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1 Le Adame esi fiawo ƒe aʋawɔɣi ɖo la, Yoab nɔ ŋgɔ na asrafohawo. Ewɔ Amonitɔwo ƒe anyigba wòtrɔ zu gbegbe eye woɖaɖe to ɖe Raba, ke David nɔ Yerusalem. Yoab dze Raba dzi eye wòwɔe wòzu aƒedo.
In spring, at the time of year when kings go out to make war, Joab led the Israelite army in attacks against the country of the Ammonites, also besieging Rabbah. However, David remained behind in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 David ɖe fiakuku le woƒe fia, Milkom ƒe ta eye wotsɔe ɖɔ na Fia David. Fiakuku la ƒe kpekpeme anɔ sika kilogram blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ene eye wotsɔ kpe xɔasiwo ɖo atsyɔ nɛ. Woha afunyinu geɖe le du la me.
David took the crown from the head of their idol Milcom. It was made of gold, and was set with gems. It weighed a talent and was placed on David's head. David also took a great deal of plunder from the city.
3 Ekplɔ dua me nɔlawo dzoe eye wode dɔ sesẽwo wɔwɔ asi na wo be woawɔ laxalaxadɔwo, fiwo kple fiadɔwo. David wɔ alea le Amonitɔwo ƒe duwo katã me. Emegbe David kple eƒe aʋakɔ blibo la gbugbɔ yi Yerusalem.
David made the people there work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He also did the same to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 Egawɔ aʋa kple Filistitɔwo le Gezer, ke Sibekai, ŋutsu aɖe tso Husat, wu Sipai, si nye Refaim ƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka ale Filistitɔwo na ta.
Some time after this was broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. But then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were forced to submit.
5 Le aʋa bubu si wogawɔ kple Filistitɔwo me la, Elhanan, Yair ƒe vi, wu Lahmi, Goliat nɔvi, ame si ƒe akplɔti lolo abe ati si le avɔlɔ̃lawo ƒe agbati me ene.
In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan, son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was as thick as a weaver's rod.
6 Le aʋa bubu si wowɔ le Gat me la, ame dzɔtsu aɖe to asibidɛ ade ɖe asi ɖe sia ɖe kple afɔbidɛ ade ɖe afɔ ɖe sia ɖe, asibidɛawo kple afɔbidɛawo de blaeve-vɔ-ene. Eya hã nye Rafa ƒe dzidzimevi.
In yet another battle at Gath, there was a gigantic man, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making twenty-four all. He too was descended from the giants.
7 Esi wòɖu fewu le Israel ŋu la, David nɔviŋutsu, Simea ƒe vi, Yonatan wui.
But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
8 Ame siawo nye Rafa ƒe dzidzime viwo tso Gat eye wotsi David kple eƒe amewo ƒe asi me.
These were the descendants of the giants in Gath, abut they were all killed by David and his men.
