¹In ko se Savel vrne od Filistejcev, mu sporoče, rekoč: Glej, David je v Engedijski puščavi.

¹And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, `Lo, David [is] in the wilderness of En-gedi.`

²Tedaj vzame Savel tri tisoč izbranih mož iz vsega Izraela in odrine iskat Davida po skalah divjih koz.

²And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

³In pride k ovčjim stanom pri poti, in ondi je bila votlina, in Savel stopi vanjo na potrebo. David in možje njegovi pa so sedeli zadaj v votlini.

³and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

⁴In možje Davidovi mu reko: Glej, to je dan, o katerem ti je govoril GOSPOD: Glej, jaz ti dam sovražnika tvojega v roko, in storiš mu, kakor se ti bo zdelo prav. Tedaj vstane David in tiho odreže rob Savlovega plašča.

⁴And the men of David say unto him, `Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;` and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul — gently.

⁵Potem pa očita Davidu srce njegovo, ker je odrezal Savlu rob plašča,

⁵And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,

⁶in reče možem svojim: GOSPOD me obvaruj, da ne storim te stvari gospodu svojemu, maziljencu GOSPODOVEMU, da bi iztegnil roko zoper njega; kajti on je maziljenec GOSPODOV!

⁶and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord — to the anointed of Jehovah — to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].`

⁷Tako je David ukrotil može svoje s temi besedami in jim ni dovolil vzdigniti se zoper Savla. In Savel vstane iz votline in gre svojim potom.

⁷And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;

⁸Potem vstane tudi David in stopi iz votline in kliče za Savlom, rekoč: Gospod moj, kralj! In ko se ozre Savel, se nagne David z obličjem k tlom in se prikloni.

⁸and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, `My lord, O king!` And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance.

⁹In David reče Savlu: Zakaj poslušaš besede ljudi, ki pravijo, da išče David nesreče tvoje?

⁹And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

¹⁰Glej, danes so videle oči tvoje, da te je GOSPOD dal v votlini meni v roko, in bilo mi je rečeno, naj te umorim; ali oko moje ti je zaneslo, in dejal sem: Ne iztegnem roke zoper gospoda svojega, kajti on je maziljenec GOSPODOV.

¹⁰Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [one] said to slay thee, and [mine eye] hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].

¹¹Marveč glej, oče moj, glej rob plašča svojega v roki moji, da te res nisem hotel umoriti, ko sem odrezal rob plašča tvojega. Spoznaj in poglej, da nič hudega ni v roki moji, ne nobenega prestopka, in da nisem grešil zoper tebe, a ti mi strežeš po življenju, da bi mi ga vzel.

¹¹`And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!

¹²GOSPOD bo sodnik med menoj in teboj in me bo nad tabo maščeval, ali roka moja se te ne dotakne.

¹²`Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

¹³Kakor pravi pregovor starih: Od krivičnih prihaja krivičnost; zato se te roka moja ne dotakne.

¹³as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

¹⁴Za kom se je gnal Izraelov kralj? Koga preganjaš? mrtvega psa? bolho edino?

¹⁴`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? — after a dead dog! after one flea!

¹⁵GOSPOD torej bodi sodnik in razsódi med menoj in teboj in oglej in prevzemi pravdo mojo in me oprosti roke tvoje.

¹⁵And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.`

¹⁶In ko David konča govor svoj Savlu, reče Savel: Ni li to tvoj glas, sin moj David? In Savel povzdigne glas svoj ter joka.

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

¹⁷In reče Davidu: Pravičnejši si od mene: kajti ti si mi izkazal dobro, jaz pa sem ti povrnil hudo.

¹⁷And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

¹⁸In ti si danes pokazal, da si mi dobroto storil: zakaj ko me je GOSPOD izdal tebi v roko, me vendar nisi umoril.

¹⁸and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,

¹⁹Saj če kdo zaloti sovražnika svojega, ali ga pusti mirnim potom? Zato ti GOSPOD poplačaj z dobrim, kar si mi storil ta dan.

¹⁹and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.

²⁰In sedaj, glej, vem, da bodeš gotovo kralj ter da bo kraljestvo Izraelovo trdno stalo v tvoji roki.

²⁰`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;

²¹Prisezi mi torej zdaj pri GOSPODU, da ne zatareš semena mojega po meni in da ne potrebiš imena mojega iz očeta mojega hiše.In David priseže Savlu. Tedaj odide Savel domov, David in možje njegovi pa se spravijo gori v trdnjavo.

²¹and, now, swear to me by Jehovah — thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.`

²²In David priseže Savlu. Tedaj odide Savel domov, David in možje njegovi pa se spravijo gori v trdnjavo.

²²And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.