I Samuela 19
1 OLELO aku la o Saula ia Ionatana i kana keiki, a i kana poe kauwa a pau, e pepehi ia Davida:
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
2 Aka o Ionatana, ke keiki a Saula ua nui kona aloha ia Davida. Hai aku la o Ionatana ia Davida, i aku la, Ke imi nei o Saula, ko'u makuakane, e pepehi ia oe. Ano hoi, ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e malama ia oe iho a kakahiaka, a e noho ma kahi malu, a e huna ia oe iho.
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
3 A e hele aku au mawaho a e ku me ko'u makuakane ma ke kula, ma kou wahi, a e olelo aku au i ko'u makuakane nou, a e hai aku au ia oe i ka'u mea i ike ai.
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
4 A olelo pono aku la o Ionatana ia Saula kona makuakane no Davida, i aku la ia ia, Mai noho a hana hewa ke alii i kana kauwa ia Davida; no ka mea, aole oia i hana hewa mai ia oe, aka, ua pono loa kana hana ana ia oe.
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
5 Ua waiho oia i kona ola iloko o kona lima, a pepehi aku la i ke kanaka Pilisetia, a ua hana mai o Iehova i ke ola nui no ka Iseraela n pau: ua ike no oe, a ua olioli no hoi; no ke aha la oe e hana hewa i ke koko hala ole, e pepehi hala ole ia Davida.
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 Hoolohe o Saula i ka leo o Ionatana; a hoohiki iho la ma ke ola o Iehova, aole ia e make.
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
7 Kahea aku la o Ionatana ia Davida, a hai aku la o Ionatana ia ia i keia mau mea a pau: a lawe mai oia ia Davida io Saula la, a noho ia imua ona e like me na la mamua.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
8 A he kana hou: a hele aku la o Davida, a kaua aku i ko Pilisetia, a pepehi aku la ia lakou me ka luku nui: a holo lakou mai kona alo aku.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
9 A maluna o Saula ka uhane ino na Iehova mai, i kona noho ana iloko o kona hale, me ka ihe ma kona lima: a hookanikani iho la o Davida me kona lima.
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
10 Imi aku la o Saula e hou aku ia Davida a i ka paia me ka ihe; a hele aku la ia mai ke alo aku o Saula, a hou aku la ia i ka ihe ma ka paia; a holo aku la o Davida, a pakele iho la ia po.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
11 A hoouna aku la o Saula i na elele ma ka hale o Davida e kiai ia ia, a e pepehi ia ia i kakahiaka; a hai aku la o Mikala ka wahine a Davida ia ia, i aku la, Ina aole oe e hoopakele i kou ola i keia po, apopo e pepehiia oe.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Kuu iho la o Mikala ia Davida ma ka pukamakani: a hele aku la ia a holo, a pakele aku la.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 Lawe ae la o Mikala i kii, a waiho ma kahi moe, a waiho hoi i ka uluna hulu kao ma kona poo, a uhi iho la i ke kapa moe.
Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 A hoouna aku o Saula i na elele e lalau ia Davida, i mai la ka wahine, He mai kona.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 Hoouna hou aku o Saula i na elele e ike ia Davida, i aku la, E lawe mai ia ia io'u nei maluna o kahi moe, i pepehi ai au ia ia.
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 A hiki aku la na elele, aia hoi, he kii maluna o kahi moe, me ka uluna hulu kao ma kona poo.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
17 I aku la o Saula ia Mikala, No ke aha la oe i hoopunipuni mai ai ia'u pela, a kuu aku i kuu enemi, i pakele ai ia? I mai la o Mikala ia Saula, Olelo mai no ia ia'u, E kuu ae oe ia'u, no ke aha la e pepehi aku ai au ia oe?
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
18 A holo aku la o Davida, a pakele aku la, a hele io Samuela la ma Rama, a hai aku la ia ia i na mea a pau a Saula i hana mai ai ia ia; a hele aku la laua me Samuela a noho ma Naiota.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 A ua haiia ia Saula, i ka i ana ae, Aia hoi o Davida ma Naiota i Rama.
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
20 Hoouna aku la o Saula i na elele e lalau ia Davida: a ike lakou i ka poe kaula e wanana ana, a me Samuela e ku ana i hoonohoia maluna o lakou, hiki mai ka Uhane o ke Akua maluna o na elele a Saula, a wanana iho la lakou.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
21 A haiia ia mea ia Saula, hoouna aku la ia i na elele hou, a wanana hoi lakou. A hoouna hou aku la o Saula i na elele, o ke kolu keia, a wanana no hoi lakou.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
22 Alaila hele aku la hoi ia ma Rama, a hiki ma ka punawai nui ma Seku: ninau aku la ia, i aku la, Mahea o Samuela a me Davida? a haiia mai, Aia ma Naiota i Rama.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
23 A hele aku la ia ma Naiota i Rama: a hiki mai ka Uhane o ke Akua maluna ona, a hele aku la ia e wanana ana, a hiki ma Naiota i Rama.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
24 A wehe ae la ia i kona aahu, a wanana ae la hoi ia imua o Samuela, a haule iho la ia me ka aahu ole ia la a pau, a ia po a pau. No ia mea, olelo ae la lakou, O Saula anei kekahi me ka poe kaula?
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
