1 Samuel 29

1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by the fountain which is in Jezreel.

Orang Filistin mengumpulkan seluruh tentaranya di Afek, sedang orang Israel berkemah di dekat mata air di Lembah Yizreel.

2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

Kelima orang raja Filistin maju berbaris dengan kesatuan-kesatuan yang masing-masing terdiri dari seratus dan seribu orang; Daud dan anak buahnya berbaris di belakang bersama-sama dengan raja Akhis.

3 Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away to me to this day?

Para panglima orang Filistin melihat mereka lalu bertanya, "Orang-orang Ibrani itu untuk apa di sini?" Akhis menjawab, "Ini Daud, bekas pegawai Raja Saul dari Israel. Ia sudah agak lama tinggal padaku. Sejak ia datang kepadaku sampai hari ini, belum kudapati ia bersalah."

4 But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him. And the rulers of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what does this man reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of these men?

Tetapi para panglima Filistin itu marah kepada Akhis dan berkata kepadanya, "Suruh orang itu pulang ke kota yang telah kauberikan kepadanya. Ia tidak boleh berperang bersama-sama dengan kita; jangan-jangan dia mengkhianati kita nanti di tengah-tengah pertempuran. Bukankah ini kesempatan yang paling baik baginya untuk mengambil hati rajanya dengan jalan membunuh anak buah kita?

5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

Dia kan Daud? Untuk dialah para wanita dulu menari-nari sambil bernyanyi begini, 'Saul telah membunuh beribu-ribu musuh, tetapi Daud berpuluh-puluh ribu.'"

6 Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Jehovah lives, thou have been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming to me to this day. Nevertheless the lords do not favor thee.

Lalu Akhis memanggil Daud dan berkata kepadanya, "Aku percaya demi TUHAN yang hidup, bahwa kau setia kepadaku. Aku senang jika kau dapat mendampingiku dalam pertempuran ini. Sebab sejak kau datang kepadaku sampai saat ini, tidak kudapati kesalahanmu. Tetapi raja-raja yang lain itu tidak suka kepadamu.

7 Therefore now return, and go in peace, that thou not displease the lords of the Philistines.

Sebab itu pulanglah dengan selamat, dan janganlah melakukan sesuatu yang menimbulkan kemarahan mereka."

8 And David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

Daud menjawab, "Kesalahan apakah yang telah hamba lakukan, Baginda? Jika seperti kata Baginda, Baginda tidak mendapati kesalahan apa pun pada hamba sejak hamba mulai melayani Baginda sampai saat ini, mengapa hamba tidak diizinkan berperang melawan musuh Baginda?"

9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou are good in my sight, as an agent of God, notwithstanding the rulers of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

Akhis menjawab, "Engkau tahu bahwa engkau kuanggap setia seperti malaikat Allah. Tetapi para panglima itu telah memutuskan bahwa kau tidak boleh ikut berperang bersama-sama dengan kami.

10 Therefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of thy lord who have come with thee, and as soon as ye are up early in the morning, and have light, depart.

Sebab itu Daud, besok kamu semua yang telah meninggalkan Saul dan datang kepadaku, harus bangun pagi-pagi dan berangkat segera setelah matahari terbit."

11 So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Karena itu keesokan harinya pagi-pagi, berangkatlah Daud dan anak buahnya pulang ke negeri Filistin, sedang tentara Filistin itu berangkat ke Yizreel.