1 Samuel 30

1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

1 第三天，大卫率领部下回到洗革拉的时候，发现亚玛力人袭击了南地和洗革拉，攻破了洗革拉城，把全城烧毁，

2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

2 并掳走了城内的妇女及所有老少，没有杀任何人。

3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

3 大卫和部下来到洗革拉城，看到城被烧毁，妻子儿女都被掳走了，

4 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

4 便放声大哭，直哭得精疲力尽。

5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

5 大卫的两个妻子耶斯列人亚希暖和拿八的遗孀迦密人亚比该也一起被掳走了。

6 And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

6 跟随大卫的人因自己的儿女被掳去，心里很痛苦，商议要用石头打死大卫。大卫深陷困境，但他靠着他的上帝耶和华得到了力量。

7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

7 大卫吩咐亚希米勒的儿子亚比亚他祭司把以弗得拿来，亚比亚他就拿给他。

8 and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

8 大卫求问耶和华，说：“我该追赶敌人吗？我能追上他们吗？”耶和华答道：“追赶他们吧，你必能追上他们，救回一切。”

9 So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

9–10 于是，大卫率领六百名部下前去追赶，到了比梭溪，有二百人因为太累而不能过溪，就留在那里。大卫率领其余的四百人继续追赶。

10 because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

11 Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

11 他们在田野遇见一个埃及人，就把他带到大卫那里。他们给他饼吃，给他水喝，

12 a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

12 还给他一块无花果饼和两个葡萄饼。他吃完后，恢复了体力，因为这人已经三天三夜没吃没喝了。

13 Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.

13 大卫问他：“你是谁的仆人？你从哪里来？”他答道：“我是埃及人，是亚玛力人的奴仆。三天前，主人因为我患病把我撇弃了。

14 We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

14 我们袭击了基利提的南方，犹大地区和迦勒南部，还烧毁了洗革拉。”

15 “Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”

15 大卫又问他：“你可以领我去这些袭击者那里吗？”他答道：“你先凭上帝向我起誓，你不杀我，也不把我交给我的主人，我就带你去。”

16 So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

16 他带着大卫找到那里，见亚玛力人正散布在各处吃喝狂欢，因为他们从非利士和犹大抢夺了很多财物。

17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

17 大卫率领部下从黎明攻打他们，直到次日黄昏。除了四百个青年骑骆驼逃脱外，亚玛力人全军覆没。

18 So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

18 大卫夺回亚玛力人掳去的一切，包括他的两个妻子。

19 Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

19 他尽数夺回了被掳去的男女老少和财物，

20 And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”

20 也夺了所有的牛羊。他的部下把这些牛羊赶到自己的牲畜前面，说：“这是大卫的战利品。”

21 When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

21 大卫回到留在比梭溪的那二百名因为太疲乏而没有同去的人那里，他们出来迎接大卫和众随从，大卫也上前问候他们。

22 but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”

22 大卫随从中那些恶徒和无赖说：“他们没有跟我们一起去打仗，我们抢回来的东西不应分给他们，只让他们带走自己的妻子和儿女就好了。”

23 But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

23 大卫说：“弟兄们，这一切是耶和华赐给我们的，我们不可不分给他们，因为是耶和华保护我们，把敌人交在了我们手里。

24 Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

24 谁能接受你们的说法呢？上阵打仗的和看守装备的应该得到一样的待遇。”

25 And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.

25 从那天开始，大卫就把这原则定为以色列的律例和典章，沿用至今。

26 When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”

26 大卫来到洗革拉，把部分战利品送给他的朋友犹大的长老们，说：“这些礼物是从耶和华的敌人那里夺来送给你们的。”

27 He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;

27 大卫把礼物送给住在伯特利、南地的拉末、雅提珥、

28 to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

28 亚罗珥、息末、以实提莫、

29 to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;

29 拉哈勒、耶拉篾和基尼各城、

30 to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;

30 何珥玛、歌拉珊、亚挞、

31 and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

31 希伯仑以及他和部下所到之处的人。