< Kings I 22 >

1 And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
達味離開,逃到了阿杜藍山洞;他的兄弟和父親全家聽說這事,都來到他那裡。
2 And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
凡受迫害、負債。心中憂苦的人,都投奔到他,他便成了他們的首領;此時隨從他的約有四百人。
3 And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me.
達味從那裏來到摩阿布的米茲帕,對摩阿布王說:「求你讓我父母來你這裏,直到我明白天主對我有什麼計劃為止」。
4 And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.
達味把他們留在王那裏:達味在山裏住了多久,他們也住了多久。
5 And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
加得先知對達味說:「你不要在這山塞裏,你要到猶大地方去! 」達味就去了,來到赫勒達樹林。
6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear [was] in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
一日,撒烏耳正坐在基貝亞高處的一棵檉柳下,手裏著槍,他的臣僕都侍立左右,聽說達味和跟隨他的人已聯合起來,
7 And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
遂對侍立他左右的人說:「本雅明的子孫,你們聽:難道若瑟的兒子也要賜給你們每人莊田和葡萄園,或把你們者立為千夫長或百夫長,
8 That ye are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as [it is] this day?
好使你們都同謀來陷害我﹖我的兒子和葉的兒子結盟,誰也沒有告訴我;我的兒子煽動我的臣僕來反對我,仇視我,像今日一像,你們中沒有一個人憐恤 ,來通知我! 」
9 And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.
作撒烏耳臣僕之長的厄東厄格就答說:「我看見葉瑟的兒子到過諾布,去阿希突布的兒子阿希默肋客。
10 And [the priest] enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
他為達味求問了上主,給了他食物,也把尸人哥肋雅的刀給了他」。
11 And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.
君王遂派人去叫阿希突布的兒子,大司祭阿希默肋客和父親全家,即諾布所有的司祭;他們來到君王面前,
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I [am here], speak, [my] lord.
撒烏耳說:「阿希突布是兒子,你聽! 」他答說:「是,我主! 」
13 And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as [he is] this day?
撒烏耳對他說:「你為什麼和葉瑟的兒子同謀陷害我,給他食物和刀劍,為他求問天主,使他起來反對我,仇視我,像今一樣﹖」
14 And he answered the king, and said, And who [is] there among all thy servants faithful as David, and [he is] a son-in-law of the king, and [he is] executor of all thy commands, and [is] honourable in thy house?
阿希默肋客答覆君王說:「在你的臣僕中,有誰如達味那樣忠實可靠呢﹖他是大王的女婿,又是護衛長,在你朝庭中是最受重視的人。
15 Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
難道我是今天才開始為他求問天主嗎﹖決不是! 請大王不要加害自己的僕人和我父全家,因為你僕人一點也王知道這事。
16 And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
王說:「阿希默肋客,你和你父親全家都得死!」
17 And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand [is] with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.
王遂吩咐立在他左右的侍衛說:「你們過去,殺死上主的司祭! 因為他們與達味攜手,知道他逃跑,卻不來告訴我」。但是君王的臣僕不敢下手殺上主的司祭。
18 And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.
王遂對多厄格說:「你過去殺死司祭! 」厄東人多厄格就過去殺死了司祭。那一天他殺死了八十五位身穿細麻「厄弗得」的人。
19 And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.
至於那座諾布司祭城,無論男女、幼童或乳兒,甚至連的牛、驢、羊都用利劍殺盡。
20 And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name [was] Abiathar, and he fled after David.
阿希突布之子阿希默肋客的一個兒子,名叫厄貝雅塔爾的,脫險跑到了達味那裏。
21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
厄貝雅塔爾告訴達味,撒烏耳殺了上主的司祭。
22 And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
達味對厄貝雅塔爾說:「那一天我已知道,因為厄東人多厄格在那裏,他必要向撒烏耳報告;你父全家的性命,我全負責。
23 Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place [of safety] for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded [while] with me.
你住在我這裏,不要害怕;誰想謀害你,就是謀害我;你同我一起必得安全」。

< Kings I 22 >