1 Samuel 27
1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
To Daudi noparo e chunye owuon niya, “Chiengʼ moro natho e lwet Saulo. Gima ber monego atim en ni onego atony karingo adhi e piny jo-Filistia. Eka Saulo nowe manya e Israel duto kendo natony e lwete.”
2 And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Omiyo Daudi gi ji mia auchiel mane ni kode nowuok modhi ir Akish wuod Maok ma ruodh Gath.
3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Daudi kod joge nodak Gath ka gin gi Akish. Ngʼato ka ngʼato ne nigi joode, Daudi bende ne nigi monde ariyo: Ahinoam ma nyar Jezreel gi Abigael moa Karmel mane chi Nabal manosetho.
4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
Kane onyis Saulo ni Daudi oseringo odhi Gath, ne ok ochako omanye.
5 And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
Eka Daudi nowachone Akish niya, “Ka aseyudo ngʼwono e wangʼi, to miya kamoro e achiel kuom mier matindo manie piny, mondo mi adag kuno. Angʼo momiyo jatichni didag kodi e dala maduongʼ mar ruoth?”
6 And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
Kochakore odiechiengʼno Akish nomiye Ziklag, mosebet ka osiko e lwet ruodhi Juda nyaka chil kawuono.
7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
Daudi nodak e piny Filistia kuom higa achiel gi dweche angʼwen.
8 And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
Koro Daudi gi joge nodhi momonjo jo-Geshur, jo-Girzi, gi jo-Amalek. Kochakore chon jogi nodak e piny mochopo Shur nyaka Misri.
9 And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
E kinde ka kinda mane Daudi omonjo pinjego ne ok oweyo dichwo kata dhako kangima, to noyako rombe, dhok, punde, gi ngamia gi lewni. Eka nodok ir Akish.
10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
Kane Akish openje niya, “Tinde ne idhi monjo kanye?” Daudi to ne jawacho niya, “Aa monjo Negev e piny Juda, kata ni Negev mar Jeramel kata ni Negev mar jo-Keni.”
11 Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
Ne ok owe dichwo kata dhako kangima mane inyalo kel Gath, nimar noparo e chunye niya, “Ginyalo hulowa kagiwacho ni, ‘Ma e gima Daudi notimo.’” Kendo ma netimne e kinde duto mane odak e piny Filistia.
12 Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”
Akish nogeno Daudi kendo nowacho e chunye owuon niya, “Osebedo tik marach ne ogandane ma jo-Israel, omiyo obiro bedo jatichna nyaka chiengʼ.”
