Kronika 1 11
1 Israel ha blibo la va ƒo ƒu ɖe David gbɔ le Hebron eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Wò ŋutilã kple ʋue míenye.
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 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.’”
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.’”
3 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.
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.
4 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.
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 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.”
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.
6 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.
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.
7 David nɔ mɔ la me eya ta woyɔa du la ƒe akpa ma be, David ƒe Du.
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
8 Ekeke du la ɖe edzi ƒo xlã mɔ la le esime Yoab gbugbɔ Yerusalem ƒe akpa mamlɛa tu.
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 David ƒe ŋkɔ kple ŋusẽ de dzi elabena Yehowa, Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la nɔ kplii.
David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
10 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.
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.
11 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.
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.
12 Ame Sesẽ Etɔ̃awo dometɔ eveliae nye Eleazar, Dodai ƒe vi, ame si nye Ahohitɔ.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
13 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.
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.
14 Ke wotɔ ɖe agble la titina, hexɔe eye wowu Filistitɔwo. Yehowa na woɖu dzi gã aɖe.
They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
15 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.
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.
16 David nɔ mɔ la me eye Filistitɔwo ɖe aʋakɔ ɖo Betlehem le ɣe ma ɣi.
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
17 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.”
David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
18 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.
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,
19 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.
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.
20 Abisai, Yoab nɔvi nye amegã na ame etɔ̃awo. Etsɔ eƒe akplɔ wu futɔ alafa etɔ̃ kpɔ ale wòxɔ ŋkɔ abe ame etɔ̃awo ene.
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.
21 Eyae nye tatɔ kple ame xɔŋkɔ le Ŋutsu Sesẽ Etɔ̃awo dome eye wòzu woƒe kplɔla togbɔ be womebui ɖe wo dome o hã.
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
22 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.
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.
23 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.
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.
24 Nu siawoe Benaya, Yehoiada ƒe vi wɔ. Eya hã xɔ ŋkɔ abe ame sesẽ etɔ̃awo ene.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
25 Wobunɛ wu ame xɔŋkɔ Blaetɔ̃awo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe gake womedee ame Etɔ̃awo dome o. Ke David tsɔe ɖo eŋudzɔlawo nu.
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
26 Aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔ bubu siwo nɔ David ƒe aʋakɔ la me woe nye: Asahel, Yoab nɔvi; Elhanan, Dodo ƒe vi tso Betlehem;
The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Samɔt Haroritɔ, Helez, Pelɔnitɔ,
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira, Ikes ƒe vi tso Tekoa; Abiezer, tso Anatɔt;
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibekai tso Husat; Ilai Ahohitɔ;
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai tso Netofat; Heled, Baana ƒe vi tso Netofat;
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Itai, Ribai ƒe vi, Benyamin tso Gibea; Benaya tso Piratɔn;
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai tso Gaas tɔʋu la gbɔ; Abiel tso Arbat;
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmavet tso Baharum; Eliahba tso Saalbɔn;
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 Hasem ƒe viwo tso Gizon; Yonatan, Sagee ƒe vi, tso Harar;
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 Ahiam, Sakar ƒe vi, tso Harar; Elifal, Ur ƒe vi,
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hefer tso Mekerat; Ahiya tso Pelɔn;
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro tso Karmel; Naarai, Ezbai ƒe vi;
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Yoel, Natan nɔvi; Mibhar, Hagri ƒe vi;
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek tso Amon, Naharai tso Beerot, ame si nye Zeruya vi, Yoab ƒe aʋawɔnuwo tsɔla;
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
40 Ira, tso Yatir; Gareb tso Yatir;
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uria, Hititɔ la; Zabad, Ahlai ƒe vi;
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina, Siza ƒe vi, tso Ruben ƒe viwo dome eye wònɔ Ruben ƒe viwo kplɔla blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ɖekɛawo dome;
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
43 Hanan, Maaka ƒe vi; Yosafat Mitnitɔ;
Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzia, tso Asterat; Sama kple Yeiel, Hotam ƒe viwo tso Aroer;
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Yediael, Simri ƒe vi kple nɔvia Yoha, tso Tizi;
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel tso Mahavi; Yeribai kple Yosavia, ame siwo nye Elnaam ƒe viwo; Itma tso Moab;
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel; Obed kple Yaasiel tso Mezoba.
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
