1 Samwiri 20
1 Awo Dawudi n’adduka okuva e Nayosi mu Laama n’agenda eri Yonasaani, n’amubuuza nti, “Nkoze ki? Nazza musango ki? Kibi ki kye nakola ekiyagazisa kitaawo okunzita?”
And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?
2 Yonasaani n’addamu nti, “Kikafuuwe! Togenda kuttibwa. Laba kitange talina ky’akola, kakibe kinene oba kitono, nga tantegeezezza. Kiki ekyandimuleetedde okukinkisa ekyo? Tekiriiwo.”
And he said to him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, and not apprise me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
3 Naye Dawudi n’amulayirira ng’ayogera nti, “Kitaawo akimanyi bulungi nti onjagala, era alowooza mu mutima gwe nti, ‘Yonasaani tateekwa kumanya nsonga eyo, kubanga ajja kunakuwala.’ Mukama nga bw’ali omulamu, era naawe ng’oli mujulirwa, ndi wakati mu kufa.”
And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in thy sight: and he has thought, Jonathan shall not know this, lest he be grieved; but truly [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Awo Yonasaani n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Buli ky’oyagala nkukolere, nnaakikukolera.”
And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.
5 Dawudi n’agamba Yonasaani nti, “Enkya mbaga ey’okujuukirirako omwezi nga gubonese era nsubirwa okuliira awamu ne kabaka, naye nzikiriza ŋŋende ne kweke mu nnimiro okutuusa ku lunaku olwokusatu akawungeezi nga wayiseewo ennaku bbiri.
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
6 Kitaawo bw’anambuuza, mugambe nti, ‘Dawudi yansabye, agende e Besirekemu, mu kibuga kye waabwe, kubanga waliwo ssaddaaka eya buli mwaka eneeweebwayo ku lw’ennyumba ye yonna.’
If thy father should actually miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 Bw’anaakuddamu nti, ‘Kirungi,’ olwo nno omuweereza wo anaaba mirembe. Naye bw’anaanyiiga, kale onootegeera nti amaliridde okunkola akabi.
If he say thus, It is well, — thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.
8 Noolwekyo beera wa kisa eri omuweereza wo, kubanga wakola endagaano n’omuweereza wo mu maaso ga Mukama. Naye oba nnina omusango, gw’oba onzita. Lwaki ompaayo eri kitaawo?”
Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
9 Yonasaani n’ayogera nti, “Tekiribaawo! Singa nnali ntegedde nga kitange amaliridde okukukola akabi, sandikubuulidde?”
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?
10 Awo Dawudi n’amubuuza nti, “Ani anantegeeza, kitaawo ng’akuzzeemu n’obusungu?”
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
11 Yonasaani n’amugamba nti, “Jjangu tulage mu nnimiro.” Awo bombi ne balaga mu nnimiro.
And Jonathan said to David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
12 Awo Yonasaani n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri, abeere mujulirwa waffe; nzija kugezaako okumatiza kitange enkya oba okwosa enkya ku ssaawa nga zino. Bw’anaaba nga takuliiko nsonga, kiki ekinandobera okukumanyisa?
And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God of Israel, when I sound my father about this time to-morrow, [or] the next day, and behold, there be good toward David, and I then send not to thee, and apprise thee of it,
13 Naye kitange bw’anaaba ng’amaliridde okukukola akabi, kale Mukama ankole bw’atyo, n’okusingawo, bwe siikutegeeze ne nkusindika ogende weekweke. Mukama abeere naawe, nga bw’abadde ne kitange.
Jehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will apprise thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and Jehovah be with thee, as he has been with my father.
14 Bwe nnaaba omulamu, ondage ekisa kya Mukama ekitakoma, ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwange, nneme okuttibwa,
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,
15 tokendeezanga ku kisa so tolekangayo kulaga bwesigwa eri ennyumba yange, Mukama ne bw’alizikiriza buli mulabe wa Dawudi ku nsi.”
but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth.
16 Awo Yonasaani n’akola endagaano n’ennyumba ya Dawudi ng’agamba nti, “Mukama abonereze abalabe ba Dawudi.”
And Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying, ] Let Jehovah even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies!
17 Yonasaani n’alayiza Dawudi nate okukakasa ekirayiro kye, olw’okwagala kwe yamwagala kubanga yamwagala nga bwe yali yeeyagala.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Yonasaani n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Enkya mbaga ey’okujuukirirako omwezi nga gubonese, naye tunaakusaalirwa, kijja kutegeerekeka nti toliiwo, kubanga ekifo kyo kinaaba kyereere.
And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;
19 Okwosa enkya, obudde nga bunaatera okuziba, genda mu kifo mwe weekweka luli, ebizibu bino bwe byatandika, obeere awali ejjinja Ezeri.
but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the business, and abide by the stone Ezel.
20 Nnaalasa obusaale busatu ku mabbali gaalyo, ng’ateeba ssabbaawa.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.
21 N’oluvannyuma nzija kutuma omulenzi nga mugamba nti, ‘Genda onoonye obusaale.’ Bwe naamugamba nti, ‘Laba, obusaale buli ku luuyi gy’oli, buleete,’ kale onojja, kubanga Mukama nga bw’ali omulamu, onoolama, era tewaabeewo kabi.
And behold, I will send the lad, [saying, ] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [as] Jehovah liveth.
22 Naye bwe nnaagamba omulenzi nti, ‘Laba, obusaale buli mu maaso,’ kale onoogenda, kubanga olwo Mukama ng’akugambye ogende.
But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, — go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.
23 Era ne ku bigambo bye twayogerako, Mukama abeere naffe ennaku zonna.”
And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever.
24 Awo Dawudi ne yeekweka mu nnimiro. Embaga ey’okujuukirirako omwezi nga gubonese bwe yatuuka, kabaka n’atuula okulya.
And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
25 N’atuula mu kifo kye ekya bulijjo okumpi n’ekisenge okwolekera Yonasaani. Abuneeri n’atuula okuliraana Sawulo, naye ekifo kya Dawudi kyali kyereere.
And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
26 Sawulo n’atabaako kyayogera ku lunaku olwo, kubanga yalowooza nti, “Waliwo ekituuse ku Dawudi ne kimufuula atali mulongoofu; ddala si mulongoofu.”
And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.
27 Olunaku olwaddirira, omwezi nga gumaze okuboneka, ekifo kya Dawudi ne kisigala nga kyereere. Awo Sawulo n’abuuza mutabani we Yonasaani nti, “Kiki ekyalobedde mutabani wa Yese okujja ku kijjulo, olunaku lwa jjo newaakubadde leero?”
And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David's place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?
28 Yonasaani n’addamu nti, “Dawudi yanneegayiridde mukkirize agende e Besirekemu,
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,
29 ng’ayogera nti, ‘Nzikiriza ŋŋende kubanga ennyumba yaffe balina ssaddaaka ey’okuwaayo mu kibuga, ne muganda wange yandagidde mbeere yo. Kale nno obanga ndabye ekisa mu maaso go, nzikiriza ŋŋende ndabe baganda bange.’ Kyeyavudde tabeerawo ku mmeeza ya kabaka.”
and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me [to be there]; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.
30 Awo Sawulo n’annyiigira nnyo Yonasaani, n’amugamba nti, “Ggwe omwana w’omukazi omukyamu era omujeemu! Olowooza sikimanyi nga weekobaana ne mutabani wa Yese okweleetako okuswala, n’okukwasa maama wo eyakuzaala ensonyi?
And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
31 Mutabani wa Yese ng’akyali mulamu ku nsi, tolinywezebwa ggwe newaakubadde obwakabaka bwo. Kaakano mutumye omundeetere, kubanga ateekwa okufa.”
For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
32 Awo Yonasaani n’addamu kitaawe Sawulo nti, “Kiki ekimugwanyiza okuttibwa? Akoze ki?”
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
33 Naye Sawulo n’amukasuukirira effumu amutte. Awo Yonasaani we yategeerera nga kitaawe amaliridde okutta Dawudi.
Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.
34 Yonasaani n’asituka ku mmeeza mu busungu obungi, era n’atalya mmere ku lunaku olwokubiri olw’omwezi, kubanga yanakuwalira ekikolwa kya kitaawe eky’obuswavu eri Dawudi.
And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35 Ku makya Yonasaani n’alaga mu nnimiro okusisinkana Dawudi, nga bwe baali balagaanye. Yalina akalenzi ke yagenda nako,
And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field, to the place agreed on with David, and a little lad with him.
36 n’akagamba nti, “Dduka onoonye obusaale bwe nnaalasa.” Akalenzi bwe kaali nga kadduka, Yonasaani n’alasa akasaale mu maaso gaako ne kamusookayo.
And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. The lad ran, and he shot the arrow beyond him.
37 Awo akalenzi bwe kaatuuka mu kifo akasaale we kaali kagudde, Yonasaani n’akakoowoola ng’agamba nti, “Akasaale tekali mu maasoko?”
And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad and said, Is not the arrow away beyond thee?
38 N’akangula ku ddoboozi, n’amugamba nti, “Yanguwa, genda mangu, tolwawo.” Akalenzi ne kakima akasaale, ne kakomawo eri mukama waako.
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Naye akalenzi ne katabaako kye kategeera. Yonasaani ne Dawudi bokka be baamanya enteekateeka eyo.
And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Awo Yonasaani n’akwasa akalenzi ebyokulwanyisa bye, n’akagamba nti, “Genda, obizzeeyo mu kibuga.”
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.
41 Akalenzi bwe kaamala okugenda, Dawudi n’avaayo mu kifo eky’obukiikaddyo, n’agwa wansi mu maaso ga Yonasaani n’amuvuunamira emirundi esatu. Ne bagwaŋŋana mu bifuba ne bakaaba, naye Dawudi ye yasinga okukaaba.
The lad went, and David arose from the side of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42 Awo Yonasaani n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Genda mirembe, kubanga fembi twelayirira omukwano mu linnya lya Mukama nga twogera nti, ‘Mukama ye mujulirwa wakati wo nange, ne wakati w’ezzadde lyo n’ezzadde lyange emirembe gyonna.’” Dawudi n’agenda, ne Yonasaani n’addayo mu kibuga.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both of us sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever! And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
