点经节可选取，长按即复制点经节可选取，按 Ctrl+C⌘C 复制
1此后，大卫问耶和华说：“我上犹大的一个城去可以吗？”耶和华说：“可以。”大卫说：“我上哪一个城去呢？”耶和华说：“上去。”Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
2于是大卫和他的两个妻—一个是耶斯列人亚希暖，一个是作过迦密人拿八妻的亚比该—都上那里去了。So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3大卫也将跟随他的人和他们各人的眷属一同带上去，住在希伯仑的城邑中。David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
4犹大人来到希伯仑，在那里膏大卫作犹大家的王。有人告诉大卫说：“葬埋扫罗的是基列·雅比人。”Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
5大卫就差人去见基列·雅比人，对他们说：“你们厚待你们的主—扫罗，将他葬埋。愿耶和华赐福与你们！So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
6你们既行了这事，愿耶和华以慈爱诚实待你们，我也要为此厚待你们。Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
7现在你们的主—扫罗死了，犹大家已经膏我作他们的王，所以你们要刚强奋勇。”Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
8扫罗的元帅尼珥的儿子，曾将扫罗的儿子带过河，到，Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
9立他作王，治理基列、亚书利、耶斯列、以法莲、便雅悯，和以色列众人。and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
10扫罗的儿子伊施波设登基的时候年四十岁，作以色列王二年；惟独犹大家归从大卫。Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
11大卫在希伯仑作犹大家的王，共七年零六个月。And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12尼珥的儿子押尼珥和扫罗的儿子伊施波设的仆人从玛哈念出来，往基遍去。One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13洗鲁雅的儿子约押和大卫的仆人也出来，在基遍池旁与他们相遇；一班坐在池这边，一班坐在池那边。So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
14押尼珥对约押说：“让少年人起来，在我们面前吧！”约押说：“可以。”Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
15就按着定数起来：属扫罗儿子伊施波设的便雅悯人过去十二名，大卫的仆人也过去十二名，So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
16彼此揪头，用刀刺肋，一同仆倒。所以，那地叫作希利甲·哈素林，就在基遍。Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
17那日的战事凶猛，押尼珥和以色列人败在大卫的仆人面前。The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
18在那里有的三个儿子：约押、亚比筛、亚撒黑。亚撒黑脚快如野鹿一般；The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
19亚撒黑追赶押尼珥，直追赶他不偏左右。and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
20押尼珥回头说：“你是亚撒黑吗？”回答说：“是。”And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
21押尼珥对他说：“你或转向左转向右，拿住一个少年人，剥去他的战衣。”亚撒黑却不肯转开不追赶他。So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22押尼珥又对亚撒黑说：“你转开不追赶我吧！我何必杀你呢？若杀你，有什么脸见你哥哥约押呢？”Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
23亚撒黑仍不肯转开。故此，押尼珥就用刺入他的肚腹，甚至枪从背后透出，亚撒黑就在那里仆倒而死。众人赶到亚撒黑仆倒而死的地方，就都站住。But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24约押和亚比筛追赶押尼珥，日落的时候，到了通基遍旷野的路旁，基亚对面的亚玛山。But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25便雅悯人聚集，跟随押尼珥站在一个山顶上。The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
26押尼珥呼叫约押说：“刀剑岂可永远杀人吗？你岂不知终久必有苦楚吗？你要等何时才叫百姓回去、不追赶弟兄呢？”Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
27约押说：“我指着永生的 神起誓：你若不说戏耍的那句话，今日早晨百姓就回去，不追赶弟兄了。”“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
28于是约押吹角，众民就站住，不再追赶以色列人，也不再打仗了。So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
29押尼珥和跟随他的人整夜经过亚拉巴，过约旦河，走过毕伦，到了玛哈念。And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
30约押追赶押尼珥回来，聚集众民，见大卫的仆人中缺少了十九个人和亚撒黑。When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
31但大卫的仆人杀了便雅悯人和跟随押尼珥的人，共三百六十名。but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
32众人将亚撒黑送到伯利恒，葬在他父亲的坟墓里。约押和跟随他的人走了一夜，天亮的时候到了希伯仑。And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.