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1 大卫年间有饥荒,一连三年,大卫就求问耶和华。耶和华说:“这饥荒是因扫罗和他流人血之家杀死基遍人。”
And there came to be a famine, in the days of David, for three years, year after year, so then David sought the face of Yahweh, —and Yahweh said—It respecteth Saul and his house, as to bloodshed, in that he put to death the Gibeonites.
2 原来这基遍人不是以色列人,乃是亚摩利人中所剩的;以色列人曾向他们起誓,不杀灭他们,扫罗却为以色列人和犹大人发热心,想要杀灭他们。大卫王召了他们来,
The king therefore called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now, the Gibeonites, were, not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, with whom, the sons of Israel, had entered into an oath, and Saul had sought to smite them, in his jealousy for the sons of Israel and Judah)—
3 问他们说:“我当为你们怎样行呢?可用什么赎这罪,使你们为耶和华的产业祝福呢?”
wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites—What shall I do for you, and wherewith shall I make propitiation, so that ye may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?
4 基遍人回答说:“我们和扫罗与他家的事并不关乎金银,也不要因我们的缘故杀一个以色列人。”大卫说:“你们怎样说,我就为你们怎样行。”
And the Gibeonites said unto him—It is not a matter with us of silver or gold, with Saul or with his house, neither would we have a man put to death in Israel. And he said, —What do ye say I should do for you?
5 他们对王说:“那从前谋害我们、要灭我们、使我们不得再住以色列境内的人,
Then said they unto the king, The man who consumed us, and who thought to have destroyed us from taking a place within any of the bounds of Israel,
6 现在愿将他的子孙七人交给我们,我们好在耶和华面前,将他们悬挂在耶和华拣选扫罗的基比亚。”王说:“我必交给你们。”
let there be delivered up to us—seven men of his sons, and we will crucify them unto Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. And the king said, I, will deliver them up.
7 王因为曾与扫罗的儿子约拿单指着耶和华起誓结盟,就爱惜扫罗的孙子、约拿单的儿子米非波设,不交出来,
But the king had pity upon Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, Saul’s son, —because of the oath of Yahweh that was between them, between David and Jonathan, Saul’s son.
8 却把爱雅的女儿利斯巴给扫罗所生的两个儿子亚摩尼、米非波设,和扫罗女儿米甲的姊姊给米何拉人巴西莱儿子亚得列所生的五个儿子
So the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, even Armoni and Mephibosheth, —and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai, the Meholathite;
9 交在基遍人的手里。基遍人就把他们,在耶和华面前,悬挂在山上,这七人就一同死亡。被杀的时候正是收割的日子,就是动手割大麦的时候。
and delivered them up into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they crucified them in the mountain, before Yahweh, so they seven fell together, —they being put to death in the first days of harvest, in the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 爱雅的女儿利斯巴用麻布在磐石上搭棚,从动手收割的时候直到天降雨在尸身上的时候,日间不容空中的雀鸟落在尸身上,夜间不让田野的走兽前来糟践。
Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it out for herself, on the rock, from the beginning of harvest, until water poured out upon them from the heavens, —and suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the wild beasts of the field, [to devour them] by night.
11 有人将扫罗的妃嫔爱雅女儿利斯巴所行的这事告诉大卫。
And it was told David, —what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul’s concubine, had done.
12 大卫就去,从基列·雅比人那里将扫罗和他儿子约拿单的骸骨搬了来(是因非利士人从前在基利波杀扫罗,将尸身悬挂在伯·珊的街市上,基列·雅比人把尸身偷了去。)
So David went and fetched the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the owners of Jabesh-gilead, —who stole them from the broadway of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day when the Philistines had smitten Saul in Gilboa;
13 大卫将扫罗和他儿子约拿单的骸骨从那里搬了来,又收殓被悬挂七人的骸骨,
and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, —and they gathered together the bones of them who had been crucified;
14 将扫罗和他儿子约拿单的骸骨葬在便雅悯的洗拉,在扫罗父亲基士的坟墓里;众人行了王所吩咐的。此后 神垂听国民所求的。
so they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in Zelah, in the grave of Kish his father, thus did they all that the king commanded, —and God suffered himself to be entreated for the land, after this.
15 非利士人与以色列人打仗;大卫带领仆人下去,与非利士人接战,大卫就疲乏了。
And the Philistines had yet again a war with Israel, —so David went down, and his servants with him, and fought the Philistines, and David became faint.
16 伟人的一个儿子以实·比诺要杀大卫;他的铜枪重三百舍客勒,又佩着新刀。
So, Ishbi-benob, who was of the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear-head, was three hundred shekels of bronze, he also being newly armed, thought to smite David;
17 但洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛帮助大卫,攻打非利士人,将他杀死。当日,跟随大卫的人向大卫起誓说:“以后你不可再与我们一同出战,恐怕熄灭以色列的灯。”
but Abishai son of Zeruiah, came to his help, and smote the Philistine, and slew him. Then, sware the men of David unto him, saying—Thou must not go forth any more with us, to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.
18 后来,以色列人在歌伯与非利士人打仗,户沙人西比该杀了伟人的一个儿子撒弗。
And it came to pass, after this, that there was yet again a battle in Gob, with the Philistines, —then, Sibbekai the Hushathite smote Saph, who was of the descendants of the giant.
19 又在歌伯与非利士人打仗,伯利恒人雅雷俄珥金的儿子伊勒哈难杀了迦特人歌利亚。这人的枪杆粗如织布的机轴。
And there was yet again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, —when Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim of Bethlehem, smote Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
20 又在迦特打仗,那里有一个身量高大的人,手脚都是六指,共有二十四个指头;他也是伟人的儿子。
And there was yet again a battle in Gath; when there was a man of stature, with six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; he also, having been born to the giant;
21 这人向以色列人骂阵,大卫的哥哥示米亚的儿子约拿单就杀了他。
but, when he reproached Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah David’s brother, smote, him.
22 这四个人是迦特伟人的儿子,都死在大卫和他仆人的手下。
These four, had been born to the giant in Gath, —but they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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