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And the Ziphites come out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, David hides himself with us in the hill Echela, opposite Jessemon.

¹

И$ прїидо'ша ѕивњ'и, эT м#гле'ныя къ саё'лђ на хоlмъ гл~юще. не се'й л^и дв~двъ съкрыlся е^сть ё^ на'съ на хо'лмђ, и^же въ е^хала'џњ противђ и^е^сњмо'нђ”

²

And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him went three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

²

И$ въста'въ саё%лъ и^ сни'де въ пђсты'ню зи'џъскђю. и^ с ниM, Wг~, мђжъ и^збра'нныX эT і^и^л~я и^зы'идо'ша и^ска'ти дв~да въ пђсты'ню зиgскђ`”

³

And Saul encamped in the hill of Echela in front of Jessemon, by the way, and David dwelt in the wilderness: and David saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

³

И$ ста` саё'лъ ѓ%крsтъ хол#ма хелаgска и^же противђ и^е^семо'нђ при пђти`. и^ дв~дъ сњдя'ше въ пђсты'ни и^ ви'дњ дв~дъ ја%ко приближи'ся саё'л# въ слDњ е^го в# пђсты'ню”

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And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul was come prepared out of Keila.

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И$ посла` двDъ съзира'теля. и^ разђмњвъ, ја%ко приближа'ется саё'лъ въ слDњ е^го, въ келаса'гъ”

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And David arose secretly, and goes into the place where Saul was sleeping, and there was Abenner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul was sleeping in a chariot, and the people had encamped round about him.

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И$ въста` двDдъ та'и. и^ въни'де в мњсто и^дњже почива'ше саёl и^ т^ђ бњше и^ а^вени'ръ сн~ъ ни'ровъ, старњ'и вое^во'дњ е^го. и^ саё%лъ спа'ше въ свњтлњи, и^ лю'дїи по'лкы ѓ%крестъ е^го”

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And David answered and spoke to Abimelech the Chettite, and to Abessa the son of Saruia the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go in with me to Saul into the camp? And Abessa said, I will go in with thee.

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И$ эTвњща` дв~дъ и^ рече къ а^вимеле'хђ хет#те'инђ. и^ къ а^ве'сђ сн~ђ сарђи^ѓ'вђ бра'тђ і^ѓ^а'влю. рекїи кт^о вни'детъ со мно'ю къ саё'лђ въ по'лкъ. и^ рече а^ве'са а^зъ вни'дђ с тобо'ю”

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So David and Abessa go in among the people by night: and behold, Saul was fast asleep in the chariot, and his spear was stuck in the ground near his head, and Abenner and his people slept round about him.

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И$ внидо'ста дв~дъ и^ а^ве'са, въ во'я но'щїю. и^ с^е саё%лъ б^њ спя` въ свњтлњи. и^ ко'пїя` е^го въдрђже'на бя'хђ въ зе'млю эT възъгла'вїи е^го, а^вени'ръ же, и^ во'и е^го спа'хђ ѓ%крsтъ е^го”

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And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.

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И$ рече а^ве'са къ дв~дђ, с^е да'лъ ти е^сть г~ь днsь врага` твое^го в рђцњ твои`. и^ с^е да ё^бїю и&. се б^о ѓ^рђж'їе е^го кро'мњ е^го е^сть, и^ в#торо'е не маха'ю на'нь”

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And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless?

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И$ рече дв~дъ къ а^весњ, не ё^бива'и е^го. ја%ко кт^о коли` просте'ръ рђкђ на х~а гн~я и^ ѓ^чи'стит#ся”

¹⁰

And David said, As the Lord lives, if the Lord smite him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be added to his fathers, do not so.

¹⁰

И$ реq дв~дъ жи'въ г~ь, а%ще не г~ь низложиT е^го. и^л^и дн~ь е^мђ пришелъ б^ы, и^ даб^ы ё^ме'рлъ, и^л^и въ бра'нь б^ы прише'лъ, и^ т^ђ поги'блъ б^ы.

¹¹

The Lord forbid it me that I should lift up my hand against the anointed of the Lord: and now take, I pray thee, the spear from his bolster, and the pitcher of water, and let us return home.

¹¹

да не бђдетъ м^и г~и, наложи'ти рђ'кђ мою` на х~а гн~я. и^ нн~њ возми` ко'пїе эT възъгла'вїя и^ сосђдъ воDны'и, и^ эTи^девњ ѓ^со'бњ”

¹²

So David took the spear, and the pitcher of water from his bolster, and they went home: and there was no one that saw, and no one that knew, and there was no one that awoke, all being asleep, for a stupor from the Lord had fallen upon them.

¹²

И$ взятъ дв~дъ ко'пїе и^ сосђдъ воDны'и эT въз#гла'вїя е^мђ, и^ эTи^до'ста ѓ^б^а. и^ не бњ и^же б^ы разђмlњ и^л^и ви'дњлъ я& и^ не бя'ше въста'ющаh нико'гоже, вс^и бо спа'хђ. ја^ко со'нъ бњ` крњ'покъ эT г~а напа'лъ на' ня”

¹³

So David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off, and there was a good distance between them.

¹³

И$ преше'дъ дв~дъ на ѓ%нъ полъ и^ ста` на версњ` горы` и^здале'ча. и^ вели'къ бњ` пђть межи и%ми”

¹⁴

And David called to the people, and spoke to Abenner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abenner? and Abenner answered and said, Who art thou that callest?

¹⁴

И$ възва` дв~дъ лю'ди. и^ а^вени'рђ эTвњща` гл~я. не эTвњща'еши л^и м^и а^вени'ре. и^ эTвњща а^вени'р# и^ реq. ктот^ы е^си зовы'и м^я”

¹⁵

And David said to Abenner, Art not thou a man? and who is like thee in Israel? Why then dost thou not guard thy lord the king? for one out of the people went in to destroy thy lord the king.

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И$ рече дв~дъ къ а^вени'рђ. не мђжъ л^и е^си т^ы и^ кт^о подо'бенъ ти въ і^и^л~и, и^ почто` не храни'ши господи'на свое^го цр~я, ја%ко вни'де е^ді'н# эT людїи ё^би'ти господи'на твое^го цр~я”

¹⁶

And this thing is not good which thou hast done. As the Lord lives, ye are worthy of death, ye who guard your lord the king, the anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, and the cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head?

¹⁶

И$ не бл~го с^е е^сть ѕњл'о, е^же сътвори жи'въ г~ь, ја%ко сн~ове е^сте смр~ти вс^и вы` не храня'ще г~а свое^го цр~я х~а гн~я. и^ нн~њ ви'ждь ё%же гдњ е^сть ко'пїе цр~ево и^ сосђдъ воDны'и, и^же бњ` въ воз#гла'вїи гдњ` еs”

¹⁷

And Saul recognised the voice of David, and said, Is this thy voice, son David? and David said, I am thy servant, my lord, O king.

¹⁷

И$ позна` саё'лъ глаs двDвъ. и^ рече тво'и ли е^сть гла'съ ча'до дв~де, и^ рече дв~дъ, а%зъ ра'бъ твои г~и цр~ю”

¹⁸

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness has been found in me?

¹⁸

И$ па'ки реq дв~дъ. почто` го'ниши раба` твое^го г~и цр~ю” ЈА/ко чи'мъ т^и съгрњшиX, и^ ка'я ѓ^брњтеся непра'вда въ мнњ`”

¹⁹

And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs thee up against me, let thine offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they are cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

¹⁹

То поне` нн~њ ё^же да ё^слы'шитъ г~ь и цр~ь гл~ы раба` свое^го. а%ще б~ъ приво'дитъ т^я на' мя. ја%ко възвели'чиTся жрътва твоя`. а%ще л^и сн~ове чл~чи про'клятїи с^и преD гм~ъ. ја%ко и^згна'ша м^я днsь, не причасти'тися въ жребїи гн~ь. гл~щей пои^ди` рабо'таи бо'гомъ чђж'димъ”

²⁰

And now let not my blood fall to the ground before the Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek thy life, as the night hawk pursues its prey in the mountains.

²⁰

И$ нн~њ да не паде'тъ кровь моя на' землю, преD лицеM гн~емъ, ја%ко и^зы'иде цр~ь і^и^л~ев#, і^ и'щетъ дш~а мое^я, и^ гониM е^смь ја%коy но'щныи вра'нъ скво'ѕњ го'ры”

²¹

And Saul said, I have sinned: turn, son David, for I will not hurt thee, because my life was precious in thine eyes; and to-day I have been foolish and have erred exceedingly.

²¹

И$ рече саё'лъ съгрњши'хъ, възврати'ся ча'до дв~де ја%ко ктомђ` не сътворю т^и ё%же ѕл^а. зане ё^гото'вана е^сть дш~а моя` преD ѓ^чи'ма твои'ма въ дн~ь с^и ѓ^сђжDенъ бњ'хъ. и^ не разђмњхъ мно'го ѕњло”

²²

And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.

²²

И эTвњща` дв~дъ и^ рече с^е ко'пїе цр~ево, и^ да прїидетъ ѓ%троk е^ді'нъ и^ возмеT ѓ^рђжїе”

²³

And the Lord shall recompense each according to his righteousness and his truth, since the Lord delivered thee this day into my hands, and I would not lift my hand against the Lord's anointed.

²³

И$ г~ь ѓ^брати'тъ кого'ждо по ѓ^правданїемъ е^го и^ по вњрњ е^го, ја%коже преда` т^я г~ь днsь в рђцњ мои`. и^ не ра'чихъ възложи'ти рђки мое^я на х~а гн~я”

²⁴

And, behold, as thy life has been precious this very day in my eyes, so let my life be precious before the Lord, and may he protect me, and deliver me out of all affliction.

²⁴

И$ с^е ја%ко възвели'чися дш~а твоя` днsь, ѓ^ си'хъ въ ѓ%чїю мое'ю та'ко да възвели'чиTся дш~а моя` преD гм~ъ, и^ покры'ет# м^я, і^ и^зведе'т# м^я эT все'я печали”

²⁵

And Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son; and thou shalt surely do valiantly, and surely prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

²⁵

И$ рече саё'лъ къ дв~дђ, блsве'нъ т^ы ча'до и^ творя'и сътвори'ши, и^ могы'и въз#мо'жеши, и^ эTи'де дв~дъ пђте'мъ свои'мъ, и^ саё'лъ възврати'ся на мњ'сто свое`”