1 C înd a ajuns David cu oamenii lui a treia zi la Ţiclag, Amaleciţii năvăliseră în partea de miazăzi şi în Ţiclag. Ei nimiciseră şi arseseră Ţiclagul,

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,

2 d upă ce luaseră prinşi pe femei şi pe tot cei ce se aflau acolo, mici şi mari. Nu omorîseră pe nimeni, dar luaseră totul şi plecaseră.

and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

3 D avid şi oamenii lui au ajuns în cetate, şi iată că era arsă; şi nevestele, fiii şi fiicele lor, fuseseră luate prinse.

And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.

4 A tunci David şi poporul care era cu el au ridicat glasul, şi au plîns pînă n'au mai putut plînge.

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

5 C ele două neveste ale lui David: Ahinoam din Izreel, şi Abigail din Carmel, nevasta lui Nabal, fuseseră luate şi ele.

And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

6 D avid a fost în mare strîmtroare, căci poporul vorbea să -l ucidă cu pietre, pentru că toţi erau amărîţi în suflet, fiecare din pricina fiilor şi fetelor lui. Dar David s'a îmbărbătat, sprijinindu-se pe Domnul, Dumnezeul lui.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.

7 E l a zis preotului Abiatar, fiul lui Ahimelec:,, Adu-mi efodul!`` Abiatar a adus efodul la David.

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

8 Ş i David a întrebat pe Domnul:,, Să urmăresc oastea aceasta? O voi ajunge?`` Domnul i -a răspuns:,, Urmăreşte -o, căci o vei ajunge şi vei izbăvi totul.``

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.

9 Ş i David a pornit, el şi cei şase sute de oameni cari erau cu el. Au ajuns la pîrîul Besor, unde s'au oprit cei ce rămîneau la coadă.

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

10 D avid i -a urmărit mai departe, cu patru sute de oameni; dar două sute de oameni s'au oprit, fiind prea obosiţi ca să mai treacă pîrîul Besor.

But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

11 P e cîmp au dat peste un om Egiptean, pe care l-au adus la David. I-au dat să mănînce pîne şi să bea apă,

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink.

12 ş i i-au mai dat şi o legătură de smochine şi două legături de stafide. După ce a mîncat, i-au venit iarăş puterile, căci nu mîncase şi nu băuse apă de trei zile şi trei nopţi.

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

13 D avid i -a zis:,, Al cui eşti, şi de unde eşti?`` El a răspuns:,, Sînt un băiat egiptean, în slujba unui Amalecit, şi de trei zile stăpînul meu m'a părăsit pentrucă eram bolnav.

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

14 A m năvălit în partea de miazăzi a Cheretiţilor, pe ţinutul lui Iuda şi la miazăzi de Caleb, şi am ars Ţiclagul.``

We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

15 D avid i -a zis:,, Vrei să mă duci la oastea aceasta?`` Şi el a zis:,, Jură-mi pe Numele lui Dumnezeu că nu mă vei omorî şi nu mă vei da pe mîna stăpînului meu, şi te voi pogorî la oastea aceasta.``

And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

16 E l i -a slujit astfel de călăuză. Şi Amaleciţii erau risipiţi pe tot ţinutul, mîncînd, bînd şi jucînd, de bucuria prăzii celei mari pe care o luaseră din ţara Filistenilor şi din ţara lui Iuda.

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

17 D avid i -a bătut din zorii zilei pînă a doua zi seara, şi n'a scăpat niciunul din ei, afară de patru sute de tineri, cari au încălecat pe cămile şi au fugit.

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.

18 D avid a scăpat astfel tot ce luaseră Amaleciţii, şi a scăpat şi pe cele două neveste ale lui.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

19 N u le -a lipsit nimeni, dela mic pînă la mare, nici fiu, nici fiică, nici un lucru din pradă, nimic din ce li se luase: David a adus înpoi totul.

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them: David brought back all.

20 Ş i David a luat toate oile şi toţi boii; şi cei ce mînau turma aceasta şi mergeau în fruntea ei, ziceau:,, Aceasta este prada lui David!``

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

21 D avid a ajuns la cei două sute de oameni cari fuseseră prea obosiţi ca să mai meargă după el şi pe cari -i lăsase la pîrîul Besor. Ei au ieşit înaintea lui David şi înaintea poporului care era cu el. David s'a apropiat de ei, şi i -a întrebat de sănătate.

And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

22 T oţi oamenii răi şi de nimic dintre cei ce merseseră cu David au luat cuvîntul şi au zis:,, Fiindcă n'au venit cu noi, să nu le dăm nimic din prada pe care am scăpat -o, ci doar să-şi ia fiecare nevasta şi copiii, şi să plece.``

Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.

23 D ar David a zis:,, Să nu faceţi aşa, fraţilor, cu ce ne -a dat Domnul; căci El ne -a păzit şi a dat în mînile noastre ceata care venise împotriva noastră.

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

24 Ş i cine v'ar asculta în privinţa aceasta? Partea trebuie să fie aceeaş atît pentru cel ce s'a pogorît pe cîmpul de bătaie cît şi pentru cel ce a rămas la calabalîcuri; s'o împartă deopotrivă.

And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.

25 L ucrul acesta a rămas de atunci şi pînă în ziua de azi o lege şi un obicei în Israel.

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

26 C înd s'a întors la Ţiclag, David a trimes o parte din pradă bătrînilor lui Iuda, prietenilor săi, spunîndu-le aceste cuvinte:,, Iată darul pe care vi -l fac din prada luată dela vrăjmaşii Domnului!``

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:

27 A trimes celor din Betel, celor din Ramot dela miază zi, celor din Iatir,

To them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir,

28 c elor din Aroer, celor din Sifmot, celor din Eştemoa,

and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,

29 c elor din Racal, celor din cetăţile Ierahmeeliţilor, celor din cetăţile Cheniţilor,

and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites,

30 c elor din Horma, celor din Cor-Aşan, celor din Atac,

and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-ashan, and to them that were in Athach,

31 c elor din Hebron, şi în toate locurile pe cari le străbătuse David cu oamenii lui.

and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.