婦曰、我指我主我王之生命而誓、我主我王之言確然、無人能或左或右非之、王之僕約押命婢、約押以此諸言教婢、以此諸言教婢原文作以此諸言授婢口

王说：“你这些话莫非是约押的主意吗？”妇人说：“我敢在我主我王面前起誓：王的话正对，不偏左右，是王的仆人约押吩咐我的，这些话是他教导我的。

王说：“这一切莫非是约押的手指使你的吗？”妇人回答说：“我敢在我主我王面前起誓：我主我王所说的一切不偏左右，这是王的仆人约押吩咐我的，这一切话是他放在婢女口中的。

王说：“这一切莫非是约押的手指使你的吗？”妇人回答说：“我敢在我主我王面前起誓：我主我王所说的一切不偏左右，这是王的仆人约押吩咐我的，这一切话是他放在婢女口中的。

王说：“这是不是约押的主意？”妇人说：“我敢在我主我王面前发誓，王所说的一点不错，这些话是你臣仆约押吩咐婢女说的。

王问：“这一切都是约押一手安排的吗？”妇人回答：“我指着我主我王起誓，王所说的丝毫不差。这正是王的仆人约押吩咐我的，这一切话也都是他教婢女说的。

王說：「你這些話莫非是約押的主意嗎？」婦人說：「我敢在我主我王面前起誓：王的話正對，不偏左右，是王的僕人約押吩咐我的，這些話是他教導我的。

王說：「這一切莫非是約押的手指使你的嗎？」婦人回答說：「我敢在我主我王面前起誓：我主我王所說的一切不偏左右，這是王的僕人約押吩咐我的，這一切話是他放在婢女口中的。

王說：「這一切莫非是約押的手指使你的嗎？」婦人回答說：「我敢在我主我王面前起誓：我主我王所說的一切不偏左右，這是王的僕人約押吩咐我的，這一切話是他放在婢女口中的。

王說：「這是不是約押的主意？」婦人說：「我敢在我主我王面前發誓，王所說的一點不錯，這些話是你臣僕約押吩咐婢女說的。

王問：“這一切都是約押一手安排的嗎？”婦人回答：“我指著我主我王起誓，王所說的絲毫不差。這正是王的僕人約押吩咐我的，這一切話也都是他教婢女說的。

王說：『這一切話莫非有約押的手幫着你麼？』婦人回答說：『我主我王啊，我指着你的性命來起誓：對我主我王所說的這一切、是沒有人能偏左偏右的：這確是王的僕人約押吩咐我的；這一切話是他口授給你婢女的。

王就問：「這一切都是約押一手安排的嗎？」婦人回答說：「我指著我主我王的生命起誓：我主我王所說的一切不偏左右，正是你的臣僕約押吩咐我的，是他把這一切話教給了你的婢女。

王曰、此事非約押與爾同謀乎、婦曰、我主我王歟、我指爾生命以誓、我主我王所言、無人能左右轉移之、蓋爾僕約押命我、以此言授婢、

王曰、爾之言此、非為約押所使乎。婦曰、我主我王歟、我指爾生命以誓、我主我王、所言確然、弗爽毫釐、爾臣僕約押囑我言。

The king asked,“ Isn’t the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered,“ As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything my lord the king says. Yes, it was your servant Joab who instructed me to do this and who put all these words into the mouth of your servant.

The king asked,“ Joab told you to say all of this, didn’t he?” The woman answered,“ What you have told me is exactly right. And that’s just as sure as you are alive. It’s true that Joab directed me to do this. He told me everything he wanted me to say.

The king said,“ Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said,“ As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

“ Did Joab put you up to this?” And the woman replied,“ My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say.

The king asked,“ Did Joab put you up to all this?” The woman answered.“ As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say.

So the king said,“ Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman replied,“ As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

So the king said,“ Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said,“ As you live, my Lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my Lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.

And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;

The king asked,“ Did Joab put you up to all this?” The woman answered.“ As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say.

And the king said,[ Is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said,[ As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

The king said,“ Did Joab put you up to all of this?” The woman answered,“ As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant’s mouth.

The king said,“ Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered,“ As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

至王前、當如是告之、約押乃以言教婦、以言教婦原文作以言授婦口

婦曰、我主、昔有婦立於此、在爾側禱告主、我指爾生命而誓、斯婦即我也、

蓋我將賜爾以口才智慧、使爾諸仇不能辯駁抵拒、

西魯雅子約押、如何待我、如何待以色列二軍長、即尼珥子押尼珥、及益帖子亞瑪撒、為爾所知、彼殺此二人、在太平時殺人流血、與爭戰時無異、以血染腰所束之帶、足所着之履、當循爾智慧而行、不容其皓首安然下示阿勒、示阿勒見創世記三十七章三十五節小註

勿偏於左、勿偏於右、爾足當離惡道、

掃羅見大衛往迎非利士人、則問軍長押尼珥曰、押尼珥、此少者誰之子歟、押尼珥曰、我指王生命而誓、我實不知、

爾手未受縶縛、爾足未就銅索、爾之死亡、猶人亡於匪類手中、手中原文作前眾民更為之哀哭、

明日大衛致書約押、命烏利亞齎之、書曰、爾曹使烏利亞前進、至陣勢危險處、則退而離之、使其被擊而死、

求爾容我過爾地、我行不由田畝葡萄園、亦不飲井中水、但行由大道、大道原文作王道不偏於左、不偏於右、以過爾境、

流其血之罪、歸約押首、及其父之全家、願約押家患白濁者、有癩疾者、扶杖而行者、亡於刃者、匱乏飲食者、恆有不絕、

今我指主而誓、亦指爾生命而誓、禁爾流人血以復己仇者主也、惟願爾敵及凡欲害爾者、俱如拿八然、

以利亞謂以利沙曰、主遣我往伯特利、爾且待此、以利沙曰、我指永生主而誓、亦指爾之生命而誓、我不離爾、於是二人下伯特利、

押尼珥返希伯崙、約押導之於邑門、佯欲與言密事、乃在彼刺其腹、致之於死、以報殺弟亞撒黑之仇、

惟當強爾心、壯爾志、謹守遵行、我僕摩西所命爾之全律法、不偏於左、不偏於右、使爾無論何為、何為原文作何往無不明哲、或作無不利達

大衛又誓曰、爾父知我蒙恩於爾前、我蒙恩於爾前或作爾喜悅我必自忖曰、莫若不使約拿單知之、恐其有憂、然我指永生天主而誓、亦指爾生命而誓、我與死亡、僅離一步、

爾與之言、以所當言授之、我以口才賜爾、亦必賜彼、並以所當行者示爾、

故主爾之天主所命爾者、爾當謹守遵行、不偏於左、不偏於右、

烏利亞對大衛曰、約匱與以色列軍及猶大軍、俱居於幕、我主約押及我主王之臣僕、咸居田野營中、我豈可歸家飲食、與妻同寢乎、我指王與王之生命而誓、我必不行此、