1 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; 2 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.
3 ¶ 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. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 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.
7 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. 8 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 . 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 ¶ And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 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.
16 ¶ And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
21 ¶ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 ¶ And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
1 Kad Dāvids pēc tam ar saviem vīriem trešajā dienā nonāca Ciklagā, tad amalekieši jau bija ielauzušies Negebā un Ciklagā, un tie bija Ciklagu izpostījuši un nodedzinājuši. 2 Un tie bija sievas un visus, kas tur atradās, mazus un lielus, no turienes aizveduši gūstā. Tomēr tie nebija nevienu nonāvējuši, bet bija tos apžēlojuši un aizveduši, un gājuši savu ceļu. 3 Kad Dāvids ar saviem vīriem atgriezās atpakaļ tanī pilsētā, un redzi, tā bija ar uguni nodedzināta, un viņu sievas un viņu dēli, un viņu meitas bija aizvesti gūstā, 4 tad Dāvids ar saviem vīriem, kuri bija pie viņa, pacēla savu balsi un sāka skaļi raudāt, kamēr tiem vairs nebija spēka raudāt. 5 Un arī abas Dāvida sievas, jezreēliete Ahinoāma un Abigaila, Karmela iedzīvotāja Nābala atraitne, bija aizvestas gūstā. 6 Arī pats Dāvids nonāca lielās briesmās, jo ļaudis taisījās viņu nomētāt ar akmeņiem, tāpēc ka ikviena cilvēka sirds bija sarūgtināta savu zaudēto dēlu un meitu dēļ. Bet Dāvids ieguva jaunus spēkus, paļaudamies uz To Kungu, savu Dievu. 7 Un Dāvids pavēlēja priesterim Abjatā-ram, Ahimeleha dēlam: "Atnes man šurp efodu!" Un Abjatārs pienesa Dāvidam efodu. 8 Tad Dāvids vaicāja Tam Kungam, sacīdams: "Vai man būs vajāt šo laupītāju pulku? Un vai es to panākšu?" Un Viņš tam atbildēja: "Jā, vajā viņus! Tu viņus patiešām panāksi un sagūstītos atbrīvosi!" 9 Tad Dāvids devās ceļā ar seši simti vīriem, kas bija pie viņa, un, kad tie nonāca pie Besora strauta, tad viņi tur atstāja divi simti vīru. 10 Bet Dāvids ar četri simti vīriem dzinās tiem pakaļ; divi simti vīru bija tā piekusuši, ka tie nespēja vairs pāriet Besora strautu, un palika turpat. 11 Tad tie sastapa laukā kādu ēģiptieti, un tie to atveda pie Dāvida un deva tam maizi, un viņš ēda, un viņi tam deva dzert ūdeni. 12 Un viņi tam iedeva gabalu vīģu rauša un divus rozīņu raušus, un, tiklīdz viņš bija paēdis, tad tas atspirga, jo viņš nebija nedz maizi ēdis, nedz ūdeni dzēris trīs dienas un trīs naktis. 13 Tad Dāvids tam jautāja: "Kam tu piederi, un no kurienes tu esi?" Un viņš atbildēja: "Es esmu ēģiptiešu puisis, vergs kādam amalekietim, un mans kungs mani šeit ir pametis, tāpēc ka es pirms trijām dienām paliku slims. 14 Mēs bijām iebrukuši krētiešu dienvidu daļā, kā arī Jūdas novados un Kāleba apgabala dienvidu daļā, un arī Ciklagu mēs nopostījām ar uguni." 15 Un Dāvids tam jautāja: "Vai tu gribi mani novest pie šī laupītāju pulka?" Un viņš tam atbildēja: "Zvēri man pie Dieva, ka tu mani nenonāvēsi, nedz mani nodosi atpakaļ mana kunga rokā, tad es tevi novedīšu pie šī iebrucēju pulka." 16 Kad viņš to bija novedis lejā, tad redzi, tie bija plaši izklīduši pa visu klajumu, ēda, dzēra un dejoja, priecādamies par visu lielo laupījumu, ko tie bija paņēmuši no filistiešu zemes un no Jūdas zemes. 17 Un Dāvids tos kāva nākamajā dienā no agra rīta gaismas līdz vakaram, un neviens vīrs no viņiem neizbēga, izņemot četri simti jaunekļus, kuri uzkāpa uz kamieļiem un aizbēga jāšus. 18 Tā Dāvids izglāba visus tos, ko amalekieši bija sagūstījuši, un arī abas savas sievas Dāvids atbrīvoja. 19 Un no tiem netrūka neviena - ne maza, ne liela, ne dēlu, ne meitu, nedz arī kā no tā laupījuma un visa, ko tie bija sev paņēmuši; to visu Dāvids atguva atpakaļ. 20 Un Dāvids ņēma visus sīklopus un visus liellopus, un tie dzina šo ganāmpulku viņa priekšā un sauca: "Šis ir Dāvida laupījums!" 21 Kad Dāvids atgriezās pie tiem divi simti vīriem, kuri bija noguruši, nespēdami sekot Dāvidam, un kurus viņš bija atstājis pie Besora strauta, tad tagad tie iznāca pretī Dāvidam un tiem vīriem, kas bija pie viņa; un Dāvids piegāja pie šiem ļaudīm un apvaicājās, kā tiem klājas. 22 Tad visi ļaunie un nevērtīgie no tiem vīriem, kas ar Dāvidu bija gājuši, atbildēja un sacīja: "Tāpēc ka tie nav nākuši kopā ar mums, tad arī mēs tiem nekā nedosim no laupījuma, ko mēs esam glābuši, kā vien ikkatram vīram viņa sievu un bērnus; tos lai viņi ņem un iet!" 23 Bet Dāvids sacīja: "Tā gan jums, mani brāļi, neklājas rīkoties ar to, ko Tas Kungs mums devis! Taču Viņš mūs ir pasargājis, un Viņš ir devis mūsu rokā iebrucēju pulku, kas pie mums bija ielauzies. 24 Un kas gan jums šinī lietā klausītu? Jo, kāda daļa ir tiem, kas gājuši cīņā, tāda pati daļa pienākas tiem, kas palika pie mantām, - tie kopīgi lai dalās!" 25 Un tas no tās dienas tā joprojām palicis un ir padarīts par likumu un par tiesu Israēlā līdz pat šai dienai. 26 Kad Dāvids nāca uz Ciklagu atpakaļ, tad viņš nosūtīja daļu no laupījuma Jūdas vecajiem, saviem draugiem, sacīdams: "Redzi, še jums dāvana ar svētības vēlējumu no Tā Kunga ienaidnieku laupījuma!" 27 Šādas dāvanas viņš sūtīja vecajiem Bētelē un tiem, kuri Rāmā un Negebā, arī tiem, kuri Jatīrā, 28 un tiem, kuri Aroērā, un tiem, kuri Sipmotā, un tiem, kuri Eštemoā, 29 un tiem, kuri Rakalā, un tiem, kuri bija jerahmeliešu pilsētās, un tiem, kuri dzīvoja keniešu pilsētās, 30 un tiem, kuri Hormā, un tiem, kuri Bor-Ašanā, un tiem, kuri Atakā, 31 tiem, kuri Hebronā, un visām vietām, kuras Dāvids ar saviem vīriem bija pārstaigājis.
