撒母耳記上 23
1 有人告訴大衛說：「非利士人攻擊基伊拉，搶奪禾場。」
And they told David, saying: Behold the Philistines fight against Ceila, and they rob the barns.
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。」
Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila.
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 that were with David, said to him: Behold we are in fear here in Judea, how much more if we go to Ceila against the hands 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。」
Therefore David consulted the Lord again. And he answered and said to him: Arise, and go to Ceila: for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
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。
David therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila.
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。
Now at that time, when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David to Ceila, he came down having an ephod with him.
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 Ceila: and Saul said: The Lord hath delivered him into my hands, and he is shut up, being come into a city, that hath 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 commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and 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。」
Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither the ephod.
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: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake:
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 men of Ceila deliver me into his hands? and will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant. And the Lord said: He will come down.
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 David said: Will the men of Ceila deliver me, and my men, into the hands of Saul? And the Lord said: They will deliver thee 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。
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose, and departing from Ceila, wandered up and down uncertain where they should stay: and it was told Saul that David was fled from Ceila, and had escaped: wherefore he forbore to go out.
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。
But David abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in a mountain of the desert of Ziph, in a woody hill. And Saul sought him always: 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 saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood.
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 the son of Saul arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:
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。」
Fear not: for the hand of my father Saul shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee, yea, and my father knoweth this.
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。
And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.
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 went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.
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。」
Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king’s hands.
21 掃羅說：「願耶和華賜福與你們，因你們顧恤我。
And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.
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 therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.
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。」
Consider and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is bid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if be should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in 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 they arose and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon.
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。
Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it he pursued after David in 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 went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about 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 a messenger came to Saul, saying: Make haste to come, for the Philistines have poured in themselves upon 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。
Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place, the Rock of division.
29 大衛從那裏上去，住在隱‧基底的山寨裏。
Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi.
