1 Samuel 21
1 Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of Dauid, and saide vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
Daawit gara magaalaa Noob Abiimelek lubicha bira dhaqe. Ahiimelekis yeroo isa argetti hollatee, “Ati maaliif kophaa kee deemta? Maaliif namni tokko illee si wajjin hin jirru?” jedhee gaafate.
2 And Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.
Daawitis Ahiimelek lubichaan akkana jedhe; “Mootichi, ‘Namni tokko iyyuu waaʼee ergama keetiitii fi qajeelfama keetii beekuu hin qabu’ jedhee na ajajeera. Namoota koo immoo akka isaan iddoo tokkotti na eegan itti himeera.
3 Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.
Egaa isin maal of harkaa qabdu? Buddeena shan yookaan waanuma argachuu dandeessan naa kennaa.”
4 And the Priest answered Dauid, and saide, There is no common bread vnder mine hande, but here is halowed bread, if the yong men haue kept themselues, at least from women.
Lubichi garuu Daawitiin, “Ani buddeena namni kam iyyuu nyaachuu dandaʼu asii hin qabu; taʼus buddeenni qulqullaaʼaan namoonni dubartii bira hin gaʼin qofti nyaachuu dandaʼan as jira” jedhe.
5 Dauid then answered the Priest, and sayde vnto him, Certainely women haue bene separarate from vs these two or three dayes since I came out: and the vessels of the yong men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall euery one be sanctified this day in the vessell?
Daawitis, “Dhugumaan akkuma yeroo ani baʼu hunda taʼaa ture sana dubartoonni nurraa dhowwamaniiru. Ergama qulqulluu hin taʼin irratti iyyuu miʼi dargaggootaa qulqulluu dha. Harʼa immoo hammam caalaatti haa qulqullaaʼuu ree!” jedhee deebise.
6 So the Priest gaue him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, saue the shewe bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.
Kanaafuu lubichi buddeena qulqulleeffame sana isaaf kenne; buddeena ilaalchaa kan gaafas buddeena hoʼaadhaan iddoo buufamuuf fuula Waaqayyoo duraa fuudhame sana malee buddeenni biraa achi hin turreetii.
7 (And there was the same day one of the seruants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Sauls heardmen)
Gaafasis tajaajiltoota Saaʼol keessaa tokko akka fuula Waaqayyoo dura turu dirqisiifamee ture; innis Dooʼeeg namicha Edoom, itti gaafatamaa tiksee Saaʼol ture.
8 And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, Is there not here vnder thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I haue neither brought my sworde nor mine harnesse with me, because the Kings businesse required haste.
Daawitis, “Ati eeboo yookaan goraadee asii hin qabduu? Ani sababii hojiin mootichaa ariifachiisaa taʼeef goraadee yookaan miʼa lolaa tokko illee hin fidannee?” jedhee Ahiimelekin gaafate.
9 And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistim, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other saue that here: And Dauid sayd, There is none to that, giue it me.
Lubichis deebisee akkana jedhe; “Goraadeen Gooliyaad Filisxeemichaa kan ati Sulula Eelaa keessatti ajjeefte sanaa as jira; innis huccuudhaan maramee dirataan duuba jira. Yoo barbaadde fudhadhu; isa malee goraadeen biraa as hin jiru” jedheen. Daawitis, “Kan akka isaa hin jiruutii naa kenni” jedhe.
10 And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.
Daawit gaafas Saaʼol duraa baqatee gara Aakiish mooticha Gaati dhaqe.
11 And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?
Tajaajiltoonni Aakiish garuu, “Daawit kun mooticha biyyattii mitii?” Inni kan isaan: “‘Saaʼol kumaatama ajjeese; Daawit immoo kuma kumaatama ajjeese’ jedhanii faarfatanii sirbaniif sana mitii?”
12 And Dauid considered these wordes, and was sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.
Daawitis waan kana garaatti qabatee Aakiish mooticha Gaati akka malee sodaate.
13 And hee changed his behauiour before them, and fayned him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettel fall downe vpon his beard.
Kanaafuu fuula isaanii duratti akka waan maraatee taʼe; utuma harka isaanii keessa jiruus cufaa karraa hooqee areeda isaa irra gorora yaasee akka nama maraatee of godhe.
14 Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?
Aakiishis tajaajiltoota isaatiin akkana jedhe; “Mee namicha kana ilaalaa! Inni maraatuu dha! Maaliif gara koo isa fiddan?
15 Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house?
Akka inni fuula koo duratti akkana taʼuuf isa as fiduun keessan ani nama maraate dhabeetii? Namichi kun mana koo dhufuu qabaa?”
