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1 ౧ దావీదు అక్కడనుండి తప్పించుకుని బయలుదేరి అదుల్లాము గుహలోకి వెళితే, అతని సోదరులు, అతని తండ్రి ఇంటివాళ్ళంతా ఆ సంగతి విని అతని దగ్గరికి వచ్చారు.
അങ്ങനെ ദാവീദ് അവിടം വിട്ടു അദുല്ലാംഗുഹയിലേക്കു ഓടിപ്പോയി; അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരും അവന്റെ പിതൃഭവനമൊക്കെയും അതു കേട്ടു അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു.
2 ౨ ఇబ్బందుల్లో ఉన్నవారు, అప్పుల పాలైన వాళ్ళు, అసంతృప్తిగా ఉన్నవాళ్ళంతా అతని దగ్గరికి వచ్చి చేరారు. అతడు వారికి నాయకుడయ్యాడు. అతని దగ్గర దాదాపు 400 మంది చేరారు.
ഞെരുക്കമുള്ളവർ, കടമുള്ളവർ, സന്തുഷ്ടിയില്ലാത്തവർ എന്നീവകക്കാർ ഒക്കെയും അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നുകൂടി; അവൻ അവർക്കു തലവനായിത്തീർന്നു; അവനോടുകൂടെ ഏകദേശം നാനൂറുപേർ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
3 ౩ తరువాత దావీదు అక్కడ నుండి బయలుదేరి మోయాబులోని మిస్పాకు వచ్చి “దేవుడు నాకు ఏమి చేస్తాడో నేను తెలుసుకొనేంత వరకూ నా తలిదండ్రులను నీ దగ్గర ఉండనివ్వు” అని మోయాబు రాజును అడిగి,
അനന്തരം ദാവീദ് അവിടം വിട്ടു മോവാബിലെ മിസ്പയിൽ ചെന്നു, മോവാബ്‌ രാജാവിനോടു: ദൈവം എനിക്കു വേണ്ടി എന്തു ചെയ്യും എന്നു അറിയുവോളം എന്റെ അപ്പനും അമ്മയും നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നു പാർപ്പാൻ അനുവദിക്കേണമേ എന്നു അപേക്ഷിച്ചു.
അവൻ അവരെ മോവാബ്‌ രാജാവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ കൊണ്ടുചെന്നു; ദാവീദ് ദുർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ താമസിച്ച കാലമൊക്കെയും അവർ അവിടെ പാർത്തു.
5 ౫ ఆ తరువాత గాదు ప్రవక్త వచ్చి “కొండల్లో ఉండకుండాా యూదా దేశానికి పారిపో” అని దావీదుతో చెప్పడంవల్ల దావీదు వెళ్ళి హారెతు అడవిలో దాక్కున్నాడు.
എന്നാൽ ഗാദ്പ്രവാചകൻ ദാവീദിനോടു: ദുർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ പാർക്കാതെ യെഹൂദാദേശത്തേക്കു പൊയ്ക്കൊൾക എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അപ്പോൾ ദാവീദ് പുറപ്പെട്ടു ഹേരെത്ത് കാട്ടിൽ വന്നു.
6 ౬ దావీదు, అతని అనుచరులు ఫలానా చోట ఉన్నారని సౌలుకు తెలిసింది. అప్పుడు సౌలు గిబియా దగ్గర రమాలో ఒక కర్పూర వృక్షం కింద చేతిలో ఈటె పట్టుకుని నిలబడి ఉన్నాడు. అతని సేవకులు అతని చుట్టూ నిలబడి ఉన్నారు.
ദാവീദിനെയും കൂടെയുള്ളവരെയും കണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു ശൗൽ കേട്ടു; അന്നു ശൗൽ കയ്യിൽ കുന്തവുമായി ഗിബെയയിലെ കുന്നിന്മേലുള്ള പിചുലവൃക്ഷത്തിൻ ചുവട്ടിൽ ഇരിക്കയായിരുന്നു; അവന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും അവന്റെ ചുറ്റും നിന്നിരുന്നു.
7 ౭ సౌలు తన చుట్టూ నిలబడి ఉన్న సేవకులతో ఇలా అన్నాడు “బెన్యామీనీయులారా, వినండి. యెష్షయి కొడుకు మీకు పొలాలు, ద్రాక్షతోటలు ఇస్తాడా? మిమ్మల్ని వందమంది, వెయ్యిమంది సైనికులపై అధిపతులుగా చేస్తాడా?
ശൗൽ ചുറ്റും നില്ക്കുന്ന തന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരോടു പറഞ്ഞതു: ബെന്യാമീന്യരേ, കേട്ടുകൊൾവിൻ; യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകൻ നിങ്ങൾക്കൊക്കെയും നിലങ്ങളും മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടങ്ങളും തന്നു നിങ്ങളെ എല്ലാവരെയും സഹസ്രാധിപന്മാരും ശതാധിപന്മാരും ആക്കുമോ?
8 ౮ మీరెందుకు నా మీద కుట్ర పన్నుతున్నారు? నా కొడుకు యెష్షయి కొడుకుతో ఒప్పందం చేసుకున్నాడని మీలో ఎవరూ నాతో చెప్పలేదే. ఈ రోజు జరుగుతున్నట్టు నా కోసం కాపు కాసేలా నా కొడుకు నా సేవకుడు, దావీదును రెచ్చగొట్టినా, నా విషయంలో మీలో ఎవరికీ విచారం లేదు” అన్నాడు.
നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും എനിക്കു വിരോധമായി കൂട്ടുകെട്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ മകൻ യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകനോടു സഖ്യത ചെയ്തതു എന്നെ അറിയിപ്പാൻ ആരും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ല. എന്റെ മകൻ എന്റെ ദാസനെ ഇന്നു എനിക്കായി പതിയിരിപ്പാൻ ഉത്സാഹിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതിങ്കൽ മനസ്താപമുള്ളവരോ അതിനെക്കുറിച്ചു എനിക്കു അറിവു തരുന്നവരോ നിങ്ങളിൽ ആരും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ലല്ലോ.
9 ౯ అప్పుడు ఎదోమీయుడు దోయేగు సౌలు సేవకుల దగ్గర నిలబడి “యెష్షయి కొడుకు పారిపోయి నోబులో ఉంటున్న అహీటూబు కొడుకు అహీమెలెకు దగ్గరికి వచ్చినప్పుడు నేను చూశాను.
അപ്പോൾ ശൗലിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെ കൂട്ടത്തിൽ നിന്നിരുന്ന എദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ്: നോബിൽ അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലക്കിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകൻ വന്നതു ഞാൻ കണ്ടു.
10 ౧౦ అహీమెలెకు అతని తరపున యెహోవా దగ్గర విచారణ చేసి, ఆహారం, ఫిలిష్తీయుడైన గొల్యాతు ఖడ్గం అతనికి ఇచ్చాడు” అని చెప్పాడు.
അവൻ അവന്നുവേണ്ടി യഹോവയോടു അരുളപ്പാടു ചോദിച്ചു, അവന്നു ഭക്ഷണസാധനവും ഫെലിസ്ത്യനായ ഗൊല്യാത്തിന്റെ വാളും കൊടുത്തു എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
11 ౧౧ రాజు, యాజకుడూ అహీటూబు కొడుకు అయిన అహీమెలెకును, నోబులో ఉన్న అతని తండ్రి యింటివారైన యాజకులనందరినీ పిలిపించాడు. వారు రాజు దగ్గరికి వచ్చినప్పుడు,
ഉടനെ രാജാവു അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലെക്ക്പുരോഹിതനെയും അവന്റെ പിതൃഭവനക്കാരായ നോബിലെ സകലപുരോഹിതന്മാരെയും വിളിപ്പിച്ചു; അവർ എല്ലാവരും രാജാവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നു.
അപ്പോൾ ശൗൽ: അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനേ, കേൾക്ക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. തിരുമേനീ, അടിയൻ എന്നു അവൻ ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
13 ౧౩ సౌలు “నువ్వు, యెష్షయి కొడుకు నాకు వ్యతిరేకంగా కుట్ర పన్నుతున్నారేంటి? నీవు అతనికి భోజనం, కత్తి ఇచ్చి అతనికి సహాయ పడమని దేవుని దగ్గర విన్నపం చేసావు. నేడు జరుగుతూ ఉన్నట్టు అతడు నానుండి దాక్కుని, రేపు నాపై తిరగబడతాడు గదా?” అన్నాడు.
ശൗൽ അവനോടു: യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകൻ ഇന്നു എനിക്കായി പതിയിരിപ്പാൻ തുനിയത്തക്കവണ്ണം അവന്നു അപ്പവും വാളും കൊടുക്കയും അവന്നു വേണ്ടി ദൈവത്തോടു ചോദിക്കയും ചെയ്തതിനാൽ നീയും അവനും എനിക്കു വിരോധമായി കൂട്ടുകെട്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയതു എന്തു എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു.
14 ౧౪ అహీమెలెకు “రాజా, నీకు దావీదు కంటే నమ్మకమైనవాడు నీ సేవకులందరిలో ఎవరు ఉన్నారు? పైగా అతడు నీ అల్లుడు. రాజు సైన్యపు బాధ్యతలు నేరవేరుస్తూ నీ నగరంలో పేరుగాంచిన దావీదు వంటి గౌరవనీయుడు ఎవరున్నారు?
അഹീമേലെക്ക് രാജാവിനോടു: തിരുമനസ്സിലെ സകലഭൃത്യന്മാരിലും വെച്ചു ദാവീദിനോളം വിശ്വസ്തൻ ആരുള്ളു? അവൻ രാജാവിന്റെ മരുമകനും അവിടത്തെ ആലോചനയിൽ ചേരുന്നവനും രാജധാനിയിൽ മാന്യനും ആകുന്നുവല്ലോ.
15 ౧౫ ఈ సంగతి గూర్చి కొంచెం కూడా నాకు తెలియదు. అతని తరపున నేను దేవుని దగ్గర విచారణ చేయడం ఇప్పుడే మొదలుపెట్టానా? రాజు అలా భావించకూడదు. రాజు తమ దాసుడనైన నా మీదా నా తండ్రి ఇంటి వారందరిమీదా ఈ నేరం మోపకూడదు” అని రాజుకు జవాబిచ్చాడు.
അവന്നു വേണ്ടി ദൈവത്തോടു ചോദിപ്പാൻ ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോഴോ തുടങ്ങിയതു? അങ്ങനെയല്ല. രാജാവു അടിയന്റെമേലും അടിയന്റെ പിതൃഭവനത്തിന്മേലും കുറ്റം ഒന്നും ചുമത്തരുതേ; അടിയൻ ഇതിലെങ്ങും യാതൊന്നും അറിഞ്ഞവനല്ല എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
അപ്പോൾ രാജാവു: അഹീമേലെക്കേ, നീ മരിക്കേണം; നീയും നിന്റെ പിതൃഭവനമൊക്കെയും തന്നെ എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
17 ౧౭ “వీరు దావీదుతో చేతులు కలిపారు. అతడు పారిపోయిన సంగతి తెలిసినప్పటికీ నాకు చెప్ప లేదు. కాబట్టి యెహోవా యాజకులైన వీరిని వధించండి” అని తన చుట్టూ నిలబడి ఉన్న సైనికులను ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు. సైనికులు యెహోవా యాజకులను చంపడానికి వెనకడుగు వేశారు.
പിന്നെ രാജാവു അരികെ നില്ക്കുന്ന അകമ്പടികളോടു: ചെന്നു യഹോവയുടെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുവിൻ; അവരും ദാവീദിനോടു ചേർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; അവൻ ഓടിപ്പോയതു അവർ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും എന്നെ അറിയിച്ചില്ലല്ലോ എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. എന്നാൽ യഹോവയുടെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുവാൻ കൈ നീട്ടുന്നതിന്നു രാജാവിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ തുനിഞ്ഞില്ല.
18 ౧౮ రాజు దోయేగును చూసి “నువ్వు ఈ యాజకుల మీద పడి చంపు” అని చెప్పాడు. అప్పుడు ఎదోమీయుడైన దోయేగు, యాజకుల పై దాడిచేసి ఏఫోదు ధరించుకుని ఉన్న 85 మందిని చంపాడు.
അപ്പോൾ രാജാവു ദോവേഗിനോടു: നീ ചെന്നു പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. എദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ് ചെന്നു പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ വെട്ടി പഞ്ഞിനൂൽകൊണ്ടുള്ള ഏഫോദ് ധരിച്ച എണ്പത്തഞ്ചുപേരെ അന്നു കൊന്നുകളഞ്ഞു.
19 ౧౯ ఇంకా యాజకుల పట్టణమైన నోబులొ కాపురం ఉంటున్నవారిని కత్తితో చంపేశాడు. మగవాళ్ళను, ఆడవాళ్ళను, చిన్నపిల్లలను, పసిపిల్లలను, ఎద్దులను, గాడిదలను, అన్నిటినీ కత్తితో చంపేశాడు.
പുരോഹിതനഗരമായ നോബിന്റെ പുരുഷന്മാർ, സ്ത്രീകൾ, ബാലന്മാർ, ശിശുക്കൾ, കാള, കഴുത, ആടു എന്നിങ്ങനെ ആസകലം വാളിന്റെ വായ്ത്തലയാൽ അവൻ സംഹരിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു.
20 ౨౦ అయితే అహీటూబు కొడుకైన అహీమెలెకు కొడుకుల్లో ఒకడైన అబ్యాతారు తప్పించుకుని పారిపోయి దావీదు దగ్గరికి వచ్చి,
എന്നാൽ അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലെക്കിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരിൽ അബ്യാഥാർ എന്നൊരുത്തൻ തെറ്റിയൊഴിഞ്ഞു ദാവീദിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഓടിപ്പോയി.
ശൗൽ യഹോവയുടെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊന്ന വിവരം അബ്യാഥാർ ദാവീദിനെ അറിയിച്ചു.
22 ౨౨ దావీదు “ఆ రోజు ఎదోమీయుడైన దోయేగు అక్కడే ఉండడంవల్ల వాడు సౌలుకు కచ్చితంగా ఈ సంగతి చెబుతాడని నేననుకొన్నాను. నీ తండ్రి యింటివారందరి మరణానికి నేనే కారకుడనయ్యాను.
ദാവീദ് അബ്യാഥാരിനോടു: എദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ് അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതുകൊണ്ടു അവൻ ശൗലിനോടു അറിയിക്കും എന്നു ഞാൻ അന്നു തന്നേ നിശ്ചയിച്ചു.
23 ౨౩ నువ్వు భయం లేకుండా నా దగ్గరే ఉండు. నా దగ్గర నువ్వు క్షేమంగా ఉంటావు. నన్నూ నిన్నూ చంపాలని చూసేవాడు ఒక్కడే” అని అబ్యాతారుతో చెప్పాడు.
നിന്റെ പിതൃഭവനത്തിന്നൊക്കെയും ഞാൻ മരണത്തിന്നു കാരണമായല്ലോ. എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ പാർക്ക; ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടാ; എനിക്കു ജീവഹാനി വരുത്തുവാൻ നോക്കുന്നവൻ നിനക്കും ജീവഹാനി വരുത്തുവാൻ നോക്കുന്നു; എങ്കിലും എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ നിനക്കു നിർഭയവാസം ഉണ്ടാകും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
