David for more security goeth again to Achis king of Geth, 5. obtaineth of him the city of Siceleg, (6. by which means it becometh subject to the kings of Juda) 8. and maketh preys upon the enemies of King Achis.Dauid for more securitie goeth againe to Achis king of Geth, 5. obtaineth of him the citie of Siceleg, (6. by which meanes it becometh subiect to the kinges of Iuda) 8. and maketh prayes vpon the enemies of King Achis.✦
And David said in his heart: at length I shall fall one day into the hands of Saul: is it not better that I flee, and be saved in the Land of the Philistians, that Saul may despair, and cease to seek me in all the finibus: borders, territories (not seacoasts) of Israel? I will flee therefore his hands.AND Dauid sayd in his hart: at length I shal fal one day into the handes of Saul: is it not better that I flee, and be saued in the Land of the Philistians, that Saul may despaire, and cease to seeke me in al the coastes of Israel? I wil flee therefore his handes.✦Et ait David in corde suo : Aliquando incidam una die in manus Saul : nonne melius est ut fugiam, et salver in terra Philisthinorum, ut desperet Saul, cessetque me quærere in cunctis finibus Israël ? fugiam ergo manus ejus.
2And David arose, and went himself, and the six hundred men with him, to Achis the son of Maoch, the King of Geth.And Dauid arose, and went himselfe, and the sixe hundred men with him, to Achis the sonne of Maoch, the King of Geth.✦Et surrexit David, et abiit ipse, et sexcenti viri cum eo, ad Achis filium Maoch regem Geth.
3And David dwelt with Achis in Geth, he and his men; every man and his house, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.And Dauid dwelt with Achis in Geth, he and his men; euerie man & his house, and his two wiues, Achinoam the Iezrahelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.✦Et habitavit David cum Achis in Geth, ipse et viri ejus : vir et domus ejus : et David, et duæ uxores ejus, Achinoam Jezrahelitis, et Abigail uxor Nabal Carmeli.
4And it was told Saul that David was fled into Geth, and he added no more to seek him.And it was told Saul that Dauid was fled into Geth, and he added no more to seeke him.Et nuntiatum est Sauli quod fugisset David in Geth, et non addidit ultra quærere eum.
5And David said to Achis: If I have grace in thy sight, let there a place be given me in one of thy cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why abideth thy servant in the city of the king with thee?And Dauid sayd to Achis: If I haue grace in thy sight, let there a place be geuen me in one of thy cities of this countrie, that I may dwel there: for why abideth thy seruant in the citie of the king with thee?✦Dixit autem David ad Achis : Si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, detur mihi locus in una urbium regionis hujus, ut habitem ibi : cur enim manet servus tuus in civitate regis tecum ?
6Achis therefore gave him in that day Siceleg: for which cause Siceleg became the kings of Juda until this day.Achis therefore gaue him in that day Siceleg: for which cause Siceleg became the kinges of Iuda vntil this day.✦Dedit itaque ei Achis in die illa Siceleg : propter quam causam facta est Siceleg regum Juda usque in diem hanc.
7And the number of the days, that David dwelt in the country of the Philistians, was four months.And the number of the daies, that Dauid dwelt in the country of the Philistians, was foure monethes.✦Fuit autem numerus dierum quibus habitavit David in regione Philisthinorum, quatuor mensium.
8And David went up, and his men, and drove prædas: plunder, spoils taken in a raid (not prayers) out of Gessuri, and Gerzi, and from the Amalecites: for these villages were inhabited in the land in old time, as men go to Sur, as far as the Land of Egypt.And Dauid went vp, and his men, and draue prayes out of Gessuri, and Gerzi, and from the Amalecites: for these villages were inhabited in the land in old time, as men goe to Sur, as farre as the Land of Egypt.✦Et ascendit David et viri ejus, et agebant prædas de Gessuri, et de Gerzi, et de Amalecitis : hi enim pagi habitabantur in terra antiquitus, euntibus Sur usque ad terram Ægypti.
9And David percutiebat: struck, smote all the land, neither left he any man or woman: and taking the sheep and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, he returned and came to Achis.And Dauid stroke al the land, neither left he anie man or woman: and taking the sheepe & oxen, and asses, & camels, and garments, he returned & came to Achis.✦Et percutiebat David omnem terram, nec relinquebat viventem virum et mulierem : tollensque oves, et boves, et asinos, et camelos, et vestes, revertebatur, et veniebat ad Achis.
10And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou set upon to day? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jermiel, and against the south of Ceni.And Achis sayd to him: Whom hast thou set vpon to day? Dauid answered: Against the south of Iuda, and against the south of Iermiel, and against the south of Ceni.✦Dicebat autem ei Achis : In quem irruisti hodie ? Respondebat David : Contra meridiem Judæ, et contra meridiem Jerameel, et contra meridiem Ceni.
11David gave life neither to man nor woman, neither brought them into Geth, saying: Lest perhaps they speak against us. These things did David, and this was decreed of him all the days that he dwelt in the country of the Philistians.Dauid gaue life neither to man nor woman, neither brought them into Geth, saying: Lest perhaps they speake against vs. These thinges did Dauid, and this was decreed of him al the daies that he dwelt in the countrie of the Philistians.Virum et mulierem non vivificabat David, nec adducebat in Geth, dicens : Ne forte loquantur adversum nos : Hæc fecit David : et hoc erat decretum illi omnibus diebus quibus habitavit in regione Philisthinorum.
12Achis therefore did credidit: believed, gave credence to (not financial credit, nor to entrust) David, saying: Many evils hath he wrought against his people Israel: Therefore he shall be my servant for ever.Achis therefore did credite Dauid, saying: Manie euils hath he wrought against his people Israel: Therefore he shal be my seruant for euer.✦Credidit ergo Achis David, dicens : Multa mala operatus est contra populum suum Israël : erit igitur mihi servus sempiternus.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.