1The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
1掃羅在西弗曠野尋索大衛西弗人基比亞來見掃羅，說：“大衛不是在曠野前面的哈基拉山中躲藏起來嗎？”
2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
2掃羅就動身，下到西弗曠野去，跟隨他的有三千以色列精兵，要在西弗的曠野尋索大衛。
3Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
3那時，掃羅在曠野前面的哈基拉山的路旁安營，大衛仍然住在曠野。大衛看見掃羅來到曠野追尋他，
4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.
4就派出探子，知道掃羅已經到了納康。
5David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.
5大衛起來，來到掃羅安營的地方，看見掃羅和他的元帥，尼珥的兒子押尼珥睡臥的地方。掃羅睡在軍營的中央，眾人都在他的周圍安營。
6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
6大衛在西弗也不傷害掃羅大衛問赫人亞希米勒和洗魯雅的兒子約押的兄弟亞比篩，說：“誰願與我一起下到掃羅的營裡去呢？”亞比篩回答：“我願與你一起下去。”
7So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.
7於是大衛和亞比篩趁著夜裡到了眾軍那裡。掃羅正躺在軍營的中央睡著了，他的矛插在頭旁的地上；押尼珥和眾軍都躺在他的周圍。
8Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”
8亞比篩對大衛說：“今天 神把你的仇敵交在你手裡了。現在求你容我用矛把他刺透在地上，一刺就夠，不必再刺。”
9David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
9大衛卻對亞比篩說：“不可殺死他，因為有誰伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者而無罪呢？”
10David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
10大衛說：“我指著永活的耶和華起誓，他或被耶和華擊打，或死期到了，或下到戰場陣亡了，
11Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.”
11我在耶和華面前，絕對不敢伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者。現在，你可以把掃羅頭旁的矛和水袋拿來，我們就走吧！”
12So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head; and they went away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.
12於是大衛從掃羅的頭旁拿了矛和水袋，他們二人就走了。沒有人看見，沒有人知道，也沒有人醒來。他們都睡著了，因為耶和華使他們沉睡。
13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;
13大衛嘲笑押尼珥然後大衛過到另一邊去，遠遠地站在山頂上，兩者之間的距離很遠。
14and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who cries to the king?”
14大衛呼叫眾人和尼珥的兒子押尼珥說：“押尼珥啊，你不答話嗎？”押尼珥回答說：“你是誰，竟敢呼叫王？”
15David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord.
15大衛對押尼珥說：“你不是一個男子漢嗎？以色列人中有誰能與你相比呢？眾民中有一個人來要殺害王你的主，你為甚麼沒有保護王你的主呢？
16This thing isn’t good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”
16你所作的這事不好。我指著永活的耶和華起誓，你們都是該死的，因為你們沒有保護你的主，就是耶和華的受膏者。現在你看看王頭旁的矛和水袋在哪裡？”
17Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”
17大衛勸諫掃羅掃羅認出是大衛的聲音，就說：“我兒大衛啊！這是你的聲音嗎？”大衛說：“我主我王啊！是我的聲音。”
18He said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
18又說：“我主為甚麼這樣追趕僕人呢？我作了甚麼？我手裡犯了甚麼過錯？
19Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
19現在求我主我王聽你僕人的話。如果是耶和華激動你攻擊我，願耶和華收納祭物；如果是人激動你，願他們在耶和華面前受咒詛，因為他們今天把我趕出來，不容我在耶和華的產業上有分，說：‘你去服事別的神吧！’
20Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
20現在，求王不要讓我的血流在遠離耶和華的地上，因為以色列王出來尋索我的性命，就像人在山中獵取一隻鷓鴣一樣。”
21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
21掃羅認錯掃羅說：“我有罪了，我兒大衛啊，你回來吧！因為今天你看我的命為寶貴，我必不再害你。看哪！我作了糊塗事了，並且錯得很厲害。”
22David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.
22大衛回答說：“看哪！王的矛在這裡，可以叫一個僕人過來拿去。
23Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
23耶和華必按著各人的公義和信實報答他；今天耶和華把你交在我手裡，我卻不願伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者。
24Behold, as your life was respected this day in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
24看哪，我今天怎樣看重你的命，願耶和華也怎樣看重我的命，並且救我脫離一切患難。”
25Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
25掃羅對大衛說：“我兒大衛啊，願你得福，你必作成你所要作的，也必得勝。”於是大衛離去了，掃羅也回自己的地方去了。