W3 2012-07-04 (撒下24)經文: 撒母耳記下 24:1 耶和華又向以色列人發怒，就激動大衛，使他吩咐人去數點以色列人和猶大人。

Araunah Threshing Floor

 

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W3 2012-07-04 (撒下24)

經文: 撒母耳記下 24:1 耶和華又向以色列人發怒，就激動大衛，使他吩咐人去數點以色列人和猶大人。

默想: 在大衛王朝將要告一段落之前，撒母耳記下第24章記載了這一段令我們不容易完全明白的大衛王命令約押去數點全國戰士人數的事件。在撒母耳記下第24章第1節很清楚的告訴我們，耶和華因為向以色列人發怒，激動大衛，促使大衛命令約押去數點戰士。但是在歷代志上21章第1節所記載的同一個事件中卻說，是撒但起來攻擊以色列人，激動大衛去數點百姓。這兩個內容看來互相矛盾的記載，我們或許可以從約伯記中有關約伯苦難來源的記載中看出一點端倪。在那�我們看見的是耶和華與撒但在經過討論之後，雙方同意讓撒但伸手攻擊約伯。只是耶和華與撒但的動機完全相反。耶和華是盼望這個苦難可以熬煉約伯的信心成為像精金一樣可貴，撒但則是期待約伯在苦難的壓力之下，會信心崩潰，離棄上帝。保羅身上的一根刺的來源似乎也反應出相同的現象。那根次既是撒但的差役，目的是要攻擊保羅，但是上帝的動機卻是要防止保羅因為所得啟示甚大，就過於自高，才容許撒但的差役，用保羅身上這根刺來攻擊保羅。但是，在這裡我們看到的是，大衛王定了心意要數點百姓，是後大衛王也感到良心的自責，並且向上帝禱告認罪。但是，耶和華卻仍然要大衛王在三個責罰當中挑選一個來接受。大衛王在此選擇不自己選擇，將自己完全順服在耶和華的選擇當中。求主幫助我，要小心避免墜入大衛王在功成名就時的驕傲，以致於陷入撒但的引誘與上帝的管教。

題目: 國泰民安之時，大衛內心自滿，下令數算國中百姓，雖有約押及眾軍長勸諫(v3)，仍不敵王命，以致招災。試問，面對部屬與自己的意見相左時，身為領袖如何判斷才不會一意孤行？

 

W3 2012-07-04 (撒下24)

經文: 撒母耳記下 24:1 耶和華又向以色列人發怒，就激動大衛，使他吩咐人去數點以色列人和猶大人。

默想: 在大衛王朝將要告一段落之前，撒母耳記下第24章記載了這一段令我們不容易完全明白的大衛王命令約押去數點全國戰士人數的事件。在撒母耳記下第24章第1節很清楚的告訴我們，耶和華因為向以色列人發怒，激動大衛，促使大衛命令約押去數點戰士。但是在歷代志上21章第1節所記載的同一個事件中卻說，是撒但起來攻擊以色列人，激動大衛去數點百姓。這兩個內容看來互相矛盾的記載，我們或許可以從約伯記中有關約伯苦難來源的記載中看出一點端倪。在那�我們看見的是耶和華與撒但在經過討論之後，雙方同意讓撒但伸手攻擊約伯。只是耶和華與撒但的動機完全相反。耶和華是盼望這個苦難可以熬煉約伯的信心成為像精金一樣可貴，撒但則是期待約伯在苦難的壓力之下，會信心崩潰，離棄上帝。保羅身上的一根刺的來源似乎也反應出相同的現象。那根次既是撒但的差役，目的是要攻擊保羅，但是上帝的動機卻是要防止保羅因為所得啟示甚大，就過於自高，才容許撒但的差役，用保羅身上這根刺來攻擊保羅。但是，在這裡我們看到的是，大衛王定了心意要數點百姓，是後大衛王也感到良心的自責，並且向上帝禱告認罪。但是，耶和華卻仍然要大衛王在三個責罰當中挑選一個來接受。大衛王在此選擇不自己選擇，將自己完全順服在耶和華的選擇當中。求主幫助我，要小心避免墜入大衛王在功成名就時的驕傲，以致於陷入撒但的引誘與上帝的管教。

題目: 國泰民安之時，大衛內心自滿，下令數算國中百姓，雖有約押及眾軍長勸諫(v3)，仍不敵王命，以致招災。試問，面對部屬與自己的意見相左時，身為領袖如何判斷才不會一意孤行？

 

 

今日心得上傳及閱讀請到

1.  蔡茂堂牧師blog:  http://hopingtsaidevotion.blogspot.com/

2.  李晶晶牧師blog:  http://taipeihoping-chin.blogspot.com/

 

蔡茂堂牧師創世記查經班歷年錄音檔案:

 http://taipeihoping-genesis.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2005-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&updated-max=2006-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=27

 

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W2 2012-07-03 (撒下23)經文: 撒母耳記下 23:39 赫人烏利亞，共有三十七人。

The Incidence at Bethlehem Well

 

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W2 2012-07-03 (撒下23)

經文: 撒母耳記下 23:39 赫人烏利亞，共有三十七人。

默想: 在大衛的一生中，留下許多值得讓我們效法與學習的美好榜樣。但是也留下一個讓我們搖頭嘆息，必須引以為誡的遺憾。本段經文中記載大衛末了的話。這位耶和華從耶西七個兒子當中所揀選、栽培使他成為統治以色列的國王，甚至以聖靈充滿他，讓他也成為以色列的美歌者。在大衛王歌頌耶和華所賞賜給他這麼多恩典之後，大衛王開使述說耶和華如何藉著三十七名勇士來陪伴並保護大衛王，平安渡過掃羅王的追殺、與非利士人的無數場戰爭，一直對大衛王忠心耿耿。這三十七名勇士當中，被分成三組，第一組三名勇士是他革捫人約設巴設(一時擊殺了八百人)，亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒 (擊殺非利士人，直到手臂疲乏，手黏住刀把)，哈拉人亞基的兒子沙瑪 (守護住長滿紅豆的田)。這三名被列為最英勇的勇士，卻在大衛的王朝中，沒有獲得任何職位。其次是第二組也是三名勇士，當大衛躲避掃羅王的追殺，逃到亞杜蘭洞時，為了滿足大衛想要一嘗幼年故鄉井水的渴望，冒生命危險勇闖非利士防營，將該井的水打來給大衛，讓大衛很感動，卻捨不得喝下。這三名勇士的姓名是，約押的兄弟亞比篩 (舉槍殺了三百人)，耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅 (許多英勇事蹟)，第三名卻成為無名英雄。最後的三十一名勇士只留下一份名單，在這份名單的末尾，赫然出現赫人烏利亞。這位對大衛王忠心耿耿的勇士，卻是被大衛王一手策劃、經過約押的安排，藉非利士人的手給謀殺了。這也帶來大衛家庭的許多亂倫、弒親、篡位等一連串的不幸。這是大衛一生中所留下最大的污點。求主保守我，要一生謹慎，靠主勝過一切的試探與引誘。

題目: 大衛無論在治國或是與神的關係上，都留給以色列美好的遺產，你曾想過要留下什麼樣的遺產給下一代嗎？

23:1 以下是大衛末了的話。耶西的兒子大衛得居高位，是雅各　神所膏的，作以色列的美歌者，說：
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
23:2 耶和華的靈藉著我說：他的話在我口中。
"The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me, his word is upon my tongue.
23:3 以色列的　神、以色列的磐石曉諭我說：那以公義治理人民的，敬畏　神執掌權柄，
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,
23:4 他必像日出的晨光，如無雲的清晨，雨後的晴光，使地發生嫩草。
he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth upon a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
23:5 我家在　神面前並非如此；　神卻與我立永遠的約。這約凡事堅穩，關乎我的一切救恩和我一切所想望的，他豈不為我成就嗎？
Yea, does not my house stand so with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?
23:6 但匪類都必像荊棘被丟棄；人不敢用手拿它；
But godless men are all like thorns that are thrown away; for they cannot be taken with the hand;
23:7 拿它的人必帶鐵器和槍桿，終久它必被火焚燒。
but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire."
23:8 大衛勇士的名字記在下面：他革捫人約設巴設，又稱伊斯尼人亞底挪，他是軍長的統領，一時擊殺了八百人。
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshe'beth a Tah-che'monite; he was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he slew at one time.
23:9 其次是亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒。從前非利士人聚集要打仗，以色列人迎著上去，有跟隨大衛的三個勇士向非利士人罵陣，其中有以利亞撒。
And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea'zar the son of Dodo, son of Aho'hi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
23:10 他起來擊殺非利士人，直到手臂疲乏，手黏住刀把。那日耶和華使以色列人大獲全勝；眾民在以利亞撒後頭專奪財物。
He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand cleaved to the sword; and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.
23:11 其次是哈拉人亞基的兒子沙瑪。一日，非利士人聚集成群，在一塊長滿紅豆的田裡，眾民就在非利士人面前逃跑。
And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Har'arite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the men fled from the Philistines.
23:12 沙瑪卻站在那田間擊殺非利士人，救護了那田。耶和華使以色列人大獲全勝。
But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory.
23:13 收割的時候，有三十個勇士中的三個人下到亞杜蘭洞見大衛。非利士的軍兵在利乏音谷安營。
And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Reph'aim.
23:14 那時大衛在山寨，非利士人的防營在伯利恆。
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
23:15 大衛渴想，說：「甚願有人將伯利恆城門旁、井裡的水打來給我喝。」
And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
23:16 這三個勇士就闖過非利士人的營盤，從伯利恆城門旁的井裡打水，拿來奉給大衛。他卻不肯喝，將水奠在耶和華面前，
Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,
23:17 說：「耶和華啊，這三個人冒死去打水；這水好像他們的血一般，我斷不敢喝。」如此，大衛不肯喝。這是三個勇士所做的事。
and said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
23:18 洗魯雅的兒子、約押的兄弟亞比篩是這三個勇士的首領；他舉槍殺了三百人，就在三個勇士裡得了名。
Now Abi'shai, the brother of Jo'ab, the son of Zeru'iah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and slew them, and won a name beside the three.
23:19 他在這三個勇士裡是最尊貴的，所以作他們的首領，只是不及前三個勇士。
He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.
23:20 有甲薛勇士耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅行過大能的事；他殺了摩押人亞利伊勒的兩個兒子，又在下雪的時候下坑裡去，殺了一個獅子，
And Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
23:21 又殺了一個強壯的埃及人；埃及人手裡拿著槍，比拿雅只拿著棍子下去，從埃及人手裡奪過槍來，用那槍將他殺死。
And he slew an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benai'ah went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
23:22 這是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅所行的事，就在三個勇士裡得了名。
These things did Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
23:23 他比那三十個勇士都尊貴，只是不及前三個勇士。大衛立他作護衛長。
He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
23:24 三十個勇士裡有約押的兄弟亞撒黑，伯利恆人朵多的兒子伊勒哈難，
As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was one of the thirty; Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
23:25 哈律人沙瑪，哈律人以利加，
Shammah of Harod, Eli'ka of Harod,
23:26 帕勒提人希利斯，提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉，
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a,
23:27 亞拿突人亞比以謝，戶沙人米本乃，
Abi-e'zer, of An'athoth, Mebun'nai the Hu'shathite,
23:28 亞合人撒們，尼陀法人瑪哈萊，
Zalmon the Aho'hite, Ma'harai of Netoph'ah,
23:29 尼陀法人巴拿的兒子希立，便雅憫族、基比亞人利拜的兒子以太，
Heleb the son of Ba'anah of Netoph'ah, It'tai the son of Ri'bai of Gib'e-ah of the Benjaminites,
23:30 比拉頓人比拿雅，迦實溪人希太，
Benai'ah of Pira'thon, Hid'dai of the brooks of Ga'ash,
23:31 伯亞拉巴人亞比亞本，巴魯米人押斯瑪弗，
Abi-al'bon the Ar'bathite, Az'maveth of Bahu'rim,
23:32 沙本人以利雅哈巴，雅善兒子中的約拿單，
Eli'ahba of Sha-al'bon, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
23:33 哈拉人沙瑪，哈拉人沙拉的兒子亞希暗，
Shammah the Har'arite, Ahi'am the son of Sharar the Har'arite,
23:34 瑪迦人亞哈拜的兒子以利法列，基羅人亞希多弗的兒子以連，
Eliph'elet the son of Ahas'bai of Ma'acah, Eli'am the son of Ahith'ophel of Gilo,
23:35 迦密人希斯萊，亞巴人帕萊，
Hezro of Carmel, Pa'arai the Arbite,
23:36 瑣巴人拿單的兒子以甲，迦得人巴尼，
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
23:37 亞捫人洗勒，比錄人拿哈萊（是給洗魯雅的兒子約押拿兵器的），
Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,
23:38 以帖人以拉，以帖人迦立，
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
23:39 赫人烏利亞，共有三十七人。
Uri'ah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

 

 

今日心得上傳及閱讀請到

1.  蔡茂堂牧師blog:  http://hopingtsaidevotion.blogspot.com/

2.  李晶晶牧師blog:  http://taipeihoping-chin.blogspot.com/

 

蔡茂堂牧師創世記查經班歷年錄音檔案:

 http://taipeihoping-genesis.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2005-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&updated-max=2006-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=27

 

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W1 2012-07-02 (撒下22)經文: 撒母耳記下 22:29 耶和華啊，你是我的燈；耶和華必照明我的黑暗。

King David Praised The Lord With Psalms

 

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W1  2012-07-02 (撒下22)

經文: 撒母耳記下 22:29 耶和華啊，你是我的燈；耶和華必照明我的黑暗。

默想: 親愛的主啊！求你將你的話語，賞賜給我，做我腳前的燈與路上的光。帶領我走在神的面的光中，並求神照明我內心深處的黑暗，鑑察我的內心深處，看我的心思意念，是否有得罪神或人之處。求主讓我的腳步與內心，都完全活在神的光明中，好讓我不被環境的黑暗所攔阻，也不被自己心中深處的黑暗所蒙蔽。讓我活在主的光明中，讓我的生命不斷經歷主的轉化與改變，滿有主的形像，學習主的樣式，活出主的榮耀。感謝主的恩典。

題目: 從第20節可看出大衛常常與上主保持親密的關係，試想：你在日常生活中的表現，會讓人看見你與上主什麼樣的關係呢？

 

22:1 當耶和華救大衛脫離一切仇敵和掃羅之手的日子，他向耶和華念這詩，
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
22:2 說：耶和華是我的巖石，我的山寨，我的救主，
He said, "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
22:3 我的　神，我的磐石，我所投靠的。他是我的盾牌，是拯救我的角，是我的高臺，是我的避難所。我的救主啊，你是救我脫離強暴的。
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; thou savest me from violence.
22:4 我要求告當讚美的耶和華，這樣，我必從仇敵手中被救出來。
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
22:5 曾有死亡的波浪環繞我，匪類的急流使我驚懼，
"For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me;
22:6 陰間的繩索纏繞我，死亡的網羅臨到我。
the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me.
22:7 我在急難中求告耶和華，向我的　神呼求。他從殿中聽了我的聲音；我的呼求入了他的耳中。
"In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
22:8 那時因他發怒，地就搖撼戰抖；天的根基也震動搖撼。
"Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
22:9 從他鼻孔冒煙上騰；從他口中發火焚燒，連炭也著了。
Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
22:10 他又使天下垂，親自降臨；有黑雲在他腳下。
He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
22:11 他坐著基路伯飛行，在風的翅膀上顯現。
He rode on a cherub, and flew; he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
22:12 他以黑暗和聚集的水、天空的厚雲為他四圍的行宮。
He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.
22:13 因他面前的光輝炭都著了。
Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.
22:14 耶和華從天上打雷；至高者發出聲音。
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
22:15 他射出箭來，使仇敵四散，發出閃電，使他們擾亂。
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.
22:16 耶和華的斥責一發，鼻孔的氣一出，海底就出現，大地的根基也顯露。
Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
22:17 他從高天伸手抓住我，把我從大水中拉上來。
"He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
22:18 他救我脫離我的勁敵和那些恨我的人，因為他們比我強盛。
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
22:19 我遭遇災難的日子，他們來攻擊我；但耶和華是我的倚靠。
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was my stay.
22:20 他又領我到寬闊之處；他救拔我，因他喜悅我。
He brought me forth into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
22:21 耶和華按著我的公義報答我，按著我手中的清潔賞賜我。
"The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
22:22 因為我遵守了耶和華的道，未曾作惡離開我的　神。
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22:23 他的一切典章常在我面前；他的律例，我也未曾離棄。
For all his ordinances were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
22:24 我在他面前作了完全人；我也保守自己遠離我的罪孽。
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
22:25 所以耶和華按我的公義，按我在他眼前的清潔賞賜我。
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
22:26 慈愛的人，你以慈愛待他；完全的人，你以完全待他；
"With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;
22:27 清潔的人，你以清潔待他；乖僻的人，你以彎曲待他。
with the pure thou dost show thyself pure, and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
22:28 困苦的百姓，你必拯救；但你的眼目察看高傲的人，使他降卑。
Thou dost deliver a humble people, but thy eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.
22:29 耶和華啊，你是我的燈；耶和華必照明我的黑暗。
Yea, thou art my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness.
22:30 我藉著你衝入敵軍，藉著我的　神跳過牆垣。
Yea, by thee I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
22:31 至於　神，他的道是完全的；耶和華的話是煉淨的。凡投靠他的，他便作他們的盾牌。
This God -- his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
22:32 除了耶和華，誰是　神呢？除了我們的　神，誰是磐石呢？
"For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
22:33 　神是我堅固的保障；他引導完全人行他的路。
This God is my strong refuge, and has made my way safe.
22:34 他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄，又使我在高處安穩。
He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights.
22:35 他教導我的手能以爭戰，甚至我的膀臂能開銅弓。
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
22:36 你把你的救恩給我作盾牌；你的溫和使我為大。
Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy help made me great.
22:37 你使我腳下的地步寬闊；我的腳未曾滑跌。
Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;
22:38 我追趕我的仇敵，滅絕了他們，未滅以先，我沒有歸回。
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.
22:39 我滅絕了他們，打傷了他們，使他們不能起來；他們都倒在我的腳下。
I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.
22:40 因為你曾以力量束我的腰，使我能爭戰；你也使那起來攻擊我的都服在我以下。
For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
22:41 你又使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑，叫我能以剪除那恨我的人。
Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
22:42 他們仰望，卻無人拯救；就是呼求耶和華，他也不應允。
They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
22:43 我搗碎他們，如同地上的灰塵，踐踏他們，四散在地，如同街上的泥土。
I beat them fine as the dust of the earth, I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
22:44 你救我脫離我百姓的爭競，保護我作列國的元首；我素不認識的民必事奉我。
"Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples; thou didst keep me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
22:45 外邦人要投降我，一聽見我的名聲就必順從我。
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
22:46 外邦人要衰殘，戰戰兢兢地出他們的營寨。
Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their fastnesses.
22:47 耶和華是活　神，願我的磐石被人稱頌！願　神─那拯救我的磐石被人尊崇！
"The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
22:48 這位　神就是那為我伸冤、使眾民服在我以下的。
the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me,
22:49 你救我脫離仇敵，又把我舉起，高過那些起來攻擊我的；你救我脫離強暴的人。
who brought me out from my enemies; thou didst exalt me above my adversaries, thou didst deliver me from men of violence.
22:50 耶和華啊，因此我要在外邦中稱謝你，歌頌你的名。
"For this I will extol thee, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to thy name.
22:51 耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王，施慈愛給他的受膏者，就是給大衛和他的後裔，直到永遠！
Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David, and his descendants for ever."

 

 

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W5 2012-06-29 (撒下21)經文: 撒母耳記下 21:4-6遍人回答說：我們和掃羅與他家的事並不關乎金銀，也不要因我們的緣故殺一個以色列人。大衛說：你們怎樣說，我就為你們怎樣行。他們對王說：那從前謀害我們、要滅我們、使我們不得再住以色列境內的人，現在願將他的子孫七人交給我們，我們好在耶和華面前，將他們懸掛在耶和華揀選掃羅的基比亞。

The Cruelty of Retributive Justice

 

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W5  2012-06-29 (撒下21)

經文: 撒母耳記下 21:4-6遍人回答說：我們和掃羅與他家的事並不關乎金銀，也不要因我們的緣故殺一個以色列人。大衛說：你們怎樣說，我就為你們怎樣行。他們對王說：那從前謀害我們、要滅我們、使我們不得再住以色列境內的人，現在願將他的子孫七人交給我們，我們好在耶和華面前，將他們懸掛在耶和華揀選掃羅的基比亞。

默想: 本段經文讓我們看到，那個時代的人所要求與期待的，是報復性公義 (retributive justice) 的追求。掃羅王為以色列人與猶大人而大發熱心，企圖將基遍人滅族屠殺。掃羅卻沒有先去瞭解基遍人生存在以色列人中間的歷史背景，以及約書亞的一時失察，被基遍人的化妝術所欺騙，而向基遍人發誓，絕對不會滅覺基遍人。當大衛王遭遇全國連續饑荒三年，不知所措時，求問耶和華。耶和華才將這一段在以色列人歷史中被忽略或掩蓋而沒有記載，這一段掃羅企圖滅絕基遍人的歷史公案給翻了出來。大衛王並沒有求問耶和華，要如何妥善的處理這一段歷史公案，才能夠解決遍地饑荒的困境。大衛王是直接去請問基遍人的建議。我們看到的是基遍人，血債血還、殺人償命、父債子還的報復性公義要求。我們也看到大衛王為了堅守他過去曾對約拿單發誓要善待約拿單後代，而私下將約拿單所遺留下來那位瘸腿兒子米非波設交給基遍人，而是從掃羅妃嬪利斯巴所生的兩個兒子，以及掃羅大女兒米拉所生的五個兒子交給基遍人，七個人都被基遍人公開處以絞刑去世。這段經文讓我們看到當年面對天災時的追究責任歸屬的信念，報復性公義的被肯定，以及大衛王企圖處理掃羅王忽略前代領袖約書亞的誓言所帶來的全國性天災，還有他自己如何善處他曾經對約拿單承諾誓言的掙扎。求主保守我，不要漠視歷史共業、要謹守自己曾經向神或向人承諾的誓言、以及學習主耶穌所教導的復合性公義 (restorative justice)，好取代報復性公義的殘酷。

題目: 一連三年饑荒，大衛因而向神求問，因而得知是因掃羅沒有守約殘殺基遍人之故。試問，這事對我們有何教訓？

 

21:1 大衛年間有饑荒，一連三年，大衛就求問耶和華。耶和華說：「這饑荒是因掃羅和他流人血之家殺死基遍人。」
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, "There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gib'eonites to death."
21:2 原來這基遍人不是以色列人，乃是亞摩利人中所剩的；以色列人曾向他們起誓，不殺滅他們，掃羅卻為以色列人和猶大人發熱心，想要殺滅他們。大衛王召了他們來，
So the king called the Gib'eonites. Now the Gib'eonites were not of the people of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to slay them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
21:3 問他們說：「我當為你們怎樣行呢？可用甚麼贖這罪，使你們為耶和華的產業祝福呢？」
And David said to the Gib'eonites, "What shall I do for you? And how shall I make expiation, that you may bless the heritage of the LORD?"
21:4 基遍人回答說：「我們和掃羅與他家的事並不關乎金銀，也不要因我們的緣故殺一個以色列人。」大衛說：「你們怎樣說，我就為你們怎樣行。」
The Gib'eonites said to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel." And he said, "What do you say that I shall do for you?"
21:5 他們對王說：「那從前謀害我們、要滅我們、使我們不得再住以色列境內的人，
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
21:6 現在願將他的子孫七人交給我們，我們好在耶和華面前，將他們懸掛在耶和華揀選掃羅的基比亞。」王說：「我必交給你們。」
let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them up before the LORD at Gibeon on the mountain of the LORD." And the king said, "I will give them."
21:7 王因為曾與掃羅的兒子約拿單指著耶和華起誓結盟，就愛惜掃羅的孫子、約拿單的兒子米非波設，不交出來，
But the king spared Mephib'osheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the LORD which was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
21:8 卻把愛雅的女兒利斯巴給掃羅所生的兩個兒子亞摩尼、米非波設，和掃羅女兒米甲的姊姊給米何拉人巴西萊兒子亞得列所生的五個兒子
The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, whom she bore to Saul, Armo'ni and Mephib'osheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to A'dri-el the son of Barzil'lai the Meho'lathite;
21:9 交在基遍人的手裡。基遍人就把他們，在耶和華面前，懸掛在山上，這七人就一同死亡。被殺的時候正是收割的日子，就是動手割大麥的時候。
and he gave them into the hands of the Gib'eonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.
21:10 愛雅的女兒利斯巴用麻布在磐石上搭棚，從動手收割的時候直到天降雨在屍身上的時候，日間不容空中的雀鳥落在屍身上，夜間不讓田野的走獸前來糟踐。
Then Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah took sackcloth, and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens; and she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.
21:11 有人將掃羅的妃嬪愛雅女兒利斯巴所行的這事告訴大衛。
When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
21:12 大衛就去，從基列•雅比人那裡將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨搬了來（是因非利士人從前在基利波殺掃羅，將屍身懸掛在伯•珊的街市上，基列•雅比人把屍身偷了去。）
David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilbo'a;
21:13 大衛將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨從那裡搬了來，又收殮被懸掛七人的骸骨，
and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
21:14 將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨葬在便雅憫的洗拉，在掃羅父親基士的墳墓裡；眾人行了王所吩咐的。此後　神垂聽國民所求的。
And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded supplications for the land.
21:15 非利士人與以色列人打仗；大衛帶領僕人下去，與非利士人接戰，大衛就疲乏了。
The Philistines had war again with Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines; and David grew weary.
21:16 偉人的一個兒子以實比諾要殺大衛；他的銅槍重三百舍客勒，又佩著新刀。
And Ish'bi-be'nob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was girded with a new sword, thought to kill David.
21:17 但洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩幫助大衛，攻打非利士人，將他殺死。當日，跟隨大衛的人向大衛起誓說：「以後你不可再與我們一同出戰，恐怕熄滅以色列的燈。」
But Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah came to his aid, and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men adjured him, "You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel."
21:18 後來，以色列人在歌伯與非利士人打仗，戶沙人西比該殺了偉人的一個兒子撒弗。
After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; then Sib'becai the Hu'shathite slew Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants.
21:19 又在歌伯與非利士人打仗，伯利恆人雅雷俄珥金的兒子伊勒哈難殺了迦特人歌利亞。這人的槍桿粗如織布的機軸。
And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'areor'egim, the Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
21:20 又在迦特打仗，那裡有一個身量高大的人，手腳都是六指，共有二十四個指頭；他也是偉人的兒子。
And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also was descended from the giants.
21:21 這人向以色列人罵陣，大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿單就殺了他。
And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-i, David's brother, slew him.
21:22 這四個人是迦特偉人的兒子，都死在大衛和他僕人的手下。
These four were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

       

 

 

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W4 2012-06-28 (撒下20)經文: 撒母耳記下 20:9-10左手拾起刀來，對亞瑪撒說：我兄弟，你好啊！就用右手抓住亞瑪撒的鬍子，要與他親嘴。亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裡所拿的刀；約押用刀刺入他的肚腹，他的腸子流在地上，沒有再刺他，就死了。

The Death of Sheba and Amasa

 

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W4  2012-06-28 (撒下20)

經文: 撒母耳記下 20:9-10左手拾起刀來，對亞瑪撒說：我兄弟，你好啊！就用右手抓住亞瑪撒的鬍子，要與他親嘴。亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裡所拿的刀；約押用刀刺入他的肚腹，他的腸子流在地上，沒有再刺他，就死了。

默想: 在本段經文中，我們再度看見約押將軍，用陰狠的手段，違背大衛王的心意，把自己潛在的競爭對手，當眾謀殺。看來比較憨直的亞瑪撒，沒有防到約押有這一手，而就這樣滾在自己的血中，沒有人敢出手急救，而失血死亡。求主幫住我，不要像約押這樣，背逆上級主管的意思而我行我素，更不可以用陰狠手法害人。也不要像亞瑪撒一樣，沒有危機意識，就這樣不明不白的、莫名其妙的被人傷。

題目: 大衛對便雅憫人的寬恕，並沒有得到好的回應，示巴叛變，好所有的都和平地結束。試想，當我們以德報怨時，卻得到如此回應時，你有作何感想？

 

20:1 在那裡恰巧有一個匪徒，名叫示巴，是便雅憫人比基利的兒子。他吹角，說：「我們與大衛無分，與耶西的兒子無涉。以色列人哪，你們各回各家去吧！」
Now there happened to be there a worthless fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"
20:2 於是以色列人都離開大衛，跟隨比基利的兒子示巴。但猶大人從約旦河直到耶路撒冷，都緊緊跟隨他們的王。
So all the men of Israel withdrew from David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
20:3 大衛王來到耶路撒冷，進了宮殿，就把從前留下看守宮殿的十個妃嬪禁閉在冷宮，養活她們，不與她們親近。她們如同寡婦被禁，直到死的日子。
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house, and put them in a house under guard, and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.
20:4 王對亞瑪撒說：「要在三日之內將猶大人招聚了來，你也回到這裡來。」
Then the king said to Ama'sa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
20:5 亞瑪撒就去招聚猶大人，卻耽延過了王所限的日期。
So Ama'sa went to summon Judah; but he delayed beyond the set time which had been appointed him.
20:6 大衛對亞比篩說：「現在恐怕比基利的兒子示巴加害於我們比押沙龍更甚。你要帶領你主的僕人追趕他，免得他得了堅固城，躲避我們。」
And David said to Abi'shai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Ab'salom; take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and cause us trouble."
20:7 約押的人和基利提人、比利提人，並所有的勇士，都跟著亞比篩，從耶路撒冷出去追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
And there went out after Abi'shai, Jo'ab and the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites, and all the mighty men; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
20:8 他們到了基遍的大磐石那裡，亞瑪撒來迎接他們。那時約押穿著戰衣，腰束佩刀的帶子，刀在鞘內；約押前行，刀從鞘內掉出來。
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Ama'sa came to meet them. Now Jo'ab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a girdle with a sword in its sheath fastened upon his loins, and as he went forward it fell out.
20:9 約押左手拾起刀來，對亞瑪撒說：「我兄弟，你好啊！」就用右手抓住亞瑪撒的鬍子，要與他親嘴。
And Jo'ab said to Ama'sa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And Jo'ab took Ama'sa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
20:10 亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裡所拿的刀；約押用刀刺入他的肚腹，他的腸子流在地上，沒有再刺他，就死了。約押和他兄弟亞比篩往前追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
But Ama'sa did not observe the sword which was in Jo'ab's hand; so Jo'ab struck him with it in the body, and shed his bowels to the ground, without striking a second blow; and he died. Then Jo'ab and Abi'shai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
20:11 有約押的一個少年人站在亞瑪撒屍身旁邊，對眾人說：「誰喜悅約押，誰歸順大衛，就當跟隨約押去。」
And one of Jo'ab's men took his stand by Ama'sa, and said, "Whoever favors Jo'ab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Jo'ab."
20:12 亞瑪撒在道路上滾在自己的血裡。那人見眾民經過都站住，就把亞瑪撒的屍身從路上挪到田間，用衣服遮蓋。
And Ama'sa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And any one who came by, seeing him, stopped; and when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Ama'sa out of the highway into the field, and threw a garment over him.
20:13 屍身從路上挪移之後，眾民就都跟隨約押去追趕比基利的兒子示巴。
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Jo'ab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
20:14 他走遍以色列各支派，直到伯•瑪迦的亞比拉，並比利人的全地；那些地方的人也都聚集跟隨他。
And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-ma'acah; and all the Bichrites assembled, and followed him in.
20:15 約押和跟隨的人到了伯•瑪迦的亞比拉，圍困示巴，就對著城築壘；跟隨約押的眾民用錘撞城，要使城塌陷。
And all the men who were with Jo'ab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-ma'acah; they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and they were battering the wall, to throw it down.
20:16 有一個聰明婦人從城上呼叫說：「聽啊，聽啊，請約押近前來，我好與他說話。」
Then a wise woman called from the city, "Hear! Hear! Tell Jo'ab, `Come here, that I may speak to you.'"
20:17 約押就近前來，婦人問他說：「你是約押不是？」他說：「我是。」婦人說：「求你聽婢女的話。」約押說：「我聽。」
And he came near her; and the woman said, "Are you Jo'ab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your maidservant." And he answered, "I am listening."
20:18 婦人說：「古時有話說，當先在亞比拉求問，然後事就定妥。
Then she said, "They were wont to say in old time, `Let them but ask counsel at Abel'; and so they settled a matter.
20:19 我們這城的人在以色列人中是和平、忠厚的。你為何要毀壞以色列中的大城，吞滅耶和華的產業呢？」
I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel; you seek to destroy a city which is a mother in Israel; why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?"
20:20 約押回答說：「我決不吞滅毀壞，
Jo'ab answered, "Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy!
20:21 乃因以法蓮山地的一個人─比基利的兒子示巴─舉手攻擊大衛王，你們若將他一人交出來，我便離城而去。」婦人對約押說：「那人的首級必從城牆上丟給你。」
That is not true. But a man of the hill country of E'phraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David; give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city." And the woman said to Jo'ab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."
20:22 婦人就憑她的智慧去勸眾人。他們便割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級，丟給約押。約押吹角，眾人就離城而散，各歸各家去了。約押回耶路撒冷，到王那裡。
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Jo'ab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Jo'ab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
20:23 約押作以色列全軍的元帥；耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人；
Now Jo'ab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was in command of the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites;
20:24 亞多蘭掌管服苦的人；亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官；
and Ador'am was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was the recorder;
20:25 示法作書記；撒督和亞比亞他作祭司長；
and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abi'athar were priests;
20:26 睚珥人以拉作大衛的宰相。
and Ira the Ja'irite was also David's priest.

       

 

 

今日心得上傳及閱讀請到

1.  蔡茂堂牧師blog:  http://hopingtsaidevotion.blogspot.com/

2.  李晶晶牧師blog:  http://taipeihoping-chin.blogspot.com/

 

蔡茂堂牧師創世記查經班歷年錄音檔案:

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W3 2012-06-27 (撒下19)經文: 撒母耳記下 19:41-43列眾人來見王，對他說：我們弟兄猶大人為什麼暗暗送王和王的家眷，並跟隨王的人過約但河？猶大眾人回答以色列人說：因為王與我們是親屬，你們為何因這事發怒呢？我們吃了王的什麼呢？王賞賜了我們什麼呢？以色列人回答猶大人說：按支派，我們與王有十分的情分；在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們，請王回來不先與我們商量呢？但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

King David Returned to Jerusalem

 

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W3  2012-06-27 (撒下19)

經文: 撒母耳記下 19:41-43列眾人來見王，對他說：我們弟兄猶大人為什麼暗暗送王和王的家眷，並跟隨王的人過約但河？猶大眾人回答以色列人說：因為王與我們是親屬，你們為何因這事發怒呢？我們吃了王的什麼呢？王賞賜了我們什麼呢？以色列人回答猶大人說：按支派，我們與王有十分的情分；在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們，請王回來不先與我們商量呢？但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

默想: 表面上看起來，約押違背大衛王的命令，把企圖竄位而卻不幸被掛在樹上的押沙龍謀殺之後，押沙龍所精心策畫、多年經營的篡位叛變危機似乎已經結束了。但是，在迎接大衛王返回耶路撒冷的事件中，我們卻看到了大衛王在這次危機事件當中，所親自體會到的人間冷暖，以及以色列國已經存在的南方猶大支派與北方十個以色列支派之間的齟齬與裂痕。在這次押沙龍企圖篡位叛變所引起的危機當中，以色列十二個支派的民心，已經完全被押沙龍收買。陪伴大衛王逃難的只剩下那一批與大衛王同患難共生死的死忠戰士，以及少數的人民。但是在危機解除時刻，猶大支派與北方十個支派的人民，卻為了猶大支派沒有先與以色列十個支派商量，要如何共同規畫一個全體人民一起歡迎大衛王返京回復王權的慶祝大會，而是搶先私下前往迎接大衛王返京的事，爭吵不休。我們看到的，是沒有一個支派，為了曾經選錯邊而離棄大衛王，西瓜倚大邊的大家跟著形勢看來比較強盛，贏面卡好的押沙龍陣營，來向大衛王認罪並請求大衛王原諒。我們只有看到那一位對於掃羅王朝忠心耿耿的便雅憫人示每。他在大衛落難時，前來漫罵大衛王，並且向大衛王落井下石，亂丟石頭。示每有很敏感的危機意識，趕忙跑到約但河渡口，跪在大衛王面前認罪，而得到大衛王親口的赦免承諾。求主幫助我，在情勢變遷過程中，能夠堅持順服上帝的命令，而不是順風駛船，西瓜倚大邊。當我自己因為判斷錯誤而得罪人時，也願意謙卑向人認錯，尋求對方的饒恕。

題目: 大衛重返回耶路撒冷，看似已成功的統一以色列，但猶大族卻因大衛出身該支派，而恃王而驕、態度強硬。試問我們如何避免因為認識特殊人物，而有仗勢的態度？

       

19:1 有人告訴約押說：「王為押沙龍哭泣悲哀。」
It was told Jo'ab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Ab'salom."
19:2 眾民聽說王為他兒子憂愁，他們得勝的歡樂卻變成悲哀。
So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."
19:3 那日眾民暗暗地進城，就如敗陣逃跑、慚愧的民一般。
And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
19:4 王蒙著臉，大聲哭號說：「我兒押沙龍啊！押沙龍，我兒，我兒啊！」
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Ab'salom, O Ab'salom, my son, my son!"
19:5 約押進去見王，說：「你今日使你一切僕人臉面慚愧了！他們今日救了你的性命和你兒女妻妾的性命，
Then Jo'ab came into the house to the king, and said, "You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives and your concubines,
19:6 你卻愛那恨你的人，恨那愛你的人。你今日明明地不以將帥、僕人為念。我今日看明，若押沙龍活著，我們都死亡，你就喜悅了。
because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you; for today I perceive that if Ab'salom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased.
19:7 現在你當出去，安慰你僕人的心。我指著耶和華起誓：你若不出去，今夜必無一人與你同在一處；這禍患就比你從幼年到如今所遭的更甚！」
Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night; and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now."
19:8 於是王起來，坐在城門口。眾民聽說王坐在城門口，就都到王面前。以色列人已經逃跑，各回各家去了。
Then the king arose, and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate"; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his own home.
19:9 以色列眾支派的人紛紛議論說：「王曾救我們脫離仇敵的手，又救我們脫離非利士人的手，現在他躲避押沙龍逃走了。
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and saved us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land from Ab'salom.
19:10 我們膏押沙龍治理我們，他已經陣亡。現在為甚麼不出一言請王回來呢？」
But Ab'salom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?"
19:11 大衛王差人去見祭司撒督和亞比亞他，說：「你們當向猶大長老說：『以色列眾人已經有話請王回宮，你們為甚麼落在他們後頭呢？
And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abi'athar the priests, "Say to the elders of Judah, `Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king?
19:12 你們是我的弟兄，是我的骨肉，為甚麼在人後頭請王回來呢？』
You are my kinsmen, you are my bone and my flesh; why then should you be the last to bring back the king?'
19:13 也要對亞瑪撒說：『你不是我的骨肉嗎？我若不立你替約押常作元帥，願　神重重地降罰與我！』」
And say to Ama'sa, `Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of my army henceforth in place of Jo'ab.'"
19:14 如此就挽回猶大眾人的心，如同一人的心。他們便打發人去見王，說：「請王和王的一切臣僕回來。」
And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, "Return, both you and all your servants."
19:15 王就回來，到了約旦河。猶大人來到吉甲，要去迎接王，請他過約旦河。
So the king came back to the Jordan; and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.
19:16 巴戶琳的便雅憫人、基拉的兒子示每急忙與猶大人一同下去迎接大衛王。
And Shim'e-i the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahu'rim, made haste to come down with the men of Judah to meet King David;
19:17 跟從示每的有一千便雅憫人，還有掃羅家的僕人洗巴和他十五個兒子，二十個僕人；他們都蹚過約旦河迎接王。
and with him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan before the king,
19:18 有擺渡船過去，渡王的家眷，任王使用。王要過約旦河的時候，基拉的兒子示每就俯伏在王面前，
and they crossed the ford to bring over the king's household, and to do his pleasure. And Shim'e-i the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was about to cross the Jordan,
19:19 對王說：「我主我王出耶路撒冷的時候，僕人行悖逆的事，現在求我主不要因此加罪與僕人，不要記念，也不要放在心上。
and said to the king, "Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem; let not the king bear it in mind.
19:20 僕人明知自己有罪，所以約瑟全家之中，今日我首先下來迎接我主我王。」
For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."
19:21 洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩說：「示每既咒罵耶和華的受膏者，不應當治死他嗎？」
Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah answered, "Shall not Shim'e-i be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?"
19:22 大衛說：「洗魯雅的兒子，我與你們有何關涉，使你們今日與我反對呢？今日在以色列中豈可治死人呢？我豈不知今日我作以色列的王嗎？」
But David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeru'iah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall any one be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?"
19:23 於是王對示每說：「你必不死。」王就向他起誓。
And the king said to Shim'e-i, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.
19:24 掃羅的孫子米非波設也下去迎接王。他自從王去的日子，直到王平平安安地回來，沒有修腳，沒有剃鬍鬚，也沒有洗衣服。
And Mephib'osheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.
19:25 他來到耶路撒冷迎接王的時候，王問他說：「米非波設，你為甚麼沒有與我同去呢？」
And when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephib'osheth?"
19:26 他回答說：「我主我王，僕人是瘸腿的。那日我想要備驢騎上，與王同去，無奈我的僕人欺哄了我，
He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said to him, `Saddle an ass for me, that I may ride upon it and go with the king.' For your servant is lame.
19:27 又在我主我王面前讒毀我。然而我主我王如同　神的使者一般，你看怎樣好，就怎樣行吧！
He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
19:28 因為我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前都算為死人，王卻使僕人在王的席上同人吃飯，我現在向王還能辨理訴冤嗎？」
For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king; but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?"
19:29 王對他說：「你何必再提你的事呢？我說，你與洗巴均分地土。」
And the king said to him, "Why speak any more of your affairs? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land."
19:30 米非波設對王說：「我主我王既平平安安地回宮，就任憑洗巴都取了也可以。」
And Mephib'osheth said to the king, "Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home."
19:31 基列人巴西萊從羅基琳下來，要送王過約旦河，就與王一同過了約旦河。
Now Barzil'lai the Gileadite had come down from Ro'gelim; and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.
19:32 巴西萊年紀老邁，已經八十歲了。王住在瑪哈念的時候，他就拿食物來供給王；他原是大富戶。
Barzil'lai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahana'im; for he was a very wealthy man.
19:33 王對巴西萊說：「你與我同去，我要在耶路撒冷那裡養你的老。」
And the king said to Barzil'lai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem."
19:34 巴西萊對王說：「我在世的年日還能有多少，使我與王同上耶路撒冷呢？
But Barzil'lai said to the king, "How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
19:35 僕人現在八十歲了，還能嘗出飲食的滋味、辨別美惡嗎？還能聽男女歌唱的聲音嗎？僕人何必累贅我主我王呢？
I am this day eighty years old; can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
19:36 僕人只要送王過約旦河，王何必賜我這樣的恩典呢？
Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king recompense me with such a reward?
19:37 求你准我回去，好死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。這裡有王的僕人金罕，讓他同我主我王過去，可以隨意待他。」
Pray let your servant return, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do for him whatever seems good to you."
19:38 王說：「金罕可以與我同去，我必照你的心願待他。你向我求甚麼，我都必為你成就。」
And the king answered, "Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you; and all that you desire of me I will do for you."
19:39 於是眾民過約旦河，王也過去。王與巴西萊親嘴，為他祝福，巴西萊就回本地去了。
Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Barzil'lai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.
19:40 王過去，到了吉甲，金罕也跟他過去。猶大眾民和以色列民的一半也都送王過去。
The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; all the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way.
19:41 以色列眾人來見王，對他說：「我們弟兄猶大人為甚麼暗暗送王和王的家眷，並跟隨王的人過約旦河？」
Then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?"
19:42 猶大眾人回答以色列人說：「因為王與我們是親屬，你們為何因這事發怒呢？我們吃了王的甚麼呢？王賞賜了我們甚麼呢？」
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is near of kin to us. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?"
19:43 以色列人回答猶大人說：「按支派，我們與王有十分的情分；在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們，請王回來不先與我們商量呢？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?" But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

 

 

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