1 Samuel 21
King James Version
21 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
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David i Nob
21 David kom till prästen Ahimelek[a] i Nob[b]. Men Ahimelek blev förskräckt när han mötte David och frågade honom: ”Varför kommer du ensam, har du ingen med dig?” 2 David svarade prästen Ahimelek: ”Kungen har gett mig ett uppdrag och sagt till mig: Ingen får veta något om ärendet jag skickat och beordrat dig till. Mina män har jag visat till det och det stället. 3 Vad har du till hands? Ge mig fem bröd eller det som finns.” 4 (A) ”Något vanligt bröd har jag inte”, svarade prästen. ”Det finns bara heligt bröd – ifall dina män har avhållit sig från kvinnor.” 5 (B) David svarade prästen: ”Jag försäkrar dig att kvinnor har varit skilda från oss sedan i förrgår. När jag drar ut är mina mäns utrustning helig[c] även när uppdraget är vanligt. Hur mycket heligare är den då inte i dag?” 6 (C) Då gav prästen honom det heliga, för det fanns inget annat bröd än skådebröden[d]. De hade legat inför Herrens ansikte men burits undan för att ersättas av nybakat bröd samma dag.
7 (D) Men en av Sauls tjänare var där den dagen. Det var edomiten Doeg, den främste av Sauls herdar. Han hölls i förvar[e] inför Herren.
8 David frågade Ahimelek: ”Du har inget spjut eller svärd till hands här? Jag fick varken med mig mitt svärd eller mina andra vapen, eftersom kungens uppdrag var så brådskande.” 9 (E) Prästen svarade: ”Här är svärdet som tillhörde filistén Goliat som du slog i Terebintdalen. Det är insvept i en mantel bakom efoden[f]. Vill du ha det, så ta det. Något annat har jag inte.” David svarade: ”Ge mig det! Maken till det finns inte.”
Davids flykt till Gat
10 (F) David bröt upp och flydde den dagen för Saul och kom till Akish, kungen i Gat. 11 (G) Men Akishs tjänare sade till honom: ”Är det inte David, landets kung? Är det inte om honom de sjunger vid dansen:
”Saul har slagit sina tusen,
David sina tiotusen.”
12 David lade märke till dessa ord och blev mycket rädd för kung Akish i Gat. 13 (H) Därför ändrade han sitt beteende inför dem och spelade galen[g] när de ville hålla fast honom. Han gjorde märken[h] på dörrarna i porten och lät saliven rinna ner i skägget.
14 Då sade Akish till sina tjänare: ”Ni ser ju att mannen är galen. Varför kommer ni med honom till mig? 15 Har jag så ont om galningar att ni måste ta hit den där för att bära sig åt inför mig? Ska en sådan få komma in i mitt hus?”
Footnotes
- 21:1 Ahimelek Ifall Ahia (14:3) är en kortform av samma namn, var Ahimelek ättling till Eli (1:9) över vars släkt ett domsord var uttalat (2:33).
- 21:1 Nob Låg strax norr om Jerusalem (Jes 10:32).
- 21:5 utrustning helig Annan översättning: ”kroppar heliga” (jfr not till 1 Tess 4:4). Sexuellt umgänge krävde rening efteråt (3 Mos 15:16f). Jfr 2 Sam 11:11 med not.
- 21:6 skådebröden Låg som ett ständigt offer inför Gud i tabernaklet (2 Mos 25:30). Jesus hänvisar till händelsen i ett samtal med fariseerna (Matt 12:4, Mark 2:6, Luk 6:4).
- 21:7 hölls i förvar Kunde ske vid misstanke om allvarliga brott (jfr 3 Mos 24:12, 4 Mos 15:34). Annan översättning: ”var kvar” (jfr Dom 13:15).
- 21:9 efoden Färggrann prästdräkt (2 Mos 28:6f, 39:2f).
- 21:13 spelade galen Galenskap förknippades ibland med profetisk extas (Hos 9:7). Som ”helig dåre” hoppas David på immunitet. Efter detta tillfälle skrev David Ps 34 och 56, enligt deras överskrift.
- 21:13 gjorde märken Genom att rista, eller genom att banka (enligt Septuaginta).
1 Samuel 21
New King James Version
David and the Holy Bread
21 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And (A)Ahimelech was (B)afraid when he met David, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?”
2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me, ‘Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you.’ And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.”
4 And the priest answered David and said, “There is no [a]common bread on hand; but there is (C)holy[b] bread, (D)if the young men have at least kept themselves from women.”
5 Then David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And [c]the (E)vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated (F)in the vessel this day.”
6 So the priest (G)gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread (H)which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was (I)Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
8 And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”
9 So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in (J)the Valley of Elah, (K)there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.”
And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
David Flees to Gath
10 Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And (L)the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying:
(M)‘Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”
12 Now David (N)took these words [d]to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 So (O)he changed his behavior before them, pretended [e]madness in their hands, [f]scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? 15 Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 21:4 ordinary
- 1 Samuel 21:4 consecrated
- 1 Samuel 21:5 The young men are ceremonially undefiled
- 1 Samuel 21:12 Lit. in his heart
- 1 Samuel 21:13 insanity
- 1 Samuel 21:13 scribbled
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