< 1 Samweli 29 >
1 Basi Wafilisti walikusanya pamoja majeshi yao yote huko Afeki; Waisraeli wakapiga kambi karibu na chemchemi iliyoko Yezreeli.
Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel.
2 Nao wakuu wa Wafilisti wakapitwa na mamia kwa maelfu; Daudi na watu wake wakapita wakiwa wa mwisho pamoja na Akishi.
And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.
3 Kisha wakuu wa Wafilisti wakasema, “Hawa Waebrania wanafanya nini hapa?” Akishi akawaambia wakuu wengine wa Wafilisti, “Huyu si Daudi, mtumishi wa Sauli, mfalme wa Israeli, ambaye amekaa nami kwa siku hizi, au kwa miaka hii, nami nimeona hana kosa tangu aje kwangu hadi leo?”
Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wrong in him from the time when he came to me till now?
4 Lakini wale wakuu wa Wafilisti walimkasirikia Akishi; wakamwabia, Mfukuze mtu huyo, aende kwake kule ulikompatia; usimruhusu aende nasi vitani, ili asiwe adui yetu katika vita. Kwa jinsi gani mtu huyu angeweza kufanya amani na bwana wake? Siyo kwa gharama ya vichwa vya watu wetu?
But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace with his lord? will it not be with the heads of these men?
5 Je, huyu siye Daudi ambaye walimuimba kwa kupokezana na kucheza, wakisema: 'Sauli ameua maelfu yake, Na Daudi makumi elfu yake?”'
Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?
6 Ndipo Akishi alimwita Daudi na kumwambia, “Kama BWANA aishivyo, umekuwa mwema, na kutoka kwako na kuingia kwako pamoja nami katika jeshi ni kwema kama nionavyo mimi; maana sijaona kosa kwako tangu siku unakuja kwangu hadi siku hii ya leo. Hata hivyo, wakuu hawakupendi.
Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not pleased with you.
7 Basi sasa rudi na uende kwa amani, ili usiwakwaze wakuu wa Wafilisti.”
So now go back, and go in peace, so that you do not make the lords of the Philistines angry.
8 Daudi akamwambia Akishi, “Lakini nimefanya nini? Kitu gani umekiona kwa mtumishi wako kwa muda ambao nimekuwa mbele yako hadi leo, kiasi kwamba nisiende kupigana na adui za bwana wangu mfalme?”
And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?
9 Akishi akajibu na kumwambia Daudi, “Najua kwamba hauna lawama mbele zangu kama alivyo malaika wa Mungu; hata hivyo, wale wakuu wa Wafilisti wamesema, Kamwe hatapanda pamoja nasi hadi vitani.'
And Achish in answer said, It is true that in my eyes you are good, like an angel of God: but still, the rulers of the Philistines have said, He is not to go up with us to the fight.
10 Basi sasa amka asubuhi na mapema na watumishi wa bwana wako waliokuja pamoja nawe; mara tu muamkapo asubuhi na mapema na kupata mwanga, ondokeni.”
So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.
11 Hivyo Daudi aliamka mapema, yeye pamoja na watu wake, waondoke asubuhi, warudi kule katika nchi ya Wafilisti. Lakini Wafilisti walipanda kwenda Yezreeli.
So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.