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1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
David salvează cetatea Cheila
23 I s-a spus lui David:
– Filistenii luptă împotriva Cheilei şi îi pradă ariile.
2 David L-a întrebat pe Domnul:
– Să mă duc să lupt împotriva acestor filisteni?
– Du-te, luptă împotriva filistenilor şi izbăveşte Cheila! i-a răspuns Domnul.
3 Dar oamenii lui David i-au zis acestuia:
– Noi ne temem chiar şi aici, în Iuda, deci cu cât mai mult ne vom teme dacă vom merge la Cheila, împotriva oştirilor filistene?
4 Atunci David L-a întrebat din nou pe Domnul şi Domnul i-a răspuns:
– Scoală-te şi mergi la Cheila, pentru că Eu îi dau pe filisteni în mâna ta.
5 David a plecat la Cheila, împreună cu oamenii lui. A luptat împotriva filistenilor, le-a luat turmele şi le-a pricinuit mari pierderi. Astfel, David i-a izbăvit pe locuitorii Cheilei. 6 Abiatar, fiul lui Ahimelek, adusese cu el şi efodul atunci când a fugit la David, la Cheila.
David, urmărit de Saul
7 Saul a fost înştiinţat că David a venit la Cheila. Atunci el a zis: „Dumnezeu l-a dat în mâna mea pentru că s-a închis, intrând într-o cetate cu porţi şi cu zăvoare. 8 Saul a chemat tot poporul la război ca să meargă la Cheila şi să-l asedieze pe David şi pe oamenii săi. 9 Însă David a aflat că Saul a întocmit planuri rele împotriva sa şi i-a zis preotului Abiatar:
– Adu efodul aici!
10 Apoi David a zis:
– Doamne, Dumnezeul lui Israel, robul Tău a auzit că Saul vrea să vină la Cheila pentru a distruge cetatea din cauza mea. 11 Mă vor preda, oare, locuitorii Cheilei în mâna lui? Va veni, oare, Saul după cum a auzit robul Tău? Doamne, Dumnezeul lui Israel, Te rog, răspunde-i robului Tău.
– Va veni! i-a răspuns Domnul.
12 David a continuat:
– Mă vor da locuitorii Cheilei pe mine şi pe oamenii mei în mâna lui Saul?
– Te vor da, i-a răspuns Domnul.
13 Astfel, David şi oamenii lui, în număr de aproape şase sute de bărbaţi, au părăsit Cheila şi au plecat încotro au putut. Când Saul a fost înştiinţat că David a scăpat din Cheila nu s-a mai dus acolo. 14 David a locuit în pustie, în fortificaţii[a]; a locuit în regiunea muntoasă a pustiei Zif. Saul îl căuta în fiecare zi, însă Dumnezeu nu l-a dat în mâinile lui. 15 În timp ce se afla la Horeş, în pustia Zif, David a înţeles că Saul îl caută ca să-l omoare. 16 Ionatan, fiul lui Saul, s-a sculat şi s-a dus la David, la Horeş şi i-a întărit încrederea în Dumnezeu, 17 zicându-i:
– Nu te teme, pentru că mâna tatălui meu, Saul, nu te va găsi! Tu vei domni peste Israel, iar eu voi fi al doilea, după tine. Chiar şi tatăl meu, Saul, ştie că este aşa.
18 Apoi au încheiat amândoi un legământ înaintea Domnului. David a rămas la Horeş, iar Ionatan s-a întors acasă.
19 Zifiţii au venit la Saul, la Ghiva şi i-au zis:
– Oare nu se ascunde David printre noi, în fortificaţiile de la Horeş, de pe dealul Hachila, care se află la sud de Ieşimon? 20 Acum, o, rege, vino, fiindcă aceasta este toată dorinţa sufletului tău, iar noi îl vom da în mâinile tale!
21 Saul le-a zis:
– Fiţi binecuvântaţi de Domnul pentru că aţi avut milă de mine. 22 Duceţi-vă, vă rog, să mai cercetaţi! Aflaţi şi vedeţi locul în care se află, precum şi cine l-a văzut acolo, pentru că mi s-a spus că este foarte şiret. 23 Cercetaţi, aflaţi toate locurile în care se ascunde şi întoarceţi-vă la mine cu ceva sigur. Atunci voi veni cu voi şi, dacă se află în ţară, îl voi căuta printre toate miile lui Iuda.
24 Zifiţii s-au sculat şi au plecat la Zif, înaintea lui Saul. David şi oamenii lui se aflau în pustia Maon, în Araba[b], la sud de Ieşimon. 25 Saul a plecat împreună cu oamenii lui să-l caute, însă David a fost înştiinţat de acest lucru. A coborât la stâncă şi a rămas acolo, în pustia Maon. Când a auzit Saul lucrul acesta, l-a urmărit pe David în pustia Maon. 26 Saul mergea pe o parte a muntelui, iar David cu oamenii lui pe cealaltă parte. David se grăbea să se depărteze de Saul, în timp ce acesta şi oamenii lui încercau să-i înconjoare pe David şi pe oamenii săi ca să-i prindă. 27 A venit însă un mesager la Saul ca să-i spună: „Grăbeşte-te să vii pentru că filistenii au invadat ţara!“ 28 Atunci Saul s-a întors din urmărirea lui David şi a plecat împotriva filistenilor. Locul acela l-au numit Sela Hamahlekot[c]. 29 David a plecat de acolo şi a locuit în fortificaţiile din En-Ghedi.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:14 Vezi nota de la 22:4; şi în vs. 19, 29
- 1 Samuel 23:24 Denumirea, în Vechiul Testament, a riftului care se întinde de la Marea Galileii până la Marea Roşie; de obicei se referă la Valea Iordanului
- 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hamahlekot înseamnă Stânca Separării
1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
David Saves the City of Keilah
23 Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Ke-i′lah, and are robbing the threshing floors.” 2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Ke-i′lah.” 3 But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Ke-i′lah against the armies of the Philistines?” 4 Then David inquired of the Lord again. And the Lord answered him, “Arise, go down to Ke-i′lah; for I will give the Philistines into your hand.” 5 And David and his men went to Ke-i′lah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter among them. So David delivered the inhabitants of Ke-i′lah.
6 When Abi′athar the son of Ahim′elech fled to David to Ke-i′lah, he came down with an ephod in his hand. 7 Now it was told Saul that David had come to Ke-i′lah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand; for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.” 8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Ke-i′lah, to besiege David and his men. 9 David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abi′athar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then said David, “O Lord, the God of Israel, thy servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Ke-i′lah, to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the men of Ke-i′lah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” 12 Then said David, “Will the men of Ke-i′lah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.” 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Ke-i′lah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Ke-i′lah, he gave up the expedition. 14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
David Eludes Saul in the Wilderness
15 And David was afraid because[a] Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. 16 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose, and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said to him, “Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; Saul my father also knows this.” 18 And the two of them made a covenant before the Lord; David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gib′e-ah, saying, “Does not David hide among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachi′lah, which is south of Jeshi′mon? 20 Now come down, O king, according to all your heart’s desire to come down; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” 21 And Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord; for you have had compassion on me. 22 Go, make yet more sure; know and see the place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for it is told me that he is very cunning. 23 See therefore, and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.
Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Ma′on, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshi′mon. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told; therefore he went down to the rock which is[b] in the wilderness of Ma′on. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Ma′on. 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was making haste to get away from Saul, as Saul and his men were closing in upon David and his men to capture them, 27 when a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Make haste and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.” 28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. 29 [c] And David went up from there, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-ge′di.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or saw that
- 1 Samuel 23:25 Gk: Heb and dwelt
- 1 Samuel 23:29 Ch 24.1 in Heb
1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23
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David at Keilah
23 Someone told David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah. They are robbing grain from the threshing floors.”
2 David asked the Lord, “Should I go and fight these Philistines?”
The Lord answered him, “Go. Attack them, and save Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him, “We’re afraid here in Judah. We will be much more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistine army is.”
4 David again asked the Lord. And the Lord answered, “Go down to Keilah. I will help you defeat the Philistines.” 5 So David and his men went to Keilah. They fought the Philistines and took their cattle. David killed many Philistines and saved the people of Keilah. 6 (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the holy vest with him. He brought it when he came to David at Keilah.)
Saul Chases David
7 Someone told Saul that David was now at Keilah. Saul said, “God has given David to me! He has trapped himself because he has entered a town with gates and bars.” 8 Saul called all his army together for battle. They prepared to go down to Keilah to attack David and his men.
9 David learned Saul was making evil plans against him. So he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the holy vest.” 10 David prayed, “Lord, God of Israel, I have heard about Saul’s plans. He is coming to Keilah to destroy the town because of me. 11 Will the people of Keilah give me to Saul? Will Saul come to Keilah, as I heard? Lord, God of Israel, tell me, your servant!”
The Lord answered, “Saul will come down.”
12 Again David asked, “Will the people of Keilah give me and my men to Saul?”
The Lord answered, “They will.”
13 So David and his men left Keilah. There were about 600 men who went with him. And they kept moving from place to place. When Saul found that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
14 David stayed in the protected places in the desert. He also stayed in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Every day Saul looked for David. But the Lord did not let him take David.
15 David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph. He was afraid because Saul was coming to kill him. 16 But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh. He helped David have stronger faith in God. 17 Jonathan told him, “Don’t be afraid. My father won’t touch you. You will become king of Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made an agreement before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home. But David stayed at Horesh.
19 The people from Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They told him, “David is hiding in our land. He’s at the protected places of Horesh. They are on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon. 20 Now, our king, come down anytime you want. It’s our duty to give David to you.”
21 Saul answered, “The Lord bless you for helping me. 22 Go and learn more about him. Find out where he is staying. Find out who has seen him there. I have heard that he is clever. 23 Find all the hiding places he uses. And come back and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will find him. I will track him down among all the families in Judah.”
24 So they went back to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the Desert of Maon.[a] This was in the desert area south of Jeshimon. 25 Saul and his men went to look for David. But people warned David that Saul was looking for him. David then went down to a rock and stayed in the Desert of Maon. Saul heard that David had gone there. So he went after him into the Desert of Maon.
26 Saul was going along one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul. Saul and his soldiers were closing in on David and his men. 27 But a messenger came to Saul. He said, “Come quickly! The Philistines are attacking our land!” 28 So Saul stopped chasing David and went to fight the Philistines. That is why people call this place Rock of Parting. 29 David left the Desert of Maon and lived in the protected places of En Gedi.
Footnotes
- 23:24 Maon Some early Greek copies say “Maon.” The Hebrew copies say “Paran.”
1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23
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David Saves Keilah
23 When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah(A) and are looting the threshing floors,”(B) 2 he inquired(C) of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”
The Lord answered him, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”
4 Once again David inquired(D) of the Lord, and the Lord answered him, “Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines(E) into your hand.(F)” 5 So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah. 6 (Now Abiathar(G) son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod(H) down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
Saul Pursues David
7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands,(I) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(J) 8 And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar(K) the priest, “Bring the ephod.(L)” 10 David said, “Lord, God of Israel, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. 11 Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Lord, God of Israel, tell your servant.”
And the Lord said, “He will.”
12 Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender(M) me and my men to Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will.”
13 So David and his men,(N) about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
14 David stayed in the wilderness(O) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(P) Day after day Saul searched(Q) for him, but God did not(R) give David into his hands.
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(S) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(T) in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(U) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant(V) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
19 The Ziphites(W) went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us(X) in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah,(Y) south of Jeshimon? 20 Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving(Z) him into your hands.”
21 Saul replied, “The Lord bless(AA) you for your concern(AB) for me. 22 Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty. 23 Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track(AC) him down among all the clans of Judah.”
24 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Desert of Maon,(AD) in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.(AE) 25 Saul and his men began the search, and when David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard this, he went into the Desert of Maon in pursuit of David.
26 Saul(AF) was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land.” 28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.[b] 29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds(AG) of En Gedi.[c](AH)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
- 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.
- 1 Samuel 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.
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