Kings I 19
1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, to kill David.
Saulo hyɛɛ nʼasomfo ne ne babarima Yonatan sɛ wonkum Dawid. Nanso esiane sɛ na Yonatan adamfo pa ara ne Dawid nti,
2 And Jonathan, Saul's son, loved David much: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul seeks to kill you: take heed to yourself therefore to-morrow morning, and hide yourself, and dwell in secret.
Yonatan kaa adwene a nʼagya ayɛ afa ne ho no kyerɛɛ no tuu no fo se, “Ɔkyena anɔpa, pɛ wuram baabi kɔbɔ wo ho aguaa, efisɛ mʼagya rehwehwɛ wo akum wo.
3 And I will go forth, and stand near my father in the field where you shall be, and I will speak concerning you to my father; and I will see what his answer may be, and I will tell you.
Mɛka akyerɛ mʼagya, na ɔne me aba hɔ na mɛka wo ho asɛm nyinaa akyerɛ no. Na biribiara a mehu wɔ hɔ no nso, mɛbɔ wo amanneɛ.”
4 And Jonathan spoke favorably concerning David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against your servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds [are] very good.
Ade kyee anɔpa no, Yonatan ne nʼagya dii nkɔmmɔ faa Dawid ho. Yonatan kaa ne ho nsɛm pa pii. Yonatan srɛɛ nʼagya se, “Mesrɛ wo, nyɛ bɔne biara ntia Dawid. Ɔnyɛɛ biribiara a ɛbɛhaw wo. Daa, ɔfa ɔkwan biara a obetumi so boa wo.
5 And he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great deliverance; and all Israel saw, and rejoined: why then do you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?
Wo werɛ afi bere a ɔde ne nkwa too ne nsam, kokum Filistini no, na ɛnam so maa Awurade de nkonimdi kɛse brɛɛ Israel no? Saa bere no, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ, wʼani gyei. Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ wukum onipa a ne ho nni asɛm sɛ Dawid? Nkyerɛase pa biara nni mu koraa.”
6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, saying, [As] the Lord lives, he shall not die.
Enti Saulo tiee Yonatan, na ɔkaa ho ntam dii nsew se, “Sɛ Awurade te ase yi, wɔrenkum Dawid.”
7 And Jonathan called David, and told him all these words; and Jonathan brought David in to Saul, and he was before him as in former times.
Akyiri no, Yonatan frɛɛ Dawid kaa asɛm a asi no kyerɛɛ no. Enti ɔfaa Dawid de no kohuu Saulo, na biribiara totɔɔ yiye, sɛnea kan no na ɛte no ara pɛ.
8 And there was again war against Saul; and David did valiantly, and fought against the Philistines, and struck them with a very great slaughter, and they fled from before him.
Ankyɛ biara na ɔko bi sii, maa Dawid dii nʼakofo anim kɔko tiaa Filistifo. Ɔde anibere toaa wɔn, maa wɔn nyinaa guanee.
9 And an evil spirit from God was upon Saul, and he was resting in his house, and a spear [was] in his hand, and David was playing on the harp with his hands.
Nanso da bi, Saulo te fi ara no, honhommɔne a efi Awurade bɛhyɛɛ ne mu prɛko pɛ bio. Bere a Dawid rebɔ ne sanku ama ɔhene no,
10 And Saul sought to strike David with the spear; and David withdrew [suddenly] from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear into the wall; and David retreated and escaped.
Saulo tow ne peaw kyerɛɛ Dawid so, pɛɛ sɛ okum no. Nanso Dawid twee ne ho, totɔɔ esum mu guan maa peaw no kaa ɔfasu no mu.
11 And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to kill him in the morning; and Melchol David's wife told him, saying, Unless you save your life this night, to-morrow you shall be slain.
Saulo somaa mmarima kɔɔ Dawid fi kɔwɛn hɔ sɛ, opue anɔpa a wonkum no. Nanso Dawid yere Mikal bɔɔ no kɔkɔ se, “Sɛ woanguan ampɛ wo nkwa anadwo yi a, ɔkyena, wobekum wo.”
12 So Melchol lets David down by the window, and he departed, and fled, and escaped.
Enti Mikal de Dawid faa mfɛnsere mu ma oguanee.
13 And Melchol took images, and laid them on the bed, and she put the liver of a goat by his head, and covered them with clothes.
Na Mikal faa ohoni bi de no too mpa so de atade kataa ho, na ne ti hɔ no nso, ɔde abirekyi ho nwi katae.
14 And Saul sent messengers to take David; and they say that he is sick.
Bere a Saulo somaa mmarima sɛ wɔnkɔkyere Dawid no, Mikal ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ɔyare a ontumi nsɔre mfi mpa so.”
15 And he sends to David, saying, Bring him to me on the bed, that I may kill him.
Saulo san somaa mmarima no bio se, “Monkɔfa no mfi ne mpa so mmra, sɛnea metumi akum no.”
16 And the messengers come, and, behold, the images [were] on the bed, and the goat's liver at his head.
Nanso mmarima no wuraa ɔdan no mu no, na ohoni na ɔda mpa no so a abirekyi ho nwi na ɛkata so.
17 And Saul said to Melchol, Why have you thus deceived me, and suffered my enemy to depart, and he has escaped? and Melchol said to Saul, He said, let me go, and if not, I will kill you.
Saulo bisaa Mikal se, “Adɛn nti na woadaadaa me, ama me tamfo aguan?” Mikal buaa no se, “Na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ saa efisɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Mammoa no a, obekum me.’”
18 So David fled, and escaped, and comes to Samuel to Armathaim, and tells him all that Saul had done to him: and Samuel and David went, and lived in Navath in Rama.
Bere a Dawid guanee no, ɔkɔɔ Samuel nkyɛn wɔ Rama kɔkaa nea Saulo ayɛ no no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no. Enti Samuel de Dawid kɔtenaa Naiot.
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David [is] in Navath in Rama.
Bere a Saulo tee sɛ Dawid te Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama no,
20 And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood [as] appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.
ɔsomaa asraafo sɛ wɔnkɔkyere no mmra. Nanso woduu a wohuu Samuel ne adiyifo bi sɛ wɔrehyɛ nkɔm no, Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo mmarima no so, maa wɔn nso hyɛɛ nkɔm.
21 And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied: and Saul sent again a third set of messengers, and they also prophesied.
Saulo tee asɛm a aba no, ɔsan somaa asraafo foforo, nanso wɔn nso kɔhyɛɛ nkɔm! Asɛm koro no ara sii ne mprɛnsa so.
22 And Saul was very angry, and went himself also to Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing floor that is in Sephi; and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And they said, Behold, in Navath in Rama.
Akyiri yi koraa, Saulo no ankasa kɔɔ Rama, koduu abura kɛse bi a ɛwɔ Seku ho. Obisae se, “Samuel ne Dawid wɔ he?” Obi ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wɔn baanu wɔ Naiot a ɛwɔ Rama hɔ.”
23 And he went thence to Navath in Rama: and there came the Spirit of God upon him also, and he went on prophesying till he came to Navath in Rama.
Na ɔrekɔ Naiot no, ɔkwan no so na Onyankopɔn honhom baa Saulo so, na ɔno nso fii ase hyɛɛ nkɔm.
24 And he took off his clothes, and prophesied before them; and lay down naked all that day and all that night: therefore they said, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
Osunsuan nʼatade mu, de ne ho too fam, daa hɔ da mu ne anadwo mu nyinaa, hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Samuel anim. Nnipa a wɔrehwɛ no no teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Asɛm ni? Enti daa yi Saulo nso yɛ odiyifo?”
