1 Samuel 27
1 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.
Og David sagde i sit Hjerte: Jeg omkommer nu en Dag ved Sauls Haand; intet er mig bedre, end at jeg flyr til Filisternes Land, at Saul kan opgive at søge efter mig ydermere i alt Israels Landemærke, og at jeg kan undgaa hans Haand.
2 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.
Da gjorde David sig rede og gik over, han og seks Hundrede Mand, som vare med ham, til Akis, Maoks Søn, Kongen i Gath.
3 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.
Og David boede hos Akis i Gath, han og hans Mænd, hver med sit Hus; David og hans to Hustruer: Ahinoam, den Jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Nabals Hustru, den Karmelitiske.
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Geth, and he sought no more after him.
Og det blev Saul tilkendegivet, at David var flyet til Gath; da blev han ikke ydermere ved at søge efter ham.
5 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?
Og David sagde til Akis: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa lad dem give mig et Sted i een af Byerne i Landet, at jeg maa blive der; thi hvorfor skal din Tjener bo i den kongelige Stad hos dig?
6 Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.
Da gav Akis ham Ziklag samme Dag; derfor er Ziklag Judas Kongers indtil denne Dag.
7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.
Og Tallet paa de Dage, i hvilke David boede i Filisternes Land, var eet Aar og fire Maaneder.
8 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.
Saa drog David og hans Mænd op, og de overfaldt Gesuriterne og Girsiterne og Amalekiterne; thi disse boede i Landet, som hørte dem til fra gammel Tid, i Retningen af Schur og indtil Ægyptens Land.
9 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.
Og David slog Landet og lod hverken Mand eller Kvinde leve og tog smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg og Asener og Kameler og Klæder og vendte tilbage til Akis.
10 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.
Naar Akis sagde: Hvor faldt I ind i Dag? da sagde David: Imod Sønden i Juda og imod Sønden mod Jerahmeeliterne og imod Sønden mod Keniterne.
11 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.
Og David lod ikke en Mand eller Kvinde leve, saa at han førte dem til Gath; thi han sagde: At de ikke skulle forkynde noget imod os og sige: Saaledes gjorde David; og saaledes var hans Vis alle de Dage, han boede i Filisternes Land.
12 And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Derfor troede Akis David og sagde: Han har gjort sig forhadt for sit Folk, for Israel, derfor skal han være min Tjener evindelig.
