1
Now the
Philistines gathered together
all their
armies to
Aphek, while the
Israelites were
camping by the
spring which is in
Jezreel.
h'qep]a ~,hyen]x;m -l'K -t,a ~yiT.vil.p .Wc.B.qiY;w ? la,[.r.zIy.B r,v]a !Iy;[;B ~yin{x lea'r.fIy.w
2
And the
lords of the
Philistines were
proceeding on by
hundreds and by
thousands, and
David and his
men were
proceeding on in the
rear with
Achish.
~yip'l]a;l.w tw{aem.l ~yir.b{[ ~yiT.vil.p yen.r;s.w ? vyik'a -mi[ h'n{r]x;a'B ~yir.b{[ wy'v'n]a;w diw'd.w
3
Then the
commanders of the
Philistines said,
"What are
these Hebrews doing here?" And
Achish said to the
commanders of the
Philistines, "Is
this not
David, the
servant of
Saul the
king of
Israel,
who has
been with me
these days,
or rather
these years, and I have
found no fault in him from the
day he
deserted to me to
this day?"
h,Lea'h ~yir.bi['h h'm ~yiT.vil.p yer'f .Wr.ma{Y;w ? h,z -aw{l]h ~yiT.vil.p yer'f -l,a vyik'a r,ma{Y;w ? h'y'h r,v]a lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m l.Wa'v d,b,[ diw'd ? yita'c'm -a{l.w ~yin'v h,z -w{a ~yim'y h,z yiTia ? h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -d;[ w{l.p'n ~w{Yim h'm.Wa.m w{b
4
But the
commanders of the
Philistines were
angry with him, and the
commanders of the
Philistines said to him, "Make the
man go back, that he may
return to his
place where * you have
assigned him, and do not let him
go down to
battle with us,
or in the
battle he may
become an
adversary to us. For with
what could
this man
make himself
acceptable to his
lord? Would it not be with the
heads of
these men?
w{l .Wr.ma{Y;w ~yiT.vil.p yer'f wy'l'[ .Wp.c.qiY;w ? w{mw{q.m -l,a b{v'y.w vyia'h -t,a bev'h ~yiT.vil.p yer'f ? h'm'x.liM;B .Wn'Mi[ derey -a{l.w ~'v w{T.d;q.pih r,v]a ? h,M;b.W h'm'x.liM;B !'j'f.l .Wn'L -h,y.hIy -a{l.w ? ~yiv'n]a'h yeva'r.B aw{l]h wy'n{d]a -l,a h,z h,C;r.tIy ? ~eh'h
5
"Is
this not
David, of
whom they
sing in the
dances,
saying,
'Saul has
slain his
thousands, And
David his
ten thousands '?"
tw{l{x.M;B w{l -.Wn][;y r,v]a diw'd h,z -aw{l]h ? w{t{b.bir.B diw'd.w wy'p'l]a;B l.Wa'v h'Kih r{mael
6
Then
Achish called David and
said to him, "As the
LORD lives, you have been
upright, and your
going out and your
coming in with me in the
army are
pleasing in my
sight; for I have not
found evil in you from the
day of your
coming to me to
this day. Nevertheless, you are not
pleasing in the
sight of the
lords.
h'wh.y -y;x wy'lea r,ma{Y;w diw'D -l,a vyik'a a'r.qiY;w ? '$]a{b.W '$.taec y;nye[.B bw{j.w h'T;a r'v'y -yiK ? ~w{Yim h'['r '$.b yita'c'm -a{l yiK h,n]x;M;B yiTia ? ~yin'r.S;h yenye[.b.W h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -d;[ y;lea '$]a{B ? h'T'a bw{j -a{l
7
"Now therefore
return and
go in
peace, that you may not
displease * the
lords of the
Philistines."
['r h,f][;t -a{l.w ~w{l'v.B .$el.w b.Wv h'T;[.w ? ~yiT.vil.p yen.r;s yenye[.B
8
David said to
Achish, "But
what have I
done? And
what have you
found in your
servant from the
day when I
came before you to
this day, that I may not
go and
fight against the
enemies of my
lord the
king?"
yityif'[ h,m yiK vyik'a -l,a diw'D r,ma{Y;w ? yityIy'h r,v]a ~w{Yim '$.D.b;[.b 'ta'c'M -h;m.W ? yiT.m;x.lin.w aw{b'a a{l yiK h,Z;h ~w{Y;h d;[ '$y,n'p.l ? .$,l,M;h yin{d]a yeb.y{a.B
9
But
Achish replied to
David, "I
know that you are
pleasing in my
sight, like an
angel of
God;
nevertheless the
commanders of the
Philistines have
said, 'He must not
go up with us to the
battle.'
yiK yiT.[;d'y diw'D -l,a r,ma{Y;w vyik'a !;[;Y;w ? yer'f .$;a ~yih{l/a .$;a.l;m.K y;nye[.B h'T;a bw{j ? h'm'x.liM;B .Wn'Mi[ h,l][;y -a{l .Wr.m'a ~yiT.vil.p
10
"Now then
arise early in the
morning with the
servants of your
lord who have
come with you, and as soon as you have
arisen early in the
morning and have
light,
depart."
.Wa'B -r,v]a '$y,n{d]a yed.b;[.w r,q{B;B ~eK.v;h h'T;[.w ? .Wkel'w ~,k'l rw{a.w r,q{B;B ~,T.m;K.vih.w .$'Tia
11
So
David arose early, he and his
men, to
depart in the
morning to
return to the
land of the
Philistines. And the
Philistines went up to
Jezreel.
r,q{B;B t,k,l'l wy'v'n]a;w a.Wh diw'D ~eK.v;Y;w ? .Wl'[ ~yiT.vil.p.W ~yiT.vil.P #,r,a -l,a b.Wv'l ? la,[.r.zIy