1 Samoela 20
1 Ary Davida nandositra niala tao Naiota any Rama, dia tonga ka nilaza teo anatrehan’ i Jonatana hoe: Inona no nataoko? Inona no heloko? Ary inona no fahotako teo anatrehan-drainao, no dia mitady ny aiko izy?
And David fled from Naioth, in Ramah, —and came in, and said before Jonathan—What have I done? What is my transgression, and what my sin, before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 Ary hoy izy taminy: Sanatria izany! Tsy ho faty ianao; indro, tsy misy tsy ambaran’ ikaky ahy izay ataony na be na kely, ary hataon’ ikaky ahoana no fanafina izany zavatra izany amiko? Tsy misy izany.
And he said unto him—Far be it! thou shalt not die. Lo! my father doeth nothing, great or small, without unveiling mine ear, —wherefore, then, should my father hide from me, this thing? There is, nothing, in this.
3 Ary Davida mbola nianiana indray nanao hoe: Fantatry ny rainao marimarina fa efa mahita fitia eo imasonao aho, ka hoy izy: Aoka tsy ho fantatr’ i Jonatana izany, fandrao malahelo izy; fa raha velona koa Jehovah, ary raha velona koa ny fanahinao, toa iray dia monja no anelanelako sy ny fahafatesana.
But David sware yet further, and said—Thy father, doth know, that I have found favour in thine eyes, therefore saith he, —Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he grieve; but, indeed, by the life of Yahweh, and by the life of thine own soul, surely there is but as it were a step betwixt me and death!
4 Dia hoy Jonatana tamin’ i Davida: Na inona na inona no angatahinao, dia hatàoko aminao izany.
And Jonathan said unto David, —Whatsoever thy soul shall desire, I will do for thee.
5 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Jonatana: Indro, ho tsinam-bolana rahampitso, ary izaho tokony hiara-mipetraka hihinana amin’ ny mpanjaka; nefa avelao aho handeha hiery any an-tsaha ambara-pihavin’ ny afaka ampitso harivariva.
And David said unto Jonathan—Lo! the new moon, is to-morrow, and, I, must not sit with the king, to eat, —let me go then, and hide myself in the field, until the evening.
6 Koa raha hitan’ ny rainao fa tsy eo aho, dia ataovy hoe: Niera fatratra tamiko Davida mba hikaretsaka kely hankany Betlehema tanànany; fa misy fanatitra fanao amin’ izy mianakavy rehetra isan-taona any.
If thy father, enquire, for me, then shalt thou say—David, did ask leave, of me, to run to Bethlehem, his own city, for, a yearly sacrifice, [is to be held] there for all the family.
7 Ary raha lazainy hoe: Tsara izany, dia fiadanana no ho an’ ny mpanomponao; fa raha tezitra mafy kosa izy, dia aoka ho fantatrao tsara fa misy ratsy ifofoany ahy.
If, thus, he say—It is well, —thy servant shall have, peace, —but, if it, anger, him, know that harm hath been determined by him.
8 Koa mamindrà fo amin’ ny mpanomponao; fa nampanaovinao ny faneken’ i Jehovah aminao ny mpanomponao; nefa raha manankeloka aho, dia aoka ianao ihany no hahafaty ahy, fa nahoana no ho entinao any amin’ ny rainao aho?
Thus shalt thou do a lovingkindness for thy servant, for, into a covenant of Yahweh, hast thou brought thy servant, with thee, —But, if there is in me transgression, put me to death, thyself, for, unto thy father, wherefore shouldst thou bring me in?
9 Fa hoy Jonatana: Sanatria raha hahazo anao izany! Fa raha fantatro tokoa fa misy ratsy ifofoan’ ikaky anao, dia hambarako aminao mihitsy izany.
And Jonathan said—Far be it from thee! but, if I, get to know, that harm is determined by my father, to bring it upon thee, is not, that, the thing that I will tell thee?
10 Dia hoy Davida tamin’ i Jonatana: Iza no hanambara izany amiko, na hampandre ahy izay teny sarotra havalin-drainao anao?
Then said David unto Jonathan, Who shall tell me, —if thy father answer thee aught that is, harsh?
11 Ary hoy Jonatana tamin’ i Davida: Andeha ary isika hivoaka any an-tsaha. Dia nivoaka tany an-tsaha izy roa lahy.
And Jonathan said unto David, Come! and let us go out into the field. And they two went out into the field.
12 Ary hoy Jonatana tamin’ i Davida: Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, anie ho vavolombelona! Rehefa fotorako tsara rahampitso na afaka ampitso toy izao ny hevitry ny raiko, ka hitako fa misy soa ho an’ i Davida, ka tsy maniraka any aminao aho sy manambara izany aminao,
Then said Jonathan unto David—Witness [be] Yahweh God of Israel, that I will sound my father about this time to-morrow or the third day, and lo! if there he good towards David, will I not, then, send unto thee, and unveil thine ear?
13 dia hataon’ i Jehovah toy izany anie Jonatana, eny, mihoatra noho izany aza; fa raha kasain’ ny raiko kosa ny hanisy ratsy anao, dia hambarako aminao izany, ka halefako ianao mba handehananao soa aman-tsara; ary homba anao tahaka ny tamin’ ny raiko anie Jehovah.
So, let Yahweh do unto Jonathan, and, so, let him add—when harm against thee seemeth good unto my father, then will I unveil thine ear, and let thee go, and thou shall depart in peace, —then Yahweh be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
14 Ary raha mbola velona ihany aho, dia tsy hasehonao ahy va ny fiantran’ i Jehovah mba tsy hahafaty ahy?
And, not only while I yet live, shalt thou deal with me in the lovingkindness of Yahweh, that I die not:
15 Ary tsy hesorinao amin’ ny taranako koa ny famindram-ponao mandrakizay, eny, na dia avy aza izay handringanan’ i Jehovah ny fahavalon’ i Davida rehetra tsy ho etỳ ambonin’ ny tany.
but thou shalt not cut off thy lovingkindness from my house, unto times age-abiding, —no! not when Yahweh hath cut off the enemies of David, every one from off the face of the ground.
16 Ary dia nanao fanekena Jonatana ny amin’ ny taranak’ i Davida hoe: Jehovah no hamaly ny fahavalon’ i Davida.
Thus Jonathan solemnised a covenant with the house of David [saying], —So let Yahweh require it, at the hand of the enemies of David.
17 Ary Jonatana nampianiana an’ i Davida indray noho ny fitiavany azy; fa tiany toy ny tenany izy.
And again Jonathan sware unto David, by his love to him, —for, as he loved his own soul, so loved he him.
18 Ary hoy Jonatana tamin’ i Davida: Rahampitso ho tsinam-bolana; ary ho hita fa tsy eo ianao, fa ho foana ny fipetrahanao.
Then said Jonathan unto him—To-morrow, is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;
19 Koa rehefa mby amin’ ny andro fahatelo dia midìna faingana ianao, ary tongava ao amin’ ilay nierenao tamin’ ny andro nitrangan’ ilay raharaha iny, ka mitoera ao anilan’ ny vato Ezela.
and, when thou hast tarried three days, thou shalt come down quickly and enter the place, where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the deed, and shall remain by the side of this mound.
20 Ary izaho handefa zana-tsipìka telo eo anilany, toy ny mikendry marika.
And, as for me—three arrows to the side, will I shoot, —as though I shot at a mark.
21 Dia haniraka ny zazalahy aho ka hanao hoe: Mandehana, izahao ny zana-tsipìka. Ka raha lazaiko mihitsy amin’ ilay zazalahy hoe: Indreo eo aorianao ny zana-tsipìka, ento etỳ, dia avia ianao, fa hipetraka amin’ ny fiadanana ianao, ka tsy hisy haninona anao, raha velona koa Jehovah.
And lo! I will send the boy [saying], Go, find the arrow! If I, say, to the boy—Lo! the arrows, are on this side of thee—take them, then come, for there is peace for thee, and no cause [for fear], by the life of Yahweh.
22 Fa raha hoy kosa aho amin’ ilay zazalahy: Indreo eo alohanao ny zana-tsipìka, dia mandehana ianao, fa Jehovah no nampandeha anao.
But, if, thus, I say to the youth, Lo! the arrows are beyond thee, depart, for Yahweh hath sent thee away.
23 Ary ny amin’ ilay noresahintsika, dia izaho sy ianao, indro, Jehovah no vavolombelona amiko sy aminao mandrakizay.
But, as touching the matter whereof we spake—I and thou, lo! Yahweh, be betwixt me and thee, unto times age-abiding.
24 Ary Davida niery tany an-tsaha. Koa nony tsinam-bolana, dia nipetraka hihinana
So David hid himself in the field—and, when the new moon had come, the king sat down to eat, food,
25 teo amin’ ny fipetrahany tahaka ny isanandro ihany ny mpanjaka, dia teo amin’ ny fipetrahana teo anilan’ ny rindrina, koa Jonatana nitsangana, fa Abnera nipetraka teo anilan’ i Saoly; ary foana kosa ny fipetrahan’ i Davida.
yea the king sat down on his seat, as at other times, by the seat against the wall, and, when Jonathan arose, Abner seated himself by the side of Saul, —but David’s place was empty.
26 Nefa Saoly tsy niteny na inona na inona tamin’ izany andro izany; fa nataony ho nisy zavatra nanjo azy, ka tsy madio izy, eny, tsy madio izy.
Saul, however, spake nothing that day, —for he said to himself—It is, an accident, he is, not clean, because he hath not been cleansed.
27 Ary nony tamin’ ny andro faharoa dia ny ampitson’ ny tsinam-bolana, ka mbola foana ihany ny fipetrahan’ i Davida, dia hoy Saoly tamin’ i Jonatana zanany: Ahoana no tsy mba nahatongavan’ ny zanak’ i Jese hihinana omaly sy androany?
And it came to pass, on the morrow, the second of the month, that David’s place was empty, —and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore hath not the son of Jesse come in, either yesterday or to-day, to meat?
28 Ary Jonatana namaly an’ i Saoly hoe: Davida niera fatratra tamiko hankany Betlehema
And Jonathan answered Saul, —David, asked leave, of me, [to go] as far as Bethlehem;
29 nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, aoka handeha aho, fa izahay mianakavy manao fanatitra any an-tanàna, ka asain’ ny rahalahiko mankany aho; koa ankehitriny, raha nahita fitia eo imasonao aho, masìna ianao, aoka handeha aho hamangy ny rahalahiko; ka izany no tsy mba nahatongavany teto amin’ ny latabatry ny mpanjaka.
and said—Let me go, I pray thee, for, a family sacrifice, have we in the city, and my brethren have commanded me, now, therefore, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me slip away, I pray thee, that I may see my brethren. For this cause, hath he not come in unto the table of the king.
30 Dia nirehitra tamin’ i Jonatana ny fahatezeran’ i Saoly, ka hoy izy taminy: Hianao zanaky ny vehivavy maditra sy mpiodina, moa tsy fantatro va fa mifidy ny zanak’ i Jese ianao ho henatrao sy ho henatry ny kibon’ ny reninao.
Then was Saul’s anger kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of rebellious perversity! do I not know that thou art, confederate, with the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and to the confusion of the shame of thy mother?
31 Fa raha mbola velona etỳ ambonin’ ny tany koa iny zanak’ i Jese iny, dia tsy ho tafatoetra tsara ianao na ny fanjakanao. Koa maniraha haka azy hankatỳ amiko, fa meloka tokony ho faty izy.
For, as long as, the son of Jesse, liveth on the ground, thou wilt not be established, thou nor thy kingdom, Now, therefore, send and fetch him unto me, for, doomed to death, is he!
32 Ary Jonatana namaly an’ i Saoly rainy ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no hatao maty izy? Inona no nataony?
And Jonathan responded to Saul his father, —and said unto him—Wherefore must he be put to death, What hath he done?
33 Ary Saoly nitora-defona handefona azy, ka dia fantatr’ i Jonatana fa nofofoin’ ny rainy hovonoina Davida.
And Saul hurled his spear at him, to smite him. So Jonathan knew that it was, determined, of his father, to put David to death.
34 Dia nitsangana niala teo amin’ ny latabatra Jonatana, sady nirehitra ny fahatezerany, ka tsy nihinan-kanina izy tamin’ ny ampitson’ ny tsinam-bolana; fa nalahelo an’ i Davida izy, satria nomen-drainy henatra.
Jonathan therefore rose up from the table, in a glow of anger, —and did eat no food on the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had reviled him.
35 Ary nony maraina, dia nivoaka nankany an-tsaha Jonatana tamin’ ilay fotoana nataony tamin’ i Davida, ary nisy zazalahy kely nanaraka azy.
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went forth into the field, to the place appointed with David, —a little lad, being with him.
36 Ary hoy Jonatana taminy: Mihazakazaha, ka izahao ny zana-tsipìka alefako. Ary nony nihazakazaka ilay zazalahy, dia nalefany nihoatra azy ny zana-tsipìka.
And he said to his lad—Run, find, I pray thee, the arrows which I am about to shoot. The boy, ran, but, he, shot the arrow beyond him.
37 Ary nony efa tonga teo amin’ ilay nipetrahan’ ny zana-tsipìka nalefan’ i Jonatana ilay zazalahy, dia nantsoin’ i Jonatana izy hoe: Tsy ireo alohanao ireo va ny zana-tsipìka?
And, when the lad came as far as the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow, beyond, thee?
38 Ary Jonatana niantso ilay zazalahy hoe: Haingàna dia haingàna, ka aza mijanonjanona. Ary ny zazalahin’ i Jonatana nanangona ny zana-tsipìka, dia nankeo amin’ ny tompony.
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Haste thee—be quick, do not stay! so Jonathan’s lad picked up the arrows and brought [them] unto his master.
39 Nefa ilay zazalahy tsy nahalala na inona na inona; fa Jonatana sy Davida ihany no nahalala ny anton’ izany.
But, the lad, knew, nothing, only Jonathan and David, knew the matter.
40 Dia nomen’ i Jonatana ilay zazalahy ny fiadiany, ka hoy izy taminy: Mandehana, ka ento ho any an-tanàna ireto.
So Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said to him, Go carry them into the city.
41 Ary nony lasa ilay zazalahy, dia nitsangana avy any atsimo Davida, ka niankohoka tamin’ ny tany izy sady niondrika in-telo, ary nifanoroka izy roa lahy, ka samy nitomany; nefa ny an’ i Davida dia mafy loatra.
As soon as, the lad, was gone, David, arose from beside the South, and fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself down three times, —and they kissed each other, and wept over each other, until, David, exceeded.
42 Ary hoy Jonatana tamin’ i Davida: Mandehana soa aman-tsara; fa efa nianiana tamin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah isika roa lahy hoe: Jehovah no vavolombelona amiko sy aminao ary amin’ ny taranako sy ny taranakao mandrakizay. Dia nitsangana Davida ka lasa; fa Jonatana kosa nankany an-tanàna.
Then said Jonathan unto David—Go in peace, —[remembering] that, we, have both sworn in the name of Yahweh, saying, Yahweh shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, unto times age-abiding. And he arose, and departed, —and, Jonathan, entered the city.
