¹And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

¹Ja Taavetile teatati ning öeldi: 'Vaata, vilistid sõdivad Keila vastu ja riisuvad rehealuseid.'

²Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

²Siis küsis Taavet Issandalt, öeldes: 'Kas pean minema neid vilisteid lööma?' Ja Issand vastas Taavetile: 'Mine ja löö vilisteid ja päästa Keila!'

³And David's men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

³Aga Taaveti mehed ütlesid temale: 'Vaata, me kardame juba siin Juudas, mis veel siis, kui läheksime Keilasse vilistite võitlusridade vastu!'

⁴Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

⁴Siis küsis Taavet taas Issandalt ja Issand kostis temale ning ütles: 'Tõuse, mine alla Keilasse, sest ma annan vilistid sinu kätte!'

⁵And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David save the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁵Ja Taavet läks oma meestega Keilasse ning sõdis vilistite vastu; ta viis ära nende karjad ja tekitas neile suure kaotuse; nõnda päästis Taavet Keila elanikud.

⁶And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

⁶Kui Ebjatar, Ahimeleki poeg, põgenes Taaveti juurde Keilasse, tõi ta õlarüü kaasa.

⁷And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

⁷Saulile teatati, et Taavet oli tulnud Keilasse. Ja Saul ütles: 'Jumal on ta minu kätte andnud, sest ta on ise ennast pannud tõkkesse, minnes väravate ja riividega linna.'

⁸And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

⁸Ja Saul hüüdis kogu rahva sõtta, et minna alla Keilasse piirama Taavetit ja tema mehi.

⁹And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

⁹Aga Taavet sai teada, et Saul kavatses tema vastu kurja, ja ta ütles preester Ebjatarile: 'Too õlarüü siia!'

¹⁰Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

¹⁰Ja Taavet ütles: 'Issand, Iisraeli Jumal! Su sulane on tõesti kuulnud, et Saul püüab tulla Keilasse hävitama linna minu pärast.

¹¹Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

¹¹Kas Keila kodanikud annavad mu tema kätte? Kas Saul tuleb alla, nagu su sulane on kuulnud? Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, ilmuta ometi oma sulasele!' Ja Issand vastas: 'Ta tuleb.'

¹²Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up.

¹²Ja Taavet küsis veel: 'Kas Keila kodanikud annavad minu ja mu mehed Sauli kätte?' Ja Issand vastas: 'Annavad küll.'

¹³Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

¹³Siis Taavet ja ta mehed, ligi kuussada meest, võtsid kätte ja läksid Keilast välja ning hulkusid paigast teise. Ja kui Saulile teatati, et Taavet oli Keilast pääsenud, siis ta loobus oma retkest.

¹⁴And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

¹⁴Ja Taavet asus kõrbes mäelinnustesse, jäädes mäestikku Siifi kõrbes. Saul otsis teda taga kogu aja, aga Jumal ei andnud teda tema kätte.

¹⁵And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

¹⁵Taavet aga nägi küll, et Saul läks nõudma tema hinge. Kui Taavet oli Siifi kõrbes metsakurus,

¹⁶And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

¹⁶võttis Joonatan, Sauli poeg, kätte ja läks Taaveti juurde metsakurusse ning kinnitas tema kätt Jumalas.

¹⁷And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

¹⁷Ja ta ütles temale: 'Ära karda, sest mu isa Sauli käsi ei leia sind, vaid sina saad Iisraeli kuningaks ja mina olen sinust järgmine! Ka mu isa Saul teab seda.'

¹⁸And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

¹⁸Ja nad mõlemad tegid Issanda ees liidu. Ja Taavet jäi metsakurusse, aga Joonatan läks koju.

¹⁹Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

¹⁹Aga siiflased läksid Gibeasse Saulile ütlema: 'Eks Taavet varja ennast meie juures metsakurus, mäelinnustes Hakila kõrgendikul, mis on lõuna pool tühja maad.

²⁰Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand.

²⁰Ja nüüd, kuningas, tule, millal iganes su hing igatseb tulla, ja me anname tema kuninga kätte!'

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.

²¹Ja Saul ütles: 'Issand õnnistagu teid, et teil on olnud kaastunnet minu vastu!

²²Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, [and] who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.

²²Minge nüüd ja tehke veel rohkem kindlaks, uurige ja vaadake paika, kus ta jalg liigub ja kes teda seal on näinud; sest mulle on öeldud, et ta on väga kaval.

²³See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

²³Vaadake ja uurige kõiki peidupaiku, kuhu ta võiks pugeda; ja kui on kindlaks tehtud, siis tulge tagasi minu juurde ja ma lähen siis koos teiega! Kui ta on maal, siis ma otsin tema üles kõigi Juuda tuhandete hulgast.'

²⁴And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.

²⁴Ja nad võtsid kätte ning läksid Sauli eel Siifi; aga Taavet ja tema mehed olid Maoni kõrbes, lagendikul lõuna pool tühja maad.

²⁵And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

²⁵Kui Saul oma meestega läks otsima, siis teatati Taavetile ja tema läks alla Selani ning jäi Maoni kõrbe; kui Saul seda kuulis, siis ta ajas Taavetit taga Maoni kõrbes.

²⁶And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

²⁶Aga Saul käis ühel pool mäge ja Taavet oma meestega teisel pool mäge. Ja kui Taavet ruttas minema Sauli eest ning Saul ja ta mehed piirasid Taavetit ja ta mehi, et neid kinni võtta,

²⁷But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

²⁷siis sündis, et käskjalg tuli Sauli juurde, öeldes: 'Tõtta ja tule, sest vilistid on valgunud maale!'

²⁸So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

²⁸Siis Saul loobus Taavetit taga ajamast ja läks vilistite vastu. Sellepärast hüütakse seda paika 'Lahutuskaljuks'.

²⁹And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.