撒母耳记下 23-24
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
大卫的遗言
23 以下是大卫末了的话：
“耶西的儿子大卫的宣告，
被高举的人的宣告。
大卫是雅各的 神所膏立的，
是以色列美妙的诗人。
2 耶和华的灵借着我说话，
他的话在我的舌头上。
3 以色列的 神说，
以色列的盘石告诉我：
那以公义统治人的，
那存敬畏 神的心施行统治的，
4 他必像旭日升起的光芒，
像无云的早晨，
像雨后的晴朗，
使地长出绿草。
5 我的家在 神面前不是这样吗？
他与我立了永远的约；
这约安排了一切，稳固妥当。
我的一切救恩、一切愿望，
他不都成全吗？
6 流氓却像荆棘被丢弃，
人不敢用手拿它。
7 人要碰它，
必须带备铁器和枪杆，
他们要在原地被火彻底烧毁。”
大卫的勇士(A)
8 以下是大卫勇士的名字：他革扪人约设．巴设，是军官（“军官”或译：“三勇士”）的首领，又称为伊斯尼人亚底挪。他曾在一次战役中杀死了八百人。
9 其次是亚合人朵多的儿子以利亚撒。从前非利士人在巴斯达闵聚集要争战，与大卫一同去向他们骂阵的三个勇士，其中之一就是以利亚撒；那时以色列人向上撤退， 10 他却起来，击杀非利士人，直到他的手疲乏无力，紧贴在刀把上。那一天耶和华使以色列人获得了大胜利。众人转到以利亚撒后面，只顾剥夺死者的财物。
11 再其次是哈拉人亚基的儿子沙玛。非利士人聚集在利希，那里有一块田地长满了红豆，众人都从非利士人面前逃走。 12 沙玛却在那块田中间站稳脚步，保护了那块田，又击杀了非利士人。耶和华又使以色列人获得了大胜利。
13 收割的时候，三十个首领中有三个人下到亚杜兰洞那里去见大卫；有一队非利士人在利乏音谷安营。 14 那时大卫在山寨中，非利士人的驻军却在伯利恒。 15 大卫渴望说：“但愿有人把伯利恒城门旁边井里的水拿来给我喝！” 16 那三个勇士就闯过非利士人的营地，从伯利恒城门旁边的井里打水，把水取上来，带到大卫那里。大卫不肯喝，却把水浇奠在耶和华面前。 17 大卫说：“耶和华啊！我绝对不可作这事。这三个人冒着生命危险去打水，这水不是他们的血吗？”因此大卫不肯喝那水。这些是那三个勇士所作的事。
18 洗鲁雅的儿子约押的兄弟亚比筛是三十勇士（按照《马索拉文本》，“三十勇士”作“三勇士”；现参照其他抄本和《叙利亚译本》翻译）的首领。他曾挥舞矛枪杀死了三百人，因此他与“三勇士”齐名。 19 他的荣誉比那“三十勇士”高（《马索拉文本》作“他不是在‘三勇士’中最尊贵吗？”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译），所以成为他们的领袖；不过，却不及“三勇士”。
20 甲薛人耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅，是一个力气很大的人，作过许多大事。他曾经击杀了摩押人的两个勇将；又在下雪的时候，下到坑里去击杀了一只狮子。 21 他还击杀了一个体格高大的埃及人。这埃及人手里有矛，比拿雅只拿着棍子下去与他对抗；结果他把埃及人手中的矛枪夺了过来，用那矛枪杀死他。 22 这些是耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅所作的事。他与“三勇士”齐名。 23 他的荣誉比那“三十勇士”高，不过，却不及“三勇士”。大卫立他作侍卫长。
24 三十个勇士中有约押的兄弟亚撒黑、伯利恒人朵多的儿子伊勒哈难、 25 哈律人沙玛、哈律人以利加、 26 帕勒提人希利斯、提哥亚人益吉的儿子以拉、 27 亚拿突人亚比以谢、户沙人米本乃、 28 亚合人撒门、尼陀法人玛哈莱、 29 尼陀法人巴拿的儿子希立、便雅悯子孙基比亚人利拜的儿子以太、 30 比拉顿人比拿雅、迦实溪人希太、 31 伯．亚拉巴人亚比亚本、巴鲁米人押斯玛弗、 32 沙本人以利雅哈巴、雅善的儿子约拿单、 33 哈拉人沙玛、哈拉人沙拉的儿子亚希暗、 34 玛迦人亚哈拜的儿子以利法列、基罗人亚希多弗的儿子以连、 35 迦密人希斯莱、亚巴人帕莱、 36 琐巴人拿单的儿子以申、迦得人巴尼、 37 亚扪人洗勒、比录人拿哈莱（拿哈莱是给洗鲁雅的儿子约押拿兵器的）、 38 以帖人以拉、以帖人迦立、 39 赫人乌利亚，共有三十七人。
大卫数点人口(B)
24 耶和华又向以色列人发怒，就激动大卫，使他们受害，说：“你去数点一下以色列和犹大的人数吧！” 2 王就对约押和跟随他的军官说：“你们走遍以色列各支派，从但到别是巴，数点人民，我好知道人民的数目。” 3 约押回答王：“无论人民有多少，愿耶和华你的 神再增加一百倍，又愿我主我王亲眼看见。不过，我主我王为甚么喜欢这事呢？” 4 但是王的命令约押和众军官不敢不从。于是约押和众军官从王面前出去，数点以色列的人民。 5 他们过了约旦河，就在谷中那座亚罗珥城的右边安营。后来他们经过迦得，直到雅谢， 6 然后又到了基列和他停．合示地，再到了但．雅安，并绕过了西顿， 7 来到推罗的堡垒，以及希未人和迦南人所有的城市。最后，他们出到犹大的南端别是巴去了。 8 以后，他们走遍了全地，过了九个月又二十天，就回到耶路撒冷。 9 约押把数点人民的数目向王呈报：在以色列中能拔刀的勇士共有八十万人；犹大共有五十万人。
耶和华降罚(C)
10 大卫数点了人民以后，良心一直不安，于是对耶和华说：“我作了这事，犯了大罪。耶和华啊！现在求你除去你仆人的罪孽，因为我作了非常糊涂的事！” 11 大卫早晨起来；耶和华的话临到迦得先知，就是大卫的先见，说： 12 “你去告诉大卫说：‘耶和华这样说：我给你三个选择，你要选择一个，我好向你施行。’” 13 于是迦得来见大卫，问他说：“你要国中三年（按照《马索拉文本》，“三年”作“七年”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译；参代上21:12）的饥荒呢？或是要在你敌人面前逃跑，被追赶三个月呢？或是要国中有三天的瘟疫呢？现在你要想想，决定我该用甚么话回复那差我来的。” 14 大卫对迦得说：“我非常为难，我们情愿落在耶和华的手里，因为他有丰盛的怜悯。不要让我落在人的手里。”
15 于是耶和华降瘟疫在以色列地，从早晨直到所定的时间；从但到别是巴，众民中死了七万人。 16 当天使向耶路撒冷伸手，要毁灭耶路撒冷的时候，耶和华就后悔降这灾祸，就对那毁灭众民的天使说：“够了，现在住手吧！”那时，耶和华的天使在耶布斯人亚劳拿的打禾场那里。 17 大卫看见那击杀人民的天使，就对耶和华说：“犯了罪的是我，行了恶的是我，这群羊又作了甚么呢？求你的手攻击我和我的父家吧！”
大卫筑坛献祭(D)
18 那一天，迦得来见大卫，对他说：“你上去，在耶布斯人亚劳拿的打禾场那里，为耶和华立一座祭坛。” 19 大卫就照着迦得的话，正如耶和华所吩咐的，上去了。 20 亚劳拿往下观看，看见王和他的臣仆正朝着他这边走过来，就出去迎接，脸伏于地向王叩拜。 21 亚劳拿问：“我主我王为甚么来到你仆人这里呢？”大卫回答：“是要向你买这打禾场，好为耶和华筑一座祭坛，使民间的瘟疫可以止住。” 22 亚劳拿对大卫说：“我主我王看甚么好，就拿去献上吧！看哪，这里有牛可以作燔祭，打禾的器具和套牛的轭可以当柴烧。 23 王啊，这一切亚劳拿都奉给你。”亚劳拿又对王说：“愿耶和华你的 神悦纳你！” 24 王回答亚劳拿：“不！我一定要按价钱向你买，我不要用白白得来的作燔祭献给耶和华我的 神。”于是大卫用五百七十克银子，买下了那打禾场和牛。 25 于是大卫在那里为耶和华筑了一座坛，献上燔祭和平安祭。这样耶和华垂听了人们为那地的祷告，瘟疫就在以色列人中止住了。
2 Samuel 23-24
King James Version
23 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
24 And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
15 So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.
20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
23 All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee.
24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
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