¹大卫在隐．基底不伤扫罗

¹And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, `Lo, David [is] in the wilderness of En-gedi.`

²扫罗就从以色列人中选出三千精兵，带领他们到野羊磐石去搜索大卫和跟随他的人。

²And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

³到了路旁的羊圈，那里有一个洞，扫罗进去大解；那时，大卫和跟随他的人正坐在洞里的深处。

³and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

⁴跟随大卫的人对他说：“耶和华曾应许你说：‘我要把你的仇敌交在你的手里，你可以随意待他。’看哪！今天就是时候了。”于是大卫起来，悄悄地割下扫罗外袍的衣边。

⁴And the men of David say unto him, `Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;` and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul — gently.

⁵事后，大卫为了割下扫罗的衣边，心中自责，

⁵And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,

⁶就对跟随他的人说：“我在耶和华面前绝对不能这样对待我主耶和华的受膏者，我绝对不能动手攻击他，因为他是耶和华的受膏者。”

⁶and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord — to the anointed of Jehovah — to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].`

⁷大卫用这些话阻止了跟随他的人，不让他们起来攻击扫罗。扫罗起来，出了山洞，继续走他的路去了。

⁷And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;

⁸大卫向扫罗表白随后，大卫也起来，离开了山洞，在扫罗背后呼叫，说：“我主！我王！”扫罗回头向后看的时候，大卫就脸伏于地，向他叩拜。

⁸and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, `My lord, O king!` And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance.

⁹大卫对扫罗说：“你为什么听信人的话，说：‘大卫想要害你’呢？

⁹And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

¹⁰现在你亲眼看到，今天耶和华在山洞里，把你交在我手里。有人叫我杀你，我却爱惜你。我说：‘我不敢下手伤害我主，因为他是耶和华的受膏者。’

¹⁰Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [one] said to slay thee, and [mine eye] hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].

¹¹我父啊，请看，你外袍的衣边在我手中。我割下了你外袍的衣边，却没有杀你。你从此可以知道，也可以看出我手中没有邪恶，也没有过犯。我虽然没有得罪你，你却要猎取我的性命。

¹¹`And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!

¹²愿耶和华在你我之间判断是非；愿耶和华在你身上为我伸冤。我的手却不敢伤害你。

¹²`Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

¹³正如古时的格言：‘恶事出于恶人。’所以，我的手不敢伤害你。

¹³as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

¹⁴以色列的王出去追捕谁呢？你现在追赶谁呢？不过是追赶一条死狗，一只跳蚤吧了！

¹⁴`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? — after a dead dog! after one flea!

¹⁵愿耶和华在你我中间施行审判，断定是非；愿他鉴察，为我的案件伸冤，救我脱离你的手。”

¹⁵And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.`

¹⁶扫罗认错大卫对扫罗说完了这些话，扫罗就说：“我儿大卫啊，这是你的声音吗？”于是扫罗放声大哭，

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

¹⁷对大卫说：“你比我公义，因为你以良善待我，我却以恶待你。

¹⁷And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

¹⁸今天你所作的说明了你以良善待我，因为耶和华把我交在你手里，你却没有杀我。

¹⁸and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,

¹⁹如果人遇见仇敌，怎会让他平平安安离去呢？愿耶和华因你今天对我所作的报答你。

¹⁹and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.

²⁰现在我知道你必要作王，以色列的王国必在你手里坚立起来。

²⁰`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;

²¹现在你要指着耶和华向我起誓，不剪除我的后裔，也不从我父家消灭我的名。”

²¹and, now, swear to me by Jehovah — thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.`

²²于是大卫向扫罗起誓，扫罗就回自己的家去了，大卫和跟随他的人也上山寨去了。

²²And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.