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David An Jonathan, Good Frenz
1 Den David run way from Naiot, inside da Ramah land, an go by Jonathan. He aks, “Wat I wen do? Wat kine crime Saul like bus me fo? Da way yoa faddah see me, jalike I wen do someting real bad agains him, cuz he stay look fo me fo kill me!”
2 Jonathan tell, “Not! No way you goin mahke! Look! Wen my faddah do anyting, big o small, he erytime tell me firs. So! Fo shua, he goin tell me if he like kill you!”
3 But David tell, “Yoa faddah know fo real kine dat you like me. So, he goin figga, ‘Az not good, wen Jonathan find out wat I goin do, cuz dat goin fo real kine bum Jonathan out.’
“But still yet, jalike fo shua Da One In Charge stay alive, an you stay alive, I stay shua bout dis too: I ony get litto mo time befo I goin mahke die dead!”
4 Jonathan tell David, “Wateva you tink, I goin do um fo you.”
5 ✡Az why David tell, “Look, tomorra goin get da spesho religious kine ceremony wen da New Moon show up, an I suppose to be dea fo eat wit da king. But you, I like you fo tell me I can go way. Den I goin go hide some place outside da town, till da day afta tomorra wen litto mo dark. 6 If yoa faddah look fo me an see dat I no stay, tell um, ‘David wen aks me fo let him go fo him run quick Betlehem side, da town wea his ohana stay. Cuz dey goin make one sacrifice ova dea dat dey make ery year fo all his ohana.’ 7 If he tell, ‘Shoots,’ den goin be good fo me, yoa worka guy. But if he come real huhu, den you goin know dat fo shua he goin hurt me. 8 But you da boss, so try make um good fo me. Cuz was you wen set um up fo me an you make one spesho deal togedda in front Da One In Charge. If I get da blame fo do someting wrong, mo betta you be da one dat kill me. But no be da one dat bring me by yoa faddah fo him kill me.”
9 Jonathan tell, “No way! If I wen know fo shua dat my faddah make up his mind fo do someting bad to you, den I goin tell you dat fo shua! But I not shua, aah?!”
10 David tell, “Who goin tell me if yoa faddah talk mean kine stuff to you?”
Jonathan An David Make One Plan
11 Jonathan tell, “Go come! Mo betta we get outa hea, an go outside anodda place fo talk.” So dey go ova dea togedda.
12 Den Jonathan tell David, “Fo shua Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, see me make dis promise. I goin aks my faddah bout dis, by da day afta tomorra, same time jalike now. If he good bout you, den fo shua I goin sen somebody fo tell you. 13 But maybe my faddah tink az good fo him hurt you. Den I like Da One In Charge punish me real good if I no let you know dat. An I goin sen you away some place wea you goin stay okay! I like Da One In Charge stay wit you, jalike he wen stay wit my faddah befo time. 14-15 ✡ If bumbye I still stay alive, try get one good heart fo me, jalike Da One In Charge get. But if I mahke, an even afta Da One In Charge wipe out from da earth all da peopo dat stay agains you, no go change yoa good heart fo my blood line eva!”
16 So Jonathan make one spesho deal wit da David ohana foeva. He tell, “I like Da One In Charge make all da peopo dat stay agains David pay fo da bad kine stuff dey do.” 17 An Jonathan tell David one mo time fo make dea spesho promise good, da one dat David wen make wit Jonathan befo time. Dass how Jonathan get love an aloha fo David, da same way David get love an aloha fo him.
18 Den Jonathan tell David, “Tomorra get da New Moon spesho kine religious kine ceremony. Dey goin know dat you no stay, cuz no mo nobody goin sit yoa place by da table. 19 Da day afta tomorra, wen litto mo ready fo da dark time come, go all da way down by da place wea you wen hide wen dis trouble start, an wait nea da pile up stone dat stay dea. 20 I goin shoot three arrows by da side a da stone, jalike I stay shoot one target. 21 Den I goin sen one boy, an tell um, ‘Go, find da arrows.’ If I tell um, ‘Look! Da arrows stay dis side a you. Bring um back hea,’ den you come, cuz dat goin mean dat jalike fo shua Da One In Charge stay alive, I stay shua az good fo you. No mo nobody goin hurt you. 22 But if I tell da boy, ‘Eh! da arrows stay mo far, da odda side a you!’ dat mean, you betta get outa hea, cuz Da One In Charge stay sen you away. 23 An bout da promise dat me an you wen talk bout, no foget, Da One In Charge da One dat know foeva, wat we wen tell.”
24 So David go hide outside da town. Wen da spesho religious kine ceremony fo da New Moon start, da king sit down fo eat. 25 He sit inside da place wea he erytime sit wit his back by da wall, across Jonathan. An Abner sit nex to Saul. But no mo nobody sit down David place. 26 Saul, he no tell notting dat time, cuz he tink, “Fo shua, someting happen fo make um so David no can go in front God fo one religious kine ceremony like today.” 27 But da nex day, da secon day fo da New Moon religious kine ceremony, David place one mo time stay empty, an nobody sit dea.
Den Saul aks Jonathan, “How come Jesse boy David no come fo eat wit me yestaday an today?!”
28 Jonathan tell, “David wen tell me fo let um go Betlehem. 29 He tell, ‘Try let me go home. Cuz oua ohana goin make one sacrifice inside oua home town, an my big braddah wen tell me I betta be dea. If you my fren, an tink good kine stuffs bout me, try help me, aah? jus let me go way dis short time fo see my ohana.’ Az why David neva come yoa table.”
30 Saul come real huhu wit Jonathan. Saul tell, “You no ack jalike my boy fo real kine! You all pupule jalike yoa muddah! Dass gotta be one hamajang wahine dat no lissen nobody! You tink I donno dat you wen pick Jesse boy fo come yoa bestes fren, o wat?! Wen you make um yoa fren, you make shame fo you an fo yoa muddah dat wen born you! 31 Cuz all da time Jesse boy stay alive, no way you can stay shua bout notting, an no way you goin be king! So now, tell one a yoa guys fo go grab da buggah an bring um hea by me cuz he gotta mahke!”
32 Jonathan tell his faddah, “David neva do notting wrong! How come he gotta mahke?! How come you like kill um?!” 33 Den Saul throw his spear at Jonathan fo try kill him, but Jonathan get outa da way. Dass wen Jonathan know fo shua dat his faddah make up his mind awready fo kill David.
34 Jonathan jump up from da table, all salty. He now stay real huhu. Dat day, da numba two New Moon day, he no eat notting. He stay sad inside bout David, cuz a da shame kine way his faddah wen ack.
35 Morning time, Jonathan go outside da town wea he goin meet David. Jonathan get one small boy wit him. 36 He tell da boy, “You go run ova dea, an find da arrows I goin shoot.” So wen da boy stay running, Jonathan shoot one arrow da far side a da boy. 37 Da boy go by da place wea Jonathan arrow go down, Jonathan yell to him, “Hui! Da arrow stay mo far away yet!” 38 Den Jonathan yell, “Quick! Hurry up! No stop!” So da boy pick up all da arrows, an come back by his boss. 39 Da boy donno notting bout wat stay happen. Ony Jonathan an David know. 40 Den Jonathan give his bow an arrows to da boy dat help um, an tell um, “Take um, an go back town side.”
41 Afta da boy go, David stan up from da south side a da rock pile. He go down in front Jonathan three time, an put his face on top da groun. Den dey kiss each odda an cry togedda. But David, he cry mo plenny.
42 Jonathan tell David, “Go! I like eryting stay good wit you. Az cuz me an you wen make one spesho promise to each odda fo stay frenz. An we aks Da One In Charge fo help us. We tell each odda, ‘Da One In Charge goin be da One dat know wat me an you stay do, an he know dat yoa ohana an my ohana goin stay frenz all da time.’ ”
Nob Side, Ahimelek Help David
Den David go way, an Jonathan go back inside da town.
✡ 20:5 20:5: Census 28:11 ✡ 20:14-15 20:14-15: 2Sam 9:1