< 2 Samuel 21 >
1 And it was a famine in [the] days of David three years year after year and he sought David [the] face of Yahweh. And he said Yahweh because of Saul and because of [the] house of blood on that he put to death the Gibeonites.
達味在位時,飢荒接連三年,他求問了上主,上主答說:「在撒烏耳和他家中尚有血債,因為他殺了基貝紅人」。
2 And he summoned the king the Gibeonites and he said to them and the Gibeonites not [were] from [the] people of Israel they that except from [the] remnant of the Amorite[s] and [the] people of Israel they had sworn an oath to them and he had sought Saul to strike down them because was zealous he for [the] people of Israel and Judah.
君王遂將基貝紅人召來,詣問 。 ──基貝紅不屬以色列人,他們原是阿摩黎人的遺民。以色列子民曾向起過誓,但撒烏耳為表示愛以色列和猶大的熱情,曾設法屠殺他們。
3 And he said David to the Gibeonites what? will I do for you and how? will I make amends and bless [the] inheritance of Yahweh.
達味向基貝紅人說:「我該為你們作什麼﹖該怎樣贖罪才可以使你們祝福上主的遺產﹖」
4 And they said to him the Gibeonites not (to us *Q(K)*) silver and gold with Saul and with house his and not to us a man to put to death in Israel and he said what? [are] you saying I will do for you.
基貝紅人回答他說:「我們和撒烏耳和他家不是金銀的問題,也不願在以色列殺一個人。」達味說:「你們論什麼,我必為你們作到。」
5 And they said to the king the man who he made an end of us and who he planned to us we were destroyed from standing in all [the] territory of Israel.
他們向君王說:「破壞我們,設法消滅我們,我們不在以色列任何中存在的人,
6 (Let it be given *Q(K)*) to us seven men from descendants his and we will impale them to Yahweh at Gibeah of Saul [the] chosen one of Yahweh. And he said the king I I will give [them].
要將他七個子孫交給我們,我們要在基貝紅的山上,將他們懸掛在上主面前」。君王答說:「我必將他們交出來」。
7 And he had compassion the king on Mephi-bosheth [the] son of Jonathan [the] son of Saul on [the] oath of Yahweh which [was] between them between David and between Jonathan [the] son of Saul.
君王為了自己同撒烏耳的兒子約納堂間向上主所起的誓約,饒恕了撒烏耳的孫子,約納堂的兒子默黎巴耳,
8 And he took the king [the] two [the] sons of Rizpah [the] daughter of Aiah whom she had borne to Saul Armoni and Mephibosheth and [the] five [the] sons of Michal [the] daughter of Saul whom she had borne to Adriel [the] son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
只將阿雅的女兒黎茲帕給撒烏耳所生的兩個兒子阿爾摩尼和默黎巴耳,以及撒烏耳的女兒默辣布給默曷拉人巴爾齊來的兒子阿德黎耳所生的五個兒子,
9 And he gave them in [the] hand of the Gibeonites and they impaled them on the mountain before Yahweh and they fell ([the] seven of them *Q(K)*) together (and they *Q(k)*) they were put to death in [the] days of harvest in the first (at [the] beginning of *Q(K)*) [the] harvest of barley.
交給基貝紅人手裏;基貝紅人把他們在山上懸掛在上主面前; 他們七人死在一處,死在收割初期。
10 And she took Rizpah [the] daughter of Aiah sackcloth and she spread out it for herself to the rock from [the] beginning of harvest until it was poured out water on them from the heavens and not she permitted [the] bird[s] of the heavens to rest on them by day and [the] animal[s] of the field night.
阿雅的女兒了麻衣,舖在石上,開始收割大麥,直到雨從天上落到屍首上,白天她不讓飛鳥飛近,夜間不讓野獸起近。
11 And it was told to David [that] which she had done Rizpah [the] daughter of Aiah [the] concubine of Saul.
有人把阿雅的女身兒,撒烏耳的妾黎茲帕所行的事,報告給達味。
12 And he went David and he took [the] bones of Saul and [the] bones of Jonathan son his from with [the] citizens of Jabesh Gilead who they had stolen them from [the] open square of Beth Shan where (they had hung up them there [the] Philistines *Q(K)*) on [the] day struck down [the] Philistines Saul on Gilboa.
君王就去把撒烏耳和他的兒子約納堂的遺骸,從雅貝士基肋阿得的居民那裏收殮起來;這骨骸是他們從貝特商偷來的。原來培肋舍特人那天在基耳波殺了撒烏耳,將他們懸在廣場上。
13 And he brought up from there [the] bones of Saul and [the] bones of Jonathan son his and they gathered [the] bones of the impaled [men].
達味那裏將撒烏耳和他的兒子的遺骸,那七個被懸掛的遺骸,一同運了回來,
14 And they buried [the] bones of Saul and Jonathan son his in [the] land of Benjamin at Zela in [the] tomb of Kish father his and they did all that he commanded the king and he was entreated God for the land after thus.
與撒烏耳和他兒子約納堂的遺骸,一同埋在本雅明地方的責拉,撒烏耳的父親克的墳墓內。人門全依照君王所吩咐的作了;以後,天主才憐憫了那地方。
15 And it belonged again war to the Philistines with Israel and he went down David and servants his with him and they fought with [the] Philistines and he was weary David.
培肋舍特人與以色列人之間又發生戰事,達味帶著他的軍隊下來,駐紮在哥布,攻打培肋舍特人。正當達味疲乏時,約阿士的兒子多多出來了,
16 (And Ishbi-*Q(K)*) Benob who - [was] among those born of the Raphah and [the] weight of spear his [was] three hundred [the] weight of bronze and he [was] girded a new [weapon] and he said to strike down David.
他是辣法巨人的後裔,他所持的矛的銅有三百「協刻耳」重,腰間佩著一把新劍,揚言要擊殺達味。
17 And he helped him Abishai [the] son of Zeruiah and he struck the Philistine and he killed him then they swore [the] men of David to him saying not you will go out again with us for battle and not you will extinguish [the] lamp of Israel.
責魯雅的兒子阿彼瑟就來協助達味,打敗了那培肋舍特人,將他殺死。那時,達味的臣僕向他起誓說:「你可可跟隨我們出征打戰,怕你熄滅了以色列的明燈」。
18 And it was after thus and it was again war at Gob with [the] Philistines then he struck down Sibbecai the Hushathite Saph who [was] among those born of the Raphah.
此後,又在哥布和發生了戰事,這次胡沙人息貝開擊殺了撒夫,他也是辣法巨人的後裔。
19 And it was again war at Gob with [the] Philistines and he struck down Elhanan [the] son of Jaare-Oregim [the] Beth-lehemite Goliath the Gittite and [the] wood of spear his [was] like a beam of weavers.
以後,在哥布又與培肋舍特人交戰,白冷人雅依爾的兒子厄耳哈,殺了加特城人哥肋雅的兄弟拉赫米;這人的長矛粗如織布機的橫軸。
20 And it was again war at Gath and he was - a man of (stature *Q(K)*) and [the] fingers of hands his and [the] toes of feet his [were] six and six [was] twenty and four [the] number and also he he was born to the Raphah.
此後,在加特又了戰事,在那裏有一巨人,兩手各有六指,兩腳也各有六趾,共有二十四個,也是辣法巨人的。
21 And he taunted Israel and he struck down him Jonathan [the] son of (Shimeah *Q(K)*) [the] brother of David.
由於他辱罵了以色列,達味的兄弟史默亞的兒子約納堂,便擊殺了他:
22 Four these they were born to the Raphah in Gath and they fell by [the] hand of David and by [the] hand of servants his.
以上四人,都是加特城辣法巨的後裔,都喪身在達味和他的臣僕的手下。