1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?21.1 Ahimelech: also called Ahiah 2And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.21.3 present: Heb. found 4And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.21.5 yea…: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel 6So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
8¶ And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste. 9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10¶ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.21.13 scrabbled: or, made marks 14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?21.14 is mad: or, playeth the mad man 15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Miadto si David sa Nob
1Unya, miadto si David kang Ahimelec nga pari sa Nob. Nagkurog sa kahadlok si Ahimelec sa dihang nakita niya si David. Nangutana si Ahimelec, “Nganong nagainusara ka lang?” 2Mitubag si David, “May misyon ako dinhi gikan sa hari, ug giingnan niya ako nga dili gayod ako mosulti bahin niini nga misyon. Kon bahin sa akong mga tawo, giingnan ko sila nga magkita lang kami sa usa ka dapit. 3May pagkaon ka ba diha? Palihog hatagi ako ug lima ka buok pan o bisan unsay anaa nga makaon.” 4Mitubag ang pari, “Wala akoy ordinaryong pan, apan may pan dinhi nga hinalad. Ihatag ko kini kon ikaw ug ang imong mga tawo wala makigdulog ug babaye niining ulahing mga adlaw.” 5Mitubag si David, “Dili kami makigdulog ug babaye kon may misyon kami. Bisan ordinaryo lang nga misyon ang among adtoan kinahanglang manghinlo kami. Unsa pa kaha niini nga misyon!” 6Busa tungod kay walay ordinaryo nga pan, gihatag sa pari kaniya ang pan nga hinalad diha atubangan sa Ginoo. Gikuha kini gikan sa balaan nga lamisa ug giilisdan dayon ug bag-ong pan nianang adlawa.
7Naatol nga niadtong adlawa didto ang sulugoon ni Saul nga si Doeg nga taga-Edom. Siya ang pangulo sa mga magbalantay sa mananap ni Saul. Tua siya didto kay may panaad siya sa Ginoo.
8Nangutana si David kang Ahimelec, “May espada ka ba o bangkaw dinhi? Wala ako makadala sa akong espada o sa bisan unsa nga armas tungod kay dinalian ang sugo sa hari.” 9Mitubag ang pari, “Ania dinhi ang espada ni Goliat nga Filistihanon nga imong gipatay sa kapatagan sa Elah. Giputos kini ug panapton luyo sa efod. Kuhaa kon gusto mo, kay wala nay lain pang armas dinhi.” Miingon si David, “Ihatag kana kanako. Wala nay espada nga sama niana.”
10Busa mipahilayo si David kang Saul ug miadto kang Akish nga hari sa Gat. 11Miingon ang mga opisyal ni Akish kaniya, “Dili ba si David kini nga hari sa Israel? Dili ba siya ang gipasidunggan sa mga babaye samtang nagasayaw sila ug nagaawit, ‘Linibo ang napatay ni Saul, apan ang kang David tinag-pulo ka libo’?”
12Gihunahuna ni David ang ilang gisulti, ug nahadlok siya pag-ayo kang Akish nga hari sa Gat. 13Busa nagpabuang-buang si David samtang didto siya sa Gat. Gikuriskurisan niya ang mga pultahan sa lungsod, ug gipatulo niya ang iyang laway sa iyang balbas. 14Busa miingon si Akish sa iyang mga opisyal, “Tan-awa ninyo! Buang kanang tawhana! Nganong gidala ninyo siya dinhi kanako? 15Daghan na ang buang dinhi! Nganong gidala pa ninyo siya sa akong balay aron magbinuang sa akong atubangan?”
