< 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: I shall gone day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of 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 arose and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis the son of Maoch, king of Geth.
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 dwelt with Achis at Geth, he and his men: every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, 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 told Saul that David was fled to Geth, and he sought no more after 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 Achis: If I have found favour in thy sight, let a place be given me in one of the cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
6 Konsa, Akisch te bay li Tsiklag nan jou sa a. Konsa, Tsiklag te devni pou wa Juda yo jis rive jodi a.
Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.
7 Nonb de jou ke David te viv nan peyi a Filisten yo se te 1 nan, kat mwa.
And the time that David dwelt in the country 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 pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to 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 wasted all the land, and left neither man nor woman alive: and took away the sheep and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achis.
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.”
And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against today? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni.
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.’”
And David saved neither man nor woman, neither brought he any of them to Geth, saying: Lest they should speak against us. So did David, and such was his proceeding all the days that he dwelt in the country 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.”
And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: therefore he shall be my servant for ever.