1 Samuel 21
1 Pagkatapos dumating si David sa Nob upang makita si Ahimelec na pari. Dumating si Ahimelec upang makipagkita kay David na nanginginig at sinabi sa kanyang, “Bakit ka nag-iisa at walang kasama?”
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 Sinabi ni David kay Ahimelec na pari, “Ipinadala ako ng hari para sa misyon at sinabi sa akin, 'Huwag hayaang malaman ninuman ang kahit anong tungkol sa bagay na ipapadala ko sa iyo at kung ano ang iniutos ko sa iyo.' Inutusan ko ang mga binata sa isang tiyak na lugar.
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 sa gayon anong mayroon sa iyong kamay? Bigyan mo ako ng limang hati ng tinapay o kahit anong narito.”
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 Sinagot ng pari si David at sinabing, “Walang karaniwang tinapay sa ngayon pero mayroong banal na tinapay—kung iningatan ng mga binata ang kanilang sarili mula 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 Sinagot ni David ang pari, “Tiyak na iniwas ang mga babae mula sa amin sa loob ng tatlong araw na ito. Nang lumabas ako, inihandog kay Yahweh ang mga katawan ng mga binata, kahit na karaniwang paglalakbay iyon. Paano pa kaya ngayon maihahandog pa ba ang mga katawan nila kay Yahweh?”
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 Kaya ibinigay ng pari sa kanya ang tinapay na inilaan kay Yahweh. Dahil walang tinapay doon, tanging ang tinapay lang ng presensiya, na inalis mula sa harapan ni Yahweh, upang makapaglagay ng mainit na tinapay kapalit nito kapag inalis na ito.
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 Ngayon naroon ang isa sa mga lingkod ni Saul sa araw na iyon, katanggap-tanggap siya sa harap ni Yahweh. Si Doeg na taga-Edom ang pangalan niya, ang pinuno ng mga pastol ni 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 Sinabi ni David kay Ahimelec, “Ngayon wala bang alinmang sibat o espada dito? Sapagkat hindi ko dinala ang aking espada ni aking mga sandata dahil mabilisan ang usapin ng hari.”
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 Sinabi ng pari, “Ang espada ni Goliat na Pelistina, na pinatay mo sa lambak ng Ela, ay narito na nakabalot sa isang tela sa likod ng efod. Kung gusto mong kunin iyon, kunin mo, dahil wala ng ibang sandata dito.” Sinabi ni David, “Wala ng ibang espada tulad ng isang iyon; ibigay mo ito 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 Tumayo si David at tumakas ng araw na iyon mula kay Saul at nagpunta kay Aquis na hari ng Gat.
[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 Sinabi ng mga lingkod ni Aquis sa kanya, “Hindi ba si David ito, ang hari ng lupain? Hindi ba kumakanta sila sa isa't-isa tungkol sa kanya sa mga sayawan, 'Pinatay ni Saul ang kanyang libo-libo, at pinatay ni David ang kanyang sampung libo?'”
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 Isinapuso ni David ang mga salitang ito at sobrang natakot kay Aquisna hari ng Gat.
David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].
13 Binago niya ang kanyang pag-uugali at nagkunwaring baliw sa harap nila; gumawa siya ng mga palatandaan sa mga pintuan ng tarangkahan at hinayaan ang kanyang laway na tumulo sa kanyang 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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Aquis sa kanyang mga lingkod, “Tingnan ninyo, makikita ninyong baliw ang lalaki. Bakit ninyo siya dinala 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 na ba ako sa mga taong baliw, kaya dinala ninyo ang taong ito upang umastang kagaya nitong nasa piling ko? Talaga bang papasok 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!”
