1 Ajuntaram os filisteus as suas tropas para a guerra, e congregaram-se em Socó, que está em Judá, e acamparam-se entre Socó e Azeca, em Efes-Damim. 2 Porém Saul e os homens de Israel se ajuntaram, e acamparam no vale de Elá, e ali ordenaram a batalha contra os filisteus. 3 Estavam estes num monte do lado dalém, e os israelitas, no outro monte do lado daquém; e, entre eles, o vale.

4 Então, saiu do arraial dos filisteus um homem guerreiro, cujo nome era Golias, de Gate, da altura de seis côvados e um palmo. 5 Trazia na cabeça um capacete de bronze e vestia uma couraça de escamas cujo peso era de cinco mil siclos de bronze. 6 Trazia caneleiras de bronze nas pernas e um dardo de bronze entre os ombros. 7 A haste da sua lança era como o eixo do tecelão, e a ponta da sua lança, de seiscentos siclos de ferro; e diante dele ia o escudeiro. 8 Parou, clamou às tropas de Israel e disse-lhes: Para que saís, formando-vos em linha de batalha? Não sou eu filisteu, e vós, servos de Saul? Escolhei dentre vós um homem que desça contra mim. 9 Se ele puder pelejar comigo e me ferir, seremos vossos servos; porém, se eu o vencer e o ferir, então, sereis nossos servos e nos servireis. 10 Disse mais o filisteu: Hoje, afronto as tropas de Israel. Dai-me um homem, para que ambos pelejemos. 11 Ouvindo Saul e todo o Israel estas palavras do filisteu, espantaram-se e temeram muito.

12 Davi era filho daquele efrateu de Belém de Judá cujo nome era Jessé, que tinha oito filhos; nos dias de Saul, era já velho e adiantado em anos entre os homens. 13 Apresentaram-se os três filhos mais velhos de Jessé a Saul e o seguiram à guerra; chamavam-se: Eliabe, o primogênito, o segundo, Abinadabe, e o terceiro, Samá. 14 Davi era o mais moço; só os três maiores seguiram Saul. 15 Davi, porém, ia a Saul e voltava, para apascentar as ovelhas de seu pai, em Belém. 16 Chegava-se, pois, o filisteu pela manhã e à tarde; e apresentou-se por quarenta dias.

17 Disse Jessé a Davi, seu filho: Leva, peço-te, para teus irmãos um efa deste trigo tostado e estes dez pães e corre a levá-los ao acampamento, a teus irmãos. 18 Porém estes dez queijos, leva-os ao comandante de mil; e visitarás teus irmãos, a ver se vão bem; e trarás uma prova de como passam. 19 Saul, e eles, e todos os homens de Israel estão no vale de Elá, pelejando com os filisteus.

20 Davi, pois, no dia seguinte, se levantou de madrugada, deixou as ovelhas com um guarda, carregou-se e partiu, como Jessé lhe ordenara; e chegou ao acampamento quando já as tropas saíam para formar-se em ordem de batalha e, a gritos, chamavam à peleja. 21 Os israelitas e filisteus se puseram em ordem, fileira contra fileira. 22 Davi, deixando o que trouxera aos cuidados do guarda da bagagem, correu à batalha; e, chegando, perguntou a seus irmãos se estavam bem. 23 Estando Davi ainda a falar com eles, eis que vinha subindo do exército dos filisteus o duelista, cujo nome era Golias, o filisteu de Gate; e falou as mesmas coisas que antes falara, e Davi o ouviu.

24 Todos os israelitas, vendo aquele homem, fugiam de diante dele, e temiam grandemente, 25 e diziam uns aos outros: Vistes aquele homem que subiu? Pois subiu para afrontar a Israel. A quem o matar, o rei o cumulará de grandes riquezas, e lhe dará por mulher a filha, e à casa de seu pai isentará de impostos em Israel. 26 Então, falou Davi aos homens que estavam consigo, dizendo: Que farão àquele homem que ferir a este filisteu e tirar a afronta de sobre Israel? Quem é, pois, esse incircunciso filisteu, para afrontar os exércitos do Deus vivo? 27 E o povo lhe repetiu as mesmas palavras, dizendo: Assim farão ao homem que o ferir.

28 Ouvindo-o Eliabe, seu irmão mais velho, falar àqueles homens, acendeu-se-lhe a ira contra Davi, e disse: Por que desceste aqui? E a quem deixaste aquelas poucas ovelhas no deserto? Bem conheço a tua presunção e a tua maldade; desceste apenas para ver a peleja. 29 Respondeu Davi: Que fiz eu agora? Fiz somente uma pergunta. 30 Desviou-se dele para outro e falou a mesma coisa; e o povo lhe tornou a responder como dantes.

31 Ouvidas as palavras que Davi falara, anunciaram-nas a Saul, que mandou chamá-lo. 32 Davi disse a Saul: Não desfaleça o coração de ninguém por causa dele; teu servo irá e pelejará contra o filisteu. 33 Porém Saul disse a Davi: Contra o filisteu não poderás ir para pelejar com ele; pois tu és ainda moço, e ele, guerreiro desde a sua mocidade. 34 Respondeu Davi a Saul: Teu servo apascentava as ovelhas de seu pai; quando veio um leão ou um urso e tomou um cordeiro do rebanho, 35 eu saí após ele, e o feri, e livrei o cordeiro da sua boca; levantando-se ele contra mim, agarrei-o pela barba, e o feri, e o matei. 36 O teu servo matou tanto o leão como o urso; este incircunciso filisteu será como um deles, porquanto afrontou os exércitos do Deus vivo. 37 Disse mais Davi: O Senhor me livrou das garras do leão e das do urso; ele me livrará das mãos deste filisteu. Então, disse Saul a Davi: Vai-te, e o Senhor seja contigo. 38 Saul vestiu a Davi da sua armadura, e lhe pôs sobre a cabeça um capacete de bronze, e o vestiu de uma couraça. 39 Davi cingiu a espada sobre a armadura e experimentou andar, pois jamais a havia usado; então, disse Davi a Saul: Não posso andar com isto, pois nunca o usei. E Davi tirou aquilo de sobre si. 40 Tomou o seu cajado na mão, e escolheu para si cinco pedras lisas do ribeiro, e as pôs no alforje de pastor, que trazia, a saber, no surrão; e, lançando mão da sua funda, foi-se chegando ao filisteu.

41 O filisteu também se vinha chegando a Davi; e o seu escudeiro ia adiante dele. 42 Olhando o filisteu e vendo a Davi, o desprezou, porquanto era moço ruivo e de boa aparência. 43 Disse o filisteu a Davi: Sou eu algum cão, para vires a mim com paus? E, pelos seus deuses, amaldiçoou o filisteu a Davi. 44 Disse mais o filisteu a Davi: Vem a mim, e darei a tua carne às aves do céu e às bestas-feras do campo. 45 Davi, porém, disse ao filisteu: Tu vens contra mim com espada, e com lança, e com escudo; eu, porém, vou contra ti em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus dos exércitos de Israel, a quem tens afrontado. 46 Hoje mesmo, o Senhor te entregará nas minhas mãos; ferir-te-ei, tirar-te-ei a cabeça e os cadáveres do arraial dos filisteus darei, hoje mesmo, às aves dos céus e às bestas-feras da terra; e toda a terra saberá que há Deus em Israel. 47 Saberá toda esta multidão que o Senhor salva, não com espada, nem com lança; porque do Senhor é a guerra, e ele vos entregará nas nossas mãos.

48 Sucedeu que, dispondo-se o filisteu a encontrar-se com Davi, este se apressou e, deixando as suas fileiras, correu de encontro ao filisteu. 49 Davi meteu a mão no alforje, e tomou dali uma pedra, e com a funda lha atirou, e feriu o filisteu na testa; a pedra encravou-se-lhe na testa, e ele caiu com o rosto em terra. 50 Assim, prevaleceu Davi contra o filisteu, com uma funda e com uma pedra, e o feriu, e o matou; porém não havia espada na mão de Davi. 51 Pelo que correu Davi, e, lançando-se sobre o filisteu, tomou-lhe a espada, e desembainhou-a, e o matou, cortando-lhe com ela a cabeça. Vendo os filisteus que era morto o seu herói, fugiram. 52 Então, os homens de Israel e Judá se levantaram, e jubilaram, e perseguiram os filisteus, até Gate e até às portas de Ecrom. E caíram filisteus feridos pelo caminho, de Saaraim até Gate e até Ecrom. 53 Então, voltaram os filhos de Israel de perseguirem os filisteus e lhes despojaram os acampamentos. 54 Tomou Davi a cabeça do filisteu e a trouxe a Jerusalém; porém as armas dele pô-las Davi na sua tenda.

55 Quando Saul viu sair Davi a encontrar-se com o filisteu, disse a Abner, o comandante do exército: De quem é filho este jovem, Abner? Respondeu Abner: Tão certo como tu vives, ó rei, não o sei. 56 Disse o rei: Pergunta, pois, de quem é filho este jovem. 57 Voltando Davi de haver ferido o filisteu, Abner o tomou e o levou à presença de Saul, trazendo ele na mão a cabeça do filisteu. 58 Então, Saul lhe perguntou: De quem és filho, jovem? Respondeu Davi: Filho de teu servo Jessé, belemita.

1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and there was a valley between them.

4 And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

7 And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield- bearer went before him.

8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

9 If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.'

10 And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'

11 And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.--

15 Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.--

16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

17 And Jesse said unto David his son: 'Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren.

18 And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge;

19 now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, are in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.'

20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the barricade, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

21 And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

22 And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.

23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard them.

24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

25 And the men of Israel said: 'Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to taunt Israel is he come up; and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.'

26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: 'What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the taunt from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?'

27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying: 'So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.'

28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said: 'Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.'

29 And David said: 'What have I now done? Was it not but a word?'

30 And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him after the former manner.

31 And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he was taken to him.

32 And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

33 And Saul said to David: 'Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.'

34 And David said unto Saul: 'Thy servant kept his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

35 I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

36 Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath taunted the armies of the living God.'

37 And David said: 'The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said unto David: 'Go, and the LORD shall be with thee.'

38 And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

39 And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he essayed to go ,but could not ; for he had not tried it. And David said unto Saul: 'I cannot go with these; for I have not tried them.' And David put them off him.

40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

41 And the Philistine came nearer and nearer unto David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

43 And the Philistine said unto David: 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?' And the Philistine cursed David by his god.

44 And the Philistine said to David: 'Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.'

45 Then said David to the Philistine: 'Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast taunted.

46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel;

47 and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S, and He will give you into our hand.'

48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

51 And David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their mighty man was dead, they fled.

52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.

54 And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host: 'Abner, whose son is this youth?' And Abner said: 'As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.'

56 And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'

57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

58 And Saul said to him: 'Whose son art thou, thou young man?' And David answered: 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'