1 Samoela 22
1 Ary Davida niala teo ka nandositra nankany amin’ ny zohin’ i Adolama; ary nony nandre izany ny rahalahiny sy ny mpianakavin-drainy, dia nidina tany aminy ireo.
David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.
2 Ary izay mahantra rehetra sy izay mpitrosa rehetra ary izay manana alahelo am-po rehetra dia nivory tao aminy, ary izy no tonga mpifehy azy; ka dia tonga tokony ho efa-jato lahy ny tao aminy.
Everyone who was in trouble or in debt or resentful also came to him and he became their leader. He had around four hundred men with him.
3 Ary Davida niala tao nankany Mizpa any Moaba ka nanao tamin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Moaba hoe: Masìna ianao, avelao ny raiko sy ny reniko ho avy atỳ hitoetra etỳ aminao ambara-pahafantatro izay hataon’ Andriamanitra amiko.
Then David went to Mizpeh in the country of Moab. He asked the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is planning for me.”
4 Ary dia nentiny ho eo anatrehan’ ny mpanjakan’ i Moaba izy ireo ka nonina teo aminy tamin’ ny andro rehetra nitoeran’ i Davida tao amin’ ny batery fiarovana.
So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with the king all the time David lived in the stronghold.
5 Ary hoy Gada mpaminany tamin’ i Davida: Aza mitoetra ao amin’ ny batery fiarovana; fa mialà, ka mankanesa any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Joda. Dia nandeha Davida ka tonga tany an’ ala Hareta.
But then the prophet Gad told David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go back to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
6 Ary ren’ i Saoly fa hita Davida sy ny olona nanaraka azy (nipetraka tao Gibea teo ambanin’ ny hazo tamariska teo an-kavoana Saoly tamin’ izay, sady nisy lefona teny an-tànany, ary ny mpanompony rehetra nitsangana teo anoloany),
Saul found out that David had returned and where he was. Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill in Gibeah. He had his spear in his hand, with all his officials surrounding him.
7 dia hoy Saoly tamin’ ny mpanompony izay teo anoloany: Henoy kely, ry taranak’ i Benjamina: Moa ianareo rehetra koa mba homen’ ny zanak’ i Jese saha sy tanim-boaloboka, ary mba hataony mpifehy arivo sy mpifehy zato ianareo rehetra,
Saul said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse going to give all of you fields and vineyards and make you commanders and officers in the army?
8 no dia miray tetika hanohitra ahy ianareo rehetra, ka tsy nisy nanambara tamiko fa ny zanako nanao fanekena tamin’ ny zanak’ i Jese, ary tsy nisy nalahelo ahy akory ianareo, na nanambara tamiko fa ny zanako efa nanome fo ny mpanompoko ho mpanotrika ahy tahaka ny amin’ izao anio izao?
Is that why you've all plotted against me? Not a single one of you told me that my own son had made an agreement with Jesse's son. Not a single one of you has shown you cared about me, or explained to me that my son has encouraged him to try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”
9 Ary Doega Edomita, mpifehy ny mpanompon’ i Saoly, namaly ka nanao hoe: Nahita ny zanak’ i Jese tonga tany Noba aho tany amin’ i Ahimeleka, zanak’ i Ahitoba.
Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's officers, spoke up, saying, “I saw the son of Jesse visit Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, at Nob.
10 Ary Ahimeleka nanontany ho azy tamin’ i Jehovah sady nanome azy vatsy; ary nomeny azy koa ny sabatr’ i Goliata Filistina.
Ahimelech asked advice from the Lord for him and gave him food. He gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine as well.”
11 Ary ny mpanjaka dia naniraka naka an’ i Ahimeleka mpisorona, zanak’ i Ahitoba, sy ny tarana-drainy rehetra, izay mpisorona, tao Noba; ka dia tonga tany amin’ ny mpanjaka izy rehetra.
The king sent a message to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and all his family, who were priests at Nob. They all came to the king.
12 Ary hoy Saoly: Mba mihainoa ianao, ry zanak’ i Ahitoba. Ary izy namaly hoe: Inty aho, tompoko.
“Now you listen, son of Ahitub,” the king shouted. “What is it, my lord?” Ahimelech asked.
13 Ary hoy Saoly taminy: Nahoana ianareo no niray tetika hanohitra ahy, dia ianao sy ny zanak’ i Jese, tamin’ ilay nanomezanao azy mofo sy sabatra ary nanontanianao ho azy tamin’ Andriamanitra hahatongavany ho mpanotrika ahy tahaka ny amin’ izao anio izao?
“Why have you and the son of Jesse plotted against me? You gave him bread and a sword, and asked advice from God for him so that he could rebel against me and try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”
14 Ary Ahimeleka namaly ny mpanjaka hoe: Iza moa amin’ ny mpanomponao rehetra no mba mahatoky tahaka an’ i Davida, izay vinanton’ ny mpanjaka sady mpanolo-tsaina anao sy malaza ao an-tranonao?
“Who of all your officers is as trustworthy as David, the king's son-in-law? He is in charge of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your family!” Ahimelech responded.
15 Ary vao izay va no nanontaniako ho azy tamin’ Andriamanitra? Sanatria ahy izany! Aoka ny mpanjaka tsy hanome tsiny ny mpanompony na ny tarana-draiko rehetra; fa ny mpanomponao tsy nahalala na inona na inona ny amin’ izany rehetra izany, na kely na be.
“And was that day the first time he asked advice from God on his behalf? Of course not! The king should not accuse me your servant or any of my family, for I didn't know anything about any of this.”
16 Fa hoy ny mpanjaka: Hatao maty tokoa ianao, ry Ahimeleka, dia ianao sy ny tarana-drainao rehetra.
“You're going to die for this!” the king declared. “You and all your family!”
17 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ ny mpiambina izay teo anoloany: Mihodìna, ka vonoy ny mpisoron’ i Jehovah; fa ny tànan’ ireo koa momba an’ i Davida, satria fantany ihany fa nandositra izy, nefa tsy nambarany tamiko izany. Fa ny mpanompon’ ny mpanjaka tsy nety naninjitra ny tànany hamely ny mpisoron’ i Jehovah.
Then the king turned to his bodyguards standing there and ordered them, “Kill these priests of the Lord, because they're on David's side! They knew he was a fugitive and yet they didn't tell me!” But the king's guards refused to attack the priests of the Lord.
18 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Doega: Mihodìna ianao, ka asio ny mpisorona. Ary Doega Edomita nihodina ka namely ny mpisorona, dia nahafaty olona dimy amby valo-polo izay nisalotra efoda rongony fotsy.
So the king ordered Doeg, “You kill the priests!” Doeg the Edomite attacked and killed the priests, killing eighty-five men wearing the priestly ephod.
19 Dia nasiany tamin’ ny lelan-tsabatra koa Noba, tanànan’ ny mpisorona, dia ny lehilahy sy ny vehivavy, ny ankizy madinika sy ny zaza minono, ny omby sy ny boriky ary ny ondry aman’ osy.
Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and slaughtered its men and women, children and infants, cattle, donkeys, and sheep.
20 Ary ny anankiray tamin’ ny zanak’ i Ahimeleka, zanak’ i Ahitoba, Abiatara no anarany, dia afa-nandositra ka nanaraka an’ i Davida.
But one of the sons of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, managed to escape. His name was Abiathar, and he ran away and joined David.
21 Ary Abiatara nanambara tamin’ i Davida ny namonoan’ i Saoly ny mpisoron’ i Jehovah.
He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.
22 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Abiatara: Fantatro androtr’ iny ihany fa tao Doega Edomita ka hilaza amin’ i Saoly tokoa; koa izaho no anton’ ny nahafaty ny olona rehetra tamin’ ny tarana-drainao.
David told Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he was going to tell Saul about it. It's my fault that all your family have died.
23 Tomoera etỳ amiko, ka aza matahotra; fa izay mikatsaka ny aiko no mikatsaka ny ainao koa; fa eto amiko no hahavoavonjy anao.
But you can stay with me and you don't need to be afraid, because the man who wants to kill you wants to kill me too. I'll take good care of you.”
