¹And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

¹[Ny namonjen'i Davida an'i Keila] Ary nisy nanambara tamin'i Davida hoe: Indro, ny Filistina mamely an'i Keila ka mamabo ny ao amin'ny famoloana.

²And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said to David, Go and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

²Ary Davida nanontany tamin'i Jehovah hoe: Handeha hamely izao Filistina izao va aho? Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Davida: Mandehana, asio ny Filistina, ka vonjeo Keila.

³But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

³Ary hoy ny olon'i Davida taminy: He! atỳ Joda aza isika matahotra, koa mainka raha mankany Keila hiady amin'ny miaramilan'ny Filistina?

⁴And David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into thy hand.

⁴Dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah indray Davida. Ary Jehovah namaly azy hoe: Miaingà, midìna hankany Keila, fa Izaho no hanolotra ny Filistina ho eo an-tananao.

⁵And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁵Dia lasa Davida sy ny olony nankany Keila ary niady tamin'ny Filistina ka namabo ny ombiny sady nahafaty olona be dia be. Ary dia voavonjin'i Davida ny mponina tao Keila.

⁶And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

⁶Ary raha nandositra nankany amin'i Davida tany Keila Abiatara, zanak'i Ahimeleka, dia nitondra efoda teny an-tànany izy.

⁷And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.

⁷Ary nambara tamin'i Saoly fa tonga tao Keila Davida. Dia hoy Saoly: Andriamanitra efa nanolotra azy ho eo an-tanako, satria efa voahidy izy izao noho ny nidirany amin'ny tanàna misy vavahady mihidy.

⁸And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

⁸Ary Saoly namory ny olona rehetra hidina hankany Keila hanafika ka hanao fahirano an'i Davida sy ny olony.

⁹And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.

⁹Ary fantatr'i Davida fa Saoly namorona sain-dratsy hamelezana azy; dia hoy izy tamin'i Abiatara mpisorona: Ento etỳ ny efoda.

¹⁰Then said David, Jehovah, God of Israel, thy servant hath heard for certain that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

¹⁰Dia hoy Davida: Ry Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely ô, efa ren'ny mpanomponao tokoa fa Saoly mitady hankatỳ Keila mba handrava ny tanana noho ny amiko.

¹¹Will the citizens of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

¹¹Ka moa ny mponina etỳ Keila hanolotra ahy ho eo an-tànany va? Hidina etỳ va Saoly toy ny efa ren'ny mpanomponao? Ry Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely ô, mifona aminao aho, ambarao amin'ny mpanomponao. Ary hoy Jehovah: Hidina izy.

¹²And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [thee] up.

¹²Dia hoy Davida: Ny mponina etỳ Keila hanolotra ahy sy ny oloko ho eo an-tànan'i Saoly va? Ary hoy Jehovah Hanolotra anao izy.

¹³Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he forbore to go forth.

¹³Ary dia niainga Davida sy ny olony tokony ho enin-jato lahy ka niala tao Keila ary nandeha tamin'izay azony naleha. Ary nolazaina tamin'i Saoly fa efa nandositra niala tao Keila Davida, dia nijanona tsy nandeha izy.

¹⁴And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

¹⁴Ary Davida nitoetra tany an-efitra tao amin'ny batery fiarovana sy nitoetra tany amin'ny tany havoana tany an-efitr'i Zifa. Ary Saoly nitady azy isan'andro, fa Andriamanitra tsy nanolotra azy ho eo an-tànany.

¹⁵And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

¹⁵[Ny nitoeran'i Davida tany an-efitr'i Zifa sy Maona, ary ny hevitra nataon'ny Zifita hahazoan'i Saoly azy] Ary hitan'i Davida fa Saoly nivoaka hitady ny ainy; fa Davida dia tany an-efitr'i Zifa tany anaty ala.

¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

¹⁶Ary Jonatana, zanak'i Saoly, niainga, dia nankany amin'i Davida tany an'ala ka nampahery ny tànany tamin'Andriamanitra.

¹⁷And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.

¹⁷Ary hoy izy tamin'i Davida: Aza matahotra, fa tsy hahazo anao ny tànan'i Saoly raiko; fa ianao no ho mpanjaka amin'ny Isiraely, ary izaho no hanarakaraka anao, ary fantatr'i Saoly raiko koa izany.

¹⁸And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

¹⁸Ary nanao fanekena teo anatrehan'i Jehovah izy roa lahy; ary Davida dia nitoetra tany an'ala, fa Jonatana kosa nankany an-tranony.

¹⁹And the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the waste?

¹⁹Ary niakatra nankany amin'i Saoly tany Gibea ny Zifita ka nanao hoe: Tsy miery any aminay ao amin'ny batery fiarovana any an'ala, any amin'ny havoana Hakila, izay atsimon'ny efitra, va Davida?

²⁰And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.

²⁰Koa ankehitriny, ry mpanjaka, araka ny fanirian'ny fonao hidina, dia midìna ianao, fa azonay hatolotra eo an-tànan'ny mpanjaka izy.

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.

²¹Ary hoy Saoly: Hotahin'i Jehovah anie ianareo; fa ianareo namindra fo tamiko.

²²Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

²²Masìna ianareo, mandehana, hevero indray, ka tsongoy tsara ny diany, ary fantaro izay nahita azy tany; fa manao saina lalina dia lalina, hono, izy.

²³And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.

²³Koa izahao sy fantaro tsara ny fierena rehetra izay iereny, dia miverena etỳ amiko indray hilaza marimarina, ary izaho dia hiaraka aminareo; koa raha mitoetra amin'ny tany izy, dia hotadiaviko eran'ny arivon'i Joda rehetra.

²⁴And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.

²⁴Dia niainga nankany Zifa ireo hialoha an'i Saoly; fa Davida sy ny olony dia tany amin'ny efitr'i Maona, tamin'ny tani-hay atsimon'ny efitra.[Heb. Arabà]

²⁵And Saul and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

²⁵Ary nandeha Saoly sy ny mpanompony hitady azy. Ary nolazaina tamin'i Davida izany, ka dia nidina tany amin'ny harambato izy ka nitoetra tany an-efitr'i Maona. Ary nony ren'i Saoly izany, dia nanenjika an'i Davida tany an-efitr'i Maona izy.

²⁶And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

²⁶Ary Saoly nandeha tamin'ny ilan'ny tendrombohitra iray, fa Davida sy ny olony tamin'ny ilany kosa; ary niezaka mafy handositra Davida noho ny tahony an'i Saoly; fa Saoly sy ny olony saiky nahodidina an'i Davida sy ny olony hisambotra azy.

²⁷But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.

²⁷Dia nisy iraka tonga tao amin'i Saoly nanao hoe: Avia haingana ianao, fa ny Filistina efa manafika ny tany.Dia niverina Saoly tamin'ny nanenjehany an'i Davida ary nandeha niady tamin'ny Filistina; ary ny anaran'izany tany izany dia nataony hoe: Sela-hamalekota.[Sela-hamalekota = Harambato fandosirana]

²⁸And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

²⁸Dia niverina Saoly tamin'ny nanenjehany an'i Davida ary nandeha niady tamin'ny Filistina; ary ny anaran'izany tany izany dia nataony hoe: Sela-hamalekota.[Sela-hamalekota = Harambato fandosirana]

²⁹And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.