大衛又問他：「你可以領我去這些襲擊者那裡嗎？」他答道：「你先憑上帝向我起誓，你不殺我，也不把我交給我的主人，我就帶你去。」

大卫问他说：“你肯领我们到敌军那里不肯？”他回答说：“你要向我指着神起誓，不杀我，也不将我交在我主人手里，我就领你下到敌军那里。”

大卫对他说：“你肯领我们下到那群人那里吗？”他说：“你要向我指着上帝起誓，你不杀我，也不把我交在我主人手里，我就领你下到那群人那里。”

大卫对他说：“你肯领我们下到那群人那里吗？”他说：“你要向我指着神起誓，你不杀我，也不把我交在我主人手里，我就领你下到那群人那里。”

大卫又问他：“你可以领我去这些袭击者那里吗？”他答道：“你先凭上帝向我起誓，你不杀我，也不把我交给我的主人，我就带你去。”

大卫对他说：“你愿意带我下到那一群匪徒那里吗？”他回答：“如果你指着神向我起誓，不杀死我，也不把我交在我主人手里，我就带你下到那一群匪徒那里去。”

大卫问他：“你愿意带我下到匪徒那里吗？”他回答：“如果你指着神向我起誓，绝不杀我，也绝不把我交在我主人手中，我就带你下到匪徒那里。”

大衛問他說：「你肯領我們到敵軍那裏不肯？」他回答說：「你要向我指着神起誓，不殺我，也不將我交在我主人手裏，我就領你下到敵軍那裏。」

大衛對他說：「你肯領我們下到那羣人那裏嗎？」他說：「你要向我指着上帝起誓，你不殺我，也不把我交在我主人手裏，我就領你下到那羣人那裏。」

大衛對他說：「你肯領我們下到那羣人那裏嗎？」他說：「你要向我指着神起誓，你不殺我，也不把我交在我主人手裏，我就領你下到那羣人那裏。」

大衛對他說：“你願意帶我下到那一群匪徒那裡嗎？”他回答：“如果你指著神向我起誓，不殺死我，也不把我交在我主人手裡，我就帶你下到那一群匪徒那裡去。”

大衛問他說：『你肯領我們下到這羣匪幫那裏不肯？』他說：『你要指着上帝向我起誓不殺死我，也不將我送交我主人手裏，我就領你下到這羣匪幫那裏。』

大衛問他：「你願意帶我下到匪徒那裡嗎？」他回答：「如果你指著神向我起誓，絕不殺我，也絕不把我交在我主人手中，我就帶你下到匪徒那裡。」

大衛曰、願導我至其軍乎、曰、爾指上帝以誓、必不殺我、不付我於主手、我則導爾至其軍、

大闢曰、汝能導我至爾軍前乎。曰、如爾指上帝以誓、必不殺我、亦不反我與主、則我將導爾至我軍前。

大衛問之曰、爾能導我至其軍前乎、曰、如爾指天主而誓、不殺我、亦不付我於主人手、則我導爾至其軍前、

David asked him,“ Can you lead me down to this raiding party?” He answered,“ Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them.”

David asked him,“ Can you lead me down to the men who attacked Ziklag?” He answered,“ Make a promise to me in the name of God. Promise that you won’t kill me. Promise that you won’t hand me over to my master. Then I’ll take you down to them.”

And David said to him,“ Will you take me down to this band?” And he said,“ Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band.”

“ Will you lead me to this band of raiders?” David asked. The young man replied,“ If you take an oath in God’s name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them.”

David then asked him,“ Will you lead me to these raiders?” He said,“ Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my master, and I will lead you to them.”

Then David said to him,“ Will you bring me down to this band of raiders?” And he said,“ Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will bring you down to this band.”

And David said to him,“ Can you take me down to this troop?” So he said,“ Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop.”

And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

David then asked him,“ Will you lead me to these raiders?” He said,“ Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my master, and I will lead you to them.”

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

David said to him,“ Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said,“ Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”

David said to him,“ Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said,“ Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and not deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.”

首領便對全體會眾說：「我們曾憑以色列的上帝耶和華向他們起誓，我們現在不能動他們。我們要容他們存活，免得我們因違背誓言而惹耶和華發怒。」

「如果有奴隸逃到你們那裡避難，不可把逃亡的奴隸送交他們的主人。要讓他們在你們當中選擇他們喜歡的城邑與你們同住，不可壓迫他們。

「我憑我的永恆起誓，巴比倫王立他做王，他卻棄約背誓，他必死在巴比倫。

亞吉便叫大衛過來，對他說：「我憑永活的耶和華起誓，你一向忠心耿耿，自從你投奔我以來，我沒發現你有什麼過錯，我很願意你與我一同作戰，只是眾首領不贊成。

並從猶大王室中選出一人與他立約，要他效忠。巴比倫王擄去猶大國的重臣，

因此，主耶和華說，『我憑我的永恆起誓，他既藐視與我所立的誓言，背棄與我所定的約，我必懲罰他。

我既然恩待了你們，現在請你們憑耶和華向我起誓，你們也照樣恩待我家，並且給我一個可靠的憑據，

約書亞與他們立了和平盟約，容他們存活，會眾的首領也向他們起誓守約。