1 Samuel 21 – NIRV & NVI-PT

New International Reader’s Version

1 Samuel 21:1-15

David at Nob

1David went to Ahimelek the priest at Nob. Ahimelek trembled with fear when he met him. He asked David, “Why are you alone? Why isn’t anyone with you?”

2David answered Ahimelek the priest, “The king gave me a special job to do. He said to me, ‘I don’t want anyone to know what I’m sending you to do. So don’t say anything about it.’ I’ve told my men to meet me at a certain place. 3Do you have anything for us to eat? Give me five loaves of bread, or anything else you can find.”

4But the priest answered David, “I don’t have any bread that isn’t holy. I only have some holy bread here. But it’s for men who haven’t slept with women recently.”

5David replied, “Well, we haven’t slept with women recently. That’s the way it is every time I lead my men out to battle. We keep ourselves holy even when we do jobs that aren’t holy. And that’s even more true today.” 6So the priest gave him the holy bread. It was the only bread he had. It had been removed from the table that was in front of the Lord. On the same day, hot bread had been put in its place.

7One of Saul’s servants was there that day. He had been made to stay at the holy tent for a while. He was Doeg from Edom. Doeg was Saul’s chief shepherd.

8David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon. That’s because the job the king gave me to do had to be done right away.”

9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath, the Philistine, is here. You killed him in the Valley of Elah. His sword is wrapped in a cloth. It’s behind the sacred linen apron. If you want it, take it. It’s the only sword here.”

David said, “There isn’t any sword like it. Give it to me.”

David at Gath

10That day David ran away from Saul. He went to Achish, the king of Gath. 11But the servants of Achish spoke to him. They said, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one the Israelites sing about when they dance? They sing,

“ ‘Saul has killed thousands of men.

David has killed tens of thousands.’ ”

12David paid close attention to what the servants were saying. He became very much afraid of what Achish, the king of Gath, might do. 13So he pretended to be out of his mind when he was with them. As long as he was in Gath, he acted like a crazy person. He made marks on the doors of the city gate. He let spit run down his beard.

14Achish said to his servants, “Just look at the man! He’s out of his mind! Why are you bringing him to me? 15Don’t I have enough crazy people around me already? So why do you have to bring this fellow here? Just look at how he’s carrying on in front of me! Why do you have to bring this man into my house?”

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1 Samuel 21:1-15

Davi Vai para Nobe

1Davi foi falar com o sacerdote Aimeleque, em Nobe. Aimeleque tremia de medo quando se encontrou com ele e perguntou: “Por que você está sozinho? Ninguém veio com você?”

2Respondeu Davi: “O rei me encarregou de uma certa missão e me disse: ‘Ninguém deve saber coisa alguma sobre sua missão e sobre as suas instruções’. E eu ordenei aos meus soldados que se encontrassem comigo num certo lugar. 3Agora, então, o que você pode oferecer-me? Dê-me cinco pães ou algo que tiver”.

4O sacerdote, contudo, respondeu a Davi: “Não tenho pão comum; somente pão consagrado; se os soldados não tiveram relações com mulheres recentemente, podem comê-lo”.

5Davi respondeu: “Certamente que não, pois esse é o nosso costume sempre que saímos em campanha. Não tocamos em mulher. Esses homens mantêm o corpo puro mesmo em missões comuns. Quanto mais hoje!” 6Então, o sacerdote lhe deu os pães consagrados, visto que não havia outro além do pão da Presença, que era retirado de diante do Senhor e substituído por pão quente no dia em que era tirado.

7Aconteceu que um dos servos de Saul estava ali naquele dia, cumprindo seus deveres diante do Senhor; era o edomita Doegue, chefe dos pastores de Saul.

8Davi perguntou a Aimeleque: “Você tem uma lança ou uma espada aqui? Não trouxe minha espada nem qualquer outra arma, pois o rei exigiu urgência”.

9O sacerdote respondeu: “A espada de Golias, o filisteu que você matou no vale de Elá, está enrolada num pano atrás do colete sacerdotal. Se quiser, pegue-a; não há nenhuma outra espada”.

Davi disse: “Não há outra melhor; dê-me essa espada”.

Davi Foge para Gate

10Naquele dia, Davi fugiu de Saul e foi procurar Aquis, rei de Gate. 11Todavia os conselheiros de Aquis lhe disseram: “Não é este Davi, o rei da terra de Israel? Não é aquele acerca de quem cantavam em suas danças:

“ ‘Saul matou milhares;

Davi, dezenas de milhares’?”

12Davi levou a sério aquelas palavras e ficou com muito medo de Aquis, rei de Gate. 13Por isso, na presença deles fingiu que estava louco; enquanto esteve com eles, agiu como um louco, riscando as portas da cidade e deixando escorrer saliva pela barba.

14Aquis disse a seus conselheiros: “Vejam este homem! Ele está louco! Por que trazê-lo aqui? 15Será que me faltam loucos para que vocês o tragam para agir como doido na minha frente? O que ele veio fazer no meu palácio?”