撒母耳記下 18
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1大衛 數點跟隨他的人，立千夫長、百夫長率領他們。
1And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
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 David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people: 'I will surely go forth with you myself also.'
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。」
3But the people said: 'Thou shalt not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.'
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 unto them: 'What seemeth you best I will do.' And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out 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 Abishai and Ittai, saying: 'Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.' And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge 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 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 smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there 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。
8For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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 Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth, and his head caught hold of the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went 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 a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.'
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 unto the man that told him: 'And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have had to give thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.'
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 the man said unto Joab: 'Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying: Beware that none touch the young man 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。）」
13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.'
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。
14Then said Joab: 'I may not tarry thus with thee.' And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.
15給 約押 拿兵器的十個少年人圍繞 押沙龍 ，將他殺死。
15And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and 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 blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
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 the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones; and all Israel fled every one to his tent. —
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 in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said: 'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance'; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument unto 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。」
19Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok: 'Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him 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 unto him: 'Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, forasmuch as 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。
21Then said Joab to the Cushite: 'Go tell the king what thou hast seen.' And the Cushite bowed down unto 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 said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: 'But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite.' And Joab said: 'Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the 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。
23'But come what may, said he, I will run.' And he said unto him: 'Run.' Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and overran the Cushite.
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。
24Now David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold 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 the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.' And he came apace, and drew near.
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。」
26And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said: 'Behold another man running alone.' And the king said: 'He also bringeth tidings.'
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: 'I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.' And the king said: 'He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.'
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 Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king: 'All is well.' And he bowed down before the king with his face to the earth, and said: 'Blessed be the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the 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 it well with the young man Absalom?' And Ahimaaz answered: 'When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.'
30王說：「你退去，站在旁邊。」他就退去，站在旁邊。
30And the king said: 'Turn aside, and stand here.' And he turned aside, and stood still.
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, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said: 'Tidings for my lord the king; for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose 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 unto the Cushite: 'Is it well with the young man Absalom?' And the Cushite answered: 'The enemies of my lord the king and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that 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！」
33(19-1) And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'
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