1 Samuel 14
1 Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father.
有一天，撒烏耳的兒子約納堂對他執戟的侍衛說：「來，我們到對面，到培肋舍特人的前哨那裏去。」但他沒有通知他父親。
2 And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him;
當時撒烏耳正在革巴邊界，坐在禾場旁的石榴樹下，隨從他的部隊約有六百人。
3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone.
阿希突的兒子阿希雅帶著「厄弗得。」──阿希突布是丕乃哈斯的兒子，依加波得的兄弟，丕乃哈斯是在史羅作上主司祭的厄里的兒子。──人都不知道約納堂走了。
4 Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
約納堂打算由隘口過到培肋舍特人的前哨那裏去，在隘口兩面各有一座石峰：一名叫波責茲，一名叫色乃；
5 The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.
一座朝北，與米革瑪斯相對，一座朝南，與革巴相對。
6 And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band.
約納堂於是對他執戟的侍衛說：「來，我們往這些未受割損者的前哨去，也許上主會幫助我們；上主要叫人得勝，並不在手人數多少。
7 And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart.
那給他執戟的人答說：「你儘可隨意行事，我只跟著你，隨你心意而行。」
8 Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us.
約納堂說：「來，我們到那裏去，讓他們看見我們。
9 If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and not go up to them.
假使他們對我們說：住下! 等我們到你們那裏去。我們就站在我們所在的地方，不再上他們那裏去；
10 But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us.
如果他們說：你們上我們這裏來罷! 我們就上去，因為上主已把他們交在我們手中了：這為我們是個先兆。」
11 And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.
兩人就突然出現在培肋舍特人的前哨處，培肋舍特人說：「看，這些希伯來人從他們隱藏的山洞中出來了。」
12 And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.
前哨的哨兵就對約納堂和給他執戟的人說：「你們上到我們這裏來罷! 我們有事要告訴你們。」約納堂就對給他執戟的人說：「你跟我上來，因為上主已將他們交在以色列人手中了。」
13 And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him.
約納堂遂用手用腳往上爬，給他執戟的跟在他後面。培肋舍特人忽在約納堂前轉身要走，他就向前擊殺他們，他的執戟者也隨著擊殺。
14 And at their first attack, Jonathan and his servant put to the sword about twenty men, all inside the space of half an acre of land.
約納堂和他的執戟者第一次殺死了約有二十人，陳屍於半畝田間。
15 And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God.
當時在營中和陣地上都起了恐慌，全軍──前哨與突擊隊都大為震驚；地也起了震動，到處籠罩著無限的恐怖。
16 And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.
撒烏耳的哨兵從本雅明的革巴眺望，看見敵營大亂；
17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.
撒烏耳就對隨從他的人說：「檢查一下，看我們中有誰去了。」他們檢查後，見約納堂和給他執戟的人不在了。
18 And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.
撒烏耳隊對阿希雅說：「拿天主的「厄弗得」來! 」因為那時正是他在以色列子民前帶著天主的「厄弗得。」
19 Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand.
撒烏耳還同司祭說話時，培肋舍特人營中的混亂愈來愈大，撒烏耳就對司祭說：「收回你的手去! 」
20 And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.
撒烏耳和跟隨他的軍民遂集合起來，衝入戰場；看，培肋舍特人竟自相殘殺，陷入混亂。
21 Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan.
以前服事培肋舍特人，與他們齊來參戰的希伯來人，忽然反正來協助撒烏耳和約納堂一起的以色列人。
22 And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.
那藏在厄弗辣因山地的以色列人，聽說培肋舍特人潰敗了，也都出來參戰，乘勢追趕。
23 So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven.
這樣上主在那一天拯救了以色列人；戰爭一直蔓延到貝特曷龍。【跟隨撒烏耳的人約有一萬，戰事蔓延到厄弗辣因整個山地。】
24 And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food.
以色列人那天很是疲乏，因為撒烏耳在那天做了一件糊塗事，要軍民發誓說：「誰直到晚上，在我向敵人復仇以前，吃了什麼東西，是可咒罵的。」所以全軍民都沒有嘗過食物。
25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it;
那地方到處有蜂巢，地面上到處有蜜。
26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.
軍民到了蜂巢旁，見有蜜流出，但卻沒有人敢用手取一點放在嘴裏，因為軍民都怕違犯所起的誓。
27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.
可是約納堂沒有聽見他父親要軍民起的誓，所以把他手中所持的棍尖，插入蜂巢內，用手送到自己的嘴裏，他的眼立即明亮了。
28 Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food.
軍民中有一個向他說：「你父親要軍民起誓說：今天誰嘗了食物，他是可咒罵的。──雖然軍民很是疲乏。」
29 Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.
約納堂答說：「我父親使國家受了害；你們看，嘗了一點蜜，我的眼睛是多麼明亮!
30 How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines?
的確，假使今天人能吃飽由敵人奪來的東西，培肋舍特人吃的敗仗，豈不更大嗎﹖」
31 That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from need of food.
那一天他們擊殺培肋舍特人，從米革瑪斯直到阿雅隆，軍民都很疲乏。
32 And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it.
所以人民就急忙搶掠財物，奪取牛羊、牛犢，隨地宰殺，吃了帶血的肉。
33 Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the flesh. And he said to those who gave him the news, Now let a great stone be rolled to me here.
有人告訴撒烏耳說：「看，人民吃了帶血的肉，得罪了上主。」撒烏耳一聽這消息便說：「你們把一塊大石頭滾到我這邊來。」
34 And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their oxen with them that night and put them to death there.
又說：「你們散在百姓中，對他們說：你們各人把自己得的牛或羊，牽到我這裏來，在這裏宰殺分食，不要吃帶血的肉，得罪上主。」於是人們當夜將自己得的牛羊牽來，在那裏祭殺了。
35 And Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord.
撒烏耳給上主建築了一座祭壇，這是他給上主建立的第一座祭壇。
36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.
以後撒烏耳說：「我們今夜下去追擊培肋舍特人，劫掠他們直到天明，不給他們留下一人。」軍民回答說：「你看著怎樣好，就怎樣作罷! 」司祭卻說：「我們先得去天主那裏。」
37 And Saul, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will you give them up into the hands of Israel? But he gave him no answer that day.
撒烏耳遂求問天主說：「我可下去追擊培肋舍特人嗎﹖你將他們交在以色列手中嗎﹖」但是天主那天沒有回答他。
38 And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today.
撒烏耳說：「軍民的將領，你們上前來，查看一下，今天是誰犯了罪﹖
39 For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.
我指拯救以色列的上主起誓，即是罪在我的兒子約納堂，他也該死。」軍民中沒有一人敢回答。
40 Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you.
於是他對全以色列說：「你們站在一邊，我與我兒子約納堂站在一邊。」全軍民對撒烏耳說：「你看怎樣好，就怎樣作罷! 」
41 Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free.
撒烏耳說：「上主，以色列的天主! 為什麼今天你不答覆你的僕人﹖若是這罪過在我或我兒子約納堂身上，上主，以色列的天主，求你賜給『烏陵；』若是罪過在你百姓以色列身上，求你賜給『突明』。」撒烏耳和約納堂中了，軍民清白無過。
42 And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.
撒烏耳下命說：「為我和我的兒子約納堂拈鬮。」約納堂中了。
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the story and said, Certainly I took a little honey on the end of my rod; and now death is to be my fate.
撒烏耳於是對約納堂說：「告訴我，你作了什麼﹖」約納堂就告訴他說：「我不過用手持的棍尖，蘸了一點蜂蜜吃；我在這裏，我該死。」
44 And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.
撒烏耳回答說：「約納堂，你必須死，不然，願天主罰我該死。」
45 And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.
軍民卻對撒烏耳說：「約納堂在以色列中得了這樣偉大的勝利，豈該死嗎﹖萬萬不能! 我們指著上主起誓：他頭上的一根頭髮，也不應落在地上，因為他今天是倚賴天主行事。」這樣軍民救了約納堂不死，
46 Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place.
撒烏耳遂上去，不再追趕培肋舍特人；培肋舍特人也回了本地。
47 Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them.
撒烏耳取得了以色列的王權後，便向四周所有的敵人進攻：他攻打了摩阿布、阿孟子民、厄東、貝特勒曷、祚巴的君王和培肋舍特人。他不論走到那裏，常獲得勝利。
48 And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers.
他很英勇，擊敗了阿瑪肋克，拯救以色列人脫離來搶掠的人。
49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal;
撒烏耳的兒子是：約納堂、依市偉和瑪耳基叔亞；他有兩個女兒：長女名叫默辣布，次女名叫米加耳。
50 The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, brother of Saul's father.
撒烏耳的妻子名叫阿希諾罕，是阿希瑪茲的女兒。他的元帥名叫阿貝乃爾，是撒烏耳的叔父乃爾的兒子。
51 Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.
撒烏耳的父親克士和阿貝乃爾的父親乃爾是阿彼耳的兒子。
52 All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself.
撒烏耳一生同培肋舍特人常發生激烈戰爭，撒烏耳見到任何勇敢善戰的人，就叫他來跟隨自己。
