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?

¹The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before 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.

²Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, 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.

³Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

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

⁴David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.

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.

⁵David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around 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.

⁶Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

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.

⁷So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around 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.

⁸Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

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

⁹David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

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.

¹⁰David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

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.

¹¹Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.”

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.

¹²So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head; and they went away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.

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

¹³Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being 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 cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who cries to 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.

¹⁵David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your 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?

¹⁶This thing isn’t good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”

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.

¹⁷Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is 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?

¹⁸He said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

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.

¹⁹Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, 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.

²⁰Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the 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.

²¹Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”

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

²²David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get 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.

²³Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.

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.

²⁴Behold, as your life was respected this day in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”

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.

²⁵Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.