2 Samuel 12
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
1耶和華差遣 拿單 去見 大衛 。 拿單 到了 大衛 那裏，對他說：「在一座城裏有兩個人：一個是富戶，一個是窮人。
2The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen.
2富戶有許多牛群羊群；
3But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter.
3窮人除了所買來養活的一隻小母羊羔之外，別無所有。羊羔在他家裏和他兒女一同長大，吃他所吃的，喝他所喝的，睡在他懷中，在他看來如同女兒一樣。
4And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man’s ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
4有一客人來到這富戶家裏；富戶捨不得從自己的牛群羊群中取一隻預備給客人吃，卻取了那窮人的羊羔，預備給客人吃。」
5And David’s anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.
5大衛 就甚惱怒那人，對 拿單 說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，行這事的人該死！
6He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.
6他必償還羊羔四倍；因為他行這事，沒有憐恤的心。」
7And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,
7拿單 對 大衛 說：「你就是那人！耶和華－ 以色列 的上帝如此說：『我膏你作 以色列 的王，救你脫離 掃羅 的手。
8And gave thee thy master’s house and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.
8我將你主人的家業賜給你，將你主人的妻交在你懷裏，又將 以色列 和 猶大 家賜給你；你若還以為不足，我早就加倍地賜給你。
9Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
9你為甚麼藐視耶和華的命令，行他眼中看為惡的事呢？你借 亞捫 人的刀殺害 赫 人 烏利亞 ，又娶了他的妻為妻。
10Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.
10你既藐視我，娶了 赫 人 烏利亞 的妻為妻，所以刀劍必永不離開你的家。』
11Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes I and give them to thy neighhour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
11耶和華如此說：『我必從你家中興起禍患攻擊你；我必在你眼前把你的妃嬪賜給別人，他在日光之下就與她們同寢。
12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun.
12你在暗中行這事，我卻要在 以色列 眾人面前，日光之下，報應你。』」
13And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.
13大衛 對 拿單 說：「我得罪耶和華了！」 拿單 說：「耶和華已經除掉你的罪，你必不至於死。
14Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.
14只是你行這事，叫耶和華的仇敵大得褻瀆的機會，故此，你所得的孩子必定要死。」
15And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.
15拿單 就回家去了。 耶和華擊打 烏利亞 妻給 大衛 所生的孩子，使他得重病。
16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.
16所以 大衛 為這孩子懇求上帝，而且禁食，進入 內室 ，終夜躺在地上。
17And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.
17他家中的老臣來到他旁邊，要把他從地上扶起來，他卻不肯起來，也不同他們吃飯。
18And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David feared to tell him, that the child was dead. For they said: Behold when the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how much more will he afflict himself if we tell him that the child is dead?
18到第七日，孩子死了。 大衛 的臣僕不敢告訴他孩子死了，因他們說：「孩子還活着的時候，我們勸他，他尚且不肯聽我們的話，若告訴他孩子死了，豈不更加憂傷嗎？」
19But when David saw his servants whispering, he understood that the child was dead: and he said to his servants: Is the child dead? They answered him: He is dead.
19大衛 見臣僕彼此低聲說話，就知道孩子死了，問臣僕說：「孩子死了嗎？」他們說：「死了。」
20Then David arose from the ground, and washed and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord: and worshipped, and then he came into his own house, and he called for bread, and ate.
20大衛 就從地上起來，沐浴，抹膏，換了衣裳，進耶和華的殿敬拜；然後回宮，吩咐人擺飯，他便吃了。
21And his servants said to him: What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive, but when the child was dead, thou didst rise up, and eat bread.
21臣僕問他說：「你所行的是甚麼意思？孩子活着的時候，你禁食哭泣；孩子死了，你倒起來吃飯。」
22And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live?
22大衛 說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣；因為我想，或者耶和華憐恤我，使孩子不死也未可知。
23But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.
23孩子死了，我何必禁食，我豈能使他返回呢？我必往他那裏去，他卻不能回我這裏來。」
24And David comforted Bethsabee his wife, and went in unto her, and slept with her: I and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
24大衛 安慰他的妻 拔示巴 ，與她同寢，她就生了兒子，給他起名叫 所羅門 。耶和華也喜愛他，
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
25就藉先知 拿單 賜他一個名字，叫 耶底底亞 ，因為耶和華 愛他 。
26And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.
26約押 攻取 亞捫 人的京城 拉巴 。
27And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.
27約押 打發使者去見 大衛 ，說：「我攻打 拉巴 ，取其水城。
28Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.
28現在你要聚集其餘的軍兵來，安營圍攻這城，恐怕我取了這城，人就以我的名叫這城。」
29Then David gathered all the people together, and went out against Rabbath: and after fighting, he took it.
29於是 大衛 聚集眾軍，往 拉巴 去攻城，就取了這城，
30And he took the crown of their king from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, set with most precious stones, and it was put upon David’s head, and the spoils of the city which were very great he carried away.
30奪了 亞捫 人之王所戴的金冠冕，其上的金子重一他連得，又嵌着寶石。人將這冠冕戴在 大衛 頭上。 大衛 從城裏奪了許多財物，
31And bringing forth the people thereof he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brickkilns: so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem.
31將城裏的人拉出來，放在鋸下，或鐵耙下，或鐵斧下，或叫他經過磚窯； 大衛 待 亞捫 各城的居民都是如此。其後， 大衛 和眾軍都回 耶路撒冷 去了。
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