1 Samuel 27
1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.
Men David sagde med seg sjølv: «Ein dag stupar eg for Sauls hand. Eg veit ingen annan utveg enn å røma til Filistarlandet; då lyt Saul slutta å leita etter meg innanfor Israelslandskilet; og so bergar eg meg undan honom.»
2 And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
So braut David upp og drog med dei seks hundrad kararne sine yver til Akis Maoksson, kongen i Gat.
3 And David abode with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household; David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
Og David heldt seg hjå Akis i Gat, han og kararne hans, alle med huslyden sin, David med dei tvo konorne sine; Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona hans Nabal frå Karmel.
4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.
Då Saul frette at David hadde rømt til Gat, leita han ikkje meir etter honom.
5 And David said to Achish, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some country-town, that I may abide there; for why should thy servant abide in the royal city with thee?
David sagde til Akis: «Hev du aldri so liten godvilje for meg, so lat meg få bu i ein av landsbyarne, so eg kann halda meg der. Kvifor skulde tenaren din bu i hovudstaden hjå deg?»
6 And Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
Akis gav honom Siklag same dagen. Difor høyrer Siklag den dag i dag til Juda-kongarne.
7 And the time that David abode in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
Den tid David budde i Filistarlandet, var i alt eitt år og fire månader.
8 And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
David tok ut med kararne sine og gjorde herjeferder hjå gesuritarne, girzitarne og amalekitarne. For desse folkeætterne budde der i landet frå gamalt, burtimot Sur og heilt til Egyptarland.
9 And David smote 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 Achish.
Og når David herja i landet, sparde han korkje kar eller kvende; han tok bufe og smale og asen og kamelar og klæde. Og dermed snudde han attende til Akis.
10 So Achish said, Have ye not made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
Når då Akis spurde: «I dag hev de vel ikkje gjort nokor herjeferd?» so svara David: «Jau, sør i Judalandet, » eller: «Sør i Jerahme’eitlandet», eller: «Sør i Kenitarlandet.»
11 And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring [them] to Gath, for he said, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David. And such was his custom as long as he abode in the country of the Philistines.
Ingi livande sjæl sparde David, so dei kunde koma til Gat. For han tenkte: «Dei kunde slarva um oss og segja: «Det og det hev David gjort; soleis hev han fare åt heile tidi han budde i Filistarlandet.»»
12 And Achish trusted David, saying, He has made himself utterly odious among his people Israel; and he shall be my servant for ever.
Men Akis trudde David, og tenkte: «Han hev fenge uord på seg hjå Israel, folket sitt, og no vil han tena meg alle dager.»
