Primo libro di Samuele 27

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et ait David in corde suo: “ Aliquando incidam in uno die in manu Saul; nonne melius est ut fugiam et salver in terra Philisthinorum, ut desperet Saul cessetque me quaerere in cunctis finibus Israel? Fugiam ergo manus eius ”.	1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
2 Et surrexit David et abiit ipse et sescenti viri cum eo ad Achis filium Maoch regem Geth.	2 And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
3 Et habitavit David cum Achis in Geth ipse et viri eius unusquisque cum domo sua; David et duae uxores eius, Achinoam Iezrahelites et Abigail uxor Nabal de Carmel.	3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
4 Et nuntiatum est Saul quod fugisset David in Geth, et non addidit ultra ut quaereret eum.	4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
5 Dixit autem David ad Achis: “ Si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, detur mihi locus in una urbium regionis huius, ut habitem ibi. Cur enim manet servus tuus in civitate regis tecum? ”.	5 And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
6 Dedit itaque ei Achis in die illa Siceleg; propter quam causam facta est Siceleg regum Iudae usque in diem hanc.	6 And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
7 Fuit autem numerus dierum, quibus habitavit David in regione Philisthinorum, annus et quattuor menses.	7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
8 Et ascendit David et viri eius et agebant praedas de Gesuri et de Gerzi et de Amalecitis; hae enim gentes habitabant terram, quae est a Telem in via Sur et usque ad terram Aegypti.	8 And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
9 Et percutiebat David omnem terram nec relinquebat viventem virum et mulierem; tollensque oves et boves et asinos et camelos et vestes revertebatur et veniebat ad Achis.	9 And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
10 Dicebat autem ei Achis: “ In quem irruistis hodie? ”. Respondebatque David: “ Contra Nageb Iudae vel contra Nageb Ierameel vel contra Nageb Ceni ”.	10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
11 Viro et mulieri non parcebat David nec adducebat in Geth dicens: “ Ne forte loquantur adversum nos: “Haec fecit David” ”. Et hoc erat decretum illi omnibus diebus, quibus habitavit in regione Philisthinorum.	11 Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
12 Credidit ergo Achis David dicens: “ Valde odiosum se fecit populo suo Israel; erit igitur mihi servus sempiternus ”.	12 Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”