第二十三章 David Saves Keilah
1.有人告訴大衛說:「非利士人攻擊基伊拉,搶奪禾場。」
When David was told, 「Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,」
2.所以大衛求問耶和華說:「我去攻打那些非利士人可以不可以?」耶和華對大衛說:「你可以去攻打非利士人,拯救基伊拉。」
he inquired of the LORD, saying, 「Shall I go and attack these Philistines?」 The LORD answered him, 「Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.」
3.跟隨大衛的人對他說:「我們在猶大地這裏尚且懼怕,何況往基伊拉去攻打非利士人的軍旅呢?」
But David’s men said to him, 「Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!」
4.大衛又求問耶和華。耶和華回答說:「你起身下基伊拉去,我必將非利士人交在你手裏。」
Once again David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him, 「Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand.」
5.大衛和跟隨他的人往基伊拉去,與非利士人打仗,大大殺敗他們,又奪獲他們的牲畜。這樣,大衛救了基伊拉的居民。
So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah.
6.亞希米勒的兒子亞比亞他逃到基伊拉見大衛的時候,手裏拿著以弗得。
(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)