1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign; when he had reigned forty years over Israel,
Saulo azalaki na mibu tuku misato ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki Isalaele mibu tuku minei na mibale.
2 he chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the soldiers he sent home, each man to his tent.
Saulo aponaki mibali nkoto misato kati na Isalaele: bato nkoto mibale bazalaki elongo na ye na Mikimasi mpe kati na etuka ya ngomba ya Beteli, mpe bato nkoto moko bazalaki elongo na Jonatan, na Gibea ya Benjame. Bato mosusu oyo batikali, azongisaki bango na bandako na bango.
3 Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”
Jonatan alongaki bakambi ya bato ya Filisitia, oyo bazalaki na Geba. Bongo bato ya Filisitia bayokaki sango na yango. Boye Saulo abetaki kelelo kati na mokili mobimba, mpe alobaki: « Tika ete Ba-Ebre bayoka! »
4 All Israel heard that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become a rotten smell to the Philistines. Then the soldiers were summoned together to join Saul at Gilgal.
Bato nyonso ya Isalaele bayokaki sango oyo azalaki koloba ete Saulo abundisaki mpe alongaki bakambi ya bato ya Filisitia, mpe ete bato ya Filisitia bayinaki bato ya Isalaele. Bato nyonso basanganaki na Giligali mpo na kokende kobunda elongo na Saulo.
5 The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and encamped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
Bato ya Filisitia basanganaki mpo na kobundisa bato ya Isalaele; bazalaki na bashar nkoto tuku misato; basoda oyo babundaka likolo ya bampunda, nkoto motoba; mpe basoda oyo motango na bango ezalaki ebele lokola zelo ya ebale monene. Bayaki mpe batongaki molako na bango, na Mikimasi, na ngambo ya este ya Beti-Aveni.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble—for the people were distressed, the people hid in caves, in the underbrush, in rocks, in wells, and in pits.
Tango bato ya Isalaele bamonaki ete bakomi na pasi, mpe ete mampinga na bango ezingami na bangambo nyonso, babombamaki kati na madusu ya mabanga, kati na mabulu, kati na mabanga, mpe kati na bandako ya se ya mabele.
7 Some of the Hebrews went over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Ndambo ya Ba-Ebre mosusu bakatisaki mayi ya Yordani mpo na kokende na mokili ya Gadi mpe ya Galadi. Saulo azalaki nanu na Giligali, mampinga nyonso oyo ezalaki elongo na ye ezalaki kolenga na somo.
8 He waited seven days, the time Samuel had set. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from Saul.
Azelaki mikolo sambo, tango oyo Samuele akataki. Kasi mpo ete Samuele ayaki te na Giligali, yango wana bato batikaki Saulo mpe bapalanganaki.
9 Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.
Saulo alobaki: « Bomemela ngai banyama ya mbeka ya kotumba mpe bambeka ya boyokani. » Mpe Saulo abonzaki mbeka ya kotumba.
10 As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
Bongo tango kaka asilisaki kobonza mbeka yango ya kotumba, Samuele akomaki. Saulo abimaki mpo na kokende kopesa ye mbote.
11 Then Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul replied, “When I saw that the people were leaving me, and that you did not come within the set time, and that the Philistines had assembled at Michmash,
Samuele atunaki ye: — Osali penza nini? Saulo azongisaki: — Tango namonaki ete bato babandi kopalangana mosika na ngai, mpe ete yo oyei te na ngonga oyo ekatamaki, mpe ete bato ya Filisitia bazali kosangana na Mikimasi,
12 I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of Yahweh.' So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”
namilobelaki: « Sik’oyo, bato ya Filisitia bazali koya kobundisa ngai na Giligali, kasi ngai nabondeli Yawe te! » Yango wana, nazwaki mokano ya kobonza mbeka ya kotumba.
13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God that he gave you. For then Yahweh would have established your rule over Israel forever.
Samuele alobaki na Saulo: — Osali lokola moto ya liboma! Obateli te mitindo oyo Yawe, Nzambe na yo, apesaki yo. Soki obatelaki yango, alingaki kolendisa bokonzi na yo kati na Isalaele mpo na libela.
14 But now your rule will not continue. Yahweh has sought out a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not obeyed what he commanded you.”
Kasi sik’oyo, bokonzi na yo ekowumela lisusu te. Yawe aluki moto mosusu oyo asepelisaka motema na Ye mpe atie ye mokambi ya bato na Ye, pamba te yo, obateli mibeko ya Yawe te.
15 Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Then Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.
Bongo Samuele alongwaki na Giligali mpe akendeki na Gibea ya Benjame. Mpe Saulo atangaki bato oyo bazalaki elongo na ye: bazalaki bato pene nkama motoba.
16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin. But the Philistines camped at Michmash.
Saulo mpe Jonatan, mwana na ye ya mobali, mpe mibali nyonso oyo bazalaki kovanda elongo na bango batandamaki mpo na bitumba, na Geba ya Benjame. Kasi bato ya Filisitia batongaki ya bango molako na Mikimasi.
17 Raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One group turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual.
Longwa na molako ya bato ya Filisitia, mampinga ya basoda ya mpiko ebimaki mpe ekabwanaki na masanga misato: lisanga ya liboso ezwaki nzela oyo ekenda kino na Ofira, na mokili ya Shuwali;
18 Another group turned toward Beth Horon, and another group turned toward the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboyim toward the wilderness.
lisanga ya mibale etalisaki na nzela ya Beti-Oroni; mpe lisanga ya misato ezwaki nzela oyo ekenda na mondelo ya Lubwaku ya Tseboyimi, na ngambo ya esobe.
19 No blacksmith could be found throughout all of Israel, because the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews would make swords or spears for themselves.”
Nzokande, na tango wana, batuli bibende bazalaki lisusu te kati na mokili mobimba ya Isalaele, pamba te bato ya Filisitia balobaki: « Ba-Ebre bakoki kosala te, ezala makonga to matolotolo. »
20 But all the men of Israel used to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plow points, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle.
Yango wana, bato nyonso ya Isalaele bazalaki kokende epai ya bato ya Filisitia mpo na kotia minu na basonge ya bibende oyo bangombe etimolaka na yango mabele, na bapiki, na bipasola mpe na bapawu.
21 The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plow points, and the mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for sharpening axes and for straightening the goads.
Bongo mpo na kotia minu yango na bapawu, na bapiki mpe na bipasola, bazalaki kofuta bagrame mwambe ya mbongo ya bibende.
22 So on the day of battle, there were no swords or spears found in the hands of any of the soldiers who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
Boye, na mokolo ya bitumba, soda ata moko te oyo azalaki elongo na Saulo mpe na Jonatan azalaki na mopanga to na likonga na loboko na ye; kaka Saulo mpe Jonatan, mwana na ye ya mobali, nde bazalaki na yango.
23 The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Limpinga moko ya basoda ya Filisitia eyaki kotelema na kati-kati ya lubwaku ya Mikimasi.
