| 1 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܠܒܗ ܗܫܐ ܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܐܢܐ ܚܕ ܝܘܡ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܛܒܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܛ ܠܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܠܐܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܡܒܥܝܢܝ ܬܘܒ ܒܟܠܗ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܐܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ | 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 ܘܩܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܒܪ ܗܘ ܘܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܟܝܫ ܒܪ ܡܥܟܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܬ | 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 ܘܝܬܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܡ ܐܟܝܫ ܒܓܬ ܗܘ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܐܒܝܓܠ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܢܒܠ ܕܡܢ ܟܪܡܠܐ | 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 ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܕܢܚܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܓܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܣܦ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܒܥܝܗ | 4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him. |
| 5 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܟܝܫ ܐܢ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܝ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܬܒ ܬܡܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܒ ܥܒܕܟ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܥܡܟ | 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 ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܐܟܝܫ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܠܨܢܩܠܓ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܨܢܩܠܓ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ | 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 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܕܢ ܒܥܕܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ | 7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months. |
| 8 ܘܣܠܩ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܗܠܟܘ ܥܠ ܓܫܘܪ ܘܥܠ ܓܕܘܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܠܝܩ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܝܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܘܗܠܟܘ ܥܠ ܓܫܘܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ | 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 ܘܚܪܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܚܝ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܘ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܥܢܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܓܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܦܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܟܝܫ | 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 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܟܝܫ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܢܓܒ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܓܒ ܕܝܪܚܡܠ ܘܥܠ ܢܓܒ ܕܩܥܝܠܐ | 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 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܘܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܓܬ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܘܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 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 ܘܗܝܡܢ ܐܟܝܫ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܒܐܫܘ ܐܒܐܫ ܒܥܡܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܥܠܡ | 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.” |
