撒母耳記上 30
1 當達味和他的人第三天來到漆刻拉格時，阿瑪肋克人已侵入乃革布和漆刻拉格，將漆刻拉格洗劫，放火燒了，
Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.
2 將城中的婦女，以及所有的老幼，都擄了去；但沒有殺人，只將他們擄走，回返原路。
And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
3 達味和他的人來到城旁，見城已被火燒毀，他們的妻子兒女盡被據去，
So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,
4 遂放聲大哭，直哭得聲嘶力竭。
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
5 達味的兩個妻子：依次勒耳人阿希諾罕和曾作加爾默耳人納巴耳妻子的阿彼蓋耳也被據去了。
For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 達味陷入窘境，因為人民各為自己的兒女非常痛心，都說要用石頭打死他；但是達味更加堅固倚靠上主，他的天主。
And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.
7 達味對阿希默肋客的兒子厄貝雅塔爾司祭說：「請你將「厄弗得」給我拿來! 」厄貝雅塔爾就將厄弗得」給達味拿了來。
And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 達味求問上主說：「我該追趕這些土匪嗎﹖我追得上嗎﹖」上主答說：「你去追趕，必能追上，能救回一切」。
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.
9 達味和隨從他的六百人於是立即出發，到了貝索爾河。
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.
10 艮帶著四百人仍向追趕，其餘二百人因為過於疲倦，不能過貝索爾河，就住下了。
But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.
11 有人在田間遇見了一個埃及人，把他領到達味前，給他飯吃，給他水喝，
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,
12 又給他一個無花果餅，兩串乾葡萄；他吃了後，精神就恢復了，因為他已三天三夜沒有吃飯喝水了。
As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.
13 達味問他說：「你是誰的人，你是哪裏的﹖」他答說：「我是個埃及少年，為一個阿瑪肋克人做奴隸，因為我害病，我主人拋棄我已三天了。
And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.
14 我們侵擊了革肋提人的南部，猶太的南部和加肋布的南部，放火燒了漆刻拉格」。
For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.
15 達味問他說：「你能領我下到這群土匪那裏去嗎﹖」他答說：「你要指著天主給我起誓：不殺我，也不將我交在我主人手裏，那麼我就領你下到這群土那裏去」。艮對他起了誓，
And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.
16 他便領他下去了。看，土匪都散在各處，正在吃喝，慶祝他們從培肋舍特和猶大地方搶來的大批勝利品。
And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.
17 達味從天亮直到晚上，擊殺他們，消滅他們，除四百駱馲騎逃走的兵士外，一個也沒有逃脫。
And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.
18 凡阿瑪肋克人所據去的，達味都救了回來，也救回了他的兩個妻子。
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 凡被據去的，不論老幼，不論子女，不論什麼財物，一個也不缺，達味全都奪了回來。
And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.
20 他們奪回了所有牛羊，牽到達味前說：「這的達味的戰利品」。
And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.
21 達味回到那二百人那裏，他們因為走路疲乏，不能跟著去，達味就叫他們留在貝索爾河旁，──這些人就前來歡迎跟隨他的軍人也上去向廿請安。
And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.
22 達味前去的人中，有些不良份子無賴之徒高聲嚷說：「他們既然沒有與我們同去，我們所救回來的財物，什麼也不要分給他們，只他們各自帶自己的妻子和兒女4 回去。
Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.
23 達味就說：「兄弟們，上主既然這樣恩待我們，保護我們，把這群前來攻擊我們的土匪，父在我們手裏，你們決不能這樣做。
But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.
24 在這件事上，誰能依從你們呢﹖那下去打仗的得多少；大家應當平分! 」
And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.
25 從那天起，達味給以色列立定了這項至今有效的規律和法律。
And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
26 達味回到漆刻拉格，照猶大所有的城邑，從勝利品中拿了些給他們的長說：「請看! 這是由上主敵人的財物中，給你們分送的禮物」。
Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.
27 就是給了那些在貝突耳的，在辣瑪南方的，在雅提爾的，
To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,
28 在阿辣辣的，在息弗摩特的，在厄市特摩的，
And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,
29 在加爾默耳的，在耶辣默耳人城中的，在刻尼人城中的，
And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
30 在曷爾瑪的，在波爾阿商的，在阿塔客的，
And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,
31 在赫貝龍的長老，也給了在達味和其他人民曾經漂流過的地方的人。
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
