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1:1 掃羅死後，大衛擊殺亞瑪力人回來，在洗革拉住了兩天。 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
1:2 第三天，有一人從掃羅的營裏出來，衣服撕裂，頭蒙灰塵，到大衛面前伏地叩拜。 On the third day a man arrived from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and with dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor. 1:3 大衛問他說：「你從哪裏來？」他說：「我從以色列的營裏逃來。」 <<Where have you come from?>> David asked him. He answered, <<I have escaped from the Israelite camp.>> 1:4 大衛又問他說：「事情怎樣？請你告訴我。」他回答說：「百姓從陣上逃跑，也有許多人仆倒死亡；掃羅和他兒子約拿單也死了。」 <<What happened?>> David asked. <<Tell me.>> He said, <<The men fled from the battle. Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.>> 1:5 大衛問報信的少年人說：「你怎麼知道掃羅和他兒子約拿單死了呢？」 Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, <<How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?>> 1:6 報信的少年人說：「我偶然到基利波山，看見掃羅伏在自己槍上，有戰車、馬兵緊緊地追他。 <<I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,>> the young man said, <<and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and riders almost upon him. 1:7 他回頭看見我，就呼叫我。我說：『我在這裏。』 When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, <What can I do?> 1:8 他問我說：『你是甚麼人？』我說：『我是亞瑪力人。』 <<He asked me, <Who are you?> << <An Amalekite,> I answered. 1:9 他說：『請你來，將我殺死；因為痛苦抓住我，我的生命尚存。』 <<Then he said to me, <Stand over me and kill me! I am in the throes of death, but I'm still alive.> 1:10 我準知他仆倒必不能活，就去將他殺死，把他頭上的冠冕、臂上的鐲子拿到我主這裏。」 <<So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.>> 1:11 大衛就撕裂衣服，跟隨他的人也是如此， Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. 1:12 而且悲哀哭號，禁食到晚上，是因掃羅和他兒子約拿單，並耶和華的民以色列家的人，倒在刀下。 They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. 1:13 大衛問報信的少年人說：「你是哪裏的人？」他說：「我是亞瑪力客人的兒子。」 David said to the young man who brought him the report, <<Where are you from?>> <<I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite,>> he answered. 1:14 大衛說：「你伸手殺害耶和華的受膏者，怎麼不畏懼呢？」 David asked him, <<Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?>> 1:15 大衛叫了一個少年人來，說：「你去殺他吧！」 Then David called one of his men and said, <<Go, strike him down!>> So he struck him down, and he died. 1:16 大衛對他說：「你流人血的罪歸到自己的頭上，因為你親口作見證說：『我殺了耶和華的受膏者。』」少年人就把他殺了。 For David had said to him, <<Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, <I killed the LORD's anointed.> >> 1:17 大衛作哀歌，弔掃羅和他兒子約拿單， David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, 1:18 且吩咐將這歌教導猶大人。這歌名叫「弓歌」，寫在雅煞珥書上。 and ordered that the men of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar): 1:19 歌中說：以色列啊，你尊榮者在山上被殺！大英雄何竟死亡！ <<Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! 1:20 不要在迦特報告；不要在亞實基倫街上傳揚；免得非利士的女子歡樂；免得未受割禮之人的女子矜誇。 <<Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice. 1:21 基利波山哪，願你那裏沒有雨露！願你田地無土產可作供物！因為英雄的盾牌在那裏被污丟棄；掃羅的盾牌彷彿未曾抹油。 <<O mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, nor fields that yield offerings (((of grain))). For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul--no longer rubbed with oil. 1:22 約拿單的弓箭非流敵人的血不退縮；掃羅的刀劍非剖勇士的油不收回。 From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied. 1:23 掃羅和約拿單─活時相悅相愛，死時也不分離─他們比鷹更快，比獅子還強。 <<Saul and Jonathan-- in life they were loved and gracious, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 1:24 以色列的女子啊，當為掃羅哭號！他曾使你們穿朱紅色的美衣，使你們衣服有黃金的妝飾。 <<O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and finery, who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold. 1:25 英雄何竟在陣上仆倒！約拿單何竟在山上被殺！ <<How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. 1:26 我兄約拿單哪，我為你悲傷！我甚喜悅你！你向我發的愛情奇妙非常，過於婦女的愛情。 I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women. 1:27 英雄何竟仆倒！戰具何竟滅沒！ <<How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!>> This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉（02月18日）
二月十八日 「凡你們禱告祈求的，無論是甚麼，只要信是得著的，就必得著。」馬可福音十一章24節 我有一個十歲的孩子，他的祖母應許給他一本郵票簿。可是過了許久，她並沒有給他，也不再提起。這孩子也並不放在心上；可是，當他的同伴來看他的禮物時，他一件一件把收到的禮物拿出來給他們看了之後，總加上一句：「祖母給我一本郵票簿。」 我聽他說了好幾次，很是希奇，所以我特地叫他到我面前來，問他說：「喬琪，你並沒有從你祖母那裏得到一本郵票簿。你為甚麼常對你的同伴這樣說呢？」 他臉上起了詫異之色，似乎希奇我會發這樣一個問題，他回答說：「媽媽，祖母既應許了，這就等於我已經得著了。」我就不能再說甚麼，免得傷他的信心。 一個月過去了，郵票簿仍是無著落。一天，我要試試他的信心，就對他說: 「喬琪，我想祖母已經忘記了她的應許。」 他很快，很堅持地說：「不，媽媽，她決不會忘記的。」 我望著那親愛的、深信的小臉，看見他現著很正經的樣子，好似要辯服我方纔所說的話一般。過了一回，他臉上現出了喜悅的光彩，說道： 「媽媽你想我好不好現在寫一封信去謝謝她的禮物呢？」 我說：「我不替你規定；可是，你可以試一試。」 （這時候神用光照亮我，給我看見了一段豐富屬靈的真理。）幾分鐘之內，他已把謝信寫好寄出了，回來的時候，嘴裏還唱著歡樂的歌兒，證明他對他祖母的信任。不久，回信來了，裏面寫著： 「我所親愛的喬琪：我並沒有忘記我對你的應許——一本郵票簿。我想照你合意的樣式去買，可是在本城買不到；所以我就到紐約城去函購。寄到了以後，一看，仍舊不對，所以我又到芝加哥去函購了。你所愛的祖母」 他讀完了信，臉上帶著勝利的氣概，對我說：「媽媽，我不是告訴過你麼？祖母既應許了，這就等於我已經得著了。」他的心裏，從來沒有疑惑過，這就是「在無可指望的時候，因信仍有指望。」（羅四18）他深信郵票簿一定會來的。他信他的祖母進行，不久信心就變成了事實。 人們常要在神的應許上先有眼見，但是我們的主對多馬說，也對那些跟從祂而懷疑的人說：「那沒有看見就信的，有福了。」（約廿29） ─朗滋夫人
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月18日）
February 18 "Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be." (Mark 11:24.) ＷHEN my little son was about ten years of age, his grandmother promised him a stamp album for Christmas. Christmas came, but no stamp album, and no word from grandmother. The matter, however, was not mentioned; but when his playmates came to see his Christmas presents, I was astonished, after he had named over this and that as gifts received, to hear him add, "And a stamp album from grandmother." I had heard it several times, when I called him to me, and said, "But, Georgie, you did not get an album from your grandmother. Why do you say so?" There was a wondering look on his face, as if he thought it strange that I should ask such a question, and he replied, "Well, mamma, grandma said, so it is the same as." I could not say a word to check his faith. A month went by, and nothing was heard from the album. Finally, one day, I said, to test his faith, and really wondering in my heart why the album had not been sent, "Well, Georgie, I think grandma has forgotten her promise.""Oh, no, mamma," he quickly and firmly said," she hasn't." I watched the dear, trusting face, which, for a while, looked very sober, as if debating the possiblities I had suggested. Finally a bright light passed over it, and he said, "Mamma, do you think it would do any good if I should write to her thanking her for the album?" "I do not know," I said, "but you might try it." A rich spiritual truth began to dawn upon me. In a few minutes a letter was prepared and committed to the mail, and he went off whistling his confidence in his grandma. In just a short time a letter came, saying: "My dear Georgie: I have not forgotten my promise to you, of an album. I tried to get such a book as you desired, but could not get the sort you wanted; so I sent on to New York. It did not get here till after Christmas, and it was still not right, so I sent for another, and as it has not come as yet, I send you three dollars to get one in Chicago. Your loving grandma." "As he read the letter, his face was the face of a victor. "Now, mamma, didn't I tell you?" came from the depths of a heart that never doubted, that, "against hope, believed in hope" that the stamp album would come. While he was trusting, grandma was working, and in due season faith became sight. It is so human to want sight when we step out on the promises of God, but our Savior said to Thomas, and to the long roll of doubters who have ever since followed him: "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed." ─Mrs. Rounds.
■ 永活之泉（02月18日）
二月十八日 神的全能 「我是全能的神。」創世記十七章1節 亞伯拉罕聽見這話以後，就俯伏在地；神對他說話，使他充滿信心，信神必為他作事。基督徒啊，你有沒有深深謙卑地俯伏在神面前，直到你覺得你已經和那位全能者面對相見，並且滿心相信，神已經在你裡面作工，並要成全這工呢？ 詩篇裡有多處記載，從前有許多信徒如何在神和祂的能力裡榮耀神。「耶和華，我的力量啊，我愛您！」（詩十八1）「耶和華是我性命的保障。」（詩廿七1）「神是我心裡的力量。」（詩七十三26）「使我心裡有能力。」（詩一三八3）再看詩篇十八篇32節，九十六篇1節，六十八篇28節，六十八篇35節，五十九篇17節，八十九篇17節。將這些話引用到自己身上，並且敬拜全能者是你的力量。 基督教訓我們，救恩是神的工作，人是絕對不能作的。門徒們問：「這樣，誰能得救呢？」主的回答是：「在人這是不能的，在神凡事都能。」如果我們堅信這個，我們就能相信，神是按祂所看為好的，作工在我們裡面。 讓我們想一想保羅為以弗所人怎樣禱告，他求神藉著聖靈的光照，使他們認識，「祂向我們這信的人所顯的能力，是何等浩大。」同時，保羅在歌羅西書一章11節又說：「照祂榮耀的權能，得以在各樣的力上加力。」當人完全相信神的大能，是不止息地在他裡面作工的時候，他就能歡樂著說：「神是我生命的力量。」 你希奇有許多的基督徒，常常說到他們的軟弱和失敗。這是因為他們不認識全能的神，必須逐日逐時在他們裡面作工。這一個就是真實信心生活的秘訣。 不要停止追求，直到你能對神說：「你是他們力量的榮耀。」（詩八十九17）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月18日）
二月十八日 避免失望 「起來，我們走吧！」馬太福音廿六章46節 門徒們於當驚醒的時候，反而睡起覺來；當他們覺悟他們所行之錯誤，就失望起來。不可挽救的感覺易於使我們失望，我們心裡似乎說：「現在，一切都完了，再用力，也沒有用了。」如果我們以這種失望視為非常，那就錯了，殊不知這是人類極平常的經驗。無論何時，我們認知我們沒有成功那機會足以促我們成功的事，我們就容易墮入失望之中，可是耶穌就來向我們說：「現在還睡覺，這個機會失了，不能再來，你也不能改造，可是要起來，去對付將要來到的那件事吧！」讓過去的睡眠，睡在基督的胸懷，而你要與基督攜起手來走進那不可避免的將來。 我們定有這種經驗在我們各人的生活中。我們失望，失望是從現實而來，我們也不能把自己從失望中超拔出來。就是耶穌的門徒也陷到這種困境之中，他們去睡覺，不同耶穌儆醒，卻是耶穌來，激起他們靈性的自動，打消他們意志的消沉說：「起來，對付將要來到的事吧！」如果我們為神所激動，那將要來到的事是甚麼呢？就是絕對倚靠祂，藉著祂的救贖去祈求。 千萬不要讓失敗的意識毀壞你的新動作。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月18日）
二月十八日 「……基督在你們心裡……」歌羅西書一章27節 新約與舊約中的救贖相差是何等的大啊！只要能得著基督的生命，任何人即使掙扎一生也是值得。 某位有失明之虞的病人躺在醫院裡，他的眼睛有一小段破碎的針。一次接著一次的手術，不僅更刺激他的眼睛，甚至使那段針進入眼睛更脆弱的部份。 最後，一位年輕但技術高明的醫生想到一個權宜之計。有一天，他既不帶披針也沒帶探針，手裡只拿了一個雖小，但磁度大的磁鐵走近病人，他把磁鐵放在受傷的眼睛上移動，立刻那段針就開始受強大的磁力吸引而移動。很快地，針被磁鐵吸住，使病人不需要再受更多切割之苦，就得到完全的醫治。 這個方法雖然極為簡單，卻是奇妙無比。藉著磁鐵的磁力，這隻眼睛不但完全脫離險境，而且能重見光明。相同的，神也能藉著基督生命及其能力的簡單吸引力，使我們得到救贖。
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