1 Samuelova 21

1 David dođe u Nob k svećeniku Ahimeleku. Ovaj dršćući pođe u susret Davidu i upita ga: “Zašto si sam i nema nikoga s tobom?”

Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”

2 A David odgovori svećeniku Ahimeleku: “Kralj mi je dao nalog i rekao mi: 'Nitko neka ništa ne dozna zašto te šaljem i što sam ti zapovjedio!' A momke sam poslao da me dočekaju na tom i tom mjestu.

“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.

3 A sada, ako imaš pri ruci pet hljebova, daj mi ih, ili što god se nađe!”

Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

4 A svećenik odgovori Davidu: “Nemam pri ruci običnoga kruha nego samo svetoga kruha; ali samo ako su se tvoji momci uzdržali od žena.”

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

5 David odgovori svećeniku ovako: “Sasvim pouzdano! Žene su nam bile uskraćene, kao uvijek kad izlazimo na vojni pohod, i tijela su u momaka čista. Iako je ovo običan put, uistinu su danas čisti tijelom.”

David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”

6 Tada mu svećenik dade svetoga kruha, jer nije bilo drugoga kruha ondje osim žrtvenoga, onoga koji se uklanjao ispred Jahve da se zamijeni toplim kruhom u dan kad se uzima.

So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.

7 Ondje je istoga dana bio jedan od Šaulovih slugu, zadržao se pred Jahvom; zvao se Doeg Edomac, a bio je nadglednik Šaulovih pastira.

Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.

8 David upita Ahimeleka: “A nemaš li ovdje pri ruci kakvo koplje ili mač? Nisam uzeo sa sobom ni svoga mača ni svoga oružja, jer je kraljev nalog bio hitan.”

Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”

9 A svećenik mu odgovori: “Ovdje je mač Filistejca Golijata, onoga koga si ubio u Terebintskoj dolini; zamotan je u plašt i položen iza oplećka; ako ga hoćeš uzeti, uzmi ga samo, jer drugoga osim njega nema ovdje.” A David odvrati: “Takva više nema, daj mi ga!”

The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

10 Potom David ustade i pobježe onaj dan daleko od Šaula i dođe Akišu, kralju Gata.

That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

11 A dvorani Akiševi rekoše svome kralju: “Nije li to David, kralj zemlje? To je onaj o kome su plešući pjevali: 'Pobi Šaul svoje tisuće, David na desetke tisuća.'”

But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

12 David se zamisli o tim riječima i silno se uplaši gatskoga kralja Akiša.

Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 Tada se David poče pretvarati pred njima kao da je umobolan i vladati se kao luđak u njihovim rukama: bubnjao je po vratima i puštao da mu teče slina niz bradu.

So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

14 Tada Akiš reče svojim dvoranima: “Vidite dobro da je čovjek lud! Zašto ga dovodite k meni?

Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?

15 Zar nemam dosta budala te mi dovodite ovoga da mi dosađuje svojim ludilom? Zar će taj ući u moju kuću?”

Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”