撒母耳記上 19
1 掃羅對他兒子約拿單和眾臣僕說，要殺大衛；掃羅的兒子約拿單卻甚喜愛大衛。
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.
2 約拿單告訴大衛說：「我父掃羅想要殺你，所以明日早晨你要小心，到一個僻靜地方藏身。
But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;
3 我就出到你所藏的田裏，站在我父親旁邊與他談論。我看他情形怎樣，我必告訴你。」
and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.
4 約拿單向他父親掃羅替大衛說好話，說：「王不可得罪王的僕人大衛；因為他未曾得罪你，他所行的都與你大有益處。
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;
5 他拚命殺那非利士人，耶和華為以色列眾人大行拯救；那時你看見，甚是歡喜，現在為何無故要殺大衛，流無辜人的血，自己取罪呢？」
for he put his life in hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see [it], and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?
6 掃羅聽了約拿單的話，就指着永生的耶和華起誓說：「我必不殺他。」
And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [As] Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!
7 約拿單叫大衛來，把這一切事告訴他，帶他去見掃羅。他就仍然侍立在掃羅面前。
Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan declared to him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as previously.
8 此後又有爭戰的事。大衛出去與非利士人打仗，大大殺敗他們，他們就在他面前逃跑。
And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
9 從耶和華那裏來的惡魔又降在掃羅身上（掃羅手裏拿槍坐在屋裏），大衛就用手彈琴。
And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.
10 掃羅用槍想要刺透大衛，釘在牆上，他卻躲開，掃羅的槍刺入牆內。當夜大衛逃走，躲避了。
And Saul sought to smite David and the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped that night.
11 掃羅打發人到大衛的房屋那裏窺探他，要等到天亮殺他。大衛的妻米甲對他說：「你今夜若不逃命，明日你要被殺。」
And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.
12 於是米甲將大衛從窗戶裏縋下去，大衛就逃走，躲避了。
And Michal let David down through a window; and he went, and fled and escaped.
13 米甲把家中的神像放在床上，頭枕在山羊毛裝的枕頭上，用被遮蓋。
And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet.
14 掃羅打發人去捉拿大衛，米甲說：「他病了。」
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick.
15 掃羅又打發人去看大衛，說：「當連床將他抬來，我好殺他。」
And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.
16 使者進去，看見床上有神像，頭枕在山羊毛裝的枕頭上。
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head.
17 掃羅對米甲說：「你為甚麼這樣欺哄我，放我仇敵逃走呢？」米甲回答說：「他對我說：『你放我走，不然我要殺你。』」
Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?
18 大衛逃避，來到拉瑪見撒母耳，將掃羅向他所行的事述說了一遍。他和撒母耳就往拿約去居住。
And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
19 有人告訴掃羅，說大衛在拉瑪的拿約。
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.
20 掃羅打發人去捉拿大衛。去的人見有一班先知都受感說話，撒母耳站在其中監管他們；打發去的人也受上帝的靈感動說話。
Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
21 有人將這事告訴掃羅，他又打發人去，他們也受感說話。掃羅第三次打發人去，他們也受感說話。
And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
22 然後掃羅自己往拉瑪去，到了西沽的大井，問人說：「撒母耳和大衛在哪裏呢？」有人說：「在拉瑪的拿約。」
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by Ramah.
23 他就往拉瑪的拿約去。上帝的靈也感動他，一面走一面說話，直到拉瑪的拿約。
And he went thither to Naioth by Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth by Ramah.
24 他就脫了衣服，在撒母耳面前受感說話，一晝一夜露體躺臥。因此有句俗語說：「掃羅也列在先知中嗎？」
And he himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
