1 Samuel 24

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.	1 και ανεβη δαυιδ εκειθεν και εκαθισεν εν τοις στενοις εγγαδδι
2 And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”	2 και εγενηθη ως ανεστρεψεν σαουλ απο οπισθεν των αλλοφυλων και απηγγελη αυτω λεγοντων οτι δαυιδ εν τη ερημω εγγαδδι
3 Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.	3 και ελαβεν μεθ' εαυτου τρεις χιλιαδας ανδρων εκλεκτους εκ παντος ισραηλ και επορευθη ζητειν τον δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου επι προσωπον σαδαιεμ
4 And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.	4 και ηλθεν εις τας αγελας των ποιμνιων τας επι της οδου και ην εκει σπηλαιον και σαουλ εισηλθεν παρασκευασασθαι και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εσωτερον του σπηλαιου εκαθηντο
5 And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’ ” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.	5 και ειπον οι ανδρες δαυιδ προς αυτον ιδου η ημερα αυτη ην ειπεν κυριος προς σε παραδουναι τον εχθρον σου εις τας χειρας σου και ποιησεις αυτω ως αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις σου και ανεστη δαυιδ και αφειλεν το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος της σαουλ λαθραιως
6 After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.	6 και εγενηθη μετα ταυτα και επαταξεν καρδια δαυιδ αυτον οτι αφειλεν το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος αυτου
7 And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”	7 και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τους ανδρας αυτου μηδαμως μοι παρα κυριου ει ποιησω το ρημα τουτο τω κυριω μου τω χριστω κυριου επενεγκαι χειρα μου επ' αυτον οτι χριστος κυριου εστιν ουτος
8 And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.	8 και επεισεν δαυιδ τους ανδρας αυτου εν λογοις και ουκ εδωκεν αυτοις ανασταντας θανατωσαι τον σαουλ και ανεστη σαουλ και κατεβη εις την οδον
9 Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.	9 και ανεστη δαυιδ οπισω αυτου εκ του σπηλαιου και εβοησεν δαυιδ οπισω σαουλ λεγων κυριε βασιλευ και επεβλεψεν σαουλ εις τα οπισω αυτου και εκυψεν δαυιδ επι προσωπον αυτου επι την γην και προσεκυνησεν αυτω
10 And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’	10 και ειπεν δαυιδ προς σαουλ ινα τι ακουεις των λογων του λαου λεγοντων ιδου δαυιδ ζητει την ψυχην σου
11 Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.	11 ιδου εν τη ημερα ταυτη εορακασιν οι οφθαλμοι σου ως παρεδωκεν σε κυριος σημερον εις χειρα μου εν τω σπηλαιω και ουκ ηβουληθην αποκτειναι σε και εφεισαμην σου και ειπα ουκ εποισω χειρα μου επι κυριον μου οτι χριστος κυριου ουτος εστιν
12 Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.	12 και ιδου το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος σου εν τη χειρι μου εγω αφηρηκα το πτερυγιον και ουκ απεκταγκα σε και γνωθι και ιδε σημερον οτι ουκ εστιν κακια εν τη χειρι μου ουδε ασεβεια και αθετησις και ουχ ημαρτηκα εις σε και συ δεσμευεις την ψυχην μου λαβειν αυτην
13 May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.	13 δικασαι κυριος ανα μεσον εμου και σου και εκδικησαι με κυριος εκ σου και η χειρ μου ουκ εσται επι σοι
14 So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.	14 καθως λεγεται η παραβολη η αρχαια εξ ανομων εξελευσεται πλημμελεια και η χειρ μου ουκ εσται επι σε
15 Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.	15 και νυν οπισω τινος συ εκπορευη βασιλευ ισραηλ οπισω τινος καταδιωκεις συ οπισω κυνος τεθνηκοτος και οπισω ψυλλου ενος
16 May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”	16 γενοιτο κυριος εις κριτην και δικαστην ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον σου ιδοι κυριος και κριναι την κρισιν μου και δικασαι μοι εκ χειρος σου
17 And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.	17 και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν δαυιδ τα ρηματα ταυτα λαλων προς σαουλ και ειπεν σαουλ η φωνη σου αυτη τεκνον δαυιδ και ηρεν την φωνην αυτου σαουλ και εκλαυσεν
18 And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.	18 και ειπεν σαουλ προς δαυιδ δικαιος συ υπερ εμε οτι συ ανταπεδωκας μοι αγαθα εγω δε ανταπεδωκα σοι κακα
19 And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.	19 και συ απηγγειλας μοι σημερον α εποιησας μοι αγαθα ως απεκλεισεν με κυριος σημερον εις χειρας σου και ουκ απεκτεινας με
20 For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.	20 και οτι ει ευροιτο τις τον εχθρον αυτου εν θλιψει και εκπεμψαι αυτον εν οδω αγαθη και κυριος ανταποτεισει αυτω αγαθα καθως πεποιηκας σημερον
21 And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.	21 και νυν ιδου εγω γινωσκω οτι βασιλευων βασιλευσεις και στησεται εν χερσιν σου βασιλεια ισραηλ
22 Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”	22 και νυν ομοσον μοι εν κυριω οτι ουκ εξολεθρευσεις το σπερμα μου οπισω μου και ουκ αφανιεις το ονομα μου εκ του οικου του πατρος μου
23 And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.	23 και ωμοσεν δαυιδ τω σαουλ και απηλθεν σαουλ εις τον τοπον αυτου και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου ανεβησαν εις την μεσσαρα στενην