¹扫罗欲杀大卫，约拿单代求

¹And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

²约拿单告诉大卫：“我父亲扫罗正设法要杀死你。所以明天早晨你要小心，留在隐密的地方里，躲藏起来。

²and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, `Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,

³我会出去，到你藏身的那块田那里，站在我父亲旁边，和他谈论你的事。我看看情形怎样，然后告诉你。”

³and I — I go out, and have stood by the side of my father in the field where thou [art], and I speak of thee unto my father, and have seen what [is coming], and have declared to thee.`

⁴约拿单向父亲扫罗替大卫说好话，说：“王不要得罪你的仆人大卫，因为他没有得罪你；并且他所作的，对你大有好处。

⁴And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee [are] very good;

⁵他冒着生命的危险击杀了那非利士人，耶和华为以色列人施行了大拯救，那时你看见了，也很欢喜。现在你为什么要犯罪，无缘无故杀死大卫，流无辜人的血呢？”

⁵yea, he putteth his life in his hand, and smiteth the Philistine, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation for all Israel; thou hast seen, and dost rejoice, and why dost thou sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nought?`

⁶扫罗听了约拿单的话，就起誓，说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，大卫必不会被杀死。”

⁶And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth — he doth not die.`

⁷约拿单叫大卫来，把这一切话都告诉他；约拿单把大卫带到扫罗那里，他就像以前一样，侍候在扫罗面前。

⁷And Jonathan calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth to him all these words, and Jonathan bringeth in David unto Saul, and he is before him as heretofore.

⁸米甲释放大卫后来，又有战事；大卫出去与非利士人交战，大败他们，他们就在大卫面前逃跑。

⁸And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them — a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

⁹从耶和华那里来的恶鬼又临到扫罗身上；那时扫罗坐在屋里，手里拿着枪。大卫正在弹琴，

⁹And a spirit of sadness [from] Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,

¹⁰扫罗就想用枪刺杀大卫，把他刺在墙上，但大卫从扫罗面前躲开了，他的枪刺在墙上。那天晚上大卫逃跑，就逃脱了。

¹⁰and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.

¹¹扫罗派人到大卫家里去监视他，要在第二天早晨杀死他。大卫的妻子米甲告诉他说：“今天晚上你若不逃命，明天就会被杀死。”

¹¹And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, `If thou art not delivering thy life to-night — tomorrow thou art put to death.`

¹²于是米甲从窗口把大卫缒下去，大卫就离开那里逃走，逃脱了。

¹²And Michal causeth David to go down through the window, and he goeth on, and fleeth, and escapeth;

¹³米甲把家中的一尊神像拿来，放在床上，把头枕在用山羊毛弄成的枕头上，再用衣服盖着。

¹³and Michal taketh the teraphim, and layeth on the bed, and the mattress of goats` [hair] she hath put [for] his pillows, and covereth with a garment.

¹⁴扫罗派人来捉拿大卫，米甲说：“他病了。”

¹⁴And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and she saith, `He [is] sick.`

¹⁵扫罗又派人去看大卫说：“你们把他连床一起抬到我这里来，我好杀死他。”

¹⁵And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,` — to put him to death.

¹⁶奉派的人进去，看见床上有一尊家中的神像，头枕在用山羊毛弄成的枕头上。

¹⁶And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim [are] on the bed, and the mattress of goats` [hair], [for] his pillows.

¹⁷扫罗问米甲：“你为什么这样欺骗我，放了我的仇敌，让他逃走呢？”米甲回答扫罗：“他对我说：‘放我走！否则我要杀死你。’”

¹⁷And Saul saith unto Michal, `Why thus hast thou deceived me — that thou dost send away mine enemy, and he is escaped?` and Michal saith unto Saul, `He said unto me, Send me away: why do I put thee to death?`

¹⁸扫罗受感说话大卫逃跑，逃脱了，来到拉玛见撒母耳，把扫罗对他所作的一切都告诉了撒母耳。然后他和撒母耳去拿约，住在那里。

¹⁸And David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.

¹⁹有人告诉扫罗：“大卫住在拉玛的拿约。”

¹⁹And it is declared to Saul, saying, `Lo, David [is] in Naioth in Ramah.`

²⁰于是扫罗派人去捉大卫。派去的人看见一群先知正在受感说话，撒母耳站着带领他们。那时，　神的灵也临到扫罗的使者身上，他们都受感说话。

²⁰And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul`s messengers, and they prophesy — they also.

²¹有人把这事告诉了扫罗，他就再派别的人去，这些人也受感说话。扫罗第三次派人去，他们也受感说话。

²¹And they declare [it] to Saul, and he sendeth other messengers, and they prophesy — they also; and Saul addeth and sendeth messengers a third time, and they prophesy — they also.

²²后来，扫罗也亲自到拉玛去，到了西沽的大井，就问人，说：“撒母耳和大卫在哪里？”有一个人回答：“在拉玛的拿约。”

²²And he goeth — he also — to Ramath, and cometh in unto the great well which [is] in Sechu, and asketh, and saith, `Where [are] Samuel and David?` and [one] saith, `Lo, in Naioth in Ramah.`

²³扫罗就从那里往拉玛的拿约去。　神的灵也临到他身上，他一面走，一面受感说话，直到他到了拉玛的拿约。

²³And he goeth thither — unto Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God is upon him — him also; and he goeth, going on, and he prophesyeth till his coming in to Naioth in Ramah,

²⁴他脱掉了自己的衣服，也在撒母耳面前受感说话。那一日，他整天整夜赤着身子躺着，因此有一句俗语说：“扫罗也列在先知中吗？”

²⁴and he strippeth off — he also — his garments, and prophesieth — he also — before Samuel, and falleth down naked all that day and all the night; therefore they say, `Is Saul also among the prophets?`