撒母耳記下

第 2 章

1. 此後、大衛問耶和華說、我上猶大的一個城去可以麼.耶和華說、可以、大衛說、我上哪一個城去呢.耶和華說、上希伯崙去。
In the course of time, David inquired of the LORD. "Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?" he asked. The LORD said, "Go up." David asked, "Where shall I go?" "To Hebron," the LORD answered.
2. 於是大衛和他的兩個妻、一個是耶斯列人亞希暖、一個是作過迦密人拿八妻的亞比該、都上那裡去了。
So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3. 大衛也將跟隨他的人、和他們各人的眷屬、一同帶上去、住在希伯崙的城邑中。
David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns.
4. 猶大人來到希伯崙、在那裡膏大衛作猶大家的王。有人告訴大衛說、葬埋掃羅的、是基列雅比人。
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When David was told that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul,
5. 大衛就差人去見基列雅比人、對他們說、你們厚待你們的主掃羅、將他葬埋.願耶和華賜福與你們。
he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead to say to them, "The LORD bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.
6. 你們既行了這事、願耶和華以慈愛誠實待你們.我也要為此厚待你們。
May the LORD now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this.
7. 現在你們的主掃羅死了、猶大家已經膏我作他們的王、所以你們要剛強奮勇。
Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8. 掃羅的元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥、曾將掃羅的兒子伊施波設、帶過河到瑪哈念.
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9. 立他作王治理基列、亞書利、耶斯列、以法蓮、便雅憫、和以色列眾人。
He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.
10. 掃羅的兒子伊施波設登基的時候、年四十歲、作以色列王二年.惟獨猶大家歸從大衛。
Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
11. 大衛在希伯崙作猶大家的王、共七年零六個月。
The length of time David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12. 尼珥的兒子押尼珥、和掃羅的兒子伊施波設的僕人、從瑪哈念出來、往基遍去。
Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.
13. 洗魯雅的兒子約押、和大衛的僕人也出來、在基遍池旁與他們相遇.一班坐在池這邊、一班坐在池那邊。
Joab son of Zeruiah and David's men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
14. 押尼珥對約押說、讓少年人起來、在我們面前戲耍罷.約押說、可以.
Then Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us." "All right, let them do it," Joab said.
15. 就按著定數起來、屬掃羅兒子伊施波設的便雅憫人過去十二名、大衛的僕人也過去十二名。
So they stood up and were counted off--twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
16. 彼此揪頭、用刀刺肋、一同仆倒.所以那地叫作希利甲哈素林、就在基遍。
Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent's side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
17. 那日的戰事兇猛、押尼珥和以色列人、敗在大衛的僕人面前。
The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David's men.
18. 在那裡有洗魯雅的三個兒子、約押、亞比篩、亞撒黑.亞撒黑腳快如野鹿一般。
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.
19. 亞撒黑追趕押尼珥、直追趕他不偏左右。
He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him.
20. 押尼珥回頭說、你是亞撒黑麼、回答說、是。
Abner looked behind him and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," he answered.
21. 押尼珥對他說、你或轉向左、轉向右、拿住一個少年人、剝去他的戰衣.亞撒黑卻不肯轉開不追趕他。
Then Abner said to him, "Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons." But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22. 押尼珥又對亞撒黑說、你轉開不追趕我罷、我何必殺你呢.若殺你、有甚麼臉見你哥哥約押呢。
Again Abner warned Asahel, "Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?"
23. 亞撒黑仍不肯轉開、故此押尼珥就用槍鐏刺入他的肚腹、甚至槍從背後透出.亞撒黑就在那裡仆倒而死.眾人趕到亞撒黑仆倒而死的地方、就都站住。
But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24. 約押和亞比篩追趕押尼珥、日落的時候、到了通基遍曠野的路旁、基亞對面的亞瑪山。
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon.
25. 便雅憫人聚集、跟隨押尼珥站在一個山頂上。
Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.
26. 押尼珥呼叫約押、說、刀劍豈可永遠殺人麼.你豈不知終久必有苦楚麼.你要等何時纔叫百姓回去、不追趕弟兄呢。
Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their brothers?"
27. 約押說、我指著永生的 神起誓、你若不說戲耍的那句話、今日早晨百姓就回去、不追趕弟兄了。
Joab answered, "As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued the pursuit of their brothers until morning."
28. 於是約押吹角、眾民就站住不再追趕以色列人、也不再打仗了。
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
29. 押尼珥和跟隨他的人、整夜經過亞拉巴、過約但河走過畢倫、到了瑪哈念。
All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the whole Bithron and came to Mahanaim.
30. 約押追趕押尼珥回來、聚集眾民、見大衛的僕人中缺少了十九個人、和亞撒黑。
Then Joab returned from pursuing Abner and assembled all his men. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David's men were found missing.
31. 但大衛的僕人殺了便雅憫人、和跟隨押尼珥的人、共三百六十名。
But David's men had killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner.
32. 眾人將亞撒黑送到伯利恆、葬在他父親的墳墓裡。約押和跟隨他的人、走了一夜、天亮的時候到了希伯崙。
They took Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak.