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1 ౧ దావీదు అక్కడనుండి తప్పించుకుని బయలుదేరి అదుల్లాము గుహలోకి వెళితే, అతని సోదరులు, అతని తండ్రి ఇంటివాళ్ళంతా ఆ సంగతి విని అతని దగ్గరికి వచ్చారు.
൧അങ്ങനെ ദാവീദ് അവിടെനിന്ന് അദുല്ലാംഗുഹയിലേക്ക് ഓടിപ്പോയി; അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരും അവന്റെ പിതൃഭവനമൊക്കെയും അതുകേട്ട് 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.
൨പീഡിതർ, കടമുള്ളവർ, സന്തുഷ്ടിയില്ലാത്തവർ എന്നിവർ ഒക്കെയും അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നുകൂടി; അവൻ അവർക്ക് നായകനായി; 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,
൩അതിനുശേഷം ദാവീദ് അവിടെനിന്ന് മോവാബിലെ മിസ്പയിൽ ചെന്നു. മോവാബ്‌ രാജാവിനോട്: “ദൈവം എനിക്ക് വേണ്ടി എന്ത് ചെയ്യും എന്നറിയുന്നത് വരെ എന്റെ അപ്പനും അമ്മയും നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നു താമസിക്കുവാൻ അനുവദിക്കണം” എന്ന് അപേക്ഷിച്ചു.
൪അവൻ അവരെ മോവാബ്‌രാജാവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ കൊണ്ടുചെന്നു; ദാവീദ് ഗുഹയിൽ 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.
൫എന്നാൽ ഗാദ്പ്രവാചകൻ ദാവീദിനോട്: “ഗുഹയിൽ താമസിക്കാതെ യെഹൂദാദേശത്തേക്ക് പൊയ്ക്കൊൾക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അപ്പോൾ ദാവീദ് ഹേരെത്ത് കാട്ടിലേക്ക് പോയി.
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.
൬ദാവീദിനെയും കൂടെയുള്ളവരെയും കണ്ടെത്തി എന്ന് ശൌല്‍ കേട്ടു. അന്ന് ശൌല്‍ കയ്യിൽ കുന്തവുമായി ഗിബെയയിലെ കുന്നിന്മേലുള്ള പിചുലവൃക്ഷത്തിൻ ചുവട്ടിൽ ഇരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു; 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?
൭ശൌല്‍ തന്റെ ചുറ്റും നില്ക്കുന്ന ഭൃത്യന്മാരോട് പറഞ്ഞത്: ബെന്യാമീന്യരേ, കേട്ടുകൊള്ളുവിൻ; യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകൻ നിങ്ങൾക്കെല്ലാവർക്കും നിലങ്ങളും മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടങ്ങളും തന്ന് 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.
൮നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും എനിക്കെതിരെ കൂട്ടുകെട്ട് ഉണ്ടാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ മകൻ യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകനോട് ഉടമ്പടി ചെയ്തത് എന്നെ ആരും അറിയിച്ചില്ല. എന്റെ മകൻ എന്റെ ദാസനെ ഇന്ന് എനിക്കെതിരായി തിരിക്കുകയും പതിയിരിക്കുവാൻ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തത് നിങ്ങളിൽ ആരും എന്നെ അറിയിച്ചില്ല. അതിൽ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഒരു മനസ്താപവുമില്ല.
9 ౯ అప్పుడు ఎదోమీయుడు దోయేగు సౌలు సేవకుల దగ్గర నిలబడి “యెష్షయి కొడుకు పారిపోయి నోబులో ఉంటున్న అహీటూబు కొడుకు అహీమెలెకు దగ్గరికి వచ్చినప్పుడు నేను చూశాను.
൯അപ്പോൾ ശൌലിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെ കൂട്ടത്തിൽ നിന്നിരുന്ന ഏദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ്: “നോബിൽ അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലക്കിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകൻ വന്നത് ഞാൻ കണ്ടു.
10 ౧౦ అహీమెలెకు అతని తరపున యెహోవా దగ్గర విచారణ చేసి, ఆహారం, ఫిలిష్తీయుడైన గొల్యాతు ఖడ్గం అతనికి ఇచ్చాడు” అని చెప్పాడు.
൧൦അഹീമേലക്ക് അവന് വേണ്ടി യഹോവയോട് അരുളപ്പാട് ചോദിച്ചു. അവന് ഭക്ഷണസാധനവും ഫെലിസ്ത്യനായ ഗൊല്യാത്തിന്റെ വാളും കൊടുത്തു” എന്നുത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
11 ౧౧ రాజు, యాజకుడూ అహీటూబు కొడుకు అయిన అహీమెలెకును, నోబులో ఉన్న అతని తండ్రి యింటివారైన యాజకులనందరినీ పిలిపించాడు. వారు రాజు దగ్గరికి వచ్చినప్పుడు,
൧൧ഉടനെ രാജാവു അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലെക്ക് പുരോഹിതനെയും അവന്റെ പിതൃഭവനക്കാരായ നോബിലെ സകലപുരോഹിതന്മാരെയും വിളിപ്പിച്ചു; അവർ എല്ലാവരും രാജാവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നു.
൧൨അപ്പോൾ ശൌല്‍: “അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനേ, കേൾക്കുക” എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. “തിരുമേനീ, അടിയൻ” എന്ന് 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.
൧൩ശൌല്‍ അവനോട്: “യിശ്ശായിയുടെ മകന് നീ അപ്പവും വാളും കൊടുക്കുകയും, അവന് വേണ്ടി ദൈവത്തോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. ഇന്ന് അവൻ എനിക്കായി പതിയിരിക്കുവാൻ തക്കവണ്ണം നീയും അവനും എനിക്ക് വിരോധമായി കൂട്ടുകെട്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയത് എന്ത് 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?
൧൪അഹീമേലെക്ക് രാജാവിനോട്: “തിരുമനസ്സിലെ സകലഭൃത്യന്മാരിലുംവച്ചു ദാവീദിനോളം വിശ്വസ്തൻ വേറെ ആരുണ്ട്? അവൻ രാജാവിന്റെ മരുമകനും, അങ്ങയുടെ 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.
൧൫അവന് വേണ്ടി ഞാൻ ദൈവത്തോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്നത് ആദ്യമല്ല. രാജാവ് അടിയന്റെമേലും അടിയന്റെ പിതൃഭവനത്തിന്മേലും കുറ്റം ഒന്നും ചുമത്തരുതേ; അടിയൻ ഈകാര്യത്തെപറ്റി യാതൊന്നും അറിഞ്ഞിരുന്നില്ല” എന്നുത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
൧൬അപ്പോൾ രാജാവ്: “അഹീമേലെക്കേ, നീ നിശ്ചയമായി മരിക്കേണം; നീയും നിന്റെ പിതൃഭവനമൊക്കെയും മരിക്കണം” 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.
൧൭പിന്നെ രാജാവ് അരികെ നില്ക്കുന്ന അകമ്പടികളോട്: “യഹോവയുടെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുവിൻ; അവരും ദാവീദിനോട് ചേർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; ദാവീദ് ഓടിപ്പോയത് അവർ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും എന്നെ അറിയിച്ചില്ലല്ലോ” എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. എന്നാൽ യഹോവയുടെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുവാൻ കൈ നീട്ടുന്നതിന് 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.
൧൮അപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് ദോവേഗിനോട്: “നീ ചെന്ന് പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കൊല്ലുക” എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. ഏദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ് പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ വെട്ടി പഞ്ഞിനൂൽ കൊണ്ടുള്ള ഏഫോദ് ധരിച്ച എൺപത്തഞ്ചുപേരെ അന്ന് കൊന്നുകളഞ്ഞു.
19 ౧౯ ఇంకా యాజకుల పట్టణమైన నోబులొ కాపురం ఉంటున్నవారిని కత్తితో చంపేశాడు. మగవాళ్ళను, ఆడవాళ్ళను, చిన్నపిల్లలను, పసిపిల్లలను, ఎద్దులను, గాడిదలను, అన్నిటినీ కత్తితో చంపేశాడు.
൧൯പുരോഹിതനഗരമായ നോബിലെ പുരുഷന്മാർ, സ്ത്രീകൾ, ബാലന്മാർ, ശിശുക്കൾ, കാള, കഴുത, ആട് എന്നിങ്ങനെ സകലതിനെയും വാളിന്റെ വായ്ത്തലയാൽ അവൻ സംഹരിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു.
20 ౨౦ అయితే అహీటూబు కొడుకైన అహీమెలెకు కొడుకుల్లో ఒకడైన అబ్యాతారు తప్పించుకుని పారిపోయి దావీదు దగ్గరికి వచ్చి,
൨൦എന്നാൽ അഹീതൂബിന്റെ മകനായ അഹീമേലെക്കിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരിൽ അബ്യാഥാർ എന്നൊരുവൻ രക്ഷപ്പെട്ട് ദാവീദിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഓടിപ്പോയി.
൨൧ശൌല്‍ 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.
൨൨ദാവീദ് അബ്യാഥാരിനോട്: “ഏദോമ്യനായ ദോവേഗ് അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ ശൌലിനോട് അറിയിക്കും എന്ന് ഞാൻ അന്ന് തന്നേ നിശ്ചയിച്ചു.
23 ౨౩ నువ్వు భయం లేకుండా నా దగ్గరే ఉండు. నా దగ్గర నువ్వు క్షేమంగా ఉంటావు. నన్నూ నిన్నూ చంపాలని చూసేవాడు ఒక్కడే” అని అబ్యాతారుతో చెప్పాడు.
൨൩നിന്റെ പിതൃഭവനത്തിലുള്ള സകലരുടെയും മരണത്തിന് ഞാൻ കാരണമായല്ലോ. എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ താമസിക്കുക; ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടാ; എനിക്ക് ജീവഹാനി വരുത്തുവാൻ നോക്കുന്നവൻ നിനക്കും ജീവഹാനി വരുത്തുവാൻ നോക്കുന്നു; എങ്കിലും എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ നീ സുരക്ഷിതനായിരിക്കും” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
