1 Samweli 19
1 Sauli akamwambia Yonathani mwanawe na watumishi wake wote kwamba wanapaswa kumuua Daudi. Lakini Yonathani, mwana wa Sauli, alitamani sana akae na Daudi.
Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
2 Hivyo Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Baba yangu Sauli anatafuta kukuua. Kwa hiyo uwe macho wakati wa asubuhi na jifiche mahali pa siri.
so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.
3 Nami nitatoka nje na kusimama kando ya baba yangu huko shambani uliko wewe, na nitazungumza na baba yangu kuhusu wewe. Kama nikijua jambo lolote nitakuambia.”
I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
4 Yonathani alimsifia Daudi mbele ya Sauli baba yake akisema, “Mfalme asije akafanya dhambi dhidi ya mtumishi wake Daudi. Maana yeye hajakutenda dhambi, mambo aliyofanya yamekusaidia sana.
Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
5 Maana alijitoa maisha yake na kumuua yule Mfilisti, naye BWANA akawaletea Waisraeli wote wokovu mkuu. Tena uliuona na kufurahi. Kwa nini utende dhambi juu damu isiyo na hatia kwa kumuua Daudi bila sababu?”
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
6 Sauli alimsikiliza Yonathani. Sauli akaapa, “Kama BWANA aishivyo, Yonathani hatauawa.”
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
7 Ndipo Yonathani akamwita Daudi na kumwambia mambo hayo yote. Na Yonathani akamleta Daudi kwa Sauli, naye Daudi akawa mbele zake kama zamani.
So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.
8 Baadaye kukawa na vita tena. Daudi akatoka na kupigana na Wafilisti na kuwashinda kwa mauaji makubwa mno. Nao wakakimbia mbele yake.
When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
9 Yule roho wa ubaya kutoka kwa BWANA ikamjia Sauli alipokuwa ameketi nyumbani mwake na mkuki mkononi mwake, na Daudi akiwa anapiga chombo chake.
But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
10 Sauli alijaribu kumpigilia Daudi ukutani kwa mkuki wake, lakini akaponyoka kutoka machoni pake, na kwamba Sauli akashindilia mkuki ndani ya ukuta. Daudi alikimbia na kutoroka usiku huo.
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
11 Bado Sauli aliwatuma wajumbe nyumbani kwa Daudi wamvizie kusudi aweze kumuua asubuhi. Mkewe Daudi, Mikali, akamwambia, “Usipoyaokoa maisha yako usiku huu, kesho utauwawa.”
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
12 Hivyo Mikali akamteremsha Daudi kupita dirishani. Naye akaenda, akakimbia na kutoroka.
So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 Mikali alichukua kinyago na kukilaza juu ya kitanda. Kisha akaweka mto wa singa za mbuzi kichwani pake, na akakifunika na nguo.
Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
14 Sauli alipowatuma wajumbe kumchukua Daudi, mkewe akasema, “Daudi ni mgonjwa.”
When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”
15 Kisha Sauli akawatuma wajumbe kumtazama; akisema, “Mleteni kwangu akiwa kitandani, ili nimuue.”
But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
16 Wale wajumbe walipoingia ndani, tazama, kile kinyago kilikuwa kitandani pamoja na mto wa singa za mbuzi kichwani.
And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.
17 Sauli akamuuliza Mikali, “Kwa nini umenidanganya na kumwachilia adui yangu aende, na tena ametoroka?” Mikali akamjibu Sauli, “Aliniambia, 'Acha niende. Kwa nini nikuuwe?”'
And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
18 Basi Daudi akakimbia na kutoroka, na akaenda kwa Samweli huko Rama na kumweleza yote ambayo Sauli amemtendea. Ndipo yeye na Samweli wakaenda na kukaa Nayothi.
So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
19 Naye Sauli akaambiwa kwamba, “Tazama, Daudi yuko huko Nayothi iliyoko Rama.”
When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,
20 Kisha Sauli akawatuma wajumbe kumkamata Daudi. Nao walipowaona kundi la manabii wakitabiri, na Samweli akisimama kama kiongozi wao, Roho wa Mungu akawaingia wale wajumbe wa Sauli, nao pia wakatabiri.
he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
21 Sauli alipoambiwa hivyo, akawatuma wajumbe wengine, nao pia wakatabiri. Basi Sauli aliwatuma tena wajumbe kwa mara ya tatu, na hao pia wakatabiri.
When this was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they began to prophesy as well. So Saul tried again and sent messengers a third time, and even they began to prophesy.
22 Kisha naye akaenda Rama na kufika katika kisima kirefu kilichoko huko Seku. Akauliza, “Samweli na Daudi wako wapi?” Mtu mmoja akasema, “Angalia, Wako Nayothi huko Rama.”
Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
23 Hivyo Sauli akaenda Nayothi huko Rama. Ndipo Roho wa Mungu pia akaja juu yake, naye alipokuwa akienda alitabiri, hadi alipofika Nayothi huko Rama.
So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 Na yeye pia, alirarua mavazi yake, naye pia akatabiri mbele ya Samweli siku hiyo akilala uchi mchana kutwa na usiku kucha. Kwa sababu ya jambo hili, watu husema, “Je, Sauli pia ni miongoni mwa manabii?”
Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
