< 1 Samuel 22 >
1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
大卫就离开那里,逃到亚杜兰洞。他的弟兄和他父亲的全家听见了,就都下到他那里。
2 Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented—they all gathered to him. David became captain over them. There were about four hundred men with him.
凡受窘迫的、欠债的、心里苦恼的都聚集到大卫那里;大卫就作他们的头目,跟随他的约有四百人。
3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab. He said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother go out with you until I know what God will do for me.”
大卫从那里往摩押的米斯巴去,对摩押王说:“求你容我父母搬来,住在你们这里,等我知道 神要为我怎样行。”
4 He left them with the king of Moab. His father and mother stayed with him the whole time that David was in his stronghold.
大卫领他父母到摩押王面前。大卫住山寨多少日子,他父母也住摩押王那里多少日子。
5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in your stronghold. Leave and go into the land of Judah.” So David left there and went into the forest of Hereth.
先知迦得对大卫说:“你不要住在山寨,要往犹大地去。”大卫就离开那里,进入哈列的树林。
6 Saul heard that David had been discovered, along with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
扫罗在基比亚的拉玛,坐在垂丝柳树下,手里拿着枪,众臣仆侍立在左右。扫罗听见大卫和跟随他的人在何处,
7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Listen now, people of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
就对左右侍立的臣仆说:“便雅悯人哪,你们要听我的话!耶西的儿子能将田地和葡萄园赐给你们各人吗?能立你们各人作千夫长百夫长吗?
8 in exchange for all of you plotting against me? None of you informs me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me. None of you informs me that my son has incited my servant David against me. Today he hides and waits for me so he may attack me.”
你们竟都结党害我!我的儿子与耶西的儿子结盟的时候,无人告诉我;我的儿子挑唆我的臣子谋害我,就如今日的光景,也无人告诉我,为我忧虑。”
9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.
那时以东人多益站在扫罗的臣仆中,对他说:“我曾看见耶西的儿子到了挪伯,亚希突的儿子亚希米勒那里。
10 He prayed to Yahweh that he might help him, and he gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
亚希米勒为他求问耶和华,又给他食物,并给他杀非利士人歌利亚的刀。”
11 Then the king sent someone to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob. All of them came to the king.
王就打发人将祭司亚希突的儿子亚希米勒和他父亲的全家,就是住挪伯的祭司都召了来;他们就来见王。
12 Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my master.”
扫罗说:“亚希突的儿子,要听我的话!”他回答说:“主啊,我在这里。”
13 Saul said to him, “Why have you plotted against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have prayed to God that he might help him, so that he might rise up against me, to hide in secret, as he does today?”
扫罗对他说:“你为什么与耶西的儿子结党害我,将食物和刀给他,又为他求问 神,使他起来谋害我,就如今日的光景?”
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law and is over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?
亚希米勒回答王说:“王的臣仆中有谁比大卫忠心呢?他是王的女婿,又是王的参谋,并且在王家中是尊贵的。
15 Is today the first time I have prayed to God to help him? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father. For your servant knows nothing of this whole matter.”
我岂是从今日才为他求问 神呢?断不是这样!王不要将罪归我和我父的全家;因为这事,无论大小,仆人都不知道。”
16 The king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house.”
王说:“亚希米勒啊,你和你父的全家都是该死的!”
17 The king said to the guard that stood around him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh. Because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, but did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to kill the priests of Yahweh.
王就吩咐左右的侍卫说:“你们去杀耶和华的祭司;因为他们帮助大卫,又知道大卫逃跑,竟没有告诉我。”扫罗的臣子却不肯伸手杀耶和华的祭司。
18 Then the king said to Doeg, “Turn and kill the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; he killed eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod that day.
王吩咐多益说:“你去杀祭司吧!”以东人多益就去杀祭司,那日杀了穿细麻布以弗得的八十五人;
19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests; both men and women, children and infants, and oxen and donkeys and sheep he put to the sword.
又用刀将祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童、吃奶的,和牛、羊、驴尽都杀灭。
20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
亚希突的儿子亚希米勒有一个儿子,名叫亚比亚他,逃到大卫那里。
21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed Yahweh's priests.
亚比亚他将扫罗杀耶和华祭司的事告诉大卫。
22 David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for every death in your father's family!
大卫对亚比亚他说:“那日我见以东人多益在那里,就知道他必告诉扫罗。你父的全家丧命,都是因我的缘故。
23 Stay with me and do not be afraid. For the one who seeks your life seeks mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
你可以住在我这里,不要惧怕。因为寻索你命的就是寻索我的命;你在我这里可得保全。”