大卫又饶扫罗的命
西弗人来到基比亚，到扫罗那里，说：“大卫不是在荒野☛“荒野”或音译“约斯门”；下同。东边☛“东边”或译“前面”；下同。的哈基拉山藏着吗？”
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2扫罗动身，带领以色列人中挑选的三千精兵下到西弗的旷野，要在那里寻索大卫。Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3扫罗在荒野东边的哈基拉山，在路旁安营。那时大卫住在旷野，看见扫罗到旷野来追赶他，And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
4大卫就派人去探听，知道扫罗果然来了。David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
5大卫起来，到扫罗安营的地方，看见扫罗和尼珥的儿子押尼珥元帅躺卧之处；扫罗睡在军营里，士兵安营在他周围。And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
6大卫对赫人亚希米勒和洗鲁雅的儿子约押的兄弟亚比筛说：“谁同我下到扫罗营里去？”亚比筛说：“我同你下去。”Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7于是大卫和亚比筛夜间到了士兵那里；看哪，扫罗睡在军营里，他的枪在头旁，插在地上。押尼珥和士兵睡在他周围。So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8亚比筛对大卫说：“神将你的仇敌交在你手里，现在让我拿枪把他刺透在地上，一刺就成，不用再刺他了。”Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9大卫对亚比筛说：“不可杀害他！有谁伸手害耶和华的受膏者而无罪呢？”And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
10大卫又说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，他或被耶和华击杀，或死期到了，或出战阵亡，David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11耶和华绝不允许我伸手害耶和华的受膏者。现在你可以把他头旁的枪和水壶拿来，我们就走。”The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12大卫从扫罗的头旁拿了枪和水壶，他们就走了。没有人看见，没有人知道，也没有人醒过来。他们都睡着了，因为耶和华使他们沉睡了。So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
13大卫过到另一边去，远远地站在山顶上，与他们相离很远。Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14大卫呼叫百姓和尼珥的儿子押尼珥说：“押尼珥，你为何不回答呢？”押尼珥回答说：“你是谁？竟敢呼唤王呢？”And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
15大卫对押尼珥说：“你不是个大丈夫吗？以色列中谁能比你呢？百姓中有一个人进来要害死你主你王，你为何没有保护你主你王呢？And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16你做的这件事不好！我指着永生的耶和华起誓，你们都是该死的，因为你们没有保护你们的主，就是耶和华的受膏者。现在你看，王头旁的枪和水壶在哪里？”This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17扫罗认出大卫的声音，就说：“我儿大卫，这是你的声音吗？”大卫说：“我主我王啊，是我的声音。”And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18又说：“我主为何要追赶仆人呢？我做了什么？我手做了什么恶事呢？And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19现在求我主我王听仆人的话：若是耶和华激发你来攻击我，愿耶和华悦纳供物；若是出于人，愿他们在耶和华面前受诅咒，因为他们今日赶逐我，不让我在耶和华的产业中有分，说：‘你去事奉别神吧！’Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20现在不要使我的血流在远离耶和华面的地上。因为以色列王出来，只不过是寻找一只跳蚤，如同人在山上猎取一只鹧鸪。”Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21扫罗说：“我有罪了！我儿大卫，回来吧！我必不再加害于你，因为你今日看我的性命为宝贵。看哪，我是个糊涂人，大大错了。”Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22大卫回答说：“看哪，这是王的枪，可以吩咐一个仆人过来拿去。And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23今日耶和华将王交在我手里，我却不肯伸手害耶和华的受膏者。耶和华必照各人的公义诚实报应他。The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed.
24看哪，我今日看重你的性命，愿耶和华也照样看重我的性命，并且拯救我脱离一切患难。”And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25扫罗对大卫说：“我儿大卫，愿你得福！你必做大事，也必得胜。”于是大卫上路，扫罗也回自己的地方去了。Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.