| 1 ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܬܦܠܛ ܠܡܥܪܬ ܥܪܠܡ ܘܫܡܥܘ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܢܚܬܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܬܡܢ | 1 David left there and took refuge in the Cave of Adul am; his brothers and his father's whole familyheard this and joined him there. |
| 2 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܥܩ ܘܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܪܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܪܝܪ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 2 Al those in distress, al those in debt, al those who had a grievance, gathered round him and hebecame their leader. There were about four hundred men with him. |
| 3 ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܢܬܒ ܐܒܝ ܘܐܡܝ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ | 3 From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, 'Allow my father and motherto stay with you until I know what God intends to do for me.' |
| 4 ܘܫܒܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܥܡܗ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ | 4 He left them with the king of Moab and there they stayed all the time that David was in the stronghold. |
| 5 ܘܐܡܪ ܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܬܒ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ ܙܠ ܥܘܠ ܠܟ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܠܗ ܠܥܒܐ ܕܚܙܝܘܬ | 5 The prophet Gad, however, said to David, 'Do not stay in the stronghold; leave and make your wayinto the territory of Judah.' David then left and went to the forest of Hereth. |
| 6 ܘܫܡܥ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܫܐܘܠ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܗܘܐ ܒܓܒܥ ܬܚܝܬ ܠܘܙܐ ܕܒܪܡܬܐ ܘܡܘܪܢܝܬܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ | 6 When Saul heard that David and the men with him had been discovered, Saul was at Gibeah, seatedunder the tamarisk on the high place, spear in hand, with al his staff standing round him. |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܗܐ ܠܟܠܟܘܢ ܢܬܠ ܒܪ ܐܝܫܝ ܚܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܠܟܠܟܘܢ ܢܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ | 7 'Listen, Benjaminites!' said Saul to them, 'Is the son of Jesse going to give you all fields and vineyardsand make al of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds |
| 8 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܕܬܘܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܓ̇ܠܐ ܠܝ ܒܩܝܡܐ ܕܒܪܝ ܕܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܝܫܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܟܐ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܓܠܐ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܒܪܝ ܠܥܒܕܝ ܥܠܝ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ | 8 that you al conspire against me? No one warned me when my son made a pact with the son of Jesse;none of you felt sorry for me or warned me when my son incited my servant to become my enemy, as he is now.' |
| 9 ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܐܓ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܘܗܘ ܩܐܡ ܥܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܚܙܝܬܗ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܢܟܚ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܟܗܢܐ | 9 Then, up spoke Doeg the Edomite, who was in command of Saul's staff, 'I saw the son of Jessecoming to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub. |
| 10 ܘܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܙܘ̈ܕܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܘܣܝܦܗ ܕܓܘܠܝܕ ܦܠܫܬܝܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ | 10 That man consulted Yahweh on his behalf, gave him provisions and also the sword of Goliath thePhilistine.' |
| 11 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܩܪܐ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܢܟܚ ܘܐܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ | 11 The king then sent for the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and his whole family, the priests of Nob;they al came to the king. |
| 12 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܫܡܥ ܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ | 12 Saul said, 'Now listen, son of Ahitub!' He replied, 'Here I am, my lord.' |
| 13 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܢܟܠܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܒܪ ܐܝܫܝ ܟܕ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܘܫܐܠܬ ܠܗ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܩܝܡ ܥܠܝ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ | 13 'Why have you conspired against me,' said Saul, 'you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and asword and consulting God on his behalf, for him to rebel against me as is now the case?' |
| 14 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܘ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܘܚܬܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܢ̇ܛܪ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܝܟ ܘܝܩܝܪ ܒܒܝܬܟ | 14 Ahimelech replied to the king, 'Of al those in your service, who is more loyal than David son-in-law tothe king, captain of your bodyguard, honoured in your household? |
| 15 ܝܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܝܬ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܚܣ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܢܣܝܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܒܕܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܥܒܕܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܗܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܐ | 15 Was today the first time I ever consulted God on his behalf? Indeed it was not! The king has nogrounds for bringing any charge against his servant or against his whole family, for your servant knew nothingwhatever about al this.' |
| 16 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܡܬ ܬܡܘܬ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܘܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ | 16 The king retorted, 'You must die, Ahimelech, you and your whole family.' |
| 17 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܪ̈ܗܛܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܘܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܝܕܥܘ ܕܥܪܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܓܠܘ ܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܘܫܛܘܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܗܪܘܢ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ | 17 The king said to the scouts who were standing round him, 'Forward! and put the priests of Yahweh todeath, for they too are on David's side, they knew that he was escaping, yet did not warn me of it.' The king'sprofessional soldiers, however, would not lift a hand to strike the priests of Yahweh. |
| 18 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܕܘܐܓ ܐܬܟܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܘܦܓܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܦܓܥ ܕܘܐܓ ܒܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܡܝܬ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܕܬܐ ܕܒܘܨܐ | 18 The king then said to Doeg, 'Forward, you! Fall on the priests!' Doeg the Edomite stepped forwardand fel on the priests, himself that day kil ing eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. |
| 19 ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܩ̇ܛܠ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܢܐ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ | 19 Nob, the town of the priests, Saul put to the sword: men and women, children and infants, cattle,donkeys and sheep. |
| 20 ܘܐܬܦܠܛ ܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܘܫܡܗ ܐܒܝܬܪ ܘܥܪܩ ܠܗ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܝܕ | 20 One son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub alone escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled away to joinDavid. |
| 21 ܘܚܘܝ ܐܒܝܬܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ | 21 When Abiathar told David that Saul had slaughtered the priests of Yahweh, |
| 22 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܝܬܪ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܕܘܐܓ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܡܚܘܝܘ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܢܐ ܐܬܚܝܒܬ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ | 22 David said to Abiathar, 'I knew, that day when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would be sure toinform Saul. I am responsible for the death of all your kinsmen. |
| 23 ܬܒ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܢܦܫܝ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܦ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܛܘܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܝ | 23 Stay with me, do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life seeks mine; you wil be safe with me.' |