¹约拿单在密抹大败非利士人

¹And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of the Philistines, which [is] on the other side of this;` and to his father he hath not declared [it].

²那时扫罗在基比亚的边界，坐在米矶仑的石榴树下，跟随他的约有六百人。

²And Saul is abiding at the extremity of Gibeah, under the pomegranate which [is] in Migron, and the people who [are] with him, about six hundred men,

³其中有亚希突的儿子亚希亚带着以弗得；亚希突是以迦博的哥哥，非尼哈的儿子，以利的孙子。以利从前在示罗作耶和华的祭司。约拿单去了，众人都不知道。

³and Ahiah, son of Ahitub, brother of I-Chabod, son of Phinehas son of Eli priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, bearing an ephod; and the people knew not that Jonathan hath gone.

⁴约拿单设法要经过那个隘口到非利士人的驻军那里去，隘口的两边各有一个山峰，一个名叫播薛，另一个名叫西尼。

⁴And between the passages where Jonathan sought to pass over unto the station of the Philistines [is] the edge of a rock on the one side, and the edge of a rock on the other side, and the name of the one is Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

⁵一个高峰向北，与密抹相对，另一个向南，与迦巴相对。

⁵The one edge [is] fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.

⁶约拿单对替他拿武器的仆人说：“来！我们过到这些未受割礼的人的驻军那里去，也许耶和华会为我们动工，因为不论人多或人少，都不能妨碍耶和华施行拯救。”

⁶And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.`

⁷替他拿武器的仆人对他说：“照你的心意作吧！去吧，我必与你同心。”

⁷And the bearer of his weapons saith to him, `Do all that [is] in thy heart; turn for thee; lo, I [am] with thee, as thine own heart.`

⁸约拿单说：“我们要过到那些人那里去，让他们看见我们。

⁸And Jonathan saith, `Lo, we are passing over unto the men, and are revealed unto them;

⁹如果他们对我们这样说：‘你们站住！等我们到你们那里去。’我们就站在原地，不上他们那里去。

⁹if thus they say unto us, `Stand still till we have come unto you,` then we have stood in our place, and do not go up unto them;

¹⁰如果他们对我们这样说：‘你们上到我们这里来吧！’我们就上去，这就是我们的凭据，因为耶和华已经把他们交在我们的手里了。”

¹⁰and if thus they say, `Come up against us,` then we have gone up, for Jehovah hath given them into our hand, and this to us [is] the sign.

¹¹他们二人就让非利士人的驻军看见。非利士人说：“看哪！有希伯来人从他们躲藏的洞里出来了。”

¹¹And revealed are both of them unto the station of the Philistines, and the Philistines say, `Lo, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves.`

¹²驻军中有人应声对约拿单和替他拿武器的人说：“你们上我们这里来吧！我们有一件事要告诉你们。”约拿单对替他拿武器的人说：“你跟我上去，因为耶和华已经把他们交在以色列人的手里了。”

¹²And the men of the station answer Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons, and say, `Come up unto us, and we cause you to know something.` And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Come up after me, for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel.`

¹³约拿单手脚并用地爬了上去，替他拿武器的人跟着他。非利士人在约拿单面前倒下，替他拿武器的也跟在后面把他们杀死。

¹³And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.

¹⁴约拿单和替他拿武器的第一次杀敌，约杀死了二十人，都是在四分之一公顷的范围内杀的。

¹⁴And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,

¹⁵于是在营房里，在田野中和在众人中间，都有恐慌，驻军和突击队也都恐惧，地也震动，这是从　神而来的恐惧。

¹⁵and there is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the station and the destroyers have trembled — even they, and the earth shaketh, and it becometh a trembling of God.

¹⁶以色列人追赶敌人在便雅悯的基比亚，扫罗的瞭望兵看见非利士人的大军溃败，四处逃窜。

¹⁶And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

¹⁷于是扫罗对跟随他的众民说：“你们数点一下，看看谁从我们这里出去了。”他们一数点，就发现约拿单和替他拿武器的不在那里。

¹⁷And Saul saith to the people who [are] with him, `Inspect, I pray you, and see; who hath gone from us?` and they inspect, and lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not.

¹⁸扫罗对亚希亚说：“把　神的约柜运来！”因为那时　神的约柜在以色列人那里。

¹⁸And Saul saith to Ahiah, `Bring nigh the ark of God;` for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

¹⁹扫罗正对祭司说话的时候，非利士营中的骚乱越来越大，扫罗就对祭司说：“住手吧！”

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which [is] in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, `Remove thy hand.`

²⁰扫罗和所有跟随他的人就聚集起来，到了战场，就看见非利士人用刀互相击杀，十分混乱。

²⁰And Saul is called, and all the people who [are] with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour — a very great destruction.

²¹那些从前归顺非利士人的希伯来人，就是混杂在营里与非利士人一起上来的，现在也转过来，与那些跟从扫罗和约拿单的以色列人在一起。

²¹And the Hebrews [who] have been for the Philistines as heretofore, who had gone up with them into the camp, have turned round, even they, to be with Israel who [are] with Saul and Jonathan,

²²那些躲藏在以法莲山地的以色列众人一听见非利士人逃跑，也就在战场上紧紧追赶他们。

²²and all the men of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that the Philistines have fled, and they pursue — even they — after them in battle.

²³那一天，耶和华拯救了以色列人。战争伸展到伯．亚文。

²³And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.

²⁴约拿单误违父命那一天，以色列人处境很窘迫，因为扫罗叫众人起誓说：“不等到晚上，不等到我向敌人报了仇，就吃食物的，那人必受咒诅。”所以众民都没有尝过食物。

²⁴And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, `Cursed [is] the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;` and none of the people hath tasted food.

²⁵众人进了树林，林中地上有蜂蜜。

²⁵And all [they of] the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

²⁶他们进了树林，看见有蜂蜜流出来，却没有人敢伸手取蜜入口，因为众人都害怕所起的誓。

²⁶and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

²⁷约拿单没有听见他父亲叫众民所起的誓，所以伸出手中的杖，用杖头蘸在蜂房里，转手送进口里，他的眼睛就明亮了。

²⁷And Jonathan hath not heard of his father`s adjuring the people, and putteth forth the end of the rod, which [is] in his hand, and dippeth it in the honeycomb, and bringeth back his hand unto his mouth — and his eyes see!

²⁸众民中有一个人说：“你父亲曾经叫众人严严地起誓说：‘今天吃食物的，那人必受咒诅。’所以众人都疲乏了。”

²⁸And a man of the people answereth and saith, `Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed [is] the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.`

²⁹约拿单说：“我父亲连累了这地的人。你们看！我尝了这一点蜂蜜以后，我的眼睛就明亮了。

²⁹And Jonathan saith, `My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

³⁰今天众民若是随意吃了从他们的仇敌夺得的东西，不是更好吗？如今被击杀的非利士人，不是更多吗？”

³⁰How much more if the people had well eaten to-day of the spoil of its enemies which it hath found, for now, the smiting hath not been great among the Philistines.`

³¹那一天，他们击杀非利士人，从密抹直到亚雅仑；众人都非常疲乏了，

³¹And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people are very weary,

³²就急忙抢夺战利品；他们捉住了羊、牛或牛犊，就地宰杀，带着血一起吃了。

³²and the people make unto the spoil, and take sheep, and oxen, and sons of the herd, and slaughter on the earth, and the people eat with the blood.

³³有人告诉扫罗说：“众民吃了带着血的肉，得罪耶和华了。”他说：“你们作了不忠的事了，立刻把一块大石头滚到我这里来。”

³³And they declare to Saul, saying, `Lo, the people are sinning against Jehovah, to eat with the blood.` And he saith, `Ye have dealt treacherously, roll unto me to-day a great stone.`

³⁴扫罗又说：“你们分散到众人中去，对他们说：‘你们各人要把自己的牛羊带到我面前来，在这里宰了吃；不可吃带着血的肉，得罪耶和华。’”于是当天晚上，众人都各把自己的牛羊带到那里宰了。

³⁴And Saul saith, `Be ye scattered among the people, and ye have said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox, and each his sheep; and ye have slain [them] in this place, and eaten, and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood.` And all the people bring nigh each his ox, in his hand, that night, and slaughter [them] there.

³⁵扫罗为耶和华筑了一座祭坛，这是他初次为耶和华筑的祭坛。

³⁵And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.

³⁶扫罗说：“我们趁着晚上下去追赶非利士人，抢掠他们，直到天亮，不让他们留下一人。”他们说：“你看怎么好，就怎么行吧！”但祭司说：“我们先在这里亲近　神！”

³⁶And Saul saith, `Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.` And they say, `All that is good in thine eyes do.` And the priest saith, `Let us draw near hither unto God.`

³⁷扫罗求问　神：“我可以下去追赶非利士人吗？你把他们交在以色列人的手里吗？”那天　神没有回答他。

³⁷And Saul asketh of God, `Do I go down after the Philistines? dost Thou give them into the hand of Israel?` and He hath not answered him on that day.

³⁸扫罗说：“民间的众领袖啊，你们都要走近这里来；你们要查看今天我们犯了什么罪。

³⁸And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;

³⁹我指着拯救以色列、永活的耶和华起誓，即使是我的儿子约拿单犯了罪，他也一定要死。”众人中没有一人回答他。

³⁹for, Jehovah liveth, who is saving Israel: surely if it be in Jonathan my son, surely he doth certainly die;` and none is answering him out of all the people.

⁴⁰于是扫罗对以色列众人说：“你们站在这里，我和我的儿子约拿单站在那边。”众民回答扫罗：“你看怎么好，就怎么行吧！”

⁴⁰And he saith unto all Israel, `Ye — ye are on one side, and I and Jonathan my son are on another side;` and the people say unto Saul, `That which is good in thine eyes do.`

⁴¹扫罗祷告耶和华以色列的　神说：“求你指示实情！”于是抽签，抽中了约拿单和扫罗；众民都没事。

⁴¹And Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, `Give perfection;` and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out.

⁴²扫罗说：“你们再抽签，看是我，或是我的儿子约拿单。”结果抽中约拿单。

⁴²And Saul saith, `Cast between me and Jonathan my son;` and Jonathan is captured.

⁴³扫罗要杀约拿单扫罗对约拿单说：“告诉我，你作了什么事？”约拿单告诉他：“我用我手中的杖头尝了一点蜂蜜。我在这里，我愿意死！”

⁴³And Saul saith unto Jonathan, `Declare to me, what hast thou done?` and Jonathan declareth to him, and saith, `I certainly tasted with the end of the rod that [is] in my hand a little honey; lo, I die!`

⁴⁴扫罗说：“约拿单啊！你必定要死，否则，愿　神加倍惩罚我。”

⁴⁴And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.`

⁴⁵众民对扫罗说：“约拿单在以色列人中行了这样大的拯救，难道一定要他死吗？绝对不可以！我们指着永活的耶和华起誓，连他一根头发也不可落在地上，因为他今天是与　神一同作工。”这样，众民救了约拿单，使他免了一死。

⁴⁵And the people say unto Saul, `Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? — a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;` and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.

⁴⁶扫罗上去，不再追赶非利士人；非利士人也回到自己的地方去了。

⁴⁶And Saul goeth up from after the Philistines, and the Philistines have gone to their place;

⁴⁷扫罗的战绩和家谱扫罗取得了以色列的王国以后，常常攻打四围的一切仇敌，就是摩押人、亚扪人、以东人、琐巴众王和非利士人，他无论往哪里去，都得到胜利。

⁴⁷and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel, and he fighteth round about against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines, and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex [them].

⁴⁸扫罗行事勇敢，击败了亚玛力人，把以色列人从抢掠他们的人手中救了出来。

⁴⁸And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

⁴⁹扫罗的儿子是约拿单、亦施韦和麦基舒亚。他的两个女儿，长女名叫米拉，次女名叫米甲。

⁴⁹And the sons of Saul are Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name of his two daughters, the name of the first-born [is] Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;

⁵⁰扫罗的妻子名叫亚希暖，是亚希玛斯的女儿。扫罗军队的元帅名叫押尼珥，是尼珥的儿子，尼珥是扫罗的叔叔。

⁵⁰and the name of the wife of Saul [is] Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the head of his host [is] Abner son of Ner, uncle of Saul;

⁵¹扫罗的父亲基士和押尼珥的父亲尼珥都是亚别的儿子。

⁵¹and Kish [is] father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner [is] son of Ahiel.

⁵²扫罗的一生常常与非利士人有猛烈的争战。每逢扫罗看见任何勇士或有能力的人，就都招募归他。

⁵²And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.