Kings III 1
1 And king David [was] old and advanced in days, and they covered him with clothes, and he was not warmed.
大衛王年紀老邁，雖用被遮蓋，仍不覺暖。
2 And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.
所以臣僕對他說：「不如為我主我王尋找一個處女，使她伺候王，奉養王，睡在王的懷中，好叫我主我王得暖。」
3 So they sought for a fair damsel out of all the coasts of Israel; and they found Abisag the Somanite, and they brought her to the king.
於是在以色列全境尋找美貌的童女，尋得書念的一個童女亞比煞，就帶到王那裏。
4 And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.
這童女極其美貌，她奉養王，伺候王，王卻沒有與她親近。
5 And Adonias the son of Aggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
那時，哈及的兒子亞多尼雅自尊，說：「我必作王」，就為自己預備車輛、馬兵，又派五十人在他前頭奔走。
6 And his father never at any time checked him, saying, Why have you done [thus]? and he was also very handsome in appearance, and his mother bore him after Abessalom.
他父親素來沒有使他憂悶，說：「你是做甚麼呢？」他甚俊美，生在押沙龍之後。
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed after Adonias.
亞多尼雅與洗魯雅的兒子約押，和祭司亞比亞他商議；二人就順從他，幫助他。
8 But Sadoc the priest, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Resi, and the mighty men of David, did not follow Adonias.
但祭司撒督、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅、先知拿單、示每、利以，並大衛的勇士都不順從亞多尼雅。
9 And Adonias sacrificed sheep and calves and lambs by the stone of Zoelethi, which was near Rogel: and he called all his brethren, and all the adult [men] of Juda, servants of the king.
一日，亞多尼雅在隱‧羅結旁、瑣希列磐石那裏宰了牛羊、肥犢，請他的諸弟兄，就是王的眾子，並所有作王臣僕的猶大人；
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas, and the mighty [men], and Solomon his brother, he did not call.
惟獨先知拿單和比拿雅並勇士，與他的兄弟所羅門，他都沒有請。
11 And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast you not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith reigns, and our lord David knows it not?
拿單對所羅門的母親拔示巴說：「哈及的兒子亞多尼雅作王了，你沒有聽見嗎？我們的主大衛卻不知道。
12 And now come, let me, I pray, give you counsel, and you shall rescue your life, and the life of your son Solomon.
現在我可以給你出個主意，好保全你和你兒子所羅門的性命。
13 Haste, and go in to king David, and you shall speak to him, saying, Hast not you, my lord, O king, sworn to your handmaid, saying, Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign?
你進去見大衛王，對他說：『我主我王啊，你不曾向婢女起誓說：你兒子所羅門必接續我作王，坐在我的位上嗎？現在亞多尼雅怎麼作了王呢？』
14 And behold, while you are still speaking there with the king, I also will come in after you, and will confirm your words.
你還與王說話的時候，我也隨後進去，證實你的話。」
15 So Bersabee went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the king.
拔示巴進入內室見王，王甚老邁，書念的童女亞比煞正伺候王。
16 And Bersabee bowed, and did obeisance to the king; and the king said, What is your request?
拔示巴向王屈身下拜；王說：「你要甚麼？」
17 And she said, My lord, you did swear by the Lord your God to your handmaid, saying, Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and shall sit upon my throne.
她說：「我主啊，你曾向婢女指着耶和華－你的上帝起誓說：『你兒子所羅門必接續我作王，坐在我的位上。』
18 And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and you, my lord, O king, know [it] not.
現在亞多尼雅作王了，我主我王卻不知道。
19 And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon your servant he has not called.
他宰了許多牛羊、肥犢，請了王的眾子和祭司亞比亞他，並元帥約押；惟獨王的僕人所羅門，他沒有請。
20 And you, my lord, O king, —the eyes of all Israel [are] upon you, to tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.
我主我王啊，以色列眾人的眼目都仰望你，等你曉諭他們，在我主我王之後誰坐你的位。
21 And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
若不然，到我主我王與列祖同睡以後，我和我兒子所羅門必算為罪人了。」
22 And behold, while she was yet talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came. And it was reported to the king,
拔示巴還與王說話的時候，先知拿單也進來了。
23 Behold, Nathan the prophet [is here]: and he came in to the king's presence, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.
有人奏告王說：「先知拿單來了。」拿單進到王前，臉伏於地。
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, did you say, Adonias shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
拿單說：「我主我王果然應許亞多尼雅說『你必接續我作王，坐在我的位上』嗎？
25 For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the chiefs of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and they said, [Long] live king Adonias.
他今日下去，宰了許多牛羊、肥犢，請了王的眾子和軍長，並祭司亞比亞他；他們正在亞多尼雅面前吃喝，說：『願亞多尼雅王萬歲！』
26 But he has not invited me your servant, and Sadoc the priest, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and Solomon your servant.
惟獨我，就是你的僕人和祭司撒督，耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，並王的僕人所羅門，他都沒有請。
27 Has this matter happened by the authority of my lord the king, and have you not made known to your servant who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him?
這事果然出乎我主我王嗎？王卻沒有告訴僕人們，在我主我王之後誰坐你的位。」
28 And king David answered and said, Call me Bersabee: and she came in before the king, and stood before him.
大衛王吩咐說：「叫拔示巴來。」拔示巴就進來，站在王面前。
29 And the king swore, and said, [As] the Lord lives who redeemed my soul out of all affliction,
王起誓說：「我指着救我性命脫離一切苦難、永生的耶和華起誓。
30 as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day.
我既然指着耶和華－以色列的上帝向你起誓說：你兒子所羅門必接續我作王，坐在我的位上。我今日就必照這話而行。」
31 And Bersabee bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
於是，拔示巴臉伏於地，向王下拜，說：「願我主大衛王萬歲！」
32 And king David said, Call me Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae: and they came in before the king.
大衛王又吩咐說：「將祭司撒督、先知拿單、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅召來！」他們就都來到王面前。
33 And the king said to them, Take the servants of your lord with you, and mount my son Solomon upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gion.
王對他們說：「要帶領你們主的僕人，使我兒子所羅門騎我的騾子，送他下到基訓；
34 And there let Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be king over Israel, and do you sound the trumpet, and you shall say, Let king Solomon live.
在那裏，祭司撒督和先知拿單要膏他作以色列的王；你們也要吹角，說：『願所羅門王萬歲！』
35 And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and Juda.
然後要跟隨他上來，使他坐在我的位上，接續我作王。我已立他作以色列和猶大的君。」
36 And Banaeas the son of Jodae answered the king and said, So let it be: may the Lord God of my lord the king confirm [it].
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅對王說：「阿們！願耶和華－我主我王的上帝也這樣命定。
37 As the Lord was with my lord the king, so let him be with Solomon, and let him exalt his throne beyond the throne of my lord king David.
耶和華怎樣與我主我王同在，願他照樣與所羅門同在，使他的國位比我主大衛王的國位更大。」
38 And Sadoc the priest went down, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they mounted Solomon upon the mule of king David, and led him away to Gion.
於是，祭司撒督、先知拿單、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，和基利提人、比利提人都下去使所羅門騎大衛王的騾子，將他送到基訓。
39 And Sadoc the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon, and blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Let king Solomon live.
祭司撒督就從帳幕中取了盛膏油的角來，用膏膏所羅門。人就吹角，眾民都說：「願所羅門王萬歲！」
40 And all the people went up after him, and they danced in choirs, and rejoiced with great joy, and the earth quaked with their voice.
眾民跟隨他上來，且吹笛，大大歡呼，聲音震地。
41 And Adonias and all his guests heard, and they had [just] left off eating: and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and said, What [means] the voice of the city in tumult?
亞多尼雅和所請的眾客筵宴方畢，聽見這聲音；約押聽見角聲就說：「城中為何有這響聲呢？」
42 While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came in: and Adonias said, Come in, for you are a mighty man, and [you come] to bring glad tidings.
他正說話的時候，祭司亞比亞他的兒子約拿單來了。亞多尼雅對他說：「進來吧！你是個忠義的人，必是報好信息。」
43 And Jonathan answered and said, Verily our lord king David has made Solomon king:
約拿單對亞多尼雅說：「我們的主大衛王誠然立所羅門為王了。
44 and the king has sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they have mounted him on the king's mule;
王差遣祭司撒督、先知拿單、耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅，和基利提人、比利提人都去使所羅門騎王的騾子。
45 and Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him in Gion, and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: this [is] the sound which you have heard.
祭司撒督和先知拿單在基訓已經膏他作王。眾人都從那裏歡呼着上來，聲音使城震動，這就是你們所聽見的聲音；
46 And Solomon is seated upon the throne of the kingdom.
並且所羅門登了國位。
47 And the servants of the king have gone in to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne; and the king worshipped upon his bed.
王的臣僕也來為我們的主大衛王祝福，說：『願王的上帝使所羅門的名比王的名更尊榮；使他的國位比王的國位更大。』王就在床上屈身下拜。
48 Moreover thus said the king, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who has this day appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, and my eyes see it.
王又說：『耶和華－以色列的上帝是應當稱頌的；因他賜我一人今日坐在我的位上，我也親眼看見了。』」
49 And all the guests of Adonias were dismayed, and every man went his way.
亞多尼雅的眾客聽見這話就都驚懼，起來四散。
50 And Adonias feared because of Solomon, and arose, and departed, and laid hold on the horns of the altar.
亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門，就起來，去抓住祭壇的角。
51 And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonias fears king Solomon, and holds the horns of the altar, saying, Let Solomon swear to me this day, that he will not kill his servant with the sword.
有人告訴所羅門說：「亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門王，現在抓住祭壇的角，說：『願所羅門王今日向我起誓，必不用刀殺僕人。』」
52 And Solomon said, If he should be a valiant man, there shall not a hair of his fall to the ground; but if evil be found in him, he shall die.
所羅門說：「他若作忠義的人，連一根頭髮也不致落在地上；他若行惡，必要死亡。」
53 And king Solomon sent, and they brought him away from the altar; and he went in and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.
於是所羅門王差遣人，使亞多尼雅從壇上下來，他就來，向所羅門王下拜；所羅門對他說：「你回家去吧！」
