Первая книга Царств 22

1 И отиде Давид оттуду, и спасеся, и прииде в пещеру Одолламску: и слышавше братия его и дом отца его, приидоша к нему тамо.

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

2 И собрашася к нему всяк иже в нужде, и всяк должник, и всяк печальный душею, и бе ими обладаяй, и бяше с ним яко четыреста мужей.

And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

3 И отиде Давид оттуду в Массифаф Моавитский и рече к царю Моавитску: да будут ныне отец мой и мати моя у тебе, дондеже познаю, что сотворит мне Бог.

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said unto the king of Moab: 'Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.'

4 И умоли лице царя Моавитска, и пребываху у него по вся дни, сущу Давиду во области той.

And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

5 И рече Гад пророк к Давиду: не седи во области сей: иди, и да внидеши в землю Иудину. И иде Давид и пришед седе в граде Сарих.

And the prophet Gad said unto David: 'Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah.' Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

6 И слыша Саул, яко познан бысть Давид, и мужие иже с ним: и Саул седяше на холме под дубравою яже в Раме, и копие в руку его, и вси отроцы его предстояху ему.

And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him; now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

7 И рече Саул ко отроком своим предстоящым ему: слышите ныне, сынове Вениаминовы, аще воистинну всем вам даст сын Иессеев села и винограды и поставит вас всех в сотники и тысящники:

And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him: 'Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;

8 яко вси согласистеся на мя, и несть открываяй во ухо мое, егда положи завет сын мой с сыном Иессеовым, и несть от вас ни един боляй о мне и возвещаяй во ушы мои, яко воздвиже сын мой раба моего на мя врага, якоже день сей?

that all of you have conspired against me, and there was none that disclosed it to me when my son made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?'

9 И отвеща Доик Сирин приставленый над мсками Сауловыми и рече: видех сына Иессеева пришедша в Номву ко Авимелеху сыну Ахитову иерею:

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said: 'I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 и вопрошаше о нем Бога, и брашно вдаде ему, и мечь Голиафа иноплеменника вдаде ему.

And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.'

11 И посла царь призвати Авимелеха сына Ахитова, и вся сыны отца его иереи от Номвы. И приидоша вси к царю.

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

12 И рече Саул: слыши ныне, сыне Ахитов. И рече: се, аз, глаголи, господине.

And Saul said: 'Hear now, thou son of Ahitub.' And he answered: 'Here I am, my lord.'

13 И рече ему Саул: почто совещался еси на мя ты и сын Иессеев, яко вдал еси ему хлеб и мечь, и вопрошал еси о нем Бога положити его на мя во врага, якоже день сей?

And Saul said unto him: 'Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?'

14 И отвеща Авимелех царю и рече: и кто во всех рабех твоих верен якоже Давид, и зять царев, и князь всем заповедем твоим, и славен в дому твоем?

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said: 'And who among all thy servants is so trusted as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and giveth heed unto thy bidding, and is honourable in thy house?

15 Еда днесь начах вопрошати о нем Бога? Никако: да не возложиши, царю, на раба твоего словесе сего, и на весь дом отца моего, яко не ведяше раб твой во всех сих словесе мала, или велика.

Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me; let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.'

16 И рече царь Саул: смертию умреши, Авимелех, ты и весь дом отца твоего.

And the king said: 'Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.'

17 И рече царь скороходцем предстоящым пред ним: приведите и избийте иереи Господни, яко рука их с Давидом, и понеже познаша, яко бежит той, и не возвестиша во ушию моею. И не хотяху отроцы царевы возложити рук своих на иереи Господни.

And the king said unto the guard that stood about him: 'Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me.' But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

18 И рече царь Доику: обратися ты, и устремися на иереи. И обратися Доик Сирин, и уби иереев Господних в той день, триста пять мужей, всех носящих ефуд:

And the king said to Doeg: 'Turn thou, and fall upon the priests.' And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

19 и Номву град иерейский погуби острием оружия от мужеска полу и до женска, от отрока и до ссущаго, и телца и осла и овчате.

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

20 И угонзе един сын Авимелеха сына Ахитова, имя ему Авиафар, и бежа вслед Давида.

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

21 И возвести Авиафар Давиду, яко изби Саул вся иереи Господни.

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

22 И рече Давид ко Авиафару: ведях в день той, яко тамо бе Доик Сирин, яко возвещая возвестит Саулу: аз есмь виновен о душах дому отца твоего:

And David said unto Abiathar: 'I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul; I have brought about the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

23 седи со мною, не бойся, яко идеже аще взыщу души моей место, взыщу и души твоей, яко сохранен будеши ты у мене.

Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.'