< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 Forsothe Isbosech, the sone of Saul, herde that Abner hadde falde doun in Ebron; and `hise hondis weren discoumfortid, and al Israel was disturblid.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設聽見押尼珥死在希伯崙,手就發軟;以色列眾人也都驚惶。
2 Forsothe twei men, princes of theues, weren to the sone of Saul; name to oon was Baana, and name to the tother was Rechab, the sones of Remmon Berothite, of the sones of Beniamyn; for also Beroth is arettid in Beniamyn.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設有兩個軍長,一名巴拿,一名利甲,是便雅憫支派、比錄人臨門的兒子。比錄也屬便雅憫。
3 And men of Beroth fledden in to Gethaym; and thei weren comelyngis there `til to that tyme.
比錄人早先逃到基他音,在那裏寄居,直到今日。
4 Forsothe a sone feble in feet was to Jonathas, the sone of Saul; forsothe he was fyue yeer eld, whanne the messanger cam fro Saul and Jonathas, fro Jezrael. Therfor his nurse took hym, and fledde; and whanne sche hastide to fle, sche felde doun, and the child was maad lame; and `he hadde a name Myphibosech.
掃羅的兒子約拿單有一個兒子名叫米非波設,是瘸腿的。掃羅和約拿單死亡的消息從耶斯列傳到的時候,他才五歲。他乳母抱着他逃跑;因為跑得太急,孩子掉在地上,腿就瘸了。
5 Therfor Rechab and Baana, sones of Remmon of Beroth, camen, and entriden in the hoot dai in to the hows of Isbosech, that slepte on his bed in myd dai, `and the womman oischer of the hous clensynge wheete, slepte strongli.
一日,比錄人臨門的兩個兒子利甲和巴拿出去,約在午熱的時候到了伊施波設的家;伊施波設正睡午覺。
6 Forsothe thei entriden into the hows pryueli, and token eeris of whete; and Rechab, and Baana, his brother, smytiden Isbosech in the schar, and fledden.
他們進了房子,假作要取麥子,就刺透伊施波設的肚腹,逃跑了。
7 Sotheli whanne thei hadden entrid in to the hous, he slepte on his bedde in a closet; and thei smytiden and killiden hym; and whanne `his heed was takun, thei yeden bi the weie of deseert in al the nyyt.
他們進房子的時候,伊施波設正在臥房裏躺在床上,他們將他殺死,割了他的首級,拿着首級在亞拉巴走了一夜,
8 And thei brouyten the heed of Isbosech to Dauid, in Ebron, and thei seiden to the kyng, Lo! the heed of Isbosech, sone of Saul, thin enemy, that souyte thi lijf; and the Lord yaf to dai to oure lord the kyng veniaunce of Saul and of his seed.
將伊施波設的首級拿到希伯崙見大衛王,說:「王的仇敵掃羅曾尋索王的性命。看哪,這是他兒子伊施波設的首級;耶和華今日為我主我王在掃羅和他後裔的身上報了仇。」
9 Forsothe Dauid answeride to Rechab, and Baana, his brother, the sones of Remmon of Beroth, and seide to hem, The Lord lyueth, that delyueride my lijf fro al angwisch;
大衛對比錄人臨門的兒子利甲和他兄弟巴拿說:「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難、永生的耶和華起誓:
10 for Y helde hym that telde to me, and seide, Saul is deed, which man gesside hym silf to telle prosperitees, and Y killide hym in Sichelech, to whom it bihofte me yyue meede for message;
從前有人報告我說,掃羅死了,他自以為報好消息;我就拿住他,將他殺在洗革拉,這就作了他報消息的賞賜。
11 hou myche more now, whanne wickid men han slayn a giltles man in his hows on his bed, schal I not seke his blood of youre hond, and schal Y do awey you fro erthe?
何況惡人將義人殺在他的床上,我豈不向你們討流他血的罪、從世上除滅你們呢?」
12 Therfor Dauid comaundide to his children, and thei killiden hem; and thei kittiden awei the hondis and `feet of hem, and hangiden hem ouer the cisterne in Ebron. Forsothe thei token the heed of Isbosech, and birieden in the sepulcre of Abner, in Ebron.
於是大衛吩咐少年人將他們殺了,砍斷他們的手腳,掛在希伯崙的池旁,卻將伊施波設的首級葬在希伯崙押尼珥的墳墓裏。

< 2 Samuel 4 >