1 Samuel 21
1 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was full of fear at meeting David, and said to him, Why are you by yourself, having no man with you?
Sampailah Daud ke Nob kepada Ahimelekh, imam itu. Dengan gemetar Ahimelekh pergi menemui Daud dan berkata kepadanya: "Mengapa engkau seorang diri dan tidak ada orang bersama-sama dengan engkau?"
2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has given me orders and has said to me, Say nothing to anyone about the business on which I am sending you and the orders I have given you: and a certain place has been fixed to which the young men are to go.
Jawab Daud kepada imam Ahimelekh: "Raja menugaskan sesuatu kepadaku, katanya kepadaku: Siapapun juga tidak boleh mengetahui sesuatu dari hal yang kusuruh kepadamu dan yang kutugaskan kepadamu ini. Sebab itu orang-orangku telah kusuruh pergi ke suatu tempat.
3 So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.
Maka sekarang, apa yang ada padamu? Berikanlah kepadaku lima roti atau apapun yang ada."
4 And the priest, answering David, said, I have no common bread here but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.
Lalu jawab imam itu kepada Daud: "Tidak ada roti biasa padaku, hanya roti kudus yang ada; asal saja orang-orangmu itu menjaga diri terhadap perempuan."
5 And David in answer said to the priest, Certainly women have been kept from us; and as has been done before when I have gone out the arms of the young men were made holy, even though it was a common journey; how much more today will their arms be made holy.
Daud menjawab imam itu, katanya kepadanya: "Memang, kami tidak diperbolehkan bergaul dengan perempuan, seperti sediakala apabila aku maju berperang. Tubuh orang-orangku itu tahir, sekalipun pada perjalanan biasa, apalagi pada hari ini, masing-masing mereka tahir tubuhnya."
6 So the priest gave him the holy bread: there was no other, only the holy bread which had been taken from before the Lord, so that new bread might be put in its place on the day when it was taken away.
Lalu imam itu memberikan kepadanya roti kudus itu, karena tidak ada roti di sana kecuali roti sajian; roti itu biasa diangkat orang dari hadapan TUHAN, supaya pada hari roti itu diambil, ditaruh lagi roti baru.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, kept back before the Lord; his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the strongest of Saul's runners.
Maka pada hari itu juga ada di sana salah seorang pegawai Saul, yang dikhususkan melayani TUHAN; namanya Doeg, seorang Edom, pengawas atas gembala-gembala Saul.
8 And David said to Ahimelech, Have you no sword or spear with you here? for I have come without my sword and other arms, because the king's business had to be done quickly.
Berkatalah Daud kepada Ahimelekh: "Tidak adakah padamu di sini tombak atau pedang? Sebab baik pedangku maupun senjataku, tidak dapat kubawa, karena perintah raja itu mendesak."
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you put to death in the valley of Elah, is here folded in a cloth at the back of the ephod: take that, if you will, for there is no other sword here. And David said, there is no other sword like that; give it to me.
Kemudian berkatalah imam itu: "Pedang Goliat, orang Filistin, yang kaupukul kalah di Lembah Tarbantin, itulah yang ada di sini, terbungkus dalam kain di belakang efod itu. Jika engkau hendak mengambilnya, ambillah; yang lain tidak ada, hanya ini." Kata Daud: "Tidak ada yang seperti itu; berikanlah itu kepadaku."
10 Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
Kemudian bersiaplah Daud dan larilah ia pada hari itu juga dari Saul; sampailah ia kepada Akhis, raja kota Gat.
11 And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?
Pegawai-pegawai Akhis berkata kepada tuannya: "Bukankah ini Daud raja negeri itu? Bukankah tentang dia orang-orang menyanyi berbalas-balasan sambil menari-nari, demikian: Saul mengalahkan beribu-ribu musuh, tetapi Daud berlaksa-laksa?"
12 And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath.
Daud memperhatikan perkataan itu, dan dia menjadi takut sekali kepada Akhis, raja kota Gat itu.
13 So changing his behaviour before them, he made it seem as if he was off his head, hammering on the doors of the town, and letting the water from his mouth go down his chin.
Sebab itu ia berlaku seperti orang yang sakit ingatan di depan mata mereka dan berbuat pura-pura gila di dekat mereka; ia menggores-gores pintu gerbang dan membiarkan ludahnya meleleh ke janggutnya.
14 Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?
Lalu berkatalah Akhis kepada para pegawainya: "Tidakkah kamu lihat, bahwa orang itu gila? Mengapa kamu membawa dia kepadaku?
15 Are there not enough unbalanced men about me, that you have let this person come and do such tricks before me? is such a man to come into my house?
Kekurangan orang gilakah aku, maka kamu bawa orang ini kepadaku supaya ia menunjukkan gilanya dekat aku? Patutkah orang yang demikian masuk ke rumahku?"
