1 Samoela 23
1 Natalily amy Davide ty hoe: Inao te maname i Keilà o nte-Pilistio, vaho tavane’ iareo o toe-pifofohañeo.
And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
2 Aa le nañontane am’ Iehovà t’i Davide, ami’ ty hoe: Homb’eo hao iraho, handafa o nte-Pilistio? Aa hoe t’Iehovà amy Davide, Akia lafao o nte-Pilistio vaho rombaho t’i Keilà.
And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
3 Fe hoe o mpiamy Davideo ama’e, Toe mahahembañ’ anay ty e Iehodà atoa, antsake t’ie mb’e Keilà naho mb’ amo lahindefon-te-Pilistio.
And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
4 Aa le nañontane Iehovà indraike t’i Davide, le hoe t’Iehovà ama’e, Miongaha, mizotsoa mb’e Keilà mb’eo vaho hatoloko am-pità’o o nte-Pilistio.
And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
5 Aa le nimb’e Keilà mb’eo t’i Davide rekets’ o mpiama’eo, naho nialy amo nte-Pilistio vaho tinava’ iareo o añombe’ iareo iabio; linafa am-pizamanañe jabajaba. Toe rinomba’ i Davide o mpimone’ i Keilào.
So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
6 Ie nipoliotse mb’ amy Davide mb’e Keilà mb’eo t’i Abiatare ana’ i Akimeleke, le nizotso reketse kitambe am-pità’e.
And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
7 Natalily amy Saole te nimb’e Keilà t’i Davide, le hoe t’i Saole: Fa natolon’ Añahare an-tañako; ie migabeñe an-drova aman-dalam-bey naho sikadañe ao.
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
8 Songa natonto’ i Saole hihotakotake ondatio, hizotso mb’e Keilà mb’eo hiarikatoke i Davide naho ondati’eo.
And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
9 Napota’ i Davide te nikinia raty aze t’i Saole le hoe re amy Abiatare mpisoroñe: Endeso atoy i kitambey.
And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
10 Le hoe t’i Davide: Ry Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele, Toe jinanji’ i mpitoro’oy te mipay ho mb’e Keilà mb’atoa t’i Saole, handrotsake ty rova toy ty amako.
And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
11 Hatolo’ ondati’ i Keilào am-pità’e hao iraho? Hizotso mb’etoa hao t’i Saole ty amy tsinanokoy? Ry Iehovà Andrianañahare’ Israele, miambane ama’o, atalilio amo mpitoro’oo. Le hoe t’Iehovà: Hizotso re.
Will [the place] be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant.
12 Le hoe t’i Davide: Hatolo’ ondati’ i Keilào am-pità’ i Saole hao iraho? Le hoe t’Iehovà, Hatolo’ iareo.
And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
13 Aa le nibioñe mb’ amy ze nimete añe t’i Davide naho ondati’eo, ie ni-enen-jato varàñe. Natalily amy Saole te nienga i Keilà t’i Davide, le nado’e ty lia’e mb’eo.
And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
14 Nimoneñe am-patrambey añe am-pipalirañe ao t’i Davide, le nitambatse am-bohibohim-patrambei’ i Zife añe. Nitsoek’ aze boak’ andro boak’ andro t’i Saole f’ie tsy natolon’ Añahare am-pità’e.
And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow [passes]; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
15 Nioni’ i Davide te niavotse mb’eo hipay ty fiai’e t’i Saole; ie am-patrambei’ i Zife amy alay t’i Davide.
And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
16 Niavotse amy zao t’Ionatane ana’ i Saole vaho nimb’ amy Davide amy alay ao; le nampahaozare’e ty fità’e aman’ Añahare;
And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
17 ie nisaontsie’e ty hoe: Ko hemban-drehe; fa tsy ho oni-pità’ i Saole raeko; le ihe ty ho mpifehe Israele vaho ho mpiama’o iraho; toe fohi’ i Saole raeko.
And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
18 Aa le nifañina añatrefa’ Iehovà eo iereo roe; nimoneñe añ’ ala ao t’i Davide, vaho nimpoly mb’ an-kiboho’e añe t’Ionatane.
So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
19 Niheo mb’amy Saole e Gibà mb’eo o nte-Zifeo nanao ty hoe: Tsy mietak’ ama’ay, amo fipalirañe amy alaio hao t’i Davide? an-kaboa’ i Kakilà atimo’ Iesimone ao?
And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
20 Aa le mizotsoa mb’eo ry mpanjaka, mizotsoa an-kapean-tsatrin’ arofo’o, le hatolo’ay am-pità’ i mpanjakay.
And now [according to] all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
21 Le hoe t’i Saole; Ho tahie’ Iehovà, ami’ty fitretreza’ areo ahy.
And Saul said to them, Blessed [be] ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
22 Akia arè, venteo le arendreho indraike, vaho oniño i toem-pipalira’ey; fa inao, toe mpamañahy re.
Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
23 Aa le arendreho naho fohìno o toem-pipalira’eo, le mibaliha mb’amako mb’etoa reketse i niventeñey vaho hindrezako; ie amy zay, kanao an-tane ao re, le ho kodebèko amo arivo’ Iehodao.
Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.
24 Aa le niavotse iereo niaolo i Saole mb’e Zife mb’eo; fe tan-dratraratra’ i Maone añe t’i Davide naho ondati’eo, añ’Arabà atimo’ Iesimone ao.
And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
25 Nimb’eo t’i Saole rekets’ o mpiama’eo hitsoek’ aze. Nitalilieñe t’i Davide; aa le nizotso mb’an-damilamy mb’eo re niambesatse an-dratraratra’ i Maone ao. Ie jinanji’ i Saole izay le nihoridàñe’e t’i Davide an-dratraratra’ i Maone añe.
And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
26 Añ’ ila’ i vohitsey atoy t’i Saole le añ’ ila’e aroa t’i Davide naho o mpiama’eo; nalisa nienga ty fiatrefa’ i Saole t’i Davide, fa hiarikoboñe i Davide naho ondati’eo t’i Saole naho ondati’eo hitsepak’ aze.
And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
27 Fe nivotrak’ amy Saole ty mpihitrike, nanao ty hoe: Masikà, mihavia, fa mitavañe ty tanen-tika o nte-Pilistio.
And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28 Aa le nimpoly t’i Saole tsy nañoridañe i Davide fa nionjomb’ amo nte-Pilistio mb’eo; aa le natao Sela-Kamalekote i toetsey.
So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
29 Nionjoñe boak’ ao t’i Davide vaho nimoneñe an-kijoli’ i En-gedy ao.
And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the narrow passes of Engaddi.
