1 Samuel 27:1 in Maale
1 ዳውቴ ፔ ዒኖና፦ «ፔቴ ዓቢ ሳኣዖኦሌ ታና ዎዹዋ ዓታዓኬ፤ ዬያሮ ታኣኒ ማዻንዳያ ኮይሳሢ ቤቲ ፒሊስፄኤሜ ዓሶ ዓጮ ዴንዲሢኬ፤ ዬካፓ ሳኣዖኦሌ ዒስራዔኤሌ ዓጮይዳ ታና ኮይፆ ሃሼም ኮሺ ናንጊ ታ ናንጋኒ ዳንዳዓኔ» ጌይ ማሌኔ።
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.
World English Bible (WEB)
David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'