1
1Sa 19:1-7.
英文原文
1Sa 19:1-7.
JONATHAN DISCLOSES HIS FATHER'S PURPOSE TO KILL DAVID.
1. Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David--The murderous design he had secretly cherished he now reveals to a few of his intimate friends. Jonathan was among the number. He prudently said nothing at the time, but secretly apprised David of his danger; and waiting till the morning, when his father's excited temper would be cooled, he stationed his friend in a place of concealment, where, overhearing the conversation, he might learn how matters really stood and take immediate flight, if necessary.
4
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4-7節. 約拿單為大衛說好話. 他告訴父親，謀害一個對國家作出最寶貴貢獻、其忠誠始終如一專心之人的性命，是犯了大罪。約拿單強烈的諫勸在那衝動之人的心上產生了效果。他既仍能受良善正直之感的感動，便以起誓約束自己放棄敵意；這樣，藉著那位心胸高尚之王子的調停，實現了暫時的和好，大衛因此再次受僱於公眾職務。
英文原文
4-7. Jonathan spake good of David--He told his father he was committing a great sin to plot against the life of a man who had rendered the most invaluable services to his country and whose loyalty had been uniformly steady and devoted. The strong remonstrances of Jonathan produced an effect on the impulsive mind of his father. As he was still susceptible of good and honest impressions, he bound himself by an oath to relinquish his hostile purpose; and thus, through the intervention of the noble-minded prince, a temporary reconciliation was effected, in consequence of which David was again employed in the public service.
8
1Sa 19:8-17.
1Sa 19:8-17.
掃羅惡意的狂怒爆發針對大衛。
8-10. 大衛出去與非利士人打仗，大大擊殺他們——一場輝煌的勝利擊敗了公共之敵。但大衛這些新的桂冠重新喚起了掃羅陰沉胸中從前的嫉妒與憂鬱之情。大衛回到朝廷時，掃羅的脾氣比以往更加凶殘；豎琴悅耳的琴聲已完全失去了其魅力；他在一陣無法控制的狂亂中向大衛投擲了標槍——這枚投射物力度之大，甚至穿透了牆壁。大衛在神的護理下得以逃脫；但王如今已撕下偽裝並決意採取攻擊性的措施，使他的女婿處處處境危險。
英文原文
1Sa 19:8-17.
SAUL'S MALICIOUS RAGE BREAKS OUT AGAINST DAVID.
8-10. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter--A brilliant victory was gained over the public enemy. But these fresh laurels of David reawakened in the moody breast of Saul the former spirit of envy and melancholy. On David's return to court, the temper of Saul became more fiendish than ever; the melodious strains of the harp had lost all their power to charm; and in a paroxysm of uncontrollable frenzy he aimed a javelin at the person of David--the missile having been thrown with such force that it pierced the chamber wall. David providentially escaped; but the king, having now thrown off the mask and being bent on aggressive measures, made his son-in-law's situation everywhere perilous.
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11, 12. 掃羛打發人到大衛的房屋那裡，窺探他，要殺他——似乎出於恐怕在城中引起騷動，或在黑暗中助他逃脫的顧忌，王下令他們巡邏到天亮。這迷惑被神的護理所利用，以幫助大衛逃脫；因他的妻子——由知道這計謀的約拿單暗中通知，或由窺探穿著朝廷制服守門之人而得悉——將他從窗戶縋下去（見
Jos 2:15
的註釋)。
英文原文
11, 12. Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him--The fear of causing a commotion in the town, or favoring his escape in the darkness, seemed to have influenced the king in ordering them to patrol till the morning. This infatuation was overruled by Providence to favor David's escape; for his wife, secretly apprised by Jonathan, who was aware of the design, or by spying persons in court livery watching the gate, let him down through a window (see on
Jos 2:15).
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13, 14. 米甲把家中的神像放在床上——「神像」字面作「家神」，放在床上，字面作放在「榻」上；「枕頭」即墊子，通常放在榻的後部，內塞「山羊的毛」，她從榻上端的枕頭處取下。她將這墊子放在較低處，用外袍蓋上，好像為病人保持適當的溫暖；同時將山羊毛皮展開，使其看起來像人散亂的頭髮。藉口是大衛生病躺在那裡。掃羛的第一批使者保持相當的距離，被欺騙了；但在更仔細的察看下，這偽裝被識破了。
英文原文
13, 14. And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed--"an image," literally, "the teraphim," and laid, not in the bed, but literally on the "divan"; and "the pillows," that is, the cushion, which usually lay at the back of the divan and was stuffed with "goat's hair," she took from its bolster or heading at the upper part of the divan. This she placed lower down, and covered with a mantle, as if to foster a proper warmth in a patient; at the same time spreading the goat's hair skin, so as to resemble human hair in a dishevelled state. The pretext was that David lay there sick. The first messengers of Saul, keeping at a respectable distance, were deceived; but the imposition was detected on a closer inspection.
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15. 將他連床帶到我這裡來——即一張可搬運的臥榻或褥子。
英文原文
15. Bring him to me in the bed--a portable couch or mattress.
18
1Sa 19:18-23.
1Sa 19:18-23.
大衛逃到撒母耳那裡。
18-23. 大衛逃避……來到拉瑪見撒母耳——撒母耳隱居度日，監管先知學校，該校設在拉瑪附近的拿約小村莊中。這是一個與大衛心意相合的隱退之處；但掃羛發現了他的藏身之所，就差遣了三批人去捉拿他。那地方的性質和聖潔操練的影響對他們產生了如此的效果，以至於他們無法執行使命，並在一種不可抗拒的衝動下，被引導加入讚美神的歌唱。掃羛在一陣暴怒和失望中，決定親自前往。但在到達那地方之前，他的精神感受甚至比他的使者更被激動，不久就被發現加入了年輕先知的行列。這奇異的改變只能歸於那能使人心如江河之水隨意流轉者的能力。
英文原文
1Sa 19:18-23.
DAVID FLEES TO SAMUEL.
18-23. David fled, . . . and came to Samuel to Ramah--Samuel was living in great retirement, superintending the school of the prophets, established in the little hamlet of Naioth, in the neighborhood of Ramah. It was a retreat congenial to the mind of David; but Saul, having found out his asylum, sent three successive bodies of men to apprehend him. The character of the place and the influence of the sacred exercises produced such an effect on them that they were incapable of discharging their commission, and were led, by a resistless impulse, to join in singing the praises of God. Saul, in a fit of rage and disappointment, determined to go himself. But, before reaching the spot, his mental susceptibilities were roused even more than his messengers, and he was found, before long, swelling the ranks of the young prophets. This singular change can be ascribed only to the power of Him who can turn the hearts of men even as the rivers of water.
24
1Sa 19:24.
1Sa 19:24.
掃羅受感說話。
24. 脫了衣服躺臥——即卸下盔甲和外袍——陷入恍惚狀態。神就這樣使人的忿怒成為讚美祂的憑藉，保全了所有先知的性命，挫敗了掃羅一切的圖謀，並保護了祂僕人的性命。
英文原文
1Sa 19:24.
SAUL PROPHESIES.
24. lay down naked--that is, divested of his armor and outer robes--in a state of trance. Thus God, in making the wrath of man to praise Him, preserved the lives of all the prophets, frustrated all the purposes of Saul, and preserved the life of His servant.
撒上19:1-7。
約拿單向大衛透露父親要殺他的意圖。
1. 掃羅對他兒子約拿單和眾臣僕說，要殺大衛——他那暗藏的殺機如今向幾個密友透露。約拿單也在其中。他當時審慎地一言不發，卻暗中把危險通知大衛；並等到次日早晨他父親激動的脾氣冷卻之後，把他的朋友安置在一個隱藏之處，使他可以聽見談話內容，從而了解真相，必要時立即逃走。