1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 ¶ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 ¶ And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 9 And 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. 10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. 12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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Dovud Filistlar orasida
1 Dovud: “Bir kun Shoulning qoʻlida nobud boʻlsam kerak”, deb oʻylardi. “Yaxshisi, Filistlar yerlariga qochib qolay. Oʻshanda Shoul Isroilning har burchagidan meni qidirib yurishdan voz kechadi, men ham uning qoʻlidan qutulib qolaman.”
2 Shunday qilib, Dovud va uning yonidagi olti yuz kishi oilalari bilan yoʻlga otlanib, Gat shohi Oxish tomoniga oʻtib ketishdi. Shoh Oxish Moyux deganning oʻgʻli edi. 3 Hammalari oilalari bilan birga Gatda — Oxishning yonida joylashishdi. Dovud ham ikkala xotini — Yizrillik Oxinavam va Karmillik Navolning bevasi Obigayl bilan joylashdi. 4 Shoul Dovudning Gatga qochib ketganini eshitgach, endi uni axtarmay qoʻydi.
5 Dovud Oxishga:
— Agar men, qulingiz, sizning iltifotingizga sazovor boʻlsam, yon–atrofdagi shaharlarning biridan menga joy bersangiz, men oʻsha yerda istiqomat qilayin, — dedi. — Qulingizning siz bilan birga shoh shahrida yashashiga hojat yoʻq.
6 Oxish oʻsha kuni Dovudga Zixlax shahrini berdi. Oʻshandan buyon Zixlax Yahudo shohlariga qarashli shahardir. 7 Dovud Filistlar yurtida bir yilu toʻrt oy istiqomat qildi.
8 Dovud odamlari bilan Geshir, Gezer va Omolek xalqlarining yeriga bostirib borardi. Bu elatlar uzoq zamonlardan beri Shurga va Misr chegarasigacha choʻzilgan yerlarda yashab kelishardi. 9 Dovud biror yurtni bosib olsa, erkak, ayol demas, tirik jonni sogʻ qoʻymasdi. Faqat qoʻy, mol, eshak, tuya va kiyim–kechaklarni oʻlja olib, shoh Oxishning huzuriga qaytib kelardi. 10 Oxish: “Bugun biron yerga bostirib bordingizlarmi?” deb soʻrasa, Dovud: “Yahudoning Nagav choʻlidagi hududlarini bosib oldik”, yoki “Nagav choʻlidagi Yaraxmal urugʻi yerlarini bosib oldik”, yoki “Nagav choʻlidagi Xayin xalqi yerlarini qoʻlga oldik”, deb javob berardi. 11 Dovud biror kimsani Gatga olib kelmas, “Dovud unday qildi, bunday qildi, deb aytmasin” deya, erkagu ayolni tirik qoldirmasdi. Dovud Filistlar yurtida yashagan paytda shunday qilardi. 12 Oxish Dovudga ishonardi. “Dovud oʻz xalqi — Isroil xalqiga oʻzini dushman qilib qoʻydi, bundan keyin to abad mening xizmatimda qoladi”, deb oʻylardi.
