我今日明明告诉你们，你们必要灭亡。在你过约旦河，进去得为业的地上，你的日子必不长久。
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
我今日呼天唤地向你作见证。我将生死祸福陈明在你面前，所以你要拣选生命，使你和你的后裔都得存活。
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
第三日，大卫和跟随他的人到了洗革拉。亚玛力人已经侵夺南地，攻破洗革拉，用火焚烧，
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
掳了城内的妇女和其中的大小人口，却没有杀一个，都带着走了。
And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
大卫和跟随他的人到了那城，不料，城已烧毁，他们的妻子儿女都被掳去了。
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
大卫和跟随他的人就放声大哭，直哭得没有气力。
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
大卫的两个妻耶斯列人亚希暖和作过拿八妻的迦密人亚比该，也被掳去了。
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
大卫甚是焦急，因众人为自己的儿女苦恼，说，要用石头打死他。大卫却倚靠耶和华他的神，心里坚固。
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
大卫对亚希米勒的儿子祭司亚比亚他说，请你将以弗得拿过来。亚比亚他就将以弗得拿到大卫面前。
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
大卫求问耶和华说，我追赶敌军，追得上追不上呢。耶和华说，你可以追，必追得上，都救得回来。
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.