撒母耳記上 24
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1掃羅 追趕 非利士 人回來，有人告訴他說：「 大衛 在 隱‧基底 的曠野。」
1Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi.
2掃羅 就從 以色列 人中挑選三千精兵，率領他們往野羊的磐石去，尋索 大衛 和跟隨他的人。
2And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi.
3到了路旁的羊圈，在那裏有洞， 掃羅 進去大解。 大衛 和跟隨他的人正藏在洞裏的深處。
3Saul therefore took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went out to seek after David, and his men, even upon the most craggy rocks, which are accessible only to wild goats.
4跟隨的人對 大衛 說：「耶和華曾應許你說：『我要將你的仇敵交在你手裏，你可以任意待他。』如今時候到了！」 大衛 就起來，悄悄地割下 掃羅 外袍的衣襟。
4And he came to the sheepcotes, which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave.
5隨後 大衛 心中自責，因為割下 掃羅 的衣襟；
5And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul’s robe.
6對跟隨他的人說：「我的主乃是耶和華的受膏者，我在耶和華面前萬不敢伸手害他，因他是耶和華的受膏者。」
6After which David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul’s robe.
7大衛 用這話攔住跟隨他的人，不容他們起來害 掃羅 。 掃羅 起來，從洞裏出去行路。
7And he said to his men: The Lord be merciful unto me, that I may do no such thing to my master the Lord’s anointed, as to lay my hand upon him, because he is the Lord’s anointed.
8隨後 大衛 也起來，從洞裏出去，呼叫 掃羅 說：「我主，我王！」 掃羅 回頭觀看， 大衛 就屈身、臉伏於地下拜。
8And David stopped his men with his words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rising up out of the cave, went on his way.
9大衛 對 掃羅 說：「你為何聽信人的讒言，說 大衛 想要害你呢？
9And David also rose up after him: and going out of the cave cried after Saul, saying: My lord the king. And Saul looked behind him: and David bowing himself down to the ground, worshipped,
10今日你親眼看見在洞中，耶和華將你交在我手裏；有人叫我殺你，我卻愛惜你，說：『我不敢伸手害我的主，因為他是耶和華的受膏者。』
10And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?
11我父啊，看看你外袍的衣襟在我手中。我割下你的衣襟，沒有殺你；你由此可以知道我沒有惡意叛逆你。你雖然獵取我的命，我卻沒有得罪你。
11Behold this day thy eyes have seen, that the Lord hath delivered thee into my hand, in the cave, and I had a thought to kill thee, but my eye hath spared thee. For I said: I will not put out my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.
12願耶和華在你我中間判斷是非，在你身上為我伸冤，我卻不親手加害於你。
12Moreover see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut, off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away.
13古人有句俗語說：『惡事出於惡人。』我卻不親手加害於你。
13The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
14以色列 王出來要尋找誰呢？追趕誰呢？不過追趕一條死狗，一個虼蚤就是了。
14As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?
15願耶和華在你我中間施行審判，斷定是非，並且鑒察，為我伸冤，救我脫離你的手。」
15After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.
16大衛 向 掃羅 說完這話， 掃羅 說：「我兒 大衛 ，這是你的聲音嗎？」就放聲大哭，
16Be the Lord judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and judge my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
17對 大衛 說：「你比我公義；因為你以善待我，我卻以惡待你。
17And when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
18你今日顯明是以善待我；因為耶和華將我交在你手裏，你卻沒有殺我。
18And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil.
19人若遇見仇敵，豈肯放他平安無事地去呢？願耶和華因你今日向我所行的，以善報你。
19And thou hast shewn this day what good things thou hast done to me: how the Lord delivered me into thy hand, and thou hast not killed me.
20我也知道你必要作王， 以色列 的國必堅立在你手裏。
20For who when he hath found his enemy, will let him go well away? But the Lord reward thee for this good turn, for what thou hast done to me this day.
21現在你要指着耶和華向我起誓，不剪除我的後裔，在我父家不滅沒我的名。」
21And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
22於是 大衛 向 掃羅 起誓， 掃羅 就回家去； 大衛 和跟隨他的人上山寨去了。
22Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.
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23And David swore to Saul. So Saul went home: and David and his men went up into safer places.
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