१ शमूएल 27
1 दाऊदले आफ्नो मनमा भने, “म कुनै दिन शाऊलको हातबाट नष्ट हुन्छु । मलाई पलिश्तीहरूको देशमा उम्केर जानुभन्दा उत्तम अरू केही हुँदैन । शाऊलले इस्राएलको सबै सिमानाभित्र मलाई खोज्न छोड्नेछ । यसरी म तिनको हातबाट उम्कनेछु ।”
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 shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any part of Israel: so shall I escape from his hand.
2 दाऊद उठे र आफू र आफूसँग भएका छ सय मानिससँगै गातका राजा माओकका छोरा आकीशकहाँ गए ।
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू, तिनका आफ्नै घरानाका हरेक मानिस, र दाऊदका आफ्नी दई जना पत्नी यिजरेली अहीनोम र नाबालकी पत्नी कार्मेली स्त्री अबीगेल गातमा आकीशसँग बसे ।
And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
4 दाऊद गातमा भागेर गयो भनी शाऊललाई भनियो, त्यसैले उनले तिनलाई खोज्न छोडे ।
And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 दाऊदले आकीशलाई भने, “मैले तपाईंको दृष्टिमा निगाह पाएको छु भने, देशभित्रका सहरमध्ये मलाई एउटा ठाउँ दिनुहोस्, ताकि म त्यहाँ बस्न सकूँ । तपाईंको दास तपाईंसँग राजकीय सहरमा किन बस्नु?”
And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
6 त्यसैले त्यो दिन आकीशले तिनलाई सिक्लग दिए । त्यसैले सिक्लग आजको दिनसम्म पनि यहूदाका राजाहरूको अधीनमा छ ।
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.
7 दाऊद पलिश्तीहरूको देशमा पुरा एक वर्ष चार महिनासम्म बसे ।
And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरूले विभिन्न ठाउँहरू आक्रमण गरेर गशूरीहरू, गिज्रीहरू र अमालेकीहरूलाई लूटे । किनभने तिनीहरू शूरतिर जाँदा मिश्रदेशसम्म बस्ने त्यस देशका बासिन्दाहरू थिए । तिनीहरू त्यस देशमा प्राचीनकालदेखि बस्दै आएका थिए ।
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
9 दाऊदले त्यो देशलाई आक्रमण गरे र न पुरुष न त स्त्रीलाई जीवित राखे । तिनले भेडाहरू, गोरुहरू, गधाहरू, ऊँटहरू र लुगाफाटा लगे । तिनी फर्कन्थे र आकीशकहाँ आउँथे ।
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10 आकीशले भन्थे, “आज तिमीले कसलाई लुट्यौ?” दाऊदले जवाफ दन्थे, “यहूदाको दक्षिणतिर” वा “यरहमेलीहरूको दक्षिणतिर” वा “केनीहरूको दक्षिणतिर ।”
And Achish said, Where have ye plundered to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 दाऊदले, “तिनीहरूले हाम्रोबारे 'दाऊदले यसो-यसो गरे' भन्न नसकून्” भनेर गातमा ल्याउनलाई न पुरुष न त स्त्रीलाई जीवित राख्थे । तिनी पलिश्तीहरूको देशमा बस्दा तिनले गरेका सबै कुरा यही थियो ।
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should inform against us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
12 आकीशले यसो भन्दै दाऊदलाई विश्वास गरे, “इस्राएलका मानिसले तिनलाई पूर्ण रूपमा घृणा गर्ने तिनले बनाएका छन् । यसकारण तिनी सदाको निम्ति मेरो सेवक हुनेछन् ।”
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
