1 Samuel 27
1 But David said to himself, “One of these days Saul is going to get me. I think I'd better run away to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me all over Israel and he won't catch me.”
David reče u sebi: “Ipak ću jednoga dana poginuti od Šaulove ruke. Zato nema ništa bolje za me nego da se spasim u zemlju Filistejaca. Tada će Šaul odustati da me dalje traži po svim krajevima Izraelovim i izbavit ću se iz njegove ruke.”
2 So David and the six hundred men with him set off, crossed the border, and went to Achish, son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
David se dakle podiže i prijeđe, sa šest stotina ljudi koje je imao, k Akišu, sinu Maokovu, kralju Gata.
3 David and his men settled down with Achish in Gath. All the men had their families with them, and David had his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail from Carmel, Nabal's widow.
David se nastani kod Akiša u Gatu, on i njegovi ljudi, svaki sa svojom obitelji, a David sa svoje dvije žene, Ahinoamom Jizreelkom i Abigajilom, Nabalovom ženom iz Karmela.
4 When Saul found out that David had run away to Gath, he didn't go on looking for him.
Kad je Šaul doznao da je David pobjegao u Gat, nije ga više progonio.
5 David said to Achish, “Please do me a favor: assign me somewhere in one of the towns in the countryside so I can live there. I, your servant, don't really deserve to live in the royal city with you.”
David reče Akišu: “Ako sam našao milost u tvojim očima, neka mi dadu mjesto u jednom gradu u zemlji da se nastanim u njemu. Zašto da tvoj sluga stanuje kod tebe u kraljevskom gradu?”
6 Achish gave him Ziklag right away, and the town still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
Akiš mu još istoga dana dade Siklag. Stoga Siklag pripada do današnjega dana kraljevima Jude.
7 David lived in the country of the Philistines for a year and four months.
I osta David u filistejskoj zemlji godinu dana i četiri mjeseca.
8 During that time David and his men were raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. These people had lived in the land as far as Shur and Egypt from ancient times.
David je sa svojim ljudima izlazio da pljačka Gešurce, Girzijce i Amalečane, jer su to bili stanovnici zemlje od Telama preko Šura sve do egipatske zemlje.
9 When David attacked a place, he did not leave anybody alive. He took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would go back to Achish.
David je pustošio zemlju ne ostavljajući na životu ni čovjeka ni žene, otimao je ovce i goveda, magarce, deve i haljine i vraćao se da sve to donese Akišu.
10 When Achish asked him, “Where have you been raiding today?” David would reply, “In the desert of Judah,” or “the desert of Jerahmeel,” or “the desert of the Kenites.”
Akiš bi ga pitao: “Gdje ste danas pljačkali?” A David bi odgovorio da su pljačkali u Negebu Judinu ili u Negebu Jerahmeelskom ili u Negebu Kenijskom.
11 David didn't leave anybody alive that could come to Gath because he thought, “They might tell on us and say, ‘David did this.’” This is what he did all the time he lived in the country of the Philistines.
David nije ostavljao na životu ni čovjeka ni žene da ih dovede u Gat jer mišljaše: “Mogli bi nas optužiti i reći: 'Tako je David radio.'” Takav je imao običaj za sve vrijeme dok je boravio u filistejskoj zemlji.
12 Achish trusted David, and said to himself, “He's made himself so offensive to his people the Israelites that he'll have to serve me forever.”
Akiš je vjerovao Davidu i govorio u sebi: “Baš se omrazio svome narodu, Izraelu! Zato će mi biti sluga dovijeka!”
