¹Pada suatu hari orang-orang dari Zif datang kepada Saul di Gibea dan memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Daud sedang bersembunyi di Gunung Hakhila di pinggir padang gurun Yehuda.

¹The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”

²Maka dengan segera Saul berangkat diiringi tiga ribu prajurit yang terbaik di Israel, menuju padang gurun Zif untuk mencari Daud.

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.

³Saul berkemah di tepi jalan dekat Gunung Hakhila itu. Daud yang ada di padang gurun, mendengar bahwa Saul mengikutinya sampai di padang gurun.

³Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

⁴Lalu ia pun mengirim mata-mata, dan tahulah ia dengan pasti bahwa Saul ada di situ.

⁴David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.

⁵Dengan segera Daud pergi ke perkemahan Saul dan di situ didapatinya kemah di mana Saul tidur di dekat Abner anak Ner. Kemah Saul itu ada di tengah-tengah, sedang tentaranya berkemah di sekelilingnya.

⁵David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

⁶Kemudian Daud bertanya kepada Ahimelekh orang Het itu, dan kepada Abisai saudara Yoab (Ibu mereka adalah Zeruya), "Siapa berani masuk bersamaku ke dalam perkemahan Saul?" Abisai menjawab, "Aku!"

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?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

⁷Maka pada malam itu Daud dan Abisai menyelinap ke dalam perkemahan itu dan melihat Saul sedang tidur di tengah-tengah perkemahan, tombaknya tertancap di tanah dekat kepalanya. Abner dan pasukannya tidur di sekeliling Saul.

⁷So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.

⁸Lalu kata Abisai kepada Daud, "Allah telah menyerahkan musuhmu kepadamu pada malam ini. Izinkanlah aku menancapkan tombaknya sendiri ke badannya tembus sampai ke tanah, kubunuh dia dengan sekali tikaman, tidak usah sampai dua kali!"

⁸Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

⁹Tetapi Daud berkata, "Jangan kauapa-apakan dia! TUHAN pasti menghukum orang yang berbuat jahat kepada raja yang dipilih-Nya.

⁹David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

¹⁰Demi TUHAN yang hidup, aku tahu bahwa nanti TUHAN sendiri akan membunuh Saul, jika ajalnya sudah sampai, ataupun jika ia tewas dalam pertempuran.

¹⁰David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

¹¹Kiranya TUHAN mencegah aku membunuh raja yang dipilih-Nya! Ambil saja tombaknya dan kendinya, lalu kita pergi!"

¹¹Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.”

¹²Maka Daud mengambil tombak dan kendi Saul itu dari sebelah kepala Saul, lalu pergi. Tidak seorang pun melihat hal itu atau mengetahui apa yang telah terjadi, ataupun terbangun, sebab TUHAN membuat mereka semuanya tertidur dengan nyenyak.

¹²So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head; and they went away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.

¹³Lalu Daud menyeberang ke pinggir lembah yang lain sampai ke puncak gunung, sehingga dia jauh dari perkemahan Saul.

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

¹⁴Kemudian berserulah Daud kepada Abner dan tentara Saul katanya, "Abner! Dengarkah engkau suaraku?" Abner pun berseru pula, "Siapakah engkau yang berteriak-teriak itu?"

¹⁴and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who cries to the king?”

¹⁵Jawab Daud, "Abner, bukankah engkau orang yang paling hebat di Israel? Mengapa engkau tidak menjaga tuanmu, baginda raja? Baru saja ada orang memasuki perkemahanmu untuk membunuh tuanmu.

¹⁵David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord.

¹⁶Engkau tidak sanggup menjalankan tugasmu, Abner! Demi TUHAN yang hidup kamu semua patut mati, karena tidak menjaga tuanmu, raja pilihan TUHAN. Coba lihat! Di manakah tombak raja? Di manakah kendi yang ada di sebelah kepalanya tadi?"

¹⁶This thing isn’t good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”

¹⁷Saul mengenal suara Daud dan berkata, "Daud, engkaukah itu, Anakku?" Jawab Daud, "Ya, Baginda."

¹⁷Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”

¹⁸Lalu katanya lagi, "Mengapa Baginda masih juga mengejar-ngejar hamba? Apakah kesalahan hamba?

¹⁸He said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

¹⁹Baginda, dengarkanlah sembah hamba ini. Andaikata TUHAN yang menyuruh Baginda supaya melawan hamba, suatu persembahan kurban akan dapat meredakan kemarahan-Nya terhadap hamba. Tetapi andaikata yang menyuruh Baginda itu adalah manusia, semoga mereka dikutuk TUHAN! Karena akibat dari perbuatan mereka itu, hamba telah diusir dari tanah milik TUHAN dan terpaksa harus pergi ke negeri lain di mana hamba harus beribadat kepada dewa-dewa asing.

¹⁹Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’

²⁰Janganlah biarkan hamba mati di tanah yang asing, jauh dari TUHAN. Apa gunanya raja Israel datang untuk membunuh seekor kutu seperti hamba ini? Apa gunanya ia memburu hamba seperti orang memburu ayam hutan?"

²⁰Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

²¹Lalu Saul menjawab, "Aku telah berbuat salah. Kembalilah Daud, Anakku! Aku tak akan berbuat jahat lagi kepadamu karena engkau telah merelakan aku hidup malam tadi. Kelakuanku sungguh bodoh. Aku benar-benar telah keliru!"

²¹Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”

²²Tetapi Daud menjawab, "Inilah tombak Baginda, suruhlah seorang prajurit Baginda datang ke mari untuk mengambilnya.

²²David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.

²³TUHAN akan memberkati setiap orang yang setia dan jujur. Sebab meskipun pada hari ini TUHAN menyerahkan Tuanku kepada hamba, namun hamba tidak mau berbuat jahat terhadap Baginda, raja pilihan TUHAN.

²³Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.

²⁴Jadi, seperti Baginda telah hamba relakan hidup pada hari ini, demikian juga kiranya hamba dilindungi TUHAN dan dilepaskan dari segala bahaya!"

²⁴Behold, as your life was respected this day in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”

²⁵Lalu berkatalah Saul kepada Daud, "TUHAN memberkatimu, anakku! Engkau akan berhasil dalam segala pekerjaanmu!" Lalu Daud meneruskan perjalanannya, dan Saul pun pulang ke rumahnya.

²⁵Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.