1 Samuel 18
1 It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved 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 Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
Sọl mere ka Devid nọgide nʼụlọeze. O kwekwaghị ka ọ laghachi nʼụlọ nna ya.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Jonatan na Devid gbara ndụ nʼihi na Jonatan hụrụ Devid nʼanya dịka o si hụ onwe ya.
4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
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 Then Saul set him over the men of war, and David went out, succeeding wherever Saul sent him. And it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
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 It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
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 The women sang one to another as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands."
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 Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. What can he have more 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 Saul viewed David with suspicion from that day and forward.
Site nʼụbọchị ahụ gawa, Sọl malitere ile Devid anya ọjọọ.
10 It happened on the next day, that a harmful spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
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 threw the spear; for he said, "I will pin David even to the wall." David escaped from 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 Saul was afraid of David, because YHWH was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Sọl na-atụ Devid egwu, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ahapụla Sọl, ma nọnyere Devid.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came 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 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and YHWH was with him.
Ma ihe niile ọ na-eme na-agara ya nke ọma, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị na-anọnyere ya.
15 When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
Mgbe Sọl hụrụ na ọ bụ onye nwere uche nke ọma, ọ tụrụ ya ụjọ.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
Ma Izrel na Juda niile hụrụ Devid nʼanya, nʼihi na ọ na-edu ha nʼagha.
17 Saul said to David, "Look, my elder daughter Merob, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight YHWH's battles." For 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 David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to 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 But it happened at the time when Merob, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
O ruo, na mgbe a ga-eduru Merab, ada Sọl dunye Devid, akpọrọ ya nye Adriel, onye Mehola ka ọ lụọ.
20 Mikal, Saul's daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
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 thought, "I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David, "You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time."
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 Then Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say, 'Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. So now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'"
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 Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, "Does it seems to you a little thing to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and insignificant?"
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 The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."
Mgbe ndị ohu Sọl gwara Sọl ihe Devid kwuru,
25 Saul said, "You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David 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 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. The days were not expired;
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 arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines one hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Mikal his daughter as 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 When Saul saw and knew that YHWH was with David, and that all Israel loved him,
Mgbe Sọl hụrụ na Onyenwe anyị na-anọnyere Devid, hụkwa na Mikal nwa ya nwanyị hụrụ Devid nʼanya,
29 then he was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.
ọ tụrụ Devid ụjọ karịa na mbụ. Sọl kpọkwara Devid asị, gụọ ya dịka onye iro ụbọchị ndụ ya niile.
30 Then the leaders of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.
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.
