1 Samuel 27
1 Men David sagde til sig selv: »Jeg falder dog en skønne Dag for Sauls Haand. Jeg har ingen anden udvej end at søge Tilflugt i Filisternes Land; saa opgiver Saul at søge efter mig nogetsteds i Israels Land, og jeg er uden for hans Rækkevidde!«
And David said in his heart: I shall gone day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands.
2 David brød da op og drog med sine 600 Mænd over til Maoks Søn, Kong Akisj af Gat;
And David arose and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis the son of Maoch, king of Geth.
3 og David boede hos Akisj i Gat tillige med sine Mænd, som havde deres Familier med, ligesom David havde sine to Hustruer med, Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru.
And David dwelt with Achis at Geth, he and his men: every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
4 Da Saul fik at vide, at David var flygtet til Gat, holdt han op at søge efter ham.
And it was told Saul that David was fled to Geth, and he sought no more after him.
5 Men David sagde til Akisj: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, lad mig saa faa et Sted at bo i en af Byerne ude i Landet, thi hvorfor skal din Træl bo hos dig i Hovedstaden?«
And David said to Achis: If I have found favour in thy sight, let a place be given me in one of the cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
6 Akisj lod ham da med det samme faa Ziklag; og derfor tilhører Ziklag endnu den Dag i Dag Judas Konger.
Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.
7 Den Tid, David boede i Filisternes Land, udgjorde et Aar og fire Maaneder.
And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.
8 Og David og hans Mænd drog op og plyndrede hos Gesjuriterne, Gizriterne og Amalekiterne; thi de boede i Landet fra Telam hen imod Sjur og hen til Ægypten;
And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to the land of Egypt.
9 og naar David plyndrede Landet, lod han hverken Mænd eller Kvinder blive i Live, men Smaakvæg, Hornkvæg, Æsler, Kameler og Klæder tog han med; naar han saa vendte tilbage og kom til Akisj,
And David wasted all the land, and left neither man nor woman alive: and took away the sheep and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achis.
10 og han spurgte: »Hvor hærgede I denne Gang?« svarede David: »Idet judæiske Sydland!« eller: »I det jerame'elitiske Sydland!« eller: »I det kenitiske Sydland!«
And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against today? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni.
11 David lod ingen Mand eller Kvinde blive i Live for ikke at maatte tage dem med til Gat; thi han tænkte: »De kunde røbe os og sige: Det og det har David gjort!« Saaledes bar han sig ad, al den Tid han opholdt sig i Filisternes Land.
And David saved neither man nor woman, neither brought he any of them to Geth, saying: Lest they should speak against us. So did David, and such was his proceeding all the days that he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
12 Derfor fik Akisj Tillid til David, idet han tænkte: »Han har gjort sig grundig forhadt hos sit Folk Israel; han vil tjene mig for stedse!«
And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
