1 Samuel 22
1 Dafidi sì kúrò níbẹ̀, ó sì sá sí ihò Adullamu; nígbà tí àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ àti ìdílé baba rẹ̀ sì gbọ́, wọ́n sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ tọ̀ ọ́ wá níbẹ̀.
David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
2 Olúkúlùkù ẹni tí ó tí wà nínú ìpọ́njú, àti olúkúlùkù ẹni tí ó ti jẹ gbèsè, àti olúkúlùkù ẹni tí ó wà nínú ìbànújẹ́, sì kó ara wọn jọ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀, òun sì jẹ́ olórí wọn; àwọn tí ó wà lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ sì tó ìwọ̀n irinwó ọmọkùnrin.
Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
3 Dafidi sì ti ibẹ̀ náà lọ sí Mispa tí Moabu: ó sì wí fún ọba Moabu pé, “Jẹ́ kí baba àti ìyá mi, èmi bẹ̀ ọ́ wá bá ọ gbé, títí èmi yóò fi mọ ohun ti Ọlọ́run yóò ṣe fún mi.”
Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
4 Ó sì mú wọn wá síwájú ọba Moabu; wọ́n sì bá á gbé ní gbogbo ọjọ́ tí Dafidi fi wà nínú ihò náà.
[The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
5 Gadi wòlíì sí wí fún Dafidi pé, “Ma ṣe gbé inú ihò náà, yẹra, kí o sí lọ sí ilẹ̀ Juda.” Nígbà náà ni Dafidi sì yẹra, ó sì lọ sínú igbó Hereti.
One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
6 Saulu si gbọ́ pé a rí Dafidi àti àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó wà lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀; Saulu sì ń bẹ ní Gibeah lábẹ́ igi tamariski ní Rama; ọ̀kọ̀ rẹ̀ sì ń bẹ lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀, àti gbogbo àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ sì dúró tì í.
One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
7 Nígbà náà ni Saulu wí fún àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ tí ó dúró tì í, pé, “Ǹjẹ́ ẹ gbọ́ ẹ̀yin ará Benjamini, ọmọ Jese yóò ha fún olúkúlùkù yín ni oko ọgbà àjàrà bí? Kí ó sì sọ gbogbo yin dì olórí ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún àti olórí ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀rún bí?
He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
8 Tí gbogbo yín di ìmọ̀lù sí mi, tí kò sì sí ẹnìkan tí ó sọ létí mi pé, ọmọ mi ti bá ọmọ Jese mulẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kó sì sí ẹnìkan nínú yín tí ó ṣàánú mi, tí ó sì sọ ọ́ létí mi pé, ọmọ mi mú kí ìránṣẹ́ mi dìde sí mi láti ba dè mí, bí ó ti rí lónìí.”
Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
9 Doegi ará Edomu tí a fi jẹ olórí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Saulu, sì dáhùn wí pé, “Èmi rí ọmọ Jese, ó wá sí Nobu, sọ́dọ̀ Ahimeleki ọmọ Ahitubu.
Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
10 Òun sì béèrè lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa fún un, ó sì fún un ní oúnjẹ, ó sí fún un ni idà Goliati ará Filistini.”
Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
11 Ọba sì ránṣẹ́ pe Ahimeleki àlùfáà, ọmọ Ahitubu àti gbogbo ìdílé baba rẹ̀, àwọn àlùfáà tí ó wà ni Nobu: gbogbo wọn ni ó sì wá sọ́dọ̀ ọba.
Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
12 Saulu sì wí pé, “Ǹjẹ́ gbọ́, ìwọ ọmọ Ahitubu.” Òun sì wí pé, “Èmi nìyìí olúwa mi.”
Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
13 Saulu sì wí fún un pé, “Kí ni ó dé tí ẹ̀yin fi ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí mi, ìwọ àti ọmọ Jese, tí ìwọ fi fún un ní àkàrà, àti idà, àti ti ìwọ fi béèrè fún un lọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run kí òun lè dìde sí mi, láti ba dè mí, bí ó ti rí lónìí.”
Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
14 Ahimeleki sì dá ọba lóhùn, ó sì wí pé, “Ta ni ó jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ nínú gbogbo àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ bí Dafidi, ẹni tí ó jẹ́ àna ọba, ẹni tí ó ń gbọ́ tìrẹ, tí ó sì ni ọlá ní ilé rẹ.
Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
15 Òní lèmi ó ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ máa béèrè lọ́wọ́ Ọlọ́run fún un bí? Kí èyí jìnnà sí mi: kí ọba má ṣe ka nǹkan kan sí ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ lọ́rùn, tàbí sí gbogbo ìdílé baba mi: nítorí pé ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ kò mọ̀kan nínú gbogbo nǹkan yìí, díẹ̀ tàbí púpọ̀.”
Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
16 Ọba sì wí pé, “Ahimeleki, kíkú ni ìwọ yóò kú, ìwọ àti gbogbo ìdílé baba rẹ̀.”
The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
17 Ọba sì wí fún àwọn aṣáájú ti máa ń sáré níwájú ọba, tí ó dúró tì í pé, “Yípadà kí ẹ sì pa àwọn àlùfáà Olúwa; nítorí pé ọwọ́ wọn wà pẹ̀lú Dafidi, àti nítorí pé wọ́n mọ ìgbà tí òun sá, wọn kò sì sọ ọ́ létí mi.” Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ìránṣẹ́ ọba kò sì jẹ́ fi ọwọ́ wọn lé àwọn àlùfáà Olúwa láti pa wọ́n.
Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
18 Ọba sì wí fún Doegi pé, “Ìwọ yípadà, kí o sì pa àwọn àlùfáà!” Doegi ará Edomu sì yípadà, ó sì kọlu àwọn àlùfáà, ó sì pa wọ́n ní ọjọ́ náà, àrùnlélọ́gọ́rin ènìyàn ti ń wọ aṣọ ọ̀gbọ̀ efodu.
Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
19 Ó sì fi ojú idà pa ara Nobu, ìlú àwọn àlùfáà náà àti ọkùnrin àti obìnrin, ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́, àti àwọn tí ó wà lẹ́nu ọmú, àti màlúù, àti kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́, àti àgùntàn.
He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
20 Ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọmọ Ahimeleki ọmọ Ahitubu tí a ń pè ní Abiatari sì bọ́; ó sì sá àsálà tọ Dafidi lọ.
But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
21 Abiatari sì fihan Dafidi pé Saulu pa àwọn àlùfáà Olúwa tán.
He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
22 Dafidi sì wí fún Abiatari pé, “Èmi ti mọ̀ ní ọjọ́ náà, nígbà tí Doegi ará Edomu ti wà níbẹ̀ pé, nítòótọ́ yóò sọ fún Saulu: nítorí mi ni a ṣe pa gbogbo ìdílé baba rẹ.
Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
23 Ìwọ jókòó níhìn-ín lọ́dọ̀ mi, má ṣe bẹ̀rù, nítorí pé ẹni ti ń wá ẹ̀mí mi, ó ń wá ẹ̀mí rẹ, ṣùgbọ́n lọ́dọ̀ mi ni ìwọ ó wà ní àìléwu.”
You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”
