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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 cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, `Wherefore [art] thou thyself alone, and no man 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 saith to Ahimelech the priest, `The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place; |
| [3]Now therefore if thou hast ought under thine hand, give me five cakes of bread, or what cometh to hand. |
[3]and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.' |
| [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 answereth David, and saith, `There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.' |
| [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 answereth the priest, and saith to him, `Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.' |
| [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]And the priest giveth to him the holy thing, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence which is turned aside from the presence of Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of its being taken away. |
| [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 [is] a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath. |
| [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 saith to Ahimelech, `And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter 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 saith, `The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapt in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this [place].' And David saith, `There is none like it -- give it to 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 David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath; |
| [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 Achish say unto him, `Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, `Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?' |
| [12]And David considered these words, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
[12]And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath, |
| [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 changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto 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 Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto 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]A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?' |