¹A zase prišli Zífänia k Saulovi do Gibee a povedali: Či sa neskrýva Dávid na vŕšku Hachile naproti púšti?

¹And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, facing the waste?

²A Saul vstal a sišiel na púšť Zíf, a s ním tri tisíce mužov, vybraných z Izraela, aby hľadal Dávida na púšti Zífe.

²And 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 sa rozložil táborom na vŕšku Hachile, ktorý je proti púšti pri ceste, a Dávid sa zdržoval na púšti a videl, že Saul prišiel za ním na púšť.

³And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which faces the waste, by the way side. And David abode in the wilderness; and when he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,

⁴Preto poslal Dávid vyzvedačov a zvedel, že Saul prišiel cele iste.

⁴David sent out spies, and learned that Saul was certainly come.

⁵A Dávid vstal a prišiel k miestu, na ktorom táboril Saul. A Dávid videl miesto, na ktorom ležal Saul aj Abner, syn Nérov, veliteľ jeho vojska. A Saul ležal na mieste, otočenom vozmi, a ľud táboril vôkol neho.

⁵And David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the wagon-defence, and the people were encamped round about him.

⁶Vtedy odpovedal Dávid a riekol Achimelechovi Hetejskému a Abišajovi, synovi Ceruje, bratovi Joábovmu, a riekol: Kto pojde so mnou dolu do tábora k Saulovi? A Abišaj povedal: Ja pojdem dolu s tebou.

⁶And David spake and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

⁷A tak prišiel Dávid a Abišaj k ľudu vnoci. A hľa, Saul ležal a spal medzi vozmi a jeho kopija bola zabodnutá v zemi pri jeho hlave, a Abner a ľud ležali vôkol neho.

⁷And David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the wagon-defence, and his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

⁸Vtedy riekol Abišaj Dávidovi: Bôh zavrel dnes tvojho nepriateľa do tvojej ruky. Preto teraz dovoľ, aby som ho prebodnul kopijou až do zeme jedným razom, a nebude treba, aby som ho bodnul druhý raz.

⁸And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.

⁹Ale Dávid riekol Abišajovi: Nezahub ho! Lebo ktože by vystrel svoju ruku na pomazaného Hospodinovho a bol by bez viny?!

⁹And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

¹⁰A ešte riekol Dávid: Ako že žije Hospodin, že len ak by ho uderil Hospodin, alebo ak by prišiel jeho deň, a zomrel by alebo ak by odišiel dolu do vojny a tam by zahynul,

¹⁰And David said, [As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.

¹¹ale ináče nech ma Hospodin chráni od toho, aby som mal vystrieť svoju ruku na pomazaného Hospodinovho. Preto teraz vezmi, prosím, kopiju, ktorá je pri jeho hlave, i krčah na vodu, a pojdeme svojou cestou.

¹¹Jehovah forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed! But now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

¹²A tak vzal Dávid kopiju i krčah na vodu pri hlave Saulovej, a išli svojou cestou, a nevidel nikto ani nezvedel ani sa nezobudil, lebo všetci spali, pretože tvrdý spánok od Hospodina padol na nich.

¹²And David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they went away, and no man saw [it], and none knew [it], and none awaked, for they were all asleep; for a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen upon them.

¹³Potom prešiel Dávid na druhú stranu a postavil sa na temene vrchu zďaleka, takže bolo veľké miesto medzi nimi.

¹³And David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space [being] between them.

¹⁴A Dávid volal na ľud a na Abnera, syna Nérovho, a vravel: Či sa neozveš, Abner? A Abner odpovedajúc riekol: Kto si ty, ktorý voláš na kráľa?

¹⁴And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

¹⁵A Dávid riekol Abnerovi: Či nie si ty muž? A kto je tebe rovný v Izraelovi? Nuž prečože si neostríhal svojho pána, kráľa? Lebo prišiel jeden z ľudu, aby zahubil kráľa, tvojho pána.

¹⁵And David said to Abner, Art not thou a man? and who is like to thee in Israel? and why hast thou not guarded thy lord the king? for one of the people came in to destroy the king thy lord.

¹⁶Nie je to dobrá vec, ktorú si vykonal! Ako že žije Hospodin, istotne ste synmi smrti, pretože ste nestrážili nad svojím pánom, nad pomazaným Hospodinovým! A tak teraz pozri, kde je kopija kráľova a krčah na vodu, ktoré boly pri jeho hlave?

¹⁶This thing is not good which thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not guarded your master, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

¹⁷Vtedy poznal Saul hlas Dávidov a povedal: Či je to tvoj hlas, môj synu, Dávide? A Dávid riekol: Je to môj hlas, môj pane, kráľu.

¹⁷And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁸A ďalej povedal: Prečo prenasleduje môj pán svojho služobníka? Lebo veď čo som urobil, alebo čo zlého je v mojej ruke?

¹⁸And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

¹⁹Preto teraz počuj, prosím, môj pane, kráľu, slová svojho služobníka: Ak ťa Hospodin naviedol na mňa, nech mu tedy príjemne vonia obetný dar! Ale ak synovia človeka, zlorečení sú pred Hospodinom, pretože ma zahnali dnes, aby som sa nemohol pridružiť k dedičstvu Hospodinovmu, a hovoria u seba: Idi, slúž iným bohom!

¹⁹And now, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah have moved thee against me, let him accept an oblation; but if the sons of men, cursed be they before Jehovah; for they have driven me out this day from adhering to the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

²⁰A preto teraz nech nepadne moja krv na zem voľakde preč od tvári Hospodinovej, lebo vyšiel kráľ Izraelov, aby hľadal jednu blchu, aby ju honil, ako niekto honí jarabicu na vrchoch.

²⁰And now, let not my blood fall to the earth far from the face of Jehovah; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when they hunt a partridge on the mountains.

²¹Na to povedal Saul: Zhrešil som, navráť sa, môj synu, Dávide, lebo ti už viacej neurobím zlého, za to, že dnes bola drahá moja duša v tvojich očiach. Hľa, bláznive som robil a blúdil som náramne.

²¹And Saul said, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have acted foolishly, and have erred exceedingly.

²²A Dávid odpovedajúc riekol: Tu hľa, kopija kráľova, nech prejde sem jeden z mládencov a vezme ju.

²²And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

²³A Hospodin nech odplatí každému jeho spravedlivosť a jeho vernosť. Lebo ťa dnes bol vydal Hospodin do mojej ruky, ale nechcel som vystrieť svoju ruku na pomazaného Hospodinovho.

²³And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into [my] hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.

²⁴A hľa, jako bola dnes veľkou tvoja duša v mojich očiach, tak nech je veľkou moja duša v očiach Hospodinových, a nech ma vytrhne zo všetkého súženia!

²⁴And behold, as thy life was highly esteemed this day in mine eyes, so let my life be highly esteemed in the eyes of Jehovah, that he may deliver me out of all distress.

²⁵Vtedy povedal Saul Dávidovi: Buď požehnaný ty, môj synu, Dávide! Istotne aj učiníš aj istotne zmôžeš. A tak išiel Dávid svojou cestou, a Saul sa vrátil na svoje miesto.

²⁵And Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt certainly do [great things], and shalt certainly prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.