撒上26:1 西弗人基比亚来见扫罗，说：“大卫不是在旷野前面的哈基拉山中躲藏起来吗？”
撒上26:1 And the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, and said, Is not David waiting secretly near us in the hill of Hachilah, before the waste land?
撒上26:2 扫罗就动身，下到西弗旷野去，跟随他的有三千以色列精兵，要在西弗的旷野寻索大卫。
撒上26:2 Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.
撒上26:3 那时，扫罗在旷野前面的哈基拉山的路旁安营，大卫仍然住在旷野。大卫看见扫罗来到旷野追寻他，
撒上26:3 And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.
撒上26:4 就派出探子，知道扫罗已经到了纳康。
撒上26:4 And so David sent out watchers, and got word from them that Saul was certainly coming.
撒上26:5 大卫起来，来到扫罗安营的地方，看见扫罗和他的元帅，尼珥的儿子押尼珥睡卧的地方。扫罗睡在军营的中央，众人都在他的周围安营。
撒上26:5 And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.
撒上26:6 大卫问赫人亚希米勒和洗鲁雅的儿子约押的兄弟亚比筛，说：“谁愿与我一起下到扫罗的营里去呢？”亚比筛回答：“我愿与你一起下去。”
撒上26:6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.
撒上26:7 于是大卫和亚比筛趁着夜里到了众军那里。扫罗正躺在军营的中央睡着了，他的矛插在头旁的地上；押尼珥和众军都躺在他的周围。
撒上26:7 So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.
撒上26:8 亚比筛对大卫说：“今天 神把你的仇敌交在你手里了。现在求你容我用矛把他刺透在地上，一刺就够，不必再刺。”
撒上26:8 Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.
撒上26:9 大卫却对亚比筛说：“不可杀死他，因为有谁伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者而无罪呢？”
撒上26:9 And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?
撒上26:10 大卫说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，他或被耶和华击打，或死期到了，或下到战场阵亡了，
撒上26:10 And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
撒上26:11 我在耶和华面前，绝对不敢伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者。现在，你可以把扫罗头旁的矛和水袋拿来，我们就走吧！”
撒上26:11 Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.
撒上26:12 于是大卫从扫罗的头旁拿了矛和水袋，他们二人就走了。没有人看见，没有人知道，也没有人醒来。他们都睡着了，因为耶和华使他们沉睡。
撒上26:12 So David took the spear and the vessel of water from Saul's head; and they got away without any man seeing them, or being conscious of their coming, or awaking; for they were all sleeping because a deep sleep from the Lord had come on them.
撒上26:13 然后大卫过到另一边去，远远地站在山顶上，两者之间的距离很远。
撒上26:13 Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;
撒上26:14 大卫呼叫众人和尼珥的儿子押尼珥说：“押尼珥啊，你不答话吗？”押尼珥回答说：“你是谁，竟敢呼叫王？”
撒上26:14 And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?
撒上26:15 大卫对押尼珥说：“你不是一个男子汉吗？以色列人中有谁能与你相比呢？众民中有一个人来要杀害王你的主，你为什么没有保护王你的主呢？
撒上26:15 And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.
撒上26:16 你所作的这事不好。我指着永活的耶和华起誓，你们都是该死的，因为你们没有保护你的主，就是耶和华的受膏者。现在你看看王头旁的矛和水袋在哪里？”
撒上26:16 What you have done is not good. By the living Lord, death is the right fate for you, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil. Now see, where is the king's spear, and the vessel of water which was by his head?
撒上26:17 扫罗认出是大卫的声音，就说：“我儿大卫啊！这是你的声音吗？”大卫说：“我主我王啊！是我的声音。”
撒上26:17 And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.
撒上26:18 又说：“我主为什么这样追赶仆人呢？我作了什么？我手里犯了什么过错？
撒上26:18 And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?
撒上26:19 现在求我主我王听你仆人的话。如果是耶和华激动你攻击我，愿耶和华收纳祭物；如果是人激动你，愿他们在耶和华面前受咒诅，因为他们今天把我赶出来，不容我在耶和华的产业上有分，说：‘你去服事别的神吧！’
撒上26:19 Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
撒上26:20 现在，求王不要让我的血流在远离耶和华的地上，因为以色列王出来寻索我的性命，就像人在山中猎取一只鹧鸪一样。”
撒上26:20 Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.
撒上26:21 扫罗说：“我有罪了，我儿大卫啊，你回来吧！因为今天你看我的命为宝贵，我必不再害你。看哪！我作了胡涂事了，并且错得很厉害。”
撒上26:21 Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.
撒上26:22 大卫回答说：“看哪！王的矛在这里，可以叫一个仆人过来拿去。
撒上26:22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.
撒上26:23 耶和华必按着各人的公义和信实报答他；今天耶和华把你交在我手里，我却不愿伸手伤害耶和华的受膏者。
撒上26:23 And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.
撒上26:24 看哪，我今天怎样看重你的命，愿耶和华也怎样看重我的命，并且救我脱离一切患难。”
撒上26:24 And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.
撒上26:25 扫罗对大卫说：“我儿大卫啊，愿你得福，你必作成你所要作的，也必得胜。”于是大卫离去了，扫罗也回自己的地方去了。
撒上26:25 Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.