< 1 Kings 1 >
1 Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes, he was not warm.
大卫王年纪老迈,虽用被遮盖,仍不觉暖。
2 His servants therefore said to him: Let us seek for our lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom, and warm our lord the king.
所以臣仆对他说:“不如为我主我王寻找一个处女,使她伺候王,奉养王,睡在王的怀中,好叫我主我王得暖。”
3 So they sought a beautiful young woman in all the coasts of Israel, and they found Abisag a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.
于是在以色列全境寻找美貌的童女,寻得书念的一个童女亚比煞,就带到王那里。
4 And the damsel was exceeding beautiful, and she slept with the king: and served him, but the king did not know her.
这童女极其美貌,她奉养王,伺候王,王却没有与她亲近。
5 And Adonias the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: I will be king. And he made himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
那时,哈及的儿子亚多尼雅自尊,说:“我必作王”,就为自己预备车辆、马兵,又派五十人在他前头奔走。
6 Neither did his father rebuke him at any time, saying: Why hast thou done this? And he also was very beautiful, the next in birth after Absalom.
他父亲素来没有使他忧闷,说:“你是做什么呢?”他甚俊美,生在押沙龙之后。
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Sarvia, and with Abiathar the priest, who furthered Adonias’s side.
亚多尼雅与洗鲁雅的儿子约押,和祭司亚比亚他商议;二人就顺从他,帮助他。
8 But Sadoc the priest, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Rei, and the strength of David’s army was not with Adonias.
但祭司撒督、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅、先知拿单、示每、利以,并大卫的勇士都不顺从亚多尼雅。
9 And Adonias having slain rams and calves, and all fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which was near the fountain Rogel, invited all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Juda, the king’s servants:
一日,亚多尼雅在隐·罗结旁、琐希列磐石那里宰了牛羊、肥犊,请他的诸弟兄,就是王的众子,并所有作王臣仆的犹大人;
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Banaias, and all the valiant men, and Solomon his brother, he invited not.
惟独先知拿单和比拿雅并勇士,与他的兄弟所罗门,他都没有请。
11 And Nathan said to Bethsabee the mother of Solomon: Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Haggith reigneth, and our lord David knoweth it not?
拿单对所罗门的母亲拔示巴说:“哈及的儿子亚多尼雅作王了,你没有听见吗?我们的主大卫却不知道。
12 Now then come, take my counsel and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
现在我可以给你出个主意,好保全你和你儿子所罗门的性命。
13 Go, and get thee in to king David, and say to him: Didst not thou, my lord O king, swear to me thy handmaid, saying: Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then doth Adonias reign?
你进去见大卫王,对他说:‘我主我王啊,你不曾向婢女起誓说:你儿子所罗门必接续我作王,坐在我的位上吗?现在亚多尼雅怎么作了王呢?’
14 And while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I will come in after thee, and will fill up thy words.
你还与王说话的时候,我也随后进去,证实你的话。”
15 So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber: now the king was very old, and Abisag the Sunamitess ministered to him.
拔示巴进入内室见王,王甚老迈,书念的童女亚比煞正伺候王。
16 Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will?
拔示巴向王屈身下拜;王说:“你要什么?”
17 She answered and said: My lord, thou didst swear to thy handmaid by the Lord thy God, saying: Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
她说:“我主啊,你曾向婢女指着耶和华—你的 神起誓说:‘你儿子所罗门必接续我作王,坐在我的位上。’
18 And behold now Adonias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king, knowest nothing of it.
现在亚多尼雅作王了,我主我王却不知道。
19 He hath killed oxen, and all fat cattle, and many rams, and invited all the king’s sons, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the general of the army: but Solomon thy servant he invited not.
他宰了许多牛羊、肥犊,请了王的众子和祭司亚比亚他,并元帅约押;惟独王的仆人所罗门,他没有请。
20 And now, my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldst tell them, who shall sit on thy throne, my lord the king, after thee.
我主我王啊,以色列众人的眼目都仰望你,等你晓谕他们,在我主我王之后谁坐你的位。
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
若不然,到我主我王与列祖同睡以后,我和我儿子所罗门必算为罪人了。”
22 As she was yet speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came.
拔示巴还与王说话的时候,先知拿单也进来了。
23 And they told the king, saying: Nathan the prophet is here. And when he was come in before the king, and had worshipped, bowing down to the ground,
有人奏告王说:“先知拿单来了。”拿单进到王前,脸伏于地。
24 Nathan said: My lord O king, hast thou said: Let Adonias reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne?
拿单说:“我主我王果然应许亚多尼雅说‘你必接续我作王,坐在我的位上’吗?
25 Because he is gone down today, and hath killed oxen, and fatlings, and many rams, and invited all the king’s sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest: and they are eating and drinking before him, and saying: God save king Adonias:
他今日下去,宰了许多牛羊、肥犊,请了王的众子和军长,并祭司亚比亚他;他们正在亚多尼雅面前吃喝,说:‘愿亚多尼雅王万岁!’
26 But me thy servant, and Sadoc the priest, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and Solomon thy servant he hath not invited.
惟独我,就是你的仆人和祭司撒督,耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅,并王的仆人所罗门,他都没有请。
27 Is this word come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not told me thy servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
这事果然出乎我主我王吗?王却没有告诉仆人们,在我主我王之后谁坐你的位。”
28 And king David answered and said: Call to me Bethsabee. And when she was come in to the king, and stood before him,
大卫王吩咐说:“叫拔示巴来。”拔示巴就进来,站在王面前。
29 The king swore and said: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,
王起誓说:“我指着救我性命脱离一切苦难、永生的耶和华起誓。
30 Even as I swore to thee by the Lord the God of Israel, saying: Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day.
我既然指着耶和华—以色列的 神向你起誓说:你儿子所罗门必接续我作王,坐在我的位上。我今日就必照这话而行。”
31 And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever.
于是,拔示巴脸伏于地,向王下拜,说:“愿我主大卫王万岁!”
32 King David also said: Call me Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaias the son of Joiada. And when they were come in before the king,
大卫王又吩咐说:“将祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅召来!”他们就都来到王面前。
33 He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon.
王对他们说:“要带领你们主的仆人,使我儿子所罗门骑我的骡子,送他下到基训;
34 And let Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and you shall sound the trumpet, and shall say: God save king Solomon.
在那里,祭司撒督和先知拿单要膏他作以色列的王;你们也要吹角,说:‘愿所罗门王万岁!’
35 And you shall come up after him, and he shall come, and shall sit upon my throne, and he shall reign in my stead: and I will appoint him to be ruler over Israel, and over Juda.
然后要跟随他上来,使他坐在我的位上,接续我作王。我已立他作以色列和犹大的君。”
36 And Banaias the son of Joiada answered the king, saying: Amen: so say the Lord the God of my lord the king.
耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅对王说:“阿们!愿耶和华—我主我王的 神也这样命定。
37 As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, so be he with Solomon, and make his throne higher than the throne of my lord king David.
耶和华怎样与我主我王同在,愿他照样与所罗门同在,使他的国位比我主大卫王的国位更大。”
38 So Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet went down, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and the Cerethi, and Phelethi: and they set Solomon upon the mule of king David, and brought him to Gihon.
于是,祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅,和基利提人、比利提人都下去使所罗门骑大卫王的骡子,将他送到基训。
39 And Sadoc the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon: and they sounded the trumpet, and all the people said: God save king Solomon.
祭司撒督就从帐幕中取了盛膏油的角来,用膏膏所罗门。人就吹角,众民都说:“愿所罗门王万岁!”
40 And all the multitude went up after him, and the people played with pipes, and rejoiced with a great joy, and the earth rang with the noise of their cry.
众民跟随他上来,且吹笛,大大欢呼,声音震地。
41 And Adonias, and all that were invited by him, heard it, and now the feast was at an end: Joab also hearing the sound of the trumpet, said: What meaneth this noise of the city in an uproar?
亚多尼雅和所请的众客筵宴方毕,听见这声音;约押听见角声就说:“城中为何有这响声呢?”
42 While he yet spoke, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonias said to him: Come in, because thou art a valiant man, and bringest good news.
他正说话的时候,祭司亚比亚他的儿子约拿单来了。亚多尼雅对他说:“进来吧!你是个忠义的人,必是报好信息。”
43 And Jonathan answered Adonias: Not so: for our lord king David hath appointed Solomon king.
约拿单对亚多尼雅说:“我们的主大卫王诚然立所罗门为王了。
44 And hath sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and the Cerethi, and Phelethi, and they have set him upon the king’s mule.
王差遣祭司撒督、先知拿单、耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅,和基利提人、比利提人都去使所罗门骑王的骡子。
45 And Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are gone up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again: this is the noise that you have heard.
祭司撒督和先知拿单在基训已经膏他作王。众人都从那里欢呼着上来,声音使城震动,这就是你们所听见的声音;
46 Moreover Solomon sitteth upon the throne of the kingdom,
并且所罗门登了国位。
47 And the king’s servants going in have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed:
王的臣仆也来为我们的主大卫王祝福,说:‘愿王的 神使所罗门的名比王的名更尊荣;使他的国位比王的国位更大。’王就在床上屈身下拜。
48 And he said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath given this day one to sit on my throne, my eyes seeing it.
王又说:‘耶和华—以色列的 神是应当称颂的;因他赐我一人今日坐在我的位上,我也亲眼看见了。’”
49 Then all the guests of Adonias were afraid, and they all arose and every man went his way.
亚多尼雅的众客听见这话就都惊惧,起来四散。
50 And Adonias fearing Solomon, arose, and went, and took hold on the horn of the altar.
亚多尼雅惧怕所罗门,就起来,去抓住祭坛的角。
51 And they told Solomon, saying: Behold Adonias, fearing king Solomon, hath taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying: Let king Solomon swear to me this day, that he will not kill his servant with the sword.
有人告诉所罗门说:“亚多尼雅惧怕所罗门王,现在抓住祭坛的角,说:‘愿所罗门王今日向我起誓,必不用刀杀仆人。’”
52 And Solomon said: If he be a good man, there shall not so much as one hair of his head fall to the ground: but if evil be found in him, he shall die.
所罗门说:“他若作忠义的人,连一根头发也不致落在地上;他若行恶,必要死亡。”
53 Then king Solomon sent, and brought him out from the altar: and going in he worshipped king Solomon: and Solomon said to him: Go to thy house.
于是所罗门王差遣人,使亚多尼雅从坛上下来,他就来,向所罗门王下拜;所罗门对他说:“你回家去吧!”