1And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
4¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.19.7 in times…: Heb. yesterday, third day
8¶ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.19.8 him: Heb. his face 9And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 10And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
11Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
12¶ So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.19.13 image: Heb. teraphim 14And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster. 17And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
18¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?19.24 lay: Heb. fell
Tinangkang Patayin ni Saul si David
1Minsan, sinabi ni Saul kay Jonatan at sa lahat ng lingkod niya na patayin si David. Pero mahal ni Jonatan si David, 2kaya binigyan niya ng babala si David. Sinabi niya, “Naghahanap ng pagkakataon ang aking ama para patayin ka, kaya mag-ingat ka. Bukas maghanap ka ng mapagtataguan at huwag kang aalis doon. 3Dadalhin ko roon ang aking ama at kakausapin ko siya tungkol sa iyo. Pagkatapos, sasabihin ko sa iyo ang napag-usapan namin.”
4Kinaumagahan, kinausap ni Jonatan si Saul tungkol kay David doon sa bukid at pinuri niya ito sa harap ng kanyang ama. At sinabi, “Ama,19:4 Ama: sa literal, Hari. huwag nʼyo pong saktan si David na inyong lingkod dahil wala siyang ginawang masama sa inyo. Nakagawa pa nga po siya ng malaking kabutihan sa inyo. 5Itinaya po niya ang kanyang buhay nang patayin niya ang Filisteo na si Goliat at pinagtagumpay ng Panginoon ang buong Israel. Nasaksihan nʼyo ito at natuwa kayo. Pero bakit gusto nʼyo pang ipapatay ang isang inosenteng tao na katulad ni David nang walang dahilan?”
6Pinakinggan ni Saul si Jonatan at sumumpa siya sa pangalan ng Panginoon na buhay na hindi na niya ipapapatay si David. 7Ipinatawag ni Jonatan si David at sinabi niya rito ang lahat ng pinag-usapan nila ni Saul. Dinala ni Jonatan si David kay Saul, at muling pinaglingkuran ni David si Saul gaya nang dati.
8Muling naglaban ang mga Filisteo at mga Israelita, at buong lakas na pinamunuan ni David ang mga tauhan niya sa pakikipaglaban. Sinalakay nila David nang buong lakas ang mga Filisteo kaya natalo ang mga ito at nagsitakas.
9Isang araw, habang nakaupo si Saul sa kanyang bahay at may hawak na sibat, sinaniban na naman siya ng masamang espiritu na ipinadala ng Panginoon. Habang tumutugtog si David ng alpa, 10sinubukang itusok ni Saul si David sa dingding sa pamamagitan ng pagsibat dito pero nakaiwas si David. Kinagabihan, tumakas si David.
11Nagpadala naman ng mga tauhan si Saul para magmanman sa bahay ni David at para patayin ito kinaumagahan. Pero binalaan si David ng kanyang asawang si Mical, “Kung hindi ka tatakas ngayong gabi, papatayin ka bukas.” 12Kaya tinulungan niyang makababa si David sa bintana, at tumakas si David. 13Kumuha naman si Mical ng isang dios-diosan, at inihiga sa kama. Kinumutan niya ito, at binalot ng balahibo ng kambing ang ulo nito.
14Nang dumating ang mga taong ipinadala ni Saul para hulihin si David, sinabi sa kanila ni Mical na may sakit ito at hindi kayang bumangon sa higaan. 15Nang ibinalita nila ito kay Saul, pinabalik sila ni Saul para tingnan nila mismo si David, at sinabihan ng ganito, “Dalhin ninyo siya sa akin na nakahiga sa kanyang higaan para mapatay ko siya.” 16Pero nang pumasok sila sa bahay ni David, nakita nila na ang nakahiga ay isang dios-diosan na may balahibo ng kambing sa ulo.
17Sinabi ni Saul kay Mical, “Bakit mo ako niloko, at pinatakas ang aking kaaway?” Sumagot si Mical, “Sinabi niya sa akin na papatayin niya ako kapag hindi ko siya tinulungang makatakas.”
18Nang makatakas si David, pumunta siya kay Samuel sa Rama at sinabi niya ang lahat ng ginawa ni Saul sa kanya. Pagkatapos nito, pumunta sila ni Samuel sa Nayot at doon nanirahan.
19Nabalitaan ni Saul na si David ay nasa Nayot sa Rama, 20kaya nagpadala siya ng mga tauhan para hulihin si David. Pagdating nila roon, nakita nila ang mga propetang nagpapahayag ng mensahe ng Dios at pinangungunahan ni Samuel. Pagkatapos, napuspos ng Espiritu ng Dios ang mga tauhan ni Saul at nagpahayag din sila ng mensahe ng Dios. 21Nang marinig ni Saul ang nangyari, muli siyang nagpadala ng mga tauhan para hulihin si David. Pero pagdating nila doon, ganoon din ang nangyari, nagpahayag din ang mga ito ng mensahe ng Dios. Muling nagpadala si Saul ng mga tauhan sa ikatlong pagkakataon pero ganoon din ang nangyari sa mga ito. 22Sa bandang huli, si Saul na mismo ang pumunta sa Rama. Pagdating niya sa malaking balon ng Secu, nagtanung-tanong siya kung nasaan sina Samuel at David. Sinabi sa kanya na nasa Nayot sila. 23Kaya pumunta si Saul sa Nayot. Pero habang nasa daan, pinuspos rin siya ng Espiritu ng Dios at nagpahayag din siya ng mensahe ng Dios hanggang sa makarating siya sa Nayot. 24Nang naroon na siya, hinubad niya ang kanyang damit at nagpahayag ng mensahe ng Dios sa harapan ni Samuel. Nahiga siya nang nakahubad buong araw at gabi. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit nagtatanong ang mga tao, “Naging propeta na rin ba si Saul?”
