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.
[投奔達味的戰士]當達味尚在逃避克士的兒子撒烏耳時，這些人就來到戚刻拉格，投奔達味。他們都是些勇士，善於作戰，
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.
能左右開弓，發石射傷的人，是本雅明人，為撒烏耳的同族兄弟；
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];
為首的是阿希厄則耳，其次為基貝亞人舍瑪亞的兒子約阿士，阿次瑪委特的兒子耶齊耳和培肋特，貝辣加和阿納托特人耶胡，
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
基貝紅人依市瑪雅，他在三十勇士之中，且是三十勇士的首領； 還有耶勒米雅，雅哈齊耳，約哈南和革德爾人的約匝巴得，
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
厄路齋，耶黎摩特，貝阿里雅，舍瑪黎雅和哈黎夫人舍法提雅，
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
厄耳卡納，依史雅，阿匝勒耳，約厄則爾和瑪芍貝罕，科辣黑人，
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
又有革多爾人耶洛罕的兒子約厄拉和則巴狄雅。
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.
有些加得人到曠野的山岩中歸順了達味；他們是孔武有力，精於作戰，能使藤牌槍矛的勇士，面貌相似獅子，敏捷有如山上的羚羊：
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
首為厄則爾，次為敖巴狄雅，三為厄里雅布，
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
四為米舍曼納，五為耶勒米雅，
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
六為阿泰，七為厄里耳，
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
八為約哈南，九為厄耳匝巴得，
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
十為耶勒米雅烏，十一為瑪革邦乃：
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.
這些人都是加得的子孫，軍隊的首領，小者可抵百人，大者可抵千人。
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.
就是這些人，在一月裏，約但何水漲到兩岸時，渡過了河，使平原所有的居民東奔西逃。
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
此外，又有本雅明人和猶大人來到山砦見達味，
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.”
達味出來迎接他們說：「如果你們帶來平安，有意協助我，我的心就與你們相契合；如果你們來是為將我這無辜的人出賣於敵人，願我們祖先的天主，予以鑑察，予以審判。」
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.”
當時，天主的神充滿在那三十個勇士的首領阿瑪賽身上，他遂說：「達味! 我們屬於你；葉瑟的兒子! 我們來協助你；平安! 願協助你的也都平安! 因為你的天主扶助了你。」達味便收留了他們，委他們為部隊隊長。
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}!”
當達味與培肋舍特人一同去攻打撒烏耳時，也有些默納協人歸順了達味。其實達味並沒有協助培勒舍特人，因為培肋舍特人的首領議決將他遣回，說：「怕達味拿我們的頭去向他的主人撒烏耳投誠。」
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].
達味回漆刻拉格時，默納協人阿德納，約匝巴得，耶狄厄耳，米加耳，約匝巴得，厄里胡和漆肋泰，都歸順了他；他們都是默納協人中的千夫長。
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.
這些人偕同達味攻擊了一群賊寇；他們皆是孔武有力的勇士，成了軍中的官長。
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).
前來協助達味的人日漸增多，以致成了一強大的兵團，有如天主的軍旅。[擁護達味為王的戰士]
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.
來到赫貝龍達味前，欲把撒烏耳的王位，依照上主的命令，交於達味，而準備出征的人數如下：
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
猶大子孫中，執盾持槍的武裝戰士六千八百人；
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
西默盎子孫中，英勇有力的戰士七千一百人；
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
肋未子孫中，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.
亞郎家族的族長約雅達，與他的侍從三千七百人，
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
少年勇士匝多克和他的家人二十二個軍官；
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.
撒烏耳的同族本雅明子孫中三千人。直到那時止，他們多半支持撒烏耳家；
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.
厄弗辣因子孫中，二萬零八百人，都是有力的勇士，在自己家族中也是有名望的人；
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.
默納協半支派中，報名來立達味為王者一萬八千人；
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.
依撒加爾子孫中，識時務，指導以色列應如何行事的人，有族長二百人，同族的人都聽他們的指揮；
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.
則步隆子孫中，能上陣作戰，會用各種武器，一心一意助戰的，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.
納裴塔里子孫中，能上陣作戰的，有二萬八千六百人；
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
丹子孫中，能上陣作戰的，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.
阿協爾子孫中，能上陣作戰的，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.
約但河東岸，勒烏本族，加得族，默納協半支派中，能持各種兵器作戰的，共有十二萬人：
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.
以上這些人都是軍人，有行伍訓練的戰士，誠心來到赫貝龍，要立達味為全以色列的君王；其餘的眾以色列人，也都一心要立達味為王。
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
他們在那裏與達味同住了三天，一同飲食，因為有他們的弟兄為他們預備好了一切。
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.
附近的人，以及遠至依撒加爾，則步隆和納斐塔里的人，都用驢、駱駝、騾和牛，給他們載來大批食品：麵餅、無花果餅、葡萄乾餅、由和牛羊，因為當時在以色列充滿了快樂。
