¹Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.

¹大衛的晚年大衛王老了，年事已高，他們雖用許多衣服蓋著他，他仍不感到暖和。

²Therefore his servants said to him, “Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

²所以他的臣僕對他說：“不如為我主我王尋找一個年輕的處女，使她侍候在王面前，照顧王，睡在王的懷中，好使我主我王得到暖和。”

³So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

³於是他們在以色列全境尋找一個美貌的少女，結果找著了一個書念的女子亞比煞，就把她帶到王面前。

⁴The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.

⁴這少女極其美麗。她照顧王，服事他，可是王沒有與她發生過關係。

⁵Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

⁵亞多尼雅的陰謀那時哈及的兒子亞多尼雅妄自尊大，說：“我必作王。”就為自己預備了戰車、騎兵，又有五十人在他前面奔走。

⁶His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.

⁶他的父親從來沒有責難他說：“你為甚麼這樣作呢？”他的容貌也很英俊，他是在押沙龍之後生的。

⁷He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

⁷亞多尼雅與洗魯雅的兒子約押和亞比亞他祭司商議以後，二人都答應支持他。

⁸But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

⁸但撒督祭司、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，拿單先知、示每、利以和大衛的勇士都不擁護亞多尼雅。

⁹Adonijah killed sheep and cattle and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants:

⁹有一天，亞多尼雅在隱．羅結旁邊，瑣希列的磐石那裡，宰殺牛羊和肥畜，邀請他所有的兄弟，就是王的眾子和所有作王的臣僕的猶大人，來參加筵席。

¹⁰but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he didn’t call.

¹⁰只是沒有邀請拿單先知、比拿雅、眾勇士和他的兄弟所羅門。

¹¹Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?

¹¹拿單向拔示巴獻策拿單對所羅門的母親拔示巴說：“哈及的兒子亞多尼雅作了王，而我們的主大衛還不知道，你難道沒有聽見嗎？

¹²Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

¹²現在你來，我可以給你出一個主意，好救你的性命和你兒子所羅門的性命。

¹³Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign?’

¹³你進去見大衛王，對他說：‘我主我王，你不是曾經向婢女起誓，說：“你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王，他要坐在我的王位上”嗎？現在為甚麼亞多尼雅作了王呢？’

¹⁴Behold, while you yet talk there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words.”

¹⁴你還在那裡與王說話的時候，我會隨後進來，證實你的話。”

¹⁵Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

¹⁵拔示巴見王陳訴於是拔示巴進到內室去見王。王很老了，書念的女子亞比煞正在服事王。

¹⁶Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”

¹⁶拔示巴向王俯伏叩拜，王問：“你要甚麼？”

¹⁷She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. your God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” to your handmaid, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

¹⁷她回答說：“我主啊，你曾經指著耶和華你的　神向婢女起誓，說：‘你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王，他要坐在我的王位上’，

¹⁸Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.

¹⁸可是，現在亞多尼雅作了王了；而我主我王，你還不知道。

¹⁹He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.

¹⁹他宰殺了許多公牛、肥畜和羊，邀請了王所有的兒子、亞比亞他祭司和軍隊的元帥約押，卻沒有邀請王的僕人所羅門。

²⁰You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

²⁰我主我王啊，現在以色列眾人的眼睛都看著你，等你告訴他們誰要坐在我主我王的王位上，接續你作王。

²¹Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.”

²¹否則，到我主我王與列祖同睡之後，我和我的兒子所羅門就要被算為罪人了。”

²²Behold, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

²²拔示巴還在與王說話的時候，拿單先知就進來了。

²³They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

²³有人告訴王說：“拿單先知來了。”拿單來到王面前，向王叩拜。

²⁴Nathan said, “My lord, king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?’

²⁴拿單說：“我主我王啊，你曾說過：‘亞多尼雅要接續我作王，坐在我的王位上’嗎？

²⁵For he is gone down this day, and has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, ‘Long live king Adonijah!’

²⁵今天他下去宰殺了許多公牛、肥畜和羊，又請了王所有的兒子、眾軍長和亞比亞他祭司。他們正在亞多尼雅面前又吃又喝，說：‘亞多尼雅王萬歲。’

²⁶But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.

²⁶只有我，就是你的僕人，撒督祭司、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅和你的僕人所羅門，他都沒有邀請。

²⁷Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

²⁷我主我王是不是作了這事，而你沒有告訴你的眾臣僕，誰要接續我主我王，坐你的王位呢？”

²⁸Then king David answered, “Call to me Bathsheba.” She came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

²⁸王起誓應許立所羅門為王大衛回答說：“召拔示巴到我這裡來。”於是拔示巴來到王面前，站在那裡。

²⁹The king swore, and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

²⁹王就起誓說：“我指著曾經救我的性命脫離一切患難的永活的耶和華起誓，

³⁰most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ most certainly so will I do this day.”

³⁰我從前怎樣指著耶和華以色列的　神向你起誓，說：‘你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王，要坐在我的王位上’，我今天也必照樣行。”

³¹Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord king David live forever!”

³¹於是拔示巴面伏在地，向王叩拜，說：“願我主大衛王萬歲！”

³²King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.

³²所羅門在基訓受膏為王大衛王又說：“召撒督祭司、拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅到我這裡來。”他們都來到王面前。

³³The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

³³王就對他們說：“你們要帶著你們主人的僕人，使我的兒子所羅門騎上我的騾子，送他下到基訓去。

³⁴Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live king Solomon!’

³⁴在那裡撒督祭司和拿單先知要膏立他作以色列的王。你們要吹角說：‘所羅門王萬歲！’

³⁵Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”

³⁵然後你們要跟隨他上來；他要來坐在我的王位上；他要接續我作王。我已經立了他作以色列和猶大的統治者。”

³⁶Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.

³⁶耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅回答王說：“阿們！願耶和華我主我王的　神也是這樣說。

³⁷As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

³⁷耶和華怎樣與我主我王同在，願他也照樣與所羅門同在，使他的王位，比我主大衛王的王位更偉大。”

³⁸So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride on king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

³⁸於是撒督祭司、拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，以及基利提人和比利提人都下去，使所羅門騎上大衛王的騾子，送他到基訓去。

³⁹Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!”

³⁹撒督祭司從帳幕裡拿出那盛膏油的角，膏立所羅門；然後有人吹角，眾民就說：“所羅門王萬歲！”

⁴⁰All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

⁴⁰眾民都跟隨他上去，吹著笛子，十分歡樂，以致大地也因他們的聲音震裂。

⁴¹Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”

⁴¹亞多尼雅和所有與他在一起的賓客剛剛吃完了飯，聽到這聲音；約押聽到角聲，就說：“城裡為甚麼有這樣喧嚷的聲音呢？”

⁴²While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”

⁴²他還在說話的時候，亞比亞他祭司的兒子約拿單來了。亞多尼雅對他說：“進來吧！你是個忠義的人，一定帶來了好消息。”

⁴³Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord king David has made Solomon king.

⁴³約拿單對亞多尼雅說：“不好了，我們的主大衛王已經立了所羅門為王了。

⁴⁴The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.

⁴⁴王差派撒督祭司、拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，以及基利提人和比利提人，與所羅門同去。他們使所羅門騎上王的騾子。

⁴⁵Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

⁴⁵撒督祭司和拿單先知已經在基訓膏立他作王。眾人都從那裡歡歡喜喜上路；你們聽見的聲音，就是城裡的喧鬧聲。

⁴⁶Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

⁴⁶不但所羅門已經坐在這王國的王位上，

⁴⁷Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.

⁴⁷而且王的臣僕也來為我們的主大衛王祝福說：‘願你的　神使所羅門的名聲比你的更尊榮，使他的王位比你的更偉大。’王就在床上屈身下拜。

⁴⁸Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.’”

⁴⁸王又這樣說：‘耶和華以色列的　神是應當稱頌的，因為他今天賜了一人坐在我的王位上，也使我親眼看見這事。’”

⁴⁹All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.

⁴⁹亞多尼雅害怕求饒亞多尼雅所有的賓客都懼怕，大家起身，各自逃走了。

⁵⁰Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

⁵⁰亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門，就起來，去抓緊祭壇的角。

⁵¹It was told Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

⁵¹有人告訴所羅門說：“亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門王。他現在抓緊祭壇的角說：‘願所羅門王今天向我起誓，決不會用刀殺死他的僕人。’”

⁵²Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.”

⁵²所羅門說：“他若是作一個忠義的人，他的頭髮連一根也不會掉在地上；但在他身上若是發現有甚麼惡行，他必定死。”

⁵³So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

⁵³於是所羅門派人去把亞多尼雅從祭壇上帶下來。他來向所羅門叩拜；所羅門對他說：“回你的家去吧！”