1When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred 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。
2The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are 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 are 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。”
3The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will 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 the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I do obeisance. Let me find favor in your 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！”
5When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, 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；
6He 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。
7Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow!
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！
8Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”
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 Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over 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。”
10The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David;’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you 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？’”
11David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited 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 Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
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。”
13So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him, and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw 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。
14The king, and all the people who were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself 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。
15Absalom, 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。
16It happened, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live 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！”
17Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your 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？”
18Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever Yahweh, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him I will stay.
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。
19Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so will I be in your 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 Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel 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？”
21Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will 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 on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to 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。
23The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man 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。