사무엘상 24

1사울이 블레셋 사람을 따르다가 돌아오매 혹이 그에게 고하여 가로되 보소서 다윗이 엔게디 황무지에 있더이다 2사울이 온 이스라엘에서 택한 사람 삼천을 거느리고 다윗과 그의 사람들을 찾으러 들염소 바위로 갈새 3길 가 양의 우리에 이른즉 굴이 있는지라 사울이 그 발을 가리우러 들어가니라 다윗과 그의 사람들이 그 굴 깊은 곳에 있더니 4다윗의 사람들이 가로되 보소서 여호와께서 당신에게 이르시기를 내가 원수를 네 손에 붙이리니 네 소견에 선한 대로 그에게 행하라 하시더니 이것이 그 날이니이다 다윗이 일어나서 사울의 겉옷자락을 가만히 베니라 5그리한 후에 사울의 옷자락 벰을 인하여 다윗의 마음이 찔려 6자기 사람들에게 이르되 내가 손을 들어 여호와의 기름 부음을 받은 내 주를 치는 것은 여호와의 금하시는 것이니 그는 여호와의 기름 부음을 받은 자가 됨이니라 하고 7다윗이 이 말로 자기 사람들을 금하여 사울을 해하지 못하게 하니라 사울이 일어나 굴에서 나가 자기 길을 가니라 8그 후에 다윗도 일어나 굴에서 나가 사울의 뒤에서 외쳐 가로되 내 주 왕이여 하매 사울이 돌아보는지라 다윗이 땅에 엎드려 절하고 9사울에게 이르되 다윗이 왕을 해하려 한다고 하는 사람들의 말을 왕은 어찌하여 들으시나이까 10오늘 여호와께서 굴에서 왕을 내 손에 붙이신 것을 왕이 아셨을 것이니이다 혹이 나를 권하여 왕을 죽이라 하였으나 내가 왕을 아껴 말하기를 나는 내 손을 들어 내 주를 해치 아니하리니 그는 여호와의 기름 부음을 받은 자가 됨이니라 하였나이다 11나의 아버지여 보소서 내 손에 있는 왕의 옷자락을 보소서 내가 왕을 죽이지 아니하고 겉옷자락만 베었은즉 나의 손에 악이나 죄과가 없는 줄을 아실지니이다 왕은 내 생명을 찾아 해하려 하시나 나는 왕에게 범죄한 일이 없나이다 12여호와께서는 나와 왕 사이를 판단하사 나를 위하여 왕에게 보복하시려니와 내 손으로는 왕을 해하지 않겠나이다 13옛 속담에 말하기를 악은 악인에게서 난다 하였으니 내 손이 왕을 해하지 아니하리이다 14이스라엘 왕이 누구를 따라 나왔으며 누구를 쫓나이까 죽은 개나 벼룩을 쫓음이니이다 15그런즉 여호와께서 재판장이 되어 나와 왕 사이에 판결하사 나의 사정을 살펴 신원하시고 나를 왕의 손에서 건지시기를 원하나이다 16다윗이 사울에게 이같이 말하기를 마치매 사울이 가로되 내 아들 다윗아 이것이 네 목소리냐 하고 소리를 높여 울며 17다윗에게 이르되 나는 너를 학대하되 너는 나를 선대하니 너는 나보다 의롭도다 18네가 나 선대한 것을 오늘 나타내었나니 여호와께서 나를 네 손에 붙이셨으나 네가 나를 죽이지 아니하였도다 19사람이 그 원수를 만나면 그를 평안히 가게 하겠느냐 네가 오늘날 내게 행한 일을 인하여 여호와께서 네게 선으로 갚으시기를 원하노라 20보라 나는 네가 반드시 왕이 될 것을 알고 이스라엘 나라가 네 손에 견고히 설 것을 아노니 21그런즉 너는 내 후손을 끊지 아니하며 내 아비의 집에서 내 이름을 멸하지 아니할 것을 이제 여호와로 내게 맹세하라 22다윗이 사울에게 맹세하매 사울은 집으로 돌아가고 다윗과 그의 사람들은 요새로 올라가니라

1When Saul was returned from following the Philistines, it was told him, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.” 2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats. 3He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave. 4The men of David said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly. 5Afterward, David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. 6He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.” 7So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. 8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect. 9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks your hurt?’ 10Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you; but I spared you; and I said, I will not stretch out my hand against my lord; for he is Yahweh’s anointed. 11Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it. 12May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you. 13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand shall not be on you. 14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? 15May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.” 16It came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. 18You have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me. 19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me this day. 20Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. 21Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh, that you will not cut off my seed after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.” 22David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1En David toog van daar op, en hij bleef in de vestingen van En-gedi. 2En het geschiedde, nadat Saul wedergekeerd was van achter de Filistijnen, zo gaf men hem te kennen, zeggende: Zie, David is in de woestijn van En-gedi. 3Toen nam Saul drie duizend uitgelezen mannen uit gans Israel, en hij toog heen, om David en zijn mannen te zoeken boven op de rotsstenen der steenbokken. 4En hij kwam tot de schaapskooien aan den weg, waar een spelonk was; en Saul ging daarin, om zijn voeten te dekken. David nu en zijn mannen zaten aan de zijden der spelonken. 5Toen zeiden de mannen van David tot hem: Zie den dag, in welken de HEERE tot u zegt: Zie, Ik geef uw vijand in uw hand, en gij zult hem doen, gelijk als het goed zal zijn in uw ogen. En David stond op, en sneed stilletjes een slip van Sauls mantel. 6Doch het geschiedde daarna, dat Davids hart hem sloeg, omdat hij de slip van Saul afgesneden had. 7En hij zeide tot zijn mannen: Dat late de HEERE ver van mij zijn, dat ik die zaak doen zou aan mijn heer, den gezalfde des HEEREN, dat ik mijn hand tegen hem uitsteken zou; want hij is de gezalfde des HEEREN! 8En David scheidde zijn mannen met woorden, en liet hun niet toe, dat zij opstonden tegen Saul. En Saul maakte zich op uit de spelonk, en ging op den weg. 9Daarna maakte zich David ook op, en ging uit de spelonk, en hij riep Saul achterna, zeggende: Mijn heer koning! Toen zag Saul achter zich om, en David boog zich met het aangezicht ter aarde en neigde zich. 10En David zeide tot Saul: Waarom hoort gij de woorden der mensen, zeggende: Zie, David zoekt uw kwaad? 11Zie, te dezen dage hebben uw ogen gezien, dat de HEERE u heden in mijn hand gegeven heeft in deze spelonk, en men zeide, dat ik u doden zou; doch mijn hand verschoonde u, want ik zeide: Ik zal mijn hand niet uitsteken tegen mijn heer, want hij is de gezalfde des HEEREN. 12Zie toch, mijn vader, ja, zie de slip uws mantels in mijn hand; want als ik de slip uws mantels afgesneden heb, zo heb ik u niet gedood; beken en zie, dat er in mijn hand geen kwaad, noch overtreding is, en ik tegen u niet gezondigd heb; nochtans jaagt gij mijn ziel, dat gij ze wegneemt. 13De HEERE zal richten tussen mij en tussen u, en de HEERE zal mij wreken aan u; maar mijn hand zal niet tegen u zijn. 14Gelijk als het spreekwoord der ouden zegt: Van de goddelozen komt goddeloosheid voort; maar mijn hand zal niet tegen u zijn. 15Naar wien is de koning van Israel uitgegaan? Wien jaagt gij na? Naar een doden hond, naar een enige vlo! 16Doch de HEERE zal zijn tot Rechter, en richten tussen mij en tussen u, en zien daarin, en twisten mijn twist, en richten mij van uw hand. 17En het geschiedde, toen David geeindigd had al deze woorden tot Saul te spreken, zo zeide Saul: Is dit uw stem, mijn zoon David? Toen hief Saul zijn stem op en weende. 18En hij zeide tot David: Gij zijt rechtvaardiger dan ik; want gij hebt mij goed vergolden, en ik heb u kwaad vergolden. 19En gij hebt mij heden aangewezen, dat gij mij goed gedaan hebt; want de HEERE had mij in uw hand besloten, en gij hebt mij niet gedood. 20Zo wanneer iemand zijn vijand gevonden heeft, zal hij hem op een goeden weg laten gaan? De HEERE nu vergelde u het goede, voor dezen dag, dien gij mij heden gemaakt hebt. 21En nu, zie, ik weet, dat gij voorzeker koning worden zult, en dat het koninkrijk van Israel in uw hand bestaan zal. 22Zo zweer mij dan nu bij den HEERE, zo gij mijn zaad na mij zult uitroeien, en mijn naam zult uitdelgen van mijns vaders huis! Toen zwoer David aan Saul; en Saul ging in zijn huis, maar David en zijn mannen gingen op in de vesting.