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 despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.»

Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabaĺs widow.

And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.

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?»

So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.

And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.

Whenever David 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.

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 the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of the Kenites.»

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.

So Achish believed David, saying, «He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.»

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Языки

И рече́ дави́дъ въ се́рдцы свое́мъ, глаго́ля: ны́нѣ впаду́ въ де́нь еди́нъ въ ру́ки Сау́ли, и не бу́детъ ми́ бла́го, а́ще не спасу́ся въ земли́ иноплеме́нничи, и преста́нетъ Сау́лъ иска́ти мене́ во вся́комъ предѣ́лѣ Изра́илевѣ, и спасу́ся изъ руки́ его́.

И воста́ дави́дъ и ше́сть со́тъ муже́й и́же съ ни́мъ, и и́де ко агху́су сы́ну Амма́хову царю́ ге́ѳску.

И пребы́сть дави́дъ у агху́са въ ге́ѳѣ, са́мъ и му́жiе его́ вси́ и до́мъ его́, и дави́дъ и о́бѣ жены́ его́, Ахинаа́мъ Иезраили́тыня и Авиге́а жена́ Нава́ла карми́лскаго.

И возвѣсти́ша Сау́лу, я́ко отбѣже́ дави́дъ въ ге́ѳъ, и не приложи́ ктому́ [сау́лъ] иска́ти его́.

И рече́ дави́дъ ко агху́су: а́ще обрѣ́те ра́бъ тво́й благода́ть предъ очи́ма твои́ма, да да́си ми́ мѣ́сто во еди́нѣмъ от градо́въ и́же на селѣ́, и ся́ду та́мо: и вску́ю сѣди́тъ ра́бъ тво́й во гра́дѣ ца́рственнѣмъ съ тобо́ю?

И даде́ ему́ агху́съ въ де́нь то́й секела́гъ: сего́ ра́ди бы́сть царю́ Иуде́йску секела́гъ до дне́шняго дне́.

И бы́сть число́ дні́й, въ ня́же сѣдя́ше дави́дъ на селѣ́ иноплеме́нничи, четы́ри ме́сяцы.

И восхожда́ше дави́дъ и му́жiе его́ и напада́ху на вся́каго гессе́ра и на Амалики́та, и се́, земля́ населя́шеся от ламсу́ра и до земли́ Еги́петскiя:

и поража́ше дави́дъ зе́млю, и не оставля́ше въ живы́хъ му́жеска по́лу и же́нска: и взима́ху стада́, и бу́йволицы и осля́та, и велблю́ды и ри́зы, и возвраща́ющеся прихожда́ху ко агху́су.

И рече́ агху́съ къ дави́ду: на кого́ нападо́сте ны́нѣ? И рече́ дави́дъ ко агху́су: къ ю́гу Иуде́и и къ ю́гу Иесмеги́ и къ ю́гу Кенезі́а:

и му́жеска по́лу и же́нска не оставля́хъ въ живы́хъ е́же вводи́ти въ ге́ѳъ, глаго́ля: да не возвѣстя́тъ въ ге́ѳѣ на на́съ, глаго́люще: сiя́ твори́тъ дави́дъ. И сiе́ оправда́нiе его́ во вся́ дни́, въ ня́же сѣдя́ше дави́дъ на селѣ́ иноплеме́нничи.

И увѣ́рися дави́дъ агху́су зѣло́, глаго́ля: омерзѣ́нiемъ омерзѣ́ въ лю́дехъ свои́хъ во Изра́или, и бу́детъ ми́ ра́бъ во вѣ́ки.