In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’”
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.
5:4
ወወልደ፡ ፴ዓመት፡ ውእቱ፡ ዳዊት፡ አመ፡ ያነግሥዎ፡ ወ፵ዓመተ፡ ነግሠ።
大衛登基的時候年三十歲,在位四十年;
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”
5:7
ወአስተጋብአ፡ ዳዊት፡ ቅጽራ፡ ለጽዮን፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሀገረ፡ ዳዊት።
然而大衛攻取錫安的保障,就是大衛的城。
Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame can’t come into the house.”
When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
5:18
ወበጽሑ፡ ኢሎፍሊ፡ ወወረዱ፡ ውስተ፡ ቈላተ፡ ጢጣኖስ።
非利士人來了,布散在利乏音谷。
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
5:21
ወኀደጉ፡ በህየ፡ አማልክቲሆሙ፡ ወነሥኦሙ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወሰብእ፡ እለ፡ ምስሌሁ።
非利士人將偶像撇在那裏,大衛和跟隨他的人拿去了。
They left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
5:22
ወደገሙ፡ ዓዲ፡ ኢሎፍሊ፡ ዐሪገ፡ ወወረዱ፡ ውስተ፡ ቄላተ፡ ጢጣኖስ።
非利士人又上來,布散在利乏音谷。
The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”