1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

1 大卫离开那里， 逃到亚杜兰洞。他哥哥们和他父亲的全家听到了， 就都下到他那里去。

2 凡是受窘迫的、负债的、心里不满的， 都聚集到大卫那里， 他就成了他们的领袖。那时， 跟从他的约有四百人。

3 大卫从那里到摩押的米斯巴去， 对摩押王说： "求你容许我父母来住在你们这里， 直到我知道 神要为我作什么。"

4 于是大卫把他们留在摩押王那里。大卫住在山寨的日子有多久， 他父母也与摩押王同住多久。

5 迦得先知对大卫说： "你不要留在山寨， 要到犹大地去。"大卫就离开那里， 往哈列的森林去了。

6 扫罗听见发现了大卫和跟从他的人的行踪。那时扫罗在基比亚坐在山上一棵垂柳树下， 手中拿着枪， 众臣仆侍立在他周围。

7 扫罗就对侍立在他周围的臣仆说： "便雅悯人哪， 你们要听！ 耶西的儿子能把田地和葡萄园赐给你们各人吗？他能立你们各人作千夫长、作百夫长吗？

8 你们竟都同谋陷害我。我的儿子与耶西的儿子立盟约的时候， 没有人告诉我； 我的儿子挑唆我的臣仆陷害我， 就像今天一样， 你们中间也没有人关心我， 告诉我。"

9 那时以东人多益与扫罗的臣仆侍立在那里， 他回答说： "我曾看见耶西的儿子到了挪伯亚希突的儿子亚希米勒那里。

10 亚希米勒为他求问耶和华， 给他粮食， 又把非利士人歌利亚的刀给他。"

11 扫罗就派人去把亚希突的儿子， 亚希米勒祭司和他父亲的全家， 就是在挪伯的众祭司， 都召了来； 他们众人都来见王。

12 扫罗说： "亚希突的儿子啊！ 你要听。"他回答： "我主啊！ 我在这里。"

13 扫罗对他说： "你为什么与耶西的儿子合谋陷害我？把食物和刀给他， 又为他求问 神， 使他起来陷害我， 就像今天一样呢？"

14 亚希米勒回答王说： "在你所有的臣仆中， 有谁像大卫那样忠心呢？他是王的女婿， 又是你的卫队的队长， 并且在你朝中是受敬重的。

15 我岂是今天才开始为他求问 神的呢？绝对不是。请王不要归罪于我和我父的全家， 因为这整件事无论大小， 我都不知道。"

16 王说： "亚希米勒啊！ 你和你父的全家都是该死的。"

17 王就对侍立在他周围的卫兵说： "你们转过去， 把耶和华的祭司杀死， 因为他们与大卫携手， 又因为他们知道大卫逃跑， 也不告诉我。"但王的臣仆不愿下手杀害耶和华的祭司。

18 于是王对多益说： "你转过去把祭司击杀。"以东人多益就转过去把祭司击杀了。那一天， 他杀了八十五个穿以弗得的人，

19 又用刀击杀了祭司城挪伯， 无论男女， 孩童或吃奶的婴儿， 牛驴或羊， 都用刀杀尽。

20 亚希突的儿子亚希米勒有一个儿子， 名叫亚比亚他， 逃过了大难， 就逃去跟随大卫。

21 亚比亚他把扫罗杀害耶和华祭司的事告诉了大卫，

22 大卫就对亚比亚他说： "那一天我见以东人多益在那里， 就知道他必定会告诉扫罗。你父全家每个人的死， 我都有责任。

23 你可以住在我这里。不要惧怕， 因为那寻索你命的， 正在寻索我的命， 你与我在一起就可保安全。"