大衛偕非利士人同往攻掃羅時、有瑪拿西人來歸之、大衛竟不助非利士人、因非利士諸伯相議云、恐大衛以我儕之首級降其主掃羅、遂定議遣之去、

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫，他们却没有帮助非利士人；因为非利士人的首领商议，打发他们回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级，归降他的主人扫罗。”

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。其实他们并没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议，打发他回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级去向他的主人扫罗投诚。”

大卫从前与非利士人同去，要与扫罗争战，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。其实他们并没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议，打发他回去，说：“恐怕大卫拿我们的首级去向他的主人扫罗投诚。”

从前，大卫和非利士人一同去攻打扫罗的时候，有些玛拿西人来投奔大卫。但大卫及其部下没有帮助非利士人作战，因为非利士人的首领商议后，害怕大卫拿着非利士人的头颅去归顺他的主人扫罗，便让他们走了。

大卫从前与非利士人一起，要去攻击扫罗的时候，有些玛拿西支派的人投奔大卫；但他们没有帮助非利士人，因为非利士人的领袖商议后把他遣回，说：“恐怕大卫带着我们的首级归向他的主人扫罗。”

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛，他們卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的首領商議，打發他們回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級，歸降他的主人掃羅。」

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。其實他們並沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議，打發他回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級去向他的主人掃羅投誠。」

大衛從前與非利士人同去，要與掃羅爭戰，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。其實他們並沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議，打發他回去，說：「恐怕大衛拿我們的首級去向他的主人掃羅投誠。」

從前，大衛和非利士人一同去攻打掃羅的時候，有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。但大衛及其部下沒有幫助非利士人作戰，因為非利士人的首領商議後，害怕大衛拿著非利士人的頭顱去歸順他的主人掃羅，便讓他們走了。

大衛從前與非利士人一起，要去攻擊掃羅的時候，有些瑪拿西支派的人投奔大衛；但他們沒有幫助非利士人，因為非利士人的領袖商議後把他遣回，說：“恐怕大衛帶著我們的首級歸向他的主人掃羅。”

大衛從前和非利士人一同去、要攻擊掃羅；有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛；大衛卻沒有幫助非利士人；因為非利士人的霸主一同商議，把他打發走，說：『他諒必會拿我們的腦袋做代價回去歸降他主上掃羅啊。』

大衛偕非利士人、往戰掃羅時、有瑪拿西人歸之、惟未助非利士人、因非利士牧伯相議、遣之去曰、彼必歸降其主掃羅、危及我首、

初大闢欲與非利士人偕攻掃羅、馬拿西數人歸之。非利士人伯疑大闢必降掃羅、而害及己、故議去大闢、不許助己。

Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.( He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said,“ It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”)

Some people from the tribe of Manasseh went over to David’s side. They did this when he marched out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But David and his men didn’t help the Philistines. That’s because after all the Philistine rulers had discussed the matter, they sent him away. They said,“ Suppose he deserts to his master Saul. Then our heads will be cut off!”

Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul.( Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying,“ At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)

Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said,“ It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said,“ It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”

From Manasseh some also defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, because the governors of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying,“ At the cost of our heads he might defect to his master Saul.”

And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying,“ He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.”

Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said,“ It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”

And there fell[ some] of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to[ the jeopardy of] our heads.

Some men from Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul.( But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying:“ It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.”)

Some of Manasseh also joined David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they didn’t help them; for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying,“ He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”

非利士諸伯、各率隊伍、或百或千、向前而進、於後有大衛與從者隨亞吉亦向前而進、非利士諸伯曰、此希伯來人、在此何為、亞吉謂非利士諸伯曰、此以色列王掃羅之臣大衛、彼與我偕一二年矣、自降我至於今日、未見其有過、非利士諸伯怒、謂亞吉曰、可使斯人返爾所安置之地、不可偕我往戰、恐戰陣之間、反為我敵、彼欲與其主復和、如何乃可、非以我眾之首級、獻其主乎、昔婦女舞蹈唱和曰、掃羅殺其千千、大衛殺其萬萬、非即此大衛乎、亞吉召大衛曰、我指永生主而誓、爾誠正直、爾隨我出入於軍、軍或作營我視為善、自爾投我至於今日、我未見爾有過、然諸伯不悅爾、今爾可安然以歸、勿使非利士諸伯不悅、大衛謂亞吉曰、我何所為、自僕至王前、迄於今日、王見僕有何過歟、乃使我不往攻我主我王之敵、亞吉曰、我知爾在我前為善、如天主之使者然、第非利士諸伯云、斯人不可偕我往戰、