1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day? 4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men? 5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
6 ¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
8 ¶ And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. 11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
Filistieši sūta prom Dāvidu
1 Filistieši sapulcēja visus savus karapulkus Afēkā, bet israēlieši bija uzslējuši nometni pie avota Jizreēlā. 2 Filistiešu augstmaņi nāca ar simtiem un tūkstošiem, un arī Dāvids ar saviem vīriem soļoja pēcpulkā kopā ar Ahīšu. 3 Filistiešu augstmaņi teica: “Kas tie par ebrejiem?!” Ahīšs filistiešu augstmaņiem atbildēja: “Tas taču Dāvids, Israēla ķēniņa Saula kalps, kurš ir pie manis jau vairāk nekā gadu, un neko es pie viņa neesmu manījis, kopš viņš atbēdzis pie manis, līdz pat šai dienai!”
4 Filistiešu augstmaņi saskaitās uz viņu un teica: “Sūti to vīru atpakaļ, lai viņš atgriežas, kur tu viņu esi norīkojis! Viņš neies ar mums kopā karā, jo kaujā viņš var kļūt mums par pretinieku. Kā gan šis lai izpatīk savam kungam, ja ne ar šo vīru galvām? 5 Vai šis nav tas pats Dāvids, par kuru viņi dejodami dzied:
Sauls kāva tūkstošus,
Dāvids – desmitiem tūkstošu!”
6 Ahīšs sauca Dāvidu un teica viņam: “Dzīvs Kungs! – tu esi taisns, man patiktu, ja tu būtu karapulkā kopā ar mani, jo es tevī neko ļaunu neesmu manījis kopš tās dienas, kad tu pie manis atnāci, līdz pat šai dienai. Tomēr tu nepatīc augstmaņiem. 7 Tad nu griezies atpakaļ un ej ar mieru, neapkaitini filistiešu augstmaņus.”
8 Dāvids teica Ahīšam: “Ko esmu izdarījis? Vai tu esi varējis vainot savu kalpu kopš tās dienas, kad es pie tevis ierados, līdz pat šai dienai, ka es nedrīkstu iet cīnīties pret sava kunga ķēniņa ienaidniekiem?” 9 Ahīšs atbildēja Dāvidam: “Zinu, tu esi krietns kā Dieva eņģelis, taču filistiešu augstmaņi saka: viņš nevar iet kopā ar mums karā! 10 Tad nu celies rīta agrumā kopā ar sava kunga kalpiem, kas nākuši tev līdzi, un agri dodieties prom – līdz ar rīta gaismu.” 11 Dāvids un viņa vīri cēlās agri, lai no rīta jau dotos prom, un atgriezās filistiešu zemē. Bet filistieši devās augšā uz Jizreēlu.
