I Samuel 22

vayyelekh david misham vayyimmalet el-me'arat adullam vayyishme'u ekhayw vekhol-bet aviv vayyeredu elayw shammah

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard, they joined him down there.

vayyitqabbetsu elayw kol-ish matsoq vekhol-ish asher-lo noshe vekhol-ish mar-nefesh vayehi alehem lesar vayyihyu immo ke'arba me'ot ish

Everyone who was in straits and everyone who was in debt and everyone who was desperate joined him, and he became their leader; there were about four hundred men with him.

vayyelekh david misham mitspeh mo'av vayyomer el-melekh mo'av yetse-na avi ve'immi ittekhem ad asher eda mah-yya'aseh-lli elohim

David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, “Let my father and mother come [and stay] with you, until I know what God will do for me.”

vayyankhem et-pene melekh mo'av vayyeshevu immo kol-yeme heyot-david bammetsudah

So he led them to the king of Moab, and they stayed with him as long as David remained in the stronghold.

vayyomer gad hannavi el-david lo teshev bammetsudah lekh uvata-llekha erets yehudah vayyelekh david vayyavo ya'ar kharet

But the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; go at once to the territory of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

vayyishma sha'ul ki noda david va'anashim asher itto vesha'ul yoshev baggivah takhat-ha'eshel baramah vakhanito veyado vekhol-avadayw nitsavim alayw

When Saul heard that David and the men with him had been located—Saul was then in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the height, spear in hand, with all his courtiers in attendance upon him—

vayyomer sha'ul la'avadayw hannitsavim alayw shimu-na bene yemini gam-lekhullekhem yitten ben-yishay sadot ukheramim lekhullekhem yasim sare alafim vesare me'ot

Saul said to the courtiers standing about him, “Listen, Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards to every one of you? And will he make all of you captains of thousands or captains of hundreds?

ki qeshartem kullekhem alay ve'en-goleh et-ozni bikhrot-beni im-ben-yishay ve'en-kholeh mikkem alay vegoleh et-ozni ki heqim beni et-avdi alay le'orev kayyom hazzeh

Is that why all of you have conspired against me? For no one informs me when my own son makes a pact with the son of Jesse; no one is concerned for me and no one informs me when my own son has set my servant in ambush against me, as is now the case.”

vayya'an do'eg ha'adomi vehu nitsav al-avde-sha'ul vayyomar ra'iti et-ben-yishay ba noveh el-akhimelekh ben-akhituv

Doeg the Edomite, who was standing among the courtiers of Saul, spoke up: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

vayyishal-lo ba-Adonai vetsedah natan lo ve'et kherev golyat happelishti natan lo

He inquired of GOD on his behalf and gave him provisions; he also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

vayyishlakh hammelekh liqro et-akhimelekh ben-akhituv hakkohen ve'et kol-bet aviv hakkohanim asher benov vayyavo'u khullam el-hammelekh

Thereupon the king sent for the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and for all the priests belonging to his father’s house at Nob. They all came to the king,

vayyomer sha'ul shema-na ben-akhituv vayyomer hinni adoni

and Saul said, “Listen to me, son of Ahitub.” “Yes, my lord,” he replied.

vayyomer elav sha'ul lammah qeshartem alay attah uven-yishay betittekha lo lekhem vekherev vesha'ol lo belohim laqum elay le'orev kayyom hazzeh

And Saul said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him food and a sword, and inquired of God for him—that he may rise in ambush against me, as is now the case.”

vayya'an akhimelekh et-hammelekh vayyomar umi vekhol-avadekha kedavid ne'eman vakhatan hammelekh vesar el-mishmatekha venikhbad bevetekha

Ahimelech replied to the king, “But who is there among all your courtiers as trusted as David, son-in-law of Your Majesty and obedient to your bidding, and esteemed in your household?

hayyom hakhilloti (lshvl) [lishol-]lo velohim khalilah li al-yasem hammelekh be'avdo davar bekhol-bet avi ki lo-yada avdekha bekhol-zot davar qaton o gadol

This is the first time that I inquired of God for him; I have done no wrong. Let not Your Majesty find fault with his servant [or] with any of my father’s house; for your servant knew nothing whatever about all this.”

vayyomer hammelekh mot tamut akhimelekh attah vekhol-bet avikha

But the king said, “You shall die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

vayyomer hammelekh laratsim hannitsavim alayw sobbu vehamitu kohane Adonai ki gam-yadam im-david vekhi yade'u ki-voreakh hu velo galu et-[ozni] (znv) velo-avu avde hammelekh lishloakh et-yadam lifgoa bekhohane Adonai

And the king commanded the guards standing by, “Turn about and kill the priests of GOD, for they are in league with David; they knew he was running away and they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants would not raise a hand to strike down the priests of GOD.

vayyomer hammelekh (ldvyg) [ledo'eg] sov attah ufega bakkohanim vayyissov (dvyg) [do'eg] ha'adomi vayyifga-hu bakkohanim vayyamet bayyom hahu shemonim vakhamisha ish nose efod bad

Thereupon the king said to Doeg, “You, Doeg, go and strike down the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite went and struck down the priests himself; that day, he killed eighty-five of those who wore the linen ephod.

ve'et nov ir-hakkohanim hikkah lefi-kherev me'ish ve'ad-isha me'olel ve'ad-yoneq veshor vakhamor vaseh lefi-kharev

He put Nob, the town of the priests, to the sword: men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep—[all] to the sword.

vayyimmalet ben-ekhad la'akhimelekh ben-akhituv ushemo evyatar vayyivrakh akhare david

But one son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped—his name was Abiathar—and he fled to David.

vayyagged evyatar ledavid ki harag sha'ul et kohane Adonai

When Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of GOD,

vayyomer david le'evyatar yadati bayyom hahu ki-sham (dvyg) [do'eg] ha'adomi ki-hagged yaggid lesha'ul anokhi sabboti bekhol-nefesh bet avikha

David said to Abiathar, “I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would tell Saul. I am to blame for all the deaths in your father’s house.

shevah itti al-tira ki asher-yevaqqesh et-nafshi yevaqqesh et-nafshekha ki-mishmeret attah immadi

Stay with me; do not be afraid; for whoever seeks your life must seek my life also. It will be my care to guard you.”