1 Samuel 24
1 Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.
扫罗追赶非利士人回来，有人告诉他说：“大卫在隐·基底的旷野。”
2 Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
扫罗就从以色列人中挑选三千精兵，率领他们往野羊的磐石去，寻索大卫和跟随他的人。
3 And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.
到了路旁的羊圈，在那里有洞，扫罗进去大解。大卫和跟随他的人正藏在洞里的深处。
4 And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.
跟随的人对大卫说：“耶和华曾应许你说：‘我要将你的仇敌交在你手里，你可以任意待他。’如今时候到了！”大卫就起来，悄悄地割下扫罗外袍的衣襟。
5 And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
随后大卫心中自责，因为割下扫罗的衣襟；
6 And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.
对跟随他的人说：“我的主乃是耶和华的受膏者，我在耶和华面前万不敢伸手害他，因他是耶和华的受膏者。”
7 So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
大卫用这话拦住跟随他的人，不容他们起来害扫罗。扫罗起来，从洞里出去行路。
8 And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.
随后大卫也起来，从洞里出去，呼叫扫罗说：“我主，我王！”扫罗回头观看，大卫就屈身、脸伏于地下拜。
9 And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?
大卫对扫罗说：“你为何听信人的谗言，说大卫想要害你呢？
10 Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.
今日你亲眼看见在洞中，耶和华将你交在我手里；有人叫我杀你，我却爱惜你，说：‘我不敢伸手害我的主，因为他是耶和华的受膏者。’
11 And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.
我父啊，看看你外袍的衣襟在我手中。我割下你的衣襟，没有杀你；你由此可以知道我没有恶意叛逆你。你虽然猎取我的命，我却没有得罪你。
12 May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
愿耶和华在你我中间判断是非，在你身上为我伸冤，我却不亲手加害于你。
13 There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
古人有句俗语说：‘恶事出于恶人。’我却不亲手加害于你。
14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
以色列王出来要寻找谁呢？追赶谁呢？不过追赶一条死狗，一个虼蚤就是了。
15 So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
愿耶和华在你我中间施行审判，断定是非，并且鉴察，为我伸冤，救我脱离你的手。”
16 Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.
大卫向扫罗说完这话，扫罗说：“我儿大卫，这是你的声音吗？”就放声大哭，
17 And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
对大卫说：“你比我公义；因为你以善待我，我却以恶待你。
18 And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.
你今日显明是以善待我；因为耶和华将我交在你手里，你却没有杀我。
19 If a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.
人若遇见仇敌，岂肯放他平安无事地去呢？愿耶和华因你今日向我所行的，以善报你。
20 And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
我也知道你必要作王，以色列的国必坚立在你手里。
21 So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.
现在你要指着耶和华向我起誓，不剪除我的后裔，在我父家不灭没我的名。”
22 And David gave Saul his oath. And Saul went back to his house; but David and his men went up to their safe place.
于是大卫向扫罗起誓，扫罗就回家去；大卫和跟随他的人上山寨去了。
