1 Samweli 20
1 Kisha Daudi akakimbia kutoka Nayothi huko Rama akaenda na kumwambia Yonathani, “Nimefanya nini? Uovu wangu ni upi? Dhambi yangu ni ipi kwa baba yako, inayofanya atafute kuutoa uhai wangu.”
And David fled from Nayoth near Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “La hasha; hautakufa. Baba yangu hafanyi jambo kubwa wala dogo bila kunijulisha. Kwa nini inamlazimu baba yangu anifiche jambo hili? La, siyo hivyo?”
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father is not wont to do a great thing or a small thing, which he doth not inform me of; and why should my father conceal this thing from me? it is not so.
3 Bado Daudi aliapa tena na akasema, “Baba yako anajua wazi kwamba nimepata kibali machoni pako. Pengine anasema, 'Asije Yonathani akajua jambo hili, labda atahuzunika.' Lakini kweli kama BWANA aishivyo, kama wewe uishivyo, kuna hatua moja tu kati yangu na mauti.”
But David swore again, and said, Thy father well knoweth that I have found grace in thy eyes; wherefore he said, Jonathan must not know this, lest he be grieved: nevertheless, as truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there was but one step between me and death.
4 Kisha Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Lolote utakalosema, nitakufanyia.”
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul sayeth will I do for thee.
5 Daudi akamwambia Yonathani, “Kesho ni siku ya mwezi mpya, na inanibidi kukaa na kula pamoja na mfalme. Lakini acha niende, ili niweze kujificha katika shamba hadi siku ya tatu jioni.
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new-moon, and I should as usual sit with the king to eat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
6 Baba yako akinikosa kabisa, ndipo utasema, 'Daudi aliniomba kwa msisitizo ruhusa aondoke kwenda mjini kwake Bethlehemu; kwa sababu huko ni kipindi cha utoaji wa dhabihu ya mwaka kwa familia yao yote.'
If thy father at all miss me, then do thou say, David asked earnestly leave of me that he might run to Beth-lechem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 Kama atasema kuwa ni vyema, 'basi mtumishi wako atakuwa na amani. Lakini kama atakasirika sana, ndipo utajua kwamba ameamua kunitendea uovu.
If he should say thus, It is well: then shall thy servant have peace; but if it be at all displeasing to him, then know that the evil is determined on by him.
8 Kwa hiyo, umtendee wema mtumishi wako. Kwa maana umemweka mtumishi katika agano la BWANA pamoja na wewe. Lakini kama kuna dhambi ndani yangu, wewe mwenyewe uniuwe; maana kwa nini basi unipeleke kwa baba yako?”
And do thou deal kindly with thy servant; for into a covenant of the Lord hast thou brought thy servant with thee; but if there be in me any iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldst thou bring me to thy father?
9 Yonathani akasema, “La hasha! Ikiwa ninajua kwamba baba ameamua baya likupate, siwezi kukuambia?”
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should know for certain that evil were determined on by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?
10 Ndipo Daudi akamwambia Yonathani, “Ni nani ataniambia ikiwa imetokea, baba yako akakujibu kwa ukali?”
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell it me? or what, if thy father answer thee roughly?
11 Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Njoo, hebu twende huko shambani.” Ndipo wote wakaondoka kwenda shambani.
And Jonathan said unto David, Come, let us go out into the field. And they went out, both of them, into the field.
12 Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Na BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli, awe shahidi. Kesho muda kama huu, nitakuwa nimemuuliza baba yangu, au siku ya tatu, tazama, ikiwa kutakuwa na jambo zuri upande wa Daudi; je, nisikutumie taarifa na kulidhihirisha kwako?
And Jonathan said unto David, May the God of Israel [punish me] if, when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, or of the third day, and, behold, if he be good toward David, I do not then send unto thee, and inform thee of it.
13 Na kama ikimpendeza baba yangu akufanyie madhara, Basi BWANA ayafanye hayo kwa Yonathani na kuzidi ikiwa sitakujulisha jambo na kukupeleka mbali, ili kwamba uende kwa amani. Na BWANA awe pamoja nawe, kama alivyokuwa na baba yangu.
May the Lord do so to Jonathan and continue so yet farther, that, if it please my father [to do] thee evil, I will inform thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and may the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
14 Kama bado nikiwa hai, hautanionesha uaminifu wa agano la BWANA, kwamba siwezi kufa?
And wilt thou not, should I be yet alive, show me the kindness of the Lord, that I may not die?
15 Na usivunje kabisa uaminifu wako wa agano kati yako na nyumba yangu, hata wakati BWANA atakapowaodoa kila mmoja wa adui za Daudi kutoka uso wa dunia.”
But, surely, thou wilt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever, not even when the Lord cutteth off the enemies of David, every one, from off the face of the earth.
16 Basi Yonathani akafanya agano na nyumba ya Daudi na kusema, “Naye BWANA atawaondoa maadui wa Daudi.”
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying, ] May the Lord require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 Yonathani akamtaka Daudi aape tena kwa sababu ya upendo aliokuwa nao juu yake, kwa sababu alimpenda kama alivyopenda roho yake mwenyewe.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Kisha Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Kesho ni siku ya mwezi mpya. Hautakuwapo, kwa sababu kiti chako kitakuwa wazi.
Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new-moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be left empty.
19 Utakapokuwa umekaa huko siku tatu, uende upesi hadi mahala ulipojificha mara ya kwanza, wakati shughuli ikifanyika, na ukaye karibu jiwe Ezeli.
And when thou hast stayed till the third day, then shalt thou go down greatly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the work-day; and thou shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20 Nitatupa mishale mitatu pembeni mwa jiwe, kama vile ninalenga kitu fulani.
And I will myself shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I were shooting at a mark.
21 Kisha nitamtuma kijana wangu na kumwambia, 'Nenda utafute hiyo mishale.' Kama nitamwambia kijana hivi, 'Tazama, mishale iko upande huu wa kwako; kaichukue,” ndipo uje; maana hapo kutakuwa na usalama kwako na siyo madhara, kama BWANA aishivyo.
And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows; if I should now say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee: then take him and come; for there is peace to thee, and it is nothing; as the Lord liveth.
22 “Lakini kama nikimwambia kijana hivi, 'Tazama, mishale iko mbele yako,' ndipo utakapokwenda zako, maana BWANA ametaka uende zako.
But if thus I should say unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee: then go thy way, for the Lord hath sent thee off.
23 Kulingana na makubaliano ambayo mimi na wewe tumeongea, angalia, BWANA yupo kati yangu na wewe milele.'”
And touching the matter of which we have spoken, thou and I, behold, the Lord is between me and thee for ever.
24 Kwa hiyo Daudi akajificha mle shambani. Pindi mwezi ulipoandama, mfalme aliketi chini ale chakula.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon was come, the king set himself down to the repast to eat.
25 Mfalme alikaa juu ya kiti chake, kama kawaida kwenye kiti karibu na ukuta. Yonathani alisimama wima, na Abneri alikaa ubavuni mwa Sauli. Lakini nafasi ya Daudi ilikuwa wazi.
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall: and when Jonathan arose, Abner seated himself by the side of Saul, and David's place was left empty.
26 Hata hivyo Sauli hakusema kitu siku hiyo, kwa sababu alifikiri, “Kuna jambo limempata Daudi. Hayuko safi; hakika hayuko safi.”
Nevertheless Saul spoke not the least on that day; for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; because he hath not yet purified himself.
27 Lakini siku ya pili, siku moja baada ya mwandamo wa mwezi, bado nafasi ya Daudi ilikuwa tupu. Ndipo Sauli akamuuliza Yonathani mwanaye, “Kwa nini mwana wa Yese hakuja kwenye chakula, jana na hata leo?”
And it came to pass on the morrow, the second day of the new-moon, that David's place was left empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore is the son of Jesse not come, both yesterday and today, to the repast?
28 Yonathani akamjibu Sauli, “Daudi aliomba kwangu ruhusa kwa dhati ili aende Bethlehemu.
And Jonathan answered Saul, David asked earnestly leave of me to go as far as Beth-lechem.
29 Alisema, 'Tafadhali niruhusu niende. Maana familia yetu wanayo dhabihu huko mjini, na kaka yangu ameniagiza niwe huko. Basi kama nimepata kibali machoni pako, tafadhali niruhusu niende nikawaone kaka zangu.' Hakuja kwenye meza ya mfalme kwa sababu hii.”
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family-sacrifice in the city, and my brother himself hath commanded it to me; and now, if I have found favor in thy eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, that I may see my brothers: therefore is he not come unto the king's table.
30 Ndipo hasira ya Sauli iliwaka juu ya Yonathani, na akamwambia, “Wee mwana wa mwanamke mkaidi na muasi! Wadhani kwamba sijui kuwa umemchagua Mwana wa Yese kwa ajili ya aibu yako, na kwa aibu ya uchi wa mama yako?
And the anger of Saul was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of perverse rebelliousness! do I not know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
31 Kwa kuwa mwana wa Yese anaishi duniani, siyo wewe wala ufalme wako utakaoimarika. Sasa basi, tuma watu wamlete kwangu, kwa sababu inampasa kufa.”
For all the days that the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou wilt not have any permanence with thy kingdom: therefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
32 Yonathani akamjibu Sauli baba yake, “Kwa sababu gani inampasa kuuwawa? Amefanya nini?”
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be put to death? what hath he done?
33 Ndipo Sauli akamtupia mkuki apate kumuua. Kwa hiyo Yonatani akatambua kwamba baba yake alinuia kumuua Daudi.
And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him: and Jonathan understood that it was determined on by his father to put David to death.
34 Yonathani alitoka mezani akiwa na hasira kali bila kula chakula siku ya pili ya mwezi, kwa sababu alimhuzunikia Daudi, na kwa sababu baba yake amemwaibisha.
And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food on the second day of the new-moon; for he was grieved for David; because his father had made him feel ashamed.
35 Ikawa asubuhi, Yonathani akaenda huko shambani kama walivyoahidiana na Daudi, akiwa pamoja na kijana wake.
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field to the place appointed with David, and a little lad was with him.
36 Akamwambia yule kijana wake, “Kimbia utafute ile mishale niliyoitupa.” Na kijana alikimbia, akatupa mshale mwingine mbele yake.
And he said unto his lad, Run, do find out the arrows which I shoot: and the lad ran, and he shot the arrow so as to pass beyond him.
37 Kijana alipofika katika eneo ambapo mshale ulitua, ule alioutuma Yonathani, akamwita tena kijana, na kusema, “Huo mshale hauko mbele yako?”
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the lad, and said, Behold, the arrow is beyond thee!
38 Kisha Yonathani akamwita yule kijana, “Upesi, harakisha, usikawie!” Hivyo kijana wa Yonathani akaikusanya mishale na kurudi kwa bwana wake.
And Jonathan called after the lad, Make haste, speed, stay not: and Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Lakini huyo kijana hakujua lolote. Ni Yonathani na Daudi tu ndio walijua habari yenyewe.
But the lad knew not the least: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Yonathani akampa kijana wake silaha na kumwambia, “Nenda, uzipeleke mjini.”
And Jonathan gave his weapons unto the lad who was with him, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
41 Punde tu kijana alipoondoka, Daudi akasimama kutokea upande wa kusini, akiwa amelala kifudifudi, akainama mara tatu. Walibusiana wao kwa wao na wote wakalia kwa pamoja, Daudi akilia zaidi.
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose from the south side [of the stone], and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42 Yonathani akamwambia Daudi, “Nenda kwa amani, kwa sababu wote tumeapa kwa jina la BWANA na tulisema, 'BWANA awe kati yangu na wewe, na awe kati ya uzao wangu na uzao wako, milele.'” Kisha Daudi alisimama na akaondoka, na Yonathani akarudi mjini.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace: what we have sworn, both of us, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever, [shall be kept]. And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
