1 Weche Mag Ndalo 12
1 Magi e joma nobiro ir Daudi Ziklag kane Saulo wuod Kish oseriembe e nyime (jogi ne gin achiel kuom jolweny mane okonye e lweny;
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 mane omanore gi atungʼ mikedogo, kendo neginyalo diro asere kata orujre gi badgi korachwich kata koracham, bende ne gin wede Saulo koa e oganda mar Benjamin):
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Jogi ne gin: Ahiezer ma jatendgi gi Joash owadgi ma yawuot Shema ja-Gibea, kod Jeziel gi Pelet yawuot Azmaveth; Beraka gi Jehu jo-Anathoth,
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 gi Ishmaya ja-Gibeon, ngʼat maratego kuom thuondi piero adek, ma bende ne en jatelo mar thuondi piero adek, kod Jeremia gi Jahaziel gi Johanan gi Jozabad ma ja-Gedera,
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 gi Eluzai gi Jerimoth gi Bealia gi Shemaria gi Shefatia ja-Haruf;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 kod Elkana gi Ishia gi Azarel gi Joezer kod Jashobeam ja-Kora,
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 kod Joela gi Zebadia yawuot Jeroham ja-Gedor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Joka Gad mamoko bende noluwo Daudi e kar pondo mare e thim. Ne gin thuondi mager kendo negiikore ne lweny kendo neginyalo kedo gi tongʼ kod kuot. Wengegi ne ger ka wenge sibuoche kendo tiendgi ne yot ka tiend mwanda maringo e got.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Ezer ne jatendgi, Obadia ne jalupne e telo, Eliab ne mar adek,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Mishmana ngʼat mar angʼwen, Jeremia mar abich,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Atai mar auchiel, Eliel mar abiriyo,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Johanan mar aboro, Elzabad mar ochiko,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Jeremia mar apar, to Makbanai mar apar gachiel.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Joka Gad-gi ne gin jotend jolweny, ma ngʼat matin kuomgi ne ipimo gi ji mia achiel, to maduongʼ kuomgi to ne ipimo gi ji alufu achiel.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Gin ema negingʼado aora Jordan e dwe mokwongo kane aora opongʼ moo ma gimiyo jogo mane odak e holo oringo matek kadhi wuok chiengʼ to moko podho chiengʼ.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 To joka Benjamin mamoko gi jo-Juda mamoko bende nobiro ir Daudi e kare mar pondo.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Daudi nodhi moromo nigi kendo nowachonegi niya, “Ka ubiro ira gi kwe mondo ukonya, to aikora mondo ariwra kodu, to ka ubiro mondo undhoga ne wasika kata obedo ni lweta onge remo, to Nyasach kwerewa ema obed jangʼadnu bura.”
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Eka Roho nolor kuom Amasai mane jatend thuondi piero adekgi kowacho niya, “Wan jogi, yaye Daudi! Wan kodi, yaye wuod Jesse! Lochi, bed jaloch kendo joma konyi bende olochi, nikech Nyasachi biro konyi.” Eka Daudi norwakogi ma oketogi jotelo mag jopecho.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Kane Daudi odhi Filistia mondo giked gi Saulo, jo-Manase moko noweyo Saulo moriwore gi Daudi. Daudi to gi joge ne ok okonyo jo-Filistia nimar ka jotendgi ne osewuoyo kendgi negiriembe kagiwacho niya, “Onyalo negowa ka dipo ni odok ir ruodhe Saulo.”
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Joka Manase mane odok ir Daudi koa ir Saulo mane odhi Ziklag ne gin: Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Mikael, Jozabad, Elihu kod Zilethai mane jotend jolweny alufu achiel kuom joka Manase moro ka moro.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Negikonyo Daudi kuom joma ne monje nikech giduto ne gin jolweny mathuondi, kendo ne gin jotelo mag lweny.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Odiechiengʼ kodiechiengʼ ji ne medo biro ir Daudi mondo okonye, nyaka nobedo gi jolweny mangʼeny machalo gi jolweny mag Nyasaye.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Magi e romb ji mane oikore ne kedo mane obiro ir Daudi Hebron mondo okaw pinyruodh Saulo mane omiye mana kaka Jehova Nyasaye nosewacho:
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 joka Juda, mane otingʼo kuodi gi tonge ne gin ji alufu auchiel gi mia aboro mane oikore ne lweny;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 joka Simeon ne gin ji alufu abiriyo gi mia achiel mano oikore ne lweny,
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 joka Lawi ne gin ji alufu angʼwen gi mia auchiel,
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 Jehoyada mane en jatelo mar anywola mar joka Harun ne nigi ji alufu adek gi mia abiriyo,
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 Zadok, ma en wuowi mathuon ne nigi jotelo piero ariyo gariyo moa e anywolane;
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 joka Benjamin, ma gin jo-dhoodgi Saulo ne gin ji alufu adek ma thothgi nosebedo koyie gi od Saulo nyaka kindeno;
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 joka Efraim, ma gin jolweny mathuondi kendo mane rahuma e dhoodgi ne gin ji alufu piero ariyo gi mia aboro,
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 nus mar joka Manase mane owal mondo obi kendo giket Daudi ruoth ne gin ji alufu apar gaboro;
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 joka Isakar mane obedo gi rieko kuom gima timore kendo nongʼeyo gima jo-Israel onego otim ne nigi jotelo mia ariyo koriw gi anywolagi mane gitelonegi;
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 joka Zebulun ma gin jolweny molony kendo moikore ni kedo gi gige lweny mopogore opogore mondo omi gikony Daudi gi chuny achiel ne gin ji alufu piero abich;
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 joka Naftali ne nigi jotelo alufu achiel kaachiel gi ji alufu piero adek gabiriyo motingʼo kuode kod tonge;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 joka Dan mane oikore ni kedo ne gin ji alufu piero ariyo gaboro gi mia auchiel;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 joka Asher, ma gin jolweny molony kendo moikore ni kedo ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 kendo koa yo wuok chiengʼ mar Jordan, joka Reuben, joka Gad kod nus mar dhood joka Manase ma gin jogo moikore gi gige lweny mopogore opogore noromo ji alufu mia achiel gi piero ariyo.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Jolwenygi duto nochiwore mondo giti kode. Negibiro Hebron ka gingʼado e chunygi ni Daudi nyaka bed ruodh jo-Israel duto. To jo-Israel mamoko bende ne nigi paro achiel mondo Daudi oket ruoth.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Jogi nobedo gi Daudi ndalo adek ka gichiemo kendo metho nikech jowetegi noseikonigi gik moko.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Bende joma nokiewo kodgi koa ka joka Isakar, joka Zebulun nyaka ka jo-Naftali nobiro kotingʼo chiemo e punde, ngamia, pundane kod rwedhi. Negikelo gik moko mangʼeny machalo mogo, olembe mag ngʼowu gi mag mzabibu motwo mongʼin gi divai, gi mo, dhok kaachiel gi rombe nikech ne nitiere mor e Israel.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
