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1 有人告訴大衛說:「非利士人攻擊基伊拉,搶奪禾場。」
And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
2 所以大衛求問耶和華說:「我去攻打那些非利士人可以不可以?」耶和華對大衛說:「你可以去攻打非利士人,拯救基伊拉。」
And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and you shall strike these Philistines, and shall save Keila.
3 跟隨大衛的人對他說:「我們在猶大地這裏尚且懼怕,何況往基伊拉去攻打非利士人的軍旅呢?」
And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
4 大衛又求問耶和華。耶和華回答說:「你起身下基伊拉去,我必將非利士人交在你手裏。」
And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hands.
5 大衛和跟隨他的人往基伊拉去,與非利士人打仗,大大殺敗他們,又奪獲他們的牲畜。這樣,大衛救了基伊拉的居民。
So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
6 亞希米勒的兒子亞比亞他逃到基伊拉見大衛的時候,手裏拿着以弗得。
And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
7 有人告訴掃羅說:「大衛到了基伊拉。」掃羅說:「他進了有門有閂的城,困閉在裏頭;這是上帝將他交在我手裏了。」
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
8 於是掃羅招聚眾民,要下去攻打基伊拉城,圍困大衛和跟隨他的人。
And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
9 大衛知道掃羅設計謀害他,就對祭司亞比亞他說:「將以弗得拿過來。」
And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
10 大衛禱告說:「耶和華-以色列的上帝啊,你僕人聽真了掃羅要往基伊拉來,為我的緣故滅城。
And David said, Lord God of Israel, your servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
11 基伊拉人將我交在掃羅手裏不交?掃羅照着你僕人所聽的話下來不下來?耶和華-以色列的上帝啊,求你指示僕人!」耶和華說:「掃羅必下來。」
Will [the place] be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell your servant.
12 大衛又說:「基伊拉人將我和跟隨我的人交在掃羅手裏不交?」耶和華說:「必交出來。」
And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
13 大衛和跟隨他的約有六百人,就起身出了基伊拉,往他們所能往的地方去。有人告訴掃羅,大衛離開基伊拉逃走;於是掃羅不出來了。
And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went wherever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
14 大衛住在曠野的山寨裏,常在西弗曠野的山地。掃羅天天尋索大衛,上帝卻不將大衛交在他手裏。
And he lived in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow [passes]; and lived in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
15 大衛知道掃羅出來尋索他的命。那時,他住在西弗曠野的樹林裏;
And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
16 掃羅的兒子約拿單起身,往那樹林裏去見大衛,使他倚靠上帝得以堅固,
And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
17 對他說:「不要懼怕!我父掃羅的手必不加害於你;你必作以色列的王,我也作你的宰相。這事我父掃羅知道了。」
And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be second to you; and Saul my father knows it.
18 於是二人在耶和華面前立約。大衛仍住在樹林裏,約拿單回家去了。
So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David lived in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
19 西弗人上到基比亞見掃羅,說:「大衛不是在我們那裏的樹林裏山寨中、曠野南邊的哈基拉山藏着嗎?
And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
20 王啊,請你隨你的心願下來,我們必親自將他交在王的手裏。」
And now [according to] all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
21 掃羅說:「願耶和華賜福與你們,因你們顧恤我。
And Saul said to them, Blessed [be] you of the Lord, for you have been grieved on my account.
22 請你們回去,再確實查明他的住處和行蹤,是誰看見他在那裏,因為我聽見人說他甚狡猾。
Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which you spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
23 所以要看準他藏匿的地方,回來據實地告訴我,我就與你們同去。他若在猶大的境內,我必從千門萬戶中搜出他來。」
Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out amongst all the thousands of Juda.
24 西弗人就起身,在掃羅以先往西弗去。 大衛和跟隨他的人卻在瑪雲曠野南邊的亞拉巴。
And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
25 掃羅和跟隨他的人去尋找大衛;有人告訴大衛,他就下到磐石,住在瑪雲的曠野。掃羅聽見,便在瑪雲的曠野追趕大衛。
And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
26 掃羅在山這邊走,大衛和跟隨他的人在山那邊走。大衛急忙躲避掃羅;因為掃羅和跟隨他的人,四面圍住大衛和跟隨他的人,要拿獲他們。
And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
27 忽有使者來報告掃羅說:「非利士人犯境搶掠,請王快快回去!」
And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come here, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28 於是掃羅不追趕大衛,回去攻打非利士人。因此那地方名叫西拉‧哈瑪希羅結。
So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
And David rose up from thence, and lived in the narrow passes of Engaddi.