Dāvids atbrīvo Ciklagas gūstekņus
1 Kad Dāvids ar saviem vīriem trešajā dienā nonāca Ciklagā, amālēkieši bija sirojuši dienvidzemē un Ciklagā, nopostījuši Ciklagu un nodedzinājuši to ar uguni. 2 Viņi aizveda gūstā sievas, kas tur bija, un visus no maza līdz lielam, bet nevienu nenogalināja. Viņi aizgāja savu ceļu un aizveda tos visus sev līdzi. 3 Dāvids ar saviem vīriem ienāca pilsētā, un, redzi, tā bija nodedzināta ar uguni un viņu sievas, dēli un meitas aizvestas gūstā! 4 Dāvids un viņa ļaudis sāka vaimanāt un raudāja, kamēr vairs nebija spēka paraudāt. 5 Arī abas Dāvida sievas bija aizvestas gūstā – jizreēliete Ahīnoama un Abīgaila, karmelieša Nābāla atraitne. 6 Pats Dāvids bija lielos spaidos, jo ļaudis teicās viņu nomētāt akmeņiem – visi bija sarūgtināti par saviem dēliem un meitām. Tomēr Dāvids guva spēku Kungā, savā Dievā.
7 Dāvids teica priesterim Ebjātāram, Ahīmeleha dēlam: “Jel nes šurp man efodu!” Ebjātārs atnesa efodu Dāvidam, 8 un Dāvids izjautāja Kungu: “Vai man dzīties pakaļ šai bandai, vai es to panākšu?” Un viņš tam atbildēja: “Dzenies, jo tu tos noteikti panāksi un visu atgūsi!” 9 Tad Dāvids un viņa seši simti vīru devās ceļā un nonāca pie Besoras strauta, kur daļa no viņiem palika. 10 Dāvids ar četriem simtiem vīru turpināja vajāšanu, bet divi simti vīru, kas bija pārāk novārguši, lai šķērsotu Besoras strautu, palika tur. 11 Viņi uz lauka uzgāja kādu ēģiptieti un atgādāja to pie Dāvida. Viņi tam deva ēst, un tas ēda, un viņi to padzirdīja ar ūdeni. 12 Viņi iedeva tam gabalu vīģu plāceņa un divus rozīņu plāceņus. Viņš ēda un atguvās, jo neko nebija ne ēdis, ne dzēris trīs dienas un trīs naktis.
13 Tad Dāvids viņam jautāja: “Kas tu esi un no kurienes?” Puisis atbildēja: “Es esmu ēģiptietis, kāda amālēkieša vergs. Kad pirms trim dienām es saslimu, mans kungs mani pameta. 14 Mēs sirojām krētiešu dienvidzemē un tajā, kas Jūdā, un Kāleba dienvidzemē, un mēs ar uguni nodedzinājām Ciklagu.” 15 Dāvids viņam prasīja: “Vai tu mani aizvedīsi pie šīs bandas?” Viņš teica: “Zvēri man pie dieviem, ka tu mani nenonāvēsi un neatdosi manam kungam, un es tevi aizvedīšu pie šīs bandas.” 16 Viņš tos noveda lejā, un, redzi, tie bija izklīduši kur kurais – ēda, dzēra un līksmojās par milzīgo laupījumu, ko tie bija guvuši filistiešu un Jūdas zemē. 17 Dāvids tos kāva no krēslas līdz nākamās dienas vakaram, un neviens no tiem neizbēga kā vien četri simti jaunekļu, kas aizbēga jāšus uz kamieļiem. 18 Dāvids atguva visu, ko amālēkieši bija paņēmuši, Dāvids atdabūja arī abas savas sievas. 19 Neviena netrūka – ne maza, ne liela, ne dēlu, ne meitu, ne arī kas no laupījuma un visa, ko tie viņiem bija paņēmuši. To visu Dāvids atdeva ļaudīm atpakaļ. 20 Sev Dāvids ņēma visas avis un vēršus, un viņi dzina tos pa priekšu viņa ganāmpulkam, saukdami: “Šis ir Dāvida laupījums!” 21 Dāvids atgriezās pie tiem divi simti vīriem, kas bija pārāk novārguši, lai sekotu viņam, un kurus tie bija atstājuši pie Besoras strauta. Viņi iznāca pretī Dāvidam un viņa pulkam. Dāvids pienāca pie viņiem un sveicināja ar mieru.
22 Bet visi ļaunie un nelietīgie starp tiem, kas bija gājuši kopā ar Dāvidu, runāja: “Mēs ar viņiem nedalīsimies laupījumā, ko esam atguvuši, tāpēc ka šie nenāca kopā ar mums, – atdosim tikai katram viņa sievu un bērnus, lai ņem un staigā!”
23 Bet Dāvids teica: “Tā nedariet, mani brāļi, ar to, ko Kungs mums devis! Viņš mūs ir pasargājis un nodevis mūsu rokās to bandu, kas bija pret mums nākusi. 24 Kā lai paklausa jūsu vārdiem?! Tiem, kas palikuši pie mantām, pienākas tāda pati daļa kā tiem, kas gājuši karā. Lai visi dalās!” 25 Tā tas ir aizvien kopš tās dienas – viņš to padarīja par likumu un tiesu Israēlā līdz pat šai dienai.
26 Dāvids atgriezās Ciklagā un no laupījuma nosūtīja daļu Jūdas vecajiem, saviem draugiem, sacīdams: “Te jums svētības dāvana no laupījuma, kas atņemts Kunga ienaidniekiem.” 27 Nosūtīja tiem, kas Bētelē, tiem, kas Raāmot-Negebā, tiem, kas Jatīrā, 28 tiem, kas Aroērā, tiem, kas Sifmotā, tiem, kas Eštmo, 29 tiem, kas Rāhālā, tiem, kas jerahmeēliešu pilsētās, tiem, kas kēniešu pilsētās, 30 tiem, kas Hormā, tiem, kas Bor-Āšānā, tiem, kas Atāhā, 31 tiem, kas Hebronā un visur, kur Dāvids un viņa vīri bija staigājuši.
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.
