1 ¶ And David said in his heart, In the end I shall be killed some day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape once and for all into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more within the borders of Israel; so shall I escape out of his hand.

Davi, contudo, pensou: “Algum dia serei morto por Saul. É melhor fugir para a terra dos filisteus. Então Saul desistirá de procurar-me por todo o Israel, e escaparei dele”.

2 A nd David arose, and he went over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Assim, Davi e os seiscentos homens que estavam com ele foram até Aquis, filho de Maoque, rei de Gate.

3 A nd David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

Davi e seus soldados se estabeleceram em Gate, acolhidos por Aquis. Cada homem levou sua família, e Davi, suas duas mulheres: Ainoã, de Jezreel, e Abigail, que fora mulher de Nabal, de Carmelo.

4 A nd it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought him no more.

Quando contaram a Saul que Davi havia fugido para Gate, ele parou de persegui-lo.

5 A nd David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let me be given a place in one of the cities of the land that I may dwell there, for why should thy slave dwell in the royal city with thee?

Então Davi disse a Aquis: “Se eu conto com a tua simpatia, dá-me um lugar numa das cidades desta terra onde eu possa viver. Por que este teu servo viveria contigo na cidade real?”

6 T hen Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore, Ziklag pertains to the kings of Judah unto this day.

Naquele dia Aquis deu-lhe Ziclague. Por isso, Ziclague pertence aos reis de Judá até hoje.

7 A nd the number of days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was four months and some days.

Davi morou em território filisteu durante um ano e quatro meses.

8 ¶ And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites and the Gezrites and the Amalekites, for these had inhabited the land for a long time, from as thou goest unto Shur even unto the land of Egypt.

Ele e seus soldados atacavam os gesuritas, os gersitas e os amalequitas, povos que, desde tempos antigos, habitavam a terra que se estende de Sur até o Egito.

9 A nd David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive and took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the apparel and returned and came to Achish.

Quando Davi atacava a região, não poupava homens nem mulheres, e tomava ovelhas, bois, jumentos, camelos e roupas. Depois retornava a Aquis.

10 A nd Achish would say, Where have ye raided today? And David would say, Against the south of Judah and towards the Negev of the Jerahmeelites or towards the Negev of the Kenites.

Quando Aquis perguntava: “Quem você atacou hoje?” Davi respondia: “O Neguebe de Judá” ou “O Neguebe de Jerameel” ou “O Neguebe dos queneus”.

11 A nd David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David. And this was his manner all the time he dwelt in the land of the Philistines.

Ele matava todos, homens e mulheres, para que não fossem levados a Gate, pois pensava: “Eles poderão denunciar-me”. Este foi o seu procedimento enquanto viveu em território filisteu.

12 A nd Achish believed David, saying, He is making himself abominable unto his people of Israel; therefore, he shall be my slave for ever.

Aquis confiava em Davi e dizia: “Ele se tornou tão odiado por seu povo, os israelitas, que será meu servo para sempre”.