Achish answered,“ You have been as pleasing to me as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders have said,‘ We don’t want David to go up with us into battle.’

亚吉说：“我知道你在我眼前是好人，如同神的使者一般；只是非利士人的首领说：‘这人不可同我们出战。’

亚吉回答大卫说：“我知道你在我眼中是好人，如同上帝的使者一样，只是非利士人的领袖说：‘这人不可同我们上战场。’

亚吉回答大卫说：“我知道你在我眼中是好人，如同神的使者一样，只是非利士人的领袖说：‘这人不可同我们上战场。’

亚吉说：“你在我眼中就像上帝的天使一样好，只是非利士众官长反对你与我们一起出战。

亚吉回答大卫，说：“我知道你在我眼中是个好人，像神的使者一样；只是非利士人的领袖曾经说过：‘他不可与我们一同上战场。’

亚吉回答大卫说：“我知道你在我眼中是好的，像神的使者一样。只是非利士的首领们说了：‘他不可与我们一同上战场。’

亞吉說：「我知道你在我眼前是好人，如同神的使者一般；只是非利士人的首領說：『這人不可同我們出戰。』

亞吉回答大衛說：「我知道你在我眼中是好人，如同上帝的使者一樣，只是非利士人的領袖說：『這人不可同我們上戰場。』

亞吉回答大衛說：「我知道你在我眼中是好人，如同神的使者一樣，只是非利士人的領袖說：『這人不可同我們上戰場。』

亞吉說：「你在我眼中就像上帝的天使一樣好，只是非利士眾官長反對你與我們一起出戰。

亞吉回答大衛，說：“我知道你在我眼中是個好人，像神的使者一樣；只是非利士人的領袖曾經說過：‘他不可與我們一同上戰場。’

亞吉回答大衛說：『我知道你在我面前很好，如同神的使者一般；只是非利士人的統領卻說：「這人不可同我們上戰場」；

亞吉回答大衛說：「我知道你在我眼中是好的，像神的使者一樣。只是非利士的首領們說了：『他不可與我們一同上戰場。』

亞吉曰、爾在我前為善、如上帝之使然、此我所知、但牧伯謂爾不可偕我往戰、

亞吉曰、爾在我前為善、如上帝之使然、我所素知、第非利士人諸伯、不許爾偕我往戰。

亞吉曰、我知爾在我前為善、如天主之使者然、第非利士諸伯云、斯人不可偕我往戰、

Achish answered,“ I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said,‘ He must not go up with us into battle.’

And Achish answered David and said,“ I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said,‘ He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

But Achish insisted,“ As far as I’m concerned, you’re as perfect as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders are afraid to have you with them in the battle.

Achish answered David,“ I’m convinced that you are as reliable as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders have said,‘ He must not go into battle with us.’

But Achish replied to David,“ I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said,‘ He must not go up with us into the battle.’

Then Achish answered and said to David,“ I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said,‘ He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

Achish answered David,“ I’m convinced that you are as reliable as the Angel of God. But the Philistine commanders have said,‘ He must not go into battle with us.’

And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou[ art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

Achish replied to David,“ I am convinced that you are as reliable as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said,‘ He must not go up with us in the battle.’

Achish answered David,“ I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said,‘ He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

“ So now I’m saying,‘ May what you have told me prevent that man from doing what he wants. You are like an angel of God. You know what is good and what is evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’ ”

He did it to change the way things now are. You are as wise as an angel of God. You know everything that happens in the land.”

He has told you lies about me. King David, you are like an angel of God. So do what you wish.

And my sickness was hard on you. But you weren’t mean to me. You didn’t make fun of me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God. You welcomed me as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish. They said,“ Send David back. Let him return to the town you gave him. He must not go with us into battle. If he does, he’ll turn against us during the fighting. In fact, he might even cut off the heads of our own men. What better way could he choose to win back his master’s favor?