Chapter 21

21:1 [hgb]  撒 但 起 来 攻 击 以 色 列 人 ， 激 动 大 卫 数 点 他 们 。
    [kjv]  And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
    [bbe]  Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.
21:2 [hgb]  大 卫 就 吩 咐 约 押 和 民 中 的 首 领 说 ， 你 们 去 数 点 以 色 列 人 ， 从 别 是 巴 直 到 但 ， 回 来 告 诉 我 ， 我 好 知 道 他 们 的 数 目 。
    [kjv]  And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
    [bbe]  And David said to Joab and the captains of the people, Now let all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, be numbered; and give me word so that I may be certain of their number.
21:3 [hgb]  约 押 说 ， 愿 耶 和 华 使 他 的 百 姓 比 现 在 加 增 百 倍 。 我 主 我 王 阿 ， 他 们 不 都 是 你 的 仆 人 吗 ？ 我 主 为 何 吩 咐 行 这 事 ， 为 何 使 以 色 列 人 陷 在 罪 里 呢 ？
    [kjv]  And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass¹ to Israel?
    [bbe]  And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?
21:4 [hgb]  但 王 的 命 令 胜 过 约 押 。 约 押 就 出 去 ， 走 遍 以 色 列 地 ， 回 到 耶 路 撒 冷 ，
    [kjv]  Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
    [bbe]  But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
21:5 [hgb]  将 百 姓 的 总 数 奏 告 大 卫 ， 以 色 列 人 拿 刀 的 有 一 百 一 十 万 。 犹 大 人 拿 刀 的 有 四 十 七 万 。
    [kjv]  And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
    [bbe]  And Joab gave David the number of all the people; all the men of Israel, able to take up arms, were one million, one hundred thousand men; and those of Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men, able to take up arms.
21:6 [hgb]  惟 有 利 未 人 和 便 雅 悯 人 没 有 数 在 其 中 ， 因 为 约 押 厌 恶 王 的 这 命 令 。
    [kjv]  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable² to Joab.
    [bbe]  But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.
21:7 [hgb]  神 不 喜 悦 这 数 点 百 姓 的 事 ， 便 降 灾 给 以 色 列 人 。
    [kjv]  And God was displeased³ with this thing; therefore he smote⁴ Israel.
    [bbe]  And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
21:8 [hgb]  大 卫 祷 告 神 说 ， 我 行 这 事 大 有 罪 了 。 现 在 求 你 除 掉 仆 人 的 罪 孽 ， 因 我 所 行 的 甚 是 愚 昧 。
    [kjv]  And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech⁵ thee, do away the iniquity⁶ of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
    [bbe]  Then David said to God, Great has been my sin in doing this; but now, be pleased to take away the sin of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.
21:9 [hgb]  耶 和 华 吩 咐 大 卫 的 先 见 迦 得 说 ，
    [kjv]  And the LORD spake unto Gad⁷, David's seer, saying,
    [bbe]  Then the word of the Lord came to Gad, David's seer, saying,
21:10 [hgb]  你 去 告 诉 大 卫 说 ， 耶 和 华 如 此 说 ， 我 有 三 样 灾 ， 随 你 选 择 一 样 ， 我 好 降 与 你 。
    [kjv]  Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
    [bbe]  Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, so that I may do it to you.
21:11 [hgb]  于 是 ， 迦 得 来 见 大 卫 ， 对 他 说 ， 耶 和 华 如 此 说 ， 你 可 以 随 意 选 择 ，
    [kjv]  So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
    [bbe]  So Gad came to David and said to him, The Lord says, Take whichever you will:
21:12 [hgb]  或 三 年 的 饥 荒 。 或 败 在 你 敌 人 面 前 ， 被 敌 人 的 刀 追 杀 三 个 月 。 或 在 你 国 中 有 耶 和 华 的 刀 ， 就 是 三 日 的 瘟 疫 ， 耶 和 华 的 使 者 在 以 色 列 的 四 境 施 行 毁 灭 。 现 在 你 要 想 一 想 ， 我 好 回 覆 那 差 我 来 的 。
    [kjv]  Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes⁸, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence⁹, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
    [bbe]  Three years when there will not be enough food; or three months of war, when you will go in flight before your haters, being in great danger of the sword; or three days of the sword of the Lord, disease in the land, and the angel of the Lord taking destruction through all the land of Israel. Now give thought to the answer I am to take back to him who sent me.
21:13 [hgb]  大 卫 对 迦 得 说 ， 我 甚 为 难 。 我 愿 落 在 耶 和 华 的 手 里 ， 因 为 他 有 丰 盛 的 怜 悯 。 我 不 愿 落 在 人 的 手 里 。
    [kjv]  And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
    [bbe]  And David said to Gad, This is a hard decision for me to make: let me come into the hands of the Lord, for great are his mercies: let me not come into the hands of men.
21:14 [hgb]  于 是 ， 耶 和 华 降 瘟 疫 与 以 色 列 人 ， 以 色 列 人 就 死 了 七 万 。
    [kjv]  So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
    [bbe]  So the Lord sent disease on Israel, causing the death of seventy thousand men.
21:15 [hgb]  神 差 遣 使 者 去 灭 耶 路 撒 冷 ， 刚 要 灭 的 时 候 ， 耶 和 华 看 见 后 悔 ， 就 不 降 这 灾 了 ， 吩 咐 灭 城 的 天 使 说 ， 够 了 ， 住 手 吧 。 那 时 ， 耶 和 华 的 使 者 站 在 耶 布 斯 人 阿 珥 楠 的 禾 场 那 里 。
    [kjv]  And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld¹⁰, and he repented¹¹ him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
    [bbe]  And God sent an angel to Jerusalem for its destruction: and when he was about to do so, the Lord saw, and had regret for the evil, and said to the angel of destruction, It is enough; do no more. Now the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
21:16 [hgb]  大 卫 举 目 ， 看 见 耶 和 华 的 使 者 站 在 天 地 间 ， 手 里 有 拔 出 来 的 刀 ， 伸 在 耶 路 撒 冷 以 上 。 大 卫 和 长 老 都 身 穿 麻 衣 ， 面 伏 于 地 。
    [kjv]  And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn¹² sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
    [bbe]  And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord there between earth and heaven, with an uncovered sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the responsible men, clothed in haircloth, went down on their faces.
21:17 [hgb]  大 卫 祷 告 神 说 ， 吩 咐 数 点 百 姓 的 不 是 我 吗 ？ 我 犯 了 罪 ， 行 了 恶 ， 但 这 群 羊 作 了 什 么 呢 ？ 愿 耶 和 华 我 神 的 手 攻 击 我 和 我 的 父 家 ， 不 要 攻 击 你 的 民 ， 降 瘟 疫 与 他 们 。
    [kjv]  And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
    [bbe]  And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.
21:18 [hgb]  耶 和 华 的 使 者 吩 咐 迦 得 去 告 诉 大 卫 ， 叫 他 上 去 ， 在 耶 布 斯 人 阿 珥 楠 的 禾 场 上 为 耶 和 华 筑 一 座 坛 。
    [kjv]  Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
    [bbe]  Then the angel of the Lord gave orders to Gad to say to David that he was to go and put up an altar to the Lord on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
21:19 [hgb]  大 卫 就 照 着 迦 得 奉 耶 和 华 名 所 说 的 话 上 去 了 。
    [kjv]  And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
    [bbe]  And David went up, as Gad had said in the name of the Lord.
21:20 [hgb]  那 时 阿 珥 楠 正 打 麦 子 ， 回 头 看 见 天 使 ， 就 和 他 四 个 儿 子 都 藏 起 来 了 。
    [kjv]  And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
    [bbe]  And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.
21:21 [hgb]  大 卫 到 了 阿 珥 楠 那 里 ， 阿 珥 楠 看 见 大 卫 ， 就 从 禾 场 上 出 去 ， 脸 伏 于 地 ， 向 他 下 拜 。
    [kjv]  And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
    [bbe]  And when David came, Ornan, looking, saw him, and came out from the grain-floor and went down on his face to the earth before him.
21:22 [hgb]  大 卫 对 阿 珥 楠 说 ， 你 将 这 禾 场 与 相 连 之 地 卖 给 我 ， 我 必 给 你 足 价 ， 我 好 在 其 上 为 耶 和 华 筑 一 座 坛 ， 使 民 间 的 瘟 疫 止 住 。
    [kjv]  Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
    [bbe]  Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place where this grain-floor is, so that I may put up an altar here to the Lord: let me have it for its full price; so that this disease may be stopped among the people.
21:23 [hgb]  阿 珥 楠 对 大 卫 说 ， 你 可 以 用 这 禾 场 ， 愿 我 主 我 王 照 你 所 喜 悦 的 去 行 。 我 也 将 牛 给 你 作 燔 祭 ， 把 打 粮 的 器 具 当 柴 烧 ， 拿 麦 子 作 素 祭 。 这 些 我 都 送 给 你 。
    [kjv]  And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
    [bbe]  And Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.
21:24 [hgb]  大 卫 王 对 阿 珥 楠 说 ， 不 然 。 我 必 要 用 足 价 向 你 买 。 我 不 用 你 的 物 献 给 耶 和 华 ， 也 不 用 白 得 之 物 献 为 燔 祭 。
    [kjv]  And king David said to Ornan, Nay¹³; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
    [bbe]  And King David said to Ornan, No; I will certainly give you the full price for it, because I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or give a burned offering without payment.
21:25 [hgb]  于 是 大 卫 为 那 块 地 平 了 六 百 舍 客 勒 金 子 给 阿 珥 楠 。
    [kjv]  So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
    [bbe]  So David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
21:26 [hgb]  大 卫 在 那 里 为 耶 和 华 筑 了 一 座 坛 ， 献 燔 祭 和 平 安 祭 ， 求 告 耶 和 华 。 耶 和 华 就 应 允 他 ， 使 火 从 天 降 在 燔 祭 坛 上 。
    [kjv]  And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
    [bbe]  And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.
21:27 [hgb]  耶 和 华 吩 咐 使 者 ， 他 就 收 刀 入 鞘 。
    [kjv]  And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
    [bbe]  Then the Lord gave orders to the angel, and he put back his sword into its cover.
21:28 [hgb]  那 时 ， 大 卫 见 耶 和 华 在 耶 布 斯 人 阿 珥 楠 的 禾 场 上 应 允 了 他 ， 就 在 那 里 献 祭 。
    [kjv]  At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
    [bbe]  At that time, when David saw that the Lord had given him an answer on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made an offering there.
21:29 [hgb]  摩 西 在 旷 野 所 造 之 耶 和 华 的 帐 幕 和 燔 祭 坛 都 在 基 遍 的 高 处 。
    [kjv]  For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness¹⁴, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
    [bbe]  For the House of the Lord, which Moses had made in the waste land, and the altar of burned offerings, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
21:30 [hgb]  只 是 大 卫 不 敢 前 去 求 问 神 ， 因 为 惧 怕 耶 和 华 使 者 的 刀 。
    [kjv]  But David could not go before it to enquire¹⁵ of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
    [bbe]  But David was not able to go before it to get directions from the Lord, so great was his fear of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
21:31 [hgb]  大 卫 说 ， 这 就 是 耶 和 华 神 的 殿 ， 为 以 色 列 人 献 燔 祭 的 坛 。

1 trespass   

n./v.侵犯，闯入私人领地

参考例句：

• The fishing boat was seized for its trespass into restricted waters.渔船因非法侵入受限制水域而被扣押。
• The court sentenced him to a fine for trespass.法庭以侵害罪对他判以罚款。

2 abominable   

adj.可厌的，令人憎恶的

参考例句：

• Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶。
• The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。

3 displeased   

a.不快的

参考例句：

• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。
• He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。

4 smote   

v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说，他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒，再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

5 beseech   

v.祈求，恳求

参考例句：

• I beseech you to do this before it is too late.我恳求你做做这件事吧，趁现在还来得及。
• I beseech your favor.我恳求您帮忙。

6 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

7 gad   

n.闲逛；v.闲逛

参考例句：

• He is always on the gad.他老是闲荡作乐。
• Let it go back into the gloaming and gad with a lot of longing.就让它回到暮色中，满怀憧憬地游荡吧。

8 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

9 pestilence   

n.瘟疫

参考例句：

• They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.他们因那年严冬的饥饿与瘟疫而折磨得发狂。
• A pestilence was raging in that area. 瘟疫正在那一地区流行。

10 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

11 repented   

对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
• Darren repented having shot the bird. 达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。

12 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

13 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

14 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

15 enquire   

v.打听，询问；调查，查问

参考例句：

• She wrote to enquire the cause of the delay.她只得写信去询问拖延的理由。
• We will enquire into the matter.我们将调查这事。