1 Samuel 29
1 Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
非利士人将他们的军旅聚到亚弗；以色列人在耶斯列的泉旁安营。
2 As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
非利士人的首领各率军队，或百或千，挨次前进；大卫和跟随他的人同着亚吉跟在后边。
3 Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
非利士人的首领说：“这些希伯来人在这里做什么呢？”亚吉对他们说：“这不是以色列王扫罗的臣子大卫吗？他在我这里有些年日了。自从他投降我直到今日，我未曾见他有过错。”
4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
非利士人的首领向亚吉发怒，对他说：“你要叫这人回你所安置他的地方，不可叫他同我们出战，恐怕他在阵上反为我们的敌人。他用什么与他主人复和呢？岂不是用我们这些人的首级吗？
5 Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
从前以色列的妇女跳舞唱和说：‘扫罗杀死千千，大卫杀死万万’，所说的不是这个大卫吗？”
6 So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.
亚吉叫大卫来，对他说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，你是正直人。你随我在军中出入，我看你甚好。自从你投奔我到如今，我未曾见你有什么过失；只是众首领不喜悦你。
7 Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
现在你可以平平安安地回去，免得非利士人的首领不欢喜你。”
8 “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
大卫对亚吉说：“我做了什么呢？自从仆人到你面前，直到今日，你查出我有什么过错，使我不去攻击主—我王的仇敌呢？”
9 Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
亚吉说：“我知道你在我眼前是好人，如同 神的使者一般；只是非利士人的首领说：‘这人不可同我们出战。’
10 Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”
故此你和跟随你的人，就是你本主的仆人，要明日早晨起来，等到天亮回去吧！”
11 So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
于是大卫和跟随他的人早晨起来，回往非利士地去。非利士人也上耶斯列去了。
