¹David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

¹Ja Taavet läks sealt ära ning pääses Adullami koopasse. Kui tema vennad ja kogu ta isa pere sellest kuulsid, läksid nad sinna alla tema juurde.

²And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

²Ja ta juurde kogunesid kõik, kel oli kitsas käes, kel oli võlausaldaja, kes olid hinges kibestunud, ja ta sai nende pealikuks; tema juures oli ligi nelisada meest.

³And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me.

³Sealt läks Taavet Moabi Mispasse ja ütles Moabi kuningale: 'Luba mu isa ja ema tulla seniks teie juurde, kuni ma saan teada, mis Jumal minuga teeb!'

⁴And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

⁴Siis ta viis nad Moabi kuninga ette ja nad elasid tema juures kogu selle aja, mis Taavet oli mäelinnuses.

⁵And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

⁵Aga prohvet Gaad ütles Taavetile: 'Ära jää mäelinnusesse, lahku sealt ja mine Juudamaale!' Ja Taavet läks ning tuli Haareti metsa.

⁶And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

⁶Saul sai kuulda, et Taavet ja temaga koos olevad mehed olid avastatud; Saul istus Gibeas tamariskipuu all künkal, piik käes, ja kõik ta sulased seisid ta juures.

⁷And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

⁷Ja Saul ütles oma sulastele, kes seisid ta juures: 'Kuulge ometi, benjaminlased! Kas annab ka Iisai poeg teile kõigile põlde ja viinamägesid? Kas ta paneb teid kõiki tuhande- ja sajapealikuiks,

⁸that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

⁸et te kõik peate vandenõu minu vastu? Mitte ükski ei ole ilmutanud mu kõrvale, et mu poeg on teinud liidu Iisai pojaga. Mitte ükski teist ei ole mures minu pärast, et ta ilmutaks mu kõrvale, et mu poeg on ässitanud mu sulast mind varitsema, nagu see praegu on.'

⁹Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

⁹Siis vastas edomlane Doeg, kes seisis Sauli sulaste juures, ja ütles: 'Ma nägin Iisai poja tulevat Noobi Ahituubi poja Ahimeleki juurde,

¹⁰And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

¹⁰kes küsis Issandalt temale nõu, andis temale teerooga ja vilist Koljati mõõga.'

¹¹Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

¹¹Siis kuningas läkitas kutsuma preester Ahimelekit, Ahituubi poega, ja kogu ta isa sugu, kes olid preestreiks Noobis; ja need kõik tulid kuninga juurde.

¹²And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

¹²Ja Saul ütles: 'Kuule nüüd, Ahituubi poeg!' Ja see vastas: 'Siin ma olen, mu isand!'

¹³And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

¹³Ja Saul küsis temalt: 'Mispärast te olete pidanud vandenõu minu vastu, sina ja Iisai poeg, et sa andsid temale leiba ja mõõga ja küsisid Jumalalt temale nõu, selleks et ta tõuseks mind varitsema, nagu see praegu on?'

¹⁴Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?

¹⁴Ja Ahimelek kostis kuningale ning ütles: 'Kes on kõigi su sulaste hulgast nii ustav kui Taavet, kuninga väimees, su ihukaitsepealik ja su kojas austatu?

¹⁵Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.

¹⁵Kas ma alles täna olen hakanud temale Jumalalt nõu küsima? See on minust kaugel! Kuningas ärgu pangu seda asja süüks oma sulasele ega kogu mu isa soole, sest su sulane ei teadnud midagi kõigest sellest, ei vähem ega rohkem!'

¹⁶And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

¹⁶Aga kuningas ütles: 'Sa pead surema, Ahimelek, sina ja kogu su isa sugu!'

¹⁷And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.

¹⁷Ja kuningas ütles käsutäitjaile, kes seisid ta juures: 'Pöörduge sinna ja surmake Issanda preestrid, sest ka nende käsi on Taavetiga; kuigi nad teadsid, et ta põgenes, ei ilmutanud nemad seda mu kõrvale!' Aga kuninga sulased ei tahtnud sirutada oma kätt, et tungida kallale Issanda preestritele.

¹⁸And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

¹⁸Siis ütles kuningas Doegile: 'Pöördu sina sinna ja mine preestritele kallale!' Ja edomlane Doeg pöördus ning läks ise preestritele kallale ja tappis sel päeval kaheksakümmend viis linast õlarüüd kandvat meest.

¹⁹And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

¹⁹Ja ta lõi preestrite linnas Noobis mõõgateraga maha nii mehed kui naised, nii lapsed kui imikud ja, samuti mõõgateraga, ka härjad, eeslid ja lambad.

²⁰And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

²⁰Pääses ainult üks Ahituubi poja Ahimeleki poeg, Ebjatar nimi, kes põgenes Taaveti juurde.

²¹And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.

²¹Ja Ebjatar jutustas Taavetile, et Saul oli Issanda preestrid tapnud.

²²And David said unto Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father's house.

²²Ja Taavet ütles Ebjatarile: 'Ma teadsin juba sel päeval, kui seal oli edomlane Doeg, et ta kindlasti teatab sellest Saulile. Minu tõttu on see sündinud kõigile su isa soo hingedele!

²³Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

²³Jää minu juurde, ära karda, sest kes püüab minu hinge, see püüab ka sinu hinge, minu juures oled sa aga kaitstud!'