¹Ja vilistid kogusid kõik oma väehulgad Afekisse, aga Iisrael oli leeris Jisreelis oleva allika juures.

¹And the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and Israel encamped by the spring that is in Jizreel.

²Vilistite vürstid liikusid edasi sadade ja tuhandete kaupa, aga Taavet ja tema mehed liikusid viimastena koos Aakisega.

²And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

³Ja vilistite vürstid küsisid: 'Mis heebrealased need on?' Aga Aakis vastas vilistite vürstidele: 'Eks see ole Taavet, Iisraeli kuninga Sauli sulane, kes on minu juures olnud juba aastapäevad! Mina ei ole leidnud temas midagi halba alates päevast, kui ta tuli minu juurde, kuni tänapäevani.'

³And the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or these years, and I have found nothing in him since the day of his falling away [to me] to this day?

⁴Ent vilistite vürstid vihastasid tema peale ja ütlesid talle: 'Lase mees pöördub ümber ja läheb tagasi oma paika, kuhu sa tema oled määranud; ta ärgu tulgu koos meiega sõtta, et ta sõjas ei saaks meie vastaseks! Sest millega ta saaks ennast teha oma isandale meelepäraseks? Muidugi nende meeste peadega, kes siin on.

⁴But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go again to his place where thou hast appointed him, that he go not down with us to the battle, that in the battle he be not an adversary to us; for wherewith should this [fellow] reconcile himself to his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

⁵Kas ta pole mitte see Taavet, kellest nad tantsides vastastikku laulsid ja ütlesid: 'Saul lõi maha oma tuhat, aga Taavet oma kümme tuhat!'?'

⁵Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul smote his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

⁶Siis Aakis kutsus Taaveti ja ütles talle: 'Nii tõesti kui Issand elab, oled sina õige ja see on minu silmis hea, et sa leeris koos minuga lähed ja tuled, sest ma ei ole sinus leidnud kurja alates päevast, mil sa tulid minu juurde, kuni tänapäevani; aga vürstide silmis sa ei kõlba.

⁶And Achish called David, and said to him, [As] Jehovah liveth, thou art upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp is acceptable to me; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming to me to this day; but thou art not acceptable to the lords.

⁷Pöördu nüüd tagasi ja mine rahuga, et sa ei teeks kurja vilistite silmis!'

⁷And now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

⁸Ja Taavet küsis Aakiselt: 'Aga mida ma siis olen teinud ja mida sa oled leidnud oma sulases alates päevast, mil ma tulin su teenistusse, kuni tänapäevani, et ma ei või tulla ja võidelda oma isanda kuninga vaenlaste vastu?'

⁸And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

⁹Aga Aakis kostis ning ütles Taavetile: 'Ma tean, et sa minu silmis oled hea nagu Jumala ingel; kuid vilistite vürstid on öelnud: Tema ärgu tulgu koos meiega sõtta!

⁹And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art acceptable to me, as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

¹⁰Ja nüüd tõuse hommikul vara koos oma isanda sulastega, kes on tulnud koos sinuga; kui olete hommikul vara tõusnud ja läheb valgeks, siis minge ära!'

¹⁰And now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee; and rise ye early in the morning, and when ye have daylight, depart.

¹¹Ja Taavet tõusis vara, tema ja ta mehed, et hommikul minna teele tagasi vilistite maale; vilistid aga läksid üles Jisreeli.

¹¹And David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jizreel.