1 Samuel 21
1 And David comes to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembles at meeting David and says to him, “Why [are] you alone, and no man [is] with you?”
Maka pergilah Daud kepada Imam Ahimelekh di Nob. Dengan terkejut Ahimelekh ke luar menemui Daud dan bertanya kepadanya, "Mengapa engkau ke mari sendirian saja?"
2 And David says to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me [on] a matter, and he says to me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I send you, and which I have commanded you; and [my] young men know [to go] to such and such a place.
Daud menjawab, "Aku telah diserahi sebuah tugas oleh baginda dan dilarang memberitahu kepada seorang pun tentang tugas itu. Sebab itu anak buahku telah kusuruh menunggu di suatu tempat.
3 And now, what is there under your hand? Give five loaves into my hand, or that which is found.”
Maaf, sekarang aku ingin bertanya, makanan apa yang ada pada Bapak? Berikanlah kepadaku lima buah roti atau apa saja yang ada di sini."
4 And the priest answers David and says, “There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the youths have been kept from women.”
Lalu kata imam itu, "Aku tidak punya roti biasa, hanya roti persembahan yang ada; engkau boleh mengambilnya, asal saja anak buahmu tidak melakukan persetubuhan baru-baru ini."
5 And David answers the priest and says to him, “Surely, if women have been restrained from us as before in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way; and also, surely it is sanctified today in the vessel.”
Daud menjawab, "Tentu saja mereka tidak melakukannya. Selalu jika kami bertugas, anak buahku menjaga agar mereka bersih menurut agama, padahal biasanya itu hanya untuk tugas-tugas biasa; apalagi tugas yang khusus seperti sekarang ini!"
6 And the priest gives the holy thing to him, for there was no bread there except the Bread of the Presentation, which is turned aside from the presence of YHWH to put hot bread [there] in the day of its being taken away.
Lalu imam itu memberikan kepada Daud roti persembahan itu, sebab yang ada padanya hanyalah roti yang dipersembahkan kepada Allah, dan telah diangkat dari mezbah untuk digantikan dengan roti baru.
7 And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul detained before YHWH on that day, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul has.
(Kebetulan, Doeg orang Edom, kepala gembala ternak Saul ada di situ pada hari itu untuk memenuhi suatu kewajiban agama.)
8 And David says to Ahimelech, “And is there not spear or sword here under your hand? For I have taken neither my sword nor my vessels in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.”
Kemudian bertanyalah Daud kepada Ahimelekh, "Apakah Bapak menyimpan tombak atau pedang yang dapat kupakai? Perintah baginda itu sangat mendadak sehingga aku berangkat dengan tergesa-gesa sekali dan tak sempat lagi mengambil pedang ataupun senjata yang lain."
9 And the priest says, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if you take it to yourself, take; for there is none other except it in this [place].” And David says, “There is none like it—give it to me.”
Lalu Ahimelekh menjawab, "Aku menyimpan pedang Goliat, orang Filistin yang kaubunuh di Lembah Ela itu; pedang itu ada di belakang efod, terbungkus dalam kain. Jika kau mau, ambil saja, sebab hanya itulah senjata yang ada di sini." Kata Daud, "Pedang itu pedang yang terbaik di seluruh negeri, berikanlah itu kepadaku!"
10 And David rises and flees on that day from the face of Saul, and comes to Achish king of Gath;
Pada hari itu juga Daud melarikan diri dari Saul, lalu sampai kepada Akhis raja kota Gat.
11 and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?”
Kepada Akhis diberitahu oleh para pegawainya demikian, "Bukankah dia ini Daud, raja di negerinya? Dan bukankah untuk dialah para wanita waktu itu menari-nari sambil bernyanyi begini, 'Saul membunuh beribu-ribu musuh, tetapi Daud berpuluh-puluh ribu?'"
12 And David lays these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
Kata-kata itu mengganggu pikiran Daud, dan ia menjadi takut sekali kepada Raja Akhis.
13 and changes his behavior before their eyes, and feigns himself mad in their hand, and scribbles on the doors of the gate, and lets down his spittle to his beard.
Sebab itu, di depan umum Daud berpura-pura gila. Ketika mereka mencoba menahannya, ia seolah-olah kurang waras; ia menggaruk-garuk pintu kota dan membiarkan air liurnya meleleh ke janggutnya.
14 And Achish says to his servants, “Behold, you see a man acting as a madman; why do you bring him to me?
Lalu Akhis berkata kepada para pegawainya, "Apakah kamu tidak melihat bahwa orang itu gila? Mengapa kamu bawa kemari?
15 Am I lacking madmen, that you have brought in this one to act as a madman before me? Does this one come into my house?”
Masih kurangkah orang tak waras di sekitarku, sehingga kamu bawa seorang gila lagi ke rumahku ini?"
