1 Kings 1

1 Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

1 大衛王年紀老邁，雖用被遮蓋，仍不覺暖。

2 So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

2 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 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

3 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 The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.

4 這童女極其美貌，她奉養王，伺候王，王卻沒有與她親近。

5 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

5 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 (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

6 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 So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.

7 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 Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.

8 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 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.

9 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 he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

10 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 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?

11 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 Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

12 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 Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

13 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 Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

14 你還與王說話的時候，我也隨後進去，證實你的話。」

15 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

15 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 Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

16 拔示巴向王屈身下拜；王說：「你要甚麼？」

17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

17 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 But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.

18 現在亞多尼雅作王了，我主我王卻不知道。

19 And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.

19 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 as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

20 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 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

21 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 just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

22 拔示巴還與王說話的時候，先知拿單也進來了。

23 So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

23 有人奏告王說：「先知拿單來了。」拿單進到王前，臉伏於地。

24 “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

24 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 today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

25 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 me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.

26 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 my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”

27 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 Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

28 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 an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

29 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 I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

30 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 Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

31 於是，拔示巴臉伏於地，向王下拜，說：「願我主大衛王萬歲！」

32 Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.

32 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 “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

33 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 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

34 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 Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

35 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 “Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

36 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 Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”

37 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 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

38 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 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

39 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 All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.

40 眾民跟隨他上來，且吹笛，大大歡呼，聲音震地。

41 Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.

41 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 As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

42 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 “Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

43 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 with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.

44 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 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.

45 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 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.

46 並且所羅門登了國位。

47 The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,

47 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 saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”

48 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 At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.

49 亞多尼雅的眾客聽見這話就都驚懼，起來四散。

50 But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.

50 亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門，就起來，去抓住祭壇的角。

51 It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”

51 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 replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”

52 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 So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”

53 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！」