撒母耳记上 20
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Simplified)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1大卫 从 拉玛 的 拿约 逃跑，来到 约拿单 那里，对他说：「我做了什么？有什么罪孽呢？在你父亲面前犯了什么罪，他竟寻索我的性命呢？」
1And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan: 'What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?'
2约拿单 回答说：「断然不是！你必不致死。我父做事，无论大小，没有不叫我知道的。怎么独有这事隐瞒我呢？决不如此。」
2And he said unto him: 'Far from it; thou shalt not die; behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.'
3大卫 又起誓说：「你父亲准知我在你眼前蒙恩。他心里说，不如不叫 约拿单 知道，恐怕他愁烦。我指着永生的耶和华，又敢在你面前起誓，我离死不过一步。」
3And David swore moreover, and said: 'Thy father knoweth well that I have found favour in thine eyes; and he saith: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.'
4约拿单 对 大卫 说：「你心里所求的，我必为你成就。」
4Then said Jonathan unto David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?'
5大卫 对 约拿单 说：「明日是初一，我当与王同席，求你容我去藏在田野，直到第三日晚上。
5And David said unto Jonathan: 'Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, when I should sit with the king to eat; so let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
6你父亲若见我不在席上，你就说：『 大卫 切求我许他回本城 伯利恒 去，因为他全家在那里献年祭。』
6If thy father miss me at all, then say: David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7你父亲若说好，仆人就平安了；他若发怒，你就知道他决意要害我。
7If he say thus: It is well; thy servant shall have peace; but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
8求你施恩与仆人，因你在耶和华面前曾与仆人结盟。我若有罪，不如你自己杀我，何必将我交给你父亲呢？」
8Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?'
9约拿单 说：「断无此事！我若知道我父亲决意害你，我岂不告诉你呢？」
9And Jonathan said: 'Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
10大卫 对 约拿单 说：「你父亲若用厉言回答你，谁来告诉我呢？」
10Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?'
11约拿单 对 大卫 说：「你我且往田野去。」二人就往田野去了。
11And Jonathan said unto David: 'Come and let us go out into the field.' And they went out both of them into the field.
12约拿单 对 大卫 说：「愿耶和华— 以色列 的 神 为证 。明日约在这时候，或第三日，我探我父亲的意思，若向你有好意，我岂不打发人告诉你吗？
12And Jonathan said unto David: 'The LORD, the God of Israel — when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
13我父亲若有意害你，我不告诉你使你平平安安地走，愿耶和华重重地降罚与我。愿耶和华与你同在，如同从前与我父亲同在一样。
13The LORD do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and the LORD be with thee, as He hath been with my father.
14你要照耶和华的慈爱恩待我，不但我活着的时候免我死亡，
14And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not;
15就是我死后，耶和华从地上剪除你仇敌的时候，你也永不可向我家绝了恩惠。」
15but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.'
16于是 约拿单 与 大卫 家结盟， 说 ：「愿耶和华借 大卫 的仇敌追讨 背约 的罪。」
16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David: 'The LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.'
17约拿单 因爱 大卫 如同爱自己的性命，就使他再起誓。
17And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18约拿单 对他说：「明日是初一，你的座位空设，人必理会你不在那里。
18And Jonathan said unto him: 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty.
19你等三日，就要速速下去，到你从前遇事所藏的地方，在 以色 磐石那里等候。
19And in the third day thou shalt hide thyself well, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself in the day of work, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20我要向磐石旁边射三箭，如同射箭靶一样。
20And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark.
21我要打发童子， 说 ：『去把箭找来。』我若对童子说：『箭在后头，把箭拿来』，你就可以回来；我指着永生的耶和华起誓，你必平安无事。
21And, behold, I will send the lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as the LORD liveth.
22我若对童子说：『箭在前头』，你就要去，因为是耶和华打发你去的。
22But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away.
23至于你我今日所说的话，有耶和华在你我中间 为证 ，直到永远。」
23And as touching the matter which I and thou have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between me and thee for ever.'
24大卫 就去藏在田野。到了初一日，王坐席要吃饭。
24So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat.
25王照常坐在靠墙的位上， 约拿单 侍立， 押尼珥 坐在 扫罗 旁边， 大卫 的座位空设。
25And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side; but David's place was empty.
26然而这日 扫罗 没有说什么，他想 大卫 遇事，偶染不洁，他必定是不洁。
26Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day; for he thought: 'Something hath befallen him, he is unclean; surely he is not clean.'
27初二日 大卫 的座位还空设。 扫罗 问他儿子 约拿单 说：「 耶西 的儿子为何昨日、今日没有来吃饭呢？」
27And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David's place was empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son: 'Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to the meal, neither yesterday, nor to-day?'
28约拿单 回答 扫罗 说：「 大卫 切求我容他往 伯利恒 去。
28And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;
29他说：『求你容我去，因为我家在城里有献祭的事；我长兄吩咐我去。如今我若在你眼前蒙恩，求你容我去见我的弟兄』；所以 大卫 没有赴王的席。」
29and he said: Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me; and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king's table.'
30扫罗 向 约拿单 发怒，对他说：「你这顽梗背逆之妇人所生的，我岂不知道你喜悦 耶西 的儿子，自取羞辱，以致你母亲露体蒙羞吗？
30Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: 'Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
31耶西 的儿子若在世间活着，你和你的国位必站立不住。现在你要打发人去，将他捉拿交给我；他是该死的。」
31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die.'
32约拿单 对父亲 扫罗 说：「他为什么该死呢？他做了什么呢？」
32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?'
33扫罗 向 约拿单 抡枪要刺他， 约拿单 就知道他父亲决意要杀 大卫 。
33And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death.
34于是 约拿单 气忿忿地从席上起来，在这初二日没有吃饭。他因见父亲羞辱 大卫 ，就为 大卫 愁烦。
34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, and because his father had put him to shame.
35次日早晨， 约拿单 按着与 大卫 约会的时候出到田野，有一个童子跟随。
35And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36约拿单 对童子说：「你跑去，把我所射的箭找来。」童子跑去， 约拿单 就把箭射在童子前头。
36And he said unto his lad: 'Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.' And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37童子到了 约拿单 落箭之地， 约拿单 呼叫童子说：「箭不是在你前头吗？」
37And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said: 'Is not the arrow beyond thee?'
38约拿单 又呼叫童子说：「速速地去，不要迟延！」童子就拾起箭来，回到主人那里。
38And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39童子却不知道这是什么意思，只有 约拿单 和 大卫 知道。
39But the lad knew not any thing; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40约拿单 将弓箭交给童子，吩咐说：「你拿到城里去。」
40And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him: 'Go, carry them to the city.'
41童子一去， 大卫 就从 磐石 的南边出来，俯伏在地，拜了三拜；二人亲嘴，彼此哭泣， 大卫 哭得更恸。
41And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42约拿单 对 大卫 说：「我们二人曾指着耶和华的名起誓说：『愿耶和华在你我中间，并你我后裔中间 为证 ，直到永远。』如今你平平安安地去吧！」 大卫 就起身走了； 约拿单 也回城里去了。
42And Jonathan said to David: 'Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying: The LORD shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever.' (21-1) And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
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