1 Samuel 13

1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.

Soli'a 30'a kafu hu'neno Israeli vahe kinia mani'ne. Hagi Israeli vahe'mokizmi kinima mani'neana 42'a kafufi kinia mani'ne.

2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.

Hagi Soli'a 3 tauseni'a Israeli vene'nea sondia vahe mani'nazegu huhampri zmante'ne. Anampintira 2 tauseni'a vene'nea zamavarege'za Mikmasi kumate agrane mani'nazageno, 1 tauseni'a vene'nea huzamantege'za Jonatani'ene Gibea kumate'ene Beteli agona kumate Benzameni naga'mokizmi mopafi umani'naze.

3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”

Hagi anama hute'za Jonatani'ene sondia vahe'amo'za Filistia vahera Geba kumapi ha' ome huzamante'za hara huzamagatere'naze. Hagi ana nanekea mago'a Filistia vahe'mo'za antahi'naze. Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za ke'a eme antahisazegu, Soli'a eri'za vahe'a huzamantege'za maka Israeli vahe kumapi ufenare'za vu'naze.

4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”

Hagi Soli'ma ha'ma Filistia vahe'ma huzmante nanekema miko Israeli vahe'mo'za nentahi'za, Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za eri hantage'za Solina Giliati ome age'naze.

5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).

Ana'ma hazage'za Filistia vahe'mo'za Israeli vahe'ma ha' huzmantenakura, 30 tauseni'a karisi e'neri'za, hosifima nevu'za ha'ma nehaza vahera 6 tauseni'agi, sondia vahera rama hu'za hagerinkenafi kahepankna hige'za haprigara osuga'a vahe Mikmasi mareri'za zage hanati kaziga Bet Aven seli nona emeki'za mani'naze.

6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.

Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za anazama nege'za antahi'zana, rama'a Filistia vaheki'za hara huragateregahaze'ma nehu'za, mago'amo'za havegampi ufrakizageno, mago'amo'za trampi ufrakizageno, mago'amo'za ranra havegampi frakizageno, mago'amo'za tinkerifi fraki'naze.

7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].

Hagi mago'amo'za Jodani timofo kantu kaziga takahe'za Gatine Giliati mopafi vu'naze. Hianagi Soli'a Gilgali kumate mani'nege'za agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'mo'za tusi koro nehu'za zamahirahiku hu'naze.

8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.

Hagi ana kumatera 7ni'a zagegna Samuelima navega antenka manio hu'negu Soli'a avega anteno 7ni'a zagegna mani'ne. Hianagi Samueli'a ana kumatera omege'za Soli sondia vahe'mo'za atre'za vu'za e'za hu'naze.

9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].

Ana hazageno Soli'a huno, Kre fananehu ofane rimpa fru ofane erita eho, hige'za eri'za ageno, anante agra'a kre fanane hu ofa hu'ne.

10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.

Hagi Soli'a ana ofama huvaneregeno, Samueli'a egeno Soli'a azeri frufra huno avrenaku vu'ne.

11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.

Hianagi Samueli'a antahigeno, Na'a amazana nehane, huno Solina antahige'ne. Higeno Soli'a kenona huno, Nagra koge'za sondia vahe'mo'za atre'za vu'za e'za nehazageno, kagra kema hu'nana knarera eohanatinke'za, Filistia ha' vahe'mo'zama Mikmasima eri atruma hazage'na,

12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”

meni Filistia vahe'mo'za Gilgalia erami'za hara eme hunantegahaze hu'na nagra nagesa antahi'noe. E'ina hu'negu nagra'a Ra Anumzamofona antahi onke'nena ofa hanue hu'na ofa hu'noe.

13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.

Higeno Samueli'a huno, Kagra neginagi vahekna hunka Ra Anumzana kagri Anumzamofo kasege'a ovaririne. Kagrama kasege'a avaririnka vantesina, Israeli vahe'mokizmi kinia kagrane naga'kamo'zane manivava huta vazasine.

14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”

Hianagi kagri nagapima kini eri'zama me'neana amare menina eme vagaregahie. Na'ankure kagra Ra Anumzamofo kasegea rutagre'nane. Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a ko mago nera Agri avesizama nevariria nera ko huhampri ante'neankino, ana ne'mo Ra Anumzamofo vahetera kinia manigahie.

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].

Hagi Samueli'a ana huteno Gilgalia atreno vigeno, Soli'a agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'ma hampriana 600'a vaheke mani'naze.

16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.

Hagi Soliki nemofo ne' Jonataniki, anama agranema mani'naza sondia vahe'mo'zanena Benzameni naga'mofo mopafi Geba kumate mani'nazageno, Filistia vahe'mo'za Mikmasi kumate seli nonku'ma eme ante'za mani'naze.

17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].

Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za kuma'ma ankanire'za ha'ma hu vahera 3'afi refako hute'za, seli nonkuma'ma ante'za mani'nafintira atirami'za vu'naze. Hagi mago sondia kevumo'za Ofra kumara Suali mopa kaziga zamavugosa hunte'za vazageno,

18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.

mago kevumo'za Beta Horonima vu'nea kantega vazageno, mago kevumo'za ana mopa atuparegama vu'nea kantega vu'za Zeboimi agupofima hagage kokantega urami'nea avaparega urami'naze.

19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.

Hagi ana knafina Israeli vahepina aenireti'ma ha'zantamima trohu vahera omani'naze. Filistia vahe'mo'za ha'zama aeniretima tro'ma hu'zana rempi huozamiho hu'za hunagru Israeli vahera huzmante'naze.

20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.

Hu'negu Israeli vahe'mo'za hozama e'neri'za zantamina, witi hoza tinkama nesaza aenima, kazintamima, sa'umema, witi tagahu agena fagigi kazima, pikiruma kume'ma kanenakura, eri'za Filistia vahete vutere hu'naze.

21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).

Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama ana zantamima kume'ma kanenakuma vazageno'a, Filistia vahe'mo'za 6gis kine hu'za miza agi ahezamante'naze.

22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].

Hagi ha'ma hunaku'ma hazankna zupa Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za bainati kazine karugru kevenena e'ori'nazanki Soli'ene Jonatanike zanagrake ha'zana e'ri'na'e.

23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.

Hagi Filistia vahe'mo'za Mikmasima uhanati'nea kama amago'nama hu'nere seli nonkumara ome ante'za mani'naze.