¹Filistejci pa zbero vojske svoje na boj in se skupijo pri Soku, ki je Judovo, in se ušatorijo med Sokom in Azeko, v Efesdamimu.

¹And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which [is] to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim;

²Tudi Savel in možje Izraelovi se zbero in se utabore ob Hrastovi dolini, in se pripravljajo za boj zoper Filistejce.

²and Saul and the men of Israel have been gathered, and encamp by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array to meet the Philistines.

³In Filistejci so stali na gori po tej strani, Izraelci pa so stali na gori po oni strani, in dolina je bila med njimi.

³And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on the mountain on that side, and the valley [is] between them.

⁴In iz tabora Filistejcev stopi dvobojnik, po imenu Goliat, iz Gata, visok šest komolcev in dlan.

⁴And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath [is] his name, from Gath; his height [is] six cubits and a span,

⁵In je imel bronasto čelado na glavi in luskinast oklep na sebi, in teža oklepa njegovega je bila pet tisoč seklov brona.

⁵and a helmet of brass [is] on his head, and [with] a scaled coat of mail he [is] clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail [is] five thousand shekels of brass,

⁶In na nogah je imel bronaste škornje in bronast ščit na plečih;

⁶and a frontlet of brass [is] on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

⁷in njegovo suličišče je bilo kakor tkalsko vratilo, in bodalo njegove sulice je imelo šeststo seklov železa; in tisti, ki mu je nosil ščit, je stopal pred njim.

⁷and the wood of his spear [is] like a beam of weavers`, and the flame of his spear [is] six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.

⁸In se ustopi in kliče proti vojnim vrstam Izraelovim in jim reče: Čemu ste se šli pripravljat na boj? Nisem li jaz Filistejec in vi hlapci Savlovi? Izvolite moža za sebe, naj pride sem doli k meni!

⁸And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? [am] not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;

⁹Ako se more boriti z menoj in me ubije, bodemo vam hlapci; ako pa ga jaz premorem in ubijem, bodete nam hlapci in nam morate služiti.

⁹if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I am able for him, and have smitten him, then ye have been to us for servants, and have served us.`

¹⁰Še reče Filistejec: Danes sem spravil v sramoto vojne vrste Izraelove; dajte mi moža, da se skupaj bojujeva!

¹⁰And the Philistine saith, `I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.`

¹¹In ko Savel in vsi Izraelci slišijo te besede Filistejca, se prestrašijo in se silno bojé.

¹¹And Saul heareth — and all Israel — these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.

¹²David pa je bil sin tistega Efratejca iz Betlehema na Judovem, ki mu je bilo ime Jesej in je imel osem sinov; in ta mož je bil že starec v Savlovih dnevih in prileten med možmi.

¹²And David [is] son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

¹³In trije starejši sinovi Jesejevi so bili šli za Savlom na vojsko; in imena treh sinov njegovih, ki so šli na vojsko, so bila: Eliab prvenec, in po njem Abinadab, drugi, in tretji Sama.

¹³and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle [are] Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

¹⁴David pa je bil najmlajši. In ko so bili šli trije starejši za Savlom,

¹⁴And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,

¹⁵je šel zopet David od Savla past očeta svojega ovce v Betlehemu.

¹⁵and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.

¹⁶A Filistejec je prihajal zjutraj in na večer in se je kazal štirideset dni.

¹⁶And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.

¹⁷Tedaj veli Jesej Davidu, sinu svojemu: Vzemi za brate svoje to efo prepraženega zrnja in teh deset hlebov, in teci k bratom svojim v tabor.

¹⁷And Jesse saith to David his son, `Take, I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of this roasted [corn], and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

¹⁸In teh deset svežih sirov donesi poveljniku njih tisoča, in obišči svoje brate in poglej, ali se jim dobro godi, in prinesi znamenje od njih.

¹⁸and these ten cuttings of the cheese thou dost take in to the head of the thousand, and thy brethren thou dost inspect for welfare, and their pledge dost receive.`

¹⁹Savel pa in oni in vsi možje Izraelovi so bili v Hrastovi dolini, vojskujoč se s Filistejci.

¹⁹And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [are] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

²⁰David torej vstane zgodaj zjutraj in izroči ovce varuhu in vzame darila ter odrine, kakor mu je Jesej zapovedal, in pride do vozne zagrade; vojska pa, ki je ravnokar šla ven v boj, je zagnala bojni krik.

²⁰And David riseth early in the morning, and leaveth the flock to a keeper, and lifteth up, and goeth, as Jesse commanded him, and he cometh in to the path, and to the force which is going out unto the rank, and they have shouted for battle;

²¹Kajti Izraelci so se razvrstili za boj in tudi Filistejci, vojne čete proti četam.

²¹and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.

²²David pa pusti svoje stvari v roki čuvaja prtljage in teče v vojne vrste ter dospe in pozdravi svoje brate.

²²And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.

²³In ko govori ž njimi, glej, dvobojnik, Filistejec iz Gata, po imenu Goliat, pride iz vrst Filistejcev in govori kakor poprej; in David je slišal.

²³And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine [is] his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;

²⁴Vsi možje Izraelovi pa, videč tega moža, so bežali pred njim in se silno bali.

²⁴and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid.

²⁵In možje Izraelovi pravijo: Ste li videli tega moža, ki je stopal sem gori? Res, da postavi na sramoto Izraela, je stopil gori proti nam. Zatorej kdor ga ubije, njega kralj silno obogati in mu da hčer svojo in svobodno naredi njegovega očeta hišo v Izraelu.

²⁵And the men of Israel say, `Have ye seen this man who is coming up? for, to reproach Israel he is coming up, and it hath been — the man who smiteth him, the king doth enrich him with great riches, and his daughter he doth give to him, and his father`s house doth make free in Israel.`

²⁶In David vpraša može, ki so stali okoli njega, rekoč: Kaj dobi mož, ki ubije tega Filistejca in sramote reši Izraela? Kdo je pač Filistejec, ta neobrezanec, da sme v sramoto spravljati živega Boga vojne vrste?

²⁶And David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, `What is done to the man who smiteth this Philistine, and hath turned aside reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?`

²⁷In ljudstvo mu odgovori kakor poprej, rekoč: To dobi mož, ki ga ubije.

²⁷And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.`

²⁸Ali Eliab, najstarejši brat njegov, ga je slišal govoriti z možmi; in razvname se Eliabu jeza zoper Davida, in reče: Zakaj si prišel doli? In pri kom si pustil tistih malo ovac v puščavi? Dobro poznam tvojo prevzetnost in srca tvojega hudobnost! Kajti prišel si doli, da gledaš bitko.

²⁸And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, `Why [is] this — thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart — for, to see the battle thou hast come down.`

²⁹David pa reče: Kaj sem storil zdaj? Ni li mi razloga za to?

²⁹And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?`

³⁰In obrne se od njega proti drugemu in govori kakor poprej; in ljudstvo mu zopet odgovori kakor prvikrat.

³⁰And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

³¹In ko so slišali besede, ki jih je govoril David, jih povedo pred Savlom; in Savel pošlje ponj.

³¹And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

³²In David reče Savlu: Nikomur naj ne upade srčnost zaradi njega; hlapec tvoj pojde in se bo bojeval s tem Filistejcem.

³²and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man`s heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.`

³³A Savel reče Davidu: Ne moreš iti proti temu Filistejcu, da se bojuješ ž njim; zakaj ti si mladenič, a on je vojščak od mladosti svoje.

³³And Saul saith unto David, `Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a youth thou [art], and he a man of war from his youth.`

³⁴David odgovori Savlu: Hlapec tvoj je pasel ovce očeta svojega; in kadar je prišel lev ali medved in odnesel ovčico iz črede,

³⁴And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come — and the bear — and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

³⁵sem šel za njim in ga udaril, in sem jo otel iz žrela njegovega. In ako se je postavil zoper mene, sem ga popadel za brado in ga udaril in ubil.

³⁵and I have gone out after him, and smitten him, and delivered out of his mouth, and he riseth against me, and I have taken hold on his beard, and smitten him, and put him to death.

³⁶I leva i medveda je ubil hlapec tvoj: bodi torej ta Filistejec, neobrezanec, kakor teh eden, zato ker je kidal sramoto na živega Boga vojne vrste.

³⁶Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.`

³⁷Še reče David: GOSPOD, ki me je otel iz krempljev levu in medvedu, me otme iz tega Filistejca roke. In Savel veli Davidu: Pojdi, GOSPOD bodi s teboj!

³⁷And David saith, `Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He doth deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.` And Saul saith unto David, `Go, and Jehovah is with thee.`

³⁸In Savel obleče Davida v svoje oblačilo ter mu posadi bronasto čelado na glavo in ga obda z oklepom.

³⁸And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.

³⁹Potem si David pripaše njegov meč čez obleko in poskusi iti; kajti ni bil vajen temu. Pa reče David Savlu: Ne morem iti v tem, zakaj nisem se privadil. Sleče torej to David.

³⁹And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried [it]; and David saith unto Saul, `I am not able to go with these, for I had not tried;` and David turneth them aside from off him.

⁴⁰In vzame svojo palico v roko in si izbere pet gladkih kamenov iz potoka ter jih dene v pastirsko spravo, ki jo je imel, v torbo, in vzame pračo svojo v roko in gre proti Filistejcu.

⁴⁰And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth them in the shepherds` habiliments that he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling [is] in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.

⁴¹Tudi Filistejec prikoraka in se približa Davidu, in mož, ki mu je nosil ščit, gre pred njim.

⁴¹And the Philistine goeth on, going and drawing near unto David, and the man bearing the buckler [is] before him,

⁴²In ko se Filistejec ozre in ugleda Davida, ga zaničuje; zakaj bil je mladenček in rdečkast, pa lepega obraza.

⁴²and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

⁴³In Filistejec reče Davidu: Sem li mar pes, da greš s palico k meni? In Filistejec preklinja Davida pri bogovih svojih;

⁴³And the Philistine saith unto David, `Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?` and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,

⁴⁴in reče Davidu: Pridi k meni, in dam meso tvoje pticam pod nebom in zverem na polju.

⁴⁴and the Philistine saith unto David, `Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.`

⁴⁵Tedaj reče David Filistejcu: Ti greš k meni z mečem, s sulico in s kopjem, a jaz grem k tebi v imenu GOSPODA nad vojskami, Boga vojnih vrst Izraelovih, ki si jih sramotil.

⁴⁵And David saith unto the Philistine, `Thou art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with buckler, and I am coming unto thee in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, God of the ranks of Israel, which thou hast reproached.

⁴⁶Današnji dan te GOSPOD izda v roko mojo, in udarim te in ti vzamem glavo, in dam danes trupla filistejske vojske pticam pod nebom in zverinam na zemlji; in vsa zemlja spozna, da je Bog v Izraelu.

⁴⁶This day doth Jehovah shut thee up into my hand — and I have smitten thee, and turned aside thy head from off thee, and given the carcase of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and all the earth do know that God is for Israel.

⁴⁷In ves ta zbor spozna, da GOSPOD rešuje, a ne z mečem, ne s sulico; zakaj GOSPODOV je boj, in on vas da v roko našo!

⁴⁷and all this assembly do know that not by sword and by spear doth Jehovah save, that the battle [is] Jehovah`s, and He hath given you into our hand.`

⁴⁸In ko se je vzdignil Filistejec in šel bliže proti Davidu, pohiti David in teče k bojnim vrstam Filistejcu nasproti.

⁴⁸And it hath come to pass, that the Philistine hath risen, and goeth, and draweth near to meet David, and David hasteth and runneth to the rank to meet the Philistine,

⁴⁹In David seže z roko v torbo in vzame iz nje kamen in ga zaluči ter zadene Filistejca v čelo; in kamen mu predere čelo, in pade z obrazom na zemljo.

⁴⁹and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth.

⁵⁰Tako je David premogel Filistejca s pračo in s kamenom in ga je udaril in umoril; in ni bilo meča v roki Davidovi.

⁵⁰And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,

⁵¹In David priteče in stopi na Filistejca, in zgrabi meč njegov in ga potegne iz nožnice, ter ga usmrti in mu ž njim odseka glavo. In ko Filistejci vidijo, da je njih junak mrtev, zbeže.

⁵¹and David runneth and standeth over the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its sheath, and putteth him to death, and cutteth off with it his head; and the Philistines see that their hero [is] dead, and flee.

⁵²Možje Izraelovi in Judovi pa vstanejo in zaženo bojni krik in pode Filistejce tja do doline in do vrat v Ekron. In padali so ranjeni izmed Filistejcev po poti do Saraima, do Gata in do Ekrona.

⁵²And the men of Israel rise — also Judah — and shout, and pursue the Philistines till thou enter the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron, and the wounded of the Philistines fall in the way of Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron,

⁵³In ko so sinovi Izraelovi bili pregnali Filistejce, so se vrnili in oplenili njih taborišče.

⁵³and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.

⁵⁴David pa je vzel glavo Filistejčevo in jo prinesel v Jeruzalem, njegovo orožje pa je zložil v šatoru svojem.

⁵⁴And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

⁵⁵Ko pa je videl Savel Davida gredočega proti Filistejcu, reče Abnerju, poveljniku vojske: Abner, čigav sin je ta mladenič? Abner pa reče: Kakor res živi duša tvoja, o kralj, ne vem.

⁵⁵And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the host, `Whose son [is] this — the youth, Abner?` and Abner saith, `Thy soul liveth, O king, I have not known.`

⁵⁶In kralj veli: Vprašaj torej, čigav sin je ta mladenič!

⁵⁶And the king saith, `Ask thou whose son this [is] — the young man.`

⁵⁷Ko se vrne David po uboju Filistejca, ga vzame Abner in ga pripelje pred Savla, ko je še držal glavo Filistejčevo v roki.In Savel mu reče: Čigav sin si, mladenič? David odgovori: Sin sem tvojega hlapca, Jeseja Betlehemskega.

⁵⁷And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand;

⁵⁸In Savel mu reče: Čigav sin si, mladenič? David odgovori: Sin sem tvojega hlapca, Jeseja Betlehemskega.

⁵⁸and Saul saith unto him, `Whose son [art] thou, O youth?` and David saith, `Son of thy servant Jesse, the Beth-Lehemite.`