撒母耳記上 20
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大衛自訴於約拿單
20 大衛從拉瑪的拿約逃跑,來到約拿單那裡,對他說:「我做了什麼?有什麼罪孽呢?在你父親面前犯了什麼罪,他竟尋索我的性命呢?」 2 約拿單回答說:「斷然不是,你必不致死。我父做事,無論大小,沒有不叫我知道的,怎麼獨有這事隱瞞我呢?決不如此!」 3 大衛又起誓說:「你父親準知我在你眼前蒙恩,他心裡說:『不如不叫約拿單知道,恐怕他愁煩。』我指著永生的耶和華,又敢在你面前起誓:我離死不過一步!」 4 約拿單對大衛說:「你心裡所求的,我必為你成就。」 5 大衛對約拿單說:「明日是初一,我當與王同席。求你容我去藏在田野,直到第三日晚上。 6 你父親若見我不在席上,你就說:『大衛切求我許他回本城伯利恆去,因為他全家在那裡獻年祭。』 7 你父親若說好,僕人就平安了;他若發怒,你就知道他決意要害我。 8 求你施恩於僕人,因你在耶和華面前曾與僕人結盟。我若有罪,不如你自己殺我,何必將我交給你父親呢?」 9 約拿單說:「斷無此事!我若知道我父親決意害你,我豈不告訴你呢?」 10 大衛對約拿單說:「你父親若用厲言回答你,誰來告訴我呢?」 11 約拿單對大衛說:「你我且往田野去。」二人就往田野去了。
約拿單與大衛結盟
12 約拿單對大衛說:「願耶和華以色列的神為證。明日約在這時候,或第三日,我探我父親的意思,若向你有好意,我豈不打發人告訴你嗎? 13 我父親若有意害你,我不告訴你使你平平安安地走,願耶和華重重地降罰於我!願耶和華與你同在,如同從前與我父親同在一樣。 14 你要照耶和華的慈愛恩待我,不但我活著的時候免我死亡, 15 就是我死後,耶和華從地上剪除你仇敵的時候,你也永不可向我家絕了恩惠。」 16 於是約拿單與大衛家結盟,說:「願耶和華藉大衛的仇敵追討背約的罪!」
17 約拿單因愛大衛如同愛自己的性命,就使他再起誓。 18 約拿單對他說:「明日是初一,你的座位空設,人必理會你不在那裡。 19 你等三日,就要速速下去,到你從前遇事所藏的地方,在以色磐石那裡等候。 20 我要向磐石旁邊射三箭,如同射箭靶一樣。 21 我要打發童子,說:『去把箭找來。』我若對童子說:『箭在後頭,把箭拿來』,你就可以回來。我指著永生的耶和華起誓:你必平安無事! 22 我若對童子說:『箭在前頭』,你就要去,因為是耶和華打發你去的。 23 至於你我今日所說的話,有耶和華在你我中間為證,直到永遠。」
24 大衛就去藏在田野。到了初一日,王坐席要吃飯。 25 王照常坐在靠牆的位上,約拿單侍立,押尼珥坐在掃羅旁邊,大衛的座位空設。 26 然而這日掃羅沒有說什麼,他想大衛遇事,偶染不潔,他必定是不潔。 27 初二日大衛的座位還空設。掃羅問他兒子約拿單說:「耶西的兒子為何昨日、今日沒有來吃飯呢?」 28 約拿單回答掃羅說:「大衛切求我容他往伯利恆去。 29 他說:『求你容我去,因為我家在城裡有獻祭的事,我長兄吩咐我去。如今我若在你眼前蒙恩,求你容我去見我的弟兄。』所以大衛沒有赴王的席。」
掃羅怒責約拿單
30 掃羅向約拿單發怒,對他說:「你這頑梗背逆之婦人所生的,我豈不知道你喜悅耶西的兒子,自取羞辱,以致你母親露體蒙羞嗎? 31 耶西的兒子若在世間活著,你和你的國位必站立不住。現在你要打發人去,將他捉拿交給我。他是該死的!」 32 約拿單對父親掃羅說:「他為什麼該死呢?他做了什麼呢? 33 掃羅向約拿單掄槍要刺他,約拿單就知道他父親決意要殺大衛。 34 於是約拿單氣憤憤地從席上起來,在這初二日沒有吃飯。他因見父親羞辱大衛,就為大衛愁煩。
大衛與約拿單泣別
35 次日早晨,約拿單按著與大衛約會的時候出到田野,有一個童子跟隨。 36 約拿單對童子說:「你跑去,把我所射的箭找來。」童子跑去,約拿單就把箭射在童子前頭。 37 童子到了約拿單落箭之地,約拿單呼叫童子說:「箭不是在你前頭嗎?」 38 約拿單又呼叫童子說:「速速地去,不要遲延。」童子就拾起箭來,回到主人那裡。 39 童子卻不知道這是什麼意思,只有約拿單和大衛知道。 40 約拿單將弓箭交給童子,吩咐說:「你拿到城裡去。」 41 童子一去,大衛就從磐石的南邊出來,俯伏在地,拜了三拜。二人親嘴,彼此哭泣,大衛哭得更慟。 42 約拿單對大衛說:「我們二人曾指著耶和華的名起誓說:『願耶和華在你我中間,並你我後裔中間為證,直到永遠!』如今你平平安安地去吧!」大衛就起身走了,約拿單也回城裡去了。
1 Samuel 20
English Standard Version
Jonathan Warns David
20 Then David fled from Naioth (A)in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” 2 And he said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. And why should my father hide this from me? It is not so.” 3 But David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that (B)I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, (C)as the Lord lives and (D)as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” 4 Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” 5 David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is (E)the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, (F)that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening. 6 (G)If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run (H)to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly (I)sacrifice there for all the clan.’ 7 If he says, ‘Good!’ it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that (J)harm is determined by him. 8 Therefore deal kindly with your servant, (K)for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. (L)But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?” 9 And Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! If I knew that (M)it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?” 10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?” 11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So they both went out into the field.
12 And Jonathan said to David, “The Lord, the God of Israel, be witness![a] When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you? 13 But should it please my father to do you harm, (N)the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. (O)May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father. 14 If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die; 15 (P)and do not cut off[b] your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, (Q)“May[c] the Lord take vengeance on David's enemies.” 17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, (R)for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Then Jonathan said to him, (S)“Tomorrow is the new moon, and (T)you will be missed, because (U)your seat will be empty. 19 On the third day go down quickly to the place where you hid yourself when the matter was in hand, and remain beside the stone heap.[d] 20 And I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark. 21 And behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,’ then you are to come, for, (V)as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger. 22 But if I say to the youth, (W)‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away. 23 (X)And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, (Y)the Lord is between you and me forever.”
24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. 25 The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat opposite,[e] and Abner sat by Saul's side, (Z)but David's place was empty.
26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. (AA)He is not clean; surely he is not clean.” 27 But on (AB)the second day, the day after the new moon, (AC)David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” 28 Jonathan answered Saul, (AD)“David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 He said, ‘Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king's table.”
30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.” 32 Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, (AE)“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” 33 (AF)But Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew (AG)that his father was determined to put David to death. 34 And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him.
35 In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy. 36 And he said to his boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the boy came to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said, (AH)“Is not the arrow beyond you?” 38 And Jonathan called after the boy, “Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!” So Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master. 39 But the boy knew nothing. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him, “Go and carry them to the city.” 41 And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap[f] and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most. 42 Then Jonathan said to David, (AI)“Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, (AJ)‘The Lord shall be between me and you, (AK)and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.[g]
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 20:12 Hebrew lacks be witness
- 1 Samuel 20:15 Or but if I die, do not cut off
- 1 Samuel 20:16 Septuagint earth, 16 let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may
- 1 Samuel 20:19 Septuagint; Hebrew the stone Ezel
- 1 Samuel 20:25 Compare Septuagint; Hebrew stood up
- 1 Samuel 20:41 Septuagint; Hebrew from beside the south
- 1 Samuel 20:42 This sentence is 21:1 in Hebrew
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