1 Samuel 23
1 David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
Natalily amy Davide ty hoe: Inao te maname i Keilà o nte-Pilistio, vaho tavane’ iareo o toe-pifofohañeo.
2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
Aa le nañontane am’ Iehovà t’i Davide, ami’ ty hoe: Homb’eo hao iraho, handafa o nte-Pilistio? Aa hoe t’Iehovà amy Davide, Akia lafao o nte-Pilistio vaho rombaho t’i Keilà.
3 David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
Fe hoe o mpiamy Davideo ama’e, Toe mahahembañ’ anay ty e Iehodà atoa, antsake t’ie mb’e Keilà naho mb’ amo lahindefon-te-Pilistio.
4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
Aa le nañontane Iehovà indraike t’i Davide, le hoe t’Iehovà ama’e, Miongaha, mizotsoa mb’e Keilà mb’eo vaho hatoloko am-pità’o o nte-Pilistio.
5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
Aa le nimb’e Keilà mb’eo t’i Davide rekets’ o mpiama’eo, naho nialy amo nte-Pilistio vaho tinava’ iareo o añombe’ iareo iabio; linafa am-pizamanañe jabajaba. Toe rinomba’ i Davide o mpimone’ i Keilào.
6 When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
Ie nipoliotse mb’ amy Davide mb’e Keilà mb’eo t’i Abiatare ana’ i Akimeleke, le nizotso reketse kitambe am-pità’e.
7 Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
Natalily amy Saole te nimb’e Keilà t’i Davide, le hoe t’i Saole: Fa natolon’ Añahare an-tañako; ie migabeñe an-drova aman-dalam-bey naho sikadañe ao.
8 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
Songa natonto’ i Saole hihotakotake ondatio, hizotso mb’e Keilà mb’eo hiarikatoke i Davide naho ondati’eo.
9 David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
Napota’ i Davide te nikinia raty aze t’i Saole le hoe re amy Abiatare mpisoroñe: Endeso atoy i kitambey.
10 Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
Le hoe t’i Davide: Ry Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele, Toe jinanji’ i mpitoro’oy te mipay ho mb’e Keilà mb’atoa t’i Saole, handrotsake ty rova toy ty amako.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.”
Hatolo’ ondati’ i Keilào am-pità’e hao iraho? Hizotso mb’etoa hao t’i Saole ty amy tsinanokoy? Ry Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele, miambane ama’o, atalilio amo mpitoro’oo. Le hoe t’Iehovà: Hizotso re.
12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”
Le hoe t’i Davide: Hatolo’ ondati’ i Keilào am-pità’ i Saole hao iraho? Le hoe t’Iehovà, Hatolo’ iareo.
13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
Aa le nibioñe mb’ amy ze nimete añe t’i Davide naho ondati’eo, ie ni-enen-jato varàñe. Natalily amy Saole te nienga i Keilà t’i Davide, le nado’e ty lia’e mb’eo.
14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
Nimoneñe am-patrambey añe am-pipalirañe ao t’i Davide, le nitambatse am-bohibohim-patrambei’ i Zife añe. Nitsoek’ aze boak’ andro boak’ andro t’i Saole f’ie tsy natolon’ Añahare am-pità’e.
15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.
Nioni’ i Davide te niavotse mb’eo hipay ty fiai’e t’i Saole; ie am-patrambei’ i Zife amy alay t’i Davide.
16 Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
Niavotse amy zao t’Ionatane ana’ i Saole vaho nimb’ amy Davide amy alay ao; le nampahaozare’e ty fità’e aman’ Añahare;
17 He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
ie nisaontsie’e ty hoe: Ko hemban-drehe; fa tsy ho oni-pità’ i Saole raeko; le ihe ty ho mpifehe Israele vaho ho mpiama’o iraho; toe fohi’ i Saole raeko.
18 They both made a covenant before the LORD. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.
Aa le nifañina añatrefa’ Iehovà eo iereo roe; nimoneñe añ’ ala ao t’i Davide, vaho nimpoly mb’ an-kiboho’e añe t’Ionatane.
19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Does not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
Niheo mb’amy Saole e Gibà mb’eo o nte-Zifeo nanao ty hoe: Tsy mietak’ ama’ay, amo fipalirañe amy alaio hao t’i Davide? an-kaboa’ i Kakilà atimo’ Iesimone ao?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
Aa le mizotsoa mb’eo ry mpanjaka, mizotsoa an-kapean-tsatrin’ arofo’o, le hatolo’ay am-pità’ i mpanjakay.
21 Saul said, “You are blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
Le hoe t’i Saole; Ho tahie’ Iehovà, ami’ty fitretreza’ areo ahy.
22 Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.
Akia arè, venteo le arendreho indraike, vaho oniño i toem-pipalira’ey; fa inao, toe mpamañahy re.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
Aa le arendreho naho fohìno o toem-pipalira’eo, le mibaliha mb’amako mb’etoa reketse i niventeñey vaho hindrezako; ie amy zay, kanao an-tane ao re, le ho kodebèko amo arivo’ Iehodao.
24 They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
Aa le niavotse iereo niaolo i Saole mb’e Zife mb’eo; fe tan-dratraratra’ i Maone añe t’i Davide naho ondati’eo, añ’Arabà atimo’ Iesimone ao.
25 Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
Nimb’eo t’i Saole rekets’ o mpiama’eo hitsoek’ aze. Nitalilieñe t’i Davide; aa le nizotso mb’an-damilamy mb’eo re niambesatse an-dratraratra’ i Maone ao. Ie jinanji’ i Saole izay le nihoridàñe’e t’i Davide an-dratraratra’ i Maone añe.
26 Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.
Añ’ ila’ i vohitsey atoy t’i Saole le añ’ ila’e aroa t’i Davide naho o mpiama’eo; nalisa nienga ty fiatrefa’ i Saole t’i Davide, fa hiarikoboñe i Davide naho ondati’eo t’i Saole naho ondati’eo hitsepak’ aze.
27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
Fe nivotrak’ amy Saole ty mpihitrike, nanao ty hoe: Masikà, mihavia, fa mitavañe ty tanen-tika o nte-Pilistio.
28 So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
Aa le nimpoly t’i Saole tsy nañoridañe i Davide fa nionjomb’ amo nte-Pilistio mb’eo; aa le natao Sela-Kamalekote i toetsey.
29 David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
Nionjoñe boak’ ao t’i Davide vaho nimoneñe an-kijoli’ i En-gedy ao.
