23
David Fight Fo Keilah Town, Den Gotta Run Away
1 One time, some guys tell David, “You know wat?! Da Filisha guys stay fight Keilah town, an dey rip off all da good wheat from da places wea da Keilah peopo stay split da junk kine stuff from da wheat dey wen harves.” 2 So David aks Da One In Charge, “You tink goin be good, o wat, if me an my guys go attack dese Filisha guys?”
Da One In Charge tell um, “Shoots! Go afta da Filisha guys, an get da Keilah peopo outa trouble.”
3 But David guys tell him, “Eh, us guys ova hea inside Judah, we sked! An we goin come even mo plenny sked if we go ova dea Keilah side, wea da Filisha guys stay ready fo fight!”
4 So David go aks Da One In Charge bout da plan one mo time.
Dis time Da One In Charge tell um, “Go down Keilah side, cuz I goin give you da powa fo win ova da Filisha guys.” 5 So, David an his guys go Keilah side, fight da Filisha guys, an wack um real hard an carry off dea cows an sheeps. Dey kill plenny Filisha guys. An dass how David get da Keilah peopo outa trouble.
6 (You know, da time Abiatar, Ahimelek boy, run away from Saul, he go by David Keilah side. Dat time, Abiatar wen bring wit um da spesho kine ves dat da Main Pries Guy wea. An dass how he find out stuff from Da One In Charge, fo tell David.)
Saul Chase David
7 Somebody tell Saul dat David wen go Keilah side. Saul tell um, “God wen bring David to me awready! Cuz David awready one prisona wen he go inside one town dat get strong wall an gates an bars, you know.” 8 So Saul call all his army guys fo go down Keilah side an fight fo trap David an his guys inside dat town.
9 Wen David find out dat Saul an his guys stay make one plan fo hurt him, David tell Abiatar, da pries guy, “Bring da spesho pries kine ves! I gotta find out wat God like me fo do!”
10 Den David pray lidis: “Da One In Charge, you da God fo da Israel peopo, an me, I yoa worka guy. I hear fo shua dat Saul make one plan fo come ova hea Keilah side an wipe out all da peopo inside dis town cuz a me. 11 Az true, o wat? dat Saul goin come down hea, jalike dey tell me? An az true, o wat? dat da leada guys fo da Keilah peopo goin turn me an my guys ova to Saul? Da One In Charge, you da God fo da Israel peopo, so aah? try tell me!”
An Da One In Charge tell him, “Yeah! Fo shua, Saul goin come ova hea.”
12 David aks, “Fo real den, da leada guys, goin turn me an my guys ova to Saul, o wat?”
Da One In Charge tell um, “Yeah! Dey goin turn you ova to Saul.”
13 Az why right den an dea, David an his guys, bout six hundred guys, go outa Keilah, an stay go from one place to anodda place, any place dass good fo dem go. Somebody tell Saul dat David wen get outa Keilah. Az why Saul neva go ova dea.
Saul Try Fo Catch David
14 David stay inside da boonies wea Saul no can attack um, on top da hills nea Zif town. Ery day, Saul go look fo him, but God neva let Saul grab David.
15 Wen David stay Horesh, still inside da boonies nea Zif town, he find out dat Saul dem wen come out fo find David fo kill um.
David Run Away From Saul
16 Saul boy Jonathan go by David Horesh side. He give David good words fo help David stay tight wit God an come strong. 17 Jonathan tell, “No sked! My faddah Saul get plenny powa, but he no goin find you. An you, you goin come da king fo da Israel peopo, an I goin come yoa numba one guy. Even my faddah Saul know az true.” 18 ✡So da two guys make one deal in front Da One In Charge. Afta dat Jonathan go his place, but David stay Horesh side.
19 ✡Get some Zif guys go by Saul, Gibeah side. Dey tell, “You know wat?! David stay hide nea us guys, inside da boonies, dass da strong kine places dass hard fo attack, Horesh side, on top da Hakilah hill, south from Jeshimon town. 20 So, King Saul, try come ova by us Zif guys weneva you like. Cuz we goin capcha da buggah an turn um ova to you.”
21 Saul tell, “I like Da One In Charge do good fo you guys cuz you kea bout me! 22 Go an make ready some moa. Find out wea David stay go erytime, wea he hang out, an who wen see him ova dea. Peopo tell me he one sly mongoose. 23 Find out bout all da place wea he go hide, an come back by me wen you know fo shua. Den I goin go wit you. If he stay ova dea, I goin track him down, no matta I gotta check out all da Judah ohanas!”
24 So da Zif guys go, den Saul go stay come. David an his guys, dey stay inside da boonies nea Maon town, wea da groun go down to da Arabah Valley, da south side a Jeshimon. 25 Saul an his guys go out fo try find David. Somebody go tell David bout dem, so David go mo down wea get one mangus rock, an he stay inside da boonies nea Maon town. Wen Saul hear dat, he go inside da boonies too nea Maon an chase afta David.
26 Get one time, Saul dem go by one side a one mountain, an David an his guys stay on top da odda side. Dey sked, so dey move real fas fo run away from Saul. But Saul an his guys stay come mo an mo nea David an his guys fo go all aroun dem fo catch dem. 27 But right den, one messenja guy come by Saul an tell um, “Go come quick! Da Filisha guys stay rip off da peopo inside oua land!” 28 Den Saul no chase David no moa, an go back fo fight da Filisha guys. Az why peopo call dat place Da Big Rock Inside Da Middo. 29 Den David go up country from dea, an stay inside da strong kine places dass hard fo attack nea Ein Gedi.
✡ 23:18 23:18: 1Sam 18:3 ✡ 23:19 23:19: Songs 54