Kronika 1 12
1 Ame siawoe nye aʋawɔla siwo va kpe ɖe David ŋu le Ziklag esi wonyae le Saul, Kis ƒe vi la ƒe ŋkume. Woawoe nye kalẽtɔ siwo kpe ɖe eŋu le aʋawɔwɔ me.
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
2 Wo katã lé aŋutrɔwo ɖe asi, wonye aŋutrɔdala kple akafodala nyuiwo eye wowɔa mia kple ɖusi siaa ŋu dɔ sɔsɔe. Wo katã wotso Benyamin ƒe to la me abe Saul ke ene.
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
3 Ame siawo Nunɔlae nye Ahiezer kple Yoas, Semaa tso Gibea ƒe viŋutsuwo. Bubuwoe nye: Yeziel kple Pelet, Azmavet ƒe viwo, Beraka Yehu tso Anatɔt,
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
4 Ismaya tso Gibeon, kalẽtɔ kple kplɔla na Ame Blaetɔ̃awo; Yeremia, Yahaziel, Yohanan, Yozabad tso Gederat,
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5 Eluzai, Yerimot, Bealia, Semeria, Sefatia tso Haruf;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6 Elkana, Isia, Azarel, Yoezer kple Yasobeam, ame siwo katã nye Korah ƒe viwo;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
7 Yoela kple Zebadia, Yeroham, ame siwo tso Gedor ƒe viŋutsuwo.
and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8 Aʋawɔla kalẽtɔ aɖewo siwo tso Gad ƒe viwo dome hã yi David gbɔ le gbedzi. Wowɔa akpoxɔnu kple akplɔ siaa ŋu dɔ nyuie. Woƒe mo le abe dzata tɔ ene eye woɖea abla abe zi ene le towo dzi.
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
9 Ezer nye woƒe tatɔ, Obadia nye evelia, etɔlia nye Eliab.
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10 Mismana nye enelia, Yeremia nye atɔ̃lia,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Atai nye adelia, Eliel nye adrelia,
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 enyiliae nye Yohanan; asiekeliae nye Elzabad;
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 ewoliae nye Yeremia eye wuiɖekɛliae nye Makbanai.
Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
14 Gad ƒe vi siawoe nye aʋafiawo; ame alafa ɖeka mate ŋu anɔ te ɖe wo dometɔ gblɔetɔ nu o eye wo dometɔ sesẽtɔ ate ŋu anɔ te ɖe ame akpe nu.
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
15 Woawoe nye ame siwo tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la le dzinu gbãtɔ me esi wòɖɔ gbagba eye wonya ame siwo katã nɔ balia me la ɖe du nu. Ɖewo si to ɣedzeƒe eye ɖewo hã si to ɣetoɖoƒe.
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
16 Aʋawɔla bubuwo tso Benyamin ƒe viwo kple Yuda ƒe viwo dome ame siwo hã va de David dzi le eƒe mɔ sesẽ la me.
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
17 David yi ɖakpe wo eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ne mieva le ŋutifafa me be yewoakpe ɖe ŋunye la, ekema mele klalo be mawɔ ɖeka kpli mi ke ne mieva be yewoadem asi na nye futɔwo, le esime nye asiwo mewɔ vɔ̃ aɖeke o la, ekema mía fofowo ƒe Mawu nakpɔe eye wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu mi.”
And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
18 Tete Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ ɖiɖi ɖe Amasai, Ame Blaetɔ̃awo ƒe tatɔ dzi eye wògblɔ be, “Oo David, tɔwòwoe míenye! Oo Yese viŋutsu, míeli kpli wò! Ŋutifafa, ŋutifafa na wò eye ŋutifafa na ame siwo kpena ɖe ŋuwò, elabena wò Mawu la akpe ɖe ŋuwo.” Ale David xɔ wo eye wòtsɔ wo ɖo eƒe adzohawo nu.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
19 Ŋutsu aɖewo tso Manase ƒe to la me ame siwo si va de David dzi esi wònɔ Filistitɔwo gbɔ be wòawɔ aʋa kple Saul. (Eya kple eƒe ameawo mekpe ɖe Filistitɔwo ŋu o elabena le aɖaŋudede megbe la, Filistitɔwo ƒe fiawo na wòtrɔ dzo. Wogblɔ be, “Woava tso ta le mía nu nenye be esi yi eƒe aƒetɔ Saul gbɔ.”)
Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
20 Manase ƒe vi siwo va kpe ɖe David ŋu esi wòyi Ziklag la woe nye: Adna, Yozabad, Yediael, Mikael, Yozabad, Elihu kple Ziletai. Ame siawo katã nye ame akpewo nunɔlawo le Manase.
When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 Wokpe ɖe David ŋu wòɖu adzohawo dzi elabena wo katã wonye aʋawɔla kalẽtɔwo eye wonye aʋafiawo le eƒe asrafoha me.
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 Tso ŋkeke yi ŋkeke la, ame geɖewo va kpe ɖe David ŋu va se ɖe esime aʋakɔ gã aɖe va ɖo esi, si le abe Mawu ƒe aʋakɔ ene.
For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
23 Ame geɖewo va kpe ɖe David ŋu le Hebron eye wodi vevie be David naɖu fia ɖe Saul teƒe abe ale si Yehowa gblɔe do ŋgɔ ene. Ame siawoe nye:
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
24 Ame akpe ade alafa enyi tso Yuda; woglã wo ɖokuiwo kple akpoxɔnuwo kple akplɔwo;
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
25 aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe adre alafa ɖeka tso Simeon ƒe viwo dome;
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
26 ame akpe ene alafa ade tso Levi ƒe viwo dome.
From Levi: 4,600,
27 Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo ame akpe etɔ̃. Ame siwo nɔ Yehoiada ƒe kpɔkplɔ te la nye ame akpe etɔ̃ alafa adre
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
28 Zadok kple eƒe ƒometɔ blaeve-vɔ-eve nye amegãwo le nunɔlawo dome.
and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
29 Ame akpe etɔ̃ tso Benyamin ƒe viwo, ame siwo me Saul dzɔ tso la dome. Benyamin ƒe vi geɖewo ganɔ Saul yome va se ɖe ɣe ma ɣi.
From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
30 Aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe blaeve alafa enyi tso Efraim ƒe viwo dome; wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe xɔ ŋkɔ le eƒe hlɔ̃ me.
From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
31 Woɖo ame akpe wuienyi ɖa tso Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã me be woakpe ɖe David ŋu wòazu fia.
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
32 Kplɔla alafa eve kple woƒe ƒometɔwo tso Isaka ƒe viwo dome. Ame siawo nya nu si tututu dze be Israel nawɔ.
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
33 Ame akpe blaatɔ̃ tso Zebulon ƒe viwo dome. Wohe wo katã nyuie eye wonɔ David yome kple dzi blibo.
From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
34 Aʋamegã akpe ɖeka kple aʋawɔla akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-adre, ame siwo glã wo ɖokuiwo kple akpoxɔnu kple akplɔ la, tso Naftali ƒe viwo dome.
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
35 Ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-enyi, alafa ade tso Dan ƒe viwo dome. Wo katã wodzra ɖo na aʋawɔwɔ.
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
36 Ame akpe blaene tso Aser ƒe viwo dome. Wohe wo nyuie eye wonɔ klalo na aʋawɔwɔ.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
37 Ame akpe alafa ɖeka blaeve tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe akpa kemɛ, afi si Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã nɔ. Woawo tsɔ aʋawɔnu ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi ɖe asi.
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
38 Ame siawo katã do aʋawɔwu heyi Hebron kple taɖodzinu ɖeka sia be David nazu Israel fia. Le nyateƒe me la, Israel blibo la nɔ klalo be David naɖu fia.
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
39 Woɖu nu eye wono nu kple David ŋkeke etɔ̃ elabena wodzra ɖo na woƒe vava.
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
40 Kpuiƒetsolawo kple ame siwo tso didiƒe ke abe Isaka, Zebulon kple Naftali ene la tsɔ nuɖuɖu ɖe tedziwo, kposɔwo kple nyiwo dzi vɛ. Wotsɔ wɔ, akpɔnɔ, waintsetse, wain, ami, nyiwo kple alẽwo vɛ hena kplɔ̃ɖoɖo elabena dzidzɔ yɔ Israel ƒe anyigba blibo la dzi.
And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
