1 Samuel 22

1 and to go: went David from there and to escape to(wards) cave Adullam and to hear: hear brother: male-sibling his and all house: household father his and to go down to(wards) him there [to]

David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.

2 and to gather to(wards) him all man distress and all man which to/for him to exact and all man bitter soul and to be upon them to/for ruler and to be with him like/as four hundred man

Everyone who was in trouble or in debt or resentful also came to him and he became their leader. He had around four hundred men with him.

3 and to go: went David from there Mizpeh Moab and to say to(wards) king Moab to come out: come please father my and mother my with you till which to know what? to make: do to/for me God

Then David went to Mizpeh in the country of Moab. He asked the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is planning for me.”

4 and to lead them with face: before king Moab and to dwell with him all day to be David in/on/with fortress

So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with the king all the time David lived in the stronghold.

5 and to say Gad [the] prophet to(wards) David not to dwell in/on/with fortress to go: went and to come (in): come to/for you land: country/planet Judah and to go: went David and to come (in): come wood Hereth

But then the prophet Gad told David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go back to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

6 and to hear: hear Saul for to know David and human which with him and Saul to dwell in/on/with Gibeah underneath: under [the] tamarisk in/on/with high place and spear his in/on/with hand: power his and all servant/slave his to stand upon him

Saul found out that David had returned and where he was. Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill in Gibeah. He had his spear in his hand, with all his officials surrounding him.

7 and to say Saul to/for servant/slave his [the] to stand upon him to hear: hear please Benjaminite Benjaminite also to/for all your to give: give son: child Jesse land: country and vineyard to/for all your to set: make ruler thousand and ruler hundred

Saul said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse going to give all of you fields and vineyards and make you commanders and officers in the army?

8 for to conspire all your upon me and nothing to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my in/on/with to cut: make(covenant) son: child my with son: child Jesse and nothing be weak: grieved from you upon me and to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my for to arise: attack son: child my [obj] servant/slave my upon me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

Is that why you've all plotted against me? Not a single one of you told me that my own son had made an agreement with Jesse's son. Not a single one of you has shown you cared about me, or explained to me that my son has encouraged him to try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”

9 and to answer Doeg [the] Edomite and he/she/it to stand upon servant/slave Saul and to say to see: see [obj] son: child Jesse to come (in): come Nob [to] to(wards) Ahimelech son: child Ahitub

Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's officers, spoke up, saying, “I saw the son of Jesse visit Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, at Nob.

10 and to ask to/for him in/on/with LORD and provision to give: give to/for him and [obj] sword Goliath [the] Philistine to give: give to/for him

Ahimelech asked advice from the Lord for him and gave him food. He gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine as well.”

11 and to send: depart [the] king to/for to call: call to [obj] Ahimelech son: child Ahitub [the] priest and [obj] all house: household father his [the] priest which in/on/with Nob and to come (in): come all their to(wards) [the] king

The king sent a message to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and all his family, who were priests at Nob. They all came to the king.

12 and to say Saul to hear: hear please son: child Ahitub and to say look! I lord my

“Now you listen, son of Ahitub,” the king shouted. “What is it, my lord?” Ahimelech asked.

13 and to say (to(wards) him *Qk) Saul to/for what? to conspire upon me you(m. s.) and son: child Jesse in/on/with to give: give you to/for him food: bread and sword and to ask to/for him in/on/with God to/for to arise: attack to(wards) me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

“Why have you and the son of Jesse plotted against me? You gave him bread and a sword, and asked advice from God for him so that he could rebel against me and try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”

14 and to answer Ahimelech [obj] [the] king and to say and who? in/on/with all servant/slave your like/as David be faithful and son-in-law [the] king and to turn aside: turn aside to(wards) guard your and to honor: honour in/on/with house: household your

“Who of all your officers is as trustworthy as David, the king's son-in-law? He is in charge of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your family!” Ahimelech responded.

15 [the] day to profane/begin: begin (to/for to ask *Qk) to/for him in/on/with God forbid to/for me not to set: put [the] king in/on/with servant/slave his word: thing in/on/with all house: household father my for not to know servant/slave your in/on/with all this word: thing small or great: large

“And was that day the first time he asked advice from God on his behalf? Of course not! The king should not accuse me your servant or any of my family, for I didn't know anything about any of this.”

16 and to say [the] king to die to die Ahimelech you(m. s.) and all house: household father your

“You're going to die for this!” the king declared. “You and all your family!”

17 and to say [the] king to/for to run: guard [the] to stand upon him to turn: turn and to die priest LORD for also hand their with David and for to know for to flee he/she/it and not to reveal: reveal [obj] (ear: to ears my *QK) and not be willing servant/slave [the] king to/for to send: reach [obj] hand their to/for to fall on in/on/with priest LORD

Then the king turned to his bodyguards standing there and ordered them, “Kill these priests of the Lord, because they're on David's side! They knew he was a fugitive and yet they didn't tell me!” But the king's guards refused to attack the priests of the Lord.

18 and to say [the] king (to/for Doeg *Qk) to turn: turn you(m. s.) and to fall on in/on/with priest and to turn: turn (Doeg *Qk) [the] Edomite and to fall on he/she/it in/on/with priest and to die in/on/with day [the] he/she/it eighty and five man to lift: bear ephod linen

So the king ordered Doeg, “You kill the priests!” Doeg the Edomite attacked and killed the priests, killing eighty-five men wearing the priestly ephod.

19 and [obj] Nob city [the] priest to smite to/for lip: edge sword from man and till woman from infant and till to suckle and cattle and donkey and sheep to/for lip: edge sword

Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and slaughtered its men and women, children and infants, cattle, donkeys, and sheep.

20 and to escape son: child one to/for Ahimelech son: child Ahitub and name his Abiathar and to flee after David

But one of the sons of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, managed to escape. His name was Abiathar, and he ran away and joined David.

21 and to tell Abiathar to/for David for to kill Saul [obj] priest LORD

He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.

22 and to say David to/for Abiathar to know in/on/with day [the] he/she/it for there (Doeg *Qk) [the] Edomite for to tell to tell to/for Saul I to turn: turn in/on/with all soul: person house: household father your

David told Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he was going to tell Saul about it. It's my fault that all your family have died.

23 to dwell [emph?] with me not to fear for which to seek [obj] soul: life my to seek [obj] soul: life your for charge you(m. s.) with me me

But you can stay with me and you don't need to be afraid, because the man who wants to kill you wants to kill me too. I'll take good care of you.”