1 Samuel 21
1 And David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trembled at meeting David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
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 commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place.
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 And now what is under thy hand? give me five loaves in my hand, or what may be found.
Maka sekarang, apa yang ada padamu? Berikanlah kepadaku lima roti atau apapun yang ada."
4 And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least 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 answered the priest and said to him, Yes indeed, women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the [bread] is in a manner common, and the more so, because to-day [new] is hallowed in the vessels.
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 And the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the shew-loaves that were taken from before Jehovah, to put on hot bread in the day when they were 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, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg, the Edomite, chief of the shepherds that [belonged] to Saul.)
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, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.
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 thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that: give it 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 And David arose, and fled that day from before 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 sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten 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 to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Daud memperhatikan perkataan itu, dan dia menjadi takut sekali kepada Akhis, raja kota Gat itu.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
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 And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?
Lalu berkatalah Akhis kepada para pegawainya: "Tidakkah kamu lihat, bahwa orang itu gila? Mengapa kamu membawa dia kepadaku?
15 have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] 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?"
