1 A nd David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall 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 T hen David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to 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 S o David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow.

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; so he sought him no more.

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

5 T hen David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”

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 S o Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

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

7 N ow the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.

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

8 A nd David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as 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 W henever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, 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 T hen Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area 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 D avid would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country 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 S o Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”

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