1 And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them.
4 And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.
6 And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.
7 And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.
8 And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
9 If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.
10 And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
11 And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced {in years} among men.
13 And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched {corn} and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;
18 and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel {were} in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.
21 And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
22 And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted his brethren.
23 And as he talked with them, behold there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard {them}.
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who smites him, him will the king enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27 And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
28 And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29 And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
30 And he turned from him to another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31 And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
35 And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
37 And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee.
38 And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
39 And David girded his sword upon his dress, and endeavoured to go; for he had not yet tried {it}. And David said to Saul, I cannot go in these; for I have never tried {them}. And David put them off him.
40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
41 And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him.
42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.
43 And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.
45 And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin; but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46 This day will Jehovah deliver thee up into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth. And all the earth shall know that Israel has a God;
47 and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and advanced to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the ranks to meet the Philistine.
49 And David put his hand into the bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 So David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David.
51 And David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him completely, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.
52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the ravine and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down on the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.
53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.
54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
1 非利士人聚集他们的军队作战。他们聚集在属犹大的梭哥， 在梭哥和亚西加之间的以弗．大悯安营。
2 扫罗和以色列人也聚集起来， 在以拉谷安营； 他们列出战阵， 要迎战非利士人。
3 非利士人站在这边山上， 以色列人站在那边山上， 中间有山谷分隔。
4 有一个挑战的人从非利士人的军营中出来， 名叫歌利亚， 是迦特人， 身高三公尺。
5 他头戴铜盔， 身穿铠甲， 铠甲的铜重五十七公斤。
6 他的腿上有铜护膝， 两肩之间背着一根铜枪。
7 另外， 他手上拿着矛， 矛杆有织布的机轴那么粗， 矛头的铁重七公斤。还有一个拿大盾牌的人在他前面走。
8 歌利亚站着， 向着以色列人的军队喊叫， 对他们说： "你们为什么出来这里摆列战阵呢？我不是非利士人吗？你们不是扫罗的仆人吗？你们自己挑选一个人， 叫他下到我这里来吧。
9 如果他能与我决斗， 击杀了我， 我们就作你们的奴仆； 但是， 如果我能胜过他， 击杀了他， 你们就作我们的奴仆， 服事我们。"
10 那非利士人又说： "今天我向以色列人的军队骂阵。你们派一个人出来， 我们可以决斗！ "
11 扫罗和以色列众人听见了那非利士人所说的这些话， 就都惊惶， 非常害怕。
12 大卫是犹大伯利恒的以法他人耶西的儿子； 耶西有八个儿子。在扫罗的日子， 耶西已经年纪老迈了。
13 耶西的三个大儿子跟随了扫罗去作战。去了作战的这三个儿子的名字是： 长子以利押、次子亚比拿达、三子沙玛。
14 大卫是最小的， 那三个年长的都跟随扫罗去了。
15 大卫有时离开扫罗， 回到伯利恒牧放他父亲的羊群。
16 那非利士人每天早晚都近前来， 站着骂阵， 一连有四十天之久。
17 有一天， 耶西对他的儿子大卫说： "你拿这十公斤烘了的谷子和这十个饼去给你的哥哥们； 你要跑到营里去给你的哥哥们，
18 又拿这十块乳酪去给他们的千夫长， 看看你的哥哥们平安不平安， 把他们的家书带回来。"
19 扫罗和大卫的哥哥们， 以及以色列众人都在以拉谷与非利士人作战。
20 大卫清早起来， 把羊群托给一个看守的人， 就照着耶西所吩咐他的， 带着食物去了。他来到军营中的时候， 军队正出去列阵， 吶喊助阵。
21 以色列人和非利士人都摆列阵势， 互相对峙。
22 大卫把身上的东西留在看守物件的人手中， 跑到战阵上去， 向他的哥哥们问安。
23 大卫正与他们说话的时候， 那个讨战的人， 就是迦特的非利士人， 名叫歌利亚， 从非利士人阵中上来； 他说的又是同样的那些话， 大卫都听见了。
24 所有的以色列人一看见那人， 就都从他面前逃跑， 非常害怕。
25 以色列人彼此说： "这个上来的人你们看见了吗？他上来是要向以色列人骂阵的。如果有人能击杀他， 王必赏赐他大财富， 把自己的女儿给他作妻子， 并且使他的父家在以色列中免纳税， 免服役。"
26 大卫问站在他旁边的人说： "如果有人击杀这个非利士人， 除去以色列人的耻辱， 那人会得到怎么的对待呢？这未受割礼的非利士人是谁呢？竟敢向永活的 神的军队骂阵？"
27 于是众民用以上的那些话回答他说： "如果有人能击杀他， 那人必得这样的对待。"
28 大卫与那些人说话的时候， 他的大哥以利押听见了， 就向大卫发怒， 说： "你为什么下这里来呢？在旷野的那几只羊你托了给谁呢？我知道你的骄傲和你心里的恶意。你下来是要看打仗。"
29 大卫说： "我现在作了什么事呢？不是只说了一句话吗？"
30 大卫离开他的哥哥， 转向另一个人， 问同样的问题。众民还是用先前的话回答他。
31 有人听见大卫所说的这些话， 就告诉扫罗； 扫罗就派人去把大卫接来。
32 大卫对扫罗说： "大家都不要因这非利士人丧胆， 你的仆人要去与这非利士人决斗。"
33 扫罗对大卫说： "你不能去与这非利士人决斗， 因为你年纪还轻， 那人从小就作战士。"
34 大卫对扫罗说： "你仆人是为父亲放羊的， 有时狮子或熊来了， 从羊群中抓去一只小羊，
35 我就出去追赶它， 击打它， 从它的嘴里把小羊救出来。如果它起来攻击我， 我就揪住它的胡须， 击打它， 把它杀死。
36 你仆人不但击杀过狮子， 也击杀过熊。这个未受割礼的非利士人也必像一只狮子或熊一样， 因为他向永活的 神的军队骂阵。"
37 大卫又说： "那曾救我脱离狮爪和熊掌的耶和华， 也必救我脱离这非利士人的手。"于是扫罗对大卫说： "你去吧！ 愿耶和华与你同在。"
38 扫罗把自己的战袍给大卫穿上， 把铜盔戴在他的头上， 又给他穿上铠甲。
39 大卫把刀佩带在战袍上。因为他以前没有穿过， 现在试着走一下。大卫对扫罗说： "穿戴着这些东西， 我不能走动， 因为我从前没有穿过。"大卫就把这些装备从身上脱下来。
40 他手中拿着自己的杖， 又从溪里挑选了五块光滑的石子， 放在口袋里， 就是牧人用的那种袋子， 手里又拿着甩石的机弦， 就向那非利士人走近去。
41 那非利士人也向着大卫慢慢走过来， 拿大盾牌的人在他前面走。
42 那非利士人观看， 看见了大卫， 就藐视他， 因为他年纪还轻， 面色红润， 外貌英俊。
43 那非利士人对大卫说： "难道我是一条狗吗？你竟拿杖来攻击我。"于是指着自己的神咒诅大卫。
44 那非利士人又对大卫说： "你到我这里来吧！ 我要把你的肉给空中的飞鸟和田野的走兽吃。"
45 大卫回答那非利士人： "你来攻击我是靠刀、靠枪， 但我来攻击你是靠万军之耶和华的名； 万军之耶和华就是你所辱骂的以色列军队的 神。
46 今天耶和华要把你交在我手里， 我必击杀你， 砍下你的头。今天我还要把非利士人军队的尸体给空中的飞鸟和地上的野兽吃。这样， 全地的人就都知道以色列中有一位 神。
47 也使这些人群都知道， 耶和华拯救人不是靠刀， 不是靠枪， 因为战争的胜败在于耶和华， 他必把你们交在我们的手里。"
48 那非利士人起身， 迎着大卫慢慢走过来； 大卫也赶快往阵上跑去， 迎战那非利士人。
49 大卫伸手入口袋里， 从里面拿出了一块石子来， 用机弦甩去， 击中了那非利士人的前额； 石子穿入前额里面， 他就仆倒， 面伏于地。
50 这样， 大卫用机弦和一块石子胜过了那非利士人。大卫击杀了那非利士人， 但他手中没有刀。
51 大卫跑过去， 站在那非利士人的身边， 拿起他的刀来， 把刀从鞘中拔出来， 杀死他， 又用刀砍下他的头。非利士人看见他们的勇士死了， 就都逃跑。
52 以色列人和犹大人就起来， 高声吶喊， 追赶非利士人， 直到迦特的入口和以革伦的城门。被刺死的非利士人都倒在沙拉音的路上， 直到迦特和以革伦。
53 以色列人穷追非利士人回来以后， 就抢掠他们的营房。
54 大卫拿起那非利士人的头， 把它带到耶路撒冷去， 却把那人的武器放在自己的帐棚里。
55 扫罗看见大卫出去迎战那非利士人， 就问元帅押尼珥： "押尼珥啊， 这个年轻人是谁的儿子？"押尼珥回答： "我敢指着王起誓， 我不知道。"
56 王说： "你去问问这个少年是谁的儿子。"
57 大卫击杀了那非利士人回来的时候， 押尼珥迎接他， 把他带到扫罗面前， 大卫手中还拿着那非利士人的头。
58 扫罗问他： "年轻人啊， 你是谁的儿子？"大卫回答： "我是你仆人伯利恒人耶西的儿子。"