1 Samuel 18
1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
Davide atatha kuyankhula ndi Sauli, mtima wa Yonatani unagwirizana ndi mtima wa Davide, ndipo iye ankamukonda Davide monga momwe ankadzikondera yekha.
2 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
Choncho Sauli anamusunga Davideyo kuyambira tsiku limenelo ndipo sanamulole kuti abwerere ku nyumba ya abambo ake.
3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
Ndipo Yonatani anapanga pangano ndi Davide chifukwa ankamukonda monga momwe ankadzikondera.
4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Yonatani anavula mkanjo umene anavala ndipo anamupatsa Davide pamodzi ndi zovala za nkhondo, lupanga, uta ndi lamba.
5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
Davide ankapita kulikonse kumene Sauli ankamutuma kuti apite kukamenya nkhondo, ndipo ankapambana. Choncho Sauli anamupatsa udindo woyangʼanira gulu lankhondo. Ichi chinakondweretsa anthu onse ngakhalenso atsogoleri a nkhondo a Sauli.
6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
Anthu akubwerera kwawo Davide atapha Mfilisiti uja, amayi anatuluka mʼmizinda yonse ya Israeli, akuyimba ndi kuvina kukachingamira mfumu Sauli. Ankayimba ndi kuvina mokondwa, kwinaku ngʼoma ndi zitoliro zikulira.
7 And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
Amayiwo ankalandizana nyimbo mokondwera namati: “Sauli wapha 1,000, Koma Davide wapha miyandamiyanda.”
8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Koma Sauli anapsa mtima kwambiri ndipo mawu amenewa anamuyipira. Iye anati, “Iwo amuwerengera Davide miyandamiyanda, koma ine 1,000 okha. Nanga chatsalanso nʼchiyani kuti atenge? Si ufumu basi?”
9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
Ndipo kuyambira tsiku limeneli Sauli ankamuchitira nsanje Davide.
10 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
Mmawa mwake mzimu woyipa uja unabwera mwamphamvu pa Sauli. Sauli anayamba kubwebweta mʼnyumba mwake. Davide ankamuyimbira zeze monga nthawi zonse. Sauli anali ndi mkondo mʼdzanja lake.
11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
Tsono anawuponya mkondowo, namati mu mtima mwake, “Ndimubaya Davide ndi kumukhomera ku khoma.” Koma Davide anawulewa kawiri konse.
12 So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Pambuyo pake Sauli amamuopa Davide chifukwa Yehova anali ndi Davideyo, nʼkumusiya Sauli.
13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
Kotero Sauli anamuchotsa Davide pamaso pake ndi kumuyika kukhala mtsogoleri wa ankhondo 1,000. Choncho Davide ankapita ndi kubwera akutsogolera ankhondowa.
14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
Davide ankapambana kwambiri pa chilichonse chimene amachita chifukwa Yehova anali naye.
15 When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
Sauli ataona momwe Davide ankapambanira, iye anamuopa kwambiri.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
Koma Aisraeli onse ndi anthu a Yuda ankamukonda Davide chifukwa ankawatsogolera pa nkhondo zawo.
17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
Tsiku lina Sauli anawuza Davide kuti, “Nayu Merabi mwana wanga wamkazi wamkulu. Ine ndakupatsa kuti umukwatire. Koma unditumikire molimba mtima pomenya nkhondo za Yehova.” Poteropo Sauli ankanena kuti, “Ndisamuphe ndi manja angawa koma aphedwe ndi Afilisti!”
18 And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
Ndipo Davide anati kwa Sauli, “Ine ndine yani, ndipo abale anga kapena banja la abambo anga ndife yani mʼdziko la Israeli kuti ndikhale mpongozi wa mfumu?”
19 So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
Koma pa nthawi yoti Merabi mwana wa Sauli akwatiwe ndi Davide, Sauli anamupereka kwa Adrieli wa ku Mehola kuti amukwatire.
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
Koma Mikala mwana wamkazi wa Sauli anamukonda Davide ndipo Sauli atamva za zimenezi, anakondwera.
21 “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
Sauli ankaganiza kuti, “Ndimupatse amukwatire kuti akhale ngati msampha kwa Davideyo, ndipo adzaphedwe ndi Afilisti.” Choncho Sauli anawuza Davide kachiwiri, “Tsopano udzakhala mkamwini wanga.”
22 Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
Sauli analamulanso nduna zake kuti, “Muyankhuleni Davide mwamseri ndi kumuwuza kuti, ‘Taona, mfumu imakondwera nawe, ndipo nduna zake zonse zimakukonda. Tsono ukhale mkamwini wa mfumu.’”
23 But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
Iwo anakamuwuza Davide mawu amenewa, koma Davide anati, “Kodi inu mukuganiza kuti ndi chinthu chapafupi kukhala mpongozi wa mfumu? Ine ndine wosauka ndiponso wosatchuka.”
24 And the servants told Saul what David had said.
Nduna za Sauli zinamuwuza zonse zimene anayankha Davide.
25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
Sauli anayankha kuti, “Kamuwuzeni Davide kuti, ‘Mfumu sikufuna malowolo a mtundu wina uliwonse koma timakungu ta msonga za mavalo a Afilisti 100 kuti ilipsire adani ake.’” Maganizo a Sauli anali akuti Davide aphedwe ndi Afilisti.
26 When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
Nduna za Saulizo zitamuwuza Davide zimenezi, anakondwera kuti akhale mpongozi wa mfumu. Koma nthawi imene anapatsidwa isanathe,
27 David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
Davide ndi anyamata ake anapita ndi kukapha Afilisti 200. Iye anabwera ndi timakungu tija natipereka tonse kwa mfumu kuti akhale mpongozi wa mfumu. Kotero Sauli anapereka mwana wake wamkazi, Mikala, kwa Davide kuti amukwatire.
28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
Sauli atazindikira kuti Yehova anali ndi Davide ndiponso kuti mwana wake Mikala amamukonda Davide,
29 he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
iye anapitirirabe kumuopa Davide ndi kumadana naye moyo wake wonse.
30 Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
Nthawi zonse pamene atsogoleri a Afilisti ankatuluka kukamenya nkhondo, Davide ankapambana kuposa nduna zonse za Sauli. Choncho dzina lake linatchuka kwambiri.
