I Samuel 23
1 Kinunada kenni David, “Kitaem, makirangranget dagiti Filisteo kadagiti adda iti Keila ket taktakawenda dagiti adda iti pagirikan.”
David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
2 Isu a nagkiddaw iti tulong ni David kenni Yahweh ket dinamagna, “Mapanak kadi ket rautek dagitoy a Filisteo?” Kinuna ni Yahweh kenni David, “Mapanka ket rautem dagiti Filisteo ket isalakanmo ti Keila.”
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3 Kinuna dagiti tattao ni David kenkuana, “Mabutbutengtayo la ngaruden ditoy Juda. Saan kadi nga ad-adda pay no mapantayo makiranget iti armada dagiti Filisteo?”
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4 Nagkararag ngarud manen ni David kenni Yahweh ket nagkiddaw iti tulong. Simmungbat ni Yahweh kenkuana, “Agrubwatka, sumalogka idiay Keila. Ta itedko kenka ti panagballigi kadagiti Filisteo.”
Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
5 Napan idiay Keila ni David ken dagiti tattaona ket nakirangetda kadagiti Filisteo. Innalada dagiti arbanda ket dinarupda ida ket adu ti napatayda. Naisalakan ngarud ni David dagiti agnanaed idiay Keila.
David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 Idi napan ni Abiatar nga anak ni Ahimelec kenni David idiay Keila, simmalog isuna nga adda iggemna a maysa nga efod.
When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7 Naibaga kenni Saul a napan ni David idiay Keila. Kinuna ni Saul, “Inyawat isuna ti Dios iti imak. Ta saan isunan a makalibas gapu ta simrek isuna iti siudad nga addaan kadagiti ruangan ken pader.
Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
8 Pinaayaban ni Saul amin a soldadona tapno sumalogda idiay Keila a mangraut kenni David ken dagiti tattaona.
Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 Ammo ni David a dakes ti pangpanggepen ni Saul kenkuana. Kinunana kenni Abiatar a padi, “Iyegmo ditoy ti efod.”
David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
10 Ket kinuna ni David, “Yahweh a Dios ti Israel, pudno a nangngeg ti adipenmo a kayat ni Saul ti umay ditoy Keila, tapno dadaelenna ti siudad gapu kaniak.
Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Iyawatdakto kadi dagiti tattao iti Keila kenkuana? Sumalog kadi ni Saul, kas iti nangngeg ti adipenmo? Yahweh a Dios ti Israel, agpakpakaasiak kenka, pangngaasim ta ibagam iti adipenmo.” Kinuna ni Yahweh, “Sumalog isuna.”
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.”
12 Ket kinuna ni David, “Dagiti tattao kadi iti Keila ket iyawatdakto ken dagiti tattaok iti ima ni Saul?” Kinuna ni Yahweh, “Iyawatdakanto.”
Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”
13 Ket ni David ken dagiti tattaona nga agarup innem a gasut, nagrubwatda ket pimmanawda manipud Keila ket nagakar-akarda manipud iti maysa a lugar agingga iti sabali pay a lugar. Naidanon kenni Saul a nakalibas ni David idiay Keila, ket insardengnan ti panangkamkamatna.
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
14 Nagtalinaed ni David iti paglemlemmenganda idiay let-ang, iti katurturodan a pagilian iti let-ang ti Zif. Inaldaw a binirbirok ni Saul isuna ngem saan nga inyawat isuna ti Dios kenkuana.
David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.
15 Naamiris ni David a rimmuar ni Saul a mangpukaw iti biagna; ita, adda idi ni David iti let-ang ti Zif idiay Horesh.
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.
16 Ket ni Jonatan nga anak ni Saul, nagrubwat ket napan kenni David idiay Horesh, ket pinapigsana ti pakinakem ni David nga agtalek iti Dios.
Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 Kinunana kenkuana, “Saanka nga agbuteng. Ta ti ima ni Saul nga amak ket saannakanto a mabirokan. Sikanto ti agbalin nga ari iti Israel ket sumarunoak laeng kenka. Ammo met daytoy ni Saul nga amak.”
He said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
18 Nagtinnulagda iti sangoanan ni Yahweh. Nagtalinaed ni David idiay Horesh, ket nagawid met ni Jonatan.
They both made a covenant before the LORD. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.
19 Ket dagiti taga-Zif, immayda kenni Saul idiay Gabaa ket kinunada, “Saan kadi nga aglemlemmeng ni David iti ayantayo iti paglemlemmenganda idiay Horesh, iti turod ti Hakilah nga abagatan a paset ti Jesimon?
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
20 Sumalogka itan, apo ari! Kas iti tartarigagayam, sumalogka! Ti pasetmi ket ti mangiyawat kenkuana iti ima ti ari.”
Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
21 Kinuna ni Saul, “Bendisionannakayo koma ni Yahweh. Ta adda panangngaasiyo kaniak.
Saul said, “You are blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
22 Mapankayo ket siguradoenyo a nalaing. Ammoenyo ken takuatenyo no sadino ti disso a paglemlemmenganna ken no siasino ti nakakita kenkuana sadiay. Naibaga kaniak a nasikap unay isuna.
Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.
23 Isu a kitaenyo ken ammoenyo amin dagiti lugar a paglemlemmenganna. Agsublikayo kaniak nga addaan iti sigurado nga impormasyon, ket makikuyogakto kadakayo nga agsubli. No adda isuna idiay a daga, birokekto isuna kadagiti amin a rinibu ti Juda.”
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out amongst all the thousands of Judah.”
24 Nagrubwatda ngarud ket napanda idiay Zif, immun-unada ngem ni Saul. Ita, adda idi ni David ken dagiti tattaona idiay let-ang ti Maon idiay Araba nga abagatan a paset ti Jesimon.
They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
25 Napan ni Saul ken dagiti tattaona sadiay a mangbirok kenkuana. Ket naibaga daytoy kenni David, isu a simmalog isuna idiay kabatoan a turod ket nagtalinaed isuna idiay let-ang ti Maon. Idi nangngeg ni Saul daytoy, sinurotna ni David idiay let-ang ti Maon.
Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
26 Napan ni Saul iti maysa a paset ti bantay, ket ni David ken dagiti tattaona, agturongda iti sabali a paset ti bantay. Nagdardaras ni David nga immadayo manipud kenni Saul. Bayat a palpalikmutan ni Saul ken dagiti tattaona ni David ken dagiti tattaona tapno tiliwenda ida,
Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.
27 maysa a mensahero ti immay kenni Saul ket kinunana, “Darasenyo, umaykayon, rinaut dagiti Filisteo ti daga.”
But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
28 Isu a saanen nga intuloy ni Saul ti panangkamkamatna kenni David ket napanda nakiranget kadagiti Filisteo. Isu a naawagan dayta a lugar iti Bato a Naglibasan.
So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
29 Simmang-at ni David manipud sadiay ket nagtalinaed iti paglemlemmenganda idiay Engedi.
David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
