< 2 Samuel 19 >
1 Forsothe it was teld to Joab, that the kyng wepte, and biweilide his sone;
有人告訴約押說:「王為押沙龍哭泣悲哀。」
2 and the victorie in that dai was turned in to morenyng to al the puple; for the puple herde, that it was seid in that dai, The kyng makith sorewe on his sone.
眾民聽說王為他兒子憂愁,他們得勝的歡樂卻變成悲哀。
3 And the puple eschewide to entre in to the citee in that dai, as the puple turned and fleynge fro batel is wont to bowe awey.
那日眾民暗暗地進城,就如敗陣逃跑、慚愧的民一般。
4 Sotheli the kyng hilide his heed, and criede with greet vois, My sone, Absolon!
王蒙着臉,大聲哭號說:「我兒押沙龍啊!押沙龍,我兒,我兒啊!」
5 Absolon, my sone! Therfor Joab entride to the kyng in to the hows, and seide, Thou hast schent to dai the cheris of alle thi seruauntis, that han maad saaf thi lijf, and the lijf of thi sones and of thi douytris, and the lijf of thi wyues, and the lijf of thi secoundarie wyues.
約押進去見王,說:「你今日使你一切僕人臉面慚愧了!他們今日救了你的性命和你兒女妻妾的性命,
6 Thou louest hem that haten thee, and thou hatist hem that louen thee; and thou schewidist to dai that thou reckist not of thi duykis and of thi seruauntis; and verily Y haue knowe now, that if Absolon lyuede, and alle we hadden be deed, thanne it schulde plese thee.
你卻愛那恨你的人,恨那愛你的人。你今日明明地不以將帥、僕人為念。我今日看明,若押沙龍活着,我們都死亡,你就喜悅了。
7 Now therfor ryse thou, and go forth, and speke thou, and make satisfaccioun to this eruauntis; for Y swere to thee bi the Lord, that if thou schalt not go out, sotheli not o man schal dwelle with thee in this nyyt; and this schal be worse to thee, than alle yuels that camen on thee fro thi yong wexynge age til in to present tyme.
現在你當出去,安慰你僕人的心。我指着耶和華起誓:你若不出去,今夜必無一人與你同在一處;這禍患就比你從幼年到如今所遭的更甚!」
8 Therfor the kyng roos, and sat in the yate; and it was teld to al the puple, that the kyng sat in the yate, and al the multitude cam bifor the kyng. Forsothe Israel fledde in to hise tabernaclis.
於是王起來,坐在城門口。眾民聽說王坐在城門口,就都到王面前。 以色列人已經逃跑,各回各家去了。
9 And al the puple stryuede in al the lynagis of Israel, and seide, The kyng delyuerede vs fro the hond of alle oure enemyes, and he sauide vs fro the hond of Filisteis; and now `he fleeth fro the lond for Absolon.
以色列眾支派的人紛紛議論說:「王曾救我們脫離仇敵的手,又救我們脫離非利士人的手,現在他躲避押沙龍逃走了。
10 Forsothe Absolon, whom we anoyntiden on vs, is deed in batel; hou longe ben ye stille, `that is, fro knowlechyng of synne, and fro axyng of foryyuenesse, and bryngen not ayen the kyng? And the counsel of al Israel cam to the kyng.
我們膏押沙龍治理我們,他已經陣亡。現在為甚麼不出一言請王回來呢?」
11 Forsothe kyng Dauid sente to Sadoch and to Abiathar, preestis, and seide, Speke ye to the grettere men in birthe of Juda, and seie ye, Whi camen ye the laste to brynge ayen the kyng in to his hows? Sotheli the word of al Israel cam to the kyng, that thei wolden brynge hym ayen in to his hows. For the kyng seide, Ye schulen seie these thingis to the puple,
大衛王差人去見祭司撒督和亞比亞他,說:「你們當向猶大長老說:『以色列眾人已經有話請王回宮,你們為甚麼落在他們後頭呢?
12 Ye ben my britheren, ye ben my boon and my fleisch; whi the laste bryngen ye ayens the kyng?
你們是我的弟兄,是我的骨肉,為甚麼在人後頭請王回來呢?』
13 And seie ye to Amasa, Whether thou art not my boon and my fleisch? God do these thingis to me, and adde these thingis, if thou schalt not be maistir of chyualrye bifore me in al tyme aftir Joab.
也要對亞瑪撒說:『你不是我的骨肉嗎?我若不立你替約押常作元帥,願上帝重重地降罰與我!』」
14 And Dauid bowide the herte of alle men of Juda as of o man; and thei senten to the kyng, and seiden, Turne thou ayen, and alle thi seruauntis.
如此就挽回猶大眾人的心,如同一人的心。他們便打發人去見王,說:「請王和王的一切臣僕回來。」
15 And the kyng turnede ayen, and cam `til to Jordan; and al Juda cam til in to Galgala to mete the kyng, and lede hym ouer Jordan.
王就回來,到了約旦河。猶大人來到吉甲,要去迎接王,請他過約旦河。
16 Forsothe Semei, the sone of Gera, sone of Gemyny, of Bahurym, hastide, and cam doun with the men of Juda in to the metyng of kyng Dauid,
巴戶琳的便雅憫人、基拉的兒子示每急忙與猶大人一同下去迎接大衛王。
17 with a thousynde men of Beniamyn; and Siba, a child of the hows of Saul, and fiftene sones of hym, and twenti seruauntis weren with hym; and thei braken in to Jordan, bifor the kyng,
跟從示每的有一千便雅憫人,還有掃羅家的僕人洗巴和他十五個兒子,二十個僕人;他們都詵過約旦河迎接王。
18 and passide the forthis, that thei schulden lede ouer the hows of the kyng, and schulden do bi the comaundement of the kyng. Sotheli Semei, the sone of Gera, knelide bifor the king, whanne he hadde passid now Jordan, and seide to the kyng,
有擺渡船過去,渡王的家眷,任王使用。 王要過約旦河的時候,基拉的兒子示每就俯伏在王面前,
19 My lord the kyng, arette thou not wickidnesse to me, nether haue thou mynde of the wrongis of thi seruaunt in the dai, in which thou, my lord the kyng, yedist out of Jerusalem, nether sette thou, kyng, in thin herte; for Y thi seruaunt knoleche my synne;
對王說:「我主我王出耶路撒冷的時候,僕人行悖逆的事,現在求我主不要因此加罪與僕人,不要記念,也不要放在心上。
20 and therfor to dai Y cam the firste of al the hows of Joseph, and Y cam doun in to the meetyng of my lord the kyng.
僕人明知自己有罪,所以約瑟全家之中,今日我首先下來迎接我主我王。」
21 Forsothe Abisai, the sone of Saruye, answeride and seide, Whether Semei, that curside the crist of the Lord, schal not be slayn for these wordis?
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩說:「示每既咒罵耶和華的受膏者,不應當治死他嗎?」
22 And Dauid seide, What is to me and to you, ye sones of Saruye? Whi ben ye maad to me to dai in to Sathan? Therfor whether a man schal be slayn to dai in Israel? Whether Y knowe not me maad kyng to dai on Israel?
大衛說:「洗魯雅的兒子,我與你們有何關涉,使你們今日與我反對呢?今日在以色列中豈可治死人呢?我豈不知今日我作以色列的王嗎?」
23 And the kyng seide to Semey, Thou schalt not die; and the kyng swoor to hym.
於是王對示每說:「你必不死。」王就向他起誓。
24 Also Myphibosech, sone of Jonathas, sone of Saul, cam doun with vnwaischun feet, and with berd vnclippid, in to the comyng of the kyng. And Mysphibosech hadde not waische hise clothis, fro the dai in which the kyng yede out of Jerusalem til to the dai of his turnyng ayen in pees.
掃羅的孫子米非波設也下去迎接王。他自從王去的日子,直到王平平安安地回來,沒有修腳,沒有剃鬍鬚,也沒有洗衣服。
25 And whanne at Jerusalem he hadde come to the kyng, the kyng seide to him, Myphibosech, whi camest thou not with me?
他來到耶路撒冷迎接王的時候,王問他說:「米非波設,你為甚麼沒有與我同去呢?」
26 And he answeride and seide, My lord the kyng, my seruaunt dispiside me; and Y thi seruaunt seide to hym, that he schulde sadle the asse to me, and Y schulde stie, and Y schulde go with the king; for Y thi seruaunt am crokid.
他回答說:「我主我王,僕人是瘸腿的。那日我想要備驢騎上,與王同去,無奈我的僕人欺哄了我,
27 More ouer and he accuside me, thi seruaunt, to thee, my lord the kyng; forsothe thou, my lord `the kyng, art as the aungel of God; do thou that, that is plesaunt to thee.
又在我主我王面前讒毀我。然而我主我王如同上帝的使者一般,你看怎樣好,就怎樣行吧!
28 For the hows of my fadir was not no but gilti of deeth to my lord the kyng; sotheli thou hast set me thi seruaunt among the gestis of thi boord; what therfor haue Y of iust pleynt, ether what may Y more crye to the kyng?
因為我祖全家的人,在我主我王面前都算為死人,王卻使僕人在王的席上同人吃飯,我現在向王還能辨理訴冤嗎?」
29 Sotheli the kyng seide to hym, What spekist thou more? that that Y haue spoke is stidefast; thou and Siba depart possessyouns.
王對他說:「你何必再提你的事呢?我說,你與洗巴均分地土。」
30 And Myphibosech answeride to the kyng, Yhe, take he alle thingis, aftir that my lord the kyng turnede ayen pesibli in to his hows.
米非波設對王說:「我主我王既平平安安地回宮,就任憑洗巴都取了也可以。」
31 Also Berzellai of Galaad, a ful eld man, cam doun fro Rogelym, and ledde the kyng ouer Jordan, redi also to sue hym ouer the flood.
基列人巴西萊從羅基琳下來,要送王過約旦河,就與王一同過了約旦河。
32 Forsothe Berzellai of Galaad was ful eld, that is, of foure score yeer, and he yaf metis to the kyng, whanne the kyng dwellyde in castels; for Berzellai was a ful riche man.
巴西萊年紀老邁,已經八十歲了。王住在瑪哈念的時候,他就拿食物來供給王;他原是大富戶。
33 Therfor the kyng seide to Berzellai, Come thou with me, that thou reste sikirli with me in Jerusalem.
王對巴西萊說:「你與我同去,我要在耶路撒冷那裏養你的老。」
34 And Berzellai seide to the kyng, Hou manye ben the daiest of yeeres of my lijf, that Y stie with the kyng in to Jerusalem?
巴西萊對王說:「我在世的年日還能有多少,使我與王同上耶路撒冷呢?
35 Y am of foure score yeer to dai; whether my wittis ben quike to deme swete thing ethir bittir, ether mete and drynk may delite thi seruaunt, ether may Y here more the vois of syngeris ether of syngsters? Whi is thi seruaunt to charge to my lord the kyng?
僕人現在八十歲了,還能嘗出飲食的滋味、辨別美惡嗎?還能聽男女歌唱的聲音嗎?僕人何必累贅我主我王呢?
36 Y thi seruaunt schal go forth a litil fro Jordan with thee, Y haue no nede to this yeldyng;
僕人只要送王過約旦河,王何必賜我這樣的恩典呢?
37 but Y biseche, that Y thi seruaunt turne ayen, and die in my citee, and be biried bisidis the sepulcre of my fadir and of my modir; forsothe Chamaam is thi seruaunt, my lord the kyng, go he with thee, and do thou to hym that that semeth good to thee.
求你准我回去,好死在我本城,葬在我父母的墓旁。這裏有王的僕人金罕,讓他同我主我王過去,可以隨意待他。」
38 Therfor the kyng seide to hym, Chamaam passe with me; and Y schal do to hym what euer thing plesith thee, and thou schalt gete al thing, which thou axist of me.
王說:「金罕可以與我同去,我必照你的心願待他。你向我求甚麼,我都必為你成就。」
39 And whanne al the puple and the kyng hadden passid Jordan, the kyng abood; and `the kyng kisside Berzellai, and blesside hym; and he turnede ayen in to his place.
於是眾民過約旦河,王也過去。王與巴西萊親嘴,為他祝福,巴西萊就回本地去了。
40 Therfor the kyng passide in to Galgala, and Chamaam with hym. Sotheli al the puple of Juda hadde ledde the kyng ouer, and the half part oneli of the puple of Israel was present.
王過去,到了吉甲,金罕也跟他過去。猶大眾民和以色列民的一半也都送王過去。
41 Therfor alle the men of Israel camen togidere to the king, and seiden to hym, Whi han oure britheren, the men of Juda, stole thee, and han led the kyng and his hows ouer Jordan, and alle the men of Dauid with hym?
以色列眾人來見王,對他說:「我們弟兄猶大人為甚麼暗暗送王和王的家眷,並跟隨王的人過約旦河?」
42 And ech man of Juda answeride to the men of Israel, For the kyng is neer to me; whi art thou wrooth on this thing? Whether we han ete ony thing of the kyng, ether yiftis ben youun to vs?
猶大眾人回答以色列人說:「因為王與我們是親屬,你們為何因這事發怒呢?我們吃了王的甚麼呢?王賞賜了我們甚麼呢?」
43 And a man of Israel answeride to the men of Juda, and seide, Y am grettere bi ten partis at the kyng, and Dauith perteyneth more to me than to thee; whi hast thou do wrong to me, and `it was not teld to `me the formere, that Y schulde brynge ayen my kyng? Forsothe the men of Juda answeryden hardere to the men of Israel.
以色列人回答猶大人說:「按支派,我們與王有十分的情分;在大衛身上,我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們,請王回來不先與我們商量呢?」 但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。