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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.
These were the men who came to David to Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the soldiers, his helpers 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 armed with bows and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were Benjamites, Saul's fellow tribesmen.
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,
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite. There were Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth. There were also Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite,
4 Ismaya tso Gibeon, kalẽtɔ kple kplɔla na Ame Blaetɔ̃awo; Yeremia, Yahaziel, Yohanan, Yozabad tso Gederat,
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a soldier among the thirty (and in command of the thirty); Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
5 Eluzai, Yerimot, Bealia, Semeria, Sefatia tso Haruf;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6 Elkana, Isia, Azarel, Yoezer kple Yasobeam, ame siwo katã nye Korah ƒe viwo;
the Korahites Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, and
7 Yoela kple Zebadia, Yeroham, ame siwo tso Gedor ƒe viŋutsuwo.
Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of 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 joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were fighting men, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were as fierce as the faces of lions. They were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
9 Ezer nye woƒe tatɔ, Obadia nye evelia, etɔlia nye Eliab.
There were Ezer the leader, Obadiah the second, 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, Makbannai 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 sons of Gad were leaders of the army. The least led a hundred, and the greatest led 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.
They crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it overflowed its banks, and chased away all those living in the valleys, both toward the east and toward 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.
Some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
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.”
David went out to meet them and addressed them: “If you have come in peace to me to help me, you may join me. But if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, may the God of our ancestors see and rebuke you, since I have done no wrong.”
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 on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty. Amasai said, “We are yours, David. We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace, may peace be to whoever helps you. May peace be to your helpers, for your God is helping you.” Then David received them and made them commanders over his men.
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 also deserted to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle. Yet they did not help the Philistines, because the Philistine lords consulted with each other and sent David away. They said, “He will desert to his master Saul at the risk of our lives.”
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 he went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains over thousands of 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 fight against the roving bands, for they were fighting men. Later they became 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.
Day after day, men came to David to help him, until there was 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:
This is the record of the armed soldiers for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, which carried out Yahweh's word.
24 Ame akpe ade alafa enyi tso Yuda; woglã wo ɖokuiwo kple akpoxɔnuwo kple akplɔwo;
From Judah those who carried shield and spear were 6,800, armed for war.
25 aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe adre alafa ɖeka tso Simeon ƒe viwo dome;
From the Simeonites there were 7,100 fighting men.
26 ame akpe ene alafa ade tso Levi ƒe viwo dome.
From the Levites there were 4,600 fighting men.
27 Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo ame akpe etɔ̃. Ame siwo nɔ Yehoiada ƒe kpɔkplɔ te la nye ame akpe etɔ̃ alafa adre
Jehoiada was the leader of Aaron's descendants, and with him were 3,700.
28 Zadok kple eƒe ƒometɔ blaeve-vɔ-eve nye amegãwo le nunɔlawo dome.
With Zadok, a young, strong, and courageous man, were twenty-two leaders from his father's 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, Saul's tribe, were three thousand. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul until this 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 the Ephraimites there were 20,800 fighting men, men who were famous in their fathers' houses.
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 there were eighteen thousand famous men who came to 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, there were two hundred leaders who had understanding of the times and knew what Israel ought to do. All their relatives were under their command.
33 Ame akpe blaatɔ̃ tso Zebulon ƒe viwo dome. Wohe wo katã nyuie eye wonɔ David yome kple dzi blibo.
From Zebulun there were fifty thousand fighting men, prepared for battle, with all the weapons of war, and ready to give undivided loyalty.
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 there were one thousand officers, and with them thirty-seven thousand men with shields and spears.
35 Ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-enyi, alafa ade tso Dan ƒe viwo dome. Wo katã wodzra ɖo na aʋawɔwɔ.
From the Danites there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.
36 Ame akpe blaene tso Aser ƒe viwo dome. Wohe wo nyuie eye wonɔ klalo na aʋawɔwɔ.
From Asher there were forty thousand men 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.
From the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons for battle.
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 soldiers, equipped for battle, came to Hebron with firm intentions to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel were in agreement to make David king also.
39 Woɖu nu eye wono nu kple David ŋkeke etɔ̃ elabena wodzra ɖo na woƒe vava.
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had sent them with provisions.
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.
In addition, those who were near to them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen, and cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for Israel was celebrating.

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