CAB. XVIII

1As haink eh gy-kione tra v’eh erreish loayrt rish Saul, dy row annym Yonathan as annym Ghavid sniemmit dy cheilley, as bynney lesh Jonathan eh myr yn annym echey hene. 2As ghow Saul eh yn laa cheddin, as cha lhiggagh eh da goll roish arragh gys thie e ayrey. 3Eisht ren Jonathan as David conaant ry-cheilley, er-yn-oyr dy bynney lesh eh myr e annym hene. 4As ghow Jonathan yn coamrey v’er hene, as hug eh er David eh, as ooilley e gharmadyn, eer gys e chliwe, as gys e vhow, as gys e chryss-caggee.

5As hie David magh [ayns caggey] raad erbee dy dug Saul eh, as ren eh gymmyrkey eh hene dy tastagh: as hoie Saul eh harrish ny deiney-caggee; as v’eh ayns ard foayr rish ooilley’n pobble, as myrgeddin rish fir-oik Saul. 6As shoh myr ve, tra haink ad back, lurg da David ve er varroo yn Philistine, dy daink ny mraane ass ooilley ard-valjyn Israel, goaill arraneyn, as daunsin, dy veeiteil ree Saul, lesh tabretyn, lesh gennallys, as lesh greïnyn-kiaullee. 7As dreggyr ny mraane yn derrey yeh yn jeh elley myr v’ad cloie, as dooyrt ad, Ta Saul er varroo e housaneyn, as David e yeih thousaneyn. 8As va Saul feer chorree, as hug y raa shoh sou er e aigney; as dooyrt eh, Gys lieh Ghavid t’ad er choyrt jeih thousaneyn, as my lieh’s cha vel ad er choyrt agh thousaneyn: as cre smoo baillish nish agh y reeriaght? 9As va drogh hooill ec Saul er David veih’n laa shen magh.

10As haink eh gy-kione ny lurg shoh, dy daink spyrryd olk veih Jee er Saul, as v’eh branlaadee ayns mean e hie; as ren David cloie lesh e laue, myr bollagh eh: as va shleiy ayns laue Saul. 11As hilg Saul y shleiy; son dooyrt eh, bwoaill-ym David lesh eer gys y voalley. As chossyn David ass e hilley daa cheayrt.

12As va Saul ayns aggle roish David, er-yn-oyr dy row’n Chiarn mârish, as dy row eh er hreigeil Saul. 13Er-y-fa shen ren Saul eh y scughey foddey voish, as hug eh magh eh ny chaptan harrish thousane: as hie eh magh as haink eh stiagh lesh aïgh mie roish y pobble. 14As ren David gymmyrkey eh-hene dy creeney ayns ooilley e raaidyn: as va’n Chiarn mârish. 15Shen-y-fa tra honnick Saul dy row eh gymmyrkey eh-hene feer chreeney, v’eh ayns aggle roish. 16Agh va cree ooilley Israel as Yudah soit er David, er-yn-oyr dy row ooilley e yannoo, ayns goll magh as cheet stiagh mâroo, cheet lesh dy mie.

17As dooyrt Saul rish David, Cur-my-ner, my inneen shinney Merab, ish ver-ym dhyt son ben; ynrycan bee uss dunnal er my hon, as jean caggey ayns lieh’n Chiarn: son dooyrt Saul, Ny lhig da my laue’s ve er, agh lhig da tuittym liorish laueyn ny Philistinee. 18As dooyrt David rish Saul, Quoi mish? as cre ta my vea, ny lught-thie m’ayrey ayns Israel, dy beign mac-’sy-leigh yn ree? 19Agh haink eh gy-kione, ec y traa va Merab inneen Saul dy ve er ny choyrt da David, dy row ee er ny choyrt da Adriel yn Meholathite son ben. 20As va Michal inneen Saul ayns graih rish David: as dinsh ad shoh da Saul, as by-haittin lesh eh. 21As dooyrt Saul, Ver-yms ee da dy ve son ribbeh da, as dy vod laue ny Philistinee ve n’oï. Shen-y-fa dooyrt Saul rish David, Bee uss jiu my vac-’sy-leigh lesh unnane jeh’n jees.

22As hug Saul sarey da e harvaantyn, gra, Loayr-jee rish David dy follit, as abbyr-jee, Cur-my-ner, ta’n ree goaill taitnys aynyd, as shinney lesh ooilley e harvaantyn oo: nish er-y-fa shen, bee uss mac-’sy-leigh yn ree. 23As loayr sharvaantyn Saul ny goan cheddin ayns clashtyn Ghavid. As dooyrt David, Vel shiu jeeaghyn er myr red fardalagh dy ve mac-’sy-leigh da ree, fakin dy vel mish my ghooinney boght, as beg soit jee’m. 24As dinsh sharvaantyn Saul da, gra, Shoh myr loayr David. 25As dooyrt Saul, Myr shoh jir shiu rish David, Cha vel y ree shirrey toghyr erbee, agh keead chymmylt jeh ny Philistinee, dy ghoaill cooilleeney er noidyn y ree. Agh smooinee Saul dy chur er David tuittym liorish laue ny Philistinee. 26As tra va e harvaantyn er n’insh da David ny goan shoh, dy by-haittin lesh David dy ve mac-’sy-leigh yn ree: as cha lhig eh shaghey. 27Shen-y-fa dirree David, as hie eh-hene as e gheiney, as varr eh jeh ny Philistinee daa cheead dooinney; as hug David lesh ny chymmyltyn oc, as hug eh stiagh ad ayns slane coontey da’n ree, dy voddagh eh ve mac-’sy-leigh da’n ree. As hug Saul Michal e inneen da son ben.

28As honnick Saul, as ghow eh tastey dy row’n Chiarn marish David, as dy bynney lesh Michal inneen Saul eh. 29As son shoh va Saul foast ayns aggle smoo roish David; as haink Saul dy ve noid David dy kinjagh. 30Eisht hie princeyn ny Philistinee magh dy chaggey: as haink eh gy-kione, erreish daue v’er n’gholl magh, dy ren David gymmyrkey eh-hene ny s’dunnal na ooilley sharvaantyn Saul; myr shen dy row’n ennym echey dy mooar soit jeh.