1 Samuel 20
1 At si David ay tumakas mula sa Najoth, na nasa Rama, at siya'y dumating at nagsabi sa harap ni Jonathan, Anong aking ginawa? anong aking kasamaan? at anong aking kasalanan sa harap ng iyong ama, upang kaniyang usigin ang aking buhay?
David ran away from [the] Naioth [section] of Ramah [city]. He went to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done [to displease your father]? What did I do that was wrong? Why is he trying to kill me?”
2 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Malayo nawa; hindi ka mamamatay: narito, ang aking ama ay hindi gumagawa ng anomang bagay na malaki o maliit kundi niya ipaalam sa akin: at bakit ililihim sa akin ng aking ama ang bagay na ito? hindi gayon.
Jonathan replied, “My father is surely not trying to kill you! He always tells me before he does anything that he is planning. He tells me about important things and unimportant things that he plans to do. (Why would he refuse to tell me [if he were planning to kill me]?/I am sure that he would not refuse to tell me [if he were planning to kill you].) [RHQ] So what you are saying cannot be true.”
3 At gayon ma'y si David ay sumumpa, at nagsabi, Talastas na maigi ng iyong ama, na ako'y nakasumpong ng biyaya sa iyong paningin; at kaniyang sinasabi, Huwag maalaman ni Jonathan ito, baka siya'y magdalamhati; nguni't buhay nga ang Panginoon, at buhay ang iyong kaluluwa, na iisang hakbang ang pagitan ko sa kamatayan.
Then David solemnly declared this to Jonathan: “Your father knows very well that you and I are very good friends, so he says to himself, ‘I will not tell Jonathan [what I am going to do]. If I tell Jonathan, he will be upset/distressed, [and then he will tell David].’ But just as certain as Yahweh lives and you live, I am only one step away from being killed.”
4 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jonathan kay David, Anomang adhikain ng iyong kaluluwa ay aking gagawin dahil sa iyo.
Jonathan said to David, “I will do whatever you tell me to do.”
5 At sinabi ni David kay Jonathan, Narito, bukas ay bagong buwan, at ako'y di marapat na di sumalo sa hari; nguni't bayaan mo akong yumaon upang ako'y magkubli sa parang hanggang sa ikatlong araw sa paglubog ng araw.
David replied, “Tomorrow we will celebrate the Festival of the New Moon. I always eat with the king at that festival. But tomorrow I will hide in the field, and I will stay there for one night. I will stay there until the evening of the day after tomorrow.
6 Kung ako'y punahin ng iyong ama, iyo ngang sabihing, Hiniling na mainam sa akin ni David na siya'y patakbuhin sa Bethlehem na kaniyang bayan: sapagka't siyang paghahain na taonan sa lahat ng angkan.
If your father asks why I am not there at the festival, say to him, ‘David requested me to allow him to go to his home in Bethlehem, where his family will offer the sacrifice that they offer [during this festival] every year.’
7 Kung kaniyang sabihing ganito, Mabuti; ang iyong lingkod ay matitiwasay; nguni't kung siya'y magalit, talastasin mo nga na ang kasamaan ay ipinasiya niya.
If your father says ‘That is okay’, then I know I will be safe. But if he becomes extremely angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me.
8 Kaya pagmagandahang loob mo ang iyong lingkod; sapagka't iyong dinala ang iyong lingkod sa isang tipan ng Panginoon sa iyo; nguni't kung magtaglay ako ng kasamaan, patayin mo ako; sapagka't bakit mo pa dadalhin ako sa iyong ama?
Please be kind to me. Yahweh heard you when you made a solemn agreement with me [that you and I will always be loyal friends]. If I deserve to be punished [MTY], kill me yourself. I do not want [RHQ] you to allow your father to punish [IDM] me.”
9 At sinabi ni Jonathan, Malayo nawa sa iyo: sapagka't kung matalastas ko sa anomang paraan na ang kasamaan ay ipinasiya ng ama kong sumapit sa iyo, hindi ko ba sasaysayin sa iyo?
Jonathan replied, “I will never do that! But if I find out that my father is determined to harm/kill you, I will certainly warn you.” [RHQ]
10 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni David kay Jonathan, Sino ang magsasaysay sa akin, kung sakaling ang iyong ama ay sumagot sa iyo na may kagalitan?
David asked him, “How will I find out if your father answers you harshly?”
11 At sinabi ni Jonathan kay David, Halika at tayo'y lumabas sa parang. At sila'y kapuwa lumabas sa parang.
Jonathan replied, “Come with me. We will go out into the field.” So they went together out into the field.
12 At sinabi ni Jonathan kay David, Ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, maging saksi; pagka aking natarok ang aking ama sa oras na ito sa kinabukasan o sa ikatlong araw, narito, kung maging mabuti kay David, hindi ko nga ba pasasapitin sa iyo, at ipababatid sa iyo?
There Jonathan said to David, “I promise this while Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], is listening: At this time the day after tomorrow, I will find out what my father [is thinking about you]. If he is saying good things about you, I will certainly send a message to you to tell that to you [RHQ].
13 Kung mabutihin ng aking ama na gawan ka ng kasamaan, ay hatulan ng Panginoon si Jonathan, malibang ipabatid ko sa iyo at payaunin ka, upang ikaw ay yumaong payapa: at ang Panginoon ay sumaiyo nawa na gaya ng siya'y nasa aking ama.
But if he is planning to hurt/kill you, I will enable you to know [IDM] that, and enable you to go away safely. I desire that Yahweh will punish me severely if I do not do that [for you]. I desire/hope that Yahweh will be with you [and help you] like he has helped my father.
14 At huwag mangyari kailanman hanggang ako'y nabubuhay, na di mo ako pagpakitaan ng kagandahang loob ng Panginoon upang ako'y huwag mamatay:
But while I am still alive, please be kind to me in the same way that Yahweh is kind to me, and do not kill me [when you become king].
15 Subali't huwag mo ring ihihiwalay ang iyong kagandahang loob sa aking sangbahayan magpakailan man: huwag kahit man lipulin ng Panginoon ang lahat ng mga kaaway ni David sa balat ng lupa.
But [if I die, ] never stop being kind to my family, [even] after Yahweh has gotten rid of all your enemies all over the earth.”
16 Sa gayo'y nakipagtipan si Jonathan sa sangbahayan ni David, na sinabi, At hihingin ng Panginoon sa kamay ng mga kaaway ni David.
[David agreed]. So Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David. And he said, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will get rid of all your enemies.”
17 At pinasumpa uli ni Jonathan si David dahil sa pagibig niya sa kaniya: sapagka't kaniyang minamahal siya na gaya ng pagmamahal niya sa kaniyang sariling kaluluwa.
And Jonathan requested David to repeat his solemn promise to be his close friend, because Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
18 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jonathan sa kaniya, Bukas ay bagong buwan, at ikaw ay pupunahin, sapagka't sa iyong upuan ay walang nakaupo.
Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we will celebrate the Festival of the New Moon. When you are not sitting at your place when we eat, my father will (miss you/see that you are not there).
19 At pagtatagal mo ng tatlong araw ay bababa kang madali at paroroon ka sa dakong iyong pinagtaguan ng araw na pag-usapan ito, at ikaw ay maghihintay sa tabi ng bato ng Ezel.
The day after tomorrow, in the evening, go to the place where you hid before. Wait by the pile of stones.
20 At ako'y papana ng tatlong palaso sa dako niyaon na parang ako'y may pinatatamaan.
I will come out and shoot three arrows as though I were trying to shoot at a target. [The arrows will hit the ground] close to the pile of stones.
21 At, narito, aking susuguin ang bata: Ikaw ay yumaon na hanapin mo ang mga palaso. Kung aking sabihin sa bata: Narito, ang mga palaso ay nangarito sa dako mo rito: pagkunin mo, at parito ka; sapagka't may kapayapaan sa iyo at walang anoman, buhay ang Panginoon.
Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back to me. If you hear me say to him, ‘They are closer to me’, then as surely as Yahweh lives, you will know that everything is fine, [and that Saul will not kill you].
22 Nguni't kung aking sabihing ganito sa bata: Narito, ang mga palaso ay nangasa dako mo pa roon: ituloy mo ang iyong lakad, sapagka't pinayaon ka ng Panginoon.
But if I tell him, ‘The arrows are farther away’, you will know that you must leave immediately, because Yahweh wants you to run away.
23 At tungkol sa usap na ating pinagsalitaan, narito, ang Panginoon ay nasa gitna natin magpakailan man.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will watch you and me and enable us to never forget what we have promised each other.”
24 Sa gayo'y nagkubli si David sa parang: at nang dumating ang bagong buwan, ang hari ay umupong kumain.
So David went and hid in the field. When the Festival of the New Moon started, the king sat down to eat.
25 At umupo ang hari sa kaniyang upuan na gaya ng kinaugalian niya sa makatuwid baga'y sa upuang nasa siping ng dinding; at tumayo si Jonathan, at umupo si Abner sa siping ni Saul; nguni't sa upuan ni David ay walang nakaupo.
He sat where he usually sat, close to the wall. Jonathan sat across from him, and Abner [the army commander] sat next to Saul. But no one was sitting in the place where David [usually sat].
26 Gayon ma'y hindi nagsalita si Saul ng anoman sa araw na yaon: sapagka't kaniyang inisip: May bagay na nangyari sa kaniya, siya'y hindi malinis; tunay na siya'y hindi malinis.
On that day, Saul did not say anything about David, because he was thinking, “Something must have happened that caused David to become unacceptable [to worship God].”
27 At nangyari nang kinabukasan, pagkaraan ng bagong buwan na ikalawang araw, na sa upuan ni David ay walang nakaupo, sinabi ni Saul kay Jonathan na kaniyang anak, Bakit hindi naparirito ang anak ni Isai upang kumain, ni kahapon, ni ngayon man.
But the next day, when David was not sitting at the place where he usually sat, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why has that son of Jesse not been here to eat with us yesterday and today?”
28 At sumagot si Jonathan kay Saul, Namanhik si David na bayaan ko siya na pumaroon sa Bethlehem:
Jonathan replied, “David earnestly requested me that I permit him to go to Bethlehem.
29 At kaniyang sinabi, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na payaunin mo ako; sapagka't ang aming angkan ay may paghahain sa bayan; at iniutos sa akin ng aking kapatid na dumoon; at ngayon, kung ako'y nakasumpong ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay bayaan mo akong yumaon, isinasamo ko sa iyo, at aking tingnan ang aking mga kapatid. Kaya hindi siya naparito sa dulang ng hari.
He said, ‘Please allow me to go, because our family is going to offer a sacrifice. My [older] brother insisted that I be there. So please allow me to go to be with my [older] brothers.’ [I allowed David to go], and that is the reason that he is not here eating with you.”
30 Nang magkagayo'y nagalab ang galit ni Saul laban kay Jonathan, at sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ikaw ay anak ng masama at mapanghimagsik na babae, hindi ko ba nalalaman na iyong pinili ang anak ni Isai sa ikahihiya mo, at sa ikahihiya ng kahubaran ng iyong ina?
Saul was (furious/very angry) with Jonathan. He yelled at him, “You stupid bastard [EUP]! I know that you are being loyal to that son of Jesse. By doing that, you will bring shame to yourself and to your mother.
31 Sapagka't habang nabubuhay ang anak ni Isai sa ibabaw ng lupa, ikaw ay hindi mapapanatag ni ang iyong kaharian man. Kaya ngayo'y iyong ipasundo at dalhin siya sa akin, sapagka't siya'y walang pagsalang mamamatay.
As long as Jesse’s son is living, you will never become the king, and you will never rule over a kingdom! So now, summon David, and bring him to me. He must be executed!”
32 At sumagot si Jonathan kay Saul na kaniyang ama; at nagsabi sa kaniya, Bakit siya papatayin? anong kaniyang ginawa?
Jonathan asked his father, “Why should David be executed? What wrong has he done?”
33 At inihandulong ni Saul ang kaniyang sibat sa kaniya upang saktan siya; na doon nakilala ni Jonathan na pasiya ng kaniyang ama na patayin si David.
Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to kill him, [but the spear did not hit him]. So Jonathan knew that his father really wanted to kill David.
34 Sa gayo'y tumindig si Jonathan sa dulang na may mabangis na galit, at hindi kumain sa ikalawang araw ng buwan: sapagka't siya'y nagdalamhati dahil kay David, sapagka't hiniya siya ng kaniyang ama.
Jonathan was very angry, and he left the room. On that second day of the festival, he refused to eat anything. He was disgusted about what his father had done, and he was worried about David.
35 At nangyari sa kinaumagahan, na si David ay nilabas ni Jonathan sa parang sa takdang panahon, at isang munting bata ang kasama niya.
The following morning Jonathan went out to the field to give a message to David, like he had agreed that he would do. He took a young boy with him.
36 At sinabi niya sa kaniyang bataan, Takbo, hanapin mo ngayon ang mga palaso na aking ipinana. At pagtakbo ng bataan, kaniyang ipinana ang palaso sa dako roon niya.
Jonathan said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” The boy started running, and Jonathan shot an arrow ahead of the boy.
37 At nang dumating ang bataan sa dako ng palaso na ipinana ni Jonathan, sinigawan ni Jonathan ang bataan, at sinabi, Hindi ba ang palaso ay nasa dako mo pa roon?
When the boy ran to the place where the arrow hit the ground, Jonathan called out, “The arrow is further away!” [RHQ]
38 At sinigawan ni Jonathan ang bataan, Tulin, magmadali ka, huwag kang tumigil. At pinulot ng bataan ni Jonathan ang mga palaso, at naparoon sa kaniyang panginoon.
Then he shouted to the boy, “Act quickly; do not wait! Do not stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and brought it back to Jonathan.
39 Nguni't hindi naalaman ng bataan ang anoman: si Jonathan at si David lamang ang nakaalam ng bagay.
But the boy did not understand the meaning of what Jonathan had said; only Jonathan and David knew.
40 At ibinigay ni Jonathan ang kaniyang sandata sa kaniyang bataan, at sinabi sa kaniya, Yumaon ka, dalhin mo sa bayan.
Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him, “Go back to the town.”
41 At pagkayaon ng bataan, si David ay tumindig sa dakong tungo sa Timugan, at sumubsob sa lupa, at yumukod na makaitlo: at sila'y naghalikan, at umiyak kapuwa, hanggang si David ay humigit.
When the boy left, David came out from the south side of the pile of stones behind which he had been hiding. He went to Jonathan and bowed [in front of Jonathan] three times, with his face touching the ground. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other [on the cheek/neck], and they cried together. But David cried more than Jonathan.
42 At sinabi ni Jonathan kay David, Yumaon kang payapa, yamang tayo'y kapuwa sumumpa sa pangalan ng Panginoon na nagsasabi, Ang Panginoon ay lalagay sa gitna natin, at sa gitna ng aking binhi at ng iyong binhi, magpakailan man. At siya'y bumangon at yumaon: at pumasok si Jonathan sa bayan.
Jonathan said to David, “May things go well for you as you go. Yahweh has heard what we solemnly promised to always do for each other, and what we said that our descendants must do for each other.” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
