1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men. 3 David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me." 4 He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5 The prophet Gad said to David, "Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah."
Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
6 Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him. 7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds? 8 Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?"
9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave him food, 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 who were in Nob; and they all came to the king. 12 Saul said, "Hear now, you son of Ahitub."
He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
13 Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?"
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house? 15 Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more."
16 The king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house." 17 The king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me." But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.
18 The king said to Doeg, "Turn and attack the priests!"
Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod. 19 He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 20 One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.
22 David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house. 23 Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me."
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。"