歷代志上 14
1 泰爾王希蘭將香柏木運到大衛那裏，又差遣使者和石匠、木匠給大衛建造宮殿。
Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David along with cedar timber, stonemasons, and carpenters to build him a palace.
2 大衛就知道耶和華堅立他作以色列王，又為自己的民以色列，使他的國興旺。
In this way David realized that the Lord had placed him on the throne as king of Israel and had blessed by supporting his kingdom for the sake of the Lord's people Israel.
3 大衛在耶路撒冷又立后妃，又生兒女。
David married more wives in Jerusalem, and had more sons and daughters.
4 在耶路撒冷所生的眾子是沙母亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門、
This is a list of the names of the children he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
5 益轄、以利書亞、以法列、
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 以利沙瑪、比利雅大、以利法列。
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 非利士人聽見大衛受膏作以色列眾人的王，非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛。大衛聽見，就出去迎敵。
When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all of Israel, they gathered their whole army to go after him. But David heard they were coming and went out to confront them.
9 非利士人來了，布散在利乏音谷。
The Philistines arrived and raided the valley of Rephaim.
10 大衛求問上帝，說：「我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎？你將他們交在我手裏嗎？」耶和華說：「你可以上去，我必將他們交在你手裏。」
David consulted God, asking “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you make me victorious over them?” “Go ahead,” the Lord told him, “I will make you victorious over them.”
11 非利士人來到巴力‧毗拉心，大衛在那裏殺敗他們。大衛說：「上帝藉我的手沖破敵人，如同水沖去一般」；因此稱那地方為巴力‧毗拉心。
So David attacked and defeated them there at Baal-perazim. “God used me to defeat my enemies like a torrent of water that bursts out,” he declared. That's why the place was named Baal-perazim.
12 非利士人將神像撇在那裏，大衛吩咐人用火焚燒了。
The Philistines had left their gods behind, so David gave orders that they should be burned.
13 非利士人又布散在利乏音谷。
However, the Philistines returned and made another raid on the valley.
14 大衛又求問上帝。上帝說：「不要一直地上去，要轉到他們後頭，從桑林對面攻打他們。
David consulted God again. “Don't make a frontal attack,” God told him. “Instead go around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
15 你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為上帝已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊。」
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, go and attack for the Lord has gone before you to strike down the Philistine army.”
16 大衛就遵着上帝所吩咐的，攻打非利士人的軍隊，從基遍直到基色。
So David did what God told him, striking down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
17 於是大衛的名傳揚到列國，耶和華使列國都懼怕他。
As a result David's reputation was spread everywhere, and the Lord made all the nations afraid of David.
