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1 Das Vis tso thaj tsam ntawd tseg, nws mus nyob pem cov qhov tsua Es Nkas Dis. 2 Xas Ws mus caum cov Fis Lis Tis. Thaum nws rov qab los, luag hais rau nws tias : “Das Vis mus pem thaj suab puam Es Nkas Dis lawm.” 3 Xas Ws thiaj sau peb txhiab leej neeg nyob hauv tsoom His Xas Lais, nws kom lawv mus nrhiav Das Vis thiab Das Vis pab neeg ntawm cov pob tsuas Sai. 4 Xas Ws tuaj txog ntawm cov nkuaj yaj uas nyob ntawm ntug kev. Nyob ntawd muaj ib lub qhov tsua. Xas Ws mus so nyob hauv. Das Vis thiab nws pab tub rog twb nkaum hauv lub qhov tsua ntawd lawm thiab. 5 Cov tub rog hais rau Das Vis tias : “Txog hnub HUAB TAIS qhia koj tias : ‘Kuv tso koj tus yeeb ncuab rau hauv koj txhais tes. Koj ua rau nws ywj koj siab mas.” Das Vis sawv, nws nyiag mus txiav Xas Ws ib sab tw tsho tshaj sab. 6 Nws ntshai, nws lub plawv dhia heev, vim nws txiav tau Xas Ws ib sab tw tsho tshaj sab lawm. 7 Nws hais rau nws pab tub rog tias : “Thov kom HUAB TAIS txhob cia kuv ua phem rau kuv tus Huab Tais ! Kuv txhob tua Xas Ws, vim Xas Ws yog HUAB TAIS tus pleev.” 8 Ces Das Vis hais tej lo lus tawv txwv tsis pub nws pab tub rog dhia mus tua Xas Ws.
1 When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.” 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats. 3 He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were staying in the innermost parts of the cave. 4 David’s men said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’ ” Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly. 5 Afterward, David’s heart struck him because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. 6 He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.” 7 So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. 8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!”
Xas Ws sawv, nws tawm hauv qhov tsua, nws mus taug nws txoj kev ntxiv. 9 Das Vis thiaj sawv, nws kuj tawm hauv qhov tsua mus, nws hu Xas Ws nrov nrov tias : “Kuv tus tswv huab tais !” Xas Ws tig ntsia rov tom qab. Das Vis khoov thiab pe Xas Ws. 10 Das Vis hais rau Xas Ws tias : “Ua cas koj ntseeg cov neeg uas lawv hais rau koj tias Das Vis nrhiav ua phem rau koj ? 11 Hnub no, koj qhov muag pom tias HUAB TAIS muab koj rau hauv kuv txhais tes lawm nyob hauv lub qhov tsua no. Kuv tsis kam muab koj tua. Kuv cia koj ciaj. Kuv tau hais tias kuv txhais tes yuav tsis tua kuv tus huab tais, vim nws yog HUAB TAIS tus pleev. 12 Txiv, koj ntsia koj lub tsho ib sab nyob hauv kuv txhais tes no. Kuv tau txiav koj lub tsho ib sab, tab sis kuv tsis tau muab koj tua. Koj yuav tsum lees tias kuv lub siab tsis xav ua phem rau koj, tsis xav muab neeg tua. Kuv tsis tau ua txhaum rau koj, hos koj nrhiav kev ntes kuv thiab txo kuv txoj sia. 13 Kuv thov kom HUAB TAIS txiav saib puas yog kuv los yog koj muaj txhaum. Kuv thov kom HUAB TAIS pauj rau koj. Tab sis kuv txhais tes yuav tsis kov koj li. 14 Tej laus qhia hais tias: Cov neeg phem rho txoj kev phem tawm los. Ua li mas kuv yuav tsis tsa tes ntaus koj. 15 Vaj His Xas Lais, koj taug txoj kev ntaus rog, koj xav tua leej twg ? Koj caum leej twg ? Koj caum ib tug dev lod ? Los koj caum ib tug nyuag dev mub ?
When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect. 9 David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you’? 10 Behold, today your eyes have seen how Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is Yahweh’s anointed.’ 11 Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it. 12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you. 14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? 15 May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
16 Cia HUAB TAIS ua tus txiav txim rau wb. Kuv thov kom nws ntsuas kuv cai thiab npo kuv ntawm koj txhais tes.” 17 Thaum Das Vis hais li ntawd tas rau Xas Ws, mas Xas Ws hais tias : “Kuv me tub Das Vis, puas yog koj lub suab tiag ?” 18 Ces Xas Ws quaj nrov nrov. Nws hais rau Das Vis tias : “Koj siab ncaj dua kuv. Vim koj ua zoo rau kuv, hos kuv kawg ua phem rau koj xwb. 19 Hnub no koj tseem tau ua zoo tshaj rau kuv, vim HUAB TAIS twb muab kuv rau hauv koj txhais tes, tab sis koj tsis muab kuv tua. 20 Thaum ib tug neeg ntsib nws tus yeeb ncuab, nws puas yuav cia nws tus yeeb ncuab mus taug nws txoj kev ntxiv ? Kuv thov kom HUAB TAIS pub paj tshab rau koj pauj qhov zoo uas hnub no koj tau ua rau kuv. 21 Nyem no kuv paub tseeb tias koj yuav ua vaj, thiab txoj kev ua vaj tswj His Xas Lais yuav nyob ruaj nreb hauv koj txhais tes.”
16 It came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice and wept. 17 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. 18 You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me. 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today. 20 Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. 21 Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.”
22 David swore to Saul. Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.