1 Samuel 19
1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan the son of Saul loved David exceedingly.
Sauli akamwambia Yonathani mwanawe na watumishi wake wote kwamba wanapaswa kumuua Daudi. Lakini Yonathani, mwana wa Sauli, alitamani sana akae na Daudi.
2 And Jonathan told David, saying: Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: wherefore look to thyself, I beseech thee, in the morning, and thou shalt abide in a secret place and shalt be hid.
Hivyo Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Baba yangu Sauli anatafuta kukuua. Kwa hiyo uwe macho wakati wa asubuhi na jifiche mahali pa siri.
3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art: and I will speak of thee to my father, and whatsoever I shall see, I will tell thee.
Nami nitatoka nje na kusimama kando ya baba yangu huko shambani uliko wewe, na nitazungumza na baba yangu kuhusu wewe. Kama nikijua jambo lolote nitakuambia.”
4 And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee.
Yonathani alimsifia Daudi mbele ya Sauli baba yake akisema, “Mfalme asije akafanya dhambi dhidi ya mtumishi wake Daudi. Maana yeye hajakutenda dhambi, mambo aliyofanya yamekusaidia sana.
5 And he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought great salvation for all Israel. Thou sawest it and didst rejoice. Why therefore wilt thou sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without fault?
Maana alijitoa maisha yake na kumuua yule Mfilisti, naye BWANA akawaletea Waisraeli wote wokovu mkuu. Tena uliuona na kufurahi. Kwa nini utende dhambi juu damu isiyo na hatia kwa kumuua Daudi bila sababu?”
6 And when Saul heard this he was appeased with the words of Jonathan, and swore: As the Lord liveth he shall not be slain.
Sauli alimsikiliza Yonathani. Sauli akaapa, “Kama BWANA aishivyo, Yonathani hatauawa.”
7 Then Jonathan called David and told him all these words: and Jonathan brought in David to Saul, and he was before him, as he had been yesterday and the day before.
Ndipo Yonathani akamwita Daudi na kumwambia mambo hayo yote. Na Yonathani akamleta Daudi kwa Sauli, naye Daudi akawa mbele zake kama zamani.
8 And the war began again, and David went out and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face.
Baadaye kukawa na vita tena. Daudi akatoka na kupigana na Wafilisti na kuwashinda kwa mauaji makubwa mno. Nao wakakimbia mbele yake.
9 And the evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, and he sat in his house, and held a spear in his hand: and David played with his hand.
Yule roho wa ubaya kutoka kwa BWANA ikamjia Sauli alipokuwa ameketi nyumbani mwake na mkuki mkononi mwake, na Daudi akiwa anapiga chombo chake.
10 And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled and escaped that night.
Sauli alijaribu kumpigilia Daudi ukutani kwa mkuki wake, lakini akaponyoka kutoka machoni pake, na kwamba Sauli akashindilia mkuki ndani ya ukuta. Daudi alikimbia na kutoroka usiku huo.
11 Saul therefore sent his guards to David’s house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol David’s wife had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, tomorrow thou wilt die,
Bado Sauli aliwatuma wajumbe nyumbani kwa Daudi wamvizie kusudi aweze kumuua asubuhi. Mkewe Daudi, Mikali, akamwambia, “Usipoyaokoa maisha yako usiku huu, kesho utauwawa.”
12 She let him down through a window. And he went and fled away and escaped.
Hivyo Mikali akamteremsha Daudi kupita dirishani. Naye akaenda, akakimbia na kutoroka.
13 And Michol took an image and laid it on the bed, and put a goat’s skin with the hair at the head of it, and covered it with clothes.
Mikali alichukua kinyago na kukilaza juu ya kitanda. Kisha akaweka mto wa singa za mbuzi kichwani pake, na akakifunika na nguo.
14 And Saul sent officers to seize David: and it was answered that he was sick.
Sauli alipowatuma wajumbe kumchukua Daudi, mkewe akasema, “Daudi ni mgonjwa.”
15 And again Saul sent to see David, saying: Bring him to me in the bed, that he may be slain.
Kisha Sauli akawatuma wajumbe kumtazama; akisema, “Mleteni kwangu akiwa kitandani, ili nimuue.”
16 And when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat’s skin at its head.
Wale wajumbe walipoingia ndani, tazama, kile kinyago kilikuwa kitandani pamoja na mto wa singa za mbuzi kichwani.
17 And Saul said to Michol: Why hast thou deceived me so, and let my enemy go and flee away? And Michol answered Saul: Because he said to me: Let me go, or else I will kill thee.
Sauli akamuuliza Mikali, “Kwa nini umenidanganya na kumwachilia adui yangu aende, na tena ametoroka?” Mikali akamjibu Sauli, “Aliniambia, 'Acha niende. Kwa nini nikuuwe?”'
18 But David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel in Ramatha, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Najoth.
Basi Daudi akakimbia na kutoroka, na akaenda kwa Samweli huko Rama na kumweleza yote ambayo Sauli amemtendea. Ndipo yeye na Samweli wakaenda na kukaa Nayothi.
19 And it was told Saul by some, saying: Behold David is in Najoth in Ramatha.
Naye Sauli akaambiwa kwamba, “Tazama, Daudi yuko huko Nayothi iliyoko Rama.”
20 So Saul sent officers to take David: and when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel presiding over them, the spirit of the Lord came also upon them, and they likewise began to prophesy.
Kisha Sauli akawatuma wajumbe kumkamata Daudi. Nao walipowaona kundi la manabii wakitabiri, na Samweli akisimama kama kiongozi wao, Roho wa Mungu akawaingia wale wajumbe wa Sauli, nao pia wakatabiri.
21 And when this was told Saul, he sent other messengers: but they also prophesied. And again Saul sent messengers the third time: and they prophesied also. And Saul being exceedingly angry,
Sauli alipoambiwa hivyo, akawatuma wajumbe wengine, nao pia wakatabiri. Basi Sauli aliwatuma tena wajumbe kwa mara ya tatu, na hao pia wakatabiri.
22 Went also himself to Ramatha, and came as far as the great cistern, which is in Socho, and he asked, and said: In what place are Samuel and David? And it was told him: Behold they axe in Najoth in Ramatha.
Kisha naye akaenda Rama na kufika katika kisima kirefu kilichoko huko Seku. Akauliza, “Samweli na Daudi wako wapi?” Mtu mmoja akasema, “Angalia, Wako Nayothi huko Rama.”
23 And he went to Najoth in Ramatha, and the spirit of the Lord came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied till he came to Najoth in Ramatha.
Hivyo Sauli akaenda Nayothi huko Rama. Ndipo Roho wa Mungu pia akaja juu yake, naye alipokuwa akienda alitabiri, hadi alipofika Nayothi huko Rama.
24 And he stripped himself also of his garments, and prophesied with the rest before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and night. This gave occasion to a proverb: What! is Saul too among the prophets?
Na yeye pia, alirarua mavazi yake, naye pia akatabiri mbele ya Samweli siku hiyo akilala uchi mchana kutwa na usiku kucha. Kwa sababu ya jambo hili, watu husema, “Je, Sauli pia ni miongoni mwa manabii?”
