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?
David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come 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.
David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].
3 Ngayon nga anong mayroon ka sa iyong kamay? Bigyan mo ako ng limang tinapay sa aking kamay, o anomang mayroon ka.
Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”
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.
The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”
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?
David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”
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.
The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.
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.
It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.
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.
David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”
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.
Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! 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.
[So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.
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?
But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”
12 At iningatan ni David ang mga salitang ito sa kaniyang puso, at natakot na mainam kay Achis na hari sa Gath.
David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].
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.
So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run 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?
Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought 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?
Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”
