< 2 Samuel 15 >
1 Therfor aftir these thingis Absolon made a chaar to hym, and knyytis, and fifti men, that schulden go bifor hym.
此後,押沙龍為自己預備車馬,又派五十人在他前頭奔走。
2 And Absolon roos eerli, and stood bisidis the entryng of the yate in the weie; and Absolon clepide to hym ech man, that hadde a cause that he schulde come to the doom of the kyng, and Absolon seide, Of what citee art thou? Which answeride, and seide, Of o lynage of Israel Y am, thi seruaunt.
押沙龍常常早晨起來,站在城門的道旁,凡有爭訟要去求王判斷的,押沙龍就叫他過來,問他說:「你是哪一城的人?」回答說:「僕人是以色列某支派的人。」
3 And Absolon answeride to hym, Thi wordis semen to me good and iust, but noon is ordeyned of the kyng to here thee. And Absolon seide, Who schal ordeyne me iuge on the lond,
押沙龍對他說:「你的事有情有理,無奈王沒有委人聽你伸訴。」
4 that alle men that han cause come to me, and Y deme iustly?
押沙龍又說:「恨不得我作國中的士師!凡有爭訟求審判的到我這裏來,我必秉公判斷。」
5 But whanne a man cam to Absolon to greete hym, he helde forth the hond, and took, and kisside that man;
若有人近前來要拜押沙龍,押沙龍就伸手拉住他,與他親嘴。
6 and Absolon dide this to al Israel, that cam to doom to be herd of the kyng; and Absolon drow awei the hertis of men of Israel.
以色列人中,凡去見王求判斷的,押沙龍都是如此待他們。這樣,押沙龍暗中得了以色列人的心。
7 Forsothe aftir foure yeer Absolon seide to kyng Dauid, Y schal go, and Y schal yelde my vowis, whiche Y vowide to the Lord in Ebron;
滿了四十年,押沙龍對王說:「求你准我往希伯崙去,還我向耶和華所許的願。
8 for thi seruaunt vowynge vowide, whanne he was in Gessur of Sirie, and seide, If the Lord bryngith ayen me in to Jerusalem, Y schal make sacrifice to the Lord.
因為僕人住在亞蘭的基述,曾許願說:『耶和華若使我再回耶路撒冷,我必事奉他。』」
9 And the kyng seide to hym, Go thou in pees. And Absolon roos, and yede in to Ebron.
王說:「你平平安安地去吧!」押沙龍就起身,往希伯崙去了。
10 Forsothe Absolon sente aspieris in to al the lynage of Israel, and seide, Anoon as ye heren the sown of clarioun, seye ye, Absolon schal regne in Ebron.
押沙龍打發探子走遍以色列各支派,說:「你們一聽見角聲就說:『押沙龍在希伯崙作王了!』」
11 Forsothe twei hundrid men clepid of Jerusalem yeden with Absolon, and yede with symple herte, and outirli thei knewen not the cause.
押沙龍在耶路撒冷請了二百人與他同去,都是誠誠實實去的,並不知道其中的真情。
12 Also Absolon clepide Achitofel of Gilo, the councelour of Dauid, fro his citee Gilo. And whanne he offride sacrifices a strong swerynge togidere was maad, and the puple rennynge togidere was encreessid with Absolon.
押沙龍獻祭的時候,打發人去將大衛的謀士、基羅人亞希多弗從他本城請了來。於是叛逆的勢派甚大;因為隨從押沙龍的人民,日漸增多。
13 Therfor a messanger cam to Dauid, and seide, With al herte al Israel sueth Absolon.
有人報告大衛說:「以色列人的心都歸向押沙龍了!」
14 And Dauid seide to hise seruauntis that weren with hym in Jerusalem, Rise ye, and flee we; for noon ascaping schal be to us fro the face of Absolon; therfor haste ye to go out, lest he come, and ocupie vs, and fille on vs fallynge, and smyte the citee bi the scharpnesse of swerd.
大衛就對耶路撒冷跟隨他的臣僕說:「我們要起來逃走,不然都不能躲避押沙龍了;要速速地去,恐怕他忽然來到,加害於我們,用刀殺盡合城的人。」
15 And the seruauntis of the kyng seiden to hym, We thi seruauntis schulen performe gladli alle thingis, what euer thingis oure lord the kyng schal comaunde.
王的臣僕對王說:「我主我王所定的,僕人都願遵行。」
16 Therfor the kyng yede out, and al his hous, on her feet; and the king lefte ten wymmen concubyns, `that is, secundarie wyues, to kepe the hous.
於是王帶着全家的人出去了,但留下十個妃嬪看守宮殿。
17 And the king yede out, and al Israel, on her feet, and the kyng stood fer fro the hous.
王出去,眾民都跟隨他,到伯墨哈,就住下了。
18 And alle hise seruauntis yeden bisidis him, and the legiouns of Cerethi and of Ferethi, and alle men of Geth `strong fiyters, sixe hundrid men, that sueden him fro Geth, yeden on foote bifor the kyng.
王的臣僕都在他面前過去。基利提人、比利提人,就是從迦特跟隨王來的六百人,也都在他面前過去。
19 Forsothe the kyng seide to Ethai of Geth, Whi comest thou with vs? Turne thou ayen, and dwelle with the kyng, for thou art a pilgrym, and thou yedist out fro thi place.
王對迦特人以太說:「你是外邦逃來的人,為甚麼與我們同去呢?你可以回去與新王同住,或者回你本地去吧!
20 Thou camest yistirdai, and to dai thou art compellid to go out with vs. Sotheli Y schal go, whidur Y schal go; turne ayen, and lede ayen thi britheren with thee, and the Lord do mercy and treuthe with thee, for thou schewidist grace and feith.
你來的日子不多,我今日怎好叫你與我們一同飄流、沒有一定的住處呢?你不如帶你的弟兄回去吧!願耶和華用慈愛誠實待你。」
21 And Ethai answeride to the kyng, and seide, The Lord lyueth, and my lord the kyng lyueth, for in what euer place thou schalt be, my lord the kyng, ether in deeth ethir in lijf, there thi seruaunt schal be.
以太對王說:「我指着永生的耶和華起誓,又敢在王面前起誓:無論生死,王在哪裏,僕人也必在那裏。」
22 And Dauid seide to Ethay, Come thou, and passe. And Ethai of Geth passide, and the kyng, and alle men that weren with hym, and the tother multitude.
大衛對以太說:「你前去過河吧!」於是迦特人以太帶着跟隨他的人和所有的婦人孩子,就都過去了。
23 And alle men wepten with greet vois, and al the puple passide; and the kyng yede ouer the strond of Cedron, and al the puple yede ayens the weie of the olyue tree, that biholdith to deseert.
本地的人都放聲大哭。眾民盡都過去,王也過了汲淪溪;眾民往曠野去了。
24 Forsothe and Sadoch the preest cam, and alle the dekenes with hym, and thei baren the arke of boond of pees of God, and thei diden doun the arke of God; and Abiathar stiede, til al the puple was passid that yede out of the citee.
撒督和抬上帝約櫃的利未人也一同來了,將上帝的約櫃放下。亞比亞他上來,等着眾民從城裏出來過去。
25 And the kyng seide to Sadoch, Bere ayen the arke of God in to the citee; if Y schal fynde grace in the iyen of the Lord, he schal lede me ayen, and he schal schewe to me that arke and his tabernacle.
王對撒督說:「你將上帝的約櫃抬回城去。我若在耶和華眼前蒙恩,他必使我回來,再見約櫃和他的居所。
26 Sotheli if the Lord seith, Thou plesist not me; Y am redi, do he that, that is good bifor hym silf.
倘若他說:『我不喜悅你』,看哪,我在這裏,願他憑自己的意旨待我!」
27 And the kyng seide to Sadoch, preest, A! thou seere, `that is, profete, turne ayen in to the citee, with pees; and Achymaas, thi sone, and Jonathas, the sone of Abiathar, youre twei sones, be with you.
王又對祭司撒督說:「你不是先見嗎?你可以安然回城;你兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單都可以與你同去。
28 Lo! Y schal be hid in the feeldi places of deseert, til word come fro you, and schewe to me.
我在曠野的渡口那裏等你們報信給我。」
29 Therfor Sadoch and Abiathar baren ayen the arke of God in to Jerusalem, and dwelliden there.
於是撒督和亞比亞他將上帝的約櫃抬回耶路撒冷,他們就住在那裏。
30 Forsothe Dauid stiede on the hil of olyue trees, stiynge and wepynge, with the heed hilyd, and `goynge with nakid feet; but also al the puple that was with hym, stiede with the heed hilid, and wepte.
大衛蒙頭赤腳上橄欖山,一面上一面哭。跟隨他的人也都蒙頭哭着上去;
31 Forsothe it was teld to Dauid, that Achitofel was in the sweryng togidere with Absolon; and Dauid seide, Lord, Y byseche, make thou fonned the counsel of Achitofel.
有人告訴大衛說:「亞希多弗也在叛黨之中,隨從押沙龍。」大衛禱告說:「耶和華啊,求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙!」
32 And whanne Dauid stiede in to the hiyenesse of the hil, in which he schulde worschipe the Lord, lo! Cusi of Arath, with the cloth to-rent, and with the heed ful of erthe, cam to hym.
大衛到了山頂、敬拜上帝的地方,見亞基人戶篩,衣服撕裂,頭蒙灰塵來迎接他。
33 And Dauid seide to hym, If thou comest with me, thou schalt be to me to charge; sotheli if thou turnest ayen in to the citee,
大衛對他說:「你若與我同去,必累贅我;
34 and seist to Absolon, Y am thi seruaunt, kyng, suffre thou me to lyue; as Y was the seruaunt of thi fadir, so Y schal be thi seruaunt; thou schalt distrye the counsel of Achitofel.
你若回城去,對押沙龍說:『王啊,我願作你的僕人;我向來作你父親的僕人,現在我也照樣作你的僕人。』這樣,你就可以為我破壞亞希多弗的計謀。
35 Forsothe thou hast with thee Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis; and `thou schalt schewe ech word, what euer word thou schalt here in the hows of the kyng, to Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis.
祭司撒督和亞比亞他豈不都在那裏嗎?你在王宮裏聽見甚麼,就要告訴祭司撒督和亞比亞他。
36 Sotheli twei sones `of hem ben with hem, Achymaas, sone of Sadoch, and Jonathan, sone of Abiathar; and ye schulen sende bi hem to me ech word which ye schulen here.
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯,亞比亞他的兒子約拿單,也都在那裏。凡你們所聽見的可以託這二人來報告我。」
37 Therfor whanne Chusi, freend of Dauid, cam in to the citee, also Absolon entryde in to Jerusalem.
於是,大衛的朋友戶篩進了城;押沙龍也進了耶路撒冷。