1 Samuel 19
1 Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly delighted in David.
Saulo hyɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ne ne babarima Yonatan sɛ wɔnkum Dawid. Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ na Yonatan adamfo brɛboɔ ne Dawid enti,
2 Jonathan told David, saying, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, live in a secret place, and hide yourself.
Yonatan kaa adwene a nʼagya ayɛ afa ne ho no kyerɛɛ no tuu no fo sɛ, “Ɔkyena anɔpa, pɛ wiram baabi kɔbɔ wo ho adwaa, ɛfiri sɛ, mʼagya repɛ wo akum wo.
3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk with my father about you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.”
Mɛka akyerɛ mʼagya, na ɔne me aba hɔ na mɛka wo ho asɛm nyinaa akyerɛ no. Na biribiara a mɛhunu wɔ hɔ no nso, mɛbɔ wo amaneɛ.”
4 Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;
Adeɛ kyee anɔpa no, Yonatan ne nʼagya dii nkɔmmɔ faa Dawid ho. Yonatan kaa ne ho nsɛm pa pii. Yonatan srɛɛ nʼagya sɛ, “Mesrɛ wo, nyɛ bɔne biara ntia Dawid. Ɔnyɛɛ biribiara a ɛbɛha wo. Daa, ɔnam ɛkwan biara a ɔbɛtumi so boa wo.
5 for he put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
Wo werɛ afiri ɛberɛ a ɔde ne nkwa too ne nsam, kɔkumm Filistini ɔbrane, na ɛnam so maa Awurade de nkonimdie kɛseɛ brɛɛ Israel no? Saa ɛberɛ no, akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ, wʼani gyeeɛ. Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum onipa a ne ho nni asɛm sɛ Dawid? Nkyerɛaseɛ pa biara nni so koraa.”
6 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”
Enti, Saulo tiee Yonatan, na ɔkaa ho ntam dii nse sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade te ase yi, wɔrenkum Dawid.”
7 Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
Akyire yi, Yonatan frɛɛ Dawid kaa asɛm a asi no kyerɛɛ no. Enti, ɔfaa Dawid de no kɔhunuu Saulo, na biribiara totɔɔ yie, sɛdeɛ kane no na ɛteɛ no ara pɛ.
8 There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Ankyɛre biara na ɔko bi siiɛ, maa Dawid dii nʼakodɔm anim kɔko tiaa Filistifoɔ. Ɔde anibereɛ tuaa wɔn, maa wɔn nyinaa dwaneeɛ.
9 An evil spirit from the LORD was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.
Nanso, ɛda bi Saulo te fie ara na honhommɔne a ɛfiri Awurade bɛhyɛɛ ne mu prɛko pɛ bio. Ɛberɛ a Dawid rebɔ ne sankuo ama ɔhene no,
10 Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence; and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
Saulo too ne pea kyerɛɛ Dawid so, pɛɛ sɛ ɔkum no. Nanso, Dawid twee ne ho, totɔɔ esum mu dwaneeɛ maa pea no kaa ɔfasuo no mu.
11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
Saulo somaa mmarima kɔɔ Dawid fie kɔwɛn hɔ sɛ, ɔpue anɔpa a wɔnkum no. Nanso, Dawid yere Mikal bɔɔ no kɔkɔ sɛ, “Sɛ woannwane ampɛ wo nkwa anadwo yi a, ɔkyena, wɔbɛkum wo.”
12 So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.
Enti, Mikal de Dawid faa mpomma mu ma ɔdwaneeɛ.
13 Michal took the teraphim and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with clothes.
Na Mikal faa ohoni bi de no too mpa so de atadeɛ kataa ho, na ne ti hɔ no nso, ɔde abirekyie ho nwi kataa so.
14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”
Ɛberɛ a Saulo somaa mmarima sɛ wɔnkɔkyere Dawid no, Mikal ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɔyare a ɔntumi nsɔre mfiri mpa so.”
15 Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
Saulo sane somaa mmarima no bio sɛ, “Monkɔfa no mfiri ne mpa so mmra, sɛdeɛ mɛtumi akum no.”
16 When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.
Nanso, mmarima no wuraa ɛdan no mu no, na ohoni na ɔda mpa no so a abirekyie ho nwi na ɛkata so.
17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’”
Saulo bisaa Mikal sɛ, “Adɛn enti na woadaadaa me, ama me ɔtamfoɔ adwane?” Mikal buaa no sɛ, “Na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ saa ɛfiri sɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Mammoa no a, ɔbɛkum me.’”
18 Now David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid dwaneeɛ no, ɔkɔɔ Samuel nkyɛn wɔ Rama kɔkaa deɛ Saulo ayɛ noɔ no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no. Enti, Samuel de Dawid kɔtenaa Naiot.
19 Saul was told, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
Ɛberɛ a Saulo tee sɛ Dawid te Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama no,
20 Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
ɔsomaa akodɔm sɛ wɔnkɔkye no mmra. Nanso, wɔduruiɛ a wɔhunuu Samuel ne adiyifoɔ bi sɛ wɔrehyɛ nkɔm no, Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo mmarima no so, maa wɔn nso hyɛɛ nkɔm.
21 When Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
Saulo tee asɛm a aba no, ɔsane somaa akodɔm foforɔ, nanso wɔn nso kɔhyɛɛ nkɔm! Asɛm korɔ no ara sii ne mprɛnsa so.
22 Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” One said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.”
Akyire no koraa, Saulo no ankasa kɔɔ Rama, kɔduruu abura kɛseɛ bi a ɛwɔ Seku ho. Ɔbisaa sɛ, “Samuel ne Dawid wɔ he?” Obi ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wɔn baanu wɔ Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama hɔ.”
23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then God’s Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Na ɔrekɔ Naiot no, ɛkwan no so na Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo so, na ɔno nso hyɛɛ aseɛ hyɛɛ nkɔm.
24 He also stripped off his clothes. He also prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
Ɔsunsuanee nʼatadeɛ mu, de ne ho too fam, daa hɔ ɛda mu ne anadwo mu nyinaa, hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Samuel anim. Nnipa a wɔrehwɛ no no teateaam sɛ, “Asɛm ni? Enti, daa yi Saulo nso yɛ odiyifoɔ?”
