1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
Kisha wakamwambia Daudi, kusema, Angalia, Wafilisti wanapigana vita juu ya Keila na kuiba nafaka sakafuni mwa kupuria.
2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Basi Daudi akamwuliza Bwana, kusema, Je! Niende nikawapige hao Wafilisti? Naye Bwana akamwambia Daudi, Nenda ukawapige Wafilisti, na kuuokoa Keila.
3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Ila watu wake Daudi wakamwambia, Tazama, sisi tunaogopa hapa katika Yuda; je! Si zaidi tukienda Keila juu ya majeshi ya Wafilisti?
4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
Basi Daudi akamwuliza Bwana tena, Naye Bwana akamjibu, akasema, Ondoka, ukashukie Keila; kwa kuwa nitawatia hao Wafilisti mikononi mwako.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
Ndipo wakaenda Keila, Daudi na watu wake, wakapigana na hao Wafilisti, wakateka nyara ng'ombe zao, na kuwaua uuaji mkuu. Hivyo Daudi akawaokoa watu wa Keila.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
Ikawa Abiathari, mwana wa Ahimeleki, alipomkimbilia Daudi huko Keila, alishuka na naivera mkononi mwake.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
Kisha Sauli aliambiwa ya kwamba Daudi amefika Keila. Sauli akasema, Mungu amemtia mkononi mwangu; kwa maana amefungwa ndani, kwa vile alivyoingia katika mji wenye malango na makomeo.
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Basi Sauli akawaita watu wote waende vitani, ili waishukie Keila, na kumhusuru Daudi na watu wake.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Naye Daudi alifahamu ya kuwa Sauli amemkusudia mabaya; akamwambia Abiathari, kuhani, Lete hapa hiyo naivera.
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Ndipo Daudi akasema, Ee Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, mimi mtumwa wako nimesikia hakika ya kuwa Sauli anataka kuja huku Keila, ili kuuharibu mji kwa ajili yangu.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Je! Watu wa Keila watanitoa, nitiwe mkononi mwake? Je! Sauli atashuka, kama mtumwa wako alivyosikia? Ee Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, nakusihi, umwambie mtumwa wako. Naye Bwana akamjibu, Atashuka.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
Ndipo Daudi akasema, Je! Watu wa Keila watanitia mimi na watu wangu mkononi mwake Sauli? Bwana akasema, Watakutia.
13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
Basi Daudi na watu wake, ambao wapata kama mia sita, wakaondoka na kutoka Keila, wakaenda po pote walipoweza kwenda. Kisha Sauli akaambiwa ya kwamba Daudi amekimbia toka Keila; akaacha kutoka nje.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
Basi Daudi alikuwa akikaa nyikani ngomeni, akakaa katika nchi ya milima milima kwenye nyika ya Zifu. Naye Sauli alikuwa akimtafuta kila siku, lakini Mungu hakumtia mikononi mwake.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Daudi akaona ya kwamba Sauli ametoka nje ili kutafuta roho yake; naye Daudi akawako katika nyika ya Zifu, huko Horeshi.
16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
Ndipo Yonathani, mwana wa Sauli, akainuka akamwendea Daudi huko Horeshi, akamtia nguvu mkono wake katika Mungu.
17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
Akamwambia, Usiogope, kwa maana mkono wa Sauli, babangu, hautakupata; na wewe utakuwa mfalme juu ya Israeli; na mimi nitakuwa wa pili wako; ndivyo ajuavyo hata Sauli, babangu.
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
Na hao wawili wakafanya agano mbele za Bwana; Daudi naye akakaa huko Horeshi, na Yonathani akaenda nyumbani kwake.
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Ndipo wale Wazifi wakakwea kwa Sauli huko Gibea, wakasema, Je! Yule Daudi hakujificha kwetu ngomeni mwa Horeshi, kilimani pa Hakila upande wa kusini wa Yeshimoni?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
Basi sasa, Ee mfalme, ushuke, kama utakavyo nafsini mwako kushuka; na kazi yetu itakuwa kumtia mkononi mwa mfalme.
21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
Naye Sauli akasema, Na mbarikiwe ninyi na Bwana; kwa sababu mmenihurumia.
22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
Nendeni, nawasihi, mkazidi kupata hakika, mkajue na kuona mahali pake anapojificha, tena ni nani aliyemwona huko; maana nimeambiwa ya kwamba atenda kwa hila nyingi.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Chunguzeni basi, mkayajue maficho yake yote anapojificha; kisha njoni kwangu, tena msikose, nami nitakwenda pamoja nanyi; tena itakuwa, akiwapo katika nchi, mimi nitamtafuta-tafuta katika elfu zote za Yuda.
24 And 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 Jeshimon.
Nao wakaondoka, wakaenda Zifu kumtangulia Sauli; lakini Daudi na watu wake walikuwapo nyikani pa Maoni, katika Araba upande wa kusini wa jangwa.
25 Saul also and his men went to seek him . And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that , he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
Basi Sauli na watu wake wakaenda kumtafuta. Watu wakamwambia Daudi; basi kwa hiyo akashuka mpaka mwambani, akakaa nyikani pa Maoni. Naye Sauli alipopata habari, alimwinda Daudi nyikani pa Maoni.
26 And 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 for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
Sauli akaenda upande huu wa mlima, na Daudi na watu wake wakaenda upande huu wa mlima; naye Daudi akafanya haraka sana kwenda zake kwa hofu ya Sauli; kwa sababu Sauli na watu wake wakamzunguka Daudi na watu wake ili kuwakamata.
27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Lakini akaja mjumbe kwa Sauli, kusema, Njoo upesi, kwa kuwa Wafilisti wameishambulia nchi.
28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
Basi Sauli akarudi kutoka kumwinda Daudi, akaenda kinyume cha Wafilisti; kwa hiyo wakapaita mahali pale, Selahamalekothi.
29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.
Naye Daudi akakwea kutoka huko, akakaa katika ngome ya Engedi.
