord gave them a great victory.
13 在開始收割時，培肋舍特的軍隊在勒法因平原紮了營，三十勇士中，有三位下到阿杜藍山岩，來見達味。
At harvest time, the Three, who were part of the Thirty leading warriors, went down to meet David when he was at the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
14 達味恰在山岩內，而培肋舍特人當時在白冷駐防。
At the time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
15 達味渴望著說：「誰能為白冷城門旁的井中，給我打一點水來喝﹖」
David was feeling really thirsty, and he said, “If only someone could bring me a drink of water from the well beside the entrance gate to Bethlehem!”
16 那三位勇士就衝過培肋舍特人的營幕，從白冷城門旁的井裏打了水，將水取來，帶到達味前，但他不肯喝，反而將水奠於上主前，
The Three leading warriors broke through the Philistine defenses, took some water from the well at Bethelehem's gate, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it, and poured it out as an offering to the Lord.
17 說：「上主決不許我做這事；我豈能喝那些冒生命危險者的血﹖」所以他不止喝。這是這三位勇士的事。
“Lord, never let me do this!” he said. “Isn't it like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives?” So he did not drink it. This is just some of the things the Three leading warriors did.
18 責魯雅兒子，約阿布的兄弟，阿彼瑟是三十勇士的領袖，他揮舞長矛擊殺了三百人，因此，在三十勇士中出了名。
Abishai, Joab's brother, was leader of the second Three. Using his spear, he once killed 300 men, and became famous among the Three.
19 他是三十勇士中最出名的，所以做了他們的領袖，但尚不及前三傑。
He was the most highly regarded of the Three and was their commander, though he was not one of the first Three.
20 約雅達的兒子貝納雅原是卡貝責耳人，是一位英勇，大有作為的人。他擊殺了摩阿布人阿黎耳的兩個兒子，又在下雪天，下到旱井裏打死一隻獅子。
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.
21 他也曾打死了一個埃及大漢。這埃及人手中拿著長矛，他只拿著一棍子，就下去與他對抗，從那埃及人手裏把長矛奪過來，用那長矛將他殺死。
Another time he killed a huge Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand but Benaiah attacked him with just a club. He grabbed the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
22 這是約雅達的兒子貝納雅做的事，因此，他在三十勇士中也出了名。
These were the kind of things Benaiah did that made him as famous as the Three leading warriors.
23 他比三十勇士更有名望，但尚不及前三傑。達味派他作侍衛長。
He was the most highly regarded of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard.
24 約雅布的兄弟阿撒耳也是三十勇士中的一位，還有白冷人多多的兒子厄耳哈難，
Included in the Thirty were: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
25 哈洛得人沙瑪，哈洛得人厄里卡，
Shammoth the Harorite; Elika the Harodite,
26 帕耳提人赫肋茲，特科亞人依刻士兒子依辣，
Helez the Paltite; Ira, son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa;
27 阿納托特人阿彼厄則爾，胡沙人息貝開，
Abiezer from Anathoth; Mebunnai the Hushathite;
28 阿曷亞人匝耳孟，乃托法人瑪哈賴，
Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai the Netophahite;
29 乃托法人巴托阿納兒子赫肋得，本雅明族基貝亞人黎拜的兒子依泰，
Heleb, son of Baanah the Netophahite; Ittai, son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites;
30 丕辣通人貝納雅，加阿士溪人希待，
Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai from the streams of Gaash;
31 貝特阿辣巴人阿彼巴耳，巴胡陵人阿次瑪委特，
Abi-albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Baharumite;
32 沙耳賓人厄里亞巴，基宗人雅笙，
Eliahba the Shaalbonite; the sons of Jashem; Jonathan,
33 哈辣黎人沙瑪的兒子約納堂，哈辣黎人沙辣爾的兒子阿希揚，
son of Shagee the Hararite; Ahiam, son of Sachar the Hararite;
34 貝特瑪阿加人阿哈斯拜的兒子厄里培肋特，基羅人阿希托費的兒子厄里安，
Eliphelet, son of Ahasbai, son of the Maacathite, Eliam, son of Ahithophel, the Gilonite,
35 加爾默耳人赫茲賴，阿辣布人帕阿賴，
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 祚巴人約堂的兒子依加耳，加得人巴尼，
Igal, son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 阿孟人責肋克，貝厄洛特人納赫賴，他是責魯貝的兒子約阿布的持戟者；
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab, son of Zeruiah,
38 雅提爾人依辣，雅提爾人加勒布，
Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;
39 赫特人烏黎雅：共計三十七人。
and Uriah the Hittite; a total of thirty-seven.
