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1非利士人招聚他們的軍旅，要來爭戰；聚集在屬猶大的梭哥，安營在梭哥和亞西加中間的以弗‧大憫。Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2掃羅和以色列人也聚集，在安營，擺列隊伍，要與非利士人打仗。Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
3非利士人站在這邊山上，以色列人站在那邊山上，當中有谷。The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
4從非利士營中出來一個討戰的人，名叫，是迦特人，身高六肘零一；Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
5頭戴銅盔，身穿，甲重五千舍客勒；and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
6腿上有銅護膝，兩肩之中背負；and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
7槍桿粗如織布的，鐵槍頭重六百舍客勒。有一個拿盾牌的人在他前面走。The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
8歌利亞對著以色列的軍隊站立，呼叫說：「你們出來擺列隊伍做甚麼呢？我不是非利士人嗎？你們不是掃羅的僕人嗎？可以從你們中間揀選一人，使他下到我這裡來。And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
9他若能與我戰鬥，將我殺死，我們就作你們的僕人；我若勝了他，將他殺死，你們就作我們的僕人，服事我們。」If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and work for us.”
10那非利士人又說：「我今日向以色列人的軍隊罵陣。你們叫一個人出來，與我戰鬥。」Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
11掃羅和以色列眾人聽見非利士人的這些話，就驚惶，極其害怕。On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
12大衛是猶大、伯利恆的以法他人耶西的兒子。耶西有八個兒子。當掃羅的時候，耶西已經老邁。Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
13耶西的三個大兒子跟隨掃羅出征。這出征的三個兒子：長子名叫以利押，次子名叫亞比拿達，三子名叫沙瑪。The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
14大衛是最小的；那三個大兒子跟隨掃羅。And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
15大衛有時離開掃羅，回伯利恆放他父親的羊。but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
16那非利士人早晚都出來站著，如此四十日。For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
17一日，耶西對他兒子大衛說：「你拿一烘了的穗子和十個餅，速速地送到營裡去，交給你哥哥們；One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
18再拿這十塊奶餅，送給他們的千夫長，且問你哥哥們好，向他們要一封信來。」Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
19掃羅與大衛的三個哥哥和以色列眾人，在以拉谷與非利士人打仗。They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
20大衛早晨起來，將羊交託一個看守的人，照著他父親所吩咐的話，帶著食物去了。到了，軍兵剛出到戰場，吶喊要戰。So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
21以色列人和非利士人都擺列隊伍，彼此相對。And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
22大衛把他帶來的食物留在看守物件人的手下，跑到戰場，問他哥哥們安。Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
23與他們說話的時候，那討戰的，就是屬迦特的非利士人歌利亞，從非利士隊中出來，說從前所說的話；大衛都聽見了。And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
24以色列眾人看見那人，就逃跑，極其害怕。When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
25以色列人彼此說：「這上來的人你看見了嗎？他上來是要向以色列人罵陣。若有能殺他的，王必賞賜他大財，將自己的女兒給他為妻，並在以色列人中免他父家。」Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
26大衛問站在旁邊的人說：「有人殺這非利士人，除掉以色列人的恥辱，怎樣待他呢？這未受割禮的非利士人是誰呢？竟敢向永生 神的軍隊罵陣嗎？」David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
27百姓照先前的話回答他說：「有人能殺這非利士人，必如此如此待他。」The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
28大衛的長兄以利押聽見大衛與他們所說的話，就向他發怒，說：「你下來做甚麼呢？在曠野的那幾隻羊，你交託了誰呢？我知道你的驕傲和你心裡的惡意，你下來特為要看爭戰！」Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
29大衛說：「我做了甚麼呢？我來豈沒有緣故嗎？」“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
30大衛就離開他轉向別人，照先前的話而問；百姓仍照先前的話回答他。Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
31有人聽見大衛所說的話，就告訴了掃羅；掃羅便打發人叫他來。Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who sent for him.
32大衛對掃羅說：「人都不必因那非利士人膽怯。你的僕人要去與那非利士人戰鬥。」And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
33掃羅對大衛說：「你不能去與那非利士人戰鬥；因為你年紀太輕，他自幼就作戰士。」But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
34大衛對掃羅說：「你僕人為父親放羊，有時來了獅子，有時來了熊，從群中啣一隻羊羔去。David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
35我就追趕牠，擊打牠，將羊羔從牠口中救出來。牠起來要害我，我就揪著牠的鬍子，將牠打死。I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
36你僕人曾打死獅子和熊，這未受割禮的非利士人向永生 神的軍隊罵陣，也必像獅子和熊一般。」Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
37大衛又說：「耶和華救我脫離獅子和熊的爪，也必救我脫離這非利士人的手。」掃羅對大衛說：「你可以去吧！耶和華必與你同在。」David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
38掃羅就把自己的戰衣給大衛穿上，將銅盔給他戴上，又給他穿上鎧甲。Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
39大衛把刀跨在戰衣外，試試能走不能走；因為素來沒有穿慣，就對掃羅說：「我穿戴這些不能走，因為素來沒有穿慣。」於是摘脫了。David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
40他手中拿杖，又在溪中挑選了五塊，放在袋裡，就是牧人帶的囊裡；手中拿著甩石的，就去迎那非利士人。And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
41非利士人也漸漸地迎著大衛來，拿盾牌的走在前頭。Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
42非利士人觀看，見了大衛，就藐視他；因為他年輕，面色光紅，容貌俊美。When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
43非利士人對大衛說：「你拿杖到我這裡來，我豈是狗呢？」非利士人就指著自己的神咒詛大衛。“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44非利士人又對大衛說：「來吧！我將你的肉給空中的飛鳥、田野的走獸吃。」“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
45大衛對非利士人說：「你來攻擊我，是靠著刀槍和銅戟；我來攻擊你，是靠著萬軍之耶和華的名，就是你所怒罵帶領以色列軍隊的 神。But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
46今日耶和華必將你交在我手裡。我必殺你，斬你的頭，又將非利士軍兵的屍首給空中的飛鳥、地上的野獸吃，使普天下的人都知道以色列中有 神；This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
47又使這眾人知道耶和華使人得勝，不是用刀用槍，因為爭戰的勝敗全在乎耶和華。他必將你們交在我們手裡。」And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”
48非利士人起身，迎著大衛前來。大衛急忙迎著非利士人，往戰場跑去。As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
49大衛用手從囊中掏出一塊石子來，用機弦甩去，打中非利士人的額，石子進入額內，他就仆倒，面伏於地。Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
50這樣，大衛用機弦甩石，勝了那非利士人，打死他；大衛手中卻沒有刀。Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
51大衛跑去，站在非利士人身旁，將他的刀從鞘中拔出來，殺死他，割了他的頭。非利士眾人看見他們討戰的勇士死了，就都逃跑。David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
52以色列人和猶大人便起身吶喊，追趕非利士人，直到迦特（或譯：該）和以革倫的城門。被殺的非利士人倒在沙拉音的路上，直到迦特和以革倫。Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
53以色列人追趕非利士人回來，就奪了他們的營盤。When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
54大衛將那非利士人的頭拿到耶路撒冷，卻將他軍裝放在自己的帳棚裡。David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
55掃羅看見大衛去攻擊非利士人，就問元帥押尼珥說：「押尼珥啊，那少年人是誰的兒子？」押尼珥說：「我敢在王面前起誓，我不知道。」As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
56王說：「你可以問問那幼年人是誰的兒子。」“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
57大衛打死非利士人回來，押尼珥領他到掃羅面前，他手中拿著非利士人的頭。So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.
58掃羅問他說：「少年人哪，你是誰的兒子？」大衛說：「我是你僕人伯利恆人耶西的兒子。」“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.