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| [1]Then came David to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? |
[1]And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee? |
| [2]And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a certain thing, and hath said unto me, Let no man know where about I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such places. |
[2]And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, an concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni. |
| [3]Now therefore if thou hast ought under thine hand, give me five cakes of bread, or what cometh to hand. |
[3]And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready. |
| [4]And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but here is hallowed bread, if the young men have kept themselves, at least from women. |
[4]And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them. |
| [5]David then answered the priest, and said unto him, Certainly women have been separate from us these two or three days since I came out: and the vessels of the young men were holy, though the way were profane, and how much more then shall every one be sanctified this day in the vessel? |
[5]And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons. |
| [6]So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there, save the show bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread there, the day that it was taken away. |
[6]So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them. |
| [7](And there was the same day one of the servants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Saul's herdmen) |
[7]And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul. |
| [8]And David said unto Ahimelech, Is there not here under thine hand a spear or a sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor mine harness with me, because the king's business required haste. |
[8]And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent. |
| [9]And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other save that here: And David said, There is none to that, give it me. |
[9]And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me. |
| [10]And David arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. |
[10]And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth. |
| [11]And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing unto him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousand, and David his ten thousand? |
[11]And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands? |
| [12]And David considered these words, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
[12]And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth. |
| [13]And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. |
[13]And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard. |
| [14]Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is beside himself, wherefore have ye brought him to me? |
[14]And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me? |
| [15]Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? Shall he come into mine house? |
[15]Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house. |