1 Chronicles 12
1 David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
大衛因怕基士的兒子掃羅，躲在洗革拉的時候，有勇士到他那裏幫助他打仗。
2 They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
他們善於拉弓，能用左右兩手甩石射箭，都是便雅憫人掃羅的族弟兄。
3 Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
為首的是亞希以謝，其次是約阿施，都是基比亞人示瑪的兒子。還有亞斯瑪威的兒子耶薛和毗力，又有比拉迦，並亞拿突人耶戶，
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
基遍人以實買雅（他在三十人中是勇士，管理他們），且有耶利米、雅哈悉、約哈難，和基得拉人約撒拔、
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
伊利烏賽、耶利摩、比亞利雅、示瑪利雅，哈律弗人示法提雅，
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
可拉人以利加拿、耶西亞、亞薩列、約以謝、雅朔班，
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
基多人耶羅罕的兒子猶拉和西巴第雅。
8 Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
迦得支派中有人到曠野的山寨投奔大衛，都是大能的勇士，能拿盾牌和槍的戰士。他們的面貌好像獅子，快跑如同山上的鹿。
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
第一以薛，第二俄巴底雅，第三以利押，
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
第四彌施瑪拿，第五耶利米，
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
第六亞太，第七以利業，
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
第八約哈難，第九以利薩巴，
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
第十耶利米，第十一末巴奈。
14 Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
這都是迦得人中的軍長，至小的能抵一百人，至大的能抵一千人。
15 They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
正月，約旦河水漲過兩岸的時候，他們過河，使一切住平原的人東奔西逃。
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
又有便雅憫和猶大人到山寨大衛那裏。
17 David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
大衛出去迎接他們，對他們說：「你們若是和和平平地來幫助我，我心就與你們相契；你們若是將我這無罪的人賣在敵人手裏，願我們列祖的上帝察看責罰。」
18 Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
那時上帝的靈感動那三十個勇士的首領亞瑪撒，他就說： 大衛啊，我們是歸於你的！ 耶西的兒子啊，我們是幫助你的！ 願你平平安安， 願幫助你的也都平安！ 因為你的上帝幫助你。 大衛就收留他們，立他們作軍長。
19 So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛，他們卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的首領商議，打發他們回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級，歸降他的主人掃羅。」
20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
大衛往洗革拉去的時候，有瑪拿西人的千夫長押拿、約撒拔、耶疊、米迦勒、約撒拔、以利戶、洗勒太都來投奔他。
21 They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
這些人幫助大衛攻擊群賊；他們都是大能的勇士，且作軍長。
22 Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
那時天天有人來幫助大衛，以致成了大軍，如上帝的軍一樣。
23 These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
預備打仗的兵來到希伯崙見大衛，要照着耶和華的話將掃羅的國位歸與大衛。他們的數目如下：
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
猶大支派，拿盾牌和槍預備打仗的有六千八百人。
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
西緬支派，能上陣大能的勇士有七千一百人。
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
利未支派有四千六百人。
27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
耶何耶大是亞倫家的首領，跟從他的有三千七百人。
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
還有少年大能的勇士撒督，同着他的有族長二十二人。
29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
便雅憫支派，掃羅的族弟兄也有三千人，他們向來大半歸順掃羅家。
30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
以法蓮支派大能的勇士，在本族著名的有二萬零八百人。
31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
瑪拿西半支派，冊上有名的共一萬八千人，都來立大衛作王。
32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
以薩迦支派，有二百族長都通達時務，知道以色列人所當行的；他們族弟兄都聽從他們的命令。
33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
西布倫支派，能上陣用各樣兵器打仗、行伍整齊、不生二心的有五萬人。
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
拿弗他利支派，有一千軍長；跟從他們、拿盾牌和槍的有三萬七千人。
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
但支派，能擺陣的有二萬八千六百人。
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
亞設支派，能上陣打仗的有四萬人。
37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
約旦河東的呂便支派、迦得支派、瑪拿西半支派，拿着各樣兵器打仗的有十二萬人。
38 All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
以上都是能守行伍的戰士，他們都誠心來到希伯崙，要立大衛作以色列的王。以色列其餘的人也都一心要立大衛作王。
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
他們在那裏三日，與大衛一同吃喝，因為他們的族弟兄給他們預備了。
40 Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
靠近他們的人以及以薩迦、西布倫、拿弗他利人將許多麵餅、無花果餅、乾葡萄、酒、油，用驢、駱駝、騾子、牛馱來，又帶了許多的牛和羊來，因為以色列人甚是歡樂。
