1 Samuel 18
1 And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
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 Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to 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 David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
Na Yonatan ne Dawid yɛɛ apam sɛ, wɔbɛyɛ nnamfo.
4 And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
Na Yonatan de ne batakari, nhyɛase, afoa, agyan ne nkyekyeremu maa Dawid de sɔw apam no ano.
5 Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
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 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
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 the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
Wɔresaw no, wɔtoo dwom se: Saulo akum ne apem apem, na Dawid de ne mpem du du!
8 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
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 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
Efi saa bere no, Saulo tuu nʼani sii Dawid so.
10 Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
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 threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
na ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mesina Dawid atare ɔfasu no.” Nanso Dawid huruw sii nkyɛn na oguanee mpɛn abien.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
Na Saulo suro Dawid, efisɛ na Awurade agyaw no akɔ Dawid afa.
13 Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
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 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
Biribiara a Dawid yɛe no, odii nkonim wɔ mu, efisɛ na Awurade ka ne ho.
15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
Saulo huu eyi no, osuroo no.
16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
Nanso Israel ne Yuda nyinaa dɔɔ Dawid, efisɛ na odi nʼakofo anim kɔ ɔsa a, odi nkonim.
17 And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon 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 Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be 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 Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
Enti bere no duu sɛ wɔde Saulo babea Merab ma Dawid aware no, wɔde no maa Adriel a ofi Meholat aware.
20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
Na Saulo babea Mikal dɔ Dawid, enti bere a Saulo tee no, ɛyɛɛ no anigye.
21 And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
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 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
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 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
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 reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
Nkoa no kɔkaa asɛm a Dawid ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no kyerɛɛ Saulo no,
25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into 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 And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
Dawid de anigye penee adebisa no so. Enti ansa na bere no duu no,
27 And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
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 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
Saulo huu sɛ Awurade ka Dawid ho, na ne babea Mikal nso dɔ Dawid no,
29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
Saulo kɔɔ so suroo no, na ne nna a aka no mu no, Dawid kɔɔ so yɛɛ Saulo tamfo.
30 And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
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.
