< 2 Samuel 16 >

1 And whanne Dauid hadde passid a litil the cop of the hil, Siba, the child of Mysphobosech, apperide in to his comyng, with tweyne assis, that weren chargid with twei hundrid looues, and with an hundrid bundels of dried grapis, and with an hundrid gobetis of pressid figus, and with twei vessels of wyn.
大衛剛過山頂,見米非波設的僕人洗巴拉着備好了的兩匹驢,驢上馱着二百麵餅,一百葡萄餅,一百個夏天的果餅,一皮袋酒來迎接他。
2 And the kyng seide to Siba, What wolen these thingis to hem silf? And Siba answeride, My lord the kyng, the assis ben to the meyneals of the kyng, that thei sitte; the looues and `figis pressid ben to thi children to ete; forsothe the wyn is, that if ony man faile in deseert, he drynke.
王問洗巴說:「你帶這些來是甚麼意思呢?」洗巴說:「驢是給王的家眷騎的;麵餅和夏天的果餅是給少年人吃的;酒是給在曠野疲乏人喝的。」
3 And the kyng seide, Where is the sone of thi lord? And Siba answeride to the kyng, He dwellide in Jerusalem, `and seide, To dai the Lord of the hows of Israel schal restore to me the rewme of my fadir.
王問說:「你主人的兒子在哪裏呢?」洗巴回答王說:「他仍在耶路撒冷,因他說:『以色列人今日必將我父的國歸還我。』」
4 And the kyng seide to Siba, Alle thingis that weren of Mysphibosech ben thine. And Siba seide, Y preye, fynde Y grace bifor thee, my lord the kyng.
王對洗巴說:「凡屬米非波設的都歸你了。」洗巴說:「我叩拜我主我王,願我在你眼前蒙恩。」
5 Therfor kyng Dauid cam `til to Bahurym, and lo! a man of the meynee of the hows of Saul, Semey bi name, sone of Gera, yede out fro thennus; he yede forth goynge out, and curside.
大衛王到了巴戶琳,見有一個人出來,是掃羅族基拉的兒子,名叫示每。他一面走一面咒罵,
6 And he sente stoonys ayens Dauid, and ayens alle seruauntis of kyng Dauid; forsothe al the puple, and alle fiyteris yeden at the riytside and at the left side of the king.
又拿石頭砍大衛王和王的臣僕;眾民和勇士都在王的左右。
7 Sotheli Semey spak so, whanne he curside the kyng, Go out, go out, thou man of bloodis, and man of Belial!
示每咒罵說:「你這流人血的壞人哪,去吧去吧!
8 The Lord hath yolde to thee al the blood of the hows of Saul, for thou rauyschedist the rewme fro hym; and the Lord yaf the rewme in to the hond of Absolon, thi sone; and lo! thin yuels oppressen thee, for thou art a man of blodis.
你流掃羅全家的血,接續他作王;耶和華把這罪歸在你身上,將這國交給你兒子押沙龍。現在你自取其禍,因為你是流人血的人。」
9 Forsothe Abisay, the sone of Saruye, seide to the kyng, Whi cursith this dogge, that schal die, my lord the kyng? Y schal go, and Y schal girde of his heed.
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩對王說:「這死狗豈可咒罵我主我王呢?求你容我過去,割下他的頭來。」
10 And the kyng seide, Ye sones of Saruye, what is to me and to you? Suffre ye hym, that he curse; for the Lord comaundide to hym, that he schulde curse Dauid; and who is he that dare seie, Whi dide he so?
王說:「洗魯雅的兒子,我與你們有何關涉呢?他咒罵是因耶和華吩咐他說:『你要咒罵大衛。』如此,誰敢說你為甚麼這樣行呢?」
11 And the kyng seide to Abysay, and to alle hise seruauntis, Lo! my sone, that yede out of my wombe, sekith my lijf; hou myche more now this sone of Gemyny? Suffre ye hym, that he curse bi comaundement of the Lord;
大衛又對亞比篩和眾臣僕說:「我親生的兒子尚且尋索我的性命,何況這便雅憫人呢?由他咒罵吧!因為這是耶和華吩咐他的。
12 if in hap the Lord biholde my turmentyng, and yelde good to me for this `cursyng of this dai.
或者耶和華見我遭難,為我今日被這人咒罵,就施恩與我。」
13 Therfor Dauid yede, and hise felowis, bi the weie with hym; forsothe Semey yede bi the slade of the hil `bi the side ayens hym; and curside, and sente stoonus ayens him, and spreynte erthe.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人往前行走。示每在大衛對面山坡,一面行走一面咒罵,又拿石頭砍他,拿土揚他。
14 And so `Dauid the king cam, and al the puple weery with hym, and thei weren refreischid there.
王和跟隨他的眾人疲疲乏乏地到了一個地方,就在那裏歇息歇息。
15 Forsothe Absolon, and al the puple of Israel entriden in to Jerusalem, but also Achitofel with hym.
押沙龍和以色列眾人來到耶路撒冷;亞希多弗也與他同來。
16 Sotheli whanne Chusi of Arath, the frend of Dauid, hadde come to Absolon, he spak to Absolon, Heil, kyng! heil, kyng!
大衛的朋友亞基人戶篩去見押沙龍,對他說:「願王萬歲!願王萬歲!」
17 To whom Absolon seide, This is thi grace to thi freend; whi yedist thou not with thi freend?
押沙龍問戶篩說:「這是你恩待朋友嗎?為甚麼不與你的朋友同去呢?」
18 And Chusi answeride to Absolon, Nay, for Y shal be seruaunt of hym, whom the Lord hath chose, and al this puple, and al Israel; and Y schal dwelle with him.
戶篩對押沙龍說:「不然,耶和華和這民,並以色列眾人所揀選的,我必歸順他,與他同住。
19 But that Y seie also this, to whom schal Y serue? whethir not to the sone of the kyng? as Y obeiede to thi fadir, so Y schal obeie to thee.
再者,我當服事誰呢?豈不是前王的兒子嗎?我怎樣服事你父親,也必照樣服事你。」
20 Forsothe Absolon seide to Achitofel, Take ye counsel, what we owen to do.
押沙龍對亞希多弗說:「你們出個主意,我們怎樣行才好?」
21 And Achytofel seide to Absolon, Entre thou to the concubyns of thi fadir, whiche he lefte to kepe the hows; that whanne al Israel herith, that thou hast defoulid thi fadir, the hondis of hem be strengthid with thee.
亞希多弗對押沙龍說:「你父所留下看守宮殿的妃嬪,你可以與她們親近。以色列眾人聽見你父親憎惡你,凡歸順你人的手就更堅強。」
22 Therfor thei tildeden Absolon a tabernacle in the soler, and he entride to the concubyns of his fadir bifor al Israel.
於是人為押沙龍在宮殿的平頂上支搭帳棚;押沙龍在以色列眾人眼前,與他父的妃嬪親近。
23 Sotheli the counsel of Achitofel, which he yaf in tho daies, was as if a man counselide God; so was al the counsel of Achitofel, bothe whanne he was with Dauid, and whanne he was with Absolon.
那時亞希多弗所出的主意好像人問上帝的話一樣;他昔日給大衛,今日給押沙龍所出的主意,都是這樣。

< 2 Samuel 16 >