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1非利士人將他們的軍旅聚到亞弗；以色列人在耶斯列的泉旁安營。Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
2非利士人的首領各率軍隊，或百或千，挨次前進；大衛和跟隨他的人同著亞吉跟在後邊。As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
3非利士人的首領說：「這些希伯來人在這裡做甚麼呢？」亞吉對他們說：「這不是以色列王掃羅的臣子大衛嗎？他在我這裡有些年日了。自從他投降我直到今日，我未曾見他有過錯。」Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
4非利士人的首領向亞吉發怒，對他說：「你要叫這人回你所安置他的地方，不可叫他同我們出戰，恐怕他在陣上反為我們的敵人。他用甚麼與他主人復和呢？豈不是用我們這些人的嗎？But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
5從前以色列的婦女跳舞唱和說：『掃羅殺死千千，大衛殺死萬萬』，所說的不是這個大衛嗎？」Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
6亞吉叫大衛來，對他說：「我指著永生的耶和華起誓，你是正直人。你隨我在軍中出入，我看你甚好。自從你投奔我到如今，我未曾見你有甚麼過失；只是眾首領不喜悅你。So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
7現在你可以平平安安地回去，免得非利士人的首領不歡喜你。」Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
8大衛對亞吉說：「我做了甚麼呢？自從僕人到你面前，直到今日，你查出我有甚麼過錯，使我不去攻擊主─我王的仇敵呢？」“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
9亞吉說：「我知道你在我眼前是好人，如同 神的使者一般；只是非利士人的首領說：『這人不可同我們出戰。』Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
10故此你和跟隨你的人，就是你本主的僕人，要明日早晨起來，等到天亮回去吧！」Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”
11於是大衛和跟隨他的人早晨起來，回往非利士地去。非利士人也上耶斯列去了。So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.