扫罗残杀祭司
大卫离开那里，逃到亚杜兰洞。他的兄弟和他父亲全家听见了，都下到他那里去。
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
2凡生活窘迫的、欠债的、心里苦恼的都聚集到大卫那里，他就作他们的领袖，跟随他的约有四百人。And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3大卫从那里往摩押的米斯巴去，对摩押王说：“请你让我父母搬来，跟你们在一起，等我知道神要为我怎样做。”And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
4大卫领他父母到☛“领他父母到”：有些古译本是“留他父母在”。摩押王面前。大卫住山寨一切的日子，他父母也都住在摩押王那里。And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5先知迦得对大卫说：“你不要住在山寨，要到犹大地去。”大卫就去，来到哈列的树林。And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
6扫罗听见大卫和跟随他之人的下落，扫罗正在基比亚，坐在山顶☛“山顶”或译“拉玛”。的柳树下，手里拿着枪，众臣仆侍立在左右。When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
7扫罗对左右侍立的臣仆说：“便雅悯人哪，听着！耶西的儿子也能把田地和葡萄园赐给你们各人吗？他能立你们各人作千夫长和百夫长吗？Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
8你们竟都结党害我！我儿子与耶西的儿子立约的时候，无人告诉我；我儿子挑唆我的臣仆谋害我，像今日这样，也无人告诉我，为我忧虑。”That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
9那时以东人多益站在扫罗的臣仆中，回答说：“我曾看见耶西的儿子往挪伯去，到了亚希突的儿子亚希米勒那里。Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10亚希米勒为他求问耶和华，给他食物，又把非利士人歌利亚的刀给了他。”And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
11王就派人把亚希突的儿子亚希米勒祭司和他父亲的全家，就是在挪伯的祭司都召了来，他们都来到王那里。Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12扫罗说：“亚希突的儿子，听着！”他说：“我主，我在这里。”And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
13扫罗对他说：“你为什么与耶西的儿子结党害我，把食物和刀给他，又为他求问神，使他起来谋害我，像今日这样？”And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
14亚希米勒回答王说：“王的众臣仆中有谁比大卫忠心呢？他是王的女婿，又是你的侍卫长☛“又是你的侍卫长”是根据七十士译本和其他古译本；原文是“他离开你的侍卫”。，并且是你宫中受敬重的人。Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
15我今日才开始为他求问神吗？绝非如此！王不要归罪于我和我父全家，因为这事，无论大小，仆人都不知情。”Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
16王说：“亚希米勒，你和你父全家都是该死的！”And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
17王吩咐左右的侍卫说：“你们转身去杀耶和华的祭司吧！因为他们帮助大卫，知道大卫逃跑却不告诉我。”但王的臣仆都不愿动手杀耶和华的祭司。And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
18王吩咐多益说：“你转身去杀祭司吧！”以东人多益就转身去杀祭司，那日杀了穿细麻布以弗得的，共八十五人，And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19又用刀把祭司城挪伯中的男女、孩童和吃奶的都杀了，又用刀杀了牛、羊和驴子。And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20亚希突的儿子亚希米勒有一个儿子逃脱了；他名叫亚比亚他，逃到大卫那里。And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21亚比亚他把扫罗杀耶和华祭司的事告诉大卫。And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.
22大卫对亚比亚他说：“那日我见以东人多益在那里，就知道他一定会告诉扫罗。你父的全家丧命，都是因我的缘故。And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
23你可以住在我这里，不要惧怕。因为寻索你命的也要寻索我的命，你在我这里可得保护。”Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.