< 1 Samuel 22 >
1 And David goes from there, and escapes to the cave of Adullam, and his brothers hear, and all 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 every man in distress gathers themselves to him, and every man who has an exactor, and every man bitter in soul, and he is for head over them, and there are about four hundred men with him.
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 goes from there to Mizpeh of Moab and says to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out with you, until I know what God does for 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 leads them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David’s being in the fortress.
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 the prophet Gad says to David, “You do not abide in a fortress, go, and you have entered the land of Judah for yourself”; and David goes and enters the forest of Hareth.
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 hears that David has become known, and the men who [are] with him, and Saul is abiding in Gibeah, under the grove in Ramah, and his spear [is] in his hand, and all his servants [are] standing by 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 says to his servants who are standing by him, “Now hear, sons of Benjamin; does the son of Jesse also give fields and vineyards to all of you? Does he appoint all of you [to be] heads of thousands and heads of hundreds?
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 For all of you have conspired against me, and there is none uncovering my ear about my son’s cutting [a covenant] with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you grieving for me, and uncovering my ear, that my son has raised up my servant against me, to lie in wait as [at] 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 Doeg the Edomite answers, who is set over the servants of Saul, and says, “I have seen the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub,
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 he inquires of YHWH for him, and has given provision to him, and has given the sword of Goliath the Philistine to him.”
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 sends to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who [are] in Nob, and all of them come 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 says, “Now hear, son of Ahitub”; and he says, “Here I [am], my lord.”
撒烏耳說:「阿希突布是兒子,你聽! 」他答說:「是,我主! 」
13 And Saul says to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, by your giving bread and a sword to him, and to inquire of God for him, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as [at] 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 Ahimelech answers the king and says, “And who among all your servants [is] as David—faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and has turned aside to your council, and is honored in your 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 Today have I begun to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Do not let the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, little or much.”
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 the king says, “You surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father.”
王說:「阿希默肋客,你和你父親全家都得死!」
17 And the king says to the runners, those standing by him, “Turn around, and put the priests of YHWH to death, because their hand [is] also with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered my ear”; and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of YHWH.
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 says to Doeg, “Turn around, and come against the priests”; and Doeg the Edomite turns around, and comes against the priests himself, and in that day puts to death eighty-five men bearing a linen 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 Nob, the city of the priests, he has struck by the mouth of the sword, from man and to woman, from infant and to suckling, and ox, and donkey, and sheep, by the mouth of the sword.
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 Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, escapes, and his name [is] Abiathar, and he flees 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 declares to David that Saul has slain the priests of YHWH.
厄貝雅塔爾告訴達味,撒烏耳殺了上主的司祭。
22 And David says to Abiathar, “I have known on that day when Doeg the Edomite [is] there, that he certainly declares [it] to Saul; I have brought [it] around to every person of the house of your 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; do not fear; for he who seeks my life seeks your life; for you [are my] charge 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」。