1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistims fought against Israel, and the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa.
Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Filistitɔwo dze aʋa la wɔwɔ gɔme kple Israelviwo eye Israelviwo si le wo nu. Wowu Israelvi geɖewo le Gilboa to dzi.
2 And the Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes.
Filistitɔwo ɖe Saul kple viawo ɖe nu eye wowu viawo; Yonatan, Abinadab kple Malki Sua.
3 And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.
Aʋa la nu sẽ ŋutɔ na Saul eye esi aŋutrɔdalawo tui la wode abi eŋu vevie.
4 Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it.
Saul gblɔ na eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla be, “Ɖe wò yi ɖe go nàƒoe ɖem, ne menye nenem o la, Filistitɔ, aʋamatsomatsoetɔ siawo ava wum eye woado vlom.” Ke vɔvɔ̃ ɖo eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla la ŋutɔ eye melɔ̃ be yeawɔ Saul ƒe gbe dzi o. Eya ta Saul tsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe yi hedze enu.
5 And when his armour bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him.
Esi akpoxɔnutsɔla la kpɔ be Saul ku la, eya hã mu dze eƒe yi nu eye wòku kplii.
6 So Saul dyed, and his three sonnes, and his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together.
Ale Saul, eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla, Via ŋutsu etɔ̃awo kple eƒe aʋawɔlawo ku le ŋkeke ɖeka ma dzi.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they of the other side Iorden saw that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, then they left the cities, and ran away: and the Philistims came and dwelt in them.
Esi Israelvi siwo le balime la godo kple esiwo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la godo se be yewo nɔviwo si eye wowu Saul kple via ŋutsuawo la, wosi le woƒe duwo me eye Filistitɔwo va nɔ duawo me.
8 And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa,
Esi ŋu ke eye Filistitɔwo yi be woaɖe nuwo le Israel ƒe ame kukuwo ŋu la, wokpɔ Saul kple Via ŋutsu etɔ̃awo ƒe kukuawo le Gilboa to la dzi.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped him out of his armour, and sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, and among the people.
Woɖe Saul ƒe aʋawu le eŋu, tso ta le enu eye wotsɔ eƒe ta kple aʋawɔnu fia amewo le woƒe anyigba dzi godoo. Wotso aseye le dzidzɔnya sia ŋuti le woƒe legbawo kple dukɔmetɔwo ŋkume.
10 And they layed vp his armour in the house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged vp his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
Wotsɔ Saul ƒe akpoxɔnu la da ɖe Astarɔt ƒe gbedoxɔ me eye wotsɔ eƒe ŋutilã ku gli aɖe ŋu le Bet Sean.
11 When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul,
Esi Yabes Gileadtɔwo se nu si Filistitɔwo wɔ Saul la,
12 Then they arose (as many as were strong men) and went all night, and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Iabesh, and burnt them there,
aʋawɔlawo katã tso du ma me zɔ mɔ to zã blibo la me yi Bet Sean. Woɖe Saul kple viawo ƒe ŋutilã kukuawo le glia ŋu le Bet Sam eye wotsɔ wo va Yabes Gilead hetɔ dzo wo.
13 And tooke their bones and buried them vnder a tree at Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.
Woɖi woƒe afi ɖe logoti la te le Yabes eye wotsi nu dɔ ŋkeke adre.
