Davidi ge ǃās Keilasa ra ǃnoraǃnora
1 ǀGuitsēb ge Davida “Filisteǁîn ge Keilasa ǁnāǂam tsî dāǃnâǃkhaide xu ǃhoroba ra ǃnari” ti ge ǂanǂanhe. 2 Ob ge Davida ǃKhūb ai ge dî: “ǃGû tsî ta nē Filisteǁîn ǃoagu sī nî ǃkham?”
Ob ge ǃKhūba Davida ge ǃeream: “ǃGû, îts Filisteǁîna ǃkhamū tsî Keilasa ǃnoraǃnora.”
3 Xawe gu ge Davidi khoega ge mî: “Sige ge nēpa Judab ǃnâ ǀnai ǃao rase hâ; mâtikōse ge ǁnās ǃgâ-ai nî ǃao Keilas ǃoa ge Filisteǁîn toroǂnubidi ǃoagu nî ǃkhamǃgûs karao?” 4 Davidi ge ǁkhawa ǃKhūb ai a dî, ob ge ǃKhūba ge ǃeream: “Khâi, îts Keilas ǃoa ǃgû, tita ge Filisteǁîna sa ǃomǁae nî māǁnâ xuige.” 5 O gu ge Davidi tsî khoegu âb tsîna Keilas ǁga ǃgû tsî Filisteǁîna sī ge ǃkhamū; tsî gu ge ǂgui Filisteǁîna ǃgam tsî ǁîn gomana ge ūsao. ǁNātib ge Davida Keilas ǁanǂgāsabena ge ǃnoraǃnora.
6 Ahimelexi ôab, Abiatari ge Davidi ǃoab ge Keilas ǁga ǃhūo, efoda ge ūsao.
7 Sauli ge Davidi go Keilas ǃnâ sī ǃkhaisab ge ǂanǂanhe, o ge mî: “Elob ge ǁîba ti ǃomǁae go māǁnâ. Davidi ge aitsama go ǂganamǂgāsen, ǂnubiǂgoab tsî ǂganamhe ra dao-amde ūhâ ǃās ǃnâb go ǂgâs ǀkha.” 8 Tsîb ge Saula toroǃkhamaogu hoaga torob ǃoa ge ǂgaikhâi, Keilas ǁga ǃgû tsî gu Davidi tsî ǁîb khoega sī nî ǁkhaeǂgāse.
9 Xawe Davidi ge Sauli ǁîb ǃoagu ra torodī ǂgao ǃkhaisab ge ǂanǂui, o pristeri Abiatara ǃoa “Efoda nēpa hā-ū” ti ge mî. 10 Tsîb ge Davida ge mî: “ǃKhū, Israeli Elotse, sa ǃgāta ge amase go ǁnâu Sauli Keilas ǃoa ra hāsa, ǁîsab nî tita ǁîs ǃnâ hâ ǃkhais ǃaroma hîkākāse. 11 Keilas ǁanǂgāsabena māǁnâ ten nî ǁîb ai? Saula hāb nî ǁnâu ta go khami? ǃKhū, Israeli Elotse, nēsa toxopa ǂanǂan te re.”
Ob ge ǃKhūba “Hā nî Sauli ge” ti ge ǃeream.
12 Ob ge Davida ǁkhawa ge dî: “Keilas danakhoega tita tsî ti khoegu tsîna Sauli ai māǁnâ gu nî?” Ob ge ǃKhūba “Māǁnâ nî” ti ge mî.
13 O gu ge Davidi tsî ǁîb khoegu, ǁaubexa ǃnanikaidisiga, ǂhomisen tsî Keilasa xu ge ǂoa; tsî gu ge ǃkhōhe gu tidega nē ǃkhaisa xu naus ǁga gere doema. Tsî Sauli ge Davidi ge ûiǂoa ǃkhaisab ge ǁnâu, o ǂâibasens âba ge ǀû.
Davidi ǃgaroǃhūb ǃnâ
14 Davidi ge ǃgaroǃhūb ǁkhuigu ǃnâ, ǃnâuxa ǃgaroǃhūb Sifi ǃnâ sī ge hâ. Sauli ge hoaǁae ǁîba gere ôa, xaweb ge Eloba Davida ǁîb ǃomǁae māǁnâ tama ge i. 15 Davidi ge ǃgaroǃhūb Sifi ǃnâ Hores tawab hâ hîa Sauli ra ǁîba ǃgam ǂgao ǃkhaisa ge ǂan.
16 Ob ge Sauli ôab Jonatanna Davidi tawa Hores ǃnâ sī tsî ǁîba ge ǀgaiǀgaiǃnâ, ǁnā ǂgomǃgâb Elob ǃnâb ūhâb ǃnâ. 17 ǁÎb ge Davidi ǃoa ge mî: “Tā ǃao, ti îb ge ǃomǂgā tsi tide xuige. Sats ge Israeli ǂama nî gao-ao kai tsî tita ge ǀgamǁîse sa ǃnaka nî hâ. Ti îb tsîn ge ǁnāsa ǃgâise a ǂan.” 18 ǁÎkha ge ǃgaeǀhao-e ǃKhūb aiǃâ ge dī tsîb ge Davida Hores ǃnâ hâ tsî Jonatanna ǁgâus ǁga ge ǁaru.
19 ǁNās khaoǃgân ge ǀnî Sifǁîna Sauli tawa Gibeas ǃnâ sī tsî ge mî: “Davidi ge sida tawa Hores ǀkharib ǃnâ Haxilas ǃnâus ai, ǃkhawagas ǃgaroǃhūb dis ǃnâ gau hâ. 20 Gao-aotse, hā ǂgaots nîs karao, nēsi ǁnâi hā, o da ge sida ǁîba nî māǁnâ tsi.”
21 Ob ge Saula ge ǃeream: “Ab ǃKhūba, tita du ra ǀkhom amaga ǀkhae du re. 22 ǃGû, î du ǃgâise sī kō tsî ǂanǂui, mâpab ra hâmas tsî tarin xab ge mûhesa, kaiseb a gā-ai, ti ra mîhe xuige. 23 Kō sī, î du ǃgâise ǁîb ra gau ǃkhaidi hoade ǂanǂui tsî ǂanǁapo du hâ xū-e hā mîba te, o ta ge nî sao du. Tsî noxopab ga ǁnā ǃhūb ǃnâ hâ, o ta ge nî ôaǂui bi, Judab ǃhūb hoaba ta ga ôaǃnâ xawes tsîna.”
24 On ge Sifǁîna ǂhomisen tsî Sauli aiǃâ Sifs ǁga ge ǃgû. Davidi tsî ǁîb khoegu tsîn ge Maonǃgaroǃhūb ǃnâ ge hâ i, ǃgaroǃhūb ǂgādi ai ǃkhawagas ǃnâ. 25 Sauli tsî ǁîb khoegu tsîn ge ǁîba sī a ôa, ob ge Davida ge ǂanǂanhe tsîb ge ǀuixa ǃhommi Maonǃgaroǃhūb dib ǃoa ǃgû tsî ǁnāpa sī ge hâ. Tsî Sauli ge ǁnâub geo, Davida Maonǃgaroǃhūb ǃnâ ge ǃgôaǃgon. 26 Sauli ge ǁîb khoegu ǀkha ǃhommi ǀguiǀkhāb ai gere ǃgû tsî Davida ǁîb khoegu ǀkha nauǀkhāb ai. Davidi tsî ǁîb khoegu tsîn ge gere ǃnoe, Sauli tsî ǁîb khoega xu gu nî ǁhâga. ǁÎgu xa saoǁaehe tsî gu ra ǃkhōhe ǁga, 27 hîab ge sîsabeba Sauli tawa hā tsî ge mî: “ǃHaese hā re, Filisteǁîn ge ǃhūba go ǁnāǂam xuige.” 28 Ob ge Saula Davida ǃgôaǃgonsa ǀû tsî Filisteǁîna ge ǃgûǃoa, ǁîn ǃoagub nî ǃkhamse. ǁNā-amagas ge ǁnā ǃkhaisa ǀGoras ǃNâus ti ra ǂgaihe. 29 ǁNāpa xub ge Davida ǃgû tsî Engedib sâusenǃkhais ǃnâ sī ge hâ.
David Rescues the Town of Keilah
1 One day some people told David, “The Philistines keep attacking the town of Keilah and stealing grain from the threshing place.”
2 David asked the Lord, “Should I attack these Philistines?”
“Yes,” the Lord answered. “Attack them and rescue Keilah.”
3 But David's men said, “Look, even here in Judah we're afraid of the Philistines. We will be terrified if we try to fight them at Keilah!”
4 David asked the Lord about it again. “Leave at once,” the Lord answered. “I will give you victory over the Philistines at Keilah.”
5 David and his men went there and fiercely attacked the Philistines. They killed many of them, then led away their cattle, and rescued the people of Keilah.
6-8 Meanwhile, Saul heard that David was in Keilah. “God has let me catch David,” Saul said. “David is trapped inside a walled town where the gates can be locked.” Saul decided to go there and surround the town, in order to trap David and his men. He sent messengers who told the towns and villages, “Send men to serve in Saul's army!”
By this time, Abiathar had joined David in Keilah and had brought along everything he needed to get answers from God.
9 David heard about Saul's plan to capture him, and he told Abiathar, “Let's ask God what we should do.”
10 David prayed, “Lord God of Israel, I was told that Saul is planning to come here. What should I do? Suppose he threatens to destroy the town because of me. 11 Would the leaders of Keilah turn me over to Saul? Or is he really coming? Please tell me, Lord.”
“Yes, he will come,” the Lord answered.
12 David asked, “Would the leaders of Keilah hand me and my soldiers over to Saul?”
“Yes, they would,” the Lord answered.
13 David and his 600 men got out of there fast and started moving from place to place. Saul heard that David had left Keilah, and he decided not to go after him.
Jonathan Says David Will Be King
14 David stayed in hideouts in the hill country of Ziph Desert. Saul kept searching, but God never let Saul catch him.
15 One time, David was at Horesh in Ziph Desert. He was afraid because Saul had come to the area to kill him. 16 But Jonathan went to see David, and God helped him encourage David. 17 “Don't be afraid,” Jonathan said. “My father Saul will never get his hands on you. In fact, you're going to be the next king of Israel, and I'll be your highest official. Even my father knows it's true.”
18 They both promised the Lord that they would always be loyal to each other. Then Jonathan went home, but David stayed at Horesh.
David Escapes from Saul
19 Some people from the town of Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Your Majesty, David has a hideout not far from us! It's near Horesh, somewhere on Mount Hachilah south of Jeshimon. 20 If you come, we will help you catch him.”
21 Saul told them:
You've done me a big favor, and I pray that the Lord will bless you. 22 Now please do just a little more for me. Find out exactly where David is, as well as where he goes, and who has seen him there. I've been told that he's very tricky. 23 Find out where all his hiding places are and come back when you're sure. Then I'll go with you. If he is still in the area, or anywhere among the clans of Judah, I'll find him.
24 The people from Ziph went back ahead of Saul, and they found out that David and his men were still south of Jeshimon in the Maon Desert. 25 Saul and his army set out to find David. But David heard that Saul was coming, and he went to a place called The Rock, one of his hideouts in Maon Desert.
Saul found out where David was and started closing in on him. 26 Saul was going around a hill on one side, and David and his men were on the other side, trying to get away. Saul and his soldiers were just about to capture David and his men, 27 when a messenger came to Saul and said, “Come quickly! The Philistines are attacking Israel and taking everything.”
28 Saul stopped going after David and went back to fight the Philistines. That's why the place is called “Escape Rock.”
29 David left and went to live in the hideouts at En-Gedi.
