¹And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

¹ Meddyliodd Dafydd, "Rhyw ddiwrnod fe'm difethir trwy law Saul; y peth gorau i mi fydd dianc draw i wlad Philistia, fel na fydd gan Saul obaith dod o hyd imi yn unman o fewn cyrrau Israel; a byddaf yn ddiogel o'i gyrraedd."

²And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

² Felly cychwynnodd Dafydd, a'r chwe chant o ddynion oedd gydag ef, a mynd at Achis fab Maoch, brenin Gath.

³And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

³ Arhosodd Dafydd gydag Achis yn Gath, ef a'i ddynion a'u teuluoedd; a chyda Dafydd yr oedd ei ddwy wraig, Ahinoam o Jesreel ac Abigail, gwraig Nabal o Garmel.

⁴And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

⁴ Pan ddywedwyd wrth Saul fod Dafydd wedi ffoi i Gath, rhoddodd yntau'r gorau i chwilio amdano.

⁵And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

⁵ Dywedodd Dafydd wrth Achis, "Os gweli'n dda, gad imi gael lle i fyw yn un o'r trefi cefn gwlad. Pam y dylai dy was fyw yn y brifddinas gyda thi?"

⁶Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

⁶ Yr adeg honno rhoddodd Achis iddo Siclag, a dyna pam y mae Siclag yn perthyn i frenhinoedd Jwda hyd heddiw.

⁷And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

⁷ Am gyfnod o flwyddyn a phedwar mis y bu Dafydd yn byw yng nghefn gwlad Philistia.

⁸And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

⁸ Byddai Dafydd a'i filwyr yn mynd allan ac yn ymosod ar y Gesuriaid a'r Gersiaid a'r Amaleciaid (oherwydd hwy oedd yn preswylio'r wlad o Telam, ar y ffordd i Sur, hyd at yr Aifft).

⁹And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

⁹ Pan fyddai'n taro ardal, ni adawai'n fyw na dyn na dynes; a byddai'n cymryd defaid, gwartheg, asynnod, camelod a gwisgoedd, ac yna'n dychwelyd at Achis.

¹⁰And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

¹⁰ Pan fyddai Achis yn gofyn, "I ble'r oedd eich cyrch heddiw?" byddai Dafydd yn ateb, "O, yn erbyn Negef Jwda"; neu, "Yn erbyn Negef y Jerahmeeliaid"; neu, "Yn erbyn Negef y Ceneaid".

¹¹And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

¹¹ Nid oedd Dafydd yn gadael yr un dyn na dynes yn fyw i gario newyddion i Gath, rhag iddynt adrodd yr hanes a dweud, "Fel hyn y gwnaeth Dafydd, a dyma'i arfer tra bu'n byw yng nghefn gwlad Philistia."

¹²And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

¹² Yr oedd Achis yn credu Dafydd ac yn meddwl, "Yn sicr y mae wedi ei ffieiddio gan ei bobl Israel, a bydd yn was i mi am byth."