2 Samuel 3
1 There was a long war between those on the side of Saul and those on the side of David. David's side grew stronger, while Saul's side grew weaker.
扫罗家和大卫家争战许久。大卫家日见强盛；扫罗家日见衰弱。
2 David's sons born at Hebron were: Amnon (firstborn), by Ahinoam from Jezreel;
大卫在希伯 得了几个儿子：长子暗嫩是耶斯列人亚希暖所生的；
3 Chileab (second), by Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel; Absalom (third), by Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur:
次子基利押是作过迦密人拿八的妻亚比该所生的；三子押沙龙是基述王达买的女儿玛迦所生的；
4 Adonijah (fourth), by Haggith; Shephatiah (fifth), by Abital;
四子亚多尼雅是哈及所生的；五子示法提雅是亚比她所生的；
5 Ithream (sixth), by David's wife Eglah. These were the sons born to David at Hebron.
六子以特念是大卫的妻以格拉所生的。大卫这六个儿子都是在希伯 生的。
6 Abner had been strengthening his position among the supporters of Saul's dynasty during the war between those on the side of Saul and those on the side of David.
扫罗家和大卫家争战的时候，押尼珥在扫罗家大有权势。
7 Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. One day Ishbosheth accused Abner, saying “Why have you been sleeping with my father's concubine?”
扫罗有一妃嫔，名叫利斯巴，是爱亚的女儿。一日，伊施波设对押尼珥说：“你为什么与我父的妃嫔同房呢？”
8 Abner got extremely angry at Ishbosheth accusation. “Am I a dog's head siding with Judah?” he replied. “Right up to the present day I have been loyal to your dynasty—to your father Saul, and to his brothers and friends. I haven't betrayed you to David. But now you dare to accuse me of sinning with this woman!
押尼珥因伊施波设的话就甚发怒，说：“我岂是犹大的狗头呢？我恩待你父扫罗的家和他的弟兄、朋友，不将你交在大卫手里，今日你竟为这妇人责备我吗？
9 So now may God punish me severely if I don't help David achieve what the Lord has promised him.
我若不照着耶和华起誓应许大卫的话行，废去扫罗的位，建立大卫的位，使他治理以色列和犹大，从但直到别是巴，愿 神重重地降罚与我！”
10 I will hand over the kingdom from Saul's dynasty, and help set up David's rule over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
11 Ishbosheth didn't dare to say anything else to Abner because he was frightened of him.
伊施波设惧怕押尼珥，不敢回答一句。
12 Then Abner sent messengers to speak for him to David, saying, “Who does the country belong to anyway? Make an agreement with me, and you can be sure I'll be on your side to have all of Israel follow you.”
押尼珥打发人去见大卫，替他说：“这国归谁呢？”又说：“你与我立约，我必帮助你，使以色列人都归服你。”
13 “Fine,” David replied, “I'll make an agreement with you. But I have one condition: I won't see you unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come.”
大卫说：“好！我与你立约。但有一件，你来见我面的时候，若不将扫罗的女儿米甲带来，必不得见我的面。”
14 Then David sent messengers tell Ishbosheth, son of Saul, “Give me back my wife Michal—I paid a dowry for her of one hundred Philistine foreskins.”
大卫就打发人去见扫罗的儿子伊施波设，说：“你要将我的妻米甲归还我；她是我从前用一百非利士人的阳皮所聘定的。”
15 Ishbosheth sent for her and took her away from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish.
伊施波设就打发人去，将米甲从拉亿的儿子、她丈夫帕铁那里接回来。
16 Her husband followed her to the town of Bahurim, crying as he went. Then Abner ordered him, “Go back home!” So he went home.
米甲的丈夫跟着她，一面走一面哭，直跟到巴户琳。押尼珥说：“你回去吧！”帕铁就回去了。
17 Abner spoke with the elders of Israel and said, “For a while now you have wanted to have David as your king.
押尼珥对以色列长老说：“从前你们愿意大卫作王治理你们，
18 Now is the time to do it, because the Lord promised David, ‘Through my servant David I am going to save my people Israel from the Philistines and all their enemies.’”
现在你们可以照心愿而行。因为耶和华曾论到大卫说：‘我必借我仆人大卫的手，救我民以色列脱离非利士人和众仇敌的手。’”
19 Abner also talked to the people of Benjamin, and went to Hebron to let David know everything that the Israelites and the whole tribe of Benjamin had decided to do.
押尼珥也用这话说给便雅悯人听，又到希伯 ，将以色列人和便雅悯全家一切所喜悦的事说给大卫听。
20 Abner came with twenty of his men to see David at Hebron, and David prepared a feast for them.
押尼珥带着二十个人来到希伯 见大卫，大卫就为押尼珥和他带来的人设摆筵席。
21 Abner told David, “Let me go immediately and summon all of Israel to come together for my lord the king, so they may make an agreement with you, and that you may rule over all you would wish.” Then David sent Abner safely on his way.
押尼珥对大卫说：“我要起身去招聚以色列众人来见我主我王，与你立约，你就可以照着心愿作王。”于是大卫送押尼珥去，押尼珥就平平安安地去了。
22 Soon after Joab and David's men came back from a raid, bringing with them a large amount of plunder. However, Abner wasn't there with David in Hebron because David had already sent him safely on his way in peace.
约押和大卫的仆人攻击敌军，带回许多的掠物。那时押尼珥不在希伯 大卫那里，因大卫已经送他去，他也平平安安地去了。
23 When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, he was told, “Abner, son of Ner, came to see the king, who sent him safely on his way.”
约押和跟随他的全军到了，就有人告诉约押说：“尼珥的儿子押尼珥来见王，王送他去，他也平平安安地去了。”
24 Joab went to the king and asked, “What do you think you're doing? Here's Abner, who came to see you. Why on earth did you send him on his way? Now he's got clean away!
约押去见王说：“你这是做什么呢？押尼珥来见你，你为何送他去，他就踪影不见了呢？
25 You do see that Abner, son of Ner, came here to trick you, to spy on the movements of your army, and to find out everything you're doing!”
你当晓得，尼珥的儿子押尼珥来是要诓哄你，要知道你的出入和你一切所行的事。”
26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner. They met up with him at the well of Sirah and brought him back, but David didn't know anything about it.
约押从大卫那里出来，就打发人去追赶押尼珥，在西拉井追上他，将他带回来，大卫却不知道。
27 When Abner arrived back in Hebron, Joab took him aside into the town gatehouse as if he was going to talk with him in private. But Joab stabbed him in the belly, killing him in revenge for killing Joab's brother Asahel.
押尼珥回到希伯 ，约押领他到城门的瓮洞，假作要与他说机密话，就在那里刺透他的肚腹，他便死了。这是报杀他兄弟亚撒黑的仇。
28 When David heard about this later he said, “I and my kingdom are totally innocent before the Lord regarding the death of Abner, son of Ner!
大卫听见了，就说：“流尼珥的儿子押尼珥的血，这罪在耶和华面前必永不归我和我的国。
29 May the guilt for his death fall on Joab and his family! May Joab's descendants always have someone who has running sores or leprosy or is crippled or who is killed by the sword or who is starving.”
愿流他血的罪归到约押头上和他父的全家；又愿约押家不断有患漏症的，长大麻风的，架拐而行的，被刀杀死的，缺乏饮食的。”
30 (This is why Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel during the battle at Gibeon.)
约押和他兄弟亚比筛杀了押尼珥，是因押尼珥在基遍争战的时候杀了他们的兄弟亚撒黑。
31 Then David ordered Joab and everyone who was there, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” King David himself followed the body as it was carried to the grave.
大卫吩咐约押和跟随他的众人说：“你们当撕裂衣服，腰束麻布，在押尼珥棺前哀哭。”大卫王也跟在棺后。
32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king cried loudly at the grave, along with all the people.
他们将押尼珥葬在希伯 。王在押尼珥的墓旁放声而哭，众民也都哭了。
33 The king sang this lament for Abner: “Did Abner deserve to die like a criminal?
王为押尼珥举哀，说： 押尼珥何竟像愚顽人死呢？
34 Your hands were not tied together, your feet were not in shackles. But just like a murderer's victim, you too were killed.” All the people cried for him even more.
你手未曾捆绑，脚未曾锁住。 你死，如人死在罪孽之辈手下一样。 于是众民又为押尼珥哀哭。
35 Then people came to David and tried to persuade him to have something to eat during the day. But David swore an oath, saying, “May God punish me severely if I eat bread or anything else before sunset!”
日头未落的时候，众民来劝大卫吃饭，但大卫起誓说：“我若在日头未落以前吃饭，或吃别物，愿 神重重地降罚与我！”
36 Everyone saw this and thought it was the right thing to do, in the same way that they thought everything the king did was the right thing to do.
众民知道了就都喜悦。凡王所行的，众民无不喜悦。
37 That day everyone in Judah and throughout Israel realized that David had not ordered Abner's murder.
那日，以色列众民才知道杀尼珥的儿子押尼珥并非出于王意。
38 Then the king said to his officers, “Don't you recognize that a commander and a truly great man has fallen in Israel today?
王对臣仆说：“你们岂不知今日以色列人中死了一个作元帅的大丈夫吗？
39 I am weak right now, even though I'm anointed as king and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too powerful for me. But may the Lord repay the evil man according to the evil he has done.”
我虽然受膏为王，今日还是软弱；这洗鲁雅的两个儿子比我刚强。愿耶和华照着恶人所行的恶报应他。”
