1 Samuel 29

1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel.

Filistejci skupiše sve svoje čete u Afeku, a Izraelci se utaboriše kod izvora u Jizreelu.

2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

Filistejski su knezovi prolazili sa svojim stotinama i tisućama, a David i njegovi ljudi išli su sasvim na kraju s Akišem.

3 Then said the princes of the Philistines: 'What do these Hebrews here?' And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines: 'Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away unto me unto this day?'

Filistejski knezovi zapitaše: “Što hoće ti Hebreji ovdje?” A Akiš odgovori filistejskim knezovima: “Pa ovo je David, sluga izraelskoga kralja Šaula! Već je godinu-dvije kod mene, ali nisam našao na njemu ništa sumnjivo od onoga dana kad je prebjegao k meni pa do današnjega dana.”

4 But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him: 'Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us; for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

Ali filistejski knezovi planuše na njega i rekoše mu: “Pošalji toga čovjeka natrag, neka se vrati na mjesto koje si mu označio. Neka ne ide s nama u boj, da se ne okrene protiv nas u boju! Čime bi se on opet umilio svome gospodaru ako ne glavama ovih naših ljudi?

5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'

To je onaj isti David o kome se pjevalo igrajući: 'Pobi Šaul svoje tisuće, David na desetke tisuća!'”

6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him: 'As the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day; nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

Tada Akiš dozva Davida i reče mu: “Živoga mi Jahve, ti si pošten i meni bi drago bilo da me pratiš u pokretima moje vojske, jer nisam našao nikakva zla na tebi od onoga dana kad si došao k meni pa do današnjega dana. Ali nisi drag u očima knezova.

7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.'

Zato se sada vrati i otiđi s mirom kući da ne ozlovoljiš filistejske knezove!”

8 And David said unto Achish: 'But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?'

David odvrati Akišu: “Ta što sam učinio i što si zamjerio svome sluzi od onoga dana kad sam stupio u tvoju službu pa do današnjega dana da ne mogu ići da se bijem s neprijateljima svoga gospodara kralja?”

9 And Achish answered and said to David: 'I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God; notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said: He shall not go up with us to the battle.

A Akiš odgovori Davidu: “Ti znaš da si mi drag kao Božji anđeo, ali su filistejski knezovi rekli: 'Neka ne ide s nama u boj!'

10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of thy lord that are come with thee; and as soon as ye are up early in the morning, and have light, depart.'

Zato ustanite rano ujutro, ti i sluge tvoga gospodara koji su došli s tobom, i otiđite na mjesto koje sam vam označio. I nemoj gajiti u svom srcu nikakve mržnje jer si mi mio. Ustat ćete, dakle, u rano jutro, čim svane, i otići ćete!”

11 So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Tako David sa svojim ljudima ustade rano i krenu odmah ujutro i vrati se u filistejsku zemlju, a Filistejci odoše u Jizreel.