< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 And when Sauls sonne heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, then his handes were feeble, and all Israel was afraide,
掃羅的兒子伊施波設聽見押尼珥死在希伯崙,手就發軟;以色列眾人也都驚惶。
2 And Sauls sonne had two men that were captaines of bandes: the one called Baanah, and the other called Rechab, the sonnes of Rimmon a Beerothite of the children of Beniamin. (for Beeroth was reckened to Beniamin,
掃羅的兒子伊施波設有兩個軍長,一名巴拿,一名利甲,是便雅憫支派、比錄人臨門的兒子。比錄也屬便雅憫。
3 Because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and soiourned there, vnto this day).
比錄人早先逃到基他音,在那裏寄居,直到今日。
4 And Ionathan Sauls sonne had a sonne that was lame on his feete: he was fiue yere olde when the tydings came of Saul and Ionathan out of Israel: then his nourse tooke him, and fledde away. And as she made haste to flee, the childe fell, and beganne to halte, and his name was Mephibosheth.
掃羅的兒子約拿單有一個兒子名叫米非波設,是瘸腿的。掃羅和約拿單死亡的消息從耶斯列傳到的時候,他才五歲。他乳母抱着他逃跑;因為跑得太急,孩子掉在地上,腿就瘸了。
5 And the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah went and came in the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth (who slept on a bed at noone)
一日,比錄人臨門的兩個兒子利甲和巴拿出去,約在午熱的時候到了伊施波設的家;伊施波設正睡午覺。
6 And beholde, Rechab and Baanah his brother came into the middes of the house as they would haue wheate, and they smote him vnder the fift ryb, and fled.
他們進了房子,假作要取麥子,就刺透伊施波設的肚腹,逃跑了。
7 For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote him, and slewe him, and beheaded him, and tooke his head, and gate them away through the plaine all the night.
他們進房子的時候,伊施波設正在臥房裏躺在床上,他們將他殺死,割了他的首級,拿着首級在亞拉巴走了一夜,
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth vnto Dauid to Hebron, and saide to the King, Beholde the head of Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne thine enemie, who sought after thy life: and the Lord hath auenged my lorde the King this day of Saul, and of his seede.
將伊施波設的首級拿到希伯崙見大衛王,說:「王的仇敵掃羅曾尋索王的性命。看哪,這是他兒子伊施波設的首級;耶和華今日為我主我王在掃羅和他後裔的身上報了仇。」
9 Then Dauid answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto them, As the Lord liueth, who hath deliuered my soule out of al aduersity,
大衛對比錄人臨門的兒子利甲和他兄弟巴拿說:「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難、永生的耶和華起誓:
10 When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings:
從前有人報告我說,掃羅死了,他自以為報好消息;我就拿住他,將他殺在洗革拉,這就作了他報消息的賞賜。
11 How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? shall I not now therfore require his blood at your hand, and take you from the earth?
何況惡人將義人殺在他的床上,我豈不向你們討流他血的罪、從世上除滅你們呢?」
12 Then Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
於是大衛吩咐少年人將他們殺了,砍斷他們的手腳,掛在希伯崙的池旁,卻將伊施波設的首級葬在希伯崙押尼珥的墳墓裏。

< 2 Samuel 4 >