1 Samuel 27
New American Standard Bible
David Flees to the Philistines
27 Then David said to [a]himself, “Now I will [b]perish one day by the hand of Saul. (A)There is nothing better for me than to safely escape into the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” 2 So David set out and went over, he and (B)the six hundred men who were with him, to (C)Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David lived with Achish in Gath, he and his men, (D)each with his own household—David with (E)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s [c]widow. 4 Now it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.
5 Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, have them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, so that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?” 6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore (F)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 The number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was (G)a year and four months.
8 Now David and his men went up and attacked (H)the Geshurites, the Girzites, and (I)the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to (J)Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. 9 David [d]attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he (K)took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. 10 Now Achish said, “[e]Where did you (L)carry out an attack today?” And David said, “Against the [f]Negev of Judah, against the [g]Negev of (M)the Jerahmeelites, and against the [h]Negev of (N)the Kenites.” 11 And David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, “Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, ‘This is what David has done, and this has been his practice all the time that he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’” 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 27:1 Lit his heart
- 1 Samuel 27:1 Lit be carried away
- 1 Samuel 27:3 Lit wife
- 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit struck
- 1 Samuel 27:10 DSS indicate Against whom
- 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
- 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
- 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
1 Samuel 27
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Si David Kasama ng mga Filisteo
27 Nasabi ni David sa kanyang sarili, “Darating ang panahon na papatayin ako ni Saul. Mabuti pang tumakas ako papunta sa lupain ng mga Filisteo para tumigil na siya sa paghahanap sa akin sa Israel at makaligtas ako sa kanya.” 2 Kaya pumunta si David at ang 600 niyang tauhan kay Haring Akish ng Gat, na anak ni Maok. 3 Doon sila tumira sa Gat sa pangangalaga ni Akish, kasama ang kani-kanilang pamilya. Dinala ni David ang dalawa niyang asawa na si Ahinoam na taga-Jezreel at si Abigail na taga-Carmel, na biyuda ni Nabal. 4 Nang mabalitaan ni Saul na tumakas si David at pumunta sa Gat, hindi na niya ito hinanap.
5 Isang araw, sinabi ni David kay Akish, “Kung naging mabuti po ako sa inyong paningin, maaari po bang sa isang bayan sa ibang lalawigan kami tumira? Hindi po kasi kami nararapat tumira rito sa lungsod na tinitirhan ninyo bilang hari.” 6 Kaya nang araw na iyon, ibinigay sa kanya ni Akish ang lugar ng Ziklag. Kaya hanggang ngayon sakop ito ng mga hari ng Juda. 7 Tumira si David sa teritoryo ng mga Filisteo sa loob ng isang taon at apat na buwan.
8 Nang panahong iyon, sinalakay ni David at ng mga tauhan niya ang mga Geshureo, Gizrita at mga Amalekita. Mula pa noong una, ang mga taong itoʼy nakatira na sa lugar na malapit sa Shur papuntang Egipto. 9 Kapag sumasalakay sila David, pinapatay nila ang lahat ng lalaki at babae, at kinukuha ang mga tupa, baka, asno, kamelyo at pati na rin ang mga damit. Pagkatapos, bumabalik sila kay Akish. 10 Kapag itinatanong ni Akish kung saan sila sumalakay nang araw na iyon, sinasabi nilang sinalakay nila ang Negev sa Juda, o sa bahagi ng Negev na tinitirhan ng mga Jerameelita o sa bahagi ng Negev na tinitirhan ng mga Keneo. 11 Pinapatay nina David ang lahat ng lalaki at babae para walang makarating sa Gat at sabihin kung ano talaga ang ginawa nila. Ito ang madalas niyang ginagawa habang naroon siya sa teritoryo ng mga Filisteo. 12 Pinagkakatiwalaan ni Akish si David kaya nasabi niya sa kanyang sarili, “Natitiyak kong kinamumuhian na si David ng mga kapwa niya Israelita kaya habang buhay na siyang maglilingkod sa akin.”
1 Samuel 27
New King James Version
David Allied with the Philistines
27 And David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will [a]despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.” 2 Then David arose (A)and went over with the six hundred men who were with him (B)to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David (C)with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow. 4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.
5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” 6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore (D)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 Now [b]the time that David (E)dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up and raided (F)the Geshurites, (G)the [c]Girzites, and the (H)Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [d]of old, (I)as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. 9 Whenever David [e]attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. 10 Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of (J)the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of (K)the Kenites.” 11 David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 27:1 despair of searching for
- 1 Samuel 27:7 Lit. the number of days
- 1 Samuel 27:8 Or Gezrites
- 1 Samuel 27:8 ancient times
- 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit. struck
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