1 Samwiri 21
1 Dawudi n’agenda e Nobu eri Akimereki kabona. Akimereki n’ajja ng’akankana okusisinkana Dawudi, n’amubuuza nti, “Lwaki oli wekka? Tewali muntu mulala ali wamu naawe?”
And David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, 'Wherefore [art] thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?'
2 Dawudi n’addamu Akimereki kabona nti, “Kabaka alina ensonga gye yantumye, n’aŋŋamba nti, ‘Tewaba n’omu amanya ku nsonga eno, era n’ebiragiro bye nkuwadde.’ Abasajja bange mbagambye we banansisinkana.
And David saith to Ahimelech the priest, 'The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;
3 Kale nno kiki ky’olina wo? Mpaayo emigaati etaano, oba kyonna ky’olinawo.”
and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'
4 Kabona n’addamu Dawudi nti, “Sirinaawo migaati gya bulijjo okuggyako emigaati egyatukuzibwa, wabula nga abasajja bo beetukuza era nga beekuumye obuteetaba na bakazi.”
And the priest answereth David, and saith, 'There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.'
5 Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Abakazi tebabeera naffe, era bulijjo bwe kitera okuba bwe tugenda ku mulimu. Emibiri gy’abasajja giba mitukuvu ne bwe baba ku ŋŋendo eza bulijjo. Kale obanga tutera okwekuuma, olowooza leero emibiri gyabwe tegisinga nnyo kuba mitukuvu?”
And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, 'Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.'
6 Awo kabona n’amuwa emigaati egyatukuzibwa kubanga tewaaliwo migaati mirala wabula emigaati egy’Okulaga egyaggibwanga mu maaso ga Mukama, buli lunaku nga giwoze, egibuguma ne gissibwawo mu kifo kya gyo.
And the priest giveth to him the holy thing, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence which is turned aside from the presence of Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of its being taken away.
7 Ku lunaku olwo omu ku baweereza ba Sawulo eyayitibwanga Dowegi Omwedomu, era nga ye mukulu w’abasumba ba Sawulo, yali asigadde mu maaso ga Mukama okutukuzibwa.
And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath.
8 Dawudi n’abuuza Akimereki nti, “Tolinaawo ffumu newaakubadde ekitala awo? Ssaayise na kitala kyange newaakubadde ekyokulwanyisa n’ekimu, kubanga omulimu kabaka gwe yantumye gwabadde gwa kukolerawo.”
And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.'
9 Kabona n’amuddamu nti, “Ekitala kya Goliyaasi Omufirisuuti gwe wattira mu kiwonvu Era, weekiri wano; kisabikiddwa mu lugoye emabega w’ekkanzu ey’obwakabona eyitibwa efodi. Bw’oba ng’okyetaaga, kitwale. Tewaliwo kitala kirala wabula ekyo.” Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Tewali kikyenkana; kimpe.”
And the priest saith, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this [place].' And David saith, 'There is none like it — give it to me.'
10 Ku lunaku olwo Dawudi n’adduka Sawulo n’agenda eri Akisi kabaka w’e Gaasi.
And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;
11 Naye abaweereza ba Akisi ne bamugamba nti, “Oyo si ye Dawudi kabaka w’ensi? Si gwe bayimbako nga bazina, nga boogera nti, “‘Sawulo asse enkumi ze ne Dawudi emitwalo gye?’”
and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'
12 Dawudi n’akuuma ebigambo ebyo mu mutima gwe, era n’atya nnyo Akisi kabaka w’e Gaasi.
And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
13 Kyeyava yeefuula omulalu mu maaso gaabwe, n’aba ng’agudde eddalu, n’awandiika ebitategeerekeka ku wankaaki, nga bw’akulukusa amalusu ku birevu bye.
and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard.
14 Akisi n’agamba abaweereza be nti, “Mulabe! Omusajja mulalu! Lwaki mumundeetedde?
And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
15 Mbuliddwa abalalu, n’okuleeta ne mundeetera omusajja ono okukola ebifaanana bwe biti mu maaso gange? Omusajja ono asaana okuggya mu nnyumba yange?”
A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
