撒母耳記下 18
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1大衛 數點跟隨他的人，立千夫長、百夫長率領他們。
1And David having reviewed his people, appointed over them captains of thousands and of hundreds,
2大衛 打發軍兵出戰，分為三隊：一隊在 約押 手下，一隊在 洗魯雅 的兒子、 約押 兄弟 亞比篩 手下，一隊在 迦特 人 以太 手下。 大衛 對軍兵說：「我必與你們一同出戰。」
2And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.
3軍兵卻說：「你不可出戰。若是我們逃跑，敵人必不介意；我們陣亡一半，敵人也不介意。因為你一人強似我們萬人，你不如在城裏預備幫助我們。」
3And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not much mind us: or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand: it is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us.
4王向他們說：「你們以為怎樣好，我就怎樣行。」於是王站在城門旁，軍兵或百或千地挨次出去了。
4And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
5王囑咐 約押 、 亞比篩 、 以太 說：「你們要為我的緣故寬待那少年人 押沙龍 。」王為 押沙龍 囑咐眾將的話，兵都聽見了。
5And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom.
6兵就出到田野迎着 以色列 人，在 以法蓮 樹林裏交戰。
6So the people went out into the field against Israel and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
7以色列 人敗在 大衛 的僕人面前；那日陣亡的甚多，共有二萬人。
7And the people of Israel were defeated there by David’s army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.
8因為在那裏四面打仗，死於樹林的比死於刀劍的更多。
8And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.
9押沙龍 偶然遇見 大衛 的僕人。 押沙龍 騎着騾子，從大橡樹密枝底下經過，他的頭 髮 被樹枝繞住，就懸掛起來，所騎的騾子便離他去了。
9And it happened that Absalom met the servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and the earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.
10有個人看見，就告訴 約押 說：「我看見 押沙龍 掛在橡樹上了。」
10And one saw this and told Joab, saying: I saw Absalom hanging upon an oak.
11約押 對報信的人說：「你既看見他，為甚麼不將他打死落在地上呢？ 你若打死他 ，我就賞你十 舍客勒 銀子，一條帶子。」
11And Joab said to the man that told him: If thou sawest him, why didst thou not stab him to the ground, and I would have given thee ten sicles of silver, and belt?
12那人對 約押 說：「我就是得你一千 舍客勒 銀子，我也不敢伸手害王的兒子；因為我們聽見王囑咐你和 亞比篩 並 以太 說：『你們要謹慎，不可害那少年人 押沙龍 。』
12And he said to Joab: If thou wouldst have paid down in my hands a thousand pieces of silver, I would not lay my hands upon the king’s son: for in our hearing he king charged thee, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom.
13我若妄為害了他的性命，就是你自己也必與我為敵（原來，無論何事都瞞不過王。）」
13Yea and if I should have acted boldly against my own life, this could not have been hid from the king, and wouldst thou have stood by me?
14約押 說：「我不能與你留連。」 約押 手拿三杆短槍，趁 押沙龍 在橡樹上還活着，就刺透他的心。
14And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,
15給 約押 拿兵器的十個少年人圍繞 押沙龍 ，將他殺死。
15Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.
16約押 吹角，攔阻眾人，他們就回來，不再追趕 以色列 人。
16And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare he multitude.
17他們將 押沙龍 丟在林中一個大坑裏，上頭堆起一大堆石頭。 以色列 眾人都逃跑，各回各家去了。
17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stories upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings.
18押沙龍 活着的時候，在 王谷 立了一根 石 柱，因他說：「我沒有兒子為我留名。」他就以自己的名稱那 石 柱叫 押沙龍柱 ，直到今日。
18Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king’s valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by is own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day.
19撒督 的兒子 亞希瑪斯 說：「容我跑去，將耶和華向仇敵給王報仇的信息報與王知。」
19And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said: I will run and tell the king, that the Lord hath done judgment for him from the hand of his enemies.
20約押 對他說：「你今日不可去報信，改日可以報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」
20And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
21約押 對 古示 人說：「你去將你所看見的告訴王。」 古示 人在 約押 面前下拜，就跑去了。
21And Joab said to Chusai: Go, and tell the king what thou hast seen. Chusai bowed down to Joab, and ran.
22撒督 的兒子 亞希瑪斯 又對 約押 說：「無論怎樣，求你容我隨着 古示 人跑去。」 約押 說：「我兒，你報這信息，既不得賞賜，何必要跑去呢？」
22Then Achimaas the son of Sadoc said to Joab again: Why might not I also run after Chusai? And Joab said to him: Why wilt thou run, my son? thou wilt not be the bearer of good tidings.
23他 又說 ：「無論怎樣，我要跑去。」 約押 說：「你跑去吧！」 亞希瑪斯 就從平原往前跑，跑過 古示 人去了。
23He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai.
24大衛 正坐在城甕裏。守望的人上城門樓的頂上，舉目觀看，見有一個人獨自跑來。
24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25守望的人就大聲告訴王。王說：「他若獨自來，必是報口信的。」那人跑得漸漸近了。
25And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,
26守望的人又見一人跑來，就對守城門的人說：「又有一人獨自跑來。」王說：「這也必是報信的。」
26The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.
27守望的人說：「我看前頭人的跑法，好像 撒督 的兒子 亞希瑪斯 的跑法一樣。」王說：「他是個好人，必是報好信息。」
27And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news.
28亞希瑪斯 向王呼叫說：「平安了！」就在王面前臉伏於地叩拜，說：「耶和華－你的上帝是應當稱頌的，因他已將那舉手攻擊我主我王的人交給王了。」
28And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: God save thee, O king. And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my king.
29王問說：「少年人 押沙龍 平安不平安？」 亞希瑪斯 回答說：「 約押 打發王的僕人，那時僕人聽見眾民大聲喧嘩，卻不知道是甚麼事。」
29And the king said: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Achimaas said: I saw a great tumult, O king, when thy servant Joab sent me thy servant: I know nothing else.
30王說：「你退去，站在旁邊。」他就退去，站在旁邊。
30And the king said to him: Pass, and stand here.
31古示 人也來到，說：「有信息報給我主我王！耶和華今日向一切興起攻擊你的人給你報仇了。」
31And when he bad passed, and stood still, Chusai appeared: and coming up he said: I bring good tidings, my lord, the king, for the Lord hath judged for thee this day from the hand of all that have risen up against thee.
32王問 古示 人說：「少年人 押沙龍 平安不平安？」 古示 人回答說：「願我主我王的仇敵，和一切興起要殺害你的人，都與那少年人一樣。」
32And the king said to Chusai: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Chusai answering him, said: Let the enemies of my lord, the king, and all that rise against him unto evil, be as the young man is.
33王就心裏傷慟，上城門樓去哀哭，一面走一面說：「我兒 押沙龍 啊！我兒，我兒 押沙龍 啊！我恨不得替你死， 押沙龍 啊，我兒！我兒！」
33The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom.
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