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

¹[Ny nirenirenen'i Davida tany Joda sy Moaba, ary ny namonoan'i Saoly ny mpisorona maro] Ary Davida niala teo ka nandositra nankany amin'ny zohin'i Adolama; ary nony nandre izany ny rahalahiny sy ny mpianakavin-drainy, dia nidina tany aminy ireo.

²And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

²Ary izay mahantra rehetra sy izay mpitrosa rehetra ary izay manana alahelo am-po rehetra dia nivory tao aminy, ary izy no tonga mpifehy azy; ka dia tonga tokony ho efa-jato lahy ny tao aminy.

³And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

³Ary Davida niala tao nankany Mizpa any Moaba ka nanao tamin'ny mpanjakan'i Moaba hoe: Masìna ianao, avelao ny raiko sy ny reniko ho avy atỳ hitoetra etỳ aminao ambara-pahafantatro izay hataon'Andriamanitra amiko.

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

⁴Ary dia nentiny ho eo anatrehan'ny mpanjakan'i Moaba izy ireo ka nonina teo aminy tamin'ny andro rehetra nitoeran'i Davida tao amin'ny batery fiarovana.

⁵And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

⁵Ary hoy Gada mpaminany tamin'i Davida: Aza mitoetra ao amin'ny batery fiarovana; fa mialà, ka mankanesa any amin'ny tanin'ny Joda. Dia nandeha Davida ka tonga tany an'ala Hareta.

⁶And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.

⁶Ary ren'i Saoly fa hita Davida sy ny olona nanaraka azy (nipetraka tao Gibea teo ambanin'ny hazo tamariska teo an-kavoana Saoly tamin'izay, sady nisy lefona teny an-tànany, ary ny mpanompony rehetra nitsangana teo anoloany),

⁷Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

⁷dia hoy Saoly tamin'ny mpanompony izay teo anoloany: Henoy kely, ry taranak'i Benjamina: Moa ianareo rehetra koa mba homen'ny zanak'i Jese saha sy tanim-boaloboka, ary mba hataony mpifehy arivo sy mpifehy zato ianareo rehetra,

⁸that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that informs me when my son has made [a covenant] with the son of Jesse; and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant as a lier-in-wait against me, as at this day?

⁸no dia miray tetika hanohitra ahy ianareo rehetra, ka tsy nisy nanambara tamiko fa ny zanako nanao fanekena tamin'ny zanak'i Jese, ary tsy nisy nalahelo ahy akory ianareo, na nanambara tamiko fa ny zanako efa nanome fo ny mpanompoko ho mpanotrika ahy tahaka ny amin'izao anio izao?

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

⁹Ary Doega Edomita, mpifehy ny mpanompon'i Saoly, namaly ka nanao hoe: Nahita ny zanak'i Jese tonga tany Noba aho tany amin'i Ahimeleka, zanak'i Ahitoba.[Na: izay nitsangana teo amin']

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

¹⁰Ary Ahimeleka nanontany ho azy tamin'i Jehovah sady nanome azy vatsy; ary nomeny azy koa ny sabatr'i Goliata Filistina.

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.

¹¹Ary ny mpanjaka dia naniraka naka an'i Ahimeleka mpisorona, zanak'i Ahitoba, sy ny tarana-drainy rehetra, izay mpisorona, tao Noba; ka dia tonga tany amin'ny mpanjaka izy rehetra.

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

¹²Ary hoy Saoly: Mba mihainoa ianao, ry zanak'i Ahitoba. Ary izy namaly hoe: Inty aho, tompoko.

¹³And Saul said to 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 as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?

¹³Ary hoy Saoly taminy: Nahoana ianareo no niray tetika hanohitra ahy, dia ianao sy ny zanak'i Jese, tamin'ilay nanomezanao azy mofo sy sabatra ary nanontanianao ho azy tamin'Andriamanitra hahatongavany ho mpanotrika ahy tahaka ny amin'izao anio izao?

¹⁴And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

¹⁴Ary Ahimeleka namaly ny mpanjaka hoe: Iza moa amin'ny mpanomponao rehetra no mba mahatoky tahaka an'i Davida, izay vinanton'ny mpanjaka sady mpanolo-tsaina anao sy malaza ao an-tranonao?

¹⁵Was it to-day that I began to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king charge anything to his servant, [nor] to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

¹⁵Ary vao izay va no nanontaniako ho azy tamin'Andriamanitra? Sanatria ahy izany! Aoka ny mpanjaka tsy hanome tsiny ny mpanompony na ny tarana-draiko rehetra; fa ny mpanomponao tsy nahalala na inona na inona ny amin'izany rehetra izany, na kely na be.

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

¹⁶Fa hoy ny mpanjaka: Hatao maty tokoa ianao, ry Ahimeleka, dia ianao sy ny tarana-drainao rehetra.

¹⁷And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

¹⁷Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'ny mpiambina izay teo anoloany: Mihodina, ka vonoy ny mpisoron'i Jehovah; fa ny tànan'ireo koa momba an'i Davida, satria fantany ihany fa nandositra izy, nefa tsy nambarany tamiko izany. Fa ny mpanompon'ny mpanjaka tsy nety naninjitra ny tànany hamely ny mpisoron'i Jehovah.[Heb. mpihazakazaka]

¹⁸And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

¹⁸Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'i Doega: Mihodina ianao, ka asio ny mpisorona. Ary Doega Edomita nihodina ka namely ny mpisorona, dia nahafaty olona dimy amby valo-polo izay nisalotra efoda rongony fotsy.

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

¹⁹Dia nasiany tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra koa Noba, tanànan'ny mpisorona, dia ny lehilahy sy ny vehivavy, ny ankizy madinika sy ny zaza minono, ny omby sy ny boriky ary ny ondry aman'osy.

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

²⁰Ary ny anankiray tamin'ny zanak'i Ahimeleka, zanak'i Ahitoba, Abiatara no anarany, dia afa-nandositra ka nanaraka an'i Davida.

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

²¹Ary Abiatara nanambara tamin'i Davida ny namonoan'i Saoly ny mpisoron'i Jehovah.

²²And David said to Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul: I am accountable for all the lives of thy father's house.

²²Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Abiatara: Fantatro androtr'iny ihany fa tao Doega Edomita ka hilaza amin'i Saoly tokoa; koa izaho no anton'ny nahafaty ny olona rehetra tamin'ny tarana-drainao.Tomoera etỳ amiko, ka aza matahotra; fa izay mikatsaka ny aiko no mikatsaka ny ainao koa; fa eto amiko no hahavoavonjy anao.

²³Abide with me, fear not; for he that seeks my life seeks thy life; for with me thou art in safe keeping.

²³Tomoera etỳ amiko, ka aza matahotra; fa izay mikatsaka ny aiko no mikatsaka ny ainao koa; fa eto amiko no hahavoavonjy anao.