1 Chronicles 11
1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Israel ha blibo la va ƒo ƒu ɖe David gbɔ le Hebron eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Wò ŋutilã kple ʋue míenye.
2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
Tsã esi Saul nye fia gɔ̃ hã la, wòe nye ame si kplɔ Israel le eƒe aʋawɔwɔ katã me eye Yehowa, wò Mawu, gblɔ na wò be, ‘Wòe akplɔ nye dukɔ, Israel eye wòe ava nye woƒe fia.’”
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.
Esi Israel ƒe dumegãwo va kpe ta le Fia David gbɔ le Hebron la, ebla nu kpli wo le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume eye wosi ami na David heɖoe fiae ɖe Israel dzi abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ na Samuel ene.
4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
Le esia megbe la, David kple Israel blibo la ho aʋa ɖe Yerusalem, du si woyɔna tsã be Yebus la ŋu. Yebusitɔwo nye ame siwo nye anyigba la dzi nɔla gbãtɔwo.
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
Wogblɔ na David be, “Màge ɖe afi sia o.” Ke David kple eƒe amewo ɖu wo dzi eye woxɔ Zion mɔ sesẽ la si woyɔna azɔ be, “David ƒe Du.”
6 David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
David gblɔ be, “Ame sia ame si atre Yebusitɔwo sisi la, azu aʋafia.” Yoab, Zeruya ƒe viŋutsu dze Yebusitɔwo dzi gbã eye wòzu aʋafia la.
7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
David nɔ mɔ la me eya ta woyɔa du la ƒe akpa ma be, David ƒe Du.
8 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
Ekeke du la ɖe edzi ƒo xlã mɔ la le esime Yoab gbugbɔ Yerusalem ƒe akpa mamlɛa tu.
9 David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
David ƒe ŋkɔ kple ŋusẽ de dzi elabena Yehowa, Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la nɔ kplii.
10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to Yahweh’s word concerning Israel.
David ƒe aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔtɔwo, ame siwo do ŋusẽ Israel ƒe kplɔlawo be woatsɔ David aɖo fiae abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ be ava eme ene la le ame etɔ̃.
11 This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
Wo dometɔ gbãtɔe nye Yasobeam, ŋutsu aɖe si tso Hakmon. Eyae nye Ame Sesẽ Etɔ̃awo, ame siwo nye aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔ etɔ̃awo le David ƒe aʋakɔ la me la kplɔla. Ewu ame alafa etɔ̃ kpɔ kple eƒe akplɔ le aʋakpekpe ɖeka me.
12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
Ame Sesẽ Etɔ̃awo dometɔ eveliae nye Eleazar, Dodai ƒe vi, ame si nye Ahohitɔ.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
Enɔ David ŋu le aʋa si Israelviwo wɔ kple Filistitɔwo le Pas Damim la me. Lu le agble aɖe me fũ le afi ma. Ke Israel ƒe aʋawɔla bubuawo katã si le Filistitɔwo nu.
14 They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
Ke wotɔ ɖe agble la titina, hexɔe eye wowu Filistitɔwo. Yehowa na woɖu dzi gã aɖe.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Le ɣe bubu ɣi la, David ƒe aʋafia blaetɔ̃awo dometɔ etɔ̃ yi David gbɔ le esime wòbe ɖe agado aɖe me le Adulam. Filistitɔwo ƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Refaim balime.
16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
David nɔ mɔ la me eye Filistitɔwo ɖe aʋakɔ ɖo Betlehem le ɣe ma ɣi.
17 David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
David gblɔ kple didi be, “Tsikɔ le wunyem vevie. Oo, ne ame aɖe aku tsi tso vudo si le Betlehem ƒe agbonu la me vɛ nam la anyo ŋutɔ.”
18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
Ke ame etɔ̃awo to Filistitɔwo dome, ku tsi tso vudo si te ɖe Betlehem ƒe agbo ŋu me yi na David. Ke David gbe meno tsi la o, ke boŋ etrɔe kɔ ɖi le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume.
19 and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Egblɔ be, “Mawu nana nu sia wɔwɔ nate ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye. Ɖe mano ŋutsu siawo, ame siwo de woƒe agbe ke la ƒe ʋua?” Esi wode woƒe agbe xaxa me be woaku tsi la vɛ nɛ ta la, David menoe o.
20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
Abisai, Yoab nɔvi nye amegã na ame etɔ̃awo. Etsɔ eƒe akplɔ wu futɔ alafa etɔ̃ kpɔ ale wòxɔ ŋkɔ abe ame etɔ̃awo ene.
21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
Eyae nye tatɔ kple ame xɔŋkɔ le Ŋutsu Sesẽ Etɔ̃awo dome eye wòzu woƒe kplɔla togbɔ be womebui ɖe wo dome o hã.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
Benaya Yehoiada ƒe vi, ame si fofo nye aʋawɔla kalẽtɔ aɖe tso Kabzeel la, wu ame dzɔtsu xɔŋkɔ eve siwo nɔ Moab nyigba dzi. Emegbe la, egawu dzata le do aɖe me gbe si gbe sno dza.
23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
Eye wòwu Egiptetɔ aɖe, ame si ƒe kɔkɔme anɔ mita eve kple afã. Togbɔ be Egiptetɔ la lé akplɔ si tri abe abaladoti ene ɖe asi hã la, Benaya lũ ɖe edzi kple kpo, dui le esi eye wòtsɔ Egiptetɔ la ŋutɔ ƒe akplɔ wui.
24 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
Nu siawoe Benaya, Yehoiada ƒe vi wɔ. Eya hã xɔ ŋkɔ abe ame sesẽ etɔ̃awo ene.
25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
Wobunɛ wu ame xɔŋkɔ Blaetɔ̃awo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe gake womedee ame Etɔ̃awo dome o. Ke David tsɔe ɖo eŋudzɔlawo nu.
26 The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔ bubu siwo nɔ David ƒe aʋakɔ la me woe nye: Asahel, Yoab nɔvi; Elhanan, Dodo ƒe vi tso Betlehem;
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Samɔt Haroritɔ, Helez, Pelɔnitɔ,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
Ira, Ikes ƒe vi tso Tekoa; Abiezer, tso Anatɔt;
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Sibekai tso Husat; Ilai Ahohitɔ;
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Maharai tso Netofat; Heled, Baana ƒe vi tso Netofat;
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Itai, Ribai ƒe vi, Benyamin tso Gibea; Benaya tso Piratɔn;
32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Hurai tso Gaas tɔʋu la gbɔ; Abiel tso Arbat;
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
Azmavet tso Baharum; Eliahba tso Saalbɔn;
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
Hasem ƒe viwo tso Gizon; Yonatan, Sagee ƒe vi, tso Harar;
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
Ahiam, Sakar ƒe vi, tso Harar; Elifal, Ur ƒe vi,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Hefer tso Mekerat; Ahiya tso Pelɔn;
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
Hezro tso Karmel; Naarai, Ezbai ƒe vi;
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
Yoel, Natan nɔvi; Mibhar, Hagri ƒe vi;
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
Zelek tso Amon, Naharai tso Beerot, ame si nye Zeruya vi, Yoab ƒe aʋawɔnuwo tsɔla;
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Ira, tso Yatir; Gareb tso Yatir;
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Uria, Hititɔ la; Zabad, Ahlai ƒe vi;
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
Adina, Siza ƒe vi, tso Ruben ƒe viwo dome eye wònɔ Ruben ƒe viwo kplɔla blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ɖekɛawo dome;
43 Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Hanan, Maaka ƒe vi; Yosafat Mitnitɔ;
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
Uzia, tso Asterat; Sama kple Yeiel, Hotam ƒe viwo tso Aroer;
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Yediael, Simri ƒe vi kple nɔvia Yoha, tso Tizi;
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Eliel tso Mahavi; Yeribai kple Yosavia, ame siwo nye Elnaam ƒe viwo; Itma tso Moab;
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Eliel; Obed kple Yaasiel tso Mezoba.
