1 E os filisteus ajuntaram os seus arraiais para a guerra, e congregaram-se em Socó, que está em Judá, e acamparam-se entre Socó e Azeca, no termo de Damim. 2 Porém Saul e os homens de Israel se ajuntaram, e acamparam no vale do Carvalho, e ordenaram a batalha contra os filisteus. 3 E os filisteus estavam num monte da banda dalém, e os israelitas estavam no outro monte da banda daquém; e o vale estava entre eles.

4 Então, saiu do arraial dos filisteus um homem guerreiro, cujo nome era Golias, de Gate, que tinha de altura seis côvados e um palmo. 5 Trazia na cabeça um capacete de bronze e vestia uma couraça de escamas; e era o peso da couraça de cinco mil siclos de bronze. 6 E trazia grevas de bronze por cima de seus pés e um escudo de bronze entre os seus ombros. 7 E a haste da sua lança era como eixo de tecelão, e o ferro da sua lança, de seiscentos siclos de ferro; e diante dele ia o escudeiro. 8 E parou, e clamou às companhias de Israel, e disse-lhes: Para que saireis a ordenar a batalha? Não sou eu filisteu, e vós, servos de Saul? Escolhei dentre vós um homem que desça a 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, desafio as companhias de Israel, dizendo: Dai-me um homem, para que ambos pelejemos. 11 Ouvindo, então, Saul e todo o Israel essas palavras do filisteu, espantaram-se e temeram muito.

12 E Davi era filho de um homem, efrateu, de Belém de Judá, cujo nome era Jessé, que tinha oito filhos; e, nos dias de Saul, era este homem já velho e adiantado na idade entre os homens. 13 Foram-se os três filhos mais velhos de Jessé e seguiram a Saul à guerra; e eram os nomes de seus três filhos, que foram à guerra, Eliabe, o primogênito, e o segundo, Abinadabe, e o terceiro, Samá. 14 E Davi era o menor; e os três maiores seguiram a Saul. 15 Davi, porém, ia e voltava de Saul, 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 E disse Jessé a Davi, seu filho: Toma, peço-te, para teus irmãos um efa deste grão tostado e estes dez pães e corre a levá-los ao arraial, a teus irmãos. 18 Porém estes dez queijos de leite leva ao chefe de mil; e visitarás teus irmãos, a ver se lhes vai bem; e tomarás o seu penhor. 19 E estavam Saul, e eles, e todos os homens de Israel no vale do Carvalho, pelejando com os filisteus.

20 Davi, então, se levantou pela manhã, bem cedo, e deixou as ovelhas a um guarda, e carregou-se, e partiu, como Jessé lhe ordenara; e chegou ao lugar dos carros, quando já o arraial saía em ordem de batalha, e, a gritos, chamavam à peleja. 21 E os israelitas e filisteus se puseram em ordem, fileira contra fileira. 22 E Davi deixou a carga que trouxera na mão do guarda da bagagem e correu à batalha; e, chegando, perguntou a seus irmãos se estavam bem.

23 E, estando ele ainda falando com eles, eis que vinha subindo do exército dos filisteus o homem guerreiro, cujo nome era Golias, o filisteu de Gate, e falou conforme aquelas palavras, e Davi as ouviu.

24 Porém todos os homens de Israel, vendo aquele homem, fugiam de diante dele, e temiam grandemente, 25 e diziam os homens de Israel: Vistes aquele homem que subiu? Pois subiu para afrontar a Israel. Há de ser, pois, que ao homem que o ferir o rei o enriquecerá de grandes riquezas, e lhe dará a sua filha, e fará isenta de impostos a casa de seu pai em Israel. 26 Então, falou Davi aos homens que estavam com ele, dizendo: Que farão àquele homem que ferir a este filisteu e tirar a afronta de sobre Israel? Quem é, pois, este incircunciso filisteu, para afrontar os exércitos do Deus vivo? 27 E o povo lhe tornou a falar conforme aquela palavra, dizendo: Assim farão ao homem que o ferir.

28 E, ouvindo Eliabe, seu irmão mais velho, falar àqueles homens, acendeu-se a ira de Eliabe contra Davi, e disse: Por que desceste aqui? E a quem deixaste aquelas poucas ovelhas no deserto? Bem conheço a tua presunção e a maldade do teu coração, que desceste para ver a peleja. 29 Então, disse Davi: Que fiz eu agora? Porventura, não há razão para isso? 30 E desviou-se dele para outro e falou conforme aquela palavra; e o povo lhe tornou a responder conforme as primeiras palavras.

31 E, ouvidas as palavras que Davi havia falado, as anunciaram a Saul, e mandou em busca dele.

32 E Davi disse a Saul: Não desfaleça o coração de ninguém por causa dele; teu servo irá e pelejará contra este filisteu. 33 Porém Saul disse a Davi: Contra este filisteu não poderás ir para pelejar com ele; pois tu ainda és moço, e ele, homem de guerra desde a sua mocidade. 34 Então, disse Davi a Saul: Teu servo apascentava as ovelhas de seu pai; e vinha um leão ou um urso e tomava uma ovelha do rebanho, 35 e eu saía após ele, e o feria, e a livrava da sua boca; e, levantando-se ele contra mim, lançava-lhe mão da barba, e o feria, e o matava. 36 Assim, feria o teu servo o leão como o urso; assim será este incircunciso filisteu como um deles; porquanto afrontou os exércitos do Deus vivo. 37 Disse mais Davi: O Senhor me livrou da mão do leão e da do urso; ele me livrará da mão deste filisteu. Então, disse Saul a Davi: Vai-te embora, e o Senhor seja contigo. 38 E Saul vestiu a Davi das suas vestes, e pôs-lhe sobre a cabeça um capacete de bronze, e o vestiu de uma couraça. 39 E Davi cingiu a espada sobre as suas vestes e começou a andar; porém nunca o havia experimentado; então, disse Davi a Saul: Não posso andar com isto, pois nunca o experimentei. E Davi tirou aquilo de sobre si. 40 E tomou o seu cajado na mão, e escolheu para si cinco seixos do ribeiro, e pô-los no alforje de pastor, que trazia, a saber, no surrão; e lançou mão da sua funda e foi-se chegando ao filisteu.

41 O filisteu também veio e se vinha chegando a Davi; e o que lhe levava o escudo ia diante dele. 42 E, olhando o filisteu e vendo a Davi, o desprezou, porquanto era jovem ruivo e de gentil aspecto. 43 Disse, pois, o filisteu a Davi: Sou eu algum cão, para tu vires a mim com paus? E o filisteu amaldiçoou a Davi, pelos seus deuses. 44 Disse mais o filisteu a Davi: Vem a mim, e darei a tua carne às aves do céu e às bestas do campo. 45 Davi, porém, disse ao filisteu: Tu vens a mim com espada, e com lança, e com escudo; porém eu vou a ti em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus dos exércitos de Israel, a quem tens afrontado. 46 Hoje mesmo o Senhor te entregará na minha mão; e ferir-te-ei, e te tirarei a cabeça, e os corpos do arraial dos filisteus darei hoje mesmo às aves do céu e às bestas da terra; e toda a terra saberá que há Deus em Israel. 47 E saberá toda esta congregação que o Senhor salva, não com espada, nem com lança; porque do Senhor é a guerra, e ele vos entregará na nossa mão.

48 E sucedeu que, levantando-se o filisteu e indo encontrar-se com Davi, apressou-se Davi e correu ao combate, a encontrar-se com o filisteu. 49 E Davi meteu a mão no alforje, e tomou dali uma pedra, e com a funda lha atirou, e feriu o filisteu na testa; e a pedra se lhe cravou na testa, e caiu sobre o seu rosto em terra. 50 Assim, Davi prevaleceu contra o filisteu, com uma funda e com uma pedra, e feriu o filisteu, e o matou sem que Davi tivesse uma espada na mão. 51 Pelo que correu Davi, e pôs-se em pé sobre o filisteu, e tomou a sua espada, e tirou-a da bainha; e o matou e lhe cortou com ela a cabeça; vendo, então, os filisteus que o seu campeão era morto, fugiram. 52 Então, os homens de Israel e Judá se levantaram, e jubilaram, e seguiram os filisteus, até chegar ao vale e até às portas de Ecrom; e caíram os feridos dos filisteus pelo caminho, de Saaraim até Gate e até Ecrom. 53 Então, voltaram os filhos de Israel de perseguirem os filisteus e despojaram os seus arraiais. 54 E Davi tomou a cabeça do filisteu e a trouxe a Jerusalém; porém pôs as armas dele na sua tenda.

55 Vendo, porém, Saul sair Davi a encontrar-se com o filisteu, disse a Abner, o chefe do exército: De quem é filho este jovem, Abner? E disse Abner: Vive a tua alma, ó rei, que o não sei. 56 Disse, então, o rei: Pergunta, pois, de quem é filho este jovem. 57 Voltando, pois, Davi de ferir o filisteu, Abner o tomou consigo e o trouxe à presença de Saul, trazendo ele na mão a cabeça do filisteu. 58 E disse-lhe Saul: De quem és filho, jovem? E disse Davi: Filho de teu servo Jessé, belemita.

1 Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda, and camped between Socho and Azeca in the borders of Dommim.2 And Saul and the children of Israel being gathered together came to the valley of Terebinth, and they set the army in array to fight against the Philistines.3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.4 And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Geth, whose height was six cubits and a span:5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass:6 And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders.7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred sicles of iron: and his armourbearer went before him.8 And standing he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to fight? am not I a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose out a man of you, and let him come down and fight hand to hand.9 If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us.10 And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: Give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand.11 And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine were dismayed, and greatly afraid.12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.13 And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and the second Abinadab, and the third Samma.14 But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,15 David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.16 Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.17 And Isai said to David his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren.18 And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.19 But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel were in the valley of Terebinth fighting against the Philistines.20 David therefore arose in the morning, and gave the charge of the flock to the keeper: and went away loaded as Isai had commanded him. And he came to the place of Magala, and to the army, which was going out to fight, and shouted for the battle.21 For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.22 And David leaving the vessels which he had brought, under the care of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the place of the battle and asked if all things went well with his brethren.23 And as he talked with them, that baseborn man whose name was Goliath, the Philistine, of Geth, shewed himself coming up from the camp of the Philistines: and he spoke according to the same words, and David heard them.24 And all the Israelites when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly.25 And some one of Israel said: Have you seen this man that is come up, for he is come up to defy Israel. And the man that shall slay him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make his father's house free from tribute in Israel.26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?27 And the people answered him the same words saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him.28 Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why earnest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.29 And David said: What have I done? is there not cause to speak?30 And he turned a little aside from him to another: and said the same word. And the people answered him as before.31 And the words which David spoke were heard, and were rehearsed before Saul.32 And when he was brought to him, he said to him: Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine.33 And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him: for thou art but a boy, but he is a warrior from his youth.34 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock:35 And I pursued after them, and struck them, and delivered it out of their mouth: and they rose up against me, and I caught them by the throat, and I strangled and killed them.36 For I thy servant have killed both a lion and a bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be also as one of them. I will go now, and take away the reproach of the people: for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who hath dared to curse the army of the living God?37 And David said: The Lord who 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 to David: Go, and the Lord be with thee.38 And Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him with a coat of mail.39 And David having girded his sword upon his armour, began to try if he could walk in armour: for he was not accustomed to it. And David said to Saul: I cannot go thus, for I am not used to it. And he laid them off,40 And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them into the shepherd's scrip, which he had with him, and he took a sling in his hand, and went forth against the Philistine.41 And the Philistine came on, and drew nigh against David, and his armourbearer before him.42 And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him. For he was a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance.43 And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.44 And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.45 And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast defied.46 This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.47 And all this assembly shall know, that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for it is his battle, and he will deliver you into our hands.48 And when the Philistine arose and was coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the Philistine.49 And he put his hand into his scrip, and took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and fetching it about struck the Philistine in the forehead: and the stone was fixed in his forehead, and he fell on his face upon the earth.50 And David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew the Philistine. And as David had no sword in his hand,51 He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head. And the Philistines seeing that their champion was dead, fled away.52 And the men of Israel and Juda rising up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines till they came to the valley and to the gates of Accaron, and there fell many wounded of the Philistines in the way of Saraim, and as far as Geth, and as far as Accaron.53 And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp.54 And David taking the head of the Philistine brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent.55 Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not.56 And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son this man is.57 And when David was returned, after the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and brought him in before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.58 And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.