1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
Solo da Filisidini dunuma gegenanu buhagi. Ilia da Soloma Da: ibidi da wadela: i hafoga: i soge Enegedi gadenene esala: ba: ya ema olelei.
2 [When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
Solo da Isala: ili dadi gagui dunu baligili noga: idafa 3,000 agoane oule asili, soge ea dio amo Sigua Goudi Gele amoga gusudili, Da: ibidi amola e dunu hogolalu.
3 At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
E da logoga sibi gagoi gadenene magufu gelaba amoga misini, iga gimusa: asili, amo ganodini golili sa: i. Amo magufu gelaba ganodini, Da: ibidi amola ea dunu da guma: dafa wamoaligi dialu.
4 David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Da: ibidi ea dunu da ema amane sia: i, “Dia logo da doasi diala. Hina Gode da dia ha lai dunu dia lobo da: iya ima: ne sia: i, amo wali di da dia hanaiga ema hamomu logo doasi dagoi.” Da: ibidi da gebe gogoli asili, Solo ea abula fe hedofalai. Solo da ema amane hamobe hi hame dawa: i.
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Be amalu Da: ibidi ea asigi dawa: su ganodini se nabi.
6 He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
E da ea dunu ilima amane sia: i, “Na da dunu amo Hina Gode Ea hina bagade hamoma: ne ilegei, ema se imunu da defea hame. Hina Gode da na ema se imunu logo hedofamu da defea. Bai e da Hina Gode Ea ilegei dunuba: le.”
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Da: ibidi da amane sia: beba: le, ea dunu da Soloma doagalamusa: dawa: i bu yolesi. Solo da wa: legadole, magufu gelabo yolesili, logoga asi.
8 After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
Amalalu, Da: ibidi da ema fa: no bobogele, gadili asili, ema wele sia: i, “Hina bagade noga: idafa!” Solo da beba: i. Da: ibidi da Solo nodoma: ne osoboga begudili,
9 Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
amane sia: i, “Dia abuliba: le ogogosu dunu amo ilia na da dima se imunusa: logo hogosu, amo ilia sia: be nabasala: ?
10 Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
Disu da ba: lala. Wahadafa magufu gelaba ganodini, Hina Gode da hamobeba: le, na da na hanaiga dima hamomu logo doasi dagoi ba: i. Be na da dima asigiba: le, dima se fonobahadi imunusa: hame dawa: i. Bai Hina Gode da di hina bagade hamomusa: ilegei.
11 Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
Na ada! Ba: ma! Na da dia abula fonobahadi damui gagui diala. Na da di fane legemu galu, be na da goe fawane damuni lai. Amo hou ba: beba: le, na da dima hamedafa lelelemu amola dima se hamedafa imunu, di amo noga: le dawa: ma. Na da dima wadela: le hamedafa imunu, di amo noga: le dawa: ma. Na da dima wadela: le hamedafa hamoi. Be di da na fane legemusa: awelala.
12 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
Hina Gode da ania hou fofada: nanu, nowa da wadela: le hamoi E da sia: mu. Na da dima se hamedafa imunu. Amaiba: le, di da nama se bagade iabeba: le, Hina Gode da dima se dabe imunu da defea.
13 There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
Di da musa: sia: su amo dawa: , ‘Wadela: i dunu fawane da wadela: le hamosa.’ Amaiba: le, na da dima se hame imunu.
14 “You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
Isala: ili hina bagade da hamedei liligi fane legemusa: dawa: lala. Na da hamedei, wa: me bogoi amola dede amo agoaiwane gala.
15 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
Hina Gode Hi fawane da fofada: nanu, nowa da moloi amola nowa da giadofai sia: mu. E da amo liligi hogolalu, di amo na mae fane legema: ne, na gaga: ma: mu.”
16 When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
Da: ibidi da sia: i dagole, Solo da amane sia: i, “Nagofe! Da: ibidi! Amo da dafawane dila: ?” Amola e da muni dinanu.
17 He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
Amalalu, e da Da: ibidima amane sia: i, “Dafawane! Di da moloi amola na da giadofai. Di da nama noga: le hamosu, be na da dima wadela: le hamoi.
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
Wali eso, dia da nama asigi hou olelei dagoi. Bai Hina Gode da na amo dia loboga i dagoi, be di da na hame fane legei.
19 (Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
Dunu da ea ha lai gagusia, e da amo dunu mae hobeale fane legesa. Be di da hame amai. Di da waha nama hamobeba: le, Hina Gode da dima hahawane dogolegele hamomu da defea.
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
Wali na fada: ne dawa: Di da Isala: ili hina bagade hamomu amola hina bagadewane gebewane esalumu.
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
Be na dunu da na dio amola na sosogo ilia dio amo gogolesa: besa: le, Hina Gode Ea Dioba: le di da nagaga fi mae fane legema: ne ilegele sia: ma.”
22 David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
Da: ibidi da amaiwane ilegele sia: i. Amalalu, Solo da hi diasuga buhagi. Amola Da: ibidi amola ea dunu da ilia wamoaligisua buhagi.
