1 Chronicles 21
1 And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,
Eva eme be Satana tsi tsitre ɖe Israel ŋu eye wòdee David me be wòaxlẽ Israel blibo la.
2 And David saith unto Joab, and unto the heads of the people, 'Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, and bring unto me, and I know their number.'
David gblɔ na Yoab kple kplɔla bubuawo be, “Miɖaxlẽ Israelviwo tso Beerseba va se ɖe Dan eye miana manya woƒe xexlẽme.”
3 And Joab saith, 'Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'
Ke Yoab melɔ̃ ɖe nya sia dzi o. Ebia David be, “Ne Yehowa na eƒe amewo dzi ɖe edzi zi alafa ɖeka hã la, ɖe wo katã manye tɔwòwo oa? Nu ka ta nèle didim be míawɔ nu sia? Nu ka ta nàna Israel nakpɔ fɔbubu?”
4 And the word of the king [is] severe against Joab, and Joab goeth out, and goeth up and down in all Israel, and cometh in to Jerusalem.
Ke fia la ƒe nya ɖu Yoab kple aʋafia bubuawo tɔ dzi ta la, Yoab wɔ nu si wòɖo nɛ. Ezɔ mɔ to Israelnyigba blibo la dzi eye wòtrɔ yi Yerusalem.
5 And Joab giveth the account of the numbering of the people unto David, and all Israel is a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand, each drawing sword, and Judah [is] four hundred and seventy thousand, each drawing sword.
Yoab gblɔ na David be, ame siwo ate ŋu awɔ aʋa la nye ame miliɔn ɖeka akpe alafa ɖeka le Israel kple ame akpe alafa ene blaadre le Yuda.
6 And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.
Ke mexlẽ Leviviwo kple Benyaminviwo de ame siawo me o elabena mekpɔ dzidzɔ le nu si fia la zi edzi be wòawɔ la ŋu o.
7 And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,
Mawu hã mekpɔ dzidzɔ le amexexlẽ sia ŋu o, eya ta wòhe to na Israel ɖe eta.
8 and David saith unto God, 'I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'
David gblɔ na Mawu be, “Nyee nye ame si wɔ nu vɔ̃, meɖe kuku, tsɔe kem, medze si nu vɔ̃ si mewɔ le nu sia wɔwɔ me.”
9 And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:
Yehowa gblɔ na Gad, ame si nye nukpɔla na David be,
10 'Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Three — I am stretching out unto thee; choose for thee one of these, and I do [it] to thee.'
“Yi, nàgblɔ na David be, ‘Nya si Yehowa gblɔe nye: Metsɔ nu etɔ̃ le dadam ɖe wò ŋkume. Tia wo dometɔ ɖeka ne mawɔ eŋu dɔ ɖe ŋutiwò.’”
11 And Gad cometh in unto David, and saith to him, 'Thus said Jehovah, Take for thee —
Ale Gad yi David gbɔ eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Nya si Yehowa gblɔe nye, ‘Tsɔ ɖeka le nu etɔ̃awo dome.
12 either for three years — famine, or three months to be consumed from the face of thine adversaries, even the sword of thine enemies to overtake, or three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of Jehovah destroying in all the border of Israel; and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending me?'
Ne èlɔ̃ la, àtia be dɔwuame nava anyigba la dzi ƒe etɔ̃ loo, alo Israel ƒe futɔwo nasi mi ɣleti etɔ̃ loo alo Yehowa ƒe dɔla nana dɔvɔ̃ nawu amewo le anyigba la dzi ŋkeke etɔ̃. Bu eŋuti nyuie eye nàna manya ŋuɖoɖo si matsɔ ayi na ame si dɔm la.’”
13 And David saith unto Gad, 'I am greatly distressed, let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for very many [are] His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.'
David gblɔ na Gad be, “Meɖo xaxa gã aɖe me. Na madze Yehowa ƒe asi me le eƒe nublanuikpɔkpɔ sɔ gbɔ la ta, ke mègana madze amegbetɔ ƒe asi me o.”
14 And Jehovah giveth a pestilence in Israel, and there fall of Israel seventy thousand men,
Ale Yehowa na dɔvɔ̃ va Israelnyigba dzi eye wòwu ame akpe blaadre.
15 and God sendeth a messenger to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he is destroying Jehovah hath seen, and is comforted concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who [is] destroying, 'Enough, now, cease thy hand.' And the messenger of Jehovah is standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,
Le dɔvɔ̃ la ƒe ɣeyiɣi me la, Mawu ɖo mawudɔla aɖe ɖa be wòagbã Yerusalem, ke egakpɔ nublanui na du la ale gbegbe be, wòtrɔ ta me eye wòɖe gbe na mawudɔla la be, “Esɔ gbɔ!” Mawudɔla la nɔ tsitre ɖe Arauna, Yebusitɔ la ƒe lugbɔƒe ɣe ma ɣi.
16 and David lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falleth, and the elders, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.
Esi David kpɔ mawudɔla la wònɔ tsitre ɖe dziƒo kple anyigba dome, ɖe eƒe yi le aku me eye wòdoe ɖe Yerusalem gbɔ la, eya kple Israel ƒe ametsitsiwo ta akpanya eye wodze anyi ɖe Yehowa ŋkume, le konyifafa me.
17 And David saith unto God, 'Did not I — I say to number the people? Yea, I it [is] who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people — to be plagued.'
David gblɔ na Mawu be, “Nyee nye ame si wɔ nu vɔ̃ be mena be woaxlẽ amewo. Ke nu kae alẽ siawo ya wɔ? Oo, Yehowa, nye Mawu, tsrɔ̃ nye kple nye ƒome, ke mègatsrɔ̃ wò amewo o.”
18 And the messenger of Jehovah spake unto Gad, saying for David, 'Surely David doth go up to raise an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.'
Yehowa ƒe dɔla gblɔ na Gad be wòagblɔ na David be wòatu vɔsamlekpui na Yehowa ɖe Arauna, Yebusitɔ la ƒe lugbɔƒe.
19 And David goeth up by the word of Gad, that he spake in the name of Jehovah.
Ale David wɔ ɖe nya si Gad gblɔ nɛ le Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ me la dzi.
20 And Ornan turneth back, and seeth the messenger, and his four sons [are] with him, hiding themselves, and Ornan is threshing wheat.
Esime Arauna nɔ lu gbɔm la, enye kɔ eye wòkpɔ mawudɔla la; Via ŋutsu ene siwo nɔ egbɔ la, ɣla wo ɖokuiwo.
21 And David cometh in unto Ornan, and Ornan looketh attentively, and seeth David, and goeth out from the threshing-floor, and boweth himself to David — face to the earth.
Esi David va Arauna gbɔ eye Arauna fɔ kɔ dzi kpɔe la, Arauna dzo le lugbɔƒe la eye wòɖade ta agu tsyɔ mo anyi ɖe David ƒe ŋkume.
22 And David saith unto Ornan, 'Give to me the place of the threshing-floor, and I build in it an altar to Jehovah; for full silver give it to me, and the plague is restrained from the people.'
David gblɔ na Arauna be, “Tsɔ wò lugbɔƒe la nam ale be maɖi vɔsamlekpui na Yehowa ɖe edzi be dɔvɔ̃ si le dukɔa dzi la nu natso. Dzrae nam ɖe asi si wòaxɔ tututu la nu.”
23 And Ornan saith unto David, 'Take to thee — and my lord the king doth that which is good in his eyes: see, I have given the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for a present; the whole I have given.'
Arauna gblɔ na David be, “Xɔe! Nye aƒetɔ, fia la newɔ nu sia nu si dze eŋu. Kpɔ ɖa, mana nyitsu hena numevɔsa la, luƒotiwo hena nake eye lu hena nuɖuvɔsa la. Matsɔ esiawo katã na wò.”
24 And king David saith to Ornan, 'Nay, for I surely buy for full silver; for I do not lift up that which is thine to Jehovah, so as to offer a burnt-offering without cost.'
Fia David ɖo eŋu na Arauna be, “Ao, maƒlee ko. Maxe fe si dze la, ɖe eta. Nyemate ŋu atsɔ nu si nye tɔwò la asa vɔe na Yehowa, asa numevɔ kple nu siwo ta nyemexe fe aɖeke ɖo o!”
25 And David giveth to Ornan for the place shekels of gold [in] weight six hundred;
Ale David xe sikaga kilogram adre na Arauna ɖe lugbɔƒe la ta.
26 and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and offereth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto Jehovah, and He answereth him with fire from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-offering.
David ɖi vɔsamlekpui na Yehowa ɖe afi ma eye wòsa numevɔ kple akpedavɔ le edzi. Edo gbe ɖa na Yehowa eye Yehowa ɖo eŋu nɛ heɖo dzo ɖa tso dziƒo wòva bi vɔsa la le vɔsamlekpui la dzi.
27 And Jehovah saith to the messenger, and he turneth back his sword unto its sheath.
Tete Yehowa ɖe gbe na mawudɔla la be wòatsɔ eƒe yi la ade aku me.
28 At that time when David seeth that Jehovah hath answered him in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificeth there;
Le ɣe ma ɣi me, esi David kpɔ be Yehowa ɖo yeƒe gbedodoɖa ŋu le Yebusitɔ, Arauna ƒe lugbɔƒea la, esa vɔwo le afi ma.
29 and the tabernacle of Jehovah that Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offering, [are] at that time in a high place, in Gibeon;
Yehowa ƒe Agbadɔ si Mose tu le gbedzi ƒe vɔsamlekpui si dzi wowɔ numevɔsa le ɣe ma ɣi me la nɔ Gibeon ƒe vɔsaƒe.
30 and David is not able to go before it to seek God, for he hath been afraid because of the sword of the messenger of Jehovah.
Ke David mete ŋu yi vɔsaƒe la ne wòabia gbe Yehowa o elabena evɔ̃ na Yehowa ƒe dɔla la ƒe yi.
