¹And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

¹Zifovci pa pridejo k Savlu v Gibeo in reko: Ali se ne skriva David na hribu Hahili, ki je pred puščavo?

²Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

²Tedaj se vzdigne Savel in gre doli v Zifsko puščavo in ž njim tri tisoč izbranih mož iz Izraela, da iščejo Davida v puščavi pri Zifu.

³And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

³In Savel se je ušatoril na hribu Hahili, ki je pred puščavo, ob poti. Ali David je ostal v puščavi, in ko vidi, da je Savel prišel za njim v puščavo,

⁴David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

⁴pošlje oglednike in zve, da je Savel že gotovo prišel.

⁵And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

⁵In David vstane ter pride na mesto, kjer je Savel razpel šatore, in si ogleda kraj, kjer je ležal Savel in Abner, sin Nerov, poveljnik vojske njegove; in Savel je ležal sredi tabora za vozovi in moštvo je imelo šatore okrog njega.

⁶Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

⁶Tedaj izpregovori David in reče Ahimeleku Hetejcu in Abisaju, sinu Zervijinemu, bratu Joabovemu: Kdo pojde z menoj doli k Savlu v tabor? In Abisaj reče: Jaz pojdem s teboj.

⁷So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

⁷Prideta torej David in Abisaj k ljudstvu po noči. In glej, Savel je ležal speč sredi tabora za vozovi in sulica njegova je bila zabodena v zemljo pri glavi njegovi, Abner in ljudstvo pa je ležalo kroginkrog njega.

⁸Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁸Tedaj reče Abisaj Davidu: Bog ti je danes izdal sovražnika tvojega v roko. Sedaj pa naj ga, prosim, zabodem s sulico v zemljo z enim mahljajem, da v drugič ne bo treba.

⁹And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?

⁹A David reče Abisaju: Ne umori ga! Kajti kdo bi smel iztegniti roko zoper maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA, pa ostati brez kazni?

¹⁰David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

¹⁰Še reče David: Kakor res GOSPOD živi, ako se ne zgodi, da ga GOSPOD udari ali pride dan njegov, da umrje, ali da pojde v boj in pogine,

¹¹The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

¹¹mene GOSPOD obvaruj, da ne iztegnem roke na maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA! Sedaj pa vzemi, prosim, sulico, ki je pri glavi njegovi, in vrč vode, pa pojdiva!

¹²So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

¹²Tako vzame David sulico in vrč vode od glave Savlove, in odideta; in nihče ju ne vidi, niti opazi, tudi se nihče ne prebudi, temuč so vsi spali, zakaj prišlo je nanje trdno spanje od GOSPODA.

¹³Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

¹³Ko pa preide David na nasprotno stran, stopi na vrh hriba oddaleč, da je bila precejšnja razdalja med njimi;

¹⁴And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

¹⁴in David zavpije proti ljudstvu in proti Abnerju, sinu Nerovemu, rekoč: Ne odgovoriš li, Abner? Tedaj odgovori Abner in reče: Kdo si ti, ki vpiješ proti kralju?

¹⁵And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

¹⁵In David reče Abnerju: Ali nisi mož? in kdo je tebi enak v Izraelu? Zakaj torej nisi stražil gospoda svojega, kralja? Prišel je namreč nekdo iz ljudstva noter, da umori kralja, gospoda tvojega!

¹⁶This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

¹⁶To pa ni lepo, kar si storil. Kakor res GOSPOD živi, smrt ste zaslužili, ker niste stražili gospoda svojega, maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA. Sedaj pa, poglej, kje je kraljeva sulica in vrč vode, ki ju je imel pri glavi?

¹⁷And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁷V tem spozna Savel glas Davidov in reče: Ni li tvoj glas, sin moj David? In David odvrne: Moj glas, o gospod moj, kralj!

¹⁸And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

¹⁸Dalje reče: Zakaj tako preganja gospod moj hlapca svojega? Ker kaj sem storil? in kaj je hudega v roki moji?

¹⁹Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

¹⁹Sedaj pa poslušaj, prosim, gospod moj, kralj, besede hlapca svojega. Ako te GOSPOD draži zoper mene, naj se pomiri z daritvijo; ako pa to provzročajo otroci človeški, naj bodo prokleti pred GOSPODOM, ker so me spodili ta čas, da ne bi imel deleštva v dediščini GOSPODOVI, rekoč: Pojdi, služi drugim bogovom!

²⁰Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

²⁰Sedaj torej, naj se ne prelije moja kri na zemljo, daleč od obličja GOSPODOVEGA; zakaj kralj Izraelov je šel iskat bolho edino, kakor če kdo lovi jerebico po planinah.

²¹Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

²¹Tedaj reče Savel: Grešil sem. Vrni se, sin moj David, zakaj ne storim ti več nobene žali, ker je drago bilo danes življenje moje v tvojih očeh; glej, nespametno sem ravnal in prehudo se motil.

²²And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

²²David odgovori in reče: Glej, tu je sulica kraljeva, naj pride eden mladeničev sem ter jo odnese.

²³The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed.

²³GOSPOD pa povrne vsakemu po pravičnosti in zvestobi njegovi; zakaj GOSPOD te je danes dal meni v roko, toda nisem hotel iztegniti roke zoper maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA.

²⁴And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

²⁴In glej, kakor je bilo danes dragoceno življenje tvoje v mojih očeh, tako bo življenje moje dragoceno v očeh GOSPODOVIH, in on me otme iz vsake stiske.Nato reče Savel Davidu: Blagoslovljen bodi, sin moj David! Ti izvršiš veliko in gotovo zmagaš. In David je šel svojim potom, Savel pa se je vrnil v svoj kraj.

²⁵Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

²⁵Nato reče Savel Davidu: Blagoslovljen bodi, sin moj David! Ti izvršiš veliko in gotovo zmagaš. In David je šel svojim potom, Savel pa se je vrnil v svoj kraj.