1 Samuel 19
1 Then Saul instructed his son Jonathan and all his officials to kill David. But Jonathan really liked David,
Saulo hyɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ne ne babarima Yonatan sɛ wɔnkum Dawid. Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ na Yonatan adamfo brɛboɔ ne Dawid enti,
2 so he warned him, “My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning—find a place to hide and stay hidden.
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'll go out with my father and stand in the field near to where you are hiding. I'll talk to him about you and see what I can find out, then I'll let you know.”
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 Then Jonathan spoke positively about David to his father Saul, and told him, “The king should not do anything bad to his servant David because he's not done anything bad to you—he has always served you well.
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 He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about great salvation for the whole of Israel. You saw it and you were delighted, so why would you sin and spill innocent blood by killing David without having any reason?”
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 accepted what Jonathan had to say, and promised with an oath: “I swear on the life of the Lord, he won't be put to death.”
Enti, Saulo tiee Yonatan, na ɔkaa ho ntam dii nse sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade te ase yi, wɔrenkum Dawid.”
7 Later Jonathan called David and told him all that had been said. Then he took him to Saul, and David worked for Saul as he had 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 War broke out once again, and David went to fight the Philistines. He attacked them so forcefully that they ran away in defeat.
Ankyɛre biara na ɔko bi siiɛ, maa Dawid dii nʼakodɔm anim kɔko tiaa Filistifoɔ. Ɔde anibereɛ tuaa wɔn, maa wɔn nyinaa dwaneeɛ.
9 A while later an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. As David played the lyre,
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 tried to pin David to the wall with the spear. David managed to dodge the spear which embedded itself in the wall. Then David escaped and ran away into the 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 some messengers to David's house to keep watch and kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him, “If you don't get away tonight, tomorrow you'll 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 Michal lowered David down from a window, and he ran off, managing to escape.
Enti, Mikal de Dawid faa mpomma mu ma ɔdwaneeɛ.
13 Then she took a home idol and laid it in the bed, put a goat hair wig on its head, and covered it with bedclothes.
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 the messengers to arrest David, Michal told them, “He's 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 back to see David, saying, “Bring him to me in the bed so I can kill him.”
Saulo sane somaa mmarima no bio sɛ, “Monkɔfa no mfiri ne mpa so mmra, sɛdeɛ mɛtumi akum no.”
16 But when the messengers went into the bedroom, there was the idol in the bed with the goat hair wig on 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 “Why did you trick me like this—helping my enemy get away so he could escape?” Saul asked Michal. “He told me, ‘Get out of my way! I don't want to have to kill you!’” Michal replied.
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 This is how David got away and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and explained to him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to stay 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 When Saul got to hear that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
Ɛberɛ a Saulo tee sɛ Dawid te Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama no,
20 he sent messengers to arrest him. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying with Samuel leading out, the Spirit of God came on Saul's messengers and they started prophesying too.
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 Saul was told what had happened, so he sent more messengers, and they started prophesying as well.
Saulo tee asɛm a aba no, ɔsane somaa akodɔm foforɔ, nanso wɔn nso kɔhyɛɛ nkɔm! Asɛm korɔ no ara sii ne mprɛnsa so.
22 For the third time Saul sent messengers, and they also started prophesying.
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 In the end Saul went himself to Ramah and arrived at the large cistern at Secu. “Where are Samuel and David?” he asked. “At Naioth in Ramah,” someone told him. So Saul went on to Naioth at Ramah, but the Spirit of God even came on him, and he was prophesying as he walked along until he arrived in Naioth.
Na ɔrekɔ Naiot no, ɛkwan no so na Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo so, na ɔno nso hyɛɛ aseɛ hyɛɛ nkɔm.
24 Then Saul also took off his clothes and he too prophesied in Samuel's presence. Then he fell down and lay there naked all that day and all that night. That's why it is said, “Is Saul one of the prophets too?”
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?”
