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1 在那裏恰巧有一個匪徒,名叫示巴,是便雅憫人比基利的兒子。他吹角,說:「我們與大衛無分,與耶西的兒子無涉。以色列人哪,你們各回各家去吧!」
Then there was come thither a wicked man (named Sheba the sonne of Bichri, a man of Iemini) and hee blew the trumpet, and saide, Wee haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritance in the sonne of Ishai: euery man to his tents, O Israel.
2 於是以色列人都離開大衛,跟隨比基利的兒子示巴。但猶大人從約旦河直到耶路撒冷,都緊緊跟隨他們的王。
So euery man of Israel went from Dauid and followed Sheba the sonne of Bichri: but the men of Iudah claue fast vnto their King, from Iorden euen to Ierusalem.
3 大衛王來到耶路撒冷,進了宮殿,就把從前留下看守宮殿的十個妃嬪禁閉在冷宮,養活她們,不與她們親近。她們如同寡婦被禁,直到死的日子。
When Dauid then came to his house to Ierusalem, the King tooke the ten women his concubines, that hee had left behinde him to keepe the house, and put them in warde, and fed them, but lay no more with them: but they were enclosed vnto the day of their death, liuing in widowhode.
4 王對亞瑪撒說:「你要在三日之內將猶大人招聚了來,你也回到這裏來。」
Then sayde the King to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
5 亞瑪撒就去招聚猶大人,卻耽延過了王所限的日期。
So Amasa went to assemble Iudah, but hee taried longer then the time which he had appoynted him.
6 大衛對亞比篩說:「現在恐怕比基利的兒子示巴加害於我們比押沙龍更甚。你要帶領你主的僕人追趕他,免得他得了堅固城,躲避我們。」
Then Dauid sayd to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the sonne of Bichri doe vs more harme then did Absalom: take thou therefore thy lords seruants and follow after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape vs.
7 約押的人和基利提人、比利提人,並所有的勇士,都跟着亞比篩,從耶路撒冷出去追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
And there went out after him Ioabs men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mightie men: and they departed out of Ierusalem, to follow after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
8 他們到了基遍的大磐石那裏,亞瑪撒來迎接他們。那時約押穿着戰衣,腰束佩刀的帶子,刀在鞘內;約押前行,刀從鞘內掉出來。
When they were at the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them, and Ioabs garment, that hee had put on, was girded vnto him, and vpon it was a sword girded, which hanged on his loynes in the sheath, and as hee went, it vsed to fall out.
9 約押左手拾起刀來,對亞瑪撒說:「我兄弟,你好啊!」就用右手抓住亞瑪撒的鬍子,要與他親嘴。
And Ioab sayde to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? and Ioab tooke Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kisse him.
10 亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裏所拿的刀;約押用刀刺入他的肚腹,他的腸子流在地上,沒有再刺他,就死了。 約押和他兄弟亞比篩往前追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
But Amasa tooke no heede to the sworde that was in Ioabs hande: for therewith he smote him in the fift rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and smote him not the second time: so he dyed. then Ioab and Abishai his brother followed after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
11 有約押的一個少年人站在亞瑪撒屍身旁邊,對眾人說:「誰喜悅約押,誰歸順大衛,就當跟隨約押去。」
And one of Ioabs men stoode by him, and saide, He that fauoureth Ioab, and hee that is of Dauids part, let him go after Ioab.
12 亞瑪撒在道路上滾在自己的血裏。那人見眾民經過都站住,就把亞瑪撒的屍身從路上挪到田間,用衣服遮蓋。
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the mids of the way: and when the man sawe that all the people stood still, he remooued Amasa out of the way into the fielde, and cast a cloth vpon him, because he saw that euery one that came by him, stoode still.
13 屍身從路上挪移之後,眾民就都跟隨約押去追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
When hee was remoued out of the way, euerie man went after Ioab, to follow after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
14 他走遍以色列各支派,直到伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉,並比利人的全地;那些地方的人也都聚集跟隨他。
And he went through all the tribes of Israel vnto Abel, and Bethmaachah and all places of Berim: and they gathered together, and went also after him.
15 約押和跟隨的人到了伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉,圍困示巴,就對着城築壘;跟隨約押的眾民用錘撞城,要使城塌陷。
So they came, and besieged him in Abel, neere to Bethmaachah: and they cast vp a mount against the citie, and the people thereof stood on the ramper, and al the people that was with Ioab, destroyed and cast downe the wall.
16 有一個聰明婦人從城上呼叫說:「聽啊,聽啊,請約押近前來,我好與他說話。」
Then cried a wise woman out of the citie, Heare, heare, I pray you, say vnto Ioab, Come thou hither, that I may speake with thee.
17 約押就近前來,婦人問他說:「你是約押不是?」他說:「我是。」婦人說:「求你聽婢女的話。」約押說:「我聽。」
And when hee came neere vnto her, the woman said, Art thou Ioab? And he answered, Yea. And she said to him, Heare the wordes of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do heare.
18 婦人說:「古時有話說,當先在亞比拉求問,然後事就定妥。
Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.
19 我們這城的人在以色列人中是和平、忠厚的。你為何要毀壞以色列中的大城,吞滅耶和華的產業呢?」
I am one of them, that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: and thou goest about to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou deuoure the inheritance of the Lord?
And Ioab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.
21 乃因以法蓮山地的一個人-比基利的兒子示巴-舉手攻擊大衛王,你們若將他一人交出來,我便離城而去。」婦人對約押說:「那人的首級必從城牆上丟給你。」
The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his had against ye King, euen against Dauid: deliuer vs him onely, and I will depart from the citie. And the woman saide vnto Ioab, Beholde, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.
22 婦人就憑她的智慧去勸眾人。他們便割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級,丟給約押。約押吹角,眾人就離城而散,各歸各家去了。約押回耶路撒冷,到王那裏。
Then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they cut off the head of Sheba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it to Ioab: the he blewe the trumpet, and they retired from the citie, euery man to his tent: and Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the King.
23 約押作以色列全軍的元帥;耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人;
Then Ioab was ouer all the hoste of Israel, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada ouer the Cherethites and ouer the Pelethies,
24 亞多蘭掌管服苦的人;亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;
And Adoram ouer the tribute, and Ioshaphat the sonne of Ahilud the recorder,
And Sheia was Scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar the Priests,
And also Ira the Iairite was chiefe about Dauid.