David and Jonathan
1Then David fled from Naioth at Ramah and went to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father, that he is trying to kill me?”
2“Never!” Jonathan replied. “You are not going to die! Look, my father doesn’t do anything, great or small, without letting me know. Why would he hide this from me? It isn’t so!”
3But David took an oath and said, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know this or he will be grieved.’ Yet as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”
4Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you want me to do, I’ll do for you.”
5So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon feast, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow. 6If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because an annual sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’ 7If he says, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper, you can be sure that he is determined to harm me. 8As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”
9“Never!” Jonathan said. “If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you?”
10David asked, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
11“Come,” Jonathan said, “let’s go out into the field.” So they went there together.
12Then Jonathan said to David, “I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favorably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know? 13But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father. 14But show me unfailing kindness like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, 15and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.” 17And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
18Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon feast. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty. 19The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid when this trouble began, and wait by the stone Ezel. 20I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target. 21Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,’ then come, because, as surely as the Lord lives, you are safe; there is no danger. 22But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away. 23And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness between you and me forever.”
24So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast came, the king sat down to eat. 25He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan,20:25 Septuagint; Hebrew wall. Jonathan arose and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty. 26Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.” 27But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
28Jonathan answered, “David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem. 29He said, ‘Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
30Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? 31As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!”
32“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” Jonathan asked his father. 33But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended to kill David.
34Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger; on that second day of the feast he did not eat, because he was grieved at his father’s shameful treatment of David.
35In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for his meeting with David. He had a small boy with him, 36and he said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37When the boy came to the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?” 38Then he shouted, “Hurry! Go quickly! Don’t stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master. 39(The boy knew nothing about all this; only Jonathan and David knew.) 40Then Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and said, “Go, carry them back to town.”
41After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.
42Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’ ” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.20:42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.
Daudi na Jonathani
120:1 1Sam 24:9; Thab 40:14; 1Sam 22:23Na rĩrĩ, Daudi akĩũra, akiuma Naiothu kũu Rama agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Jonathani, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa njĩkĩte? Nĩ ngero ĩrĩkũ niĩ ngerete? Thoguo ndĩmũhĩtĩirie atĩa atĩ nĩkĩo arageria kũnjũraga?”
2Jonathani akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo; wee ndũgũkua! Atĩrĩrĩ, baba ndarĩ ũndũ ekaga o na ũmwe mũnene kana mũnini ataamenyithĩtie. Egũkĩĩhitha ũndũ ta ũcio nĩkĩ? Ũguo ti guo!”
320:3 Gũcook 6:13No Daudi akĩĩhĩta akiuga atĩrĩ, “Thoguo nĩoĩ o wega mũno atĩ nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte nĩwe, nake nĩeĩrĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Jonathani ndagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũmenya ũndũ ũyũ, ndakae kũnyiitwo nĩ kĩeha.’ No rĩrĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, na ũrĩa wee mwene ũtũũraga muoyo-rĩ, hatigaire o ikinya rĩmwe gatagatĩ gakwa na gĩkuũ.”
4Jonathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ o wothe ũngĩenda njĩke-rĩ, nĩngũgwĩkĩra.”
520:5 Ndar 10:10; 1Sam 19:2Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Atĩrĩrĩ, rũciũ nĩ gĩathĩ gĩa Karũgamo ka Mweri na nĩnjagĩrĩirwo gũkaarĩanĩra hamwe na mũthamaki, no reke thiĩ ngehithe mĩgũnda-inĩ nginya mũthenya wa gatatũ hwaĩ-inĩ. 620:6 1Sam 17:58; 1Sam 1:3No thoguo angĩnjaga-rĩ, mwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Daudi nĩarathaithire ndĩmwĩtĩkĩrie aguthũke Bethilehemu itũũra-inĩ rĩao, nĩ ũndũ nĩ kũrĩ na igongona rĩkũrutwo kuo rĩa mwaka nĩ ũndũ wa mũhĩrĩga wao wothe.’ 720:7 1Sam 10:27; 1Sam 18:11Angĩkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ wega mũno,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo ndungata yaku nĩĩgakorwo na thayũ. No angĩkaarakara-rĩ, nĩũkamenya na ma atĩ nĩatuĩte nĩekũngera ngero. 820:8 1Sam 18:3; 2Sam 14:32No wee rĩ, onania wendani kũrĩ ndungata yaku, nĩ ũndũ nĩũgĩĩte kĩrĩkanĩro nayo mbere ya Jehova. Kũngĩkorwo ndĩ na mahĩtia-rĩ, njũraga wee mwene! Ũgũkĩneana kũrĩ thoguo nĩkĩ?”
9Jonathani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Korwo nĩ kũrĩ kaũndũ o na kanini njũũĩ atĩ baba nĩatuĩte gũkũgera ngero-rĩ, githĩ to ngwĩre?”
10Daudi akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Thoguo angĩgagũcookeria arĩ na marũrũ-rĩ, ngaaheo ũhoro nũũ?”
11Jonathani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka, tũthiĩ na kũu mũgũnda-inĩ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ kuo me hamwe.
12Ningĩ Jonathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, ti-itherũ nĩngaaria na baba ihinda ta rĩrĩ mũthenya wa gatatũ! Angĩgakorwo akenetio nĩ wee-rĩ, githĩ to ngũtũmanĩre ngũmenyithie ũhoro ũcio? 1320:13 Ruth 1:17; 1Sam 16:18No baba angĩtua nĩ egũkũgera ngero-rĩ, Jehova aroherithia na anjĩke ũũru makĩria, ingĩkaaga gũkũmenyithia, na ndeke ũthiĩ na thayũ. Jehova arokorwo hamwe nawe o ta ũrĩa akoretwo arĩ hamwe na baba. 1420:14 Kĩam 40:14No nyonia tha iria itathiraga ta iria cia Jehova matukũ marĩa ngũtũũra muoyo, nĩguo ndikanooragwo, 1520:15 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 9:7na ndũkaneherie tha ciaku o na rĩ kuuma kũrĩ nyũmba yakwa, o na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jehova agaakorwo aniinĩte thũ ciothe cia Daudi gũkũ thĩ.”
1620:16 1Sam 18:1, 3Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jonathani akĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro na nyũmba ya Daudi, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova arorĩhĩria Daudi kũrĩ thũ ciake.” 1720:17 Josh 9:18; 1Sam 18:3Nake Jonathani agĩtũma Daudi akiindĩre mwĩhĩtwa wake nĩ ũndũ nĩamwendete, nĩgũkorwo aamwendete o ta ũrĩa eyendete we mwene.
18Ningĩ Jonathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Rũciũ nĩ gĩathĩ gĩa Karũgamo ka Mweri. Wee nĩũkoneka ndũrĩ ho, nĩ ũndũ gĩtĩ gĩaku gĩgaakorwo kĩrĩ gĩtheri. 1920:19 1Sam 19:2Mũthenya wa gatatũ gwatua gũtuka-rĩ, ũgaathiĩ handũ harĩa wehithĩte hĩndĩ ĩrĩa thĩĩna ũyũ waambĩrĩirie, na weterere hau ihiga-inĩ rĩa Ezeli. 2020:20 2Ath 13:15Nĩngaikia mĩguĩ ĩtatũ mwena-inĩ warĩo, taarĩ wathi ngwĩgera. 21Ningĩ nĩngatũma kahĩĩ ndĩkeere atĩrĩ, ‘Thiĩ ũgacarie mĩguĩ ĩyo.’ Ingĩgakeera atĩrĩ, ‘Mĩguĩ ĩrĩ mwena ũyũ waku; mĩrehe haha,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo ũgooka, nĩ ũndũ ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, ndũrĩ ũũru ũkoona; no thayũ. 22No ingĩkeera kahĩĩ kau atĩrĩ, ‘Mĩguĩ ĩrĩ mbere yaku,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo no nginya ũthiĩ, nĩ ũndũ Jehova nĩakũrekereirie ũthiĩ. 2320:23 Kĩam 31:50Naguo ũhoro ũrĩa twaranĩirie nawe-rĩ, ririkana, Jehova nĩwe mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe nginya tene.”
2420:24 Ndar 10:10Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩĩhitha kũu mũgũnda-inĩ, na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gĩathĩ gĩa Karũgamo ka Mweri gĩakinyire-rĩ, mũthamaki agĩikara thĩ arĩe irio. 2520:25 1Sam 30:18Agĩikara thĩ handũ harĩa aamenyerete, kũrigania na rũthingo, angʼethanĩire na Jonathani, nake Abineri agĩikara thĩ kũrigania na Saũlũ, no handũ ha Daudi haarĩ hatheri. 2620:26 Alaw 7:20-21Saũlũ ndoigire ũndũ mũthenya ũcio, nĩ ũndũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “No nginya gũkorwo kũrĩ ũndũ wĩkĩkĩte kũrĩ Daudi akanyiitwo nĩ thaahu; ti-itherũ arĩ na thaahu.” 27No mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ, mũthenya wa keerĩ wa mweri ũcio, handũ ha Daudi haarĩ o hatheri rĩngĩ. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩũria mũriũ Jonathani atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩgirĩtie mũrũ wa Jesii oke iruga-inĩ ira na ũmũthĩ?”
2820:28 1Sam 20:6Jonathani agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Daudi nĩarathaithire ndĩmwĩtĩkĩrie athiĩ Bethilehemu. 2920:29 Kĩam 8:20Aranjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Reke thiĩ, nĩ ũndũ andũ a nyũmba iitũ marĩ na igongona kũu itũũra-inĩ, na mũrũ wa baba nĩanjathĩte ngorwo ho. Ingĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte nĩwe-rĩ, reke thiĩ ngoone ariũ a baba.’ Ũndũ ũcio nĩguo ũgirĩtie oke metha-inĩ ya mũthamaki.”
30Marakara ma Saũlũ magĩakanĩra Jonathani, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee mũrũ wa mũtumia mwaganu na mũremi! Githĩ ndiũĩ atĩ wee nĩũnyiitanĩte na mũrũ wa Jesii nĩguo agũconorithie na aconorithie nyũkwa ũrĩa wagũciarire? 3120:31 1Sam 23:17Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe mũrũ wa Jesii egũtũũra muoyo gũkũ thĩ, wee ndũkehaanda kana ũthamaki waku wĩhaande. Rĩu mũtũmanĩre oke kũrĩ niĩ, tondũ no nginya akue!”
3220:32 1Sam 19:4; Math 27:23; Kĩam 31:36Jonathani akĩũria ithe atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ooragwo? Nĩ atĩa ekĩte?” 3320:33 1Sam 18:11, 17No Saũlũ akĩmũikĩria itimũ rĩake nĩguo amũũrage. Nake Jonathani akĩmenya atĩ ithe nĩatuĩte itua rĩa kũũraga Daudi.
34Jonathani agĩũkĩra, akiuma metha-inĩ arĩ mũrakaru mũno; na mũthenya ũcio wa keerĩ wa mweri ũcio, ndaarĩire irio nĩ ũndũ aarĩ na kĩeha nĩ ũrĩa ithe ekĩte Daudi ciĩko cia kũmũconorithia.
35Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ Jonathani akiumagara, agĩthiĩ kũu mũgũnda agacemanie na Daudi. Nake agĩthiĩ na kahĩĩ kanini; 36akĩĩra kahĩĩ kau atĩrĩ, “Tengʼera ũgacarie mĩguĩ ĩrĩa ngũikia.” Na rĩrĩa kahĩĩ kau gaatengʼeraga-rĩ, agĩikia mũguĩ mbere yako. 3720:37 1Sam 20:22Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kahĩĩ kau gaakinyire harĩa mũguĩ wa Jonathani wagwĩte-rĩ, Jonathani agĩgeeta agĩkeera atĩrĩ, “Githĩ mũguĩ ndũrĩ mbere yaku?” 38Ningĩ akĩanĩrĩra agĩkeera atĩrĩ, “Hiũha! Hanyũka! Ndũkarũgame!” Kahĩĩ kau gakĩoya mũguĩ ũcio, gagĩcooka kũrĩ mwathi wako. 39(Kahĩĩ kau gatirĩ ũndũ kaamenyaga ũhoro-inĩ ũcio; tiga Jonathani na Daudi maamenyaga ũhoro ũcio.) 40Ningĩ Jonathani akĩnengera kahĩĩ kau indo ciake cia mbaara, agĩkeera atĩrĩ, “Kuua, thiĩ na indo ici ũcicookie itũũra-inĩ.”
4120:41 Kĩam 33:3; Ruth 2:10; 2Sam 1:2Thuutha wa kahĩĩ kau gũthiĩ-rĩ, Daudi agĩũkĩra akiuma mwena wa gũthini wa ihiga rĩu, akĩinamĩrĩra maita matatũ mbere ya Jonathani, agĩturumithagia ũthiũ wake thĩ. Magĩcooka makĩmumunyana o eerĩ, makĩrĩranĩra, no Daudi nĩwe warĩrire mũno makĩria.
4220:42 1Sam 1:17; Atũm 15:33; Isa 48:1Jonathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ na thayũ, tondũ nĩtwehĩtire na mwĩhĩtwa tũtũũrie ũrata gatagatĩ gaitũ thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, tũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova nĩwe mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe, na gatagatĩ ka njiaro ciaku na njiaro ciakwa nginya tene.’ ” Daudi agĩũkĩra agĩĩthiĩra, nake Jonathani agĩcooka itũũra-inĩ.
