1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it , they went down thither to him. 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3 ¶ And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5 ¶ And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
6 ¶ When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
9 ¶ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am , my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
17 ¶ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 ¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
Apspiestie pulcējas pie Dāvida
1 Dāvids bēga no turienes un patvērās Adullāmas alā. Viņa brāļi un viss viņa tēva nams uzzināja to un devās turp. 2 Pie viņa pulcējās visi apspiestie, visi, kas grima parādos, visi, kam rūgtums sirdī, un viņš tiem kļuva par vadoni. Pie viņa bija ap četrsimt vīru. 3 Dāvids no turienes devās uz Micpu Moābā un teica moābiešu ķēniņam: “Ļauj, lai mans tēvs un māte mīt pie jums, līdz es zināšu, ko Dievs man darīs!” 4 Viņš tos atveda pie moābiešu ķēniņa, un viņi palika pie tā visu laiku, kamēr Dāvids bija cietoksnī. 5 Bet pravietis Gāds teica Dāvidam: “Nepaliec cietoksnī, ej! Dodies uz Jūdas zemi!” Un Dāvids gāja un nonāca Hereta mežā.
Sauls nogalina priesterus
6 Sauls padzirdēja, ka manīts Dāvids ar saviem vīriem. Sauls Gibā sēdēja uzkalnā zem tamariska ar šķēpu rokā, un visi viņa kalpi stāvēja pie viņa. 7 Sauls teica saviem kalpiem, kas pie viņa stāvēja: “Klausieties, benjāminieši! Vai tad Jišaja dēls dos jums visiem tīrumus un vīnadārzus? Vai viņš jūs visus iecels par virsniekiem pār tūkstošiem un simtiem? 8 Tomēr jūs visi esat sazvērējušies pret mani! Neviens man nedeva ziņu, ka mans dēls noslēdzis derību ar Jišaja dēlu! Neviens no jums nav iežēlojies par mani un devis man ziņu, ka paša dēls kūda manu kalpu pret mani, lai tas man uzglūn, kā tagad ir noticis!” 9 Tad edomietis Doēgs, kas stāvēja starp Saula kalpiem, atbildēja: “Es redzēju Jišaja dēlu atnākam uz Nobu pie Ahīmeleha, Ahītūva dēla. 10 Tas viņa dēļ izjautāja Kungu un deva viņam ceļamaizi. Tas atdeva viņam pat filistieša Goliāta zobenu!” 11 Tad ķēniņš lika saukt priesteri Ahīmelehu, Ahītūva dēlu, un visu viņa tēva dzimtu, kas bija priesteri Nobā, un viņi visi nāca pie ķēniņa.
12 Sauls teica: “Nu klausies, Ahītūva dēls!” – un tas atbildēja: “Jā, mans kungs!” 13 Sauls teica viņam: “Kādēļ tu un Jišaja dēls esat pret mani sazvērējušies, ka tu devi viņam maizi un zobenu un izjautāji viņa dēļ Dievu, lai viņš saceļas pret mani un man uzglūn, kā tagad ir noticis!”
14 Ahīmelehs atbildēja ķēniņam: “Kurš no visiem taviem kalpiem ir tik uzticams kā Dāvids, ķēniņa znots, tavas miesassardzes virsnieks, godāts tavā namā?! 15 Vai tad tikai todien es viņa dēļ izjautāju Dievu? Nē taču! Lai ķēniņš to neuzkrauj savam kalpam, nedz visai mana tēva dzimtai, jo tavs kalps par šo lietu nenieka nav zinājis!” 16 Bet ķēniņš teica: “Tev mirtin jāmirst, Ahīmeleh, un visai tava tēva dzimtai!” 17 Un ķēniņš teica sardzei, kas stāvēja pie viņa: “Griezieties nāvēt Kunga priesterus, jo arī tie ir uz vienu roku ar Dāvidu – tie zināja, ka viņš bēg, un nedeva man ziņu!” Bet ķēniņa kalpi neuzdrīkstējās pacelt roku pret Kunga priesteriem.
18 Tad ķēniņš teica Doēgam: “Ej un uzbrūc priesteriem!” Un edomietis Doēgs griezās un uzbruka priesteriem, tas bija viņš! Todien viņš nonāvēja astoņdesmit piecus vīrus, kas nēsāja linu efodu. 19 Priesteru pilsētu Nobu viņš izkāva ar zobena asmeni – kā vīrus, tā sievas, kā bērnus, tā zīdaiņus, tāpat vēršus, ēzeļus un avis – ar zobena asmeni! 20 Taču viens no Ahīmeleha, Ahītūva dēla, dēliem, vārdā Ebjātārs, izglābās un aizbēga pie Dāvida. 21 Ebjātārs izstāstīja Dāvidam, ka Sauls nokāvis Kunga priesterus. 22 Un Dāvids teica Ebjātāram: “Todien es zināju, ka edomietis Doēgs ir tur un ka viņš noteikti visu izstāstīs Saulam. Manis dēļ bija jāmirst visai tava tēva dzimtai. 23 Paliec pie manis, nebīsties, jo tas, kurš tīko pēc manas dzīvības, tīko arī pēc tavējās. Pie manis tu būsi pasargāts!”
