1 Samuel 19
1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
Saulo hyɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ne ne babarima Yonatan sɛ wɔnkum Dawid. Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ na Yonatan adamfo brɛboɔ ne Dawid enti,
2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, I pray you, take heed to yourself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide yourself:
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 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will commune with my father of you; and what I see, that I will tell you.
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 And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been to you-ward very good:
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 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice: why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
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 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As the LORD lives, he shall not be slain.
Enti, Saulo tiee Yonatan, na ɔkaa ho ntam dii nse sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade te ase yi, wɔrenkum Dawid.”
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
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 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
Ankyɛre biara na ɔko bi siiɛ, maa Dawid dii nʼakodɔm anim kɔko tiaa Filistifoɔ. Ɔde anibereɛ tuaa wɔn, maa wɔn nyinaa dwaneeɛ.
9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
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 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that 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 also sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If you save not your life to night, to morrow you shall be slain.
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 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
Enti, Mikal de Dawid faa mpomma mu ma ɔdwaneeɛ.
13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
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 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Ɛberɛ a Saulo somaa mmarima sɛ wɔnkɔkyere Dawid no, Mikal ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɔyare a ɔntumi nsɔre mfiri mpa so.”
15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
Saulo sane somaa mmarima no bio sɛ, “Monkɔfa no mfiri ne mpa so mmra, sɛdeɛ mɛtumi akum no.”
16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
Nanso, mmarima no wuraa ɛdan no mu no, na ohoni na ɔda mpa no so a abirekyie ho nwi na ɛkata so.
17 And Saul said to Michal, Why have you deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill you?
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 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelled 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 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Ɛberɛ a Saulo tee sɛ Dawid te Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama no,
20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
Saulo tee asɛm a aba no, ɔsane somaa akodɔm foforɔ, nanso wɔn nso kɔhyɛɛ nkɔm! Asɛm korɔ no ara sii ne mprɛnsa so.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
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 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Na ɔrekɔ Naiot no, ɛkwan no so na Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo so, na ɔno nso hyɛɛ aseɛ hyɛɛ nkɔm.
24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Why they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
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?”
