1 Samuel 27
1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
Disse porém David no seu coração: Ora ainda algum dia perecerei pela mão de Saul; não há coisa melhor para mim do que escapar apressadamente para a terra dos philisteus, para que Saul perca a esperança de mim, e cesse de me buscar por todos os termos de Israel; e assim escaparei da sua mão.
2 And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Então David se levantou, e passou com os seiscentos homens que com ele estavam a Achis, filho de Maoch, rei de Gath.
3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
E David ficou com Achis em Gath, ele e os seus homens, cada um com a sua casa: David com ambas as suas mulheres, Achinoam, a jizreelita, e Abigail, a mulher de Nabal, o carmelita.
4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
E, sendo Saul avisado que David tinha fugido para Gath, não cuidou mais em o buscar.
5 And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
E disse David a Achis: Se eu tenho achado graça em teus olhos, dá-me lugar numa das cidades da terra, para que ali habite: pois por que razão habitaria o teu servo contigo na cidade real?
6 And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
Então lhe deu Achis naquele dia a cidade de Siclag: (pelo que Siclag pertence aos reis de Judá, até ao dia de hoje.)
7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
E foi o número dos dias, que David habitou na terra dos philisteus, um ano e quatro meses.
8 And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
E subia David com os seus homens, e deram sobre os gesuritas, e os gersitas, e os amalequitas; porque antigamente foram estes os moradores da terra desde como quem vai para Sur até à terra do Egito.
9 And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
E David feria aquela terra, e não dava vida nem a homem nem a mulher, e tomava ovelhas, e vacas, e jumentos, e camelos, e vestidos; e voltava, e vinha a Achis.
10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
E dizendo Achis: Sobre onde destes hoje? David dizia: Sobre o sul de Judá, e sobre o sul dos jerahmeleus, e sobre o sul dos keneos.
11 Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
E David não dava vida nem a homem nem a mulher, para traze-los a Gath, dizendo: Para que porventura não nos denunciem, dizendo: Assim David o fazia. E este era o seu costume por todos os dias que habitou na terra dos philisteus.
12 Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”
E Achis se confiava de David, dizendo: Fez-se ele por certo aborrecível para com o seu povo em Israel; pelo que me será por servo para sempre.
