列王紀上 1
1 [達味年老]達味王年紀已老，雖然蓋著許多被褥，仍然不覺溫暖。
Now king David had become elderly, and he had many days in his lifetime. And though he was covered with clothes, he was not warmed.
2 於是他的臣僕對他說：「讓人為我主大王找一個年輕少女來，服侍大王，照料大王，睡在大王懷裏，溫暖我主大王。」
Therefore, his servants said to him: “Let us seek, for our lord the king, a young virgin. And let her stand before the king, and warm him, and sleep in his bosom, and provide warmth for our lord the king.”
3 他們就在以色列全境，尋找美麗的少女；找著了一個叔能女子阿彼沙格，便領她到君王那裏。
And so they sought a beautiful young woman in all the parts of Israel. And they found Abishag, a Shunammite, and they led her to the king.
4 這少女非常美麗，她就照料服侍君王，君王卻沒有認識她。阿多尼雅的野心
Now the girl was exceedingly beautiful. And she slept with the king, and she ministered to him. Yet truly, the king did not know her.
5 那時，哈基特的兒子阿多尼雅自尊自大說：「我必要作主! 」他遂為自己預備了車輛與騎兵，有五十人在他面前開道。
Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, “I shall reign!” And he appointed for himself chariots and horsemen, with fifty men who would run before him.
6 他的父親一生從未責罵過他說：「你為什麼這樣做﹖」他出生於阿貝沙隆之後，也是個十分英俊的人。
Neither did his father chastise him at any time, saying, “Why have you done this?” Now he, too, was very beautiful, the second in birth, after Absalom.
7 他曾與責魯雅的兒子約阿布和司祭厄貝雅塔爾商議過，他們二人都支持阿多尼雅。
And he conferred with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar, the priest, who gave assistance to the side of Adonijah.
8 但是司祭匝多克、約雅達的兒子貝納雅、先知納堂、史米勒依，以及達味的勇士們，都不擁護阿多尼雅。
Yet truly, Zadok, the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan, the prophet, and Shimei and Rei, and the mature men of the army of David were not with Adonijah.
9 一天，阿多尼雅在洛格耳泉旁的左赫肋特磐石上，宰殺了牛羊和肥犢，邀請了君王的兒子們─他所有的兄弟，和所有作君王臣僕的猶大人，
Then Adonijah, having immolated rams and calves and every kind of fat cattle beside the Stone of the Serpent, which was in the vicinity of the fountain Rogel, summoned all his brothers, the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, the servants of the king.
10 惟獨沒有邀請先知納堂、貝納雅、勇士們和他的兄弟撒羅滿。先知勸立撒羅滿為王。
But he did not summon Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, and all the mature men, and Solomon, his brother.
11 納堂對撒羅滿的母親巴特舍巴說：「你沒有聽說：哈基特的兒子阿多尼雅已作了王，而我們的主上達味還不知道嗎﹖
And so Nathan said to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon: “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has begun to reign, and that our lord David is ignorant of this?
12 現在，我給你出個主意，好保全你和你兒子撒羅滿的性命。
Now then, come, accept my counsel, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
13 你去見達味，對他說：我主大王，你不是曾向你的婢女起誓說：你的兒子撒羅滿必要繼我為王，坐上我的寶座嗎﹖為什麼阿多尼雅卻作了王呢﹖
Go and enter to king David, and say to him: ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to me, your handmaid, saying: “Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he himself shall sit on my throne?” Then why does Adonijah reign?’
14 當米還在那裏與君王說話時，我便隨後進來，證實你的話。」
And while you are still speaking with the king there, I will enter after you, and I will complete your words.”
15 巴特舍特於是進了君王的內室。君王年紀已老，叔能女子阿彼沙格正在旁服侍君王。
And so Bathsheba entered to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag, the Shunammite, was ministering to him.
16 巴特舍特便俯伏叩拜君王。君王問說：「你有什麼事﹖」
Bathsheba bowed herself, and she reverenced the king. And the king said to her, “What do you wish?”
17 巴特舍特答說：「我主，你曾指著上主你的天主向你的婢女起誓說：你的兒子撒羅滿必要繼我為王，坐上我的寶座。
And responding, she said: “My lord, you swore to your handmaid, by the Lord your God: ‘your son Solomon will reign after me, and he himself shall sit upon my throne.’
18 但是，現在阿多尼雅已作了主，而我主大王，你還不知道。
And now behold, Adonijah reigns, while you, my lord the king, are ignorant of it.
19 他宰殺了許多牛、肥犢和羊，邀請了君王所有的兒子和厄貝雅塔爾司祭並約阿布元帥，惟獨你的僕人撒羅滿，他沒有邀請。
He has slain oxen, and every kind of fattened cattle, and many rams. And he has summoned all the sons of the king, as well as Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the leader of the military. But Solomon, your servant, he did not summon.
20 我主大王，現在全以色列人的眼望著你，等待你通告他們，誰要坐上我主大王的寶座，繼承大王。
Truly now, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel look with favor upon you, that you may indicate to them who ought to sit upon your throne, my lord the king, after you.
21 不然，將來我主大王同自己的祖先長眠之後，我和我的兒子撒羅滿必被列為罪犯。」
Otherwise, this will be: when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be as sinners.”
22 正當她同君王談話時，納堂先知進來了。
And while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan, the prophet, arrived.
23 有人稟告君王說：「納堂先知來了。」他來到君王面前，便俯首至地，向君王下拜。
And they announced to the king, saying, “Nathan, the prophet, is here.” And when he had entered in the sight of the king, and he had reverenced prone on the ground,
24 納堂說：「我主大王，想必你說過，阿多尼雅必要繼我為王，坐上我的寶座
Nathan said: “My lord the king, did you say, ‘Let Adonijah reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne?’
25 因為他今天下去，宰殺了許多牛、肥犢和羊，邀請了君王所有的兒子和軍官，以及厄貝雅塔爾司祭；他們在他面前吃喝，呼喊說：阿多尼雅王萬歲!
For today, he descended, and he immolated oxen, and fattened cattle, and many rams. And he summoned all the sons of the king, and the leaders of the army, along with Abiathar, the priest. And they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘As king Adonijah lives.’
26 至於你的僕人我、匝多克司祭、約雅達的兒子貝納雅，以及你的兒子撒羅滿，他都沒有邀請。
But he did not summon me, your servant, and Zadok, the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and Solomon, your lowly servant.
27 如果這事是出於我主大王，難道你會不通告你的僕人，誰要坐上我主大王的寶座，繼承大王嗎﹖」
Could this word have gone out from my lord the king, and could you not have revealed it to me, your servant, as to who would be seated upon the throne of my lord the king after him?”
28 韃味回答說：「快給我召巴特，舍巴來! 」她便進來立在君王面前。
And king David responded, saying, “Summon to me Bathsheba.” And when she had entered before the king, and she had stood before him,
29 君王起誓說：「救我脫離各種患難的上主永在!
the king swore and said: “As the Lord lives, who has rescued my soul from all distress,
30 我既然曾指著上主以色列的天主向你起誓說：你的兒子撒羅滿必要繼我為王，代我坐上我的寶座：今天我就要這樣作。」
just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he himself shall sit upon my throne in my place,’ so shall I do this day.”
31 巴特舍巴遂俯伏在地，叩拜君王說：「願我主大王韃味萬歲! 」撒羅滿登極為王
And Bathsheba, having lowered her face to the ground, reverenced the king, saying, “May my lord David live forever.”
32 韃味王接著說：「將司祭匝多克、先知納堂、約雅韃的兒子貝納雅，給我召來。」他們都來到君王面前。
And king David said, “Summon to me Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada.” And when they had entered before the king,
33 君王對他們說：「率領你們主子的僕人，立刻叫我兒撒羅滿騎上我自己的騾子，護送他下到基紅去。
he said to them: “Take with you the servants of your lord, and place my son Solomon upon my mule. And lead him to Gihon.
34 司祭匝多克和先知納堂要在那裏給他傅油，立他為以色列王。你們要吹號歡呼說：撒羅滿王萬歲!
And let Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, anoint him in that place as the king over Israel. And you shall sound the trumpet, and you shall say, ‘As king Solomon lives.’
35 以後，你們跟他上來，他要來坐在我的寶座，繼位為王，因為我已欽定他作以色列和猶大的領袖。」
And you shall ascend after him, and he shall arrive and shall sit upon my throne. And he himself shall reign in my place. And I will command that he be the ruler over Israel and over Judah.”
36 約雅達的兒子貝納雅回答君王說：「但願如此! 願我主大王的上主天主，如此照准!
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, responded to the king, saying: “Amen. So says the Lord, the God of my lord the king.
37 上主如何與我主大王同在，也願他與撒羅滿同在! 使他的王位高於我主君王達味的王位。」
In the same way that the Lord has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon. And may he make his throne more sublime than the throne of my lord, king David.”
38 於是司祭匝多克、先知納堂、約雅達的兒子貝納雅、革勒提人和培肋提人下去，叫撒羅滿騎上達味王的騾子，護送他到了基紅。
Then Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, descended, with Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. And they placed Solomon on the mule of king David, and they led him to Gihon.
39 司祭匝多克從會幕裏取過油角來，給撒羅滿傅了油，人們立即吹號，眾百姓一起歡呼說：「撒羅滿王萬歲！」
And Zadok, the priest, took the horn of oil from the tabernacle, and he anointed Solomon. And they sounded the trumpet. And all the people said, “As king Solomon lives.”
40 以後，所有的人民擁護他上去，吹著笛子，盡情歡喜，以致大地也因他們的歡呼聲而震動了。阿多尼雅的黨羽瓦解
And the entire multitude ascended after him. And the people were playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy. And the earth resounded before the noise of them.
41 阿多尼雅和他所請的一切客人歡宴剛完，都聽見了這聲音；約阿布一聽見號聲，便問說﹕「為什麼城中這樣鼓譟﹖」
Then Adonijah, and all who had been summoned by him, heard it. And now the feast had ended. Then, too, Joab, hearing the voice of the trumpet, said, “What is the meaning of this clamor from the tumultuous city?”
42 他正說話的時候，司祭厄貝雅塔爾的兒子約納堂來了，阿多尼雅說﹕「進來，你是個英雄好漢，想必帶來了好消息! 」
While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. And Adonijah said to him, “Enter, for you are a valiant man, and you report good news.”
43 約納堂回答阿多尼雅說﹕「不! 我們的主上達味王已立撒羅滿為王了。
And Jonathan answered Adonijah: “By no means. For our lord king David has appointed Solomon as king.
44 君王派司祭匝多克、先知納堂、約雅達的兒子貝納雅、革勒提人和培肋提人，護送他下去，叫他騎上了君王的騾子。
And he has sent with him Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. And they have placed him on the mule of the king.
45 司祭匝多克和先知納堂已在基紅給他傅了油，立他為王。現在他們正從那裏歡呼上來，震動了全城﹕這就是你們聽到的喧嚷聲。
And Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, have anointed him king, at Gihon. And they are ascending from there, rejoicing, and so the city resounds. This is the noise that you have heard.
46 撒羅滿現已坐上了君王的寶座，
But also, Solomon sits upon the throne of the kingdom.
47 君王的臣僕都來祝賀我們的主上達味王說﹕願你的天主使撒羅滿的名聲比你的名聲更榮耀，使他的王位比你的王位更興隆! 君王就伏在床上下拜，
And the servants of the king, entering, have blessed our lord king David, saying: ‘May God amplify the name of Solomon above your name, and may he magnify his throne above your throne.’ And the king reverenced from his bed.
48 且說﹕上主以色列的天主應受讚美! 因為今天他指派了一個人坐上了我的寶座，我也親自眼看見了。」
And he said: ‘Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has bestowed someone to sit upon my throne, while my eyes may see it.’”
49 阿多尼雅請來的客人都害了怕，起來各自走了。
Therefore, all those who had been summoned by Adonijah were terrified. And they all rose up, and each one went his own way.
50 阿多尼雅也害怕撒羅滿，遂起來跑到上主的會幕內，抱住祭壇的角。
Then Adonijah, fearing Solomon, rose up and went away. And he took hold of the horn of the altar.
51 有人告訴撒羅滿說﹕「看，阿多尼雅害怕撒羅滿王，抱住祭壇的角說﹕撒羅滿王先得向我起誓﹕決不用刀殺死他的僕人。」
And they reported to Solomon, saying: “Behold, Adonijah, fearing king Solomon, has taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying: ‘May king Solomon swear to me this day that he will not put to death his servant with the sword.’”
52 撒羅滿說：「如果他肯做一個忠義的人，他的一根頭髮也不會落在地上；但如果發現他有什麼不對，必死無疑。」
And Solomon said: “If he is a good man, not so much as one hair of his head shall fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he shall die.”
53 撒羅滿王遂派人去，叫他從祭壇上下來；他便前來，俯伏在撒羅滿王前。撒羅滿對他說﹕「你回家去罷! 」
Therefore, king Solomon sent and brought him from the altar. And entering, he reverenced king Solomon. And Solomon said to him, “Go to your own house.”
