Page 351 - bible

First Book of Samuel 345

him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall be also as one of them. I will go now, and
shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the take away the reproach of the people: for who
reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircum- is this uncircumcised Philistine, who hath dared
cised Philistine, that he should defy the armies to curse the army of the living God?
of the living God? 37 And David said: The Lord who delivered
27 And the people answered him the same me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw
words, saying: These things shall be given to of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand
the man that shall slay him. of this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go,
28 Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard and the Lord be with thee.
this, when he was speaking with others, he was 38 And Saul clothed David with his garments,
angry with David, and said: Why camest thou and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and
hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep armed him with a coat of mail.
in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wicked- 39 And David having girded his sword upon
ness of thy heart: that thou art come down to his armour, began to try if he could walk in ar-
see the battle. mour: for he was not accustomed to it. And
29 And David said: What have I done? is David said to Saul: I cannot go thus, for I am
there not cause to speak? not used to it. And he laid them off,
30 And he turned a little aside from him to 40 And he took his staff, which he had al-
another: and said the same word. And the peo- ways in his hands: and chose him five smooth
ple answered him as before. stones out of the brook, and put them into the
31 And the words which David spoke were shepherd’s scrip, which he had with him, and he
heard, and were rehearsed before Saul. took a sling in his hand, and went forth against
32 And when he was brought to Saul, he said the Philistine.
to him. Let not any man’s heart be dismayed in 41 And the Philistine came on, and drew nigh
him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against against David, and his armourbearer went before
the Philistine. him.
33 And Saul said to David: Thou art not able 42 And when the Philistine looked, and beheld
to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against David, he despised him. For he was a young
him: for thou art but a boy, but he is a warrior man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance.
from his youth. 43 And the Philistine said to David: Am I a
34 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And
his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, or a the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the 44 And he said to David: Come to me, and I
flock: will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to
35 And I pursued after them, and struck them, the beasts of the earth.
and delivered it out of their mouth: and they 45 And David said to the Philistine: Thou
rose up against me, and I caught them by the comest to me with a sword, and with a spear,
throat, and I strangled, and killed them. and with a shield: but I come to thee in the
36 For I thy servant have killed both a lion name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies
and a bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine of Israel, which thou hast defied