Yonatani ye Dawuda maakoyi
1 Bituŋ Dawuda borita ka bo Nayoti meŋ be Rama, a taata Yonatani yaa, ka a ñininkaa ko, “Ŋa muŋ ne ke? Muŋ ne mu n na kuruŋyaa ti? Ŋa muŋ kuu jawu le ke i faamaa la, fo a lafita ka m faa?”
2 Yonatani ye a jaabi ko, “A te ke la wo ñaama. I maŋ taa faa la. M faamaa buka kuu-wo-kuu ke, kuu baa waraŋ kuundiŋ, a maŋ n kalamutandi a la. Muŋ ne ye a tinna, a be ñiŋ maabo la n na? Wo te ke la.”
3 Bari Dawuda kalita le, aduŋ a ko, “I faamaa ye a loŋ koyike le ko, i ye n kanu baake le. A ko a faŋo ye le ko, Yonatani te ñiŋ loŋ na. Niŋ wo nte, a niyo be toora la le. Bari a be koyiriŋ ñaameŋ ko Yaawe* be baluuriŋ ne aniŋ ite faŋo, simfaa kiliŋ, wo le be n niŋ saayaa teema.”
4 Wo to le Yonatani ko Dawuda ye ko, “I lafita ŋa feŋ-wo-feŋ ke i ye, m be a ke la le.”
5 Bituŋ Dawuda ko, “A juubee, saama le mu Kari Kuta Juurali* luŋo ti, aduŋ n niŋ mansa ñanta domoroo ke la le. Bari m batu, ŋa taa m maabo kenoo kono fo sinindiŋ wulaaroo. 6 Niŋ i faamaa ye n ñininkaa, i si a fo a ye ko, ‘Dawuda ye n na yamfoo daani le ka taa Betilehemu a la saatewo to, kaatu ì ka saŋ-wo-saŋ sadaaboo* le ke a la kaabiiloo bee ye.’ 7 Niŋ a ko, a sonta le, a be beteyaa la nte i la dookuulaa fee le. Bari niŋ a kamfaata, i si a loŋ ko, a pareeta le ka kuu jawoo ke n na. 8 Ite la karoo la, i si tiliŋo yitandi nte i la dookuulaa la, kaatu i niŋ ŋa kambeŋo le siti Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la. Niŋ m boyita, bituŋ ite faŋo si m faa. Muŋ ne ye a tinna i be n dii la i faamaa la?”
9 Yonatani ko a ye ko, “Allamaa a jamfa la i la. Niŋ ŋa a loŋ koyike ko, m faamaa lafita i faa la le, fo n te a fo la i ye baŋ?”
10 Dawuda ye a ñininkaa ko, “Jumaa le be a fo la n ye, niŋ i faamaa ye i saŋara jaabi?”
11 Yonatani ko a ye ko, “Naa ŋà taa kene koomoo to.” Bituŋ ì taata ñoo la jee. 12 Bituŋ Yonatani ko Dawuda ye ko, “Yaawe Banisirayilankoolu la Alla, si ke ǹ seedoo ti. M be feere le ke la, ka kuu soto m faamaa bulu sinindiŋ ñiŋ ñoŋ tumoo. Niŋ a jikoo falinta i la karoo la, m be kiilaa kii la i ye le. 13 Bari niŋ m faamaa lafita kuu jawoo ke la i la, Allamaa Yaawe ye kuu jawoo laa n kaŋ, niŋ m maŋ i kalamutandi, ka i kanandi i ye taa. Allamaa Yaawe ye tara i fee, ko a be m faamaa fee nuŋ ñaameŋ. 14 Niŋ m be baluwo to, i si Yaawe la kanu bambaloo yitandi n na. Aduŋ niŋ m faata, 15 i kana i la kanu bambaloo koo dindi n na dimbaayaa la, hani a ye a tara, Yaawe ye Dawuda jawoolu bee kasaara le ka bo duniyaa kono.”
16 Bituŋ Yonatani ye kambeŋo siti a niŋ Dawuda niŋ a la moolu teema, ka a fo ko, “Allamaa Yaawe ye Dawuda jawoolu halaki.”
17 Aduŋ Yonatani ye a ke, Dawuda kalita kotenke ko a ye a kanu le, kaatu ate ye a kanu le, ko a ye a faŋo kanu ñaameŋ.
18 Wo to le Yonatani ko Dawuda ye ko, “Saama le mu Kari Kuta Juurali luŋo ti. I la siiraŋo kenseŋo le be tara la jee, kaatu i te maabee la. 19 Bituŋ sinindiŋ wulaara maafaŋo la, i si taa wo dulaa to, i ye i maabo nuŋ daameŋ, biriŋ ñiŋ kuwo foloota. I si i maabo Eseli Beroo daala. 20 M be kalabeñe saba le fayi la a karoo la ko niŋ n lafita feŋ ne buŋ na. 21 Bituŋ m be kambaanoo kii la, ka a fo a ye ko, ‘Taa i ye taa beñoolu ñini.’ Niŋ n ko a ye ko, ‘A juubee, beñoolu be n niŋ i teema, ì samba naŋ jaŋ,’ bituŋ i si naa, kaatu niŋ Alla be baluuriŋ, i be tanka la le, aduŋ mantoora te jee. 22 Bari niŋ n ko kambaanoo ye ko, ‘A juubee, beñoolu tambita i la le,’ bituŋ fo i si taa, kaatu Yaawe le ye a fo. 23 Aduŋ n niŋ i ye kuwo meŋ kacaa, i hakiloo bulandi ko, Yaawe le mu nte niŋ ite la seedoo ti fo abadaa.”
24 Bituŋ Dawuda ye i maabo kenoo kono. Kabiriŋ Kari Kuta Juuraloo siita, mansa siita ka domoroo ke. 25 A siita a la dulaa kiliŋo le to bumbaloo la, Yonatani tarata a ñaatiliŋo la. Abuna, wo siita mansa le daala, bari Dawuda la palaasoo, moo te siiriŋ nuŋ jee. 26 Wo luŋo a keta ñaa-wo-ñaa, Sawulu maŋ feŋ fo. A ye a miira le ko, kosoo le be Dawuda la, aduŋ a maŋ i seneyandi foloo. 27 Bari kari kutoo saamoo, tili fulanjaŋo, Dawuda la palaasoo, moo te siiriŋ jee kotenke. Bituŋ Sawulu ko a dinkewo Yonatani ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna, Yese dinkewo maŋ naa domoridulaa to kunuŋ niŋ bii?”
28 Yonatani ye a jaabi ko, “Dawuda ye n na yamfoo le daani, ka a bula a ye taa Betilehemu. 29 A ko n ye le ko, ‘M batu ŋa taa, kaatu n na kaabiiloo ka sadaaboo le ke saatewo to, aduŋ n kotoomaa ye n yaamari le ka tara jee. Niŋ ŋa maakoyiroo je i ñaato, i si m bula, ŋa taa n kotoomaalu je.’ Ñiŋ daliiloo le ye a tinna, a maŋ naa mansa la taabuloo to.”
30 Sawulu jusoo bota Yonatani kamma, a ko a ye ko, “Ite baafutuubali diŋ! Fo m maŋ a loŋ ko, i ye Yese dinkewo ke i teeri ti i la maloo le kaŋ, aniŋ i baamaa meŋ ye i wuluu? 31 Niŋ Yese dinkewo be baluuriŋ ñiŋ duniyaa kono, ite la mansamarali bankoo te loo la, i te ke la ñiŋ bankoo mansa ti. Saayiŋ kiilaa kii, i ye a samba n ye naŋ, fo a si faa!”
32 Yonatani ye a faamaa ñininkaa ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna, a ñanta faa la? A ye muŋ ne ke?”
33 Bituŋ Sawulu ye a la sooroo fayi a kaŋ, ka a faa. Wo to le Yonatani ye a loŋ ko, a faamaa lafita Dawuda faa la le. 34 Yonatani kamfaatoo wulita taabuloo to. Kari kutoo tili fulanjaŋo luŋo, a maŋ domori ke, kaatu a niyo toorata a faamaa la malu kuwo la le, a ye meŋ ke Dawuda la. 35 Wo saamoo Yonatani taata kenoo kono ka taa Dawuda yaa, ko ì ye a fo nuŋ ñaameŋ. A niŋ kambaanoo le taata ñoo la. 36 Aduŋ a ko a ye ko, “Bori, i ye taa beñoolu ñini, ŋa mennu fayi.” Kabiriŋ kambaanoo be bori kaŋ, a ye beñoo fayi a ñaato. 37 Biriŋ kambaanoo futata beñoo boyita daameŋ, Yonatani wuurita, a ko a ye ko, “Beñoo be i ñaato le.” 38 Bituŋ a ko, “Kana tu looriŋ jee! I tariyaa!” Kambaanoo ye beñoolu tomboŋ, a muruta a la keebaa yaa. 39 Bari a maŋ a loŋ meŋ be keriŋ, Yonatani niŋ Dawuda dammaa le ye a loŋ. 40 Wo to le Yonatani ye a la jooraŋolu dii kambaanoo la, a ko a ye ì murundi saatewo kono.
41 Kabiriŋ kambaanoo taata, Dawuda bota naŋ beroo bulubaa karoo la, a ye a kuŋo jimi Yonatani ñaatiliŋo la, a ñoyita a ye ko siiñaa saba. Bituŋ ì ye ñoo sumbu, ì kumboota, bari Dawuda le kumboota baake. 42 Yonatani ko Dawuda ye ko, “Taa kayiroo kono, kaatu ǹ kalita ñoo ye teeriyaa la le Yaawe too la, ka a fo ko, Yaawe le mu nte niŋ ite seedoo ti, aniŋ ite koomalankoolu niŋ nte koomalankoolu fo abadaa.” Bituŋ Dawuda taata, Yonatani fanaa muruta saatewo kono.
Jonathan Helps David
1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and went to Jonathan. “What have I done?” he asked. “What crime have I committed? What wrong have I done to your father to make him want to kill me?”
2 Jonathan answered, “God forbid that you should die! My father tells me everything he does, important or not, and he would not hide this from me. It just isn't so!”
3 But David answered, “Your father knows very well how much you like me, and he has decided not to let you know what he plans to do, because you would be deeply hurt. I swear to you by the living Lord that I am only a step away from death!”
4 Jonathan said, “I'll do anything you want.”
5 “Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival,” David replied, “and I am supposed to eat with the king. But if it's all right with you, I will go and hide in the fields until the evening of the day after tomorrow. 6 If your father notices that I am not at the table, tell him that I begged your permission to hurry home to Bethlehem, since it's the time for the annual sacrifice there for my whole family. 7 If he says, ‘All right,’ I will be safe; but if he becomes angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me. 8 Please do me this favor, and keep the sacred promise you made to me. But if I'm guilty, kill me yourself! Why take me to your father to be killed?”
9 “Don't even think such a thing!” Jonathan answered. “If I knew for sure that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?”
10 David then asked, “Who will let me know if your father answers you angrily?”
11 “Let's go out to the fields,” Jonathan answered. So they went, 12 and Jonathan said to David, “May the Lord God of Israel be our witness! At this time tomorrow and on the following day I will question my father. If his attitude toward you is good, I will send you word. 13 If he intends to harm you, may the Lord strike me dead if I don't let you know about it and get you safely away. May the Lord be with you as he was with my father! 14 And if I remain alive, please keep your sacred promise and be loyal to me; but if I die, 15 show the same kind of loyalty to my family forever. And when the Lord has completely destroyed all your enemies, 16 may our promise to each other still be unbroken. If it is broken, the Lord will punish you.”
17 Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself. 18 Then Jonathan said to him, “Since tomorrow is the New Moon Festival, your absence will be noticed if you aren't at the meal. 19 The day after tomorrow your absence will be noticed even more; so go to the place where you hid yourself the other time, and hide behind the pile of stones there. 20 I will then shoot three arrows at it, as though it were a target. 21 Then I will tell my servant to go and find them. And if I tell him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,’ that means that you are safe and can come out. I swear by the living Lord that you will be in no danger. 22 But if I tell him, ‘The arrows are on the other side of you,’ then leave, because the Lord is sending you away. 23 As for the promise we have made to each other, the Lord will make sure that we will keep it forever.”
24 So David hid in the fields. At the New Moon Festival, King Saul came to the meal 25 and sat in his usual place by the wall. Abner sat next to him, and Jonathan sat across the table from him. David's place was empty, 26 but Saul said nothing that day, because he thought, “Something has happened to him, and he is not ritually pure.” 27 On the following day, the day after the New Moon Festival, David's place was still empty, and Saul asked Jonathan, “Why didn't David come to the meal either yesterday or today?”
28 Jonathan answered, “He begged me to let him go to Bethlehem. 29 ‘Please let me go,’ he said, ‘because our family is celebrating the sacrificial feast in town, and my brother ordered me to be there. So then, if you are my friend, let me go and see my relatives.’ That is why he isn't in his place at your table.”
30 Saul became furious with Jonathan and said to him, “How rebellious and faithless your mother was! Now I know you are taking sides with David and are disgracing yourself and that mother of yours! 31 Don't you realize that as long as David is alive, you will never be king of this country? Now go and bring him here—he must die!”
32 “Why should he die?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
33 At that, Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him, and Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David. 34 Jonathan got up from the table in a rage and ate nothing that day—the second day of the New Moon Festival. He was deeply distressed about David, because Saul had insulted him. 35 The following morning Jonathan went to the fields to meet David, as they had agreed. He took a young boy with him 36 and said to him, “Run and find the arrows I'm going to shoot.” The boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him. 37 When the boy reached the place where the arrow had fallen, Jonathan shouted to him, “The arrow is farther on! 38 Don't just stand there! Hurry up!” The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master, 39 not knowing what it all meant; only Jonathan and David knew. 40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and told him to take them back to town.
41 After the boy had left, David got up from behind the pile of stones, fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan were crying as they kissed each other; David's grief was even greater than Jonathan's. 42 Then Jonathan said to David, “God be with you. The Lord will make sure that you and I, and your descendants and mine, will forever keep the sacred promise we have made to each other.” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
