1 Samuel 23 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

23 ¹Wɔbɛka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Hwɛ, Filistifo no reko atia Keila, na wɔrefow nnɔbae a ɛwɔ ayuporobea hɔ no.”

²Dawid bisaa yɛn Agya se, “Menkɔ nkɔtow nhyɛ Filistifo yi so anaa?” Na yɛn Agya buaa no se, “Kɔ, kɔtow hyɛ Filistifo no so, na gye Keila.”

³Dawid mmarima no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Hwɛ, yɛwɔ ha Yuda yi mpo a yesuro; na sɛ yɛkɔ Keila kɔko tia Filistifo akofo a wɔahyehyɛ wɔn ho no a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ara!”

⁴Dawid bisaa yɛn Agya bio, na yɛn Agya buaa no se, “Sɔre, sian kɔ Keila, efisɛ mede Filistifo no rehyɛ wo nsa.”

⁵Dawid ne ne mmarima kɔɔ Keila, kɔko tiaa Filistifo no, faa wɔn mmoa kɔe, na wokunkum wɔn bebree; saa na ɔgyee Keila nkurɔfo.

⁶Abiatar, Ahimelek ba, guan kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Keila, na ɔde efod kura ne nsa mu bae.

⁷Bere a Saul tee sɛ Dawid wɔ Keila no, ɔkae se, “Onyankopɔn de Dawid ahyɛ me nsa; waka ne ho afiri, efisɛ wahyɛn kurow a ɛwɔ apon ne adaban mu.” ⁸Saul frɛɛ nkurɔfo no nyinaa sɛ wɔnkɔ ɔko: wɔnsian nkɔ Keila, na wɔnkɔtwa Dawid ne ne mmarima ho nhyia. ⁹Dawid tee sɛ Saul rebɔ pɔw bɔne atia no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfo Abiatar se, “Fa efod no bra.” ¹⁰Dawid kae se, “Ao mʼAgya, Israel Nyankopɔn, wo somfo ate pefee sɛ Saul pɛ sɛ ɔba Keila bɛsɛe kurow no me nti.

¹¹Keila mpanyimfo bɛde me ahyɛ ne nsa anaa? Saul bɛsian aba, sɛnea wo somfo ate no anaa? Ao mʼAgya, Israel Nyankopɔn, mesrɛ wo, ka kyerɛ wo somfo.” Na yɛn Agya kae se, “Ɔbɛsian aba.”

¹²Dawid bisae se, “Keila mpanyimfo bɛde me ne me mmarima ahyɛ Saul nsa anaa?” Na yɛn Agya kae se, “Wɔbɛde wo ahyɛ ne nsa.”

¹³Dawid ne ne mmarima bɛyɛ ahansia no fii Keila, na wɔkyinkyinii fii baabi kɔɔ baabi. Bere a wɔka kyerɛɛ Saul sɛ Dawid aguan afi Keila no, ɔgyaee ne taa. ¹⁴Dawid tenaa sare so aban mu ne Sif sare so mmepɔw so. Saul hwehwɛɛ no da biara, nanso yɛn Agya amfa no anhyɛ ne nsa. ¹⁵Bere a Dawid wɔ Horesh wɔ Sif sare so no, ohuu sɛ Saul apue rehwehwɛ ne kra. ¹⁶Saul ba Yonatan sɔree kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Horesh, na ɔhyɛɛ no den wɔ yɛn Agya mu. ¹⁷“Nsuro,” ɔkae. “Mʼagya Saul nsa renka wo. Wobɛyɛ ɔhene wɔ Israel so, na mɛyɛ wo dimmafo. Mʼagya Saul mpo nim saa.” ¹⁸Wɔn baanu yɛɛ apam wɔ yɛn Agya anim. Dawid tenaa Horesh, na Yonatan kɔɔ fie.

¹⁹Afei Sifnifo foro kɔɔ Saul nkyɛn wɔ Gibea kɔkae se, “Ɛnyɛ yɛn mu na Dawid de ne ho ahintaw wɔ aban mu wɔ Horesh, wɔ Hakila koko a ɛwɔ Yesimon anafo fam no so anaa? ²⁰Afei, ɔhene, sian bra, bere biara a wopɛ no, sian bra; na yɛn adwuma ne sɛ yɛde no bɛhyɛ ɔhene nsa.”

²¹Saul buaa wɔn se, “Yɛn Agya nhyira mo, efisɛ moahu me mmɔbɔ. ²²Monkɔ nkɔsiesie mo ho yiye; monhwehwɛ baabi a ɔtaa nam ne nea wahu no wɔ hɔ, efisɛ wɔaka akyerɛ me sɛ ɔyɛ anitewfo yiye. ²³Monhwehwɛ baabi a ɔde ne ho hintaw nyinaa, na mofa nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware mmrɛ me. Afei me ne mo bɛkɔ, na sɛ ɔwɔ asase no so a, mɛhwehwɛ no wɔ Yuda mmusua nyinaa mu.”

²⁴Wɔsɔree dii Saul anim kɔɔ Sif. Dawid ne ne mmarima wɔ Maon sare so, wɔ Araba a ɛwɔ Yesimon anafo fam no mu. ²⁵Saul ne ne mmarima sɔree kɔhwehwɛɛ no, na wɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid. Ɔsian kɔɔ ɔbotan no so, na ɔtenaa Maon sare so. Saul tee, na ɔtaa Dawid kɔɔ Maon sare so. ²⁶Saul faa bepɔw no fa baako so, na Dawid ne ne mmarima faa fa nohoa so. Dawid rebɔ mmirika sɛ ɔbɛguan afi Saul nsam, bere a Saul ne ne mmarima retwa wɔn ho ahyia sɛ wɔbɛkyere Dawid ne ne mmarima no. ²⁷Nanso ɔbɔfo bi baa Saul nkyɛn bɛkae se, “Bra ntɛm! Filistifo no ato ahyɛ asase no so.” ²⁸Enti Saul gyaee Dawid taa, na ɔkɔko tiaa Filistifo no. Ɛno nti na wɔtoo beae no din Sela-Hamalekot. ^a a v28 Sela-Hamalekot kyerɛ “mpaapaemu botan” — beae a Saul ne Dawid mu paapae wɔ no, bere a Filistifo ntowhyɛ no maa Saul gyaee ne taa no. ²⁹Na Dawid fii hɔ foro kɔtenaa En-Gedi aban mu.