< 1 USamuyeli 18 >
1 Emva kokuba uDavida eseqedile ukukhuluma loSawuli, uJonathani waba moya munye loDavida, wamthanda njengoba ezithanda yena ngokwakhe.
達味同撒烏耳說完了話,約納堂的心和達味的心很相契;約納堂愛他如愛自己一樣。
2 Kusukela ngalolosuku uSawuli wahlala loDavida akaze amvumela ukubuyela endlini kayise.
那天,撒烏耳把達味留下,不讓他回父家去。
3 Njalo uJonathani wenza isivumelwano loDavida ngoba wayemthanda njengoba ezithanda yena ngokwakhe.
約納堂同達味結為盟友,愛他如愛自己一樣。
4 UJonathani wakhupha isembatho ayesigqokile wasinika uDavida, lebhatshi lakhe, lenkemba yakhe, idandili lakhe kanye lebhanti lakhe.
約納堂脫下自己穿的外氅,連軍裝,帶刀劍,甚至弓和腰帶,都給了達味。
5 Loba kuyini uSawuli amthuma ukuba akwenze, uDavida wakwenza ngokuphumelela uSawuli waze wamnika isikhundla esikhulu ebuthweni. Lokhu kwathokozisa abantu bonke, kanye lezikhulu zikaSawuli.
撒烏耳派達味出去無論作什麼事,沒有不成功的;故此撒烏耳派他作軍隊的將領;軍民和撒烏耳的臣僕都非常喜愛他。
6 Kwathi abantu sebebuyela ekhaya emva kokuba uDavida esebulele umFilistiya, abesifazane baphuma kuyo yonke imizi yako-Israyeli bahlangabeza inkosi uSawuli ngokuhlabela lokugida, ngezingoma zokuthokoza lamagedla kanye lemitshingo.
當達味殺死那培肋舍特人後,班師回來時,婦女們從城中出來,唱歌跳舞,打鼓彈琴,興高采烈地前來歡迎撒烏耳君王。
7 Ekugideni kwabo bahlabela besithi: “USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe.”
婦女們邊唱邊跳說:「撒烏耳殺了一千,達味殺了一萬」。
8 USawuli wazonda kakhulu, amazwi la amthukuthelisa. Wacabanga wathi, “Badumisa uDavida ngamatshumi ezinkulungwane, kodwa mina ngezinkulungwane kuphela nje. Kuyini okunye angakuzuza ngaphandle kombuso na?”
撒烏耳因此很是憤怒,這話使他很不高興,遂說:「給了根一萬,只給我一千;他所少的只有王位了!」
9 Kusukela ngalelolanga kusiya phambili uSawuli wakhangela uDavida ngelihlo elilomhawu.
從那一天起,撒烏耳常嫉視達味。
10 Ngelanga elalandelayo umoya omubi wavela kuNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawuli ngamandla. Wayephrofetha endlini yakhe, lapho uDavida wayetshaya ichacho njengenjwayelo yakhe. USawuli wayephethe umkhonto ngesandla sakhe,
第二天,惡神由天主那裏降到撒烏耳身上;使他在屋中發狂。達味一如往日手中彈著琴,撒烏耳手中卻拿著一根長槍,
11 wawuphosa esithi, “UDavida ngizambambanisa lomduli.” Kodwa uDavida wavika kwaze kwaba kabili.
撒烏耳舉起槍來,想把達味釘在牆上;達味已由他面前逃脫了兩次。
12 USawuli wayemesaba uDavida ngoba uThixo wayeloDavida kodwa esemdelile uSawuli.
撒烏耳害怕達味,因為上主與達味同在,而離開了撒烏耳。
13 Ngakho wamsusa uDavida kuye wamenza umlawuli wabantu abayinkulungwane; njalo uDavida wakhokhela amabutho ekuhlaseleni kwawo.
因此,撒烏耳叫他離開自己,派他作千夫長,達味便在軍民前往來出入。
14 Kukho konke akwenzayo waphumelela kakhulu, ngoba uThixo wayelaye.
達味在所行的一切事上,無不順利,因為天主與他同在。
15 Kwathi uSawuli ebona ukuphumelela kwakhe, wamesaba.
撒烏耳見他辦事順利,就更疑懼他。
16 Kodwa wonke u-Israyeli loJuda wamthanda uDavida, ngoba wabakhokhela ekuhlaseleni kwabo.
但全以色列和猶大人卻愛達味,因為他在他們前往來出入。
17 USawuli wasesithi kuDavida, “Nansi indodakazi yami endala uMerabi; ngizakwendisela yona ukuba ibe ngumkakho; wena ungisebenzele ngesibindi kuphela njalo ulwe izimpi zikaThixo.” Ngoba uSawuli wakhuluma yedwa wathi, “Kangiyikumphakamisela isandla. AmaFilistiya kawenze lokho!”
撒烏耳對達味說:「看;我要把我的長女默辣布嫁給你為妻,只要你為我勇敢服務,為上主作戰」。──撒烏耳心中想:我不親手害他,讓培肋舍特人加害他。
18 Kodwa uDavida wathi kuSawuli, “Ngingubani mina labendlu yakwethu bayini, loba isizwana sikababa ko-Israyeli, ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi na?”
達味回答撒烏耳說:「我是誰,我父在以色列又算得什麼,我怎配作君王的女婿﹖」
19 Kodwa kwathi isikhathi sesifikile esokuba uMerabi, indodakazi kaSawuli, aphiwe uDavida, waphiwa u-Adiriyeli waseMehola ukuba abe ngumkakhe.
但是撒烏耳的女兒默辣布正要嫁給達味的時候,卻嫁給了默曷拉人阿德黎耳為妻。
20 Ngalesosikhathi uMikhali, indodakazi kaSawuli, wayemthanda uDavida, njalo kwathi uSawuli bemtshela ngakho, wathaba.
當時撒烏耳的女兒米加耳很愛達味;有人告訴了撒烏耳,他看這事好,
21 Wacabanga wathi, “Ngizamnika yena ukuba abe ngumjibila kuye lokuze isandla samaFilistiya simelane laye.” Ngakho uSawuli wathi kuDavida, “Khathesi usulethuba lesibili lokuba ngumkhwenyana wami.”
心想:「我把她嫁給達味,叫她成為他的羅網,藉培肋舍特人害他」。所以撒烏耳再次對達味說:「今天你要作我的女婿了! 」
22 USawuli walaya inceku zakhe wathi, “Khulumani loDavida ngasese lithi, ‘Khangela, inkosi iyathokoza ngawe, lenceku zayo zonke ziyakuthanda; ngakho woba ngumkhwenyana wayo.’”
撒烏耳吩咐他的臣僕說:「你們暗暗地告訴達味說:看,君王多麼喜愛你,如今你要作君王的女婿了! 」
23 Zawatsho amazwi la kuDavida kodwa uDavida wathi, “Licabanga ukuthi kuyinto encane ukuba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi na? Mina ngingumuntukazana njalo ongeladumo.”
撒烏耳的臣僕將這些話告訴了達味;達味反答說:「你們以為作君王的女婿軟碟件小事嗎﹖我不過是個貧窮賤卑賤的人」。
24 Kwathi izinceku zikaSawuli sezimtshelile okwakutshiwo nguDavida,
撒烏耳的臣僕回報王說:「達味如此如此說了」。
25 uSawuli waphendula wathi, “Alibokuthi kuDavida, ‘Inkosi kayifuni enye inhlawulo yamalobolo ngaphandle kwamajwabu ezitho zangaphambili zamaFilistiya alikhulu, ukuba iphindisele ezitheni zayo.’” Icebo likaSawuli lalingelokuthi uDavida afe ebulawa ngamaFilistiya.
撒烏耳答說:「你們要這樣對達味說:君王不要什麼聘禮,只要一百培培肋舍特人的包皮,為報復君王的仇敵」。撒烏耳有意使達味落在培肋舍特人手中。
26 Kwathi inceku sezimtshelile uDavida izinto lezi, wathokoza ukuba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. Ngakho kwathi isikhathi esasibekiwe singakedluli,
他的臣僕將這些話轉告給達味,達味看這事為作君王的女婿也對,所限的日期尚未過去,
27 uDavida labantu bakhe basuka bayabulala amaFilistiya angamakhulu amabili. Weza lamajwabu emiphambili yawo waqhubela inkosi inani elipheleleyo ukuze abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. USawuli wamendisela-ke indodakazi yakhe uMikhali ukuba ngumkakhe.
達味就和他的人起身去殺死了一百培肋舍特人,將他們的包皮帶回,足數交給君王,為作君王的女婿;撒烏耳就將女兒米加耳嫁給他為妻。
28 Kwathi uSawuli ebona ukuthi uThixo wayeloDavida kanye lokuthi indodakazi yakhe, uMikhali, yayimthanda uDavida,
撒烏耳看出了上主與達味同在,全以色列也都愛他,
29 uSawuli wabuye wamesaba kakhulu, njalo waba yisitha sakhe impilo yakhe yonke.
從此更疑懼達味,終身與他為敵。
30 Abalawuli bamaFilistiya baqhubeka besiyakulwa izimpi, njalo izikhathi zonke bephuma, uDavida waba lokuphumelela okwedlula ezinye izikhulu zikaSawuli, lebizo lakhe laba lodumo.
培肋舍特人的首領仍不斷出征;但每遇他們出征,達味所行的常比撒烏耳所有的臣僕成就更大,為此他更受人景仰。