1 Samuel 18
1 And it comes to pass, when he finishes to speak to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan has been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loves him as his own soul.
Mgbe Devid gwasịrị Sọl okwu, ịhụnanya dị ukwuu malitere nʼetiti Jonatan na Devid. Jonatan hụrụ Devid nʼanya dịka o si hụ onwe ya.
2 And Saul takes him on that day, and has not permitted him to return to the house of his father.
Sọl mere ka Devid nọgide nʼụlọeze. O kwekwaghị ka ọ laghachi nʼụlọ nna ya.
3 And Jonathan makes—David also—a covenant, because he loves him as his own soul,
Jonatan na Devid gbara ndụ nʼihi na Jonatan hụrụ Devid nʼanya dịka o si hụ onwe ya.
4 and Jonathan strips himself of the upper robe which [is] on him, and gives it to David, and his long robe, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Jonatan yipụtara uwe o yi nʼahụ nye ya Devid, nyekwa ya uwe ime ahụ ya, na ọ bụladị mma agha ya, ma ụta ya na eriri ukwu ya.
5 And David goes out wherever Saul sends him; he acted wisely, and Saul sets him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
Devid jeziri ozi niile Sọl ziri ya, o mere ihe niile nke ọma nke a mere na Sọl nyere ya ọkwa dị elu nʼetiti ndị agha ya. Ọnọdụ a dị mma nʼanya ndị Izrel nakwa nʼanya ndị agha Sọl.
6 And it comes to pass, in their coming in, in David’s returning from striking the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing—also the dancers—to meet Saul the king, with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;
Mgbe ndị agha ahụ na-alọghachite, mgbe Devid gbusịrị onye Filistia ahụ, ndị inyom sitere nʼobodo niile nke Izrel pụta izute eze Sọl. Ha na-abụ abụ na-ete egwu ọṅụ, nke ha ji ụbọ akwara na ihe egwu ndị ọzọ na-eti.
7 and the women answer—those playing, and say, “Saul has struck among his thousands, And David among his myriads.”
Dịka ha na-ete egwu, ha bụrụ abụ sị, “Sọl egbuola ọtụtụ puku ndị agha ma Devid egbuola iri puku kwụrụ puku ndị agha.”
8 And it is exceedingly displeasing to Saul, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he says, “They have given myriads to David, and they have given the thousands to me, and what more [is there] for him but the kingdom?”
Nke a were Sọl iwe nke ukwuu. O kwuru nʼime onwe ya sị, “Gịnị bụ nke a? Ha enyela Devid ugwu dịka onye gburu iri puku kwụrụ puku ndị agha, ma mụ onwe m ka ha nyere naanị ugwu dịka onye gburu ọtụtụ puku ndị agha. Gịnị ọzọ fọdụrụ ya ugbu a, ma ọ bụghị naanị inweta alaeze?”
9 And Saul is eyeing David from that day and from then on.
Site nʼụbọchị ahụ gawa, Sọl malitere ile Devid anya ọjọọ.
10 And it comes to pass, on the next day, that the spirit of sadness [from] God prospers over Saul, and he prophesies in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as [he did] day by day, and the javelin [is] in the hand of Saul,
Nʼechi ya, mmụọ ọjọọ Chineke zitere bịara dakwasị Sọl, ọ malitekwara ibu amụma nʼụlọ ya. Ma Devid kpọrọ ụbọ akwara dịka ọ na-eme mgbe ọbụla. Ma nʼoge a, o nwere ùbe dị Sọl nʼaka.
11 and Saul casts the javelin and says, “I strike through David, even through the wall”; and David turns around out of his presence twice.
Ọ tụrụ ùbe ahụ, kwuo nʼobi ya sị, “Aga m atụgide Devid nʼaja ụlọ ahụ.” Ma Devid wezugara onwe ya, ugboro abụọ ndị a.
12 And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for YHWH has been with him, and He has turned aside from Saul;
Sọl na-atụ Devid egwu, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ahapụla Sọl, ma nọnyere Devid.
13 and Saul turns him aside from him, and appoints him to himself [for] head of one thousand, and he goes out and comes in, before the people.
Emesịa, Sọl mere ihe ga-eme ka ọ ghara ịhụkwa Devid anya ọzọ. O mere Devid ka ọ bụrụ onye na-elekọta puku ndị agha, ndị ọ na-edu na-aga ibu agha.
14 And David is acting wisely in all his ways, and YHWH [is] with him,
Ma ihe niile ọ na-eme na-agara ya nke ọma, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị na-anọnyere ya.
15 and Saul sees that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,
Mgbe Sọl hụrụ na ọ bụ onye nwere uche nke ọma, ọ tụrụ ya ụjọ.
16 and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.
Ma Izrel na Juda niile hụrụ Devid nʼanya, nʼihi na ọ na-edu ha nʼagha.
17 And Saul says to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab—I give her to you for a wife; only, be for a son of valor to me, and fight the battles of YHWH”; and Saul said, “Do not let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
Sọl gwara Devid okwu sị ya, “Lee ada m nwanyị Merab. Aga m akpọnye gị ya, ka ị lụọ ya. Naanị jeere m ozi, lụọkwa agha Onyenwe anyị.” Nʼihi na Sọl kwuru nʼime obi ya sị, “Agaghị m ewelite aka m megide ya. Ka ndị Filistia mee nke ahụ.”
18 And David says to Saul, “Who [am] I? And what [is] my life—the family of my father in Israel—that I am son-in-law of the king?”
Ma Devid sịrị Sọl, “Onyekwanụ ka m bụ, gịnịkwa bụ ezinaụlọ m maọbụ agbụrụ m nʼIzrel, nke m ga-eji bụrụ ọgọ nwoke eze?”
19 And it comes to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she has been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.
O ruo, na mgbe a ga-eduru Merab, ada Sọl dunye Devid, akpọrọ ya nye Adriel, onye Mehola ka ọ lụọ.
20 And Michal daughter of Saul loves David, and they declare [it] to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,
Nʼoge a, a chọpụtara na Mikal, ada Sọl hụrụ Devid nʼanya, mgbe e mere ka Sọl mata nke a, obi tọrọ ya ụtọ.
21 and Saul says, “I give her to him, and she is for a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines is on him”; and Saul says to David, “By the second—you become my son-in-law today.”
O kwuru nʼobi ya sị, “Aga m akpọnye ya nwa m nwanyị, ka ọ bụrụ ihe ịma nʼọnya nye ya, ka aka ndị Filistia si otu a megide ya.” Ya mere, Sọl gwara Devid sị ya, “Ugbu a i nwekwara ohere ọzọ ịghọ ọgọ m nwoke.”
22 And Saul commands his servants, “Speak to David gently, saying, Behold, the king has delighted in you, and all his servants have loved you, and now, be son-in-law of the king.”
Sọl nyere ndị ohu ya iwu sị, “Gwanụ Devid okwu na nzuzo sị ya, ‘Lee, ihe banyere gị masịrị eze, ndị niile na-ejere ya ozi hụkwara gị nʼanya. Ugbu a, kwerenụ ịbụ ọgọ ya.’”
23 And the servants of Saul speak these words in the ears of David, and David says, “Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law of the king—and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
Ha gwara Devid okwu ndị a niile. Ma Devid zara sị, “Ọ bụ ihe nta ịbụ ọgọ eze? Mụ onwe m bụ onye ogbenye, onye a na-amaghị ama.”
24 And the servants of Saul declare [it] to him, saying, “David has spoken according to these words.”
Mgbe ndị ohu Sọl gwara Sọl ihe Devid kwuru,
25 And Saul says, “Thus you say to David, There is no delight for the king in dowry, but in one hundred foreskins of the Philistines—to be avenged on the enemies of the king”; and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.
ọ gwara ha sị, “Gwanụ Devid, ‘Eze achọghị ihe ọzọ dịka ụgwọ isi akụ ọbụla karịa naanị narị apị ndị Filistia. Ka ọ bụrụ ọbọ ọ ga-abọrọ m nʼisi ndị iro m.’” Ma ihe Sọl bu nʼobi bụ na a ga-egbu Devid nʼọgụ ahụ.
26 And his servants declare these words to David, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law of the king; and the days have not been full,
Mgbe ndị ohu eze gwara Devid ihe eze kwuru, ọ tọrọ ya ụtọ, nʼihi ya, o kwenyere ịbụ ọgọ eze. Tupu oge ahụ a kara aka eruo,
27 and David rises and goes, he and his men, and strikes two hundred men among the Philistines, and David brings in their foreskins, and they set them before the king, to be son-in-law of the king; and Saul gives his daughter Michal to him for a wife.
Devid na ndị agha ya pụrụ gbuo narị ndị Filistia abụọ, werekwa apị ha gosi eze. Sọl kpọnyere Devid Mikal, nwa ya nwanyị, ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya.
28 And Saul sees and knows that YHWH [is] with David, and Michal daughter of Saul has loved him,
Mgbe Sọl hụrụ na Onyenwe anyị na-anọnyere Devid, hụkwa na Mikal nwa ya nwanyị hụrụ Devid nʼanya,
29 and Saul adds to be afraid of the presence of David still; and Saul is an enemy of David [for] all the days.
ọ tụrụ Devid ụjọ karịa na mbụ. Sọl kpọkwara Devid asị, gụọ ya dịka onye iro ụbọchị ndụ ya niile.
30 And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it comes to pass from the time of their coming out, David has acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.
Ndịisi agha Filistia na-apụta ibu agha dịka ha na-eme mgbe ọbụla, ma Devid na-eme nke ọma karịa ndị ọchịagha Sọl ndị ọzọ niile. Nke a mere ka Devid ghọọ onye a mara aha ya nʼala ahụ niile.
