1 N a ka korerotia te korero ki a Rawiri, Nana, kei te whawhai nga Pirihitini ki Keira, a e pahua ana i nga patunga witi.

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

2 N a reira i ui ai a Rawiri ki a Ihowa, i mea ai, Me haere ranei ahau ki te patu i enei Pirihitini? Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Rawiri, Haere, patua nga Pirihitini, whakaorangia hoki a Keira.

Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

3 N a ka mea nga tangata a Rawiri ki a ia, Nana, e wehi nei tatou i konei i Hura, a tera noa ake ki te haere ki Keira, ki nga taua a nga Pirihitini.

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

4 K atahi a Rawiri ka ui ano ki a Ihowa; a ka whakahokia mai te korero e Ihowa ki a ia, Whakatika, haere ki raro, ki Keira; kua hoatu hoki nga Pirihitini e ahau ki tou ringa.

Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

5 N a haere ana a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata ki Keira, a whawhai ana ki nga Pirihitini, a aia mai ana e ia a ratou kararehe, patua iho hoki ratou, he nui te parekura. Na whakaorangia ana nga tangata o Keira e Rawiri.

So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

6 N a i te rerenga o Apiatara tama a Ahimerereke ki a Rawiri ki Keira, i maua mai e ia tetahi epora i tona ringa.

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

7 A ka korerotia ki a Haora, kua tae a Rawiri ki Keira, a ka mea a Haora, Kua tukua mai ia e te Atua ki toku ringa; ka tutakina nei hoki ia ki roto, i a ia ka tomo nei ki te pa whai tatau, whai tutaki.

And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

8 N a ka karangatia te iwi katoa e Haora ki te whawhai, kia haere ki raro, ki Keira, ki te whakapae i a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata.

And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

9 N a kua mohio a Rawiri e whakatakoto puku ana a Haora i te kino mona; a ka mea ia ki a Apiatara tohunga, Kawea mai te epora.

And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

10 K atahi a Rawiri ka mea, E Ihowa, e te Atua o Iharaira, kua tino rongo tau pononga e mea ana a Haora kia haere mai ki Keira ki te whakangaro i te pa, he mea moku.

Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

11 T era ranei e tukua ahau e nga tangata o Keira ki tona ringa? e haere mai ranei a Haora, e pera ranei me ta tau pononga i rongo ai? E Ihowa, e te Atua o Iharaira, tena ra, whakaaturia mai ki tau pononga. Na ka mea a Ihowa, Ka haere mai ano ia.

Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.

12 A no ra ko Rawiri, Tera ranei nga tangata o Keira e tuku i a matou ko aku tangata ki te ringa o Haora? Na ka mea a Ihowa, Ka tuku ano.

Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

13 K atahi a Rawiri ka whakatika, ratou ko ana tangata me te mea e ono rau a haere atu ana i Keira; i haere ratou i ta ratou haere noa atu. A ka korerotia ki a Haora kua rere atu a Rawiri i Keira, na kihai ia i haere atu.

Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

14 N a ka noho a Rawiri ki te koraha, ki nga pourewa, ka noho ki te whenua pukepuke i te koraha o Tiwhi. A rapua ana ia e Haora i nga ra katoa; otiia kihai ia i tukua e te Atua ki tona ringa.

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

15 N a kua kite a Rawiri kua puta mai a Haora, e whai ana kia whakamatea ia; i te koraha ano hoki o Tiwhi a Rawiri, i roto i te ngahere.

And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

16 N a ka whakatika a Honatana tama a Haora, a haere ana ki a Rawiri ki te ngahere, a whakakahangia ana e ia tona ringa i roto i te Atua.

And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

17 I mea hoki ia ki a ia, Kaua e wehi; e kore hoki te ringa o Haora, o toku papa e pono ki a koe; a ko koe ano hei kingi mo Iharaira, ko ahau hoki ki muri i a koe; e mohiotia ana ano tenei e Haora, e toku papa.

And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

18 N a whakarite kawenata ana raua i te aroaro o Ihowa: a noho ana a Rawiri i te ngahere, ko Honatana hoki i haere ki tona whare.

And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

19 K atahi nga Tiwhi ka haere ki a Haora ki Kipea, ka mea, He teka ianei kei te piri a Rawiri i roto i a matou, i nga pourewa i te ngahere i Maunga Hakira, i te taha ki te tonga o Hehimono?

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

20 N a, tena ra, e te kingi, kua hiahia rawa nei hoki tou ngakau ki te haere ki raro; haere ake, a ma matou te tuku i a ia ki te ringa o te kingi.

Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

21 N a ka mea a Haora, Kia manaakitia koutou e Ihowa; mo koutou i aroha ki ahau.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

22 N a haere, whakatikaia rawatia, kia mohiotia, kia kitea, tona wahi e haereere ai, i kitea hoki ia e wai ki reira; e korerotia ana hoki ki ahau he tupato rawa ia.

Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

23 T irohia iho, kia mohio hoki ki nga piringa katoa e piri ai ia, ka hoki mai ai ki ahau ina tino tika, a ka haere tahi atu tatou. Na ki te mea kei te whenua nei ia, maku ia e rapu atu i roto i nga mano katoa o Hura.

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

24 N a whakatika ana ratou, haere ana ki Tiwhi ki mua i a Haora: i te koraha ia o Maono a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata, i te mania i te ronga o Hehimono.

And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

25 N a ka haere a Haora ratou ko ana tangata ki te rapu i a ia. A ka korerotia ki a Rawiri, na ka haere atu ia ki raro, ki tetahi kamaka, a noho ana i te koraha o Maono. A ka rongo a Haora, na ka whaia e ia a Rawiri i te koraha o Maono.

Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

26 N a i tenei taha o te maunga a Haora e haere ana, i tera taha hoki o te maunga a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata: a ka hohoro a Rawiri te haere atu i te wehi a Haora; e karapotia ana hoki a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata e Haora ratou ko ana tangata, ki a hopukia.

And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

27 O tiia ko te taenga mai o te karere ki a Haora hei mea, Kia hohoro te haere mai; kua huaki mai hoki nga Pirihitini ki te whenua.

But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

28 H eoi ka hoki atu a Haora i te whai i a Rawiri, a haere ana ki te whawhai ki nga Pirihitini; na reira i huaina ai te ingoa o tera wahi, ko te Kohatu o nga wehewehenga.

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

29 N a haere atu ana a Rawiri i reira, a noho ana i nga pourewa i Enekeri.

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.