¹Kolkii Saa'uul ka soo noqday kuwii reer Falastiin oo uu raacdaysanayay ayaa loo soo sheegay oo lagu yidhi, Daa'uud cidlada Ceyn Gedii buu joogaa.

¹And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, `Lo, David [is] in the wilderness of En-gedi.`

²Markaasaa Saa'uul reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan kala baxay saddex kun oo nin oo la doortay, oo wuxuu Daa'uud iyo raggiisii ka xulayay dhagaxyadii ay riyodibadeedku joogeen.

²And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

³Markaasuu wuxuu yimid xeryihii idaha oo jidka ku ag yiil, oo halkaasna waxaa ku tiil bohol; markaasaa Saa'uul halkaas u galay inuu cagihiisa qariyo aawadeed. Haddaba Daa'uud iyo raggiisiiba waxay ku jireen bohosha meelaha ugu sii hooseeya.

³and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

⁴Oo Daa'uudna raggiisii waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Bal eeg, maanta waa maalintii Rabbigu kugu yidhi, Cadowgaaga gacantaadaan ku soo ridi doonaa, oo waxaad ku samayn doontaa wixii kula wanaagsan. Markaasaa Daa'uud kacay, oo hoos ahaan ayuu aayar u gooyay Saa'uul darafkii khamiiskiisa.

⁴And the men of David say unto him, `Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;` and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul — gently.

⁵Oo waxay hadhow noqotay in Daa'uud qalbigiisii naxdini ku dhacday, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu gooyay darafkii khamiiskii Saa'uul.

⁵And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,

⁶Markaasuu wuxuu raggiisii ku yidhi, Rabbigu ha iga fogeeyo inaan waxan ku sameeyo sayidkayga kaasoo ah Rabbiga kiisa subkan, iyo inaan isaga gacanta u qaada, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu yahay Rabbiga kiisa subkan.

⁶and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord — to the anointed of Jehovah — to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].`

⁷Sidaasaa Daa'uud raggiisii ugu diiday erayadaas, oo umana uu oggolaan inay Saa'uul ku kacaan. Markaasaa Saa'uul ka soo baxay bohoshii, oo iska tegey.

⁷And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;

⁸Oo Daa'uudna mar dambuu kacay oo bohoshii ka soo baxay, oo wuxuu ka daba qayliyey Saa'uul, oo ku yidhi, Sayidkaygiiyow, boqorow. Oo Saa'uulna markuu dib dhugtay ayaa Daa'uud wejiga dhulka saaray, wuuna sujuuday.

⁸and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, `My lord, O king!` And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth — face to the earth — and doth obeisance.

⁹Oo Daa'uudna wuxuu Saa'uul ku yidhi, War maxaad u maqashaa dadka warkiisa intay kugu yidhaahdaan, Daa'uud wuxuu doonayaa inuu wax ku yeelo?

⁹And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

¹⁰Bal eeg, maanta indhahaagu way arkeen sida Rabbigu iigu soo kaa gacangeliyey annagoo godka ku jirna, oo qaarna, Dil, bay igu yidhaahdeen, laakiinse waan kuu naxay; oo waxaan idhi, Anigu sayidkayga gacanta u qaadi maayo, maxaa yeelay, isagu waa Rabbiga kiisa subkan.

¹⁰Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [one] said to slay thee, and [mine eye] hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].

¹¹Bal eeg, aabbow, bal eeg haddana darafkii khamiiskaaga oo gacantayda ku jira, waayo, waxaan gooyay darafkii khamiiskaaga, kumana diline, haddaba ogow inayan gacantayda ku jirin shar iyo xadgudub toona, oo anna kuguma aanan dembaabin, in kastoo aad naftayda u gaadaysid inaad iga qaaddid.

¹¹`And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!

¹²Rabbigu aniga iyo adiga ha ina kala xukumo, oo Rabbigu ha iiga kaa aar gudo, gacantayduse ku taaban mayso.

¹²`Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

¹³Sida ay leedahay maahmaahdii dadkii hore, Kii shar ah waxaa ka soo baxda sharnimo, gacantayduse ku taaban mayso.

¹³as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

¹⁴Bal boqorkii reer binu Israa'iilow, yaad ka soo daba baxaysaa? Oo bal yaad eryanaysaa? Ma eey bakhti ah, mase tagfi?

¹⁴`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? — after a dead dog! after one flea!

¹⁵Haddaba Rabbigu aniga iyo adiga dhexdeenna xaakin ha ka ahaado oo ha inoo garnaqo, oo ha arko gartayda, gacantaadana ha iga samatabbixiyo.

¹⁵And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.`

¹⁶Markii Daa'uud hadalkaas Saa'uul u dhammeeyey ayaa Saa'uulna wuxuu yidhi, Wiilkaygii Daa'uudow, kaasu ma codkaagii baa? Saa'uulna codkiisii kor buu u qaaday oo ooyay.

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?` and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

¹⁷Kolkaasuu Daa'uud ku yidhi, Aad baad iiga qumman tahay, waayo, wanaag baad ii fashay, anse xumaan baan kuugu beddelay.

¹⁷And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

¹⁸Oo adna maanta waxaad caddaysay sidii aad si wanaagsan iigula macaamilootay, waayo, markii Rabbigu gacantaada igu soo riday ima aadan dilin.

¹⁸and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,

¹⁹Waayo, haddii nin cadowgiisa helo miyuu wanaag ku sii dayn lahaa? Sidaas daraaddeed tan aad maanta ii samaysay aawadeed Rabbigu wanaag ha kuugu abaal gudo.

¹⁹and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.

²⁰Oo hadda bal eeg, hubaal waan ogahay inaad boqor noqonaysid, iyo in boqortooyada reer binu Israa'iil gacantaada ku dhismi doonto.

²⁰`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;

²¹Haddaba bal Rabbiga iigu dhaaro, inaadan gooynayn farcankayga iga dambeeya, iyo inaadan magacayga reer aabbahay ka dhex baabbi'inayn.Markaasaa Daa'uud u dhaartay Saa'uul. Oo Saa'uulna gurigiisii buu tegey, laakiinse Daa'uud iyo raggiisiiba waxay galeen dhufayskii.

²¹and, now, swear to me by Jehovah — thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.`

²²Markaasaa Daa'uud u dhaartay Saa'uul. Oo Saa'uulna gurigiisii buu tegey, laakiinse Daa'uud iyo raggiisiiba waxay galeen dhufayskii.

²²And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.