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Nagkadto si David sa Adulam kag sa Mizpa

22 Naghalin si David sa Gat kag nagkadto sa kuweba sang Adulam. Sang mabatian ini sang iya mga utod kag sang iban pa nga mga miyembro sang iya pamilya, nagkadto sila sa iya sa pag-upod sa iya. May mga tawo man nga nag-upod sa iya nga ara sa kalisod, ukon may utang, ukon diskontento sa ila kabuhi. Mga 400 ka tawo ang nag-upod kay David, kag siya ang ila nangin pangulo. Halin didto nagkadto si David sa Mizpa nga sakop sang Moab kag nagsiling sa hari sang Moab, “Tugutan mo bala ang akon ginikanan nga magtiner anay diri hasta nga mahibaluan ko kon ano ang himuon sang Dios para sa akon?” Nagsugot ang hari, gani ginbilin ni David ang iya ginikanan sa hari sang Moab samtang didto siya sa mabakod nga palanaguan.

Isa sina ka tion nagsiling si Propeta Gad kay David, “Indi ka na magtiner diri sa imo palanaguan. Magkadto ka sa Juda.” Gani naghalin si David kag nagkadto sa kagulangan sang Heret.

Ginpapatay ni Saul ang mga Pari sang Nob

Karon nabalitaan ni Saul nga natultulan na si David kag ang iya mga tinawo. Nagapungko sadto si Saul sa idalom sang kahoy nga tamariska, didto sa bukid sang Gibea. Nagauyat siya sang bangkaw, kag nagatindog sa iya palibot ang tanan niya nga opisyal. Nagsiling si Saul sa ila, “Pamati kamo mga taga-Benjamin! Nagpromisa bala sa inyo si David nga hatagan niya kamo tanan sang mga uma kag mga talamnan sang ubas? Nagpromisa bala siya sa inyo nga himuon niya kamo tanan nga mga kumander sang mga soldado? Amo bala ina nga tanan kamo nagplano sing malain sa akon? Wala gid sing may nagsugid sa akon nga ang akon anak naghimo sang kasugtanan kay David. Wala gid kamo nagakabalaka sa akon, kay wala sing may nagsugid sa akon nga gin-ganyat sang akon anak ang akon alagad nga si David sa pagpatay sa akon subong sang iya ginatinguha karon.”

Isa sa mga nagatindog didto kaupod sang mga opisyal ni Saul amo si Doeg nga Edomnon. Nagsiling siya kay Saul, “Sang didto ako sa Nob, nakita ko si David nga nagkadto kay Ahimelec nga anak ni Ahitub. 10 Nagpamangkot si Ahimelec sa Ginoo kon ano ang himuon ni David, kag ginhatagan pa niya si David sang pagkaon kag sang espada ni Goliat nga Filistinhon.”

11 Ginpatawag dayon ni Saul ang pari nga si Ahimelec nga anak ni Ahitub, kag ang iya bug-os nga pamilya nga mga pari sa Nob. Kag nagkadto sila tanan kay Saul. 12 Pag-abot nila, nagsiling si Saul, “Pamati, Ahimelec!” Nagsabat siya, “Huo, Mahal nga Hari.” 13 Nagsiling si Saul sa iya, “Ngaa nga nagplano kamo ni David sing malain sa akon? Ginhatagan mo pa siya sang pagkaon kag espada, kag nagpamangkot ka pa sa Dios para sa iya. Karon nagakontra siya sa akon kag nagatinguha sa pagpatay sa akon.” 14 Nagsabat si Ahimelec sa hari, “Indi ina mahimo! Si David umagad mo, kag siya ang pinakamatutom mo nga alagad. Wala labot sina, siya pa ang kapitan sang imo mga guwardya kag ginatahod siya sa imo panimalay. 15 Huo, nagpamangkot ako sa Dios para sa iya, kag indi lang subong, kundi sang una pa. Pero nagapakitluoy ako sa imo nga indi mo ako pag-akusaron kag ang akon pamilya, kay wala gid ako kahibalo parte sini nga mga hitabo.” 16 Pero nagsiling ang hari, “Mapatay ka gid, Ahimelec, kag ang imo bug-os nga pamilya.”

17 Dayon ginsugo ni Saul ang mga guwardya sa iya tupad, “Patya ang mga pari sang Ginoo kay nagaapin man sila kay David. Nahibaluan nila nga nagpalagyo si David pero wala gid sila magsugid sa akon.” Pero wala gid magtandog ang mga opisyal sang hari sa mga pari sang Ginoo. 18 Gani ginmanduan sang hari si Doeg nga Edomnon nga siya ang magpatay sa mga pari, kag ginpamatay sila ni Doeg. Sadto nga adlaw 85 ka mga pari[a] ang ginpamatay ni Doeg. 19 Ginpapatay man ni Saul ang tanan nga pumuluyo sang Nob nga banwa sang mga pari: ang mga lalaki, mga babayi, mga kabataan kag mga lapsag, pati mga baka, mga asno, mga karnero, kag mga kanding. 20 Pero nakapalagyo si Abiatar nga anak ni Ahimelec kag nag-upod kay David. 21 Ginsugiran niya si David nga ginpapatay ni Saul ang mga pari sang Ginoo. 22 Nagsiling dayon si David kay Abiatar, “Sang makita ko sadto si Doeg sang nagkadto ako kay Ahimelec, nahibaluan ko nga manugid gid siya kay Saul. Gani salabton ko ang pagkapatay sang imo bug-os nga pamilya. 23 Diri ka lang sa akon, kay isa lang ang gusto nga magpatay sa imo kag sa akon. Indi ka magkahadlok; indi ka maano diri upod sa akon.”

Footnotes

  1. 22:18 mga pari: sa literal, mga nagasuksok sang espesyal nga panapton sang pari.

David at Adullam and Mizpah

22 David left Gath and escaped to the cave(A) of Adullam.(B) When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there. All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered(C) around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?” So he left them with the king of Moab,(D) and they stayed with him as long as David was in the stronghold.

But the prophet Gad(E) said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.(F)

Saul Kills the Priests of Nob

Now Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. And Saul was seated,(G) spear in hand, under the tamarisk(H) tree on the hill at Gibeah, with all his officials standing at his side. He said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders(I) of thousands and commanders of hundreds? Is that why you have all conspired(J) against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant(K) with the son of Jesse.(L) None of you is concerned(M) about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”

But Doeg(N) the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub(O) at Nob.(P) 10 Ahimelek inquired(Q) of the Lord for him; he also gave him provisions(R) and the sword(S) of Goliath the Philistine.”

11 Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelek son of Ahitub and all the men of his family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king. 12 Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.”

“Yes, my lord,” he answered.

13 Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired(T) against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?”

14 Ahimelek answered the king, “Who(U) of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household? 15 Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of his father’s family, for your servant knows nothing at all about this whole affair.”

16 But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelek, you and your whole family.(V)

17 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.”

But the king’s officials were unwilling(W) to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.

18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”(X) So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.(Y) 19 He also put to the sword(Z) Nob,(AA) the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

20 But one son of Ahimelek son of Ahitub,(AB) named Abiathar,(AC) escaped and fled to join David.(AD) 21 He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. 22 Then David said to Abiathar, “That day, when Doeg(AE) the Edomite was there, I knew he would be sure to tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of your whole family. 23 Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The man who wants to kill you(AF) is trying to kill me too. You will be safe with me.”

22 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

And 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 a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

And 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.

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

And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

Then 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, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

11 Then 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.

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

13 And 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 enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

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

17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

19 And 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.

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

21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests.

22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it 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.

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