1 Então Davi se retirou dali, e escapou para a caverna de Adulão; e ouviram-no seus irmãos e toda a casa de seu pai, e desceram ali para ter com ele.

2 E ajuntou-se a ele todo o homem que se achava em aperto, e todo o homem endividado, e todo o homem de espírito desgostoso, e ele se fez capitão deles; e eram com ele uns quatrocentos homens.

3 E foi Davi dali a Mizpá dos moabitas, e disse ao rei dos moabitas: Deixa estar meu pai e minha mãe convosco, até que saiba o que Deus há de fazer de mim.

4 E trouxe-os perante o rei dos moabitas, e ficaram com ele todos os dias que Davi esteve no lugar forte.

5 Porém o profeta Gade disse a Davi: Não fiques naquele lugar forte; vai, e entra na terra de Judá. Então Davi saiu, e foi para o bosque de Herete.

6 E ouviu Saul que já se sabia de Davi e dos homens que estavam com ele; e estava Saul em Gibeá, debaixo de um arvoredo, em Ramá, e tinha na mão a sua lança, e todos os seus criados estavam com ele.

7 Então disse Saul a todos os seus criados que estavam com ele: Ouvi, peço-vos, filhos de Benjamim, dar-vos-á também o filho de Jessé, a todos vós, terras e vinhas, e far-vos-á a todos capitães de milhares e capitães de centenas,

8 Para que todos vós tenhais conspirado contra mim, e ninguém há que me dê aviso de que meu filho tem feito aliança com o filho de Jessé, e nenhum dentre vós há que se doa de mim, e mo participe, pois meu filho tem contra mim sublevado a meu servo, para me armar ciladas, como se vê neste dia?

9 Então respondeu Doegue, o edomeu, que também estava com os criados de Saul, e disse: Vi o filho de Jessé chegar a Nobe, a Aimeleque, filho de Aitube,

10 O qual consultou por ele ao Senhor, e lhe deu mantimento, e lhe deu também a espada de Golias, o filisteu.

11 Então o rei mandou chamar a Aimeleque, sacerdote, filho de Aitube, e a toda a casa de seu pai, os sacerdotes que estavam em Nobe; e todos eles vieram ao rei.

12 E disse Saul: Ouve, peço-te, filho de Aitube. E ele disse: Eis-me aqui, senhor meu.

13 Então lhe disse Saul: Por que conspirastes contra mim, tu e o filho de Jessé? Pois deste-lhe pão e espada, e consultaste por ele a Deus, para que se levantasse contra mim a armar-me ciladas, como se vê neste dia?

14 E respondeu Aimeleque ao rei e disse: E quem, entre todos os teus criados, há tão fiel como Davi, o genro do rei, pronto na sua obediência, e honrado na tua casa?

15 Comecei, porventura, hoje a consultar por ele a Deus? Longe de mim tal! Não impute o rei coisa nenhuma a seu servo, nem a toda a casa de meu pai, pois o teu servo não soube nada de tudo isso, nem muito nem pouco.

16 Porém o rei disse: Aimeleque, morrerás certamente, tu e toda a casa de teu pai,

17 E disse o rei aos da sua guarda que estavam com ele: Virai-vos, e matai os sacerdotes do Senhor, porque também a sua mão é com Davi, e porque souberam que fugiu e não mo fizeram saber. Porém os criados do rei não quiseram estender as suas mãos para arremeter contra os sacerdotes do Senhor.

18 Então disse o rei a Doegue: Vira-te, e arremete contra os sacerdotes. Então se virou Doegue, o edomeu, e arremeteu contra os sacerdotes, e matou naquele dia oitenta e cinco homens que vestiam éfode de linho.

19 Também a Nobe, cidade destes sacerdotes, passou a fio de espada, desde o homem até à mulher, desde os meninos até aos de peito, e até os bois, jumentos e ovelhas passou a fio de espada.

20 Porém escapou um dos filhos de Aimeleque, filho de Aitube, cujo nome era Abiatar, o qual fugiu para Davi.

21 E Abiatar anunciou a Davi que Saul tinha matado os sacerdotes do Senhor.

22 Então Davi disse a Abiatar: Bem sabia eu naquele dia que, estando ali Doegue, o edomeu, não deixaria de o denunciar a Saul; eu dei ocasião contra todas as almas da casa de teu pai.

23 Fica comigo, não temas, porque quem procurar a minha morte também procurará a tua, pois estarás salvo comigo.

1 So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

2 And everyone who was in trouble, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, came together to him, and he became captain over them: about four hundred men were joined to him.

3 And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

4 And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.

5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the woodland of Hereth.

6 And news was given to Saul that David had been seen, and the men who were with him: now Saul was in Gibeah, seated under the tree in the high place, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were in their places before him.

7 Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;

8 That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?

9 Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.

10 And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

11 Then the king sent for Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and for all the men of his father's family who were priests in Nob: and they all came to the king.

12 And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

13 And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

14 Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

15 Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

16 And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

17 Then the king said to the runners who were waiting near him, Put the priests of the Lord to death; because they are on David's side, and having knowledge of his flight, did not give me word of it. But the king's servants would not put out their hands to make an attack on the Lord's priests.

18 Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.

19 And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.

20 And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

21 And gave him the news of how Saul had put to death the Lord's priests.

22 And David said to Abiathar, I was certain that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would take the news to Saul: I am responsible for the lives of all your father's family.

23 Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.