1 Samuel 21
1 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si David sa Nob kay Ahimelech na saserdote: at sinalubong si David ni Ahimelech na nanginginig, at sinabi sa kaniya, Bakit ka nagiisa, at walang taong kasama ka?
Then David went into Nob, to the priest Ahimelech. And Ahimelech was astonished that David had arrived. And he said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?”
2 At si David ay nagsabi kay Ahimelech na saserdote, Inutusan ako ng hari ng isang bagay, at sinabi sa akin, Huwag maalaman ng sinoman ang bagay na aking isinusugo sa iyo, at ang aking iniutos sa iyo: at aking inilagay ang mga bataan sa gayo't gayong dako.
And David said to the priest Ahimelech: “The king has instructed to me a word, and he said: ‘Let no one know the matter about which you have been sent by me, and what type of instructions I have given to you. For I have also summoned servants to one and another place.’
3 Ngayon nga anong mayroon ka sa iyong kamay? Bigyan mo ako ng limang tinapay sa aking kamay, o anomang mayroon ka.
Now therefore, if you have anything at hand, even five loaves of bread, or whatever you may find, give it to me.”
4 At sumagot ang saserdote kay David, at nagsabi, Walang karaniwang tinapay sa aking kamay, nguni't mayroong banal na tinapay; kung disin ang mga bataan ay magpakalayo lamang sa mga babae.
And the priest, responding to David, said to him: “I have no common bread at hand, but only holy bread. Are the young men clean, especially from women?”
5 At sumagot si David sa saserdote, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Sa katotohanan ang mga babae ay nalayo sa amin humigit kumulang sa tatlong araw na ito; nang ako'y lumabas ang mga daladalahan ng mga bataan ay banal, bagaman isang karaniwang paglalakad; gaano pa kaya kabanal ngayon ang kanilang mga daladalahan?
And David responded to the priest, and said to him: “Indeed, as concerns being with women, we have abstained since yesterday and the day before, when we departed, and so the vessels of the young men have been holy. And although, this journey has been defiled, it will also be sanctified today as concerns the vessels.”
6 Sa gayo'y binigyan siya ng saserdote ng banal na tinapay: sapagka't walang tinapay roon, kundi tinapay na handog, na kinuha sa harap ng Panginoon, upang lagyan ng tinapay na mainit sa araw ng pagkuha.
Therefore, the priest gave to him sanctified bread. For there was no bread there, but only the bread of the Presence, which had been taken away from before the face of the Lord, so that fresh loaves might be set up.
7 Isang lalake nga sa mga lingkod ni Saul ay naroon nang araw na yaon, na pinigil sa harap ng Panginoon: at ang kaniyang pangalan ay Doeg na Idumeo, na pinakapuno ng mga pastor na nauukol kay Saul.
Now a certain man among the servants of Saul was there on that day, inside the tabernacle of the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the most powerful among the shepherds of Saul.
8 At sinabi ni David kay Ahimelech, At wala ka ba sa iyong kamay na sibat o tabak? sapagka't hindi ko nadala kahit ang aking tabak o ang aking mga sandata man, dahil sa ang bagay ng hari ay madalian.
Then David said to Ahimelech: “Do you have, here at hand, a spear or a sword? For I did not take my own sword, or my own weapons with me. For the word of the king was urgent.”
9 At sinabi ng saserdote, Ang tabak ni Goliath na Filisteo, na iyong pinatay sa libis ng Ela, narito, nabibilot sa isang kayo na nasa likod ng epod: kung iyong kukunin yaon, kunin mo: sapagka't walang iba rito liban yaon. At sinabi ni David, Walang ibang gaya niyaon; ibigay mo sa akin.
And the priest said: “Behold, here is the sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Terebinth. It is wrapped up in a cloak behind the ephod. If you wish to take this, take it. For there is nothing else here except this.” And David said, “There is nothing else like this, so give it to me.”
10 At tumindig si David, at tumakas nang araw na yaon dahil sa takot kay Saul, at naparoon kay Achis na hari sa Gath.
And so, David rose up, and he fled on that day from the face of Saul. And he went to Achish, the king of Gath.
11 At sinabi ng mga lingkod ni Achis sa kaniya, Hindi ba ito'y si David na hari sa lupain? Hindi ba pinagaawitanan siya sa mga sayaw, na sinasabi, Pinatay ni Saul ang kaniyang libolibo, At ni David ang kaniyang laksalaksa?
And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: “Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, ‘Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?’”
12 At iningatan ni David ang mga salitang ito sa kaniyang puso, at natakot na mainam kay Achis na hari sa Gath.
Then David took these words to his heart, and he became exceedingly afraid before the face of Achish, the king of Gath.
13 At kaniyang binago ang kaniyang kilos sa harap nila at nagpakunwaring ulol sa kanilang mga kamay, at nagguhit sa mga pinto ng pintuang-daan, at pinatulo ang kaniyang laway sa kaniyang balbas.
And he altered his mouth before them, and he slipped down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate. And his spit flowed down his beard.
14 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Achis sa kaniyang mga lingkod, Narito, tingnan ninyo ang lalake ay ulol: bakit nga ninyo dinala siya sa akin?
And Achish said to his servants: “You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?
15 Kulang ba ako ng mga ulol, na inyong dinala ang taong ito upang maglaro ng kaululan sa aking harapan? papasok ba ang taong ito sa aking bahay?
Or do we have need of those who are mad, so that you would bring in this one, to behave madly in my presence? How did this man get into my house?”
