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.
At nangyari, nang si Saul ay bumalik na mula sa paghabol sa mga Filisteo, na nasaysay sa kaniya, na sinasabi, Narito, si David ay nasa ilang ng En-gaddi.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Saul ng tatlong libong piling lalake sa buong Israel, at yumaong inusig si David at ang kaniyang mga lalake sa mga bundok ng maiilap na kambing.
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!
At siya'y naparoon sa mga kulungan ng kawan sa daan, na kinaroroonan ng isang yungib; at pumasok si Saul upang takpan ang kaniyang mga paa. Si David nga at ang kaniyang mga tao ay tumatahan sa pinakaloob na bahagi ng yungib.
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.
At sinabi ng mga tao ni David sa kaniya, Narito, ang araw na sinabi ng Panginoon sa iyo, Narito, aking ibibigay ang iyong kaaway sa iyong kamay, at iyong gagawin sa kaniya kung ano ang mabutihin mo. Nang magkagayo'y tumindig si David at pinutol na lihim ang laylayan ng balabal ni Saul.
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
At nangyari pagkatapos, na nagdamdam ang puso ni David, sapagka't kaniyang pinutol ang laylayan ng balabal ni Saul.
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].”
At kaniyang sinabi sa kaniyang mga lalake, Huwag itulot ng Panginoon na ako'y gumawa ng ganitong bagay sa aking panginoon, na pinahiran ng langis ng Panginoon, na aking iunat ang aking kamay laban sa kaniya, yamang siya ang pinahiran ng langis ng Panginoon.
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Sa gayo'y pinigilan ni David ang kaniyang mga tao ng mga salitang ito, at hindi niya sila binayaang bumangon laban kay Saul. At tumindig si Saul sa yungib at nagpatuloy ng kaniyang lakad.
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.
Si David naman ay tumindig pagkatapos, at lumabas sa yungib, at hiniyawan si Saul, na sinasabi, Panginoon ko na hari. At nang lumingon si Saul ay iniyukod ni David ang kaniyang mukha sa lupa, at nagbigay galang.
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]
At sinabi ni David kay Saul, Bakit ka nakikinig sa mga salita ng mga tao, na nagsasabi, Narito, pinagsisikapan kang saktan ni David?
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.’
Narito, nakita ngayon ng iyong mga mata kung paanong ibinigay ka ngayon ng Panginoon sa aking kamay sa yungib: at sinabi sa akin ng iba na patayin kita: nguni't hindi kita inano; at aking sinabi, Hindi ko iuunat ang aking kamay laban sa aking panginoon; sapagka't siya ang pinahiran ng langis ng Panginoon.
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.
Bukod dito'y iyong tingnan, ama ko, oo, tingnan mo ang laylayan ng iyong balabal sa aking kamay: sapagka't sa pagputol ko ng laylayan ng iyong balabal ay hindi kita pinatay, talastasin mo at tingnan mo na wala kahit kasamaan o pagsalangsang man sa aking kamay, at hindi ako nagkasala laban sa iyo, bagaman iyong pinag-uusig ang aking kaluluwa upang kunin.
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.
Hatulan tayo ng Panginoon, at ipanghiganti ako ng Panginoon sa iyo: nguni't ikaw ay hindi ko pagbubuhatan ng kamay.
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.
Gaya ng sabi ng kawikaan ng mga matanda: Sa masama magmumula ang kasamaan: nguni't ikaw ay hindi ko pagbubuhatan ng kamay.
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.
Sinong nilabas ng hari ng Israel? sinong hinahabol mo? isang patay na aso, isang kuto.
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].”
Maging hukom nga ang Panginoon, at hatulan tayo, at tingnan, at ipagsanggalang ang aking usap, at iligtas ako sa iyong kamay.
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.
At nangyari, nang makatapos si David ng pagsasalita ng mga salitang ito kay Saul, ay sinabi ni Saul, Ito ba ang iyong tinig, anak kong David? At inilakas ni Saul ang kaniyang tinig, at umiyak.
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.
At kaniyang sinabi kay David, Ikaw ay lalong matuwid kay sa akin: sapagka't ikaw ay gumanti sa akin ng mabuti, samantalang ikaw ay aking ginantihan ng kasamaan.
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
At iyong ipinakilala sa araw na ito kung paanong gumawa ka sa akin ng mabuti, sapagka't nang ibigay ako ng Panginoon sa iyong kamay, ay hindi mo ako pinatay.
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.
Sapagka't kung masumpungan ng isang tao ang kaniyang kaaway, pababayaan ba niyang yumaong mabuti? kaya't gantihan ka nawa ng Panginoon ng mabuti dahil sa iyong ginawa sa akin sa araw na ito.
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
At ngayo'y narito, talastas ko na ikaw ay tunay na magiging hari, at ang kaharian ng Israel ay matatatag sa iyong kamay.
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
Isumpa mo nga ngayon sa akin sa pangalan ng Panginoon, na hindi mo puputulin ang aking binhi pagkamatay ko, at hindi mo papawiin ang aking pangalan sa sangbahayan ng aking magulang.
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.
At sumumpa si David kay Saul. At si Saul ay umuwi; nguni't si David at ang kaniyang mga lalake ay umakyat sa katibayan.
