1 Sa:miuele 18
1 Solo amola Da: ibidi ela da sia: sa: i dagoi. Amalalu fa: no, Solo egefe Yonada: ne da Da: ibidima bagade oso dogone asigimusa: hanaiba: le, e da hina: da: i hodo amoma asigi amo defele Da: ibidima dogolegei.
After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
2 Amogala, Solo da Da: ibidi hi diasua mae masa: ne gagulaligi.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
3 Yonada: ne da Da: ibidima dogolegebeba: le, e da eso huluane mae yolesili, Da: ibidi ea dogolegei sama esaloma: ne, sia: ga ilegei dagoi.
Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
4 E da abula hi ga: i amo gisa: le amola hina: da: igene ga: ne, gegesu gobihei sedade, oulali, amola bulu huluane gigisa: le, Da: ibidima i.
Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
5 Solo da Da: ibidima hawa: hamosu i. Da: ibidi da amo hawa: hamosu noga: le hamobeba: le, Solo da Da: ibidi ea dadi gagui ouligisu dunu hamoma: ne ilegei. Amo ba: beba: le, Solo ea dadi gagui dunu amola ilia ouligisu dunu huluane da bagade nodoi.
[David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
6 Da: ibidi da Goulaia: de fane legelalu, e amola dadi gagui dunu da ilia sogega buhagilaloba, Isala: ili moilaia fi uda huluane da Solo gousa: musa: misi. Ilia da nodosu gesami hea: su amola sisiogola amola ilibu amola sani baidama dududu sa: i.
But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
7 Uda ilia da nodone amane gesami hea: i, “Solo da ha lai dunu 1,000 baligili gale fane legei dagoi. Be Da: ibidi da ha lai dunu 10,000 baligili gale fane legei.”
As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
8 Solo da amane hea: be nabimu hihi galu. E da bagadewane ougi galu. E amane sia: i, “Ilia da Da: ibidi da 10,000 baligili gale fane legei be na da 1,000 baligili gale fawane fane legei sia: sa. Agoane hamosea, ilia na fadegale, Da: ibidi hina bagade hamoma: bela: ?”
[When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
9 Amaiba: le, Solo da amo esoha amogainini Da: ibidima mudasu, amola Da: ibidi ea hou hamobe higale dawa: i.
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
10 Golale hahabe, wadela: i a: silibu Gode Ea asunasi, amo da hedolowane Solo ea da: iga aligila sa: i. Amalu, e da elabusu dunu agoane hi diasua esala gagaba: gilalu. Da: ibidi da hi eso hulu amasu amane sani baidama dusa: esalu. Solo da goge agei gagui dialu.
The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,
11 Solo da hisu amane sia: i, “Na da Da: ibidi dobeala bobodole gala: le danoma: nesimu.” Amalu, e da aduna agoane gala: i. Be Da: ibidi da ele galu giadofai dagoi.
and he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
12 Solo da Da: ibidiba: le beda: i. Bai Hina Gode da e yolesiagale, Da: ibidima galu.
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 Amaiba: le, Solo da Da: ibidi dadi gagui dunu 1,000 ouligila masa: ne ga asunasiagai. Da: ibidi da ea dadi gagui dunu oule, gegena asi.
So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
14 E da hi musa: hamoi amanewane ha lai dunuma hasalasi. Bai Hina Gode da ela galuba: le.
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
15 Solo da Da: ibidi ea didili hasalasu hamobe hou dawa: digili, bu bagadewane beda: i.
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 Be Isala: ili amola Yuda dunu huluane da Da: ibidima bagadewane dogolegesu. Bai ea ouligisu hou e da noga: le didili hamoi.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
17 Amalu, Solo da Da: ibidima amane sia: i, “Na magobo uda mano Mila: be da goea. Dia da na hawa: hamosu noga: le hamosea amola di da dadi gagui noga: idafa agoane Hina Gode Ea gegesu hamosea, na da e digili lama: mu. (Solo da amane dawa: lu, amane hamosea, e da Da: ibidima ea mae fane legele, Filisidini dunu da Da: ibidi fane legema: bela: le dawa: i.)
One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
18 Da: ibidi da dabe adole i, “Na da nowala: , amoga na da hina bagade ea esoa: hamoma: bela: ?”
But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
19 Be Mila: be da Da: ibidima asulimu eso da doaga: loba, ilia da Da: ibidima mae asunawene bu dunu eno ea dio A: idalia: le (Mihoula moilai dunu) amogili i.
So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
20 Be Solo ea uda mano eno Maiga: le da Da: ibidima mageseiba: le ema fimusa: hanai galu. Solo da amo nababeba: le, nodoi.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
21 Solo da hisu amane sia: i, “Na da Da: ibidi saniga sa: ima: ne, Maiga: le amo ema imunu. Amasea, Da: ibidi da Filisidini dunu ilia fane legei dagoi ba: mu.” Amalalu, Solo da bu Da: ibidima amane sia: i, “Ani da nasoa: hamomu.”
He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
22 Solo da ea ouligisu dunu ilima ilia wamowane Da: ibidima amane sia: ma: ne sia: i, “Hina amola ea ouligisu dunu huluane da dima hahawane gala. Di da waha ea idiwi lamu da defea.”
Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 Amaiba: le, ilia amo sia: Da: ibidima sia: i. E bu adole i, “Na da hina bagadema esoa: hamomu da defele hame galebe. Bai na da hame gagui dunu amola hamedei dunu agoai galebe.”
So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
24 Ouligisu dunu da Da: ibidi ea sia: i amo Soloma alofele i.
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
25 Amalalu, Solo da ilima bu eno ema amane sia: ma: ne olelei, “Hina bagade da ea uda mano dabe ima: ne amo fawane lamu. Ea ha lai ilima dabe ima: ne, Filisidini dunu 100 ilia ewa gadofo damuni fasili, ema ima.” (Solo da amanewane Filisidini dunu da Da: ibidi medole legema: ne ilegei).
Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
26 Solo ea ouligisu dunu da Da: ibidi ea sia: i Soloma alofele i. Da: ibidi da Solo esoa: hamomu dawa: beba: le, hahawane bagade galu. Uda lamu eso ilegei amo hidadea,
When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
27 Da: ibidi amola ea dunu da asili, Filisidini dunu 200 amo fane legei. E da ilia ewa gadofo damuni fasili, hina bagadema gaguli asili, hina bagade ea esoa: hamoma: ne ema idili i. Amaiba: le, Solo da ea uda mano Maiga: le lama: ne Da: ibidigili i.
David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
28 Solo da molole dawa: digili amola Hina Gode da Da: ibidi ela esala. Amola ea mano Maiga: le da Da: ibidima magesei ba: i.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
29 Amaiba: le, Solo da Da: ibidiba: le bu baligili beda: i. E da amo esoha amogainini, Da: ibidima ha laiwane esalu.
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
30 Filisidini dunu da misini, Isala: ili dunuma gegesu. Be gegesu huluane amo ganodini, Da: ibidi ea hasalasisu hou da Solo ea dadi gagui ouligisu dunu eno ilia hou baligisu. Amabeba: le, dunu huluane da Da: ibidima nodone dawa: digi.
The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
