1 大卫离开那里， 逃到亚杜兰洞。他哥哥们和他父亲的全家听到了， 就都下到他那里去。 2 凡是受窘迫的、负债的、心里不满的， 都聚集到大卫那里， 他就成了他们的领袖。那时， 跟从他的约有四百人。 3 大卫从那里到摩押的米斯巴去， 对摩押王说： "求你容许我父母来住在你们这里， 直到我知道 神要为我作什么。" 4 于是大卫把他们留在摩押王那里。大卫住在山寨的日子有多久， 他父母也与摩押王同住多久。 5 迦得先知对大卫说： "你不要留在山寨， 要到犹大地去。"大卫就离开那里， 往哈列的森林去了。 6 扫罗听见发现了大卫和跟从他的人的行踪。那时扫罗在基比亚坐在山上一棵垂柳树下， 手中拿着枪， 众臣仆侍立在他周围。 7 扫罗就对侍立在他周围的臣仆说： "便雅悯人哪， 你们要听！ 耶西的儿子能把田地和葡萄园赐给你们各人吗？他能立你们各人作千夫长、作百夫长吗？ 8 你们竟都同谋陷害我。我的儿子与耶西的儿子立盟约的时候， 没有人告诉我； 我的儿子挑唆我的臣仆陷害我， 就像今天一样， 你们中间也没有人关心我， 告诉我。" 9 那时以东人多益与扫罗的臣仆侍立在那里， 他回答说： "我曾看见耶西的儿子到了挪伯亚希突的儿子亚希米勒那里。 10 亚希米勒为他求问耶和华， 给他粮食， 又把非利士人歌利亚的刀给他。" 11 扫罗就派人去把亚希突的儿子， 亚希米勒祭司和他父亲的全家， 就是在挪伯的众祭司， 都召了来； 他们众人都来见王。 12 扫罗说： "亚希突的儿子啊！ 你要听。"他回答： "我主啊！ 我在这里。" 13 扫罗对他说： "你为什么与耶西的儿子合谋陷害我？把食物和刀给他， 又为他求问 神， 使他起来陷害我， 就像今天一样呢？" 14 亚希米勒回答王说： "在你所有的臣仆中， 有谁像大卫那样忠心呢？他是王的女婿， 又是你的卫队的队长， 并且在你朝中是受敬重的。 15 我岂是今天才开始为他求问 神的呢？绝对不是。请王不要归罪于我和我父的全家， 因为这整件事无论大小， 我都不知道。" 16 王说： "亚希米勒啊！ 你和你父的全家都是该死的。" 17 王就对侍立在他周围的卫兵说： "你们转过去， 把耶和华的祭司杀死， 因为他们与大卫携手， 又因为他们知道大卫逃跑， 也不告诉我。"但王的臣仆不愿下手杀害耶和华的祭司。 18 于是王对多益说： "你转过去把祭司击杀。"以东人多益就转过去把祭司击杀了。那一天， 他杀了八十五个穿以弗得的人， 19 又用刀击杀了祭司城挪伯， 无论男女， 孩童或吃奶的婴儿， 牛驴或羊， 都用刀杀尽。 20 亚希突的儿子亚希米勒有一个儿子， 名叫亚比亚他， 逃过了大难， 就逃去跟随大卫。 21 亚比亚他把扫罗杀害耶和华祭司的事告诉了大卫， 22 大卫就对亚比亚他说： "那一天我见以东人多益在那里， 就知道他必定会告诉扫罗。你父全家每个人的死， 我都有责任。 23 你可以住在我这里。不要惧怕， 因为那寻索你命的， 正在寻索我的命， 你与我在一起就可保安全。"

1 And David goeth thence, and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam, and his brethren hear, and all the house of his father, and go down unto him thither;2 and gather themselves unto him do every man in distress, and every man who hath an exactor, and every man bitter in soul, and he is over them for head, and there are with him about four hundred men.3 And David goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab, `Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother go out with you, till that I know what God doth for me;`4 and he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David`s being in the fortress.5 And Gad the prophet saith unto David, `Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;` and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth.6 And Saul heareth that David hath become known, and the men who [are] with him, and Saul is abiding in Gibeah, under the grove in Ramah, and his spear [is] in his hand, and all his servants standing by him.7 And Saul saith to his servants who are standing by him, `Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads of hundreds!8 for ye have conspired all of you against me, and there is none uncovering mine ear about my son`s covenanting with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you grieving for me, and uncovering mine ear, that my son hath raised up my servant against me, to lie in wait as [at] this day.`9 And answer doth Doeg the Edomite, who is set over the servants of Saul, and saith, `I have seen the son of Jesse coming in to Nob, unto Ahimelech son of Ahitub,10 and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.11 And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who [are] in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;12 and Saul saith, `Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;` and he saith, `Here [am] I, my lord.`13 And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as [at] this day?`14 And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, `And who among all thy servants [is] as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?15 To-day have I begun to ask for him at God? far be it from me! let not the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for thy servant hath known nothing of all this, less or more.`16 And the king saith, `Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.`17 And the king saith to runners, those standing by him, `Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also [is] with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;` and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.18 And the king saith to Doeg, `Turn round thou, and come against the priests;` and Doeg the Edomite turneth round, and cometh himself against the priests, and putteth to death in that day eighty and five men bearing a linen ephod,19 and Nob, the city of the priests, he hath smitten by the mouth of the sword, from man even unto woman, from infant even unto suckling, and ox, and ass, and sheep, by the mouth of the sword.20 And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, and his name [is] Abiathar, and he fleeth after David,21 and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah.22 And David saith to Abiathar, `I have known on that day when Doeg the Edomite [is] there, that he doth certainly declare [it] to Saul; I have brought [it] round to every person of the house of thy father;23 dwell with me; fear not; for he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for a charge [art] thou with me.`