1 Samweli 18
1 Baada ya Daudi kumaliza kuongea na Sauli, roho ya Yonathani ikaambatana na roho ya Daudi, naye akampenda kama nafsi yake mwenyewe.
And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
2 Kuanzia siku ile Sauli akamchukua Daudi naye hakumruhusu kurudi nyumbani kwa baba yake.
And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Yonathani akafanya agano na Daudi kwa sababu alimpenda kama nafsi yake mwenyewe.
Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Yonathani akavua joho alilokuwa amevaa na kumpa Daudi, pamoja na koti lake, silaha zake, hata pamoja na upanga wake, upinde wake na mshipi wake.
And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
5 Lolote Sauli alilomtuma Daudi kufanya, alitenda kwa hekima, hata Sauli akampa cheo cha juu katika jeshi. Jambo hili likawapendeza watu wote, hata maafisa wa Sauli pia.
Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
6 Watu walipokuwa wanarudi nyumbani baada ya Daudi kumuua yule Mfilisti, wanawake wakaja kutoka pande zote za miji ya Israeli kumlaki Mfalme Sauli kwa kuimba na kucheza, kwa nyimbo za furaha na kwa matari na zeze.
Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
7 Walipokuwa wanacheza, wakaimba: “Sauli amewaua elfu zake, naye Daudi makumi elfu yake.”
And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Sauli akakasirika sana; sehemu hii ya kurudia rudia ya wimbo huu ilimkasirisha sana. Akafikiri kuwa, “Wamempa Daudi makumi elfu, lakini mimi wamenipa elfu tu. Apate nini zaidi isipokuwa ufalme?”
Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
9 Kuanzia wakati ule na kuendelea Sauli akawa na jicho la wivu juu ya Daudi.
Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 Kesho yake roho mbaya iliyoachiwa nafasi na Mungu ikaja kwa nguvu juu ya Sauli. Alikuwa akitabiri nyumbani mwake, wakati Daudi alikuwa akipiga kinubi, kama alivyozoea. Sauli alikuwa na mkuki mkononi mwake;
Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
11 akautupa kwa nguvu, akijiambia mwenyewe, “Nitamchoma kwa mkuki abaki hapo ukutani.” Lakini Daudi akamkwepa mara mbili.
And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
12 Sauli akamwogopa Daudi, kwa sababu Bwana alikuwa pamoja na Daudi, lakini alikuwa amemwacha yeye.
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 Kwa hiyo Sauli akamwondoa Daudi mbele yake na kumpa kuwa kiongozi wa watu elfu moja, naye Daudi akatoka na kuingia akiongoza vikosi katika vita.
Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14 Katika kila kitu alichofanya, Daudi alipata mafanikio makubwa, kwa sababu Bwana alikuwa pamoja naye.
Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Sauli alipoona jinsi alivyokuwa akifanikiwa, akamwogopa.
And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 Lakini Israeli wote na Yuda walimpenda Daudi, kwa sababu ndiye alikuwa akiwaongoza katika vita vyao.
But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Sauli akamwambia Daudi, “Huyu hapa binti yangu mkubwa Merabu. Nitakupa umwoe, endapo tu utanitumikia kwa ushujaa na kupigana vita vya Bwana.” Kwa maana Sauli alisema moyoni mwake, “Sitainua mkono wangu dhidi yake. Acha mkono wa Wafilisti uwe juu yake.”
And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
18 Lakini Daudi akamwambia Sauli, “Mimi ni nani, nayo jamaa yangu ni nini au ukoo wa baba yangu katika Israeli, kwamba mimi niwe mkwewe mfalme?”
Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Basi ulipofika wakati wa Daudi kupewa Merabu, binti Sauli, huyo binti aliozwa kwa Adrieli, Mmeholathi.
Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
20 Basi Mikali binti Sauli alimpenda Daudi, nao walipomwambia Sauli juu ya jambo hili, likampendeza.
Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Sauli akawaza, “Nitampa Daudi binti yangu, ili apate kuwa mtego kwake, ili kwamba mkono wa Wafilisti upate kuwa juu yake.” Hivyo Sauli akamwambia Daudi, “Sasa unayo nafasi ya pili ya kuwa mkwe wangu.”
And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
22 Ndipo Sauli akawaagiza watumishi wake, akisema, “Zungumzeni na Daudi kwa siri na kumwambia, ‘Tazama, mfalme amependezwa nawe, nao watumishi wake wote wanakupenda. Basi na uwe mkwewe mfalme.’”
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
23 Watumishi wa Sauli wakarudia hayo maneno kwa Daudi. Lakini Daudi akasema, “Je, mnafikiri ni jambo dogo kuwa mkwewe mfalme? Mimi ni mtu maskini tu, na nisiyejulikana sana.”
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
24 Watumishi wa Sauli walipomweleza yale Daudi aliyoyasema,
And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Sauli akajibu, “Mwambieni Daudi, ‘Mfalme hataki zawadi nyingine kuwa mahari isipokuwa magovi 100 ya Wafilisti, ili kulipiza kisasi juu ya adui zake.’” Mawazo ya Sauli yalikuwa Daudi akaanguke mikononi mwa Wafilisti.
Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 Watumishi walipomwambia Daudi mambo haya, ikampendeza kuwa mkwewe mfalme. Basi kabla siku iliyopangwa haijafika,
And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
27 Daudi na watu wake walitoka na kuwaua Wafilisti mia mbili. Akayaleta magovi yao na kupeleka hesabu kamilifu kwa mfalme, ili kwamba apate kuwa mkwewe mfalme. Ndipo Sauli akamwoza Daudi Mikali binti yake.
And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
28 Sauli alipotambua kuwa Bwana alikuwa pamoja na Daudi na kwamba Mikali binti yake anampenda Daudi,
And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 Sauli akazidi kumwogopa Daudi, naye Sauli akabaki kuwa adui yake siku zote za maisha yake.
And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Majemadari wa jeshi la Wafilisti waliendelea kupigana vita na kadiri walivyoendelea kupigana, Daudi akazidi kutenda kwa hekima kuliko maafisa wengine wa Sauli, nalo jina lake likajulikana sana.
And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
