First Samuel

27 Bat David ting olsem: “Wanday Saul bae killim mi dae. Best samting for mi duim hem for mi ranawe+ go lo land blo olketa Philistine. Then Saul bae stop for aftarem mi lo evri ples lo Israel,+ and bae hem no killim mi dae.” 2 So David getap witim 600 man+ blo hem and go lo Achish+ son blo Maoch, wea hem king blo Gath. 3 David stap witim Achish lo Gath, and olketa man blo hem witim famili blo olketa tu. And tufala waef blo David tu stap witim hem, Ahinoam+ from Jezreel, and Abigail+ from Carmel, wea hem widow blo Nabal. 4 Taem Saul herem hao David ranawe go lo Gath, hem stop for aftarem hem.+

5 Then David sei lo Achish: “Sapos hem olraet lo iu, plis givim mi wanfala ples lo eni smol taon blo iu mekem mi savve stap lo there. Hem no fitim for mi stap witim iu lo taon blo king.” 6 So lo datfala day Achish givim Ziklag+ lo hem. Dastawe kam kasem distaem Ziklag hem ples blo olketa king blo Judah.

7 David hem stap lo datfala smol taon blo olketa Philistine for wan year and fofala month.+ 8 David and olketa man blo hem savve go attakim olketa Geshurite,+ olketa Girzite, and olketa Amalekite+ wea stap lo olketa ples start lo Telam go kasem Shur,+ and go daon kasem Egypt. 9 Taem David go faet, hem killim dae evri man and evri woman.+ Bat hem savve tekem olketa buluka, donkey, camel, and olketa kaleko. Then hem go bak lo Achish. 10 Achish savve askem hem: “Wea nao iu go faet tuday?” David savve sei lo hem: “Mi go faet lo south saed* blo Judah,”+ or “Mi go faet lo south saed blo olketa Jerahmeelite,”+ or “Mi go faet lo south saed blo olketa Kenite.”+ 11 David killim dae evri man and evri woman bikos hem ting olsem: “Nogud nao olketa bae kam and sei, ‘Diswan nao samting wea David duim.’” And full taem wea hem stap lo datfala taon blo olketa Philistine, hem nao samting wea hem savve duim. 12 So Achish bilivim wanem David talem, and lo tingting blo hem, hem ting olsem: ‘Pipol blo David lo Israel barava heitim hem, so hem bae servant blo mi for olowe nao.’