1 K olkii Saa'uul ka soo noqday kuwii reer Falastiin oo uu raacdaysanayay ayaa loo soo sheegay oo lagu yidhi, Daa'uud cidlada Ceyn Gedii buu joogaa.

When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, Behold, David is in the Wilderness of En-gedi.

2 M arkaasaa Saa'uul reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan kala baxay saddex kun oo nin oo la doortay, oo wuxuu Daa'uud iyo raggiisii ka xulayay dhagaxyadii ay riyodibadeedku joogeen.

Then Saul took 3, 000 chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men among the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

3 M arkaasuu wuxuu yimid xeryihii idaha oo jidka ku ag yiil, oo halkaasna waxaa ku tiil bohol; markaasaa Saa'uul halkaas u galay inuu cagihiisa qariyo aawadeed. Haddaba Daa'uud iyo raggiisiiba waxay ku jireen bohosha meelaha ugu sii hooseeya.

He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the cave’s innermost recesses.

4 O o Daa'uudna raggiisii waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Bal eeg, maanta waa maalintii Rabbigu kugu yidhi, Cadowgaaga gacantaadaan ku soo ridi doonaa, oo waxaad ku samayn doontaa wixii kula wanaagsan. Markaasaa Daa'uud kacay, oo hoos ahaan ayuu aayar u gooyay Saa'uul darafkii khamiiskiisa.

David’s men said to him, Behold the day of which the Lord said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hands and you shall do to him as seems good to you. Then David arose and stealthily cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe.

5 O o waxay hadhow noqotay in Daa'uud qalbigiisii naxdini ku dhacday, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu gooyay darafkii khamiiskii Saa'uul.

Afterward, David’s heart smote him because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.

6 M arkaasuu wuxuu raggiisii ku yidhi, Rabbigu ha iga fogeeyo inaan waxan ku sameeyo sayidkayga kaasoo ah Rabbiga kiisa subkan, iyo inaan isaga gacanta u qaada, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu yahay Rabbiga kiisa subkan.

He said to his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to put my hand out against him, when he is the anointed of the Lord.

7 S idaasaa Daa'uud raggiisii ugu diiday erayadaas, oo umana uu oggolaan inay Saa'uul ku kacaan. Markaasaa Saa'uul ka soo baxay bohoshii, oo iska tegey.

So David checked his men with these words and did not let them rise against Saul. But Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.

8 O o Daa'uudna mar dambuu kacay oo bohoshii ka soo baxay, oo wuxuu ka daba qayliyey Saa'uul, oo ku yidhi, Sayidkaygiiyow, boqorow. Oo Saa'uulna markuu dib dhugtay ayaa Daa'uud wejiga dhulka saaray, wuuna sujuuday.

David also arose afterward and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and did obeisance.

9 O o Daa'uudna wuxuu Saa'uul ku yidhi, War maxaad u maqashaa dadka warkiisa intay kugu yidhaahdaan, Daa'uud wuxuu doonayaa inuu wax ku yeelo?

And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to the words of men who say, David seeks to do you harm?

10 B al eeg, maanta indhahaagu way arkeen sida Rabbigu iigu soo kaa gacangeliyey annagoo godka ku jirna, oo qaarna, Dil, bay igu yidhaahdeen, laakiinse waan kuu naxay; oo waxaan idhi, Anigu sayidkayga gacanta u qaadi maayo, maxaa yeelay, isagu waa Rabbiga kiisa subkan.

Behold, your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.

11 B al eeg, aabbow, bal eeg haddana darafkii khamiiskaaga oo gacantayda ku jira, waayo, waxaan gooyay darafkii khamiiskaaga, kumana diline, haddaba ogow inayan gacantayda ku jirin shar iyo xadgudub toona, oo anna kuguma aanan dembaabin, in kastoo aad naftayda u gaadaysid inaad iga qaaddid.

See, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand! Since I cut off the skirt of your robe and did not kill you, you know and see that there is no evil or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, yet you hunt my life to take it.

12 R abbigu aniga iyo adiga ha ina kala xukumo, oo Rabbigu ha iiga kaa aar gudo, gacantayduse ku taaban mayso.

May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord avenge me upon you, but my hand shall not be upon you.

13 S ida ay leedahay maahmaahdii dadkii hore, Kii shar ah waxaa ka soo baxda sharnimo, gacantayduse ku taaban mayso.

As the proverb of the ancients says, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be against you.

14 B al boqorkii reer binu Israa'iilow, yaad ka soo daba baxaysaa? Oo bal yaad eryanaysaa? Ma eey bakhti ah, mase tagfi?

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog? After a flea?

15 H addaba Rabbigu aniga iyo adiga dhexdeenna xaakin ha ka ahaado oo ha inoo garnaqo, oo ha arko gartayda, gacantaadana ha iga samatabbixiyo.

May the Lord be judge and judge between me and you, and see and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hands.

16 M arkii Daa'uud hadalkaas Saa'uul u dhammeeyey ayaa Saa'uulna wuxuu yidhi, Wiilkaygii Daa'uudow, kaasu ma codkaagii baa? Saa'uulna codkiisii kor buu u qaaday oo ooyay.

When David had said this to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

17 K olkaasuu Daa'uud ku yidhi, Aad baad iiga qumman tahay, waayo, wanaag baad ii fashay, anse xumaan baan kuugu beddelay.

He said to David, You are more upright in God’s eyes than I, for you have repaid me good, but I have rewarded you evil.

18 O o adna maanta waxaad caddaysay sidii aad si wanaagsan iigula macaamilootay, waayo, markii Rabbigu gacantaada igu soo riday ima aadan dilin.

You have declared today how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord gave me into your hand, you did not kill me.

19 W aayo, haddii nin cadowgiisa helo miyuu wanaag ku sii dayn lahaa? Sidaas daraaddeed tan aad maanta ii samaysay aawadeed Rabbigu wanaag ha kuugu abaalgudo.

For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

20 O o hadda bal eeg, hubaal waan ogahay inaad boqor noqonaysid, iyo in boqortooyada reer binu Israa'iil gacantaada ku dhismi doonto.

And now, behold, I well know that you shall surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hands.

21 H addaba bal Rabbiga iigu dhaaro, inaadan gooynayn farcankayga iga dambeeya, iyo inaadan magacayga reer aabbahay ka dhex baabbi'inayn.

Swear now therefore to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.

22 M arkaasaa Daa'uud u dhaartay Saa'uul. Oo Saa'uulna gurigiisii buu tegey, laakiinse Daa'uud iyo raggiisiiba waxay galeen dhufayskii.

David gave Saul his oath; and Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.