2 Samuel 23
1 David, the son of Jesse, was a man whom [God caused to] become great. He was appointed to become king by the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. He wrote beautiful songs for the Israeli people. This is the last song that he wrote:
達味的最後遺言如下：葉的兒子達味的神諭，至高者所舉揚的人，雅各伯的天主的受傅者，以色列的善歌詠者的神諭：
2 “The Spirit of Yahweh tells me what to say; the message that I speak [MTY] comes from him.
上主的神藉著我說話，的話語在我的唇舌上。
3 God, the one whom we Israeli [people worship], has spoken; the one who protects us Israeli people said to me, ‘Kings who rule people justly have an awesome respect for me, God.
雅各伯的天主說過，以色列的磐石曾向我說：那以正義統治人的，那以敬畏天主之情統治人的，
4 They are like the sun that shines at dawn and causes the grass to [sprout/sparkle] after the rain ends.’
有如日出時的晨光，無雲的黎明，雨後射在綠草地上的光輝。
5 And truly, that is how God will surely bless my family [RHQ] because he made an agreement with me that will endure forever, an agreement in which he promises that no part of it will ever be changed. He will surely cause me to prosper [RHQ], and he will always help me, and that is all that I desire.
的確，我的家必屹立在天主前，因為衪與我結了永久的盟約，妥善而有保證的盟約，衪豈能不給我產生救恩和喜樂。
6 But [he will get rid of] godless/evil people like [SIM] people throw away thorns that [injure people if they try to] pick them up with their hands.
但匪徒敗類必像被拋棄的荊棘，誰也不敢去用手拿；
7 Someone [who wants to get rid of thornbushes] does not grab them; he uses an iron [shovel] or a spear [to dig them out] and then he burns them completely.
誰若去觸動，必用刀或槍柄打伐，而後用火燒盡」。
8 These are the names of David’s three greatest warriors. The first was Esh-Baal, [whose other name was Jashobeam], from the Hachmon clan (OR, the son of Hachmon). He was the leader of the three men. One time he fought against 800 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
以下是達味勇將的名單：哈革摩尼人依市巴耳是三傑之首，他一次揮矛擊殺了八百人。
9 The second/next one of the three greatest warriors was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied/challenged the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered for the battle. The [other] Israeli soldiers retreated,
其次為阿曷亞人多多的兒子厄肋阿匝爾，也是三傑之一。有一次他同達味在帕斯達明，當培肋舍特人正在那裏集合準備交戰時，以色列人退卻，
10 but Eleazar stood there and fought the soldiers of Philistia until his arm became very tired, with the result that [his hand cramped and] he could not stop gripping his sword. Yahweh won a great victory on that day. And afterwards the [other] Israeli soldiers returned [to where Eleazar was], and stripped off the [armor from the men whom he had] killed.
他卻固守陣地，擊殺培肋舍特人，直到他的手麻痺無力，貼在刀柄上。上主在那一天使他大獲勝利，民眾折回，在他身後專奪財物。
11 The third one of the greatest warriors was Shammah, the son of Agee from [the clan/town of] Harar. One time the Philistia soldiers gathered at Lehi [town], where there was a field full of lentils/peas [that they wanted to steal]. The other Israeli soldiers ran away from the Philistia troops,
再其次是哈辣黎人厄拉的兒子沙瑪。那時，培肋舍特人在肋希集合；在口有一塊長滿扁豆的田地。當民眾由培肋舍特心面前逃走時，
12 but Shammah stood there in the field and did not let the Philistia soldiers [steal the crops], and killed them. Yahweh won a great victory on that day.
他獨自立在田間，保護了那塊田地，殺敗了培肋舍特人：如上主又使他大獲勝利。
13 Altogether there were 30 special warriors among David’s soldiers. Once, when it was almost time to harvest [the crops], three of those 30 men went down to Adullam Cave, where David was [staying]. A group of men from the Philistia army had set up their tents in Rephaim Valley [near Jerusalem].
在開始收割時，培肋舍特的軍隊在勒法因平原紮了營，三十勇士中，有三位下到阿杜藍山岩，來見達味。
14 David [and his soldiers] were in the cave [because it was safe there], and [another] group of Philistia soldiers was occupying Bethlehem.
達味恰在山岩內，而培肋舍特人當時在白冷駐防。
15 [One day] David very much wanted [some water] to drink, and said “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
達味渴望著說：「誰能為白冷城門旁的井中，給我打一點水來喝﹖」
16 So his three greatest warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground] as an offering to Yahweh.
那三位勇士就衝過培肋舍特人的營幕，從白冷城門旁的井裏打了水，將水取來，帶到達味前，但他不肯喝，反而將水奠於上主前，
17 He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three great warriors did.
說：「上主決不許我做這事；我豈能喝那些冒生命危險者的血﹖」所以他不止喝。這是這三位勇士的事。
18 Abishai, Joab’s [younger] brother, was the leader of the 30 [greatest warriors]. [One day] he fought against 300 men and killed them all with his spear. As a result, he also became famous.
責魯雅兒子，約阿布的兄弟，阿彼瑟是三十勇士的領袖，他揮舞長矛擊殺了三百人，因此，在三十勇士中出了名。
19 He was the most famous of the thirty greatest warriors, and he became their leader/commander, but he was not one of the three greatest warriors.
他是三十勇士中最出名的，所以做了他們的領袖，但尚不及前三傑。
20 Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, from Kabzeel [town], also did great deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from the Moab people-group. Also, he went down into a pit on a day when snow was falling, and killed a lion there.
約雅達的兒子貝納雅原是卡貝責耳人，是一位英勇，大有作為的人。他擊殺了摩阿布人阿黎耳的兩個兒子，又在下雪天，下到旱井裏打死一隻獅子。
21 He also killed a huge soldier from Egypt who carried a spear. Benaiah [had only] his club, but he attacked the giant with it. Then he snatched the spear from the man’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
他也曾打死了一個埃及大漢。這埃及人手中拿著長矛，他只拿著一棍子，就下去與他對抗，從那埃及人手裏把長矛奪過來，用那長矛將他殺死。
22 Those are [some of] the things that Benaiah did. As a result, he became famous, like the three greatest warriors were.
這是約雅達的兒子貝納雅做的事，因此，他在三十勇士中也出了名。
23 He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty great warriors, but not as famous as the three greatest warriors. David appointed him to be the commander of his bodyguards.
他比三十勇士更有名望，但尚不及前三傑。達味派他作侍衛長。
24 [These are the names of the great warriors]: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
約雅布的兄弟阿撒耳也是三十勇士中的一位，還有白冷人多多的兒子厄耳哈難，
25 Shammah and Elika, from [the] Harod [clan];
哈洛得人沙瑪，哈洛得人厄里卡，
26 Helez, from Pelet [city]; Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town];
帕耳提人赫肋茲，特科亞人依刻士兒子依辣，
27 Abiezer, from Anathoth [city]; Mebunnai [whose other name was Sibbecai], from Hushah’s [clan];
阿納托特人阿彼厄則爾，胡沙人息貝開，
28 Zalmon [whose other name was Ilai], from Ahoh’s [clan]; Maharai, from Netophah [town];
阿曷亞人匝耳孟，乃托法人瑪哈賴，
29 Heleb, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town]; Ittai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin;
乃托法人巴托阿納兒子赫肋得，本雅明族基貝亞人黎拜的兒子依泰，
30 Benaiah, from Pirathon [town]; Hiddai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain];
丕辣通人貝納雅，加阿士溪人希待，
31 Abi-Albon, from the clan of Arabah; Azmaveth, from Bahurim [town];
貝特阿辣巴人阿彼巴耳，巴胡陵人阿次瑪委特，
32 Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town]; The sons of Jashen; Jonathan;
沙耳賓人厄里亞巴，基宗人雅笙，
33 Shammah, from Harar [town/clan]; Ahiam the son of Sharar, from Harar [town/clan];
哈辣黎人沙瑪的兒子約納堂，哈辣黎人沙辣爾的兒子阿希揚，
34 Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai, from Maacah [town]; Eliam, the son of Ahithophel, from Gilo [town];
貝特瑪阿加人阿哈斯拜的兒子厄里培肋特，基羅人阿希托費的兒子厄里安，
35 Hezro, from Carmel [city]; Paarai, from Arba [city];
加爾默耳人赫茲賴，阿辣布人帕阿賴，
36 Igal, the son of Nathan, from Zobah [city]; Bani, from the tribe of Gad;
祚巴人約堂的兒子依加耳，加得人巴尼，
37 Zelek, from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
阿孟人責肋克，貝厄洛特人納赫賴，他是責魯貝的兒子約阿布的持戟者；
38 Ira and Gareb, from Jattir [town];
雅提爾人依辣，雅提爾人加勒布，
39 Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group. Altogether, there were 37 famous soldiers, [but some of them had died and their names were not included].
赫特人烏黎雅：共計三十七人。
