1 Samũeli 22
1 Na rĩrĩ, Daudi akiuma Gathu na akĩũrĩra ngurunga-inĩ ya Adulamu. Rĩrĩa ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe maiguire ũguo-rĩ, magĩikũrũka kũrĩ we.
Then David went away from there, and he fled to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all of his father’s house had heard of it, they descended to him there.
2 Arĩa othe maarĩ na mĩnyamaro, kana thiirĩ kana makaaga kũiganĩra makĩũngana harĩ we, nake agĩtuĩka mũtongoria wao. Aarĩ na andũ ta magana mana.
And all those left in distress, or oppressed by debt to strangers, or bitter in soul, gathered themselves to him. And he became their leader, and about four hundred men were with him.
3 Kuuma kũu, Daudi agĩthiĩ Mizipa kũu Moabi, akĩũria mũthamaki wa Moabi atĩrĩ, “Nĩũgwĩtĩkĩria baba na maitũ moke maikare nawe nginya rĩrĩa ngaamenya ũrĩa Ngai ekũnjĩkĩra?”
And David set out from there to Mizpah, which is of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “I beg you, let my father and my mother remain with you, until I know what God will do for me.”
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmatigĩra mũthamaki wa Moabi, nao magĩikara nake ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa Daudi arĩ kĩĩhitho-inĩ.
And he left them before the face of the king of Moab. And they stayed with him for all the days that David was in the stronghold.
5 No mũnabii Gadi akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Tiga gũikara kĩĩhitho-inĩ. Thiĩ bũrũri wa Juda.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akiuma kũu agĩthiĩ mũtitũ wa Herethu.
And the prophet Gad said to David: “Do not choose to stay in the stronghold. Set out and go into the land of Judah.” And so, David set out, and he went into the forest of Hereth.
6 Na rĩrĩ, Saũlũ akĩigua atĩ Daudi na andũ ake nĩmonetwo. Nake Saũlũ aikarĩte thĩ gĩtina-inĩ kĩa mũtĩ wa mũbinde Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Gibea anyiitĩte itimũ rĩake na guoko, nao anene ake othe marũgamĩte mamũthiũrũrũkĩirie.
And Saul heard that David, and the men who were with him, had been seen. Now while Saul was staying in Gibeah, and while he was in the forest that is in Ramah, holding a spear in his hand, with all his servants standing around him,
7 Nake Saũlũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ta thikĩrĩriai, andũ a Benjamini! Anga mũrũ wa Jesii nĩakamũhe mĩgũnda ya irio na ya mĩthabibũ inyuothe? Anga nĩakamũtua anene a ita a kũrũgamĩrĩra andũ ngiri, na a kũrũgamĩrĩra andũ magana?
he said to his servants who were assisting him: “Listen now, you sons of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give to all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make all of you tribunes or centurions,
8 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmĩte inyuothe mũciire kũnjũkĩrĩra? Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũngĩnjĩĩra rĩrĩa mũrũ wakwa egũthondeka kĩrĩkanĩro na mũrũ wa Jesii. Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wanyu wĩciirĩtie ũhoro wakwa kana akanjĩĩra atĩ mũrũ wakwa nĩaikĩrĩirie ndungata yakwa ĩikare ĩnjoheirie, ta ũrĩa ĩreeka ũmũthĩ.”
so that you would all conspire against me, and so that there is no one to inform me, especially when even my son has formed a pact with the son of Jesse? There is no one among you who grieves for my situation, or who would report to me. For my son has raised up my servant against me, seeking to betray me, even to this day.”
9 No Doegu ũrĩa Mũedomu, ũrĩa warũgamĩte hamwe na anene a Saũlũ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndonire mũrũ wa Jesii okĩte kũrĩ Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Ahitubu kũu Nobu.
Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was standing near, and who was first among the servants of Saul, responding, said: “I saw the son of Jesse, in Nob, with Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, the priest.
10 Ahimeleku nĩamũtuĩrĩirie ũhoro harĩ Jehova; agĩcooka akĩmũhe irio, na rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Goliathũ ũrĩa Mũfilisti.”
And he consulted the Lord for him, and he gave him food. Moreover, he gave him the sword of Goliath, the Philistine.”
11 Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Ahitubu, na nyũmba ya ithe yothe, arĩa maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai kũu Nobu, nao othe magĩũka kũrĩ mũthamaki.
Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech, the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all of his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob, and they all came before the king.
12 Saũlũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta thikĩrĩria rĩu, mũrũ wa Ahitubu.” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, mwathi wakwa.”
And Saul said to Ahimelech, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He responded, “Here I am, lord.”
13 Saũlũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũciirĩre kũnjũkĩrĩra, wee na mũrũ wa Jesii, nawe ũkamũhe mĩgate, o na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ũkamũtuĩrĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova, nĩgeetha aanemere na aikare anjoheirie, ta ũrĩa ekĩte ũmũthĩ?”
And Saul said to him: “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse? For you gave him bread and a sword, and you consulted the Lord for him, so that he might rise up against me, continuing as a traitor even to this day.”
14 Ahimeleku agĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Nũũ thĩinĩ wa ndungata ciaku ciothe mwathĩki ta Daudi, mũthoni-we wa mũthamaki, mũrori wa arangĩri aku, na nĩatĩĩkĩte mũno thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yaku?
And responding to the king, Ahimelech said: “But who among all your servants is as faithful as David? And he is the son-in-law of the king, and he goes forth at your order, and he is a glory within your house.
15 Mũthenya ũcio nĩguo warĩ wa mbere wa kũmũtuĩrĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova? Aca tiguo! Reke mũthamaki ndageciirĩrie ndungata yaku kana mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa nyũmba ya ithe, nĩgũkorwo ndungata yaku ndĩrĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe yũĩ wa maũndũ maya mothe.”
Did I begin to consult the Lord for him today? May this be far from me! Let not the king suspect this kind of thing against his servant, nor against anyone in all my father’s house. For your servant did not know anything about this matter, either small or great.”
16 No mũthamaki akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ, wee Ahimeleku nĩũgũkua, wee na andũ othe a nyũmba ya thoguo.”
And the king said, “You shall die a death, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
17 Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩatha thigari iria ciamũrũgamĩrĩire, agĩciĩra atĩrĩ: “Hũgũkaai mũũrage athĩnjĩri-Ngai a Jehova nĩ ũndũ o nao nĩmanyiitanĩire na Daudi. Nĩmamenyire nĩ kũũra ooraga, na matiigana kũnjĩĩra.” No anene a mũthamaki makĩrega gũtambũrũkia guoko moorage athĩnjĩri-Ngai a Jehova.
And the king said to the emissaries who were standing around him: “You shall turn, and put to death the priests of the Lord. For their hand is with David. They knew that he had fled, and they did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to extend their hands against the priests of the Lord.
18 Mũthamaki agĩcooka agĩatha Doegu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Hũgũka ũũrage athĩnjĩri-Ngai.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Doegu ũcio Mũedomu akĩhũgũka akĩmooraga. Mũthenya ũcio akĩũraga andũ mĩrongo ĩnana na atano arĩa meehumbĩte ebodi ya gatani.
And the king said to Doeg, “You shall turn and rush against the priests.” And Doeg, the Edomite, turned and rushed against the priests. And he massacred, on that day, eighty-five men, vested with the linen ephod.
19 Agĩcooka akĩhũũra Nobu, itũũra rĩu rĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na rũhiũ rwa njora, akĩũraga arũme na andũ-a-nja, ciana ciarĩo o na ngenge, na ngʼombe ciarĩo, na ndigiri o na ngʼondu.
Then he struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword; he struck down men and women, little ones and infants, as well as ox and donkey and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 No Abiatharu, mũrũ ũmwe wa Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Ahitubu, akĩhonoka, akĩũra, na akĩrũmĩrĩra Daudi.
But one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaping, fled to David.
21 Akĩĩra Daudi atĩ Saũlũ nĩoragĩte athĩnjĩri-Ngai a Jehova.
And he reported to him that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord.
22 Nake Daudi akĩĩra Abiatharu atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio, rĩrĩa Doegu ũcio Mũedomu aarĩ kuo-rĩ, nĩndamenyire atĩ no nginya ere Saũlũ. Nĩ niĩ ndehithĩirie nyũmba yothe ya thoguo gĩkuũ.
And David said to Abiathar: “I knew, on that day when Doeg, the Edomite was there, that without doubt he would report it to Saul. I am guilty of all the souls of your father’s house.
23 Ikara hamwe na niĩ; ndũgetigĩre; mũndũ ũrĩa ũracaria muoyo waku, o na wakwa o naguo nĩaraũcaria. Ũrĩ hamwe na niĩ ũrĩ mũmenyerere.”
You should remain with me. Do not be afraid. For he who seeks my life, seeks your life also, but with me you shall be saved.”
