I Samuel 29

vayyiqbetsu felishtim et-kol-makhanehem afeqah veyisra'el khonim ba'ayin asher beyizre'el

The Philistines mustered all their forces at Aphek, while Israel was encamping at the spring in Jezreel.

vesarne felishtim overim leme'ot vela'alafim vedavid va'anashayw overim ba'akharonah im-akhish

The Philistine lords came marching, each with his units of hundreds and of thousands; and David and his men came marching last, with Achish.

vayyomeru sare felishtim mah ha'ivrim ha'elleh vayyomer akhish el-sare felishtim halo-zeh david eved sha'ul melekh-yisra'el asher hayah itti zeh yamim o-zeh shanim velo-matsati vo me'umah miyyom noflo ad-hayyom hazzeh

The Philistine officers asked, “Who are those Hebrews?” “Why, that’s David, the servant of King Saul of Israel,” Achish answered the Philistine officers. “He has been with me for a year or more, and I have found no fault in him from the day he defected until now.”

vayyiqtsefu alayw sare felishtim vayyomeru lo sare felishtim hashev et-ha'ish veyashov el-meqomo asher hifqadto sham velo-yered immanu bammilkhamah velo-yihyeh-llanu lesatan bammilkhamah uvammeh yitratseh zeh el-adonayw halo berashe ha'anashim hahem

But the Philistine officers were angry with him; and the Philistine officers said to him, “Send the man back; let him go back to the place you assigned him. He shall not march down with us to the battle, or else he may become our adversary in battle. For with what could that fellow appease his master if not with the heads of those involved?

halo-zeh david asher ya'anu-lo bammekholot lemor hikkah sha'ul ba'alafayw vedavid berivvotav

Remember, he is the David of whom they sang as they danced: Saul has slain his thousands; David, his tens of thousands.”

vayyiqra akhish el-david vayyomer elayw khay-Adonai ki-yashar attah vetov be'enay tsetekha uvo'akha itti bammakhaneh ki lo-matsati vekha ra'ah miyyom bo'akha elay ad-hayyom hazzeh uve'ene hasseranim lo-tov attah

Achish summoned David and said to him, “As GOD lives, you have been honest, and I would like to have you serve in my forces; for I have found no fault with you from the day you joined me until now. But you are not acceptable to the other lords.

ve'attah shuv velekh beshalom velo-ta'aseh ra be'ene sarne felishtim

So go back in peace, and do nothing to displease the Philistine lords.”

vayyomer david el-akhish ki meh asiti umah-mmatsata ve'avdekha miyyom asher hayiti lefanekha ad hayyom hazzeh ki lo avo venilkhamti be'oyeve adoni hammelekh

David, however, said to Achish, “But what have I done, what fault have you found in your servant from the day I appeared before you to this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

vayya'an akhish vayyomer el-david yadati ki tov attah be'enay kemalakh elohim akh sare felishtim ameru lo-ya'aleh immanu bammilkhamah

Achish replied to David, “I know; you are as acceptable to me as an angel of God. But the Philistine officers have decided that you must not march out with us to the battle.

ve'attah hashkem babboqer ve'avde adonekha asher-ba'u ittakh vehishkamtem babboqer ve'or lakhem valekhu

So rise early in the morning, you and your lord’s servants who came with you—rise early in the morning, and leave as soon as it is light.”

vayyashkem david hu va'anashayw lalekhet babboqer lashuv el-erets pelishtim ufelishtim alu yizre'el

Accordingly, David and his men rose early in the morning to leave, to return to the land of the Philistines, while the Philistines marched up to Jezreel.