¹A tak odišiel Dávid odtiaľ a zachránil sa útekom do jaskyne Adullam. A keď počuli o tom jeho bratia a celý dom jeho otca, sišli ta za ním.

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.

²A shromažďovali sa k nemu všetci takí, ktorí boli v nejakej úzkosti, jako aj všetci, ktorí boli zadlžení, i všetci, ktorí mali horkosť v duši, a bol nad nimi vojvodcom. A bolo s ním tak asi štyristo mužov.

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.

³Potom odišiel odtiaľ Dávid do Micpy Moábovej. A riekol moábskemu kráľovi: Dovoľ, prosím, že by vyšli môj otec i moja matka von a bývali s vami, dokiaľ nezviem, čo mi učiní Bôh.

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.

⁴A doviedol ich pred moábskeho kráľa, a bývali s ním po všetky dni, dokiaľ bol Dávid na tom hrade.

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

⁵A prorok Gád povedal Dávidovi: Nebývaj na hrade. Iď a vojdi si do zeme Júdovej. A tak odišiel Dávid a prišiel do lesa Cháret.

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.

⁶Ale počul o tom Saul, že sa zvedelo o Dávidovi a o mužoch, ktorí boli s ním. Vtedy sedel Saul v Gibei pod stromom tamariskou, v Ráme, a jeho kopija bola v jeho ruke, a všetci jeho služobníci stáli pred ním.

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.

⁷A Saul povedal svojim služobníkom, ktorí stáli pred ním: Nože počujte, synovia Jeminiho! Či aj vám všetkým dá syn Izaiho polia a vinice? Či všetkých vás ustanoví za veliteľov nad tisícami a za veliteľov nad stami?

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,

⁸Že ste sa všetci sprisahali proti mne, a nie je nikoho, kto by mi to zjavil, keď už i môj syn učinil smluvu so synom Izaiho, a nie je nikoho z vás, kto by sa trápil nado mnou, a kto by mi zjavil niečo o tom, že môj syn postavil môjho služobníka proti mne, aby mi úkladil, ako sa to dnes deje.

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?

⁹Na to odpovedal Doég Edomejský, ktorý stál so služobníkmi Saulovými, a riekol: Videl som syna Izaiho, že prišiel do Nóba k Achimelechovi, synovi Achitúbovmu.

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.

¹⁰A dopytoval sa za neho Hospodina a dal mu potravu na cestu a dal mu i meč Goliáša Filištínskeho.

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

¹¹Na to poslal kráľ povolať Achimelecha, syna Achitúbovho, kňaza, i celý dom jeho otca, kňazov, ktorí boli v Nóbe, a prišli všetci ku kráľovi.

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.

¹²A Saul povedal: Nože počuj, synu Achitúbov! A odpovedal: Hľa, tu som, môj pane.

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

¹³A Saul mu povedal: Prečo ste sa sprisahali proti mne, ty aj syn Izaiho, keď si mu dal chlieb i meč a dopytoval si sa za neho Boha, aby povstal proti mne a úkladil mi, jako sa to dnes deje?

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?

¹⁴Vtedy odpovedal Achimelech kráľovi a riekol: A kde kto je medzi všetkými tvojimi služobníkmi taký verný jako Dávid, k tomu i zať kráľov, ktorý má prístup do tvojej tajnej rady a je ctený v tvojom dome?

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?

¹⁵Či som sa azda len dnes, teraz po prvé dopytoval za neho Boha? Taká vec nech je preč odo mňa! Nech neskladá kráľ nijakej takej veci na svojho služobníka nikde v celom dome môjho otca, lebo tvoj služobník nevedel o tom o ničom ničoho, ani malého ani veľkého.

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.

¹⁶Ale kráľ povedal: Istotne zomrieš, Achimelechu, ty i celý dom tvojho otca.

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

¹⁷A kráľ povedal behúňom, ktorí stáli pred ním: Obráťte sa a pobite kňazov Hospodinových, lebo aj ich ruka je s Dávidom, a pretože vedeli, že uteká, a nezjavili mi toho. Ale služobníci kráľovi nechceli vystrieť svoju ruku a oboriť sa na kňazov Hospodinových.

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.

¹⁸Vtedy povedal kráľ Doégovi: Obráť sa ty a obor sa na kňazov! A Doég Edomejský sa obrátil a sám sa oboril na kňazov a zabil toho dňa osemdesiatpäť mužov, ktorí nosili ľanový efod.

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.

¹⁹I Nób, mesto kňazov, zbil ostrím meča pobijúc všetko, i muža i ženu, odrastlé dieťa i kojenca, vola i osla i dobytča, všetko pobil ostrím meča.

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.

²⁰A zachránil sa útekom iba jediný syn Achimelecha, syna Achitúbovho, ktorému bolo meno Ebiatár, a utiekol za Dávidom.

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

²¹A Ebiatár oznámil Dávidovi, že Saul pobil kňazov Hospodinových.

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

²²A Dávid riekol Ebiatárovi: Vedel som toho dňa, lebo tam bol Doég Edomejský, že to istotne oznámi Saulovi. Ja som zapríčinil záhubu a uvalil ju na všetky duše domu tvojho otca.

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.

²³Zostaň u mňa. neboj sa, lebo ten, kto bude hľadať moju dušu, bude hľadať tvoju dušu, lebo budeš chránený u mňa.

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