1 And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, 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 the ravine was 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 bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.6 And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze 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 the shield-bearer went before him.8 And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.9 If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.10 And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.11 And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced {in years} among men.13 And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.14 And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.17 And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched {corn} and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;18 and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel {were} in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.21 And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.22 And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted 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 greatly afraid.25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who smites him, him will the king enrich 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 smites this Philistine, and takes 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 told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.28 And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to 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 pride 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 laid upon me?30 And he turned from him to another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him again after the former manner.31 And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of 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 to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.35 And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized 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, because he has defied the armies of the living God.37 And David said, Jehovah 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 Jehovah be with thee.38 And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.39 And David girded his sword upon his dress, and endeavoured to go; for he had not yet tried {it}. And David said to Saul, I cannot go in these; for I have never 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 that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.41 And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him.42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.43 And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.45 And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin; but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.46 This day will Jehovah deliver thee up into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth. And all the earth shall know that Israel has a God;47 and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and advanced to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the ranks to meet the Philistine.49 And David put his hand into the bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell on his face to the earth.50 So David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David.51 And David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him completely, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the ravine and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down on the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.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 to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth 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, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

1 En die Filistyne het hulle leër versamel vir die oorlog en bymekaargekom by Sogo wat aan Juda behoort, en laer opgeslaan tussen Sogo en As,ka in Efes-Dammim.2 Maar Saul en die manne van Israel het byeengekom en laer opgeslaan in die dal van die terpentynboom en hulle in slagorde teenoor die Filistyne opgestel.3 En die Filistyne het duskant teen die berg en die Israeliete oorkant teen die berg gestaan, sodat die dal tussen hulle in was.4 Toe kom daar 'n baasvegter uit die laers van die Filistyne, met die naam van Goliat, uit Gat; sy hoogte was ses el en 'n span.5 Daar was 'n koperhelm op sy hoof, en hy het 'n pantser van skubbe aangehad -- die gewig van die pantser was vyf duisend sikkels koper --6 en skeenplate van koper was aan sy bene en 'n koperlans tussen sy skouers.7 Die steel van sy spies was soos 'n wewersbalk, en die lem van sy spies was van ses honderd sikkels yster, en die skilddraer het voor hom uit geloop.8 En hy het gaan staan en roep na die slagordes van Israel en vir hulle gesê: Waarom trek julle uit om jul in slagorde op te stel? Is ek nie die Filistyn, en julle dienaars van Saul nie? Kies vir julle 'n man uit, dat hy na my toe afkom.9 As hy teen my kan veg en my verslaan, sal ons julle slawe wees; maar as ek hom oorwin en hom verslaan, moet julle ons slawe wees en ons dien.10 Verder sê die Filistyn: Ek daag die slagordes van Israel vandag uit! Gee my 'n man, dat ons saam kan veg.11 Toe Saul en die hele Israel hierdie woorde van die Filistyn hoor, was hulle verskrik en baie bevrees.12 En Dawid was die seun van die Efratiet, uit Betlehem-Juda, met die naam van Isai; hy het agt seuns gehad, en die man was in Saul se dae oud, op jare gekom onder die manne.13 Maar die drie oudste seuns van Isai het Saul al in die oorlog gevolg; en die name van sy drie seuns wat in die oorlog gegaan het, was: El¡ab, die oudste, en sy tweede, Abin dab, en die derde, Samma.14 Dawid was die jongste, terwyl die drie oudstes Saul gevolg het.15 En Dawid het heen en weer gegaan van Saul om die kleinvee van sy vader in Betlehem op te pas.16 En die Filistyn het smôre ns vroeg en saans nader gekom en gaan staan, veertig dae lank.17 Toe het Isai aan sy seun Dawid gesê: Neem tog vir jou broers 'n efa van hierdie gebraaide koring en hierdie tien brode, en bring dit gou vir jou broers na die laer toe.18 Maar hierdie tien skywe kaas moet jy bring na die owerste oor duisend, en jy moet ondersoek doen na die welstand van jou broers en van hulle 'n pand saambring.19 En Saul en hulle en al die manne van Israel was besig om te veg teen die Filistyne in die dal van die terpentynboom.20 En die volgende môre vroeg het Dawid hom klaargemaak: die kleinvee aan die wagter afgegee en opgelaai en weggegaan soos Isai hom beveel het. En toe hy by die wa-laer kom, hef die leërmag wat na die vegterrein uittrek, juis die krygsgeskreeu aan.21 Israel sowel as die Filistyne het slagorde teenoor slagorde opgestel.22 Daarop gee Dawid sy pakgoed af onder bewaring van die oppasser van die pakgoed, en hy hardloop na die vegterrein. Toe hy daar aankom, vra hy sy broers na die welstand.23 En terwyl hy met hulle spreek, kom juis die baasvegter -- Goliat is sy naam, die Filistyn uit Gat -- uit die slagordes van die Filistyne op en spreek daardie selfde woorde, sodat Dawid dit hoor.24 Maar toe al die manne van Israel die man sien, vlug hulle vir hom weg, want hulle was baie bang.25 En die manne van Israel sê: Het julle die man gesien wat daar opkom? Want hy kom op om Israel uit te daag. En die koning sal die man wat hom verslaan, oorlaai met groot rykdom; ook sal hy sy dogter aan hom gee en sy familie in Israel vrystel van belasting.26 Daarop het Dawid die manne wat by hom staan, gevra en gesê: Wat sal met die man gebeur wat hierdie Filistyn verslaan en die smaad van Israel wegneem? Want wie is hierdie onbesnede Filistyn, dat hy die slagordes van die lewende God durf uitdaag?27 En die manskappe gee hom dieselfde antwoord: So sal met die man gebeur wat hom verslaan.28 Toe sy oudste broer El¡ab hom met die manne hoor spreek, het El¡ab baie kwaad geword vir Dawid en gesê: Waarom het jy eintlik afgekom, en aan wie het jy daardie klompie kleinvee in die woestyn afgegee? Ek ken jou vermetelheid en die boosheid van jou hart, want jy het afgekom om die geveg te sien.29 En Dawid sê: Wat het ek nou gedoen? Ek vra maar net.30 En hy het by hom weggedraai na iemand anders en dieselfde woorde gespreek, en die manskappe het hom geantwoord volgens die eerste woorde.31 Toe hulle die woorde hoor wat Dawid spreek en dit voor Saul meedeel, het die hom laat haal.32 En Dawid het aan Saul gesê: Laat die manne se moed tog nie ter wille van hom sink nie. U dienaar sal gaan en teen hierdie Filistyn veg.33 Maar Saul het Dawid geantwoord: Jy kan nie na hierdie Filistyn gaan om teen hom te veg nie, want jy is 'n seun, en hy is 'n krygsman van sy jeug af.34 Daarop sê Dawid aan Saul: U dienaar het vir sy vader die kleinvee opgepas, en as daar 'n leeu of 'n beer kom en 'n stuk kleinvee uit die trop wegdra,35 dan gaan ek uit agter hom aan en verslaan hom en ruk dit uit sy bek uit; en as hy my aanval, gryp ek hom aan sy baard en verslaan hom en maak hom dood.36 U dienaar het die leeu sowel as die beer doodgeslaan, en met hierdie onbesnede Filistyn sal dit gaan net soos met een van hulle, omdat hy die slagordes van die lewende God uitgedaag het.37 Verder sê Dawid: Die HERE wat my gered het uit die klou van die leeu en uit die klou van die beer, Hy sal my red uit die hand van hierdie Filistyn. Toe sê Saul vir Dawid: Gaan, en mag die HERE met jou wees!38 En Saul het Dawid sy klere laat aantrek en 'n koperhelm op sy hoof gesit en hom 'n pantser laat aantrek.39 En Dawid het sy swaard bo-oor sy klere vasgegord, en toe hy moeite doen om te loop, omdat hy dit nooit probeer het nie, sê Dawid vir Saul: Ek kan nie hierin loop nie, want ek het dit nooit probeer nie. En Dawid het dit uitgetrek.40 Daarop neem hy sy staf in sy hand en soek vir hom uit die spruit vyf gladde klippe uit en steek dit in sy herderstas wat hy gehad het, naamlik in die slingersak; en met sy slinger in sy hand het hy nader gekom na die Filistyn.41 Ook die Filistyn het al nader en nader gekom na Dawid, en die skilddraer voor hom uit.42 Toe die Filistyn opkyk en Dawid sien, het hy hom verag, omdat hy 'n seun was -- rooierig, met 'n mooi voorkoms.43 En die Filistyn vra vir Dawid: Is ek 'n hond dat jy met stokke na my toe kom? En die Filistyn het Dawid vervloek by sy gode.44 Verder sê die Filistyn vir Dawid: Kom na my toe, dat ek jou vlees aan die voëls van die hemel en die diere van die veld kan gee.45 Maar Dawid sê vir die Filistyn: Jy kom na my met 'n swaard en met 'n spies en met 'n lans, maar ek kom na jou in die Naam van die HERE van die leërskare, die God van die slagordes van Israel, wat jy uitgedaag het.46 Vandag sal die HERE jou in my hand oorlewer, dat ek jou kan verslaan en jou hoof van jou wegneem, en die lyke van die leër van die Filistyne vandag aan die voëls van die hemel en die wilde diere van die aarde kan gee, sodat die hele aarde kan weet dat Israel 'n God het.47 Dan sal hierdie hele menigte moet erken dat die HERE nie deur swaard en deur spies verlos nie; want die stryd behoort aan die HERE, en Hy sal julle in ons hand gee.48 Toe die Filistyn hom dan klaarmaak en aldeur nader kom om Dawid te ontmoet, loop Dawid gou na die vegterrein om die Filistyn te ontmoet;49 en Dawid steek sy hand in die tas en neem 'n klip daaruit en slinger, en hy tref die Filistyn in sy voorhoof, sodat die klip in sy voorhoof indring en hy op sy gesig teen die grond val.50 So het Dawid dan die Filistyn oorweldig met 'n slinger en 'n klip. En hy het die Filistyn verslaan en hom gedood alhoewel daar geen swaard in Dawid se hand was nie.51 Daarop het Dawid gehardloop en by die Filistyn gaan staan en sy swaard geneem, dit uit sy skede getrek en hom van kant gemaak, en hy het daarmee sy hoof afgekap. Toe die Filistyne sien dat hulle held dood was, het hulle gevlug.52 Toe het die manne van Israel en van Juda hulle klaargemaak en gejuig en die Filistyne agtervolg tot by die ingang na Gat en tot by die poorte van Ekron, sodat die gesneuweldes van die Filistyne gelê het op die pad van Sa„r im en tot by Gat en tot by Ekron.53 Daarna het die kinders van Israel teruggekeer van die hewige agtervolging van die Filistyne en hulle laer geplunder.54 En Dawid het die hoof van die Filistyn geneem en dit na Jerusalem gebring, maar sy wapens in sy tent neergesit.55 Net toe Saul Dawid sien uittrek om die Filistyn te ontmoet, sê hy vir Abner, die leërowerste: Wie se seun is die jongman tog, Abner? En Abner antwoord: So waar as u siel leef, koning, ek weet dit nie!56 En die koning sê: Vra jy wie se seun die jongman tog is.57 En toe Dawid terugkom nadat hy die Filistyn verslaan het, het Abner hom geneem en hom voor Saul gebring, met die hoof van die Filistyn in sy hand.58 En Saul vra hom: Wie se seun is jy, jongman? En Dawid sê: Die seun van u dienaar Isai, die Betlehemiet.