2 Samuel 17

1 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

1 亚希多弗又对押沙龙说：「求你准我挑选一万二千人，今夜我就起身追赶大卫，

2 I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king

2 趁他疲乏手软，我忽然追上他，使他惊惶；跟随他的民必都逃跑，我就单杀王一人，

3 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

3 使众民都归顺你。你所寻找的人既然死了，众民就如已经归顺你；这样，也都平安无事了。」

4 This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

4 押沙龙和以色列的长老都以这话为美。

5 Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

5 押沙龙说：「要召亚基人户筛来，我们也要听他怎样说。」

6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

6 户筛到了押沙龙面前，押沙龙向他说：「亚希多弗是如此如此说的，我们照着他的话行可以不可以？若不可，你就说吧！」

7 Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

7 户筛对押沙龙说：「亚希多弗这次所定的谋不善。」

8 He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

8 户筛又说：「你知道，你父亲和跟随他的人都是勇士，现在他们心里恼怒，如同田野丢崽子的母熊一般，而且你父亲是个战士，必不和民一同住宿。

9 Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

9 他现今或藏在坑中或在别处，若有人首先被杀，凡听见的必说：『跟随押沙龙的民被杀了。』

10 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

10 虽有人胆大如狮子，他的心也必消化；因为以色列人都知道你父亲是英雄，跟随他的人也都是勇士。

11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

11 依我之计，不如将以色列众人—从但直到别是巴，如同海边的沙那样多—聚集到你这里来，你也亲自率领他们出战。

12 Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.

12 这样，我们在何处遇见他，就下到他那里，如同露水下在地上一般，连他带跟随他的人，一个也不留下。

13 If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”

13 他若进了哪一座城，以色列众人必带绳子去，将那城拉到河里，甚至连一块小石头都不剩下。」

14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

14 押沙龙和以色列众人说：「亚基人户筛的计谋比亚希多弗的计谋更好！」这是因耶和华定意破坏亚希多弗的良谋，为要降祸与押沙龙。

15 So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

15 户筛对祭司撒督和亚比亚他说： 「亚希多弗为押沙龙和以色列的长老所定的计谋是如此如此，我所定的计谋是如此如此。

16 Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”

16 现在你们要急速打发人去，告诉大卫说：『今夜不可住在旷野的渡口，务要过河，免得王和跟随他的人都被吞灭。』」

17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

17 那时，约拿单和亚希玛斯在隐·罗结那里等候，不敢进城，恐怕被人看见。有一个使女出来，将这话告诉他们，他们就去报信给大卫王。

18 But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

18 然而有一个童子看见他们，就去告诉押沙龙。他们急忙跑到巴户琳某人的家里；那人院中有一口井，他们就下到井里。

19 Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.

19 那家的妇人用盖盖上井口，又在上头铺上碎麦，事就没有泄漏。

20 When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

20 押沙龙的仆人来到那家，问妇人说：「亚希玛斯和约拿单在哪里？」妇人说：「他们过了河了。」仆人找他们，找不着，就回耶路撒冷去了。

21 After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”

21 他们走后，二人从井里上来，去告诉大卫王说：「亚希多弗如此如此定计害你，你们务要起来，快快过河。」

22 So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.

22 于是大卫和跟随他的人都起来，过约旦河。到了天亮，无一人不过约旦河的。

23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

23 亚希多弗见不依从他的计谋，就备上驴，归回本城；到了家，留下遗言，便吊死了，葬在他父亲的坟墓里。

24 Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

24 大卫到了玛哈念，押沙龙和跟随他的以色列人也都过了约旦河。

25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

25 押沙龙立亚玛撒作元帅，代替约押。亚玛撒是以实玛利人 以特拉的儿子。以特拉曾与拿辖的女儿亚比该亲近；这亚比该与约押的母亲洗鲁雅是姊妹。

26 So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

26 押沙龙和以色列人都安营在基列地。

27 When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

27 大卫到了玛哈念，亚扪族的拉巴人拿辖的儿子朔比，罗·底巴人亚米利的儿子玛吉，基列的罗基琳人巴西莱，

28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

28 带着被、褥、盆、碗、瓦器、小麦、大麦、麦面、炒谷、豆子、红豆、炒豆、

29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

29 蜂蜜、奶油、绵羊、奶饼，供给大卫和跟随他的人吃；他们说：「民在旷野，必饥渴困乏了。」