¹扫罗在西弗旷野寻索大卫

¹And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?`

²扫罗就动身，下到西弗旷野去，跟随他的有三千以色列精兵，要在西弗的旷野寻索大卫。

²And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

³那时，扫罗在旷野前面的哈基拉山的路旁安营，大卫仍然住在旷野。大卫看见扫罗来到旷野追寻他，

³And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;

⁴就派出探子，知道扫罗已经到了纳康。

⁴and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

⁵大卫起来，来到扫罗安营的地方，看见扫罗和他的元帅，尼珥的儿子押尼珥睡卧的地方。扫罗睡在军营的中央，众人都在他的周围安营。

⁵and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

⁶大卫在西弗也不伤害扫罗大卫问赫人亚希米勒和洗鲁雅的儿子约押的兄弟亚比筛，说：“谁愿与我一起下到扫罗的营里去呢？”亚比筛回答：“我愿与你一起下去。”

⁶And David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, `Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?` and Abishai saith, `I — I go down with thee.`

⁷于是大卫和亚比筛趁着夜里到了众军那里。扫罗正躺在军营的中央睡着了，他的矛插在头旁的地上；押尼珥和众军都躺在他的周围。

⁷And David cometh — and Abishai — unto the people by night, and lo, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear struck into the earth at his pillow, and abner and the people are lying round about him.

⁸亚比筛对大卫说：“今天　神把你的仇敌交在你手里了。现在求你容我用矛把他刺透在地上，一刺就够，不必再刺。”

⁸And Abishai saith unto David, `God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once — and I do repeat [it] to him.`

⁹大卫却对亚比筛说：“不可杀死他，因为有谁伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者而无罪呢？”

⁹And David saith unto Abishai, `Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?`

¹⁰大卫说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，他或被耶和华击打，或死期到了，或下到战场阵亡了，

¹⁰And David saith, `Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed —

¹¹我在耶和华面前，绝对不敢伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者。现在，你可以把扫罗头旁的矛和水袋拿来，我们就走吧！”

¹¹far be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah; and, now, take, I pray thee, the spear which [is] at his pillow, and the cruse of water, and we go away.`

¹²于是大卫从扫罗的头旁拿了矛和水袋，他们二人就走了。没有人看见，没有人知道，也没有人醒来。他们都睡着了，因为耶和华使他们沉睡。

¹²And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

¹³大卫嘲笑押尼珥然后大卫过到另一边去，远远地站在山顶上，两者之间的距离很远。

¹³And David passeth over to the other side, and standeth on the top of the hill afar off — great [is] the place between them;

¹⁴大卫呼叫众人和尼珥的儿子押尼珥说：“押尼珥啊，你不答话吗？”押尼珥回答说：“你是谁，竟敢呼叫王？”

¹⁴and David calleth unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, `Dost thou not answer, Abner?` and Abner answereth and saith, `Who [art] thou [who] hast called unto the king?`

¹⁵大卫对押尼珥说：“你不是一个男子汉吗？以色列人中有谁能与你相比呢？众民中有一个人来要杀害王你的主，你为什么没有保护王你的主呢？

¹⁵And David saith unto Abner, `Art not thou a man? and who [is] like thee in Israel? but why hast thou not watched over thy lord the king? for one of the people had come in to destroy the king, thy lord.

¹⁶你所作的这事不好。我指着永活的耶和华起誓，你们都是该死的，因为你们没有保护你的主，就是耶和华的受膏者。现在你看看王头旁的矛和水袋在哪里？”

¹⁶Not good is this thing which thou hast done; Jehovah liveth, but ye [are] sons of death, in that ye have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of Jehovah; and now, see where the king`s spear [is], and the cruse of water which [is] at his bolster.`

¹⁷大卫劝谏扫罗扫罗认出是大卫的声音，就说：“我儿大卫啊！这是你的声音吗？”大卫说：“我主我王啊！是我的声音。”

¹⁷And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and David saith, `My voice, my lord, O king!`

¹⁸又说：“我主为什么这样追赶仆人呢？我作了什么？我手里犯了什么过错？

¹⁸and he saith, `Why [is] this — my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?

¹⁹现在求我主我王听你仆人的话。如果是耶和华激动你攻击我，愿耶和华收纳祭物；如果是人激动你，愿他们在耶和华面前受咒诅，因为他们今天把我赶出来，不容我在耶和华的产业上有分，说：‘你去服事别的神吧！’

¹⁹And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men — cursed [are] they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

²⁰现在，求王不要让我的血流在远离耶和华的地上，因为以色列王出来寻索我的性命，就像人在山中猎取一只鹧鸪一样。”

²⁰`And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursueth the partridge in mountains.`

²¹扫罗认错扫罗说：“我有罪了，我儿大卫啊，你回来吧！因为今天你看我的命为宝贵，我必不再害你。看哪！我作了糊涂事了，并且错得很厉害。”

²¹And Saul saith, `I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.`

²²大卫回答说：“看哪！王的矛在这里，可以叫一个仆人过来拿去。

²²And David answereth and saith, `Lo, the king`s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

²³耶和华必按着各人的公义和信实报答他；今天耶和华把你交在我手里，我却不愿伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者。

²³and Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into [my] hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,

²⁴看哪，我今天怎样看重你的命，愿耶和华也怎样看重我的命，并且救我脱离一切患难。”

²⁴and lo, as thy soul hath been great this day in mine eyes, so is my soul great in the eyes of Jehovah, and He doth deliver me out of all distress.`

²⁵扫罗对大卫说：“我儿大卫啊，愿你得福，你必作成你所要作的，也必得胜。”于是大卫离去了，扫罗也回自己的地方去了。

²⁵And Saul saith unto David, `Blessed [art] thou, my son David, also working thou dost work, and also prevailing thou dost prevail.` And David goeth on his way, and Saul hath turned back to his place.