1 Og de sendte beskjed til David og sa: Filisterne kjemper mot Ke'ila og tar korn fra låvene.

And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

2 Da spurte David Herren: Skal jeg gå og slåss mot disse filisterne? Og Herren sa til David: Gå, slå filisterne og red Ke'ila fra dem.

So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

3 Men Davids menn sa til ham: Selv her i Juda er vi redde. Hvordan blir det ikke da om vi går til Ke'ila mot filisternes hærer?

And David's men said to him, Even here in Judah we are full of fear: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

4 Så spurte David Herren igjen, og Herren svarte: Dra ned til Ke'ila; for jeg vil gi filisterne i dine hender.

Then David put the question to the Lord again, and the Lord answering said, Up! go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into your hands.

5 Så dro David og hans menn til Ke'ila, kjempet mot filisterne, tok buskapen deres og gjorde stor skade på dem. Så reddet David folket i Ke'ila.

So David and his men went to Keilah, and had a fight with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and put them to the sword with great destruction. So David was the saviour of the people of Keilah.

6 Da Abiatar, Ahimeleks sønn, hadde flyktet til David, kom han til Ke'ila med efoden i hånden.

Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, went in flight to David, he came down to Keilah with the ephod in his hand.

7 Og Saul fikk beskjed om at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Da sa Saul: Gud har gitt ham i mine hender, for han har gått inn i en by med porter og bommer, og stengt seg inne.

And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

8 Og Saul kalte folket sammen for å dra i strid og gå ned til Ke'ila for å angripe David og hans menn.

And Saul sent for all the people to come to the fight, and go down to Keilah to make an attack on David and his men.

9 David forstod at Saul la onde planer mot ham, og han sa til presten Abiatar: Kom hit med efoden.

And it was clear to David that Saul had evil designs against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Come here with the ephod.

10 Da sa David: Herre, Israels Gud, din tjener har hørt at Saul har tenkt å komme til Ke'ila for å ødelegge byen på grunn av meg.

Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

11 Vil Saul virkelig komme, som de har sagt til meg? Herre, Israels Gud, hør din tjener og si om dette er sant. Og Herren sa: Han vil komme.

And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

12 Så spurte David: Vil mennene i Ke'ila utlevere meg og mine menn til Saul? Og Herren sa: De vil gi deg fra seg.

Then David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.

13 Da dro David og hans menn, omtrent seks hundre i tallet, ut av Ke'ila og flyttet hvor de kunne. Og da Saul fikk vite at David hadde flyktet ut av Ke'ila, lot han være å dra dit.

Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

14 David holdt seg i ørkenen, på trygge steder, og ventet i fjellene i ørkenen ved Zif. Og Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud ga ham ikke i Sauls hender.

And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

15 Da David fikk vite at Saul hadde dratt ut for å ta hans liv, var han i ørkenen ved Zif, i Horesh.

And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.

16 Sauls sønn Jonatan dro til David i Horesh og styrket hans hånd i Gud.

And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

17 Og han sa til ham: Vær ikke redd, for min far Saul vil ikke få makt over deg. Du skal bli konge over Israel, og jeg skal være ved din side; og min far Saul vet det.

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

18 Og de to gjorde en avtale foran Herren. David ble i Horesh, mens Jonatan dro hjem igjen.

And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

19 Da kom noen av zifittene opp til Saul i Gibea og sa: Er ikke David gjemt blant oss på de sikre stedene i Horesh, på Hakilas høydrag sør for ørkenen?

Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?

20 Så kom ned, konge, etter ditt hjertes lyst, og vi skal utlevere ham i kongens hender.

So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.

21 Og Saul sa: Måtte Herren velsigne dere for at dere har vist omsorg for meg.

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

22 Gå nå og forbered dere enda bedre, finn ut hvor han pleier å være, for man sier at han er slu.

Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit.

23 Undersøk alle de skjulte stedene hvor han kan ligge i skjul, og kom tilbake til meg med sikre opplysninger, så jeg kan gå med dere. Og hvis han finnes i landet, vil jeg finne ham blant alle Juda stammer.

So take care to get knowledge of all the secret places where he is taking cover, and be certain to come back to me, and I will go with you: and without doubt, if he is anywhere in the land, I will get him, among all the families of Judah.

24 Så dro de tilbake til Zif før Saul. Men David og hans menn var i ødemarken ved Maon, sør i ørkenen.

And they went back and came to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the waste land of Maon, in the dry land south of the waste land.

25 Og Saul og hans menn lette etter ham. Da fikk David vite det, og dro ned til klippen i ødemarken ved Maon. Da Saul hørte dette, forfulgte han David i ødemarken ved Maon.

And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

26 Saul og hans menn gikk på den ene siden av fjellet, og David og hans menn på den andre. David hadde det travelt med å komme bort fra Saul, for Saul og hans menn omsluttet David og hans menn for å ta dem.

And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

27 Men en budbringer kom til Saul og sa: Skynd deg, for filisterne har angrepet landet.

But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

28 Så Saul vendte tilbake fra å jage etter David og gikk mot filisterne. Derfor kalte de det stedet Sela-hammale'koth.

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.