¹[Ny faran'ny nitadiavan'i Jonatana hampihavana an-drainy amin'i Davida] Ary Davida nandositra niala tao Naiota any Rama, dia tonga ka nilaza teo anatrehan'i Jonatana hoe: Inona no nataoko? Inona no heloko? Ary inona no fahotako teo anatrehan-drainao, no dia mitady ny aiko izy?

¹David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?”

²Ary hoy izy taminy: Sanatria izany! Tsy ho faty ianao; indro, tsy misy tsy ambaran'ikaky ahy izay ataony na be na kely, ary hataon'ikaky ahoana no fanafina izany zavatra izany amiko? Tsy misy izany.

²He said to him, “Far from it; you shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.”

³Ary Davida mbola nianiana indray nanao hoe: Fantatry ny rainao marimarina fa efa mahita fitia eo imasonao aho, ka hoy izy: Aoka tsy ho fantatr'i Jonatana izany, fandrao malahelo izy; fa raha velona koa Jehovah, ary raha velona koa ny fanahinao, toa iray dia monja no anelanelako sy ny fahafatesana.

³David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved:’ but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”

⁴Dia hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Na inona na inona no angatahinao, dia hatàoko aminao izany.

⁴Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.”

⁵Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Jonatana: Indro, ho tsinam-bolana rahampitso, ary izaho tokony hiara-mipetraka hihinana amin'ny mpanjaka; nefa avelao aho handeha hiery any an-tsaha ambara-pihavin'ny afaka ampitso harivariva.

⁵David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.

⁶Koa raha hitan'ny rainao fa tsy eo aho, dia ataovy hoe: Niera fatratra tamiko Davida mba hikaretsaka kely hankany Betlehema tanànany; fa misy fanatitra fanao amin'izy mianakavy rehetra isan-taona any.

⁶If your father miss me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.’

⁷Ary raha lazainy hoe: Tsara izany, dia fiadanana no ho an'ny mpanomponao; fa raha tezitra mafy kosa izy, dia aoka ho fantatrao tsara fa misy ratsy ifofoany ahy.

⁷If he says, ‘It is well;’ your servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

⁸Koa mamindrà fo amin'ny mpanomponao; fa nampanaovinao ny faneken'i Jehovah aminao ny mpanomponao; nefa raha manankeloka aho, dia aoka ianao ihany no hahafaty ahy, fa nahoana no ho entinao any amin'ny rainao aho?

⁸Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?”

⁹Fa hoy Jonatana: Sanatria raha hahazo anao izany! Fa raha fantatro tokoa fa misy ratsy ifofoan'ikaky anao, dia hambarako aminao mihitsy izany.

⁹Jonathan said, “Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn’t I tell you that?”

¹⁰Dia hoy Davida tamin'i Jonatana: Iza no hanambara izany amiko, na hampandre ahy izay teny sarotra havalin-drainao anao? [Na: Iza anefa no hanambara amiko, raha tahìny mamaly sarotra anao rainao]

¹⁰Then David said to Jonathan, “Who shall tell me if perchance your father answers you roughly?”

¹¹Ary hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Andeha ary isika hivoaka any an-tsaha. Dia nivoaka tany an-tsaha izy roa lahy.

¹¹Jonathan said to David, “Come, and let us go out into the field.” They both went out into the field.

¹²Ary hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, anie ho vavolombelona! Rehefa fotorako tsara rahampitso na afaka ampitso toy izao ny hevitry ny raiko, ka hitako fa misy soa ho an'i Davida, ka tsy maniraka any aminao aho sy manambara izany aminao,

¹²Jonathan said to David, “By Yahweh, the God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, shall I not then send to you, and disclose it to you?

¹³dia hataon'i Jehovah toy izany anie Jonatana, eny, mihoatra noho izany aza; fa raha kasain'ny raiko kosa ny hanisy ratsy anao, dia hambarako aminao izany, ka halefako ianao mba handehananao soa aman-tsara; ary homba anao tahaka ny tamin'ny raiko anie Jehovah.

¹³Yahweh do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.

¹⁴Ary raha mbola velona ihany aho, dia tsy hasehonao ahy va ny fiantran'i Jehovah mba tsy hahafaty ahy?

¹⁴You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;

¹⁵Ary tsy hesorinao amin'ny taranako koa ny famindram-ponao mandrakizay, eny, na dia avy aza izay handringanan'i Jehovah ny fahavalon'i Davida rehetra tsy ho etỳ ambonin'ny tany.

¹⁵but also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off the enemies of David everyone from the surface of the earth.”

¹⁶Ary dia nanao fanekena Jonatana ny amin'ny taranak'i Davida hoe: Jehovah no hamaly ny fahavalon'i Davida.

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Yahweh will require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”

¹⁷Ary Jonatana nampianiana an'i Davida indray noho ny fitiavany azy; fa tiany toy ny tenany izy.

¹⁷Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

¹⁸Ary hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Rahampitso ho tsinam-bolana; ary ho hita fa tsy eo ianao, fa ho foana ny fipetrahanao.

¹⁸Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon: and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

¹⁹Koa rehefa mby amin'ny andro fahatelo dia midìna faingana ianao, ary tongava ao amin'ilay nierenao tamin'ny andro nitrangan'ilay raharaha iny, ka mitoera ao anilan'ny vato Ezela.[Izahao xix. 2, 3]

¹⁹When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

²⁰Ary izaho handefa zana-tsipìka telo eo anilany, toy ny mikendry marika.

²⁰I will shoot three arrows on its side, as though I shot at a mark.

²¹Dia haniraka ny zazalahy aho ka hanao hoe: Mandehana, izahao ny zana-tsipìka. Ka raha lazaiko mihitsy amin'ilay zazalahy hoe: Indreo eo aorianao ny zana-tsipìka, ento etỳ, dia avia ianao, fa hipetraka amin'ny fiadanana ianao, ka tsy hisy haninona anao, raha velona koa Jehovah.

²¹Behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I tell the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;’ then come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.

²²Fa raha hoy kosa aho amin'ilay zazalahy: Indreo eo alohanao ny zana-tsipìka, dia mandehana ianao, fa Jehovah no nampandeha anao.

²²But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you;’ then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.

²³Ary ny amin'ilay noresahintsika, dia izaho sy ianao, indro, Jehovah no vavolombelona amiko sy aminao mandrakizay.

²³Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”

²⁴Ary Davida niery tany an-tsaha. Koa nony tsinam-bolana, dia nipetraka hihinana

²⁴So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon had come, the king sat him down to eat food.

²⁵teo amin'ny fipetrahany tahaka ny isanandro ihany ny mpanjaka, dia teo amin'ny fipetrahana teo anilan'ny rindrina, koa Jonatana nitsangana, fa Abnera nipetraka teo anilan'i Saoly; ary foana kosa ny fipetrahan'i Davida.

²⁵The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side: but David’s place was empty.

²⁶Nefa Saoly tsy niteny na inona na inona tamin'izany andro izany; fa nataony ho nisy zavatra nanjo azy, ka tsy madio izy, eny, tsy madio izy.

²⁶Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day: for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.”

²⁷Ary nony tamin'ny andro faharoa dia ny ampitson'ny tsinam-bolana, ka mbola foana ihany ny fipetrahan'i Davida, dia hoy Saoly tamin'i Jonatana zanany: Ahoana no tsy mba nahatongavan'ny zanak'i Jese hihinana omaly sy androany?

²⁷It happened on the next day after the new moon, the second day, that David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why doesn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, neither yesterday, nor today?”

²⁸Ary Jonatana namaly an'i Saoly hoe: Davida niera fatratra tamiko hankany Betlehema

²⁸Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

²⁹nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, aoka handeha aho, fa izahay mianakavy manao fanatitra any an-tanàna, ka asain'ny rahalahiko mankany aho; koa ankehitriny, raha nahita fitia eo imasonao aho, masìna ianao, aoka handeha aho hamangy ny rahalahiko; ka izany no tsy mba nahatongavany teto amin'ny latabatry ny mpanjaka.

²⁹He said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city. My brother has commanded me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the king’s table.”

³⁰Dia nirehitra tamin'i Jonatana ny fahatezeran'i Saoly, ka hoy izy taminy: Hianao zanaky ny vehivavy maditra sy mpiodina, moa tsy fantatro va fa mifidy ny zanak'i Jese ianao ho henatrao sy ho henatry ny kibon'ny reninao.[Heb. fitanjahan']

³⁰Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

³¹Fa raha mbola velona etỳ ambonin'ny tany koa iny zanak'i Jese iny, dia tsy ho tafatoetra tsara ianao na ny fanjakanao. Koa maniraha haka azy hankatỳ amiko, fa meloka tokony ho faty izy.

³¹For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!”

³²Ary Jonatana namaly an'i Saoly rainy ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no hatao maty izy? Inona no nataony?

³²Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”

³³Ary Saoly nitora-defona handefona azy, ka dia fantatr'i Jonatana fa nofofoin'ny rainy hovonoina Davida.

³³Saul cast his spear at him to strike him. By this Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.

³⁴Dia nitsangana niala teo amin'ny latabatra Jonatana, sady nirehitra ny fahatezerany, ka tsy nihinan-kanina izy tamin'ny ampitson'ny tsinam-bolana; fa nalahelo an'i Davida izy, satria nomen-drainy henatra.

³⁴So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

³⁵Ary nony maraina, dia nivoaka nankany an-tsaha Jonatana tamin'ilay fotoana nataony tamin'i Davida, ary nisy zazalahy kely nanaraka azy.

³⁵It happened in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy with him.

³⁶Ary hoy Jonatana taminy: Mihazakazaha, ka izahao ny zana-tsipìka alefako. Ary nony nihazakazaka ilay zazalahy, dia nalefany nihoatra azy ny zana-tsipìka.

³⁶He said to his boy, “Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

³⁷Ary nony efa tonga teo amin'ilay nipetrahan'ny zana-tsipìka nalefan'i Jonatana ilay zazalahy, dia nantsoin'i Jonatana izy hoe: Tsy ireo alohanao ireo va ny zana-tsipìka?

³⁷When the boy had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”

³⁸Ary Jonatana niantso ilay zazalahy hoe: Haingàna dia haingàna, ka aza mijanonjanona. Ary ny zazalahin'i Jonatana nanangona ny zana-tsipìka, dia nankeo amin'ny tompony.

³⁸Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

³⁹Nefa ilay zazalahy tsy nahalala na inona na inona; fa Jonatana sy Davida ihany no nahalala ny anton'izany.

³⁹But the boy didn’t know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

⁴⁰Dia nomen'i Jonatana ilay zazalahy ny fiadiany, ka hoy izy taminy: Mandehana, ka ento ho any an-tanàna ireto.

⁴⁰Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”

⁴¹Ary nony lasa ilay zazalahy, dia nitsangana avy any atsimo Davida, ka niankohoka tamin'ny tany izy sady niondrika in-telo, ary nifanoroka izy roa lahy, ka samy nitomany; nefa ny an'i Davida dia mafy loatra.Ary hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Mandehana soa aman-tsara; fa efa nianiana tamin'ny anaran'i Jehovah isika roa lahy hoe: Jehovah no vavolombelona amiko sy aminao ary amin'ny taranako sy ny taranakao mandrakizay.

⁴¹As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another, and wept one with another, and David wept the most.

⁴²Ary hoy Jonatana tamin'i Davida: Mandehana soa aman-tsara; fa efa nianiana tamin'ny anaran'i Jehovah isika roa lahy hoe: Jehovah no vavolombelona amiko sy aminao ary amin'ny taranako sy ny taranakao mandrakizay.

⁴²Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the name of Yahweh, saying, ‘Yahweh shall be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed, forever.’” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.