1. ദാവീദ് നോബില് പുരോഹിതനായ അഹീമേലെക്കിന്റെ അടുക്കല് ചെന്നു; അഹീമേലെക് ദാവീദിനെ സംഭ്രമത്തോടെ എതിരേറ്റു അവനോടുആരും കൂടെ ഇല്ലാതെ തനിച്ചുവരുന്നതു എന്തു എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു.

1. దావీదు నోబులో యాజకుడైన అహీమెలెకు నొద్దకు వచ్చెను; అయితే అహీమెలెకు దావీదు రాకకు భయపడినీవు ఒంటరిగా వచ్చితివేమని అతని నడుగగా

2. ദാവീദ് പുരോഹിതനായ അഹീമേലെക്കിനോടുരാജാവു എന്നെ ഒരു കാര്യം ഏല്പിച്ചുഞാന് നിന്നെ അയക്കുന്നതും നിന്നോടു കല്പിക്കുന്നതുമായ കാര്യം ഒന്നും ആരും അറിയരുതു എന്നു കല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ ബാല്യക്കാര് ഇന്ന സ്ഥലത്തു വരേണമെന്നു ഞാന് ചട്ടം കെട്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

2. దావీదురాజు నాకు ఒక పని నిర్ణయించినేను నీ కాజ్ఞాపించి పంపినపని యేదో అదెవనితోనైనను చెప్పవద్దనెను; నేను నా పనివారిని ఒకానొక చోటికి వెళ్ల నిర్ణయించితిని;

3. ആകയാല് നിന്റെ കൈവശം വല്ലതും ഉണ്ടോ? ഒരഞ്ചപ്പം അല്ലെങ്കില് തല്ക്കാലം കൈവശമുള്ളതെന്തെങ്കിലും എനിക്കു തരേണം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

3. నీయొద్ద ఏమి యున్నది? అయిదు రొట్టెలుగాని మరేమియుగాని యుండిన యెడల అది నా కిమ్మని యాజకుడైన అహీమెలెకుతో అనగా

4. അതിന്നു പുരോഹിതന് ദാവീദിനോടുവിശുദ്ധമായ അപ്പം അല്ലാതെ സാമാന്യമായതു കൈവശം ഇല്ല; ബാല്യക്കാര് സ്ത്രീകളോടു അകന്നിരിക്കുന്നു എങ്കില് തരാമെന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.

4. యాజకుడుసాధారణమైన రొట్టె నాయొద్ద లేదు; పనివారు స్త్రీలకు ఎడముగా నున్నవారైతే ప్రతిష్ఠితమైన రొట్టెలు కలవని దావీదుతో అనెను.

5. ദാവീദ് പുരോഹിതനോടുഈ മൂന്നു ദിവസമായി സ്ത്രീകള് ഞങ്ങളോടു അകന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതു ഒരു സാമാന്യയാത്ര എങ്കിലും ഞാന് പുറപ്പെടുമ്പേള് തന്നേ ബാല്യക്കാരുടെ യാത്രക്കോപ്പുകള് ശുദ്ധമായിരുന്നു; ഇന്നോ അവരുടെ കോപ്പുകള് എത്ര അധികം ശുദ്ധമായിരിക്കും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

5. అందుకు దావీదునిజముగా నేను బయలుదేరి వచ్చినప్పటినుండి ఈ మూడు దినములు స్త్రీలు మాకు దూరముగానే యున్నారు; పని వారిబట్టలు పవిత్రములే; ఒకవేళ మేముచేయుకార్యము అపవిత్రమైనయెడల నేమి? రాజాజ్ఞనుబట్టి అది పవిత్రముగా ఎంచతగును అని యాజకునితో అనెను.

6. അങ്ങനെ പുരോഹിതന് അവന്നു വിശുദ്ധമായ അപ്പം കൊടുത്തു; അപ്പം മാറ്റുന്ന ദിവസം ചൂടുള്ള അപ്പം വെക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു യഹോവയുടെ സന്നിധിയില് നിന്നു നീക്കിയ കാഴ്ചയപ്പം അല്ലാതെ അവിടെ വേറെ അപ്പം ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു.
മത്തായി 12:4, മർക്കൊസ് 2:20, ലൂക്കോസ് 6:4

6. అంతట యెహోవా సన్నిధినుండి తీసివేయబడిన సన్నిధి రొట్టెలు తప్ప అక్కడ వేరు రొట్టెలు లేకపోగా, వెచ్చనిరొట్టెలు వేయు దినమందు తీసివేయబడిన ప్రతిష్ఠితమైన రొట్టెలను యాజకుడు అతని కిచ్చెను.

7. എന്നാല് അന്നു ശൌലിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരില് ദോവേഗ് എന്നു പേരുള്ള ഒരു എദോമ്യനെ അവിടെ യഹോവയുടെ സന്നിധിയില് അടെച്ചിട്ടിരുന്നു; അവന് ശൌലിന്റെ ഇടയന്മാര്ക്കും പ്രമാണി ആയിരുന്നു.

7. ఆ దినమున సౌలుయొక్క సేవకులలో ఒకడు అక్కడ యెహోవా సన్నిధిని ఉండెను; అతని పేరు దోయేగు, అతడు ఎదోమీయుడు. అతడు సౌలు పసుల కాపరులకు పెద్ద

8. ദാവീദ് അഹീമേലെക്കിനോടുഇവിടെ നിന്റെ കൈവശം കുന്തമോ വാളോ ഉണ്ടോ? രാജാവിന്റെ കാര്യം തിടുക്കമായിരുന്നതുകൊണ്ടു ഞാന് എന്റെ വാളും ആയുധങ്ങളും കൊണ്ടുപോന്നില്ല, എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

8. రాజు పని వేగిరముగా జరుగవలెనని యెరిగి నా ఖడ్గమునైనను ఆయుధములనైనను నేను తేలేదు. ఇక్కడ నీయొద్ద ఖడ్గమైనను ఈటెయైనను ఉన్నదా అని దావీదు అహీమెలెకు నడుగగా

9. അപ്പോള് പുരോഹിതന് ഏലാ താഴ്വരയില്വെച്ചു നീ കൊന്ന ഫെലിസ്ത്യനായ ഗൊല്യാത്തിന്റെ വാള് ഏഫോദിന്റെ പുറകില് ഒരു ശീലയില് പൊതിഞ്ഞു വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അതു വേണമെങ്കില് എടുത്തുകൊള്ക; അതല്ലാതെ വേറെ ഒന്നുമില്ല എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതിന്നു തുല്യം മറ്റൊന്നുമില്ല; അതു എനിക്കു തരേണം എന്നു ദാവീദ് പറഞ്ഞു.

9. యాజ కుడుఏలా లోయలో నీవు చంపిన గొల్యాతు అను ఫిలిష్తీయుని ఖడ్గమున్నది, అదిగో బట్టతో చుట్టబడి ఏఫోదువెనుక ఉన్నది, అది తప్ప ఇక్కడ మరి ఏ ఖడ్గ మునులేదు, దాని తీసికొనుటకు నీకిష్టమైన యెడల తీసికొను మనగా దావీదుదానికి సమమైనదొకటియు లేదు, నా కిమ్మనెను.

10. പിന്നെ ദാവീദ് പുറപ്പെട്ടു അന്നു തന്നേ ശൌലിന്റെ നിമിത്തം ഗത്ത്രാജാവായ ആഖീശിന്റെ അടുക്കല് ഔടിച്ചെന്നു.

10. అంతట దావీదు సౌలునకు భయపడినందున ఆ దినముననే లేచి పారిపోయి గాతురాజైన ఆకీషునొద్దకువచ్చెను.

11. എന്നാല് ആഖീശിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാര് അവനോടുഇവന് ദേശത്തിലെ രാജാവായ ദാവീദ് അല്ലയോ? ശൌല് ആയിരത്തെ കൊന്നു ദാവീദോ പതിനായിരത്തെ എന്നു അവര് നൃത്തങ്ങളില് ഗാനപ്രതിഗാനം ചെയ്തതു ഇവനെക്കുറിച്ചല്ലയോ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

11. ఆకీషు సేవకులుఈ దావీదు ఆ దేశపు రాజు కాడా? వారు నాట్యమాడుచు గానప్రతిగానములు చేయుచు సౌలు వేలకొలది హతముచేసెననియు, దావీదు పదివేలకొలది హతముచేసెననియు పాడిన పాటలు ఇతనిగూర్చినవే గదా అని అతనినిబట్టి రాజుతో మాటలాడగా

12. ദാവീദ് ഈ വാക്കുകളെ മനസ്സിലാക്കീട്ടു ഗത്ത് രാജാവായ ആഖീശിനെ ഏറ്റവും ഭയപ്പെട്ടു.

12. దావీదు ఈ మాటలు తన మనస్సులోనుంచుకొని గాతు రాజైన ఆకీషునకు బహు భయపడెను.

13. അവരുടെ മുമ്പാകെ തന്റെ പ്രകൃതി മാറ്റി, അവരുടെ കൈകളില് ഇരിക്കെ ബുദ്ധിഭ്രമം നടിച്ചു വാതിലിന്റെ കതകുകളില് വരെച്ചു താടിമേല് തുപ്പല് ഒലിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

13. కాబట్టి దావీదు వారి యెదుట తన చర్య మార్చుకొని వెఱ్ఱివానివలె నటించుచు, ద్వారపు తలుపుల మీద గీతలు గీయుచు, ఉమ్మి తన గడ్డముమీదికి కారనిచ్చుచు నుండెను. వారతని పట్టుకొనిపోగా అతడు పిచ్చిచేష్టలు చేయుచు వచ్చెను.

14. ആഖീശ് തന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരോടുഈ മനുഷ്യന് ഭ്രാന്തന് എന്നു നിങ്ങള് കാണുന്നില്ലയോ? അവനെ എന്റെ അടുക്കല് കൊണ്ടുവന്നതു എന്തിന്നു?

14. కావున ఆకీషురాజుమీరు చూచితిరికదా? వానికి పిచ్చిపట్టినది, నాయొద్దకు వీని నెందుకు తీసికొని వచ్చితిరి?

15. എന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ ഭ്രാന്തു കളിപ്പാന് ഇവനെ കൊണ്ടുവരേണ്ടതിന്നു എനിക്കു ഇവിടെ ഭ്രാന്തന്മാര് കുറവുണ്ടോ? എന്റെ അരമനയിലോ ഇവന് വരേണ്ടതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

15. పిచ్చిచేష్టలు చేయు వారితో నాకేమి పని? నా సన్నిధిని పిచ్చిచేష్టలు చేయుటకు వీని తీసికొని వచ్చితిరేమి? వీడు నా నగరిలోనికి రాతగునా? అని తన సేవకులతో అనెను.