1 Samuel 22

1 Devid hapụrụ Gat gbaba nʼọgba nkume Adulam. Mgbe ụmụnne ya ndị ikom na ndị ezinaụlọ nna ya nụrụ nke a, ha jekwuru ya nʼebe ahụ.

So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

2 Ndị ọzọ malitekwara ịbịakwute ya nʼebe ahụ, ndị niile nọ na mkpagbu dị iche iche, ndị ji ụgwọ, na ndị ọchịchị Sọl na-adịghị mma. Ha niile jekwuru ya. Ọ dịghị anya Devid ghọọrọ onyendu ha. Ihe ruru narị mmadụ anọ so ya.

And everyone who was in trouble, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, came together to him, and he became captain over them: about four hundred men were joined to him.

3 Devid sitere nʼebe ahụ jee Mizpa dị na Moab rịọọ eze obodo ahụ sị, “Biko, ị ga-ekwe ka nna m na nne m pụta bịa biri nʼetiti unu tutu ruo mgbe m matara ihe Chineke na-aga imere m?”

And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

4 Ya mere, ọ hapụrụ ha ka ha nọdụ na nke eze Moab. Ha na ya nọgidere oge niile Devid bi nʼebe ahụ e wusiri ike.

And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.

5 Ma Gad onye amụma sịrị Devid, “Anọgidela nʼebe ahụ e wusiri ike, kama laghachi nʼala Juda.” Ya mere, Devid biliri gaa nʼoke ọhịa Heret.

And the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the woodland of Hereth.

6 Ugbu a Sọl nụrụ na achọtala ebe Devid na ndị ikom na-eso ya nọ. Sọl, onye ji ùbe ya nʼaka nọdụrụ ala nʼokpuru osisi tamarisk nke dị nʼugwu dị na Gibea. Ndị ozi ya guzokwa gburugburu ya.

And news was given to Saul that David had been seen, and the men who were with him: now Saul was in Gibeah, seated under the tree in the high place, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were in their places before him.

7 Sọl gwara ha sị, “Geenụ ntị unu ndị ikom Benjamin! Ọ bụ unu niile ka nwa Jesi ga-enye ala ubi na ubi vaịnị? Ọ bụ unu niile ka ọ ga-eme ndị ọchịagha na-achị ọtụtụ puku ndị agha, na ọchịagha na-achị ọtụtụ narị ndị agha?

Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;

8 Ọ bụ ya mere unu ji dịnyere ya imegide m? Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nʼime unu gwara m na nwa m na nwa Jesi gbara ndụ. Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nʼime unu ihe gbasara m na-emetụ nʼobi ịgwa m na nwa m nwoke akpaliela ohu m imegide m, ichebiri m nʼụzọ, dịka o mere nʼụbọchị taa.”

That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?

9 Ma Doeg onye Edọm, onye so ndị ozi Sọl guzo nʼebe ahụ kwuru sị, “Ahụrụ m mgbe nwa Jesi bịakwutere Ahimelek, nwa Ahitub na Nob.

Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.

10 Ahimelek jụtaara ya ase site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, ma nyekwa ya ihe oriri na mma agha Golaịat onye Filistia.”

And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

11 Mgbe ahụ, eze Sọl zipụrụ ozi nye Ahimelek nwa Ahitub na ndị ezinaụlọ nna ya niile, ndị bụ ndị nchụaja na Nob. Ha niile bịara guzo nʼihu eze.

Then the king sent for Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and for all the men of his father's family who were priests in Nob: and they all came to the king.

12 Sọl gwara ha okwu sị, “Gee ntị, gị nwa Ahitub.” Ahimelek zara sị, “Ana m ege ntị, onyenwe m.”

And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

13 Sọl jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị mere gị na nwa Jesi ji gbaa izu imegide m? Gịnị mere i ji nye ya nri na mma agha, jụkwaara ya ase site nʼaka Chineke? Gịnị mere i ji na-agba ya ume ka o nupu isi nʼebe m nọ, na ka ọ bịakwa nʼebe a imegide m taa?”

And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

14 Ahimelek zara eze sị, “Onye nʼetiti ndị ohu gị niile bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi dịka Devid, ọgọ eze, na onyeisi ndị agha na-eche gị nche; ọ bụkwa onye a na-enye nsọpụrụ dị ukwuu nʼezinaụlọ gị?

Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

15 Nke a ọ bụ ụbọchị mbụ m na-ajụrụ ya ase nʼaka Chineke? Ọ bụghị! Ka eze ghara ibo ohu ya na ezinaụlọ nna m ebubo, nʼihi na ohu gị amaghị ihe ọbụla banyere okwu a niile.”

Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

16 Ma eze kwuru sị, “Ị ga-anwụ. Ahimelek gị na ezinaụlọ nna gị niile!”

And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

17 O nyere ndị na-eso ya iwu sị ha, “Gbuonụ ndị nchụaja ndị a, nʼihi na ha na Devid agbaala izuzu; ha makwa na o si nʼihu m na-agbapụ, ma ha agwaghị m!” Ma ndị agha eze jụrụ isetipụ aka ha megide ndị nchụaja Onyenwe anyị.

Then the king said to the runners who were waiting near him, Put the priests of the Lord to death; because they are on David's side, and having knowledge of his flight, did not give me word of it. But the king's servants would not put out their hands to make an attack on the Lord's priests.

18 Mgbe ahụ eze nyere Doeg iwu sị ya, “Gị onwe gị, chigharịa gbuo ha.” Ya mere, Doeg onye Edọm chigharịrị tigbuo ha. Nʼụbọchị ahụ, o gburu iri ndị nchụaja asatọ na ise, ndị yi uwe akwa ọcha efọọd.

Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.

19 O ji mma agha jee Nob, obodo ndị nchụaja, gbuo ezinaụlọ ndị nchụaja niile, nwoke na nwanyị, na ụmụntakịrị, na ụmụ na-aṅụ ara. O gbukwara ehi na ịnyịnya ibu na atụrụ ha niile.

And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.

20 Otu nʼime ụmụ Ahimelek nwa Ahitub, aha ya bụ Abịata gbapụrụ, gbakwuru Devid.

And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

21 Ọ gwara Devid na Sọl egbuola ndị nchụaja Onyenwe anyị.

And gave him the news of how Saul had put to death the Lord's priests.

22 Mgbe ahụ, Devid sịrị Abịata, “Nʼụbọchị ahụ, mgbe Doeg onye Edọm nọ nʼebe ahụ, amaara m na ọ ghaghị ịgwa Sọl. Mụ onwe m kpatara ọnwụ ndị niile nke ndị ezinaụlọ nna gị.

And David said to Abiathar, I was certain that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would take the news to Saul: I am responsible for the lives of all your father's family.

23 Soro m nọdụ nʼebe a, atụla ụjọ, nʼihi na onye na-achọ ndụ gị na-achọkwa ndụ nke m. Mmekpa ahụ ọbụla agaghị adakwasị gị ma mụ na gị nọdụ.”

Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.