I Samuela 27

1 A I iho la o Davida iloko o kona naau, e make auanei au i ka lima o Saula i kekahi la: e aho e holo koke au ma ka aina o ko Pilisetia; alaila aole manao o Saula e imi hou mai ia'u ma na wahi a pau o ka Iseraela: pela e pakele ai au i kona lima.

And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand.

2 Ku ae la o Davida, a hele aku la me na kanaka eono haneri me ia io Akisa la, ke keiki a Maoka, ke alii o Gata.

So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Anchus, son Ammach, king of Geth.

3 A noho iho la o Davida me Akisa ma Gata, oia a me kona poe kanaka, o kela kanaka keia kanaka me kona ohua, o Davida me kana mau wahine, o Ahinoama no Iezereela, a o Abigaila no Karemela, ka wahine a Nabala.

And David lived with Anchus, he and his men, each with his family; and David and both his wives, Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

4 A haiia mai la ia Saula, ua holo o Davida ma Gata: aole ia i imi hou aku ia ia.

And it was told Saul that David had fled to Geth; and he no longer sought after him.

5 Olelo aku la o Davida ia Akisa, Ina paha i alohaia mai au i kou maka, e haawi mai oe ia'u i wahi ma kekahi kulanakauhale ma ke kula i noho ai au malaila: no ke aha la o noho ai au me oe ma ke kulanakauhale alii?

And David said to Anchus, If now your servant has found grace in your eyes, let them give me, I pray you, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does your servant dwell with you in a royal city?

6 A haawi aku la o Akisa ia Zikelaga nona ia la: no ia mea, lilo aku la o Zikelaga no na'lii o ka Iuda a hiki i keia la.

And he gave him Sekelac in that day: therefore Sekelac came into possession of the king of Judea to this day.

7 A o na la o ko Davida noho ana ma ka aina o ko Pilisetia, hookahi ia makahiki a me na malama keu eha.

And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was four months.

8 Hele aku la o Davida me kona poe kanaka, a kaua aku la i ko Gesura, a me ko Gerezi, a me ka Amaleka: no ka mea, he poe kamaaina kahiko lakou o ka aina, kahi e hele aku ai i Sura, a hiki loa i ka aina o Aigupita.

And David and his men went up, and made an attack on all the Gesirites and on the Amalekites: and behold, the land was inhabited, (even the land from Gelampsur) by those who come from the fortified [cities] even to the land of Egypt.

9 A luku aku la o Davida i ka aina, aole i koe kekahi kanaka, aole hoi kekahi wahine e ola ana, a lawe ae la ia i na hipa, a me na bipi, a me na hoki, a me na kamelo, me ka lole, a hoi aku la a hiki io Akisa la.

And he struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive; and they took flocks, and herds, and asses, and camels, and raiment; and they returned and came to Anchus.

10 I mai la o Akisa, Mahea kahi a oukou i hao ai i keia la? I aku la o Davida, ma ka aoao hema o ka Iuda, a ma ka aoao hema o ka Ierahemeeli, a ma ka aoao hema o ko Keni.

And Anchus said to David, On whom have you made an attack today? And David said to Anchus, On the south of Judea, and on the south of Jesmega, and on the south of the Kenezite.

11 Aole i hoopakele o Davida i kekahi kanaka, aole hoi i kekahi wahine e ola ana e hele ma Gata e olelo, o hai aku lakou no makou, i ka i ana'e, Pela o Davida i hana'i, a pela hoi kana e hana aku ai i na manawa a pau o kona noho ana ma ka aina o na Pilisetia.

And I have not saved man or woman alive to bring them to Geth, saying, Lest they carry a report to Geth against us, saying, These things David does. And this was his manner all the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines.

12 Manao aku la o Akisa i ka Davida, ua oiaio, i iho la, Ua hoolilo oia ia ia iho i mea hoowahawaha loa ia e kona poe kanaka, e ka Iseraela, a e lilo ia i kauwa na'u i ka manawa mau loa.

So David had the full confidence of Anchus, who said, He is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel and he shall be my servant for ever.