Первая книга Царств 24
1 И бысть егда возвратися Саул вспять от иноплеменник, и возвестиша ему, глаголюще: се, Давид в пустыни Енгадстей.
And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
2 И взя Саул с собою три тысящы мужей избранных от всего Израиля и иде искати Давида и мужей его прямо лицу саддеем:
Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
3 и прииде до стад пасомых на пути, и бе тамо вертеп: и Саул вниде испразднитися, Давид же и мужие его во внутренних вертепа седяху.
And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
4 И реша мужие Давидовы к нему: се, день сей, о немже рече Господь тебе предати врага твоего в руце твои, и сотвориши ему якоже угодно пред очима твоима. И воста Давид, и отреза воскрилие одежды Саули отай.
And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
5 И бысть по сих, и вострепета Давиду сердце его, яко отреза воскрилие одежды Саули:
After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 и рече Давид к мужем своим: никакоже ми от Господа, аще сотворю глагол сей господину моему христу Господню, еже нанести руку мою нань, яко христос Господень есть сей.
And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
7 И увеща Давид мужы своя словесы и не даде им воставшым убити Саула. И воста Саул, и сниде на путь.
And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
8 И изыде Давид вслед его из вертепа: и возопи Давид вслед Саула, глаголя: господине царю. И озреся Саул вслед себе, и преклонися Давид лицем своим до земли, и поклонися ему.
Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
9 И рече Давид к Саулу: почто слушаеши словес людий глаголющих: се, Давид ищет души твоея?
And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
10 Се, днесь видеста очи твои, яко предаде тя Господь днесь в руце мои в вертепе, и не восхотех убити тебе, и пощадех тя, и рех: не нанесу руки моея на господа моего, яко помазанник Господень сей есть:
Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
11 и се, воскрилие одежды твоея в руце моей, аз отях воскрилие одежды твоея, и не убих тебе: и уразумей, и виждь днесь, яко несть злобы в руце моей, ниже нечестия и презорства, ниже согреших к тебе, а ты ищеши души моея изяти ю:
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
12 да судит Господь между мною и тобою, и да защитит мя Господь от тебе: рука же моя не будет на тя,
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
13 якоже глаголется притча древняя: от беззаконник изыдет преступление: рука же моя не будет на тя:
So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
14 и ныне ты, царю Израилев, вслед кого исходиши? Кого ты гониши? Вслед ли пса умерша и вслед блохи единыя?
Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
15 Да будет Господь судия и отмститель между мною и тобою, да видит Господь и судит суд мой, и осудит мя от руки твоея.
May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
16 И бысть, егда сконча Давид глаголы сия, глаголя к Саулу, и рече Саул: твой ли глас сей, чадо Давиде? И воздвиже Саул глас свой и восплакася.
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
17 И рече Саул к Давиду: праведен еси ты паче мене, яко ты воздал ми еси благая, аз же тебе воздах злая:
And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
18 и ты возвестил ми еси днесь, яже сотворил ми благая, яко заключи мя Господь в руки твоя днесь, и не убил мя еси:
And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19 и якоже аще кто обрел бы врага своего в печали, и отпустил бы его в путь благ, и Господь воздаст ему благая, якоже ты сотворил еси днесь:
For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
20 и ныне се, аз вем, яко царюя царствовати имаши, и стати имать в руце твоей царство Израилево:
And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
21 и ныне кленися ми Господем, яко не искорениши семене моего по мне и не погубиши имене моего от дому отца моего.
Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
22 И клятся Давид Саулу. И отиде Саул на место свое, Давид же и мужие его взыдоша в мессеру тесную.
And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.
