¹Zifovci pa pridejo k Savlu v Gibeo in reko: Ali se ne skriva David na hribu Hahili, ki je pred puščavo?

¹And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?`

²Tedaj se vzdigne Savel in gre doli v Zifsko puščavo in ž njim tri tisoč izbranih mož iz Izraela, da iščejo Davida v puščavi pri Zifu.

²And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

³In Savel se je ušatoril na hribu Hahili, ki je pred puščavo, ob poti. Ali David je ostal v puščavi, in ko vidi, da je Savel prišel za njim v puščavo,

³And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;

⁴pošlje oglednike in zve, da je Savel že gotovo prišel.

⁴and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

⁵In David vstane ter pride na mesto, kjer je Savel razpel šatore, in si ogleda kraj, kjer je ležal Savel in Abner, sin Nerov, poveljnik vojske njegove; in Savel je ležal sredi tabora za vozovi in moštvo je imelo šatore okrog njega.

⁵and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

⁶Tedaj izpregovori David in reče Ahimeleku Hetejcu in Abisaju, sinu Zervijinemu, bratu Joabovemu: Kdo pojde z menoj doli k Savlu v tabor? In Abisaj reče: Jaz pojdem s teboj.

⁶And David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, `Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?` and Abishai saith, `I — I go down with thee.`

⁷Prideta torej David in Abisaj k ljudstvu po noči. In glej, Savel je ležal speč sredi tabora za vozovi in sulica njegova je bila zabodena v zemljo pri glavi njegovi, Abner in ljudstvo pa je ležalo kroginkrog njega.

⁷And David cometh — and Abishai — unto the people by night, and lo, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear struck into the earth at his pillow, and abner and the people are lying round about him.

⁸Tedaj reče Abisaj Davidu: Bog ti je danes izdal sovražnika tvojega v roko. Sedaj pa naj ga, prosim, zabodem s sulico v zemljo z enim mahljajem, da v drugič ne bo treba.

⁸And Abishai saith unto David, `God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once — and I do repeat [it] to him.`

⁹A David reče Abisaju: Ne umori ga! Kajti kdo bi smel iztegniti roko zoper maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA, pa ostati brez kazni?

⁹And David saith unto Abishai, `Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?`

¹⁰Še reče David: Kakor res GOSPOD živi, ako se ne zgodi, da ga GOSPOD udari ali pride dan njegov, da umrje, ali da pojde v boj in pogine,

¹⁰And David saith, `Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed —

¹¹mene GOSPOD obvaruj, da ne iztegnem roke na maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA! Sedaj pa vzemi, prosim, sulico, ki je pri glavi njegovi, in vrč vode, pa pojdiva!

¹¹far be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah; and, now, take, I pray thee, the spear which [is] at his pillow, and the cruse of water, and we go away.`

¹²Tako vzame David sulico in vrč vode od glave Savlove, in odideta; in nihče ju ne vidi, niti opazi, tudi se nihče ne prebudi, temuč so vsi spali, zakaj prišlo je nanje trdno spanje od GOSPODA.

¹²And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

¹³Ko pa preide David na nasprotno stran, stopi na vrh hriba oddaleč, da je bila precejšnja razdalja med njimi;

¹³And David passeth over to the other side, and standeth on the top of the hill afar off — great [is] the place between them;

¹⁴in David zavpije proti ljudstvu in proti Abnerju, sinu Nerovemu, rekoč: Ne odgovoriš li, Abner? Tedaj odgovori Abner in reče: Kdo si ti, ki vpiješ proti kralju?

¹⁴and David calleth unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, `Dost thou not answer, Abner?` and Abner answereth and saith, `Who [art] thou [who] hast called unto the king?`

¹⁵In David reče Abnerju: Ali nisi mož? in kdo je tebi enak v Izraelu? Zakaj torej nisi stražil gospoda svojega, kralja? Prišel je namreč nekdo iz ljudstva noter, da umori kralja, gospoda tvojega!

¹⁵And David saith unto Abner, `Art not thou a man? and who [is] like thee in Israel? but why hast thou not watched over thy lord the king? for one of the people had come in to destroy the king, thy lord.

¹⁶To pa ni lepo, kar si storil. Kakor res GOSPOD živi, smrt ste zaslužili, ker niste stražili gospoda svojega, maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA. Sedaj pa, poglej, kje je kraljeva sulica in vrč vode, ki ju je imel pri glavi?

¹⁶Not good is this thing which thou hast done; Jehovah liveth, but ye [are] sons of death, in that ye have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of Jehovah; and now, see where the king`s spear [is], and the cruse of water which [is] at his bolster.`

¹⁷V tem spozna Savel glas Davidov in reče: Ni li tvoj glas, sin moj David? In David odvrne: Moj glas, o gospod moj, kralj!

¹⁷And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and David saith, `My voice, my lord, O king!`

¹⁸Dalje reče: Zakaj tako preganja gospod moj hlapca svojega? Ker kaj sem storil? in kaj je hudega v roki moji?

¹⁸and he saith, `Why [is] this — my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?

¹⁹Sedaj pa poslušaj, prosim, gospod moj, kralj, besede hlapca svojega. Ako te GOSPOD draži zoper mene, naj se pomiri z daritvijo; ako pa to provzročajo otroci človeški, naj bodo prokleti pred GOSPODOM, ker so me spodili ta čas, da ne bi imel deleštva v dediščini GOSPODOVI, rekoč: Pojdi, služi drugim bogovom!

¹⁹And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men — cursed [are] they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

²⁰Sedaj torej, naj se ne prelije moja kri na zemljo, daleč od obličja GOSPODOVEGA; zakaj kralj Izraelov je šel iskat bolho edino, kakor če kdo lovi jerebico po planinah.

²⁰`And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursueth the partridge in mountains.`

²¹Tedaj reče Savel: Grešil sem. Vrni se, sin moj David, zakaj ne storim ti več nobene žali, ker je drago bilo danes življenje moje v tvojih očeh; glej, nespametno sem ravnal in prehudo se motil.

²¹And Saul saith, `I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.`

²²David odgovori in reče: Glej, tu je sulica kraljeva, naj pride eden mladeničev sem ter jo odnese.

²²And David answereth and saith, `Lo, the king`s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

²³GOSPOD pa povrne vsakemu po pravičnosti in zvestobi njegovi; zakaj GOSPOD te je danes dal meni v roko, toda nisem hotel iztegniti roke zoper maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA.

²³and Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into [my] hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,

²⁴In glej, kakor je bilo danes dragoceno življenje tvoje v mojih očeh, tako bo življenje moje dragoceno v očeh GOSPODOVIH, in on me otme iz vsake stiske.Nato reče Savel Davidu: Blagoslovljen bodi, sin moj David! Ti izvršiš veliko in gotovo zmagaš. In David je šel svojim potom, Savel pa se je vrnil v svoj kraj.

²⁴and lo, as thy soul hath been great this day in mine eyes, so is my soul great in the eyes of Jehovah, and He doth deliver me out of all distress.`

²⁵Nato reče Savel Davidu: Blagoslovljen bodi, sin moj David! Ti izvršiš veliko in gotovo zmagaš. In David je šel svojim potom, Savel pa se je vrnil v svoj kraj.

²⁵And Saul saith unto David, `Blessed [art] thou, my son David, also working thou dost work, and also prevailing thou dost prevail.` And David goeth on his way, and Saul hath turned back to his place.