¹[Ny nilazan'ny Zifita tamin'i Saoly fanindroany izay hahazoany an'i Davida, sy ny tsy netezan'i Davida hahafaty an'i Saoly] Ary ny Zifita tonga tao amin'i Saoly tany Gibea ka nanao hoe: Tsy miery any amin'ny havoana Hakila manandrify ny efitra va Davida?

¹And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?`

²Dia niainga Saoly nidina nankany an-efitr'i Zifa, nitondra telo arivo lahy voafantina tamin'ny Isiraely hanaraka azy hitady an'i Davida any an-efitr'i Zifa.

²And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

³Ary nitoby tao amin'ny havoana Hakila manandrify ny efitra teo amoron-dalana izy. Fa Davida kosa nitoetra tany an-efitra, ary hitany fa tonga nanaraka azy tany an-efitra Saoly.

³And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;

⁴Dia naniraka mpisafo Davida, ka fantany fa tonga tokoa Saoly.

⁴and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

⁵Dia niainga Davida ka tonga teo amin'ny nitobian'i Saoly; ary hitan'i Davida izay nandrian'i Saoly sy Abnera, zanak'i Nera, komandin'ny miaramilany; fa Saoly nandry teo anatin'ny sehatra-sariety, sady nitoby nanodidina azy ny vahoaka.

⁵and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

⁶Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Ahimeleka Hetita sy Abisay, zanak'i Zeroia, rahalahin'i Joaba; Iza no hidina hiaraka amiko ho any amin'i Saoly any an-toby? Dia hoy Abisay: Izaho hidina hiaraka aminao.

⁶And David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, `Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?` and Abishai saith, `I — I go down with thee.`

⁷Ary tonga tao amin'ny vahoaka Davida sy Abisay nony alina; ary, indro, Saoly nandry ka natory teo anatin'ny sehatra-sariety, ary ny lefony nitsatoka amin'ny tany teo anilan'ny lohany; fa Abnera sy ny vahoaka nandry manodidina azy.

⁷And David cometh — and Abishai — unto the people by night, and lo, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear struck into the earth at his pillow, and abner and the people are lying round about him.

⁸Ary hoy Abisay tamin'i Davida: Efa voahidin'Andriamanitra eo an-tananao ny fahavalonao izao; koa, masìna ianao, aoka holefoniko indray mandeha monja hataoko miboroaka amin'ny tany izy, fa tsy hamely azy indroa akory aho.

⁸And Abishai saith unto David, `God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once — and I do repeat [it] to him.`

⁹Fa hoy Davida tamin'i Abisay: Aza mamono azy; fa iza no maninjitra ny tànany tamin'ny voahosotr'i Jehovah ka tsy nanan-tsiny?

⁹And David saith unto Abishai, `Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?`

¹⁰Ary hoy koa Davida: Raha velona koa Jehovah, dia aoka Jehovah no hamely azy; na ho tonga ny androny, ka ho faty izy; na hirotsaka ho amin'ny ady izy, ka any no hahafaty azy.

¹⁰And David saith, `Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed —

¹¹Sanatria amiko eo anatrehan'i Jehovah, raha haninjitra ny tanako hamely ny voahosotr'i Jehovah aho; fa masìna ianao, ny lefona eo anilan'ny lohany sy ny tavoara fitondran-drano no alao, dia andeha isika handeha.

¹¹far be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah; and, now, take, I pray thee, the spear which [is] at his pillow, and the cruse of water, and we go away.`

¹²Dia nalain'i Davida ny lefona sy ny tavoara izay teo anilan'ny lohan'i Saoly ka dia lasa izy, ary tsy nisy olona nahita, na nahalala, na nahatsiaro; fa natory izy rehetra, satria nataon'i Jehovah renoky ny torimaso izy.

¹²And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

¹³Dia nita nankeny an-dafin-tsaha Davida ka nijanona teo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra lavidavitra (lavidavitra ihany ny elanelan'izy roa tonta);

¹³And David passeth over to the other side, and standeth on the top of the hill afar off — great [is] the place between them;

¹⁴ary Davida niantso ny olona sy Abnera, zanak'i Nera, hoe: Tsy mamaly va ianao, ry Abnera? Ary Abnera dia namaly hoe: Iza moa ianao, no miantso ho re eto anatrehan'ny mpanjaka?

¹⁴and David calleth unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, `Dost thou not answer, Abner?` and Abner answereth and saith, `Who [art] thou [who] hast called unto the king?`

¹⁵Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Abnera: Tsy lehilahy mahery va ianao, ary iza no tahaka anao amin'ny Isiraely? Koa nahoana ianao no tsy miambina ny mpanjaka tomponao? fa nisy anankiray tamin'ny olona tonga teo hamono ny mpanjaka tomponao.

¹⁵And David saith unto Abner, `Art not thou a man? and who [is] like thee in Israel? but why hast thou not watched over thy lord the king? for one of the people had come in to destroy the king, thy lord.

¹⁶Tsy mety izany nataonao izany. Raha velona koa Jehovah, dia tokony ho faty ianareo, satria tsy miambina ny tomponareo, ilay voahosotr'i Jehovah Ary izahao ange, fa aiza moa ny lefon'ny mpanjaka sy ny tavoara fitondran-drano teo anilan'ny lohany?

¹⁶Not good is this thing which thou hast done; Jehovah liveth, but ye [are] sons of death, in that ye have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of Jehovah; and now, see where the king`s spear [is], and the cruse of water which [is] at his bolster.`

¹⁷Ary fantatr'i Saoly ny feon'i Davida ka hoy izy: Feonao moa izany, ry Davida zanako? Ary hoy Davida: Feoko tokoa, ry mpanjaka tompoko.

¹⁷And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and David saith, `My voice, my lord, O king!`

¹⁸Ary hoy koa izy: Nahoana ny tompoko no manenjika ny mpanompony? Inona no nataoko, ary inona no ratsy amin'ny tanako?

¹⁸and he saith, `Why [is] this — my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?

¹⁹Ary ankehitriny masìna ianao, ry mpanjaka tompoko, mihainoa ny tenin'ny mpanomponao. Raha Jehovah no nanesika anao hamely ahy, dia aoka handray fanatitra mani-pofona Izy; fa raha zanak'olona kosa, dia aoka ho voaozona eo anatrehan'i Jehovah izy, satria efa nandroaka ahy androany tsy hanana anjara amin'ny lova nomen'i Jehovah izy ka nanao hoe: Mandehana, manompoa andriamani-kafa.

¹⁹And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men — cursed [are] they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

²⁰Koa aza avela ho latsaka amin'ny tany lavitra an'i Jehovah ny rako; fa ny mpanjakan'ny Isiraely nivoaka nitady parasy iray, tahaka ny manenjika tsipoy eny an-tendrombohitra.

²⁰`And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursueth the partridge in mountains.`

²¹Ary hoy Saoly: Efa nanota aho: miverena, ry Davida zanako, fa tsy hanisy ratsy anao intsony aho, fa soa teo imasonao ny aiko androany; indro, efa nanao adala aho ka diso indrindra.

²¹And Saul saith, `I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.`

²²Ary Davida namaly hoe: Indro ny lefon'ny mpanjaka! koa asaovy misy zatovo anankiray mankety haka azy.

²²And David answereth and saith, `Lo, the king`s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

²³Ny lehilahy izay nanoloran'i Jehovah anao teo an-tànany androany dia hovaliany araka ny fahitsiany sy ny fahamarinany, fa tsy nety naninjitra ny tanako hamely ny voahosotr'i Jehovah aho.

²³and Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into [my] hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,

²⁴Ary, indro, fa tahaka ny nanaovako ny aina ho lehibe androany no mba hanaovan'i Jehovah ny aiko ho lehibe kosa ka hanafahany ahy amin'ny fahoriana rehetra.Ary hoy Saoly tamin'i Davida: Hotahina anie ianao, ry Davida zanako; hanao dia hanao ianao sady hahatontosa. Dia lasa Davida, fa Saoly kosa nitodi-doha hiverina.

²⁴and lo, as thy soul hath been great this day in mine eyes, so is my soul great in the eyes of Jehovah, and He doth deliver me out of all distress.`

²⁵Ary hoy Saoly tamin'i Davida: Hotahina anie ianao, ry Davida zanako; hanao dia hanao ianao sady hahatontosa. Dia lasa Davida, fa Saoly kosa nitodi-doha hiverina.

²⁵And Saul saith unto David, `Blessed [art] thou, my son David, also working thou dost work, and also prevailing thou dost prevail.` And David goeth on his way, and Saul hath turned back to his place.