Первая книга Царств 21

1 И прииде Давид в Номву ко Авимелеху иерею: и ужасеся Авимелех о пришествии его и рече ему: что яко ты един, и никтоже с тобою?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

2 И рече Давид иерею: царь заповеда ми глагол днесь и рече ко мне: никтоже да уразумеет глагола, егоже ради аз посылаю тя и о немже аз заповедаю ти: и отроки оставих на месте глаголемем еммоним:

And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.

3 и ныне аще суть у тебе пять хлебы, даждь ми елико имаши.

Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.

4 И отвеща иерей Давиду и рече: не суть хлебы прости у мене, но точию хлебы у мене священнии: аще сохранени отроцы суть токмо от жены, снедят.

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.

5 И отвеща Давид иерею и рече ему: и (мы) от жен воздержахомся вчера и третияго дне: отнележе изыдох аз на путь, быша вси отроцы очищени, и сей путь нечист, но освятится днесь сосуд ради моих.

And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy?

6 И даде ему Авимелех иерей хлебы предложения, яко тамо не бе хлеба, но токмо хлебы лица, иже взяты от лица Господня, еже предложитися хлебу теплому, в оньже день взя их.

So the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before Jehovah, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

7 И бе тамо един от отрок Сауловых в день он удержан пред Господем, и имя ему Доик Сирин, (старейшина от пастырь Сауловых, ) пасый мски Сауловы.

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.

8 И рече Давид ко Авимелеху: виждь, аще есть зде у тебе копие или мечь, яко меча моего и оружия моего не взях с собою, яко царево повеление внезапу ми бысть.

And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

9 И рече иерей: се, мечь Голиафа иноплеменника, егоже ты убил еси во юдоли Ила, и той обвит бяше в ризу за ефудом: аще той хощеши взяти, возми себе, несть бо инаго зде кроме сего. И рече Давид: се, несть якоже той: даждь ми его. И даде его ему.

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

10 И воста Давид, и убеже в той день от лица Саулова, и прииде Давид ко Анхусу царю Гефску.

And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

11 И реша отроцы Анхусовы к нему: не сей ли Давид царь земли? Не сему ли изыдоша (жены) ликующыя, глаголющя: победи Саул с тысящами своими, и Давид со тмами своими?

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

12 И положи Давид глаголы сия в сердцы своем, и убояся зело от лица Анхуса царя Гефска.

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 И измени лице свое пред ним, и притворися в день той, и бияше во врата града, яко в тимпан, и падаше на руки своя, и паде у врат града, и слины своя точаше по браде своей.

And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

14 И рече Анхус ко отроком своим: се, видесте мужа неистова, почто его введосте ко мне?

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

15 Еда не имею аз неистовых, яко введосте его, да беснуется предо мною? Сей да не внидет в дом мой.

Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?