< 2 Samuel 16 >

1 And David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth — to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred [of] summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.
大衛剛過山頂,見米非波設的僕人洗巴拉着備好了的兩匹驢,驢上馱着二百麵餅,一百葡萄餅,一百個夏天的果餅,一皮袋酒來迎接他。
2 And the king saith unto Ziba, 'What — these to thee?' and Ziba saith, 'The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.'
王問洗巴說:「你帶這些來是甚麼意思呢?」洗巴說:「驢是給王的家眷騎的;麵餅和夏天的果餅是給少年人吃的;酒是給在曠野疲乏人喝的。」
3 And the king saith, 'And where [is] the son of thy lord?' and Ziba saith unto the king, 'Lo, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day do the house of Israel give back to me the kingdom of my father.'
王問說:「你主人的兒子在哪裏呢?」洗巴回答王說:「他仍在耶路撒冷,因他說:『以色列人今日必將我父的國歸還我。』」
4 And the king saith to Ziba, 'Lo, thine [are] all that Mephibosheth hath;' and Ziba saith, 'I have bowed myself — I find grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king.'
王對洗巴說:「凡屬米非波設的都歸你了。」洗巴說:「我叩拜我主我王,願我在你眼前蒙恩。」
5 And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [is] Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;
大衛王到了巴戶琳,見有一個人出來,是掃羅族基拉的兒子,名叫示每。他一面走一面咒罵,
6 and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.
又拿石頭砍大衛王和王的臣僕;眾民和勇士都在王的左右。
7 And thus said Shimei in his reviling, 'Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
示每咒罵說:「你這流人血的壞人哪,去吧去吧!
8 Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou [art] in thine evil, for a man of blood thou [art].'
你流掃羅全家的血,接續他作王;耶和華把這罪歸在你身上,將這國交給你兒子押沙龍。現在你自取其禍,因為你是流人血的人。」
9 And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, 'Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.'
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩對王說:「這死狗豈可咒罵我主我王呢?求你容我過去,割下他的頭來。」
10 And the king saith, 'What — to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for — let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?'
王說:「洗魯雅的兒子,我與你們有何關涉呢?他咒罵是因耶和華吩咐他說:『你要咒罵大衛。』如此,誰敢說你為甚麼這樣行呢?」
11 And David saith unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, 'Lo, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for Jehovah hath said [so] to him;
大衛又對亞比篩和眾臣僕說:「我親生的兒子尚且尋索我的性命,何況這便雅憫人呢?由他咒罵吧!因為這是耶和華吩咐他的。
12 it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.'
或者耶和華見我遭難,為我今日被這人咒罵,就施恩與我。」
13 And David goeth with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill over-against him, going on, and he revileth, and stoneth with stones over-against him, and hath dusted with dust.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人往前行走。示每在大衛對面山坡,一面行走一面咒罵,又拿石頭砍他,拿土揚他。
14 And the king cometh in, and all the people who [are] with him, wearied, and they are refreshed there.
王和跟隨他的眾人疲疲乏乏地到了一個地方,就在那裏歇息歇息。
15 And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,
押沙龍和以色列眾人來到耶路撒冷;亞希多弗也與他同來。
16 and it cometh to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, hath come unto Absalom, that Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Let the king live! let the king live!'
大衛的朋友亞基人戶篩去見押沙龍,對他說:「願王萬歲!願王萬歲!」
17 And Absalom saith unto Hushai, 'This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'
押沙龍問戶篩說:「這是你恩待朋友嗎?為甚麼不與你的朋友同去呢?」
18 And Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Nay, for he whom Jehovah hath chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, his I am, and with him I abide;
戶篩對押沙龍說:「不然,耶和華和這民,並以色列眾人所揀選的,我必歸順他,與他同住。
19 and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.'
再者,我當服事誰呢?豈不是前王的兒子嗎?我怎樣服事你父親,也必照樣服事你。」
20 And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'
押沙龍對亞希多弗說:「你們出個主意,我們怎樣行才好?」
21 And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, 'Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who [are] with thee have been strong.'
亞希多弗對押沙龍說:「你父所留下看守宮殿的妃嬪,你可以與她們親近。以色列眾人聽見你父親憎惡你,凡歸順你人的手就更堅強。」
22 And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
於是人為押沙龍在宮殿的平頂上支搭帳棚;押沙龍在以色列眾人眼前,與他父的妃嬪親近。
23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days [is] as [when] one inquireth at the word of God; so [is] all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.
那時亞希多弗所出的主意好像人問上帝的話一樣;他昔日給大衛,今日給押沙龍所出的主意,都是這樣。

< 2 Samuel 16 >