1 Saamuʼeel 20
1 Daawitis Naayot ishee Raamaa keessatti argamtuu baqatee Yoonaataan bira deemee, “Ani maalin godhe? Yakki koos maali? Cubbuun ani fuula abbaa keetii duratti hojjedhee inni na ajjeesuu barbaaduuf kami?” jedhee gaafate.
And David fled from Navath in Rama, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what [is] my fault, and wherein have I sinned before your father, that he seeks my life?
2 Yoonaataanis deebisee, “Kun gonkumaa hin taʼu; ati hin ajjeefamtu! Abbaan koo waan xinnaas taʼu waan guddaa utuu na wajjin hin mariʼatin hin hojjetu. Yoos abbaan koo akkam waan kana na dhoksa ree? Wanni kun akkas miti!” jedhe.
And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from you: you shall not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not [so].
3 Daawit garuu akkana jedhee kakate; “Akka ani fuula kee duratti fudhatama argadhe abbaan kee sirriitti beeka; kanaafuu inni, ‘Yoonaataan waan gadduuf akka waan kana beeku hin godhinaa’ jedheera. Garuu dhugaa Waaqayyo jiraataa ti; duʼa kee ti; anaa fi duʼa giddu tarkaanfii tokko qofatu jira.”
And David answered Jonathan, and said, Your father knows surely that I have found grace in your sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but [as] the Lord lives and your soul lives, as I said, [the space] is filled up between me and death.
4 Yoonaataanis Daawitiin, “Waan ati akka ani siif godhu barbaaddu hunda siifin godha” jedhe.
And Jonathan said to David, What does your soul desire, and what shall I do for you.
5 Kanaafuu Daawit akkana jedhe; “Bor Ayyaana Baatii ti; anis mootii wajjin maaddiitti dhiʼaachuun qaba; garuu akka ani dhaqee hamma galgala iftaaniitti ala dhokadhu naa eeyyami.
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow [is] the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but you shall let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.
6 Yoo abbaan kee na barbaadee na dhabe, ‘Daawit waan aarsaan waggaa sababii maatii isaa guutuutiif achitti dhiʼeeffamaa jiruuf akka ariitiidhaan gara Beetlihem magaalaa ofii isaa dhaquuf cimsee eeyyama na gaafatee jira’ jedhiin.
And if your father do in anyway enquire for me, then shall you say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethleem his city, for [there is] there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family.
7 Yoo inni, ‘Haa taʼu’ jedhe, garbichi kee ooleera; yoo inni aare garuu akka inni hammina natti yaade hubachuu dandeessa.
If he shall say thus, Well, — [all is] safe for your servant: but if he shall answer harshly to you, know that evil is determined by him.
8 Ati garuu garbicha keetiif garaa laafi. Atii fi garbichi kee fuula Waaqayyoo duratti kakuu galtaniirtuutii. Yoo ani yakka qabaadhe atuu na ajjeesi! Maaliif dabarsitee abbaa keetti na kennita?”
And you shall deal mercifully with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with yourself: and if there is iniquity in your servant, kill me yourself; but why do you thus bring me to your father?
9 Yoonaataanis, “Wanni kun sirraa haa fagaatu! Ani utuu akka abbaan koo si miidhuu barbaade beekee silaa sitti hin himun turee?” jedhe.
And Jonathan said, That be far from you: for if I surely know that evil is determined by my father to come upon you, although it should not be against your cities, I will tell you.
10 Daawitis, “Yoo abbaan kee dheekkamsaan siif deebise eenyutu natti hima?” jedhee gaafate.
And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if your father should answer roughly?
11 Yoonaataan, “Kottu alatti baanaa” jedhe. Kanaafuu isaan lamaanuu walii wajjin deeman.
And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field.
12 Kana irratti Yoonaataan Daawitiin akkana jedhe; “Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa Israaʼeliin nan kakadha; dhugumaan iftaan yoona yaada abbaa koo nan ilaala! Yoo inni yaada tolaa siif qabaate ani dhaamsa sitti ergeen si beeksisa.
And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, [if good] should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to you to the field,
13 Garuu yoo abbaan koo si miidhuu barbaadee ani immoo si beeksisee nagaadhaan si erguu baadhe, Waaqayyo Yoonaataanin haa adabu; waan caalus itti haa fidu. Waaqayyo akkuma abbaa koo wajjin taʼe sana si wajjinis haa taʼu.
God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall [also] report the evil to you, and make it known to you, and I will let you go; and you shall depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with you, as he was with my father.
14 Akka ani hin ajjeefamneef ati gara laafina hin geeddaramne kan akka gara laafina Waaqayyoo sana bara jireenya kootii keessa na argisiisi.
And if indeed I continue to live, then shall you deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,
15 Yeroo Waaqayyo diinota Daawit lafa irraa barbadeessutti illee gara laafinni kee maatii koo irraa hin citin.”
you shall not withdraw your mercy from my house for ever: and if you do not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
16 Kanaafuu Yoonaataan, “Waaqayyo diinota Daawit itti gaafatamtoota haa godhu” jedhee mana Daawit wajjin kakuu seene.
[should it happen] that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.
17 Yoonaataan sababii akkuma lubbuu ofii isaatti Daawitin jaallateef akka inni amma illee isaaf kakatu godhe.
And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.
18 Yoonaataanis Daawitiin akkana jedhe: “Bori Guyyaa Ayyaana Baatii ti. Sababii iddoon ati teessu sun duwwaa taʼuuf akka ati hin jirre ni beekama.
And Jonathan said, To-morrow [is] the new moon, and you will be enquired for, because your seat will be observed as vacant.
19 Iftaan galgala iddoo yeroo rakkinni kun jalqabetti itti dhokatte sana dhaqiitii dhagaa Ezeel bira turi.
And you shall stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shall come to your place where you may hide yourself in the day of your business, and you shall wait by that stone Ezel.
20 Ani akka nama waan tokkotti xiyyeeffatee darbatuutti xiyya sadii naannoo dhagaa sanaatti nan darbadha.
And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.
21 Ergasiis gurbaa tokko ergee, ‘Dhaqiitii xiyya barbaadi’ nan jedha. Yoo ani, ‘Ilaa, xiyyi siin garana jira; as fidi’ jedheen, dhugaa Waaqayyo jiraataa, ati homaa hin taatuutii kottu; balaan tokko iyyuu hin jiru.
And behold, I [will] send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.
22 Yoo ani gurbichaan, ‘Ilaa, xiyyi siin garas jira’ jedhe garuu waan Waaqayyo akka ati deemtu barbaadeef deemuu qabda.
If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow [is] here, and on this side of you, take it; [then] come, for it is well with you, and there is no reason [for fear, as] the Lord lives: [but] if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow [is] on that side of you, and beyond; go, for the Lord has sent you away.
23 Waaʼee waan anaa fi ati mariʼanne sanaa akka Waaqayyo bara baraan anaa fi si gidduutti dhuga baʼaa taʼe yaadadhu.”
And as for the word which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord [is] witness between me and you for ever.
24 Kanaafuu Daawit ala dhokate; yeroo Guyyaan Ayyaana Baatii gaʼettis mootichi waa nyaachuuf taaʼe.
So David hides himself in the field, and the [new] month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
25 Innis akkuma amala isaa keenyan manaa bira taaʼe; Yoonaataan fuullee isaa, Abneer immoo Saaʼol cina taaʼe; iddoon Daawit garuu duwwaa ture.
And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abenner sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.
26 Saaʼol gaafas homaa hin dubbanne; inni, “Wanni akka seeraatti isa xureessu tokko Daawititti dhufuu hin oolu; inni dhugumaanuu xuraaʼaa dha” jedhee yaadaa tureetii.
And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself.
27 Garuu guyyaa itti aanu jechuunis jiʼa sana keessaa guyyaa lammaffaatti iddoon Daawit ammas duwwaa ture. Kana irratti Saaʼol ilma isaa Yoonaataaniin, “Ilmi Isseey sun maaliif kaleessas harʼas nyaataaf hin dhufin?” jedhe.
And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the table?
28 Yoonaataanis akkana jedhee deebise; “Daawit gara Beetlihem deemuuf jedhee jabeessee eeyyama na gaafate.
And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;
29 Innis, ‘Sababii maatiin keenya magaalaa sana keessatti aarsaa dhiʼeessaa jiruu fi sababii obboleessi koo akka ani achitti argamuuf na ajajeef nan dhaqa. Yoo ani fuula kee duratti fudhatama argadhee jiraadhe akka ani obboloota koo ilaaluu dhaquuf naa eeyyami’ jedhe. Wanni inni utuu maaddii mootichaatti hin dhiʼaatin hafeefis kanuma.”
and he said, Let me go, I pray you, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in your eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.
30 Saaʼolis akka malee Yoonaataanitti aaree akkana jedheen; “Ati yaa ilma dubartii micciiramtuu fi finciltuu sanaa! Akka ati ilma Isseey kan siʼii fi haadha si deesseef qaanii taʼe sanaaf tumsite ani hin beekuu?
And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, You son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that you are an accomplice with the son of Jessae to your same, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
31 Hamma ilmi Isseey lafa irra jirutti atis mootummaan kees jabaattanii hin dhaabattan. Kanaafuu amma nama itti ergiitii gara koo fichisiisi; inni duʼuu qabaatii!”
For so long as the son of Jessae lives upon the earth, your kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.
32 Yoonaataanis, “Inni maaliif ajjeefama? Maali godhe?” jedhee abbaa isaa Saaʼolin gaafate.
And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done?
33 Saaʼol garuu isa ajjeesuudhaaf eeboo itti darbate. Kanaafuu Yoonaataan akka abbaan isaa Daawitin ajjeesuuf kutate beeke.
And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to kill him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to kill David.
34 Yoonaataanis akka malee aaree maaddii irraa kaʼe; innis sababii hojii qaanii kan abbaan isaa Daawititti hojjete sanaan gaddeef bultii lammaffaa jiʼa sanaatti homaa hin nyaanne.
And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second [day] of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined [on mischief] against him.
35 Yoonaataan ganama barii Daawitin wal arguuf gad baʼe. Gurbaan xinnaan tokkos isa wajjin ture.
And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed [to do] for a signal to David, and a little boy [was] with him.
36 Innis gurbaa sanaan, “Fiigiitii xiyya ani darbadhu sana barbaadi” jedhe. Akkuma gurbaan sun fiigeen Yoonaataan isa duubaan xiyya darbate.
And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and [Jonathan] shot an arrow, and sent it beyond [him].
37 Yeroo gurbichi iddoo xiyyi Yoonaataan buʼe sana gaʼetti, Yoonaataan isa waamee, “Xiyyi siin achi jira mitii?” jedhe.
And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow [is] on that side of you and beyond you.
38 Ergasiis, “Ariifadhu! Dafiitii deemi! Hin dhaabatin!” jedhee itti iyye; gurbichis xiyya sana fuudhee gara gooftaa isaatti deebiʼe.
And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.
39 Gurbaan sun waaʼee waan kana hundaa waan tokko illee hin beekne; Yoonaataanii fi Daawit qofatu beeka ture.
And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David [knew].
40 Ergasiis Yoonaataan miʼa isaa kan lolaa gurbichatti kennee, “Fuudhiitii gara magaalaatti deebiʼi” jedheen.
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city.
41 Erga gurbichi deemee booddee Daawit karaa kibba dhagaa sanaatii kaʼee yeroo sadii gad jedhee fuula Yoonaataan duratti addaan lafatti gombifame. Ergasiis isaan wal dhungatanii walitti booʼan; Daawit garuu caalaa booʼe.
And when the lad went in, then David arose from the south, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.
42 Yoonaataanis Daawitiin, “‘Anaa fi si gidduutti, sanyii koo fi sanyii kee gidduutti Waaqayyo bara baraan dhugaa baatuu dha’ waliin jennee akka firummaan keenya jabaatee dhaabatuuf maqaa Waaqayyootiin walii kakanneerraatii nagaan deemi” jedhe. Ergasii Daawit kaʼee qajeele. Yoonaataanis gara magaalaatti deebiʼe.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever—[even so let it be]. And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.
