列王纪上 1
1 大卫王年纪老迈，虽用被遮盖，仍不觉暖。
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
2 所以臣仆对他说：“不如为我主我王寻找一个处女，使她伺候王，奉养王，睡在王的怀中，好叫我主我王得暖。”
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
3 于是在以色列全境寻找美貌的童女，寻得书念的一个童女亚比煞，就带到王那里。
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
4 这童女极其美貌，她奉养王，伺候王，王却没有与她亲近。
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
5 那时，哈及的儿子亚多尼雅自尊，说：“我必作王”，就为自己预备车辆、马兵，又派五十人在他前头奔走。
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
6 他父亲素来没有使他忧闷，说：“你是做什么呢？”他甚俊美，生在押沙龙之后。
(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
7 亚多尼雅与洗鲁雅的儿子约押，和祭司亚比亚他商议；二人就顺从他，帮助他。
So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
8 但祭司撒督、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅、先知拿单、示每、利以，并大卫的勇士都不顺从亚多尼雅。
But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
9 一日，亚多尼雅在隐·罗结旁、琐希列磐石那里宰了牛羊、肥犊，请他的诸弟兄，就是王的众子，并所有作王臣仆的犹大人；
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
10 惟独先知拿单和比拿雅并勇士，与他的兄弟所罗门，他都没有请。
But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
11 拿单对所罗门的母亲拔示巴说：“哈及的儿子亚多尼雅作王了，你没有听见吗？我们的主大卫却不知道。
Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
12 现在我可以给你出个主意，好保全你和你儿子所罗门的性命。
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
13 你进去见大卫王，对他说：‘我主我王啊，你不曾向婢女起誓说：你儿子所罗门必接续我作王，坐在我的位上吗？现在亚多尼雅怎么作了王呢？’
Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
14 你还与王说话的时候，我也随后进去，证实你的话。”
Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
15 拔示巴进入内室见王，王甚老迈，书念的童女亚比煞正伺候王。
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
16 拔示巴向王屈身下拜；王说：“你要什么？”
And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
17 她说：“我主啊，你曾向婢女指着耶和华—你的 神起誓说：‘你儿子所罗门必接续我作王，坐在我的位上。’
“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
18 现在亚多尼雅作王了，我主我王却不知道。
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
19 他宰了许多牛羊、肥犊，请了王的众子和祭司亚比亚他，并元帅约押；惟独王的仆人所罗门，他没有请。
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.
20 我主我王啊，以色列众人的眼目都仰望你，等你晓谕他们，在我主我王之后谁坐你的位。
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 若不然，到我主我王与列祖同睡以后，我和我儿子所罗门必算为罪人了。”
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
22 拔示巴还与王说话的时候，先知拿单也进来了。
And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
23 有人奏告王说：“先知拿单来了。”拿单进到王前，脸伏于地。
So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
24 拿单说：“我主我王果然应许亚多尼雅说‘你必接续我作王，坐在我的位上’吗？
“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
25 他今日下去，宰了许多牛羊、肥犊，请了王的众子和军长，并祭司亚比亚他；他们正在亚多尼雅面前吃喝，说：‘愿亚多尼雅王万岁！’
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
26 惟独我，就是你的仆人和祭司撒督，耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅，并王的仆人所罗门，他都没有请。
But me your servant he did not invite, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
27 这事果然出乎我主我王吗？王却没有告诉仆人们，在我主我王之后谁坐你的位。”
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
28 大卫王吩咐说：“叫拔示巴来。”拔示巴就进来，站在王面前。
Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29 王起誓说：“我指着救我性命脱离一切苦难、永生的耶和华起誓。
And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
30 我既然指着耶和华—以色列的 神向你起誓说：你儿子所罗门必接续我作王，坐在我的位上。我今日就必照这话而行。”
I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
31 于是，拔示巴脸伏于地，向王下拜，说：“愿我主大卫王万岁！”
Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
32 大卫王又吩咐说：“将祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅召来！”他们就都来到王面前。
Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
33 王对他们说：“要带领你们主的仆人，使我儿子所罗门骑我的骡子，送他下到基训；
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
34 在那里，祭司撒督和先知拿单要膏他作以色列的王；你们也要吹角，说：‘愿所罗门王万岁！’
There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35 然后要跟随他上来，使他坐在我的位上，接续我作王。我已立他作以色列和犹大的君。”
Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
36 耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅对王说：“阿们！愿耶和华—我主我王的 神也这样命定。
“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
37 耶和华怎样与我主我王同在，愿他照样与所罗门同在，使他的国位比我主大卫王的国位更大。”
Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
38 于是，祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅，和基利提人、比利提人都下去使所罗门骑大卫王的骡子，将他送到基训。
Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
39 祭司撒督就从帐幕中取了盛膏油的角来，用膏膏所罗门。人就吹角，众民都说：“愿所罗门王万岁！”
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
40 众民跟随他上来，且吹笛，大大欢呼，声音震地。
All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
41 亚多尼雅和所请的众客筵宴方毕，听见这声音；约押听见角声就说：“城中为何有这响声呢？”
Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
42 他正说话的时候，祭司亚比亚他的儿子约拿单来了。亚多尼雅对他说：“进来吧！你是个忠义的人，必是报好信息。”
As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”
43 约拿单对亚多尼雅说：“我们的主大卫王诚然立所罗门为王了。
“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
44 王差遣祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅，和基利提人、比利提人都去使所罗门骑王的骡子。
And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
45 祭司撒督和先知拿单在基训已经膏他作王。众人都从那里欢呼着上来，声音使城震动，这就是你们所听见的声音；
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
46 并且所罗门登了国位。
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
47 王的臣仆也来为我们的主大卫王祝福，说：‘愿王的 神使所罗门的名比王的名更尊荣；使他的国位比王的国位更大。’王就在床上屈身下拜。
The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
48 王又说：‘耶和华—以色列的 神是应当称颂的；因他赐我一人今日坐在我的位上，我也亲眼看见了。’”
saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
49 亚多尼雅的众客听见这话就都惊惧，起来四散。
At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
50 亚多尼雅惧怕所罗门，就起来，去抓住祭坛的角。
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
51 有人告诉所罗门说：“亚多尼雅惧怕所罗门王，现在抓住祭坛的角，说：‘愿所罗门王今日向我起誓，必不用刀杀仆人。’”
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
52 所罗门说：“他若作忠义的人，连一根头发也不致落在地上；他若行恶，必要死亡。”
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
53 于是所罗门王差遣人，使亚多尼雅从坛上下来，他就来，向所罗门王下拜；所罗门对他说：“你回家去吧！”
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
