撒慕尔纪上 1 Samuel Chapter 16
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    11TheLORDsaidtoSamuel:"HowlongwillyougrieveforSaul,whomIhaverejectedaskingofIsrael?Fillyourhornwithoil,andbeonyourway.IamsendingyoutoJesseofBethlehem,forIhavechosenmykingfromamonghissons."

    上主对撒慕尔说:"我既然废弃了撒乌耳,不要他作以色列的君王,你为他要悲伤到几时呢?把你的角盛满油,我派你到白冷人叶瑟那里去,因为在他的儿子中,我已为我选定了一位君王"。

    2ButSamuelreplied:"HowcanIgo?Saulwillhearofitandkillme."TothistheLORDanswered:"Takeaheiferalongandsay,‘IhavecometosacrificetotheLORD.'

    撒慕尔回答说:"我怎能去?若撒乌耳听说了,必要杀我"。上主回答说:"你手里牵一头小母牛说:我为向上主祭献而来。

    3InviteJessetothesacrifice,andImyselfwilltellyouwhattodo;youaretoanointformetheoneIpointouttoyou."

    你应请叶瑟参与祭献,我要告诉你当作的事,你要为我所指给你的人傅油"。

    4SamueldidastheLORDhadcommandedhim.WhenheenteredBethlehem,theeldersofthecitycametremblingtomeethimandinquired,"Isyourvisitpeaceful,Oseer?"

    撒慕尔遂依照上主吩咐他的作了。及至到了白冷,城内的长老都战憟前来迎接他说:"你驾临这里平安吗?"

    5Hereplied:"Yes!IhavecometosacrificetotheLORD.Socleanseyourselvesandjoinmetodayforthebanquet."HealsohadJesseandhissonscleansethemselvesandinvitedthemtothesacrifice.

    他回答说:"平安,我是为祭献上主而来的,你们应圣洁自己,来同我一同献祭"。他圣洁了叶瑟和他的儿子,请他们来参与祭献。

    6Astheycame,helookedatEliabandthought,"SurelytheLORD'Sanointedisherebeforehim."

    他们一来到,他见了厄里雅布,心里想:这一定是立在上主前的受傅者。

    7ButtheLORDsaidtoSamuel:"Donotjudgefromhisappearanceorfromhisloftystature,becauseIhaverejectedhim.NotasmanseesdoesGodsee,becausemanseestheappearancebuttheLORDlooksintotheheart."

    但上主对撒慕尔说:"你不要注意他的容貌和他高大的身材,我拒绝要他,因为天主的看法与人不同:人看外貌,上主却看人心。

    8ThenJessecalledAbinadabandpresentedhimbeforeSamuel,whosaid,"TheLordhasnotchosenhim."

    叶瑟叫阿彼纳达布来,领他到撒慕尔面前;但是他说:"这也不是不是上主所拣选的"。

    9NextJessepresentedShammah,butSamuelsaid,"TheLORDhasnotchosenthisoneeither."

    叶瑟就叫沙玛来,他又说:"这也不是上主所拣选的"。

    10InthesamewayJessepresentedsevensonsbeforeSamuel,butSamuelsaidtoJesse,"TheLORDhasnotchosenanyoneofthese."

    叶瑟就叫他的七个儿子都到撒慕尔面前来,撒慕尔对叶瑟说:"上主没有拣选这些人"。

    11ThenSamuelaskedJesse,"Aretheseallthesonsyouhave?"Jessereplied,"Thereisstilltheyoungest,whoistendingthesheep."SamuelsaidtoJesse,"Sendforhim;wewillnotbeginthesacrificialbanquetuntilhearriveshere."

    撒慕尔于是问叶瑟说:"孩子们全到了吗?"他回答说:"还有一个最小的,他正在放羊"。撒慕尔叶瑟说:"快派人带他来,因为他不来,我们决不入席"。

    12Jessesentandhadtheyoungmanbroughttothem.Hewasruddy,ayouthhandsometobeholdandmakingasplendidappearance.TheLORDsaid,"There-anointhim,forthisishe!"

    于是派人把他带来,他是一个有血色,眉清目秀,外貌英的少年。上主说:"起来,给他傅油,就是这一位"。

    13ThenSamuel,withthehornofoilinhand,anointedhiminthemidstofhisbrothers;andfromthatdayon,thespiritoftheLORDrusheduponDavid.WhenSamueltookhisleave,hewenttoRamah.

    撒慕尔拿起油角来,在他兄弟们中给他傅了油。从那天起,上主的神便降临于达味。事后,撒慕尔起身回了辣玛。

    142ThespiritoftheLORDhaddepartedfromSaul,andhewastormentedbyanevilspiritsentbytheLORD.

    上主的神离弃了撒乌耳,便有恶神从上主那里扰乱他。

    15SotheservantsofSaulsaidtohim:"Please!AnevilspiritfromGodistormentingyou.

    撒乌耳的臣仆对他说:"看,由天主那里来的恶神来扰乱你。

    16Ifyourlordshipwillorderit,we,yourservantshereinattendanceonyou,willlookforamanskilledinplayingtheharp.WhentheevilspiritfromGodcomesoveryou,hewillplayandyouwillfeelbetter."

    只要我主吩咐一声,你跟前的臣仆便会去找一个善于弹琴的人来,当恶神由天主那里降在你身上时,叫他弹奏,你必感到舒服"。

    17Saulthentoldhisservants,"Findmeaskillfulharpistandbringhimtome."

    撒乌耳就对他的臣仆说:"好,你们给我找一个弹于弹奏的人,引来见我"。

    183Aservantspokeuptosay:"IhaveobservedthatoneofthesonsofJesseofBethlehemisaskillfulharpist.Heisalsoastalwartsoldier,besidesbeinganablespeaker,andhandsome.Moreover,theLORDiswithhim."

    有个仆人立刻提议,说:"我见过白冷人叶瑟的一个儿子会弹奏,这人又骁勇善战,擅于辞令,身材英俊,上主又与他同在"。

    19Accordingly,SauldispatchedmessengerstoaskJessetosendhimhissonDavid,whowaswiththeflock.

    撒乌耳遂派使者到叶瑟那里说:"将你‘那放羊’的儿子达味送到这里来!"

    20ThenJessetookfiveloavesofbread,askinofwine,andakid,andsentthemtoSaulbyhissonDavid.

    叶瑟便取了十个饼,一皮囊酒,一只小山羊,叫他的儿子达味送给撒乌耳。

    21ThusDavidcametoSaulandenteredhisservice.Saulbecameveryfondofhim,madehimhisarmor-bearer,

    达味于是来到撒乌耳前,侍立在他左右;撒乌耳很爱他,叫他作自己的持戟侍卫。

    22andsentJessethemessage,"AllowDavidtoremaininmyservice,forhemeetswithmyapproval."

    撒乌耳于是派人到叶瑟那里说:"让达味侍立在我左右,因为他得了我的欢心"。

    23WheneverthespiritfromGodseizedSaul,Davidwouldtaketheharpandplay,andSaulwouldberelievedandfeelbetter,fortheevilspiritwouldleavehim.

    每当恶神由天主降到撒乌耳身上时,达味就拿起琴来弹奏,撒乌耳就觉得爽快舒服,恶神也就离开了他。

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    Footnotes(注解)

    1[1]TheanointingherepreparedforisunknowntoDavid'sbrotherEliabinthenextchapter(1Sam17:28),andDavidistwiceanointedafterSaul'sdeath(2Sam2:4;5:3).

    2[14]AnevilspiritsentbytheLORD:theLordpermittedSaultobetormentedwithviolentfitsofrage.

    3[18]OfthetwotraditionswhichdescribethecomingofDavidintoSaul'sservice,theoldestGreektranslationretainsonlytheonecomprisedin1Sam16:14-23;17:1-11,32-54.Thiseffortatconsistencyisnotinaccordwiththecharacteroftherestofthebook;seenoteon1Sam8:1.Thoughsquarebracketsareusedinthiseditiontoindicatethepassageslackingintheoldesttranslation,thisismeantonlytohelpthereaderfollowoneaccountatatime.Bothareequallyapartoftheinspiredtext,asarealsothevariousamplificationsandretouchingsofthenarrativegivenwithinbracketsin1Sam18;19.