1 Samueli 13
1 Sauli analowa ufumu ali ndi zaka makumi atatu, ndipo analamulira Israeli kwa zaka 42.
Saul was thirty when he became king, and he reigned over Israel for forty-two years.
2 Nthawi ina Sauli anasankha Aisraeli 3,000. Mwa iwowa, 2,000 anali ndi Sauliyo ku Mikimasi ndi ku dziko la mapiri ku Beteli, ndipo 1,000 anali ndi Yonatani ku Gibeya ku Benjamini. Anthu ena onse otsala anawabweza kwawo.
Saul had chosen three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand of them were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and another thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the army home.
3 Yonatani anakantha mkulu wa ankhondo wa Afilisti ku Geba, ndipo Afilisti anamva kuti Aheberi awukira. Tsono Sauli anawuza amithenga kuti alize lipenga mʼdziko lonse la Israeli.
Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba. The Philistines soon heard about it, so Saul had the trumpet call to arms sounded throughout the land, saying, “Hebrews, pay attention!”
4 Choncho Aisraeli onse anamva kuti Sauli wakantha mkulu wa ankhondo Wachifilisiti ndi kuti Afilisti anayipidwa nawo Aisraeli. Ndiye anthu anayitanidwa kuti abwere kwa Sauli ku Giligala.
All of Israel heard the news, “Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel is like a bad smell to the Philistines!” So the whole army was called up to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 Tsono Afilisti anasonkhana kuti amenyane ndi Aisraeli. Iwo anali ndi magaleta 3,000, okwera pa akavalo 2,000 ndiponso asilikali kuchuluka kwake ngati mchenga wa mʼmbali mwa nyanja. Iwo anapita ndi kukamanga misasa yawo ku Mikimasi, kummawa kwa Beti-Aveni.
The Philistines gathered to fight against Israel. They had three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and soldiers as numerous as sand on the seashore. They advanced and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
6 Pamene Aisraeli anaona kuti anali pamavuto akulu, poti anali atapanikizidwa kwambiri, anabisala mʼmapanga, mʼmaenje, mʼmatanthwe, mʼmakwalala ndi mʼzitsime.
When the Israelite men realized the tough situation they were in, and that the army was taking a beating, they hid themselves in caves, holes, rocks, pits, and cisterns.
7 Ahebri ena anawoloka Yorodani mpaka kukafika ku dziko la Gadi ndi ku Giliyadi. Koma Sauli anakhalabe ku Giligala ndipo ankhondo onse amene anali naye anali njenjenje ndi mantha.
Some of the Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the territory of Gad and Gilead, but Saul stayed at Gilgal, and all the men with him were trembling with fear.
8 Saulo anadikirira masiku asanu ndi awiri, monga mwa nthawi imene ananena Samueli. Koma Samueli sanabwere ku Giligala, ndipo anthu anayamba kumuthawa Sauli uja.
Saul waited there seven days for the time that Samuel had said, but Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, and the army started to desert him.
9 Kotero iye anati, “Bwera nayoni nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe ya chiyanjano.” Ndipo Sauli anapereka nsembe yopsereza.
So Saul ordered, “Bring the burnt offering and the friendship offerings to me,” and he presented the burnt offering.
10 Atangomaliza kupereka nsembe, anangoona Samueli watulukira ndipo Sauli anapita kukamulonjera.
Just as he finished presenting the burnt offering, he saw Samuel arrive. Saul went over to meet him and say hello.
11 Samueli anafunsa kuti, “Nʼchiyani chimene wachita?” Sauli anayankha kuti, “Nditaona kuti anthu ayamba kundithawa, ndi kuti inu simunabwere pa nthawi munanena ija, ndiponso kuti Afilisti akusonkhana ku Mikimasi,
“What have you done?” Samuel asked. Saul replied, “Well I saw my men were deserting me, and you hadn't arrived when you said you would, and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash to attack.
12 ndinati, ‘Tsopano Afilisti abwera kudzandithira nkhondo ku Giligala kuno, chonsecho sindinapemphe Yehova kuti andikomere mtima.’ Motero ndinakakamizika kupereka nsembe yopsereza.”
I said to myself, ‘The Philistines are about to attack me at Gilgal, and I haven't asked the Lord for his help.’ So I felt I had to present the burnt offering myself.”
13 Samueli anati, “Mwachita zopusa. Simunatsate zimene Yehova Mulungu wanu anakulamulani kuti muchite. Mukanazitsata, Yehova akanawukhazikitsa ufumu wanu mu Israeli mpaka kalekale.
“You've been really stupid,” Samuel told him. “You haven't kept the commands of the Lord your God. If you had, the Lord would have made your kingdom over Israel secure forever.
14 Koma tsopano ufumu wanu sudzakhalitsa. Yehova wapeza munthu wapamtima pake ndipo wamusankha kukhala mtsogoleri wa anthu ake chifukwa inu simunasunge malamulo a Yehova.”
But now your kingdom won't last. The Lord has found for himself a man who thinks like him, and has chosen him as ruler over his people, because you haven't kept the commands of the Lord.”
15 Kenaka Samueli anachoka ku Giligala ndi kupita ku Gibeyati ku dziko la Benjamini. Saulo anawerenga anthu amene anali naye ndipo analipo 600.
Then Samuel left Gilgal. The rest of the soldiers followed Saul to meet the army, going from Gilgal to Geba in Benjamin. Saul counted the number of soldiers who were with him and there were about six hundred.
16 Sauli ndi mwana wake Yonatani pamodzi ndi asilikali amene anali naye aja amakhala ku Geba ku dziko la Benjamini. Koma Afilisti anamanga misasa yawo ku Mikimasi.
Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines were camped at Michmash.
17 Ankhondo a Afilisti anatuluka mʼmisasa yawo mʼmagulu atatu. Gulu lina linapita ku Ofiri ku dziko la Suwala.
Three groups of raiders left the Philistine camp to go and attack. One group went towards Ophrah in the land of Shual,
18 Gulu lina linalunjika ku Beti-Horoni, ndipo gulu lachitatu linalunjika ku malire oyangʼanana ndi chigwa cha Zeboimu cha ku chipululu.
one towards Beth-horon, and one towards the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim by the wilderness.
19 Nthawi imeneyo nʼkuti mulibe osula zitsulo mʼdziko lonse la Israeli, pakuti Afilisti anati, “Tisawalole Aheberi kudzipangira okha malupanga kapena mikondo!”
There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel, because the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews don't make swords and spears.”
20 Kotero Aisraeli onse amapita kwa Afilisti kukanoletsa mapulawo, makasu, nkhwangwa ndi zikwakwa zawo.
All the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to sharpen their iron plowshares, pickaxes, axes, and sickles.
21 Mtengo wonolera mapulawo ndi makasu unali zigawo ziwiri za sekeli, mtengo wonolera zisonga ndi nkhwangwa unali gawo limodzi la Sekeli.
The fee was two-thirds of a shekel for plowshares and pickaxes, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and cattle prods.
22 Motero tsiku la nkhondolo panalibe lupanga kapena mkondo mʼdzanja la aliyense amene anatsatira Saulo ndi Yonatani. Koma Saulo ndi Yonatani, iwo okha ndiwo anali ndi zida.
So when it came to the day of battle none of the soldiers with Saul and Jonathan had swords or spears—only Saul and his son Jonathan had such weapons.
23 Tsono gulu lina lankhondo la Chifilisti linapita kukalonda mpata wa Mikimasi.
A Philistine garrison had taken control of the pass at Michmash.
