1 Samuel 18
1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
Bere a Dawid ne Saulo kasa wiei no, ohyiaa ɔhenebabarima Yonatan. Wɔn baanu no dɔɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho prɛko pɛ na wɔbɛyɛɛ nnamfo pa ara.
2 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
Efi saa da no, Saulo gyee Dawid tenaa ahemfi hɔ a wampɛ sɛ ɔbɛsan akɔ ne fi.
3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
Na Yonatan ne Dawid yɛɛ apam sɛ, wɔbɛyɛ nnamfo.
4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Na Yonatan de ne batakari, nhyɛase, afoa, agyan ne nkyekyeremu maa Dawid de sɔw apam no ano.
5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
Biribiara a Saulo ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ ɔnyɛ no, Dawid yɛɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Enti Saulo yɛɛ no nʼasraafo so ɔsahene, maa nʼakofo ne wɔn mpanyimfo nyinaa de anigye penee so.
6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
Nanso bere a Israelfo nkonimdifo rekɔ fie, na Dawid akum Filistini no, mmea fifi nkurow a ɛbɛn ɔkwan no ho no bɛtwee mmommomme hyiaa Ɔhene Saulo a na wɔde anigye reto nnwom, bɔ akasae ne kyɛnkyɛn.
7 And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
Wɔresaw no, wɔtoo dwom se: Saulo akum ne apem apem, na Dawid de ne mpem du du!
8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Eyi maa Saulo bo fuw yiye. Ɔkae se, “Eyi ase ne dɛn? Wɔde mpem du mpem du abata Dawid din ho, na me de, wɔde apem apem pɛ. Dɛn na aka sen sɛ wobesi no hene?”
9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
Efi saa bere no, Saulo tuu nʼani sii Dawid so.
10 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
Ade kyee no, Onyankopɔn honhom bɛhyɛɛ Saulo so. Na ɔrehyɛ nkɔm wɔ ne fi, bere a na Dawid rebɔ ne sanku sɛnea na ɔtaa yɛ no. Na Saulo kura peaw
11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
na ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mesina Dawid atare ɔfasu no.” Nanso Dawid huruw sii nkyɛn na oguanee mpɛn abien.
12 So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Na Saulo suro Dawid, efisɛ na Awurade agyaw no akɔ Dawid afa.
13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
Enti Saulo yii Dawid fii ne ho na ɔma ɔkɔyɛɛ ɔsafohene wɔ asraafo apem so, na, Dawid dii saa nsraadɔm no anim de wɔn kɔɔ ɔsa.
14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
Biribiara a Dawid yɛe no, odii nkonim wɔ mu, efisɛ na Awurade ka ne ho.
15 When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
Saulo huu eyi no, osuroo no.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
Nanso Israel ne Yuda nyinaa dɔɔ Dawid, efisɛ na odi nʼakofo anim kɔ ɔsa a, odi nkonim.
17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
Da bi, Saulo ka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Mepɛ sɛ mede me babea panyin Merab ma wo aware. Nea edi kan ne sɛ wobɛkyerɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔkofo kɛse a wobɛko Awurade ko no.” Na Saulo kaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Merenteɛ me nsa wɔ ne so. Mɛma wakɔko atia Filistifo no na wɔakum no.”
18 And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Saulo se, “Me sɛɛ ne hena a mɛyɛ ɔhene ase? Me fi ne mʼagya abusua a ɛwɔ Israel nka hwee?”
19 So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
Enti bere no duu sɛ wɔde Saulo babea Merab ma Dawid aware no, wɔde no maa Adriel a ofi Meholat aware.
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
Na Saulo babea Mikal dɔ Dawid, enti bere a Saulo tee no, ɛyɛɛ no anigye.
21 “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
Saulo kaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mede no bɛma no na wafa so ayɛ afiri a ɛbɛma Filistifo nsa aka no akum no.” Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Afei, ɔkwan a ɛto so abien a wobɛfa so ayɛ mʼase no abue ama wo.”
22 Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
Na Saulo hyɛɛ ne nkoa se, “Monka no kokoa mu nkyerɛ Dawid se, ‘Hwɛ, ɔhene ani sɔ wo, na yɛn nyinaa pɛ wʼasɛm. Adɛn nti na wompɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔhene ase barima?’”
23 But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
Wotii saa nsɛm yi mu kyerɛɛ Dawid. Nanso Dawid kae se, “Ohiani ba a me fi nni bi, mususuw sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛda fam sɛ obi bɛyɛ ɔhene nʼase ana?”
24 And the servants told Saul what David had said.
Nkoa no kɔkaa asɛm a Dawid ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no kyerɛɛ Saulo no,
25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
Saulo kae se, “Monkɔka nkyerɛ Dawid se, ‘Ɔhene nhwehwɛ ti nsa biara sɛ Filistifo ɔha mmarima ano were. Mʼatamfo so aweretɔ nko ara ne ade a mepɛ.’” Na Saulo adwene ara ne sɛ wobekum Dawid wɔ akono.
26 When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
Dawid de anigye penee adebisa no so. Enti ansa na bere no duu no,
27 David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
Dawid ne ne mmarima kɔ kokum Filistifo no ahannu. Ɔde wɔn mmarima ano were brɛɛ ɔhene. Enti Saulo de ne babea Mikal maa Dawid aware.
28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
Saulo huu sɛ Awurade ka Dawid ho, na ne babea Mikal nso dɔ Dawid no,
29 he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
Saulo kɔɔ so suroo no, na ne nna a aka no mu no, Dawid kɔɔ so yɛɛ Saulo tamfo.
30 Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
Bere biara a Filistifo asraafo tow hyɛɛ Israel so no, Dawid dii nkonim sen Saulo asahene a wɔaka no. Eyi maa Dawid gyee din wɔ asase no so nyinaa.
