1 Samuel 23

DOUAI-RHEIMS	LXX
1 And they told David, saying: Behold the Philistines fight against Ceila, and they rob the barns.	1 και απηγγελη τω δαυιδ λεγοντες ιδου οι αλλοφυλοι πολεμουσιν εν τη κειλα και αυτοι διαρπαζουσιν καταπατουσιν τους αλω
2 Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila.	2 και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ δια του κυριου λεγων ει πορευθω και παταξω τους αλλοφυλους τουτους και ειπεν κυριος πορευου και παταξεις εν τοις αλλοφυλοις τουτοις και σωσεις την κειλα
3 And the men that were with David, said to him: Behold we are in fear here in Judea, how much more if we go to Ceila against the hands of the Philistines?	3 και ειπαν οι ανδρες του δαυιδ προς αυτον ιδου ημεις ενταυθα εν τη ιουδαια φοβουμεθα και πως εσται εαν πορευθωμεν εις κειλα εις τα σκυλα των αλλοφυλων εισπορευσομεθα
4 Therefore David consulted the Lord again. And he answered and said to him: Arise, and go to Ceila: for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.	4 και προσεθετο δαυιδ ερωτησαι ετι δια του κυριου και απεκριθη αυτω κυριος και ειπεν προς αυτον αναστηθι και καταβηθι εις κειλα οτι εγω παραδιδωμι τους αλλοφυλους εις χειρας σου
5 David therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila.	5 και επορευθη δαυιδ και οι ανδρες οι μετ' αυτου εις κειλα και επολεμησεν εν τοις αλλοφυλοις και εφυγον εκ προσωπου αυτου και απηγαγεν τα κτηνη αυτων και επαταξεν εν αυτοις πληγην μεγαλην και εσωσεν δαυιδ τους κατοικουντας κειλα
6 Now at that time, when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David to Ceila, he came down having an ephod with him.	6 και εγενετο εν τω φυγειν αβιαθαρ υιον αβιμελεχ προς δαυιδ και αυτος μετα δαυιδ εις κειλα κατεβη εχων εφουδ εν τη χειρι αυτου
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Ceila: and Saul said: The Lord hath delivered him into my hands, and he is shut up, being come into a city, that hath gates and bars.	7 και απηγγελη τω σαουλ οτι ηκει δαυιδ εις κειλα και ειπεν σαουλ πεπρακεν αυτον ο θεος εις χειρας μου οτι αποκεκλεισται εισελθων εις πολιν θυρων και μοχλων
8 And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David, and his men.	8 και παρηγγειλεν σαουλ παντι τω λαω εις πολεμον καταβαινειν εις κειλα συνεχειν τον δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου
9 Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither the ephod.	9 και εγνω δαυιδ οτι ου παρασιωπα σαουλ περι αυτου την κακιαν και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβιαθαρ τον ιερεα προσαγαγε το εφουδ κυριου
10 And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake:	10 και ειπεν δαυιδ κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ ακουων ακηκοεν ο δουλος σου οτι ζητει σαουλ ελθειν επι κειλα διαφθειραι την πολιν δι' εμε
11 Will the men of Ceila deliver me into his hands? and will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant. And the Lord said: He will come down.	11 ει αποκλεισθησεται και νυν ει καταβησεται σαουλ καθως ηκουσεν ο δουλος σου κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ απαγγειλον τω δουλω σου και ειπεν κυριος αποκλεισθησεται
12 And David said: Will the men of Ceila deliver me, and my men, into the hands of Saul? And the Lord said: They will deliver thee up.	12 -
13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose, and departing from Ceila, wandered up and down uncertain where they should stay: and it was told Saul that David was fled from Ceila, and had escaped: wherefore he forbore to go out.	13 και ανεστη δαυιδ και οι ανδρες οι μετ' αυτου ως τετρακοσιοι και εξηλθον εκ κειλα και επορευοντο ου εαν επορευθησαν και τω σαουλ απηγγελη οτι διασεσωται δαυιδ εκ κειλα και ανηκεν του εξελθειν
14 But David abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in a mountain of the desert of Ziph, in a woody hill. And Saul sought him always: but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.	14 και εκαθισεν δαυιδ εν τη ερημω εν μασερεμ εν τοις στενοις και εκαθητο εν τη ερημω εν τω ορει ζιφ εν τη γη τη αυχμωδει και εζητει αυτον σαουλ πασας τας ημερας και ου παρεδωκεν αυτον κυριος εις τας χειρας αυτου
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood.	15 και ειδεν δαυιδ οτι εξερχεται σαουλ του ζητειν τον δαυιδ και δαυιδ εν τω ορει τω αυχμωδει εν τη καινη ζιφ
16 And Jonathan the son of Saul arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:	16 και ανεστη ιωναθαν υιος σαουλ και επορευθη προς δαυιδ εις καινην και εκραταιωσεν τας χειρας αυτου εν κυριω
17 Fear not: for the hand of my father Saul shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee, yea, and my father knoweth this.	17 και ειπεν προς αυτον μη φοβου οτι ου μη ευρη σε η χειρ σαουλ του πατρος μου και συ βασιλευσεις επι ισραηλ και εγω εσομαι σοι εις δευτερον και σαουλ ο πατηρ μου οιδεν ουτως
18 And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.	18 και διεθεντο αμφοτεροι διαθηκην ενωπιον κυριου και εκαθητο δαυιδ εν καινη και ιωναθαν απηλθεν εις οικον αυτου
19 And the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.	19 και ανεβησαν οι ζιφαιοι εκ της αυχμωδους προς σαουλ επι τον βουνον λεγοντες ουκ ιδου δαυιδ κεκρυπται παρ' ημιν εν μεσσαρα εν τοις στενοις εν τη καινη εν τω βουνω του εχελα του εκ δεξιων του ιεσσαιμουν
20 Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.	20 και νυν παν το προς ψυχην του βασιλεως εις καταβασιν καταβαινετω προς ημας κεκλεικασιν αυτον εις τας χειρας του βασιλεως
21 And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.	21 και ειπεν αυτοις σαουλ ευλογημενοι υμεις τω κυριω οτι επονεσατε περι εμου
22 Go therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.	22 πορευθητε δη και ετοιμασατε ετι και γνωτε τον τοπον αυτου ου εσται ο πους αυτου εν ταχει εκει ου ειπατε μηποτε πανουργευσηται
23 Consider and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is bid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if be should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda.	23 και ιδετε και γνωτε και πορευσομεθα μεθ' υμων και εσται ει εστιν επι της γης και εξερευνησω αυτον εν πασαις χιλιασιν ιουδα
24 And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon.	24 και ανεστησαν οι ζιφαιοι και επορευθησαν εμπροσθεν σαουλ και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εν τη ερημω τη μααν καθ' εσπεραν εκ δεξιων του ιεσσαιμουν
25 Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.	25 και επορευθη σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου ζητειν αυτον και απηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ και κατεβη εις την πετραν την εν τη ερημω μααν και ηκουσεν σαουλ και κατεδιωξεν οπισω δαυιδ εις την ερημον μααν
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about to take them.	26 και πορευονται σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου εκ μερους του ορους τουτου και ην δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εκ μερους του ορους τουτου και ην δαυιδ σκεπαζομενος πορευεσθαι απο προσωπου σαουλ και σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου παρενεβαλον επι δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου συλλαβειν αυτους
27 And a messenger came to Saul, saying: Make haste to come, for the Philistines have poured in themselves upon the land.	27 και αγγελος προς σαουλ ηλθεν λεγων σπευδε και δευρο οτι επεθεντο οι αλλοφυλοι επι την γην
28 Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place, the Rock of division.	28 και ανεστρεψεν σαουλ μη καταδιωκειν οπισω δαυιδ και επορευθη εις συναντησιν των αλλοφυλων δια τουτο επεκληθη ο τοπος εκεινος πετρα η μερισθεισα