1 Samuel 19
1 At nagsalita si Saul kay Jonathan na kaniyang anak, at sa lahat ng kaniyang mga lingkod, na kanilang patayin si David. Nguni't si Jonathan na anak ni Saul ay naliligayang mainam kay David.
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
2 At isinaysay ni Jonathan kay David, na sinasabi, Pinagsisikapan ni Saul na aking ama na patayin ka: ngayon nga'y isinasamo ko sa iyo, na magingat ka sa kinaumagahan, at manatili sa isang lihim na dako, at magtago ka:
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
3 At ako'y lalabas at tatayo sa siping ng aking ama sa parang na iyong kinaroroonan, at ako'y makikipagusap sa aking ama ng tungkol sa iyo; at kung may makita akong anoman, ay aking sasaysayin sa iyo.
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
4 At nagsalita si Jonathan kay Saul na kaniyang ama, ng mabuti tungkol kay David, at sinabi sa kaniya, Huwag magkasala ang hari laban sa kaniyang lingkod na si David; sapagka't hindi siya nagkasala laban sa iyo; at sapagka't ang kaniyang mga gawa ay naging mabuti sa iyo:
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
5 Sapagka't kaniyang ipinain ang kaniyang buhay, at sinaktan ang Filisteo, at gumawa ang Panginoon ng dakilang pagtatagumpay sa ganang buong Israel: nakita mo at nagalak ka; bakit nga magkakasala ka laban sa walang salang dugo, na papatayin si David ng walang anomang kadahilanan?
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 At dininig ni Saul ang tinig ni Jonathan; at sumumpa si Saul: Buhay ang Panginoon, siya'y hindi papatayin.
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
7 At tinawag ni Jonathan si David, at isinaysay ni Jonathan sa kaniya ang lahat ng mga bagay na yaon. At dinala ni Jonathan si David kay Saul, at siya'y lumagay sa kaniyang harap, na gaya ng dati.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
8 At nagkaroong muli ng digma: at lumabas si David, at nakipaglaban sa mga Filisteo, at pumatay sa kanila ng malaking pagpatay; at sila'y tumakas sa harap niya.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
9 At isang espiritung masama na mula sa Panginoon ay suma kay Saul, nang siya'y nakaupo sa kaniyang bahay na tangan niya ang kaniyang sibat sa kaniyang kamay; at tumugtog si David sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang kamay.
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
10 At pinagsikapan ni Saul na tuhugin ng sibat si David sa dinding; nguni't siya'y nakatakas sa harap ni Saul at ang kaniyang tinuhog ng sibat ay ang dinding: at tumakas si David at tumanan ng gabing yaon.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
11 At nagsugo si Saul ng mga sugo sa bahay ni David, upang siya'y bantayan, at siya'y patayin sa kinaumagahan: at sinaysay sa kaniya ni Michal na asawa ni David, na sinasabi, Kundi mo iligtas ang iyong buhay ngayong gabi bukas ay papatayin ka.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Kaya inihugos ni Michal si David sa isang dungawan, at siya'y yumaon, at tumakas, at tumanan.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 At kinuha ni Michal ang mga terap, at inihiga sa higaan at nilagyan sa ulunan ng isang unan na buhok ng kambing, at tinakpan ng mga kumot.
Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 At nang magsugo si Saul ng mga sugo upang dakpin si David, kaniyang sinabi, Siya'y may sakit.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 At nagsugo si Saul ng mga sugo upang tingnan si David, na sinasabi, Ipanhik ninyo siya sa akin na nasa kaniyang higaan, upang aking patayin siya.
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 At nang pumasok ang mga sugo, narito, ang mga terap at nasa higaan, pati ng unang buhok ng kambing sa ulunan niyaon.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
17 At sinabi ni Saul kay Michal, Bakit mo ako dinaya ng ganiyan, at iyong pinaalis ang aking kaaway, na anopa't siya'y nakatanan? At sumagot si Michal kay Saul, Kaniyang sinabi sa akin: Bayaan mo akong yumaon: bakit kita papatayin?
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
18 Si David nga ay tumakas, at tumanan, at naparoon kay Samuel sa Rama, at isinaysay sa kaniya ang lahat ng ginawa ni Saul sa kaniya. At siya at si Samuel ay yumaon at tumahan sa Najoth.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 At nasaysay kay Saul na sinasabi, Narito si David ay nasa Najoth sa Rama.
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
20 At nagsugo si Saul ng mga sugo upang dakpin si David: at nang kanilang makita ang pulutong ng mga propeta na nanganghuhula, at si Samuel ay tumatayong pinakapangulo sa kanila, ang Espiritu ng Dios ay dumating sa mga sugo ni Saul, at sila naman ay nanganghula.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
21 At nang maisaysay kay Saul, siya'y nagsugo ng ibang mga sugo, at sila man ay nanganghula. At si Saul ay nagsugo uli ng mga sugo na ikaitlo, at sila man ay nanganghula.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
22 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon din naman siya sa Rama, at dumating sa dakilang balon na nasa Socho: at siya'y tumanong, at nagsabi, Saan naroon si Samuel at si David? At sinabi ng isa, Narito, sila'y nasa Najoth sa Rama.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
23 At siya'y naparoon doon sa Najoth sa Rama: at ang Espiritu ng Dios ay dumating din sa kaniya, at siya'y nagpatuloy, at nanghula hanggang sa siya'y dumating sa Najoth sa Rama.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
24 At siya rin nama'y naghubad ng kaniyang mga suot, at siya man ay nanghula sa harap ni Samuel, at nahigang hubad sa buong araw na yaon at sa buong gabing yaon. Kaya't kanilang sinasabi, Pati ba si Saul ay nasa gitna ng mga propeta?
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
