1 Samyèl 27
1 Konsa, David te di nan tèt li: “Alò, yon jou mwen va peri nan men Saül. Nanpwen anyen k ap pi bon pou mwen pase pou m chape ale nan peyi Filisten yo. Konsa, Saül va dekouraje nan chache mwen toujou sou tout teritwa Israël la, e mwen va chape nan men li.”
And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
2 Konsa, David te leve e te travèse, li menm avèk sis-san òm ki te avè l yo, kote Akisch, fis a Maoc la, wa a Gath la.
And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
3 Epi David te viv avèk Akisch nan Gath, li menm avèk mesye pa li yo, chak moun avèk tout moun lakay yo. David te avèk de madanm pa li yo, Achinoam Jizreyelit la ak Abigaïl, Kamelit la, vèv a Nabal la.
And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
4 Alò, sa te pale a Saül ke David te sove ale Gath. Konsa, li pa t chache li ankò.
And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
5 Alò, David te di a Akisch: “Si koulye a, mwen jwenn favè nan zye ou, kite yo ban mwen yon plas nan youn nan vil andeyò yo, pou m kapab viv la. Paske poukisa sèvitè ou ta viv nan vil wayal la avèk ou?”
And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
6 Konsa, Akisch te bay li Tsiklag nan jou sa a. Konsa, Tsiklag te devni pou wa Juda yo jis rive jodi a.
And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
7 Nonb de jou ke David te viv nan peyi a Filisten yo se te 1 nan, kat mwa.
Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
8 Alò, David avèk mesye pa li yo te monte pou te fè atak sou Gechouryen, Gizyen avèk Amalekit yo; paske se yo menm ki te mèt tè sa a depi nan tan ansyen yo, nan wout soti Schur, menm pou rive nan peyi Égypte la.
And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
9 David te atake peyi a, e pa t kite yon gason ni yon fanm vivan. Li te pran tout mouton, bèf, bourik, chamo, avèk rad. Apre, li te retounen kote Akisch.
And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
10 Alò, Akisch te di: “Se kibò ou te atake jodi a?” Epi David te reponn: “Kont Negev la nan Juda e kont Negev a Kenyen yo.”
Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
11 David pa t kite yon mesye ni yon fanm vivan pou mennen yo nan Gath. Li te di: “Otreman, yo va pale afè nou, e di: ‘Se konsa David te fè e se konsa li aji pandan tout tan ke li rete nan peyi Filisten yo.’”
Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
12 Konsa, Akisch te kwè David, Li te di: “Anverite, li vin fè tèt li rayisab pami pèp Israël pa l la. Konsa, li va sèvitè pa m jis pou tout tan.”
Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”
