1 Samuel 17
1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
Nʼoge a, ndị Filistia chịkọtara ndị agha ha ọnụ, zukọtaa nʼobodo Sokoh nke dị na Juda maka ibu agha. Ha mara ụlọ ikwu ha nʼEfes Damim, nke dị nʼagbata Sokoh na Azeka.
2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped by the valley of Elah, and they set the battle in array against the Philistines.
Mgbe ahụ, Sọl na ndị Izrel niile zukọtara maa ụlọ ikwu nke ha na ndagwurugwu Ịla. Ha doro onwe ha nʼusoro agha izute ndị Filistia.
3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
Ndị Filistia doro onwe ha nʼelu ugwu nʼotu akụkụ, ma ndị Izrel dokwara onwe ha nʼelu ugwu nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ. Ndagwurugwu dịkwa nʼetiti ha.
4 And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Mgbe ahụ, otu onye ọka agha aha ya bụ Golaịat, onye obodo Gat, sitere nʼetiti ụlọ ikwu ndị Filistia pụta. Nwoke a toro ogologo nke ukwuu; ịdị ogologo ya ga-erukwa mita atọ.
5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
O kpu okpu agha e ji bronz kpụọ, ma yiri uwe agha nke ịdị arọ bronz e ji kpụọ ya ga-erukwa iri kilogram ise na asaa.
6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a gorget of brass between his shoulders.
O yikwa ihe agha o ji kpuchie ụkwụ ya abụọ nke e ji bronz kpụọ, nyakwasịkwa nʼubu ya ùbe e ji bronz kpụọ.
7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
A kpụrụ ùbe ya ka ọ dịrị ka osisi e ji ekwe akwa, jiri igwe ịdị arọ ya ga-eru kilogram asaa kpụọ ọnụ ọnụ ùbe ahụ. Onye na-ebu ọta o ji ekpuchi obi ya nọkwa nʼihu ya.
8 And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for yourselves a man for you, and let him come down to me.
Golaịat guzoro kpọkuo ndị agha Izrel sị ha, “Gịnị mere unu ga-eji pụta guzo nʼusoro ibu agha. Ọ bụ na m abụghị onye Filistia? Ọ bụkwa na unu onwe unu abụghị ndị ozi Sọl? Họpụtaranụ onwe unu otu nwoke, ka ọ bịakwute m.
9 If he shall be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I shall prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
Ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ unu họpụtara etigbuo m, anyị ga-abụrụ unu ndị ohu, ma ọ bụrụkwanụ na m etigbuo ya, unu ga-abụrụ anyị ndị ohu!”
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
Mgbe ahụ, onye Filistia ahụ sịrị, “Taa, ana m ama usuu ndị agha Izrel aka nʼihu! Kpọpụtaranụ m otu nwoke ka mụ na ya lụọ ọgụ.”
11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Mgbe Sọl na ndị agha Izrel nụrụ ihe onye Filistia a kwuru, ha mara jijiji tụọkwa oke egwu.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
Ma Devid bụ nwa Jesi, onye Efrat nke Betlehem dị na Juda. Jesi mụtara ndị ikom asatọ. Nʼoge nke Sọl, ọ ghọọla agadi nwoke.
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
Atọ nʼime ụmụ ndị ikom Jesi, ndị bụ okenye, soro Sọl gaa agha. Aha ha bụ Eliab, ọkpara ya, Abinadab, nwa nke abụọ na Shama, nwa nke atọ.
14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
Devid bụ ọdụdụ nwa. Ụmụnne ya ndị okenye atọ na-eso Sọl.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
Ma Devid na-apụ jekwuru Sọl, ma na-alaghachikwa nʼụlọ ịzụ atụrụ nna ya na Betlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Golaịat, onye Filistia na-abịaru nso ụtụtụ na uhuruchi, na-eguzo onwe ya otu a iri ụbọchị anọ.
17 And Jesse said to David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this roasted grain, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
Otu ụbọchị, Jesi gwara Devid okwu sị, “Bịa ka i wegara ụmụnne gị otu akpa ọka ndị a e ghere eghe. Chịrịkwa ogbe achịcha iri ndị a chịlara ha.
18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Wegakwara onyeisi usuu ha, iri chiizi, ndị a. Chọpụta otu ihe si agara ụmụnne gị natakwa ha ihe ị ga-egosi anyị na ha dị ndụ.”
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
Ha na Sọl na ndị ikom Izrel niile, nọ na ndagwurugwu Ịla, na-ebuso ndị Filistia agha.
20 And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
Devid biliri njem nʼisi ụtụtụ, hapụ igwe atụrụ ya nʼaka onye na-elekọta atụrụ, buru onyinye ndị ahụ gawa dịka Jesi nyere ya nʼiwu. Ọ bịarutere ụlọ ikwu ndị Izrel mgbe ha na-apụ nʼihu agha, ha na-etikwa mkpu agha.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
Ndị Izrel na ndị Filistia dokwara onwe ha nʼusoro izute onwe ha nʼagha, ndị agha megide ndị agha.
22 And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the army, and came and greeted his brethren.
Devid hapụrụ ihe ndị ahụ nʼaka onye na-elekọta akpa niile, gbara ọsọ gaa nʼusoro ndị agha jụọ ụmụnne ya banyere udo ha.
23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, from the armies of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.
Ma mgbe ha na ya nọ na-akparịta ụka, onye mmeri nʼọgbọ agha, onye Filistia nke Gat, Golaịat bụ aha ya, sitere nʼusoro ndị agha Filistia pụta, kwuokwa okwu niile ahụ dịka ọ na-ekwu na mbụ. Devid nụrụ ihe o kwuru.
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid.
Mgbe ndị Izrel niile hụrụ nwoke a, ha gbara ọsọ pụọ nʼihu ya ma tụọkwa oke egwu.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that hath come up? surely to defy Israel hath he come: and it shall be, that the man who shall kill him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Ndị Izrel sịrị, “Unu hụrụ nwoke a na-eguzo onwe ya? Ọ bụ ka ọ kparịa nnọọ ndị Izrel ka o ji apụta? Eze kwere nkwa inye onye ọbụla ga-etigbu ya akụ nʼebe ọ bara ụba. Ọ ga-akpọnyekwa ya nwa ya nwanyị ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya, meekwa ka ndị ezinaụlọ onye ahụ gharakwa ịtụ ụtụ taks ọzọ nʼIzrel!”
26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
Devid jụrụ ndị ikom nọ ya nso, “Gịnị ka a ga-emere nwoke ga-etigbu onye Filistia a, meekwa ka mkparị a ghara ịdịrị Izrel ọzọ? Onye ka onye Filistia a a na-ebighị ugwu bụ, na ọ ga-apụta na-akparị ndị agha Chineke dị ndụ?”
27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Ha gwara ya otu ihe ahụ ha kwuru na mbụ sị ya na ọ bụ ihe ahụ ka a ga-emere onye gburu ya.
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down here? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mayest see the battle.
Mgbe Eliab, nwanne Devid nke okenye, nụrụ ka ya na ndị ikom ahụ na-ekwu okwu, o were iwe dị ọkụ megide ya, jụọ ya sị, “Gịnị ka ị bịara ime nʼebe a? Onye kwa ka ị hapụrụ atụrụ ole na ole ndị ahụ nʼọzara? Amaara m ụdị nganga dị nʼime gị na echiche ọjọọ juru gị obi. Ihe ị ji bịa nʼebe a bụ naanị ka ịhụchata ihe na-eme nʼagha.”
29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
Ma Devid zara sị ya, “Oleekwanụ ihe m mere ugbu a? Adara m iwu nʼihi na m jụrụ ajụjụ?”
30 And he turned from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
Devid chigharịkwara jekwuru onye ọzọ jụọkwa ya otu ajụjụ ahụ. Ọ natakwara otu ụdị ọsịsa ahụ.
31 And when the words were heard which David spoke, they reported them before Saul: and he sent for him.
Nʼikpeazụ, mgbe a matara ihe bụ uche Devid, e mere ka Sọl mara ihe banyere Devid. Sọl zikwara ozi ka a kpọọ ya.
32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
Devid sịrị Sọl, “Ka obi onye ọbụla ghara ịda mba nʼihi onye Filistia a; ohu gị ga-aga lụso ya ọgụ.”
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
Ma Sọl zaghachiri, “Ị pụghị ibuso onye Filistia a agha, megide ya, nʼihi na i bụ naanị nwantakịrị, ma ya onwe ya bu onye na-ebu agha siterị na mgbe ọ bụ okorobịa.”
34 And David said to Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
Ma Devid gwara Sọl sị, “Ohu gị bụ onye na-elekọta atụrụ nna ya. Mgbe ọdụm maọbụ anụ ọhịa bịa bịara buru atụrụ site nʼigwe atụrụ ahụ,
35 And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
achụụrụ m ya, tigbuo ya ma napụtakwa atụrụ ahụ site nʼọnụ ya. Mgbe o biliri imegide m, ejidere m ya nʼajị ya, tie ya ihe, gbuo ya.
36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Etigburu m ọdụm na anụ ọhịa bịa ahụ, ugbu a, apụkwara m ime onye Filistia a na-amaghị Chineke otu ihe ahụ, nʼihi na ọ kparịala usuu ndị agha Chineke dị ndụ!
37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
Onyenwe anyị ahụ napụtara m site nʼaka ọdụm na anụ ọhịa bịa ga-anapụtakwa m site nʼaka onye Filistia a!” Nʼikpeazụ, Sọl sịrị Devid, “Gaa, ka Onyenwe anyị nọnyere gị.”
38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
Mgbe ahụ, Sọl yinyere Devid uwe ime ahụ nke ya, yikwasịkwa ya uwe agha igwe, ma kpukwasị ya okpu bronz nʼisi.
39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he tried to go; for he had not proved it. And David said to Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off from him.
Devid fanyere mma agha nʼime uwe ahụ, malite ijegharị ije, nʼihi na ọ maghị otu e si eyi uwe ndị ahụ ejegharị. Ọ dịghị anya, o gwara Sọl okwu sị, “Agaghị m eyi uwe ndị a nʼihi na o doghị m ahụ.” Ya mere, Devid yipụrụ ha.
40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a bag; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
Emesịa, o were mkpanaka ya nʼaka ya, site nʼiyi họpụta nkume ise dị mụrụmụrụ tinye ha nʼakpa nta dị nʼime akpa onye ọzụzụ atụrụ ya. O jidere ebe ya nʼaka ya, malite ịpụkwuru onye Filistia ahụ.
41 And the Philistine advanced and drew near to David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.
Onye Filistia ahụ, na-abịa nso na-apụkwute Devid, onye ahụ na-ebu ọta ya na-agakwa nʼihu ya.
42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
O lere Devid anya hụ na ọ bụ naanị nwantakịrị nwoke, onye ahụ dị mma, onye mara mma ile anya. Nʼihi ya, o ledara Devid anya.
43 And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Ọ sịrị Devid, “Abụ m nkịta, na i ji mkpanaka na-abịakwute m?” Onye Filistia ahụ ji aha chi niile ya bụọ Devid ọnụ.
44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
Ọ sịrị, “Bịa nʼebe a ka m were anụ ahụ gị mere anụ ufe nke eluigwe na anụ ọhịa niile ihe oriri!”
45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Ma Devid sịrị onye Filistia ahụ, “I ji mma agha na ùbe igwe na ùbe osisi, na-abịakwute m, ma eji m aha Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Chineke nke usuu ndị agha Izrel ahụ ị kparịrị, na-abịakwute gị.
46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
Taa ka Onyenwe anyị ga-enyefe gị nʼaka m. Aga m etigbu gị, bepụkwa gị isi. Taa aga m ewere anụ ahụ ndị agha Filistia niile nyefee nʼaka ụmụ anụ ufe niile nke eluigwe, na ụmụ anụ ọhịa niile nke ụwa. Ụwa niile ga-amatakwa na Chineke nọ nʼIzrel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.
Ndị niile guzokwa nʼebe a ga-amata na Onyenwe anyị adịghị eji mma agha maọbụ ùbe azọpụta. Nʼihi na agha a bụ nke Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga-ewerekwa unu niile nyefee anyị nʼaka.”
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
Mgbe onye Filistia ahụ na-abịa nso ibuso ya agha, Devid jiri ọsọ gbara gaa nʼihu agha izute ya.
49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took from there a stone, and slung it with his sling, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Ọ manyere aka nʼime akpa ya wepụta otu nkume, maa ya mata onye Filistia ahụ nʼegedege ihu. Nkume ahụ mikpuru nʼegedege ihu ya, ọ dakwara kpuo ihu nʼala.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
Otu a ka Devid si jiri ebe na nkume merie onye Filistia ahụ. O gburu onye Filistia ahụ ma o jighị mma ọbụla nʼaka ya gbuo ya.
51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
Devid gbaara ọsọ jeruo nʼebe Golaịat dara, mịịrị mma agha ya site nʼọbọ, jiri ya gbuo ya. O ji ya bepụkwa isi ya! Mgbe ndị Filistia hụrụ na onye ọka agha ha adaala nwụọ, ha tụgharịrị gbawa ọsọ.
52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, to the entrance of the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.
Mgbe ahụ, ndị agha Izrel na Juda tiri mkpu ọṅụ, biliekwa, malite ịchụ ndị Filistia ọsọ. Ha chụrụ ha ọsọ chụruo ha nʼọnụ ụzọ ama Gat, na nʼọnụ ụzọ ama Ekrọn. Ndị Filistia nwụrụ anwụ dara nnọọ aghara aghara nʼụzọ Shaaraim nke gawara Gat na Ekrọn.
53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.
Emesịa, ndị Izrel lọghachiri bịa kwakọrọ ihe niile dị nʼụlọ ikwu ndị Filistia, nke ha hapụrụ gbaa ọsọ.
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
Devid buuru isi onye Filistia bulata na Jerusalem. Ma dobe ngwa agha onye Filistia ahụ nʼime ụlọ ikwu nke ya.
55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
Mgbe Sọl nọ na-ele Devid anya ka ọ na-apụ izute onye Filistia ahụ, ọ sịrị Abna, ọchịagha ya, “Abna, nwa onye ka nwokorobịa ahụ bụ?” Abna zara sị, “Dịka i si adị ndụ, eze, amaghị m.”
56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
Eze zara sị, “Chọpụta onye mụrụ nwokorobịa a.”
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
Mgbe Devid si nʼigbu onye Filistia ahụ lọghachi, Abna duuru ya, dute ya nʼihu Sọl. Isi onye Filistia a dịkwa nʼaka Devid.
58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
Sọl jụrụ ya sị, “Nwokorobịa, nwa onye ka ị bụ?” Devid zara sị, “Abụ m nwa ohu gị nwoke Jesi onye Betlehem.”
