1 Samuele 23
1 Tango bayebisaki Davidi ete bato ya Filisitia bazali kobundisa engumba Keila mpe bazali kozwa na makasi ble na bilanga na yango,
And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'
2 Davidi atunaki Yawe, alobaki: — Nakoki na ngai kokende kobundisa bato oyo ya Filisitia? Yawe azongiselaki ye: — Kende, bundisa bato ya Filisitia mpe bikisa engumba Keila.
And David asketh at Jehovah, saying, 'Do I go? — and have I smitten among these Philistines?' And Jehovah saith unto David, 'Go, and thou hast smitten among the Philistines, and saved Keilah.'
3 Kasi basoda ya Davidi bayebisaki ye: — Soki awa kati na Yuda, tozali kobanga, ekozala boni soki tokeyi na Keila kobundisa bato ya Filisitia?
And David's men say unto him, 'Lo, we here in Judah are afraid; and how much more when we go to Keilah, unto the ranks of the Philistines?'
4 Davidi atunaki lisusu Yawe, mpe Yawe azongiselaki ye: — Telema, kende na Keila, pamba te nazali kokaba bato ya Filisitia na maboko na yo.
And David addeth again to ask at Jehovah, and Jehovah answereth him, and saith, 'Rise, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into thy hand.'
5 Boye Davidi elongo na basoda na ye bakendeki na engumba Keila mpe babundisaki bato ya Filisitia, babotolaki biloko mpe bibwele na bango. Davidi abetaki makasi bato ya Filisitia, mpe, na bongo, abikisaki bato ya Keila.
And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them — a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 Nzokande, tango Abiatari, mwana mobali ya Ayimeleki, akimaki epai ya Davidi, na engumba Keila, amemaki elongo na ye efode oyo basalelaka mpo na kotuna Yawe makambo.
And it cometh to pass, in the fleeing of Abiathar son of Ahimelech unto David, to Keilah, an ephod came down in his hand.
7 Tango bayebisaki Saulo ete Davidi akomi na Keila, Saulo alobaki: « Nzambe akabi ye na maboko na ngai, pamba te lokola Davidi akoti na engumba oyo ezali na bikuke mpe bikangelo, amikotisi ye moko na boloko. »
And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, 'God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.'
8 Saulo asangisaki mampinga na ye nyonso mpo na bitumba, mpo ete bakende na Keila kozingela Davidi elongo na bato na ye.
And Saul summoneth the whole of the people to battle, to go down to Keilah, to lay siege unto David and unto his men.
9 Tango Davidi ayokaki sango ya mabe oyo Saulo azali kobongisa mpo na ye, alobaki na Nganga-Nzambe Abiatari ete amema efode oyo basalelaka mpo na kotuna Yawe makambo.
And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, 'Bring nigh the ephod.'
10 Davidi alobaki: — Oh Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, mosali na Yo ayoki malamu ete Saulo azali komibongisa mpo na koya na Keila, mpo na kobebisa engumba likolo na ngai.
And David saith, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, Thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul is seeking to come in unto Keilah, to destroy the city on mine account.
11 Boni, bakambi ya Keila bakokaba ngai penza na maboko na ye? Saulo akoya solo ndenge mosali na Yo ayoki yango? Oh Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, yebisa mosali na yo. Yawe alobaki: — Iyo, akoya penza.
Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up into his hand? doth Saul come down as Thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, declare, I pray Thee, to Thy servant.' And Jehovah saith, 'He doth come down.'
12 Davidi atunaki lisusu: — Bakambi ya Keila bakokaba penza ngai mpe bato na ngai na maboko ya bato ya Saulo? Yawe alobaki: — Iyo, bakokaba yo.
And David saith, 'Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, 'They shut [thee] up.'
13 Boye, Davidi mpe bato na ye pene nkama motoba balongwaki na engumba Keila mpe batambolaki bipai na bipai. Tango bayebisaki Saulo ete Davidi alongwaki na Keila, Saulo akendeki lisusu kuna te.
And David riseth — and his men — about six hundred men, and they go out from Keilah, and go up and down where they go up and down; and to Saul it hath been declared that David hath escaped from Keilah, and he ceaseth to go out.
14 Davidi avandaki na bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba kati na esobe, mpe avandaki na likolo ya ngomba kati na esobe ya Zifi. Saulo alukaki ye mikolo nyonso, kasi Nzambe akabaki Davidi te na maboko na ye.
And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days, and God hath not given him into his hand.
15 Wana Davidi azalaki na Oreshi kati na esobe ya Zifi, ayokaki ete Saulo abimaki mpo na koluka koboma ye.
And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David [is] in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.
16 Jonatan, mwana mobali ya Saulo, akendeki na Oreshi epai ya Davidi mpo na kolendisa ye na Kombo ya Nzambe.
And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,
17 Alobaki na ye: « Kobanga te! Loboko ya tata na ngai, Saulo, ekozwa yo te. Okozala mokonzi ya Isalaele, mpe ngai nakozala molandi na yo; ezala tata na ngai, Saulo, ayebi yango. »
and saith unto him, 'Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father doth not find thee, and thou dost reign over Israel, and I am to thee for second, and also so knoweth Saul my father.'
18 Bango mibale basalaki boyokani liboso ya Yawe. Jonatan azongaki epai na ye, mpe Davidi atikalaki na Oreshi.
And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.
19 Bato ya Zifi bakendeki na Gibea epai ya Saulo mpe balobaki na ye: — Boni, Davidi abombami te kati na biso, na bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba ya Oreshi, kati na esobe, na likolo ya ngomba moke ya Akila oyo ezali na ngambo ya sude ya Yeshimoni?
And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of the desolate place?
20 Sik’oyo, oh mokonzi, tango nyonso okosepela kokita, kita na yo; mpe biso moko tozwi mokumba ya kokaba ye na maboko ya mokonzi.
And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours [is] to shut him up into the hand of the king.'
21 Saulo azongisaki: — Tika ete Yawe apambola bino mpo na mawa na bino epai na ngai!
And Saul saith, 'Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
22 Bokende, botala lisusu malamu, bononga mpe boluka koyeba esika nini Davidi akendaka mikolo nyonso mpe nani amonaki ye kuna; pamba te bayebisaka ngai ete azali na mayele mabe makasi.
go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for [one] hath said unto me, He is very subtile.
23 Botala mpe boyeba bisika nyonso epai wapi abombamaka, mpe bozongela ngai mpo na koyebisa ngai makambo nyonso ndenge yango ezali. Bongo na sima, soki azali kati na mboka, ngai nakokende elongo na bino mpe nakolukisa ye kati na bituka nyonso ya Yuda.
And see and know of all the hiding-places where he hideth himself, and ye have turned back unto me prepared, and I have gone with you, and it hath been, if he is in the land, that I have searched him out through all the thousands of Judah.'
24 Boye, batelemaki mpe bakendeki na Zifi liboso na Saulo. Nzokande Davidi elongo na bato na ye bazalaki kati na esobe ya Maoni, na etando ya Araba, na ngambo ya sude ya Yeshimoni.
And they rise and go to Ziph before Saul, and David and his men [are] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain, at the south of the desolate place.
25 Saulo elongo na bato na ye bakomaki koluka Davidi. Tango bayebisaki Davidi ete bazali koluka ye, akitaki kati na libanga monene mpe avandaki kati na esobe ya Maoni. Mpe tango Saulo ayokaki bongo, akotaki kati na esobe yango ya Moani mpo na kolanda Davidi.
And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare to David, and he goeth down the rock, and abideth in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul heareth, and pursueth after David [to] the wilderness of Maon.
26 Saulo azalaki kotambola na ngambo moko ya ngomba, bongo Davidi mpe bato na ye bazalaki kotambola na ngambo mosusu mpe kokima mbangu mosika na Saulo. Lokola Saulo mpe mampinga na ye bazalaki koluka kozingela Davidi mpe bato na ye mpo na kokanga bango,
And Saul goeth on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain, and David is hastened to go from the face of Saul, and Saul and his men are compassing David and his men, to catch them.
27 momemi sango moko ayaki epai ya Saulo mpe alobaki na ye: « Yaka noki! Bato ya Filisitia bakoti na mokili. »
And a messenger hath come in unto Saul, saying, 'Haste, and come, for the Philistines have pushed against the land.'
28 Mbala moko, Saulo atikaki kolanda Davidi mpo na kokende kokutana na bato ya Filisitia. Yango wana babengaka esika yango « Sela-Amalekoti » oyo elakisi « Libanga ya bokabwani. »
And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place 'The Rock of Divisions.'
29 Davidi alongwaki wana mpe akendeki kovanda na ebombamelo kati na mabanga ya Eyini-Gedi.
And David goeth up thence, and abideth in fortresses [at] En-gedi.
