1 Samuel 17
1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim.
Na rĩrĩ, Afilisti nĩmoonganirie mbũtũ ciao cia mbaara, na magĩcicookanĩrĩria kũu Soko thĩinĩ wa Juda. Makĩamba hema ciao Efesi-Damimu, gatagatĩ ga Soko na Azeka.
2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
Saũlũ na andũ a Isiraeli makĩũngana, makĩamba hema ciao kĩanda-inĩ kĩa Ela, makĩĩhaarĩria ũrĩa mekũrũa na Afilisti.
3 The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
Afilisti magĩikara kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩmwe, nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩikara kĩrĩa kĩngĩ, hagakĩgĩa kĩanda gatagatĩ kao.
4 A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span went out.
Njamba ĩmwe yetagwo Goliathũ, ũrĩa woimĩte Gathu, akiumĩra hau kambĩ-inĩ ya Afilisti. Nake aarĩ na ũraihu wa makĩria ma buti kenda.
5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
Eekĩrĩte ngũbia ya gĩcango mũtwe, na akehumba nguo ya mbaara ya gĩcango ĩrĩ na ũritũ wa cekeri ngiri ithano;
6 He had bronze shin armour on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.
eyohete indo cia kũgitĩra mũthiimo cia gĩcango, na agacuuria kĩberethi gĩa gĩcango gatagatĩ ga ciande ciake.
7 The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.
Mũtĩ wa itimũ rĩake waiganaga ta mũtĩ wa mũtumi ngoora, nakĩo kĩgera kĩa mũtwe warĩo kĩarĩ na ũritũ wa cekeri magana matandatũ. Nake mũkuui wa ngo yake akamũthiĩ mbere.
8 He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
Goliathũ akĩrũgama, akĩanĩrĩra kũrĩ itungati cia Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũũke mwĩyaare mĩhari ya mbaara? Githĩ niĩ ndikĩrĩ Mũfilisti, na inyuĩ githĩ mũtikĩrĩ ndungata cia Saũlũ? Thuurai mũndũ ũmwe mũreke aikũrũke oke kũrĩ niĩ.
9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”
Angĩhota kũrũa na niĩ na anjũrage-rĩ, ithuĩ tũgũtuĩka ndungata cianyu; no ndamũtooria na ndĩmũũrage-rĩ, inyuĩ mũgũtuĩka ndungata ciitũ na mũtũtungatagĩre.”
10 The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”
Ningĩ Mũfilisti ũcio akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ nĩndoogita itungati cia Isiraeli! Heei mũndũ tũrũe nake.”
11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Rĩrĩa maiguire ciugo cia Mũfilisti ũcio, Saũlũ na andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩmaka, magĩĩtigĩra mũno.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.
Na rĩrĩ, Daudi aarĩ mũrũ wa Mũefiratha wetagwo Jesii, woimĩte Bethilehemu ya Juda. Jesii aarĩ na ariũ anana, na matukũ-inĩ ma Saũlũ aarĩ mũndũ mũkũrũ, agatindĩkanga mĩaka.
13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
Ariũ atatũ a Jesii arĩa akũrũ nĩmathiĩte na Saũlũ mbaara-inĩ: Wa mbere eetagwo Eliabu; na wa keerĩ Abinadabu; na wa gatatũ Shama.
14 David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul.
Daudi nĩwe warĩ mũnini wao. Acio atatũ akũrũ nĩmarũmĩrĩire Saũlũ,
15 Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
no Daudi agathiiaga gwĩ Saũlũ, na agacooka nĩguo akarĩithie ngʼondu cia ithe kũu Bethilehemu.
16 The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Ihinda rĩa matukũ mĩrongo ĩna Mũfilisti ũcio nĩoimagĩra o rũciinĩ na hwaĩ-inĩ, akarũgama akeyonithania harĩo.
17 Jesse said to David his son, “Now take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;
Na rĩrĩ, Jesii akĩĩra mũriũ Daudi atĩrĩ, “Oya eba ĩno ya ngano hĩhie, na mĩgate ĩno ikũmi nĩ ũndũ wa ariũ a nyũkwa, ũhiũhe ũcitware kũu kambĩ-inĩ.
18 and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand; and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
Nacio cienyũ ici ikũmi cia ngorono ũcitware kũrĩ mũnene wa gĩkundi kĩao. Ũkĩrore ũrĩa ariũ a nyũkwa matariĩ ũnjookerie ũhoro wao wa kũnyũmĩrĩria.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
Na rĩrĩ, marĩ hamwe na Saũlũ na andũ othe a Isiraeli kĩanda-inĩ kĩa Ela makĩrũa na Afilisti.”
20 David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the place of the wagons as the army which was going out to the fight shouted for the battle.
Kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, Daudi agĩtiga mbũri irĩ na mũrĩithi, akĩoya mĩrigo, akiumagara agĩthiĩ, o ta ũrĩa Jesii aamwathĩrĩire. Nake agĩkinya kambĩ-inĩ o rĩrĩa mbũtũ cia ita cioimagaraga ikangʼethanĩre, irĩ na mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara.
21 Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Andũ a Isiraeli na Afilisti maaharagĩria ita ciao igaikara ingʼethanĩire.
22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
Nake Daudi agĩtiga indo iria aakuuĩte harĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wamenyagĩrĩra indo, agĩtengʼera harĩa ikundi icio cia mbaara ciarĩ na akĩgeithia ariũ a nyina.
23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words; and David heard them.
Rĩrĩa aaragia nao, Goliathũ, njamba ĩyo ya Afilisti kuuma Gathu, ĩkiumĩra gĩkundi-inĩ kĩayo ĩkĩanagĩrĩra ciugo cia kũmoogita o ta ũrĩa yamenyerete, nake Daudi akĩigua.
24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were terrified.
Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli moonire mũndũ ũcio, othe makĩmũũrĩra marĩ na guoya mũnene.
25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and will give him his daughter, and will make his father’s house tax-free in Israel.”
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli mooranagia atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũkuona ũrĩa mũndũ ũyũ aikaraga akiumagĩra? Oimagĩra nĩgeetha oogite Isiraeli. Mũthamaki nĩekũheana ũtonga mũingĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩmũraga. Nĩegũcooka ahe mũndũ ũcio mũirĩtu wake amũhikie, nayo nyũmba ya ithe ndĩgũcooka kũrĩha igooti thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
26 David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Daudi akĩũria andũ arĩa maarũngiĩ hakuhĩ nake atĩrĩ, “Atĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũraga Mũfilisti ũyũ, na ehererie Isiraeli thoni ici egwĩkwo atĩa? Mũfilisti ũyũ ũtarĩ mũruu nake nũũ, atĩ nĩguo oogite ita cia Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo?”
27 The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”
Nao magĩcookera ũhoro ũcio maaragia, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩguo gũgwĩkwo kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũmũũraga.”
28 Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burnt against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Eliabu, mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa mũkũrũ, aamũiguire akĩaria na andũ acio-rĩ, agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wake, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũikũrũke gũkũ? Na nũũ ũratigĩire ngʼondu icio itarĩ nyingĩ kũu werũ-inĩ? Nĩnjũũĩ ũrĩa ũrĩ mwĩtĩĩi, na ũrĩa ngoro yaku ĩrĩ maramari; ũikũrũkĩte gũkũ no ũndũ wa kwĩrorera mbaara.”
29 David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”
Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndagĩĩka atĩa? Anga ndiagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwaria?”
30 He turned away from him towards another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.
Nake agĩcooka akĩhũgũkĩra mũndũ ũngĩ na akĩmwarĩria ũhoro o ro ũcio, nao andũ makĩmũcookeria ũhoro o ta mbere.
31 When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
Ũhoro ũcio Daudi oigire nĩwaiguirwo, ũkĩmenyithio Saũlũ, nake Saũlũ agĩtũmana ageetwo.
32 David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ndũkareke mũndũ o na ũmwe akue ngoro nĩ ũndũ wa Mũfilisti ũyũ; ndungata yaku nĩĩgũthiĩ ĩkarũe nake.”
33 Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
Saũlũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndũngĩhota gũthiĩ kũrũa na Mũfilisti ũyũ; wee ũrĩ o mũndũ mũnini, nake atũire arũaga mbaara kuuma arĩ o mũnini.”
34 David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
No Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndungata yaku ndũire ndĩithagia ngʼondu cia baba. Na rĩrĩa mũrũũthi kana nduba ĩngĩnyiita na ĩkuue ngʼondu kuuma rũũru-inĩ,
35 I went out after him, struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, struck him, and killed him.
ndĩmĩrũmagĩrĩra, ngamĩgũtha, ngateithũra ngʼondu ĩyo kuuma kanua-inĩ kayo. Na rĩrĩa yenda kũndũgĩrĩra ngamĩnyiita nderu, ngamĩgũtha, ngamĩũraga.
36 Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Ndungata yaku yanooraga mũrũũthi na nduba o cierĩ; Mũfilisti ũyũ ũtarĩ mũruu o nake egũtuĩka o ta ĩmwe yacio, tondũ nĩogitĩte ita rĩa Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo.
37 David said, “The LORD, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! The LORD will be with you.”
Jehova ũrĩa wahonokirie harĩ gĩthu kĩa mũrũũthi o na gĩthu kĩa nduba-rĩ, nĩekũhonokia guoko-inĩ kwa Mũfilisti ũyũ.” Saũlũ akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, na Jehova arokorwo hamwe nawe.”
38 Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩhumba Daudi nguo ciake na, akĩmwĩkĩra nguo ya kĩgera na ngũbia ya gĩcango mũtwe.
39 David strapped his sword on his clothing and he tried to move, for he had not tested it. David said to Saul, “I can’t go with these, for I have not tested them.” Then David took them off.
Daudi akĩĩoha rũhiũ rwake rwa njora igũrũ rĩa nguo icio, na akĩgeria gũkinyũkia, tondũ ndaacimenyerete. No akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ndingĩhota gũthiĩ na indo ici, nĩ ũndũ ndicimenyerete.” Nake agĩciruta.
40 He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag which he had. His sling was in his hand; and he came near to the Philistine.
Agĩcooka akĩnyiita rũthanju rwake na guoko, agĩthuura tũhiga tũtano tũnyoroku kuuma karũũĩ-inĩ, agĩtwĩkĩra kamũhuko-inĩ gake ka mũrĩithi, akĩnyiita kĩgũtha gĩake na guoko, agĩthiĩ, agĩkuhĩrĩria Mũfilisti ũcio.
41 The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Mũfilisti ũcio no gũũka ookaga akuhĩrĩrie Daudi, na mũndũ ũrĩa wamũkuuagĩra ngo arĩ mbere yake.
42 When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and had a good looking face.
Nake akĩrora Daudi, akĩona atĩ aarĩ o mũndũ mũnini, mũtune mwĩrĩ na agathakara, nake akĩmũira.
43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ niĩ ndĩ ngui atĩ nĩguo ũgĩũke kũrĩ niĩ na thanju?” Nake Mũfilisti ũcio akĩruma Daudi akĩgwetaga ngai ciake.
44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the animals of the field.”
Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka haha, na nĩngũhe nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ na nyamũ cia gĩthaka nyama ciaku!”
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Daudi akĩĩra Mũfilisti ũcio atĩrĩ, “Wee ũroka kũrĩ niĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora, na itimũ na kĩberethi, no niĩ ndĩroka kũrĩ we na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai ũrĩa mwene ita rĩa Isiraeli, ũrĩa wee ũnyararithĩtie.
46 Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines today to the birds of the sky and to the wild animals of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
Ũmũthĩ Jehova nĩegũkũneana kũrĩ niĩ, na nĩngũkũgũtha ũgwe thĩ, na ngũtinie kĩongo. Ũmũthĩ nĩngũhe nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ na nyamũ cia gĩthaka ciimba cia ita rĩa Afilisti, nayo thĩ yothe ĩmenye atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Ngai thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.
47 and that all this assembly may know that the LORD doesn’t save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.”
Arĩa othe moonganĩte haha nĩmekũmenya atĩ Jehova ndahonokanagia na rũhiũ rwa njora kana itimũ; nĩgũkorwo mbaara nĩ ya Jehova, nĩekũmũneana inyuothe moko-inĩ maitũ.”
48 When the Philistine arose, and walked and came near to meet David, David hurried and ran towards the army to meet the Philistine.
Na rĩrĩa Mũfilisti ũcio aamũkuhagĩrĩria nĩguo amũtharĩkĩre-rĩ, Daudi agĩtengʼera na ihenya erekeire na kũrĩa mbaara yarĩ nĩguo amũtũnge.
49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
Agĩikia guoko mondo-inĩ yake akĩruta kahiga kamwe, akĩhiũria kĩgũtha, nake akĩgũtha Mũfilisti ũcio thiithi. Kahiga kau gagĩtoonyerera thiithi-inĩ wake, akĩgũa, agĩturumithia ũthiũ wake thĩ.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩhoota Mũfilisti ũcio na kĩgũtha na kahiga; ndaarĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora guoko-inĩ gwake akĩgũtha Mũfilisti ũcio na akĩmũũraga.
51 Then David ran, stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
Daudi agĩtengʼera, akĩrũgama igũrũ rĩake. Akĩnyiita rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Mũfilisti ũcio akĩrũcomora njora-inĩ. Thuutha wa kũmũũraga-rĩ, agĩtinia kĩongo gĩake na rũhiũ rũu rwa njora. Rĩrĩa Afilisti moonire atĩ njamba yao nĩ yakua, makĩgarũrũka, makĩũra.
52 The men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as Gai and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and to Ekron.
Andũ a Isiraeli na Juda makiumĩra maanĩrĩire, makĩingatithia Afilisti nginya itoonyero rĩa Gathu na nginya ihingo-inĩ cia Ekironi. Arĩa moragĩtwo maagwĩte njĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩthiiaga Sharaimu nginya Gathu na Ekironi.
53 The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maacookire kuuma kũingatithia Afilisti, magĩtaha indo kambĩ-inĩ ciao.
54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armour in his tent.
Daudi akĩoya mũtwe wa Mũfilisti ũcio, akĩũtwara Jerusalemu, na akĩiga indo cia Mũfilisti ũcio cia mbaara hema-inĩ yake mwene.
55 When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
Na rĩrĩa Saũlũ eroreire Daudi agĩthiĩ gũtũnga Mũfilisti, akĩũria Abina, mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita, atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũyũ nĩ mũriũ waũ?” Abina akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa ũtũũraga muoyo wee mũthamaki, niĩ ndiũĩ nĩ waũ.”
56 The king said, “Enquire whose son the young man is!”
Nake mũthamaki akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta gĩtuĩrie ũmenye mwanake ũcio nĩ mũriũ waũ.”
57 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.
Na thuutha wa Daudi gũcooka kuuma kũũraga Mũfilisti-rĩ, Abina akĩmuoya na akĩmũtwara mbere ya Saũlũ, o anyiitĩte mũtwe wa Mũfilisti ũcio.
58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
Saũlũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũyũ, ũrĩ mũriũ waũ?” Nake Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ mũrũ wa ndungata yaku Jesii wa Bethilehemu.”
