1 Samuel 22
1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], they went down thither to him.
Ale David dzo le Gat eye wòsi yi Adulam ƒe agado me; le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, nɔviawo kple ƒometɔwo va tsi egbɔ le afi ma.
2 And every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, resorted to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Tete ame siwo nɔ hiãkame aɖe me abe fenyilawo ene alo ame siwo nu tɔxɛ aɖe nɔ fu ɖem na la de asi egbɔ vava me va se ɖe esime wòva zu tatɔ na ame abe alafa ene ene.
3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me.
Emegbe la, David yi Mizpa le Moab nyigba dzi be yeabia mɔfiala ale be ye fofo kple ye dada nava nɔ afi ma le fia la ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te, va se ɖe esime yeanya nu si Mawu le wɔwɔ ge na ye.
4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
Ale wonɔ Moab nyigba dzi le David ƒe agado la me nɔɣi la katã.
5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and come into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
Gbe ɖeka la, Nyagblɔɖila Gad gblɔ na David be wòadzo le agado la me eye wòatrɔ ayi Yuda. Ale David yi ave aɖe me le Heret.
6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that [were] with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants [were] standing about him; )
Esi wòva ɖo afi ma tetee ko la, Saul se be eva ɖo Yudanyigba dzi elabena Saul nɔ Gibea ɣe ma ɣi. Enɔ anyi ɖe oɖumti aɖe te nɔ fefem kple eƒe yi eye eƒe aʋafiawo ƒo xlãe.
7 Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
Esi wòse nya sia la, egblɔ be, “Miɖo tom, mi Benyaminviwo! Ɖe David do ŋugbe na mi be yeana agbledenyigbawo kple waingblewo mi eye yeado mi ɖe ŋgɔ le aʋakɔ la mea?
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth to me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Esia tae mietsi tsitre ɖe ŋunyea? Mia dometɔ aɖeke megblɔ nam kpɔ be nye ŋutɔ vinye le David dzi o. Miexa nu ɖe nunye gɔ̃ hã o. Mibu eŋu kpɔ! Nye ŋutɔ vinye nado ŋusẽ David be woade xa ɖe ŋunye abe ale si wòwɔ egbea ene.”
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
Ke Doeg, Edomtɔ, si nɔ tsitre kple Saul ƒe amewo le afi ma la gblɔ be, “Esi menɔ Nɔb la, mekpɔ Yese viŋutsu la wònɔ dze ɖom kple Ahimelek, Ahitub viŋutsu la.
10 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Abimelek bia nu Yehowa nɛ, ena nuɖuɖui eye wòtsɔ Goliat, Filistitɔ la, ƒe yi hã nɛ.”
11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that [were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
Ale Fia Saul ɖo du ɖe nunɔla Ahimelek, Ahitub viŋutsu kple eƒe ƒometɔwo katã, ame siwo nye nunɔlawo le Nɔb eye wova fia la gbɔ.
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I [am], my lord.
Saul gblɔ na Abimelek be, “Ɖo tom, wò Ahitub viŋutsu!” Abimelek ɖo eŋu be, “Mele to ɖom nye aƒetɔ.”
13 And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Saul biae be, “Nu ka tae wò kple David, miebla ɖe ŋunye? Nu ka ta wò Yese vi nèna nuɖuɖui, tsɔ yi de asi nɛ eye nèbia gbe Mawu tso eŋu gblɔ nɛ? Nu ka ta nèdo ŋusẽe be wòatso ɖe ŋunye eye wòava afi sia, aho aʋa ɖe ŋunye?”
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thy house?
Ahimelek ɖo eŋu be, “Nye aƒetɔ, ɖe ame ɖeka aɖe le wò subɔlawo katã dome si nye nuteƒewɔla na wò abe wò toyɔvi, David enea? Eyae nye ŋuwòmewo ƒe amegã eye wòganye wò aƒemetɔ si amewo buna la.
15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me. Let not the king impute [any] thing to his servant, [nor] to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
Menye esiae nye zi gbãtɔ si mebia nya Mawu tso eŋu o! Menyo be nàtsɔ nya ɖe nye kple nye ƒometɔwo ŋu alea o elabena míenya naneke tso nya sia si nètsɔ ɖe mía ŋu la ŋu o.”
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
Fia Saul do ɣli be, “Wò, Ahimelek kple wò ƒometɔwo katã miaku!”
17 And the king said to the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
Eɖe gbe na eƒe asrafowo be, “Miwu nunɔla siawo katã elabena wobla kple David ɖe ŋunye; wonya be ele sisim le nunye, ke womegblɔe nam o!” Ke asrafoawo gbe womewu Yehowa ƒe nunɔlawo o.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day eighty and five persons that wore a linen ephod.
Fia la ɖe gbe na Doeg be, “Wò ŋutɔ wu wo!” Ale Doeg, Edomtɔ la wu nunɔla blaenyi-vɔ-atɔ̃wo le esime wonɔ nunɔlawo ƒe awu me.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
Le esia yome la, eyi Nɔb, nunɔlawo ƒe du me eye wòwu nunɔlawo ƒe ƒometɔwo, ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo, ɖeviwo kple vidzĩwo hekpe ɖe woƒe nyiwo, tedziwo kple alẽwo ŋu.
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Eye Ahitub vi, Ahimelek ƒe vi ɖeka si ŋkɔ nye Abiata la si dze David yome.
21 And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
Esi Abiata gblɔ nu si Saul wɔ na David la,
22 And David said to Abiathar, I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite [was] there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father's house.
David do ɣli gblɔ na Abiata be, “Menya nenema! Esi mekpɔ Doeg, Edomtɔ la le afi ma la, menya be agblɔe na Saul. Azɔ la, mehe ku vɛ na fofowò ƒe ƒometɔwo katã.
23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard.
Nɔ gbɔnye le afi sia. Mègavɔ̃ o elabena ame si le nye ku dim lae le wò hã tɔ di ge; ànɔ dedie le gbɔnye.”
