1And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
1大衛和洗巴大衛剛越過山頂不遠，就看見米非波設的僕人洗巴前來迎接他；又有一對預備好了的驢子，驢子身上馱著兩百個餅，一百個葡萄乾餅，一百個夏天的果餅和一皮袋酒。
2And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
2王問洗巴：“你為甚麼帶這些東西來？”洗巴回答：“驢子是給王的家眷騎的，餅和夏天的果餅是給年輕人吃的，酒是給在曠野裡疲乏的人喝的。”
3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
3王又問：“你主人的孫子米非波設在哪裡？”洗巴回答王說：“唉！他還留在耶路撒冷，因為他心裡想：‘以色列家會把我祖父掃羅的王國歸還給我。’”
4Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
4王對洗巴說：“看哪！凡屬米非波設所有的，都歸給你了。”洗巴說：“我叩拜我主我王，願我在你眼前蒙恩！”
5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
5大衛容忍示每大衛王來到巴戶琳的時候，忽然有一人從那裡出來，他是屬掃羅家族的，名叫示每，是基拉的兒子。他一邊出來，一邊咒罵；
6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
6又拿石頭投擲大衛和大衛王所有的臣僕，那時眾人和眾勇士都在王的左右。
7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
7示每咒罵的時候，這樣說：“你這流人血的人啊，滾開！你這無賴啊，滾開！
8The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
8你流了掃羅全家的血，接替掃羅作王，耶和華已經把這罪報應在你身上；耶和華已經把這國交在你兒子押沙龍的手裡。看哪！你現在自取其禍了，因為你是個流人血的人。”
9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
9洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩對王說：“為甚麼讓這條死狗咒罵我主我王呢？讓我過去，把他的頭砍下來。”
10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
10王說：“洗魯雅的兒子啊，我與你們有甚麼關係呢？如果他咒罵是因為耶和華對他說：‘你要咒罵大衛！’那麼誰敢說：‘你為甚麼這樣作呢？’”
11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
11大衛又對亞比篩和他所有的臣僕說：“看哪！連我親生的兒子尚且尋索我的命，何況這便雅憫人呢？由他去吧，由他咒罵吧！因為這是耶和華吩咐他的。
12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
12也許耶和華看見我的苦難，就施恩與我，以取代今天這人對我的咒罵。”
13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
13於是大衛和跟從他的人繼續在大路上往前去。示每也沿著山坡，與大衛並排而行，一邊走，一邊咒罵，又用石頭投擲他，拿塵土揚他。
14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
14王和所有與他在一起的人到了一個地方，都覺得累了，就在那裡舒展一下。
15And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
15戶篩和押沙龍押沙龍和以色列眾人進了耶路撒冷，亞希多弗也與押沙龍在一起。
16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
16大衛的朋友亞基人戶篩去見押沙龍，對他說：“願王萬歲！願王萬歲！”
17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
17押沙龍問戶篩：“你就以這樣的‘慈愛’待你的朋友嗎？你為甚麼沒有與你的朋友一同走呢？”
18And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
18戶篩回答押沙龍：“不！耶和華和這民，以及以色列眾人所揀選的，我應該歸屬他，與他在一起。
19And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
19再者，我要事奉誰呢？不是前王的兒子嗎？我以前怎樣事奉你的父親，我現在也必怎樣事奉你。”
20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
20押沙龍與大衛的妃嬪押沙龍對亞希多弗說：“你們出個主意，我們應該怎樣行才好？”
21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
21亞希多弗對押沙龍說：“你去與你父親留下來看守王宮的那些妃嬪親近，這樣以色列眾人聽見你與你父親已經完全決裂，所有跟隨你的人的手就都更堅強了。”
22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
22於是有人為押沙龍在王宮的平頂上搭了一座帳棚，押沙龍就在以色列眾人眼前與他父親的妃嬪親近。
23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
23那時，亞希多弗所出的策略，好像是人求問 神得來的話一樣。亞希多弗為大衛，或為押沙龍所出的策略都是這樣。