< 1 Samuel 21 >
1 Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of Dauid, and saide vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
大卫到了挪伯祭司亚希米勒那里,亚希米勒战战兢兢地出来迎接他,问他说:“你为什么独自来,没有人跟随呢?”
2 And Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.
大卫回答祭司亚希米勒说:“王吩咐我一件事说:‘我差遣你委托你的这件事,不要使人知道。’故此我已派定少年人在某处等候我。
3 Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.
现在你手下有什么?求你给我五个饼或是别样的食物。”
4 And the Priest answered Dauid, and saide, There is no common bread vnder mine hande, but here is halowed bread, if the yong men haue kept themselues, at least from women.
祭司对大卫说:“我手下没有寻常的饼,只有圣饼;若少年人没有亲近妇人才可以给。”
5 Dauid then answered the Priest, and sayde vnto him, Certainely women haue bene separarate from vs these two or three dayes since I came out: and the vessels of the yong men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall euery one be sanctified this day in the vessell?
大卫对祭司说:“实在约有三日我们没有亲近妇人;我出来的时候,虽是寻常行路,少年人的器皿还是洁净的;何况今日不更是洁净吗?”
6 So the Priest gaue him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, saue the shewe bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.
祭司就拿圣饼给他;因为在那里没有别样饼,只有更换新饼,从耶和华面前撤下来的陈设饼。 (
7 (And there was the same day one of the seruants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Sauls heardmen)
当日有扫罗的一个臣子留在耶和华面前。他名叫多益,是以东人,作扫罗的司牧长。)
8 And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, Is there not here vnder thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I haue neither brought my sworde nor mine harnesse with me, because the Kings businesse required haste.
大卫问亚希米勒说:“你手下有枪有刀没有?因为王的事甚急,连刀剑器械我都没有带。”
9 And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistim, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other saue that here: And Dauid sayd, There is none to that, giue it me.
祭司说:“你在以拉谷杀非利士人歌利亚的那刀在这里,裹在布中,放在以弗得后边,你要就可以拿去;除此以外,再没有别的。”大卫说:“这刀没有可比的!求你给我。”
10 And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.
那日大卫起来,躲避扫罗,逃到迦特王亚吉那里。
11 And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?
亚吉的臣仆对亚吉说:“这不是以色列国王大卫吗?那里的妇女跳舞唱和,不是指着他说‘扫罗杀死千千,大卫杀死万万’吗?”
12 And Dauid considered these wordes, and was sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.
大卫将这话放在心里,甚惧怕迦特王亚吉,
13 And hee changed his behauiour before them, and fayned him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettel fall downe vpon his beard.
就在众人面前改变了寻常的举动,在他们手下假装疯癫,在城门的门扇上胡写乱画,使唾沫流在胡子上。
14 Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?
亚吉对臣仆说:“你们看,这人是疯子。为什么带他到我这里来呢?
15 Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house?
我岂缺少疯子,你们带这人来在我面前疯癫吗?这人岂可进我的家呢?”