Samuel 1 10
1 Tete Samuel tsɔ amigoe eye wòkɔ amia ɖe Saul ƒe tame, hegbugbɔ nu nɛ eye wògblɔ be, “Ɖe Yehowa mesi ami na wò be nàɖu fia ɖe eƒe domenyinu dzi oa?
And Samuel takes the vial of the oil, and pours [it] on his head, and kisses him, and says, “Is it not because YHWH has appointed you over His inheritance for leader?
2 Ne èdzo le gbɔnye egbea la, àkpɔ ŋutsu eve aɖewo le Rahel ƒe yɔdo gbɔ le Zelza le Benyamin ƒe to la ƒe liƒo dzi. Woagblɔ na wò be, ‘Wofɔ tedzi siwo nèle didim. Fofowò megatsi dzi ɖe tedziawo ŋuti o ke boŋ etsi dzi ɖe ŋutiwò. Ele biabiam be, “Nu ka mawɔ tso vinye ŋuti?”’
In your going from me today—then you have found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said to you, The donkeys have been found which you have gone to seek; and behold, your father has left the matter of the donkeys, and has sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?
3 “Hafi nàdo ɖe Tabɔr ƒe logoti gbɔ la, ŋutsu etɔ̃ ava do go wò, ame siwo yina Mawu subɔ ge le Betel. Gbɔ̃vi etɔ̃ anɔ ɖeka si, abolo etɔ̃ anɔ evelia si eye wain go ɖeka anɔ etɔ̃lia si.
And you have passed on there, and beyond, and have come to the oak of Tabor, and three men going up to God to Beth-El have found you there, one carrying three kids, and one carrying three cakes of bread, and one carrying a bottle of wine,
4 Woado gbe na wò eye woana abolo eve wò. Xɔ aboloawo.
and they have asked of your welfare, and given two loaves to you, and you have received from their hand.
5 “Le esia megbe la, àva ɖo Mawu ƒe Gibea, afi si Filistitɔwo ƒe dzɔlawo le. Ne èɖo ta dua me la, àdo go Nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ha siwo ɖiɖi tso kɔkɔƒe la gbɔna eye kasaŋkuwo, asiʋuiwo, kpẽwo kple gakasaŋkuwo anɔ ɖiɖim le wo ŋgɔ eye wole nya gblɔm ɖi.
Afterward you come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines [is], and it comes to pass, at your coming in there to the city, that you have met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them stringed instrument, and tambourine, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;
6 Yehowa ƒe gbɔgbɔ adze dziwò kple ŋusẽ, àgblɔ nya ɖi kpli wo, eye woatrɔ wò nàzu ame bubu sãa.
and the Spirit of YHWH has prospered over you, and you have prophesied with them, and have turned into a [new] man;
7 Zi ale si dzesi siawo va eme la, wɔ nu sia nu si tsɔ asi gbɔ na wò elabena Mawu li kpli wò.
and it has been, when these signs come to you—do for yourself as your hand finds, for God [is] with you.
8 Dze ŋgɔ nam nàyi Gilgal. Mava gbɔwò le afi ma ava sa numevɔ kple akpedavɔ. Gake ele be nàlalam ŋkeke adre va se ɖe esime mava be magblɔ nu si nàwɔ la na wò.”
And you have gone down before me to Gilgal, and behold, I am going down to you, to cause burnt-offerings to ascend, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; you wait [for] seven days until my coming to you, and I have made known to you that which you do.”
9 Esi Saul trɔ be yeadzo le Samuel gbɔ la, Mawu trɔ Saul ƒe dzi eye dzesi siawo katã va eme gbe ma gbe.
And it has been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turns to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,
10 Esi Saul kple subɔla la ɖo Gibea la, wodo go Nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ha wogbɔna go do ge wo. Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ dze Saul dzi kple ŋusẽ eye eya hã de asi nyagbɔgblɔɖi me kpli wo.
and they come in there to the height, and behold, a band of prophets [is there] to meet him, and the Spirit of God prospers over him, and he prophesies in their midst.
11 Esi ame siwo nya Saul tsã kpɔe wònɔ nya gblɔm ɖi kple nyagblɔɖilawo la, wobia wo nɔewo be, “Nu kae nye esi dzɔ ɖe Kis ƒe vi la dzĩ? Saul hãe le nyagblɔɖilawo domea?”
And it comes to pass, all knowing him before, see, and behold, he has prophesied with prophets, and the people say to one another, “What [is] this [that] has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 Ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ ameawo dome la ɖo eŋu be, “Eye ame kae nye wo fofo?” Ale nya sia zu lodonya be, “Saul hãe le nyagblɔɖilawo domea?”
And a man there answers and says, “And who [is] their father?” Therefore it has been for an allegory, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
13 Esi Saul wu nyagblɔɖi la nu la, eyi ɖe to la dzi.
And he ceases from prophesying, and comes to the high place,
14 Azɔ la, Saul fofoa nɔvi ɖeka bia eya kple dɔla la be “Afi ka tututu mietso?” Saul ɖo eŋu be, “Míetso tedziawo di ge; míete ŋu kpɔ wo o, eya ta míeyi Nyagblɔɖila Samuel gbɔ be míabia afi si wole.”
and the uncle of Saul says to him, and to his young man, “To where did you go?” And he says, “To seek the donkeys; and we see that they are not, and we come to Samuel.”
15 Gblɔ nu si Samuel gblɔ na wò la nam.
And the uncle of Saul says, “Please declare to me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saul ɖo eŋu be, “Eka ɖe edzi nam be, wokpɔ tedziawo.” Gake megblɔ nu si Samuel gblɔ tso fiaɖuɖu la ŋuti ya na fofoa nɔvia o.
And Saul says to his uncle, “He certainly declared to us that the donkeys were found”; and of the matter of the kingdom he has not declared to him that which Samuel said.
17 Azɔ la, Samuel na Israelviwo katã va kpe ta ɖe Yehowa ŋkume le Mizpa,
And Samuel calls the people to YHWH to Mizpeh,
18 eye wògblɔ na wo be ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: “Mekplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi eye meɖe mi tso Egiptetɔwo kple dukɔ siwo katã nɔ fu wɔm mi la ƒe ŋusẽ me.
and says to the sons of Israel, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;
19 Ke, azɔ la, miegbe nu le miaƒe Mawu si ɖe mi tso dzɔgbevɔ̃ewo kple xaxawo katã me gbɔ hegblɔ be, ‘Ɖo fia na mí!’ Eya ta mido ɖe Yehowa ŋkume le miaƒe towo kple hlɔ̃wo me.”
and you have rejected your God today, who [is] Himself your Savior out of all your evils and your distresses, and you say, No, but you set a king over us; and now, station yourselves before YHWH, by your tribes, and by your thousands.”
20 Ale Samuel ƒo ƒu Israel ƒe toawo ƒe kplɔlawo ɖe Yehowa ŋkume eye wotia Benyamin ƒe to la.
And Samuel brings all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,
21 Samuel yɔ Benyamin ƒe to la ƒe ƒomewo va Yehowa ŋkume eye nudzidze la dze Matri ƒe ƒome la dzi. Mlɔeba la, nudzidze la dze Saul, Kis ƒe vi la dzi. Ke esi wotsa ŋku la, wokpɔ be Saul bu le ameawo dome.
and he brings the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he has not been found.
22 Ale wogabia Yehowa be, “Amea le mía dome fifia?” Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, eɣla eɖokui ɖe agbawo dome.”
And they ask again of YHWH, “Has the man come here yet?” And YHWH says, “Behold, he has been hidden near the vessels.”
23 Woƒu du yi ɖakplɔe vɛ tso afi ma eye esi wòtsi tsitre ɖe ameawo dome la, ekɔ eye ameawo se eƒe abɔta.
And they run and bring him there, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.
24 Azɔ Samuel gblɔ na ameawo katã be, “Miele ame si Yehowa tia na mí la kpɔma? Ame aɖeke mesɔ kplii le Israel blibo la o!” Eye ameha la do ɣli be, “Fia la nenɔ agbe tegbee!”
And Samuel says to all the people, “Have you seen him on whom YHWH has fixed, for there is none like him among all the people?” And all the people shout, and say, “Let the king live!”
25 Le esia megbe la, Samuel tɔ asi nu siwo anye fia la ƒe gome kple eƒe dɔdeasiwo la dzi na ameha la. Eŋlɔ nu siawo ɖe lãgbalẽ dzi eye wòtsɔe ɖo Yehowa ŋkume. Samuel ɖe asi le dukɔ la ŋu eye ame sia ame yi eƒe du me.
And Samuel speaks to the people the right of the kingdom, and writes in a scroll, and places [it] before YHWH; and Samuel sends all the people away, each to his house.
26 Esi Saul trɔ va eƒe aƒe me le Gibea la, kalẽtɔ siwo ƒe dzi Mawu ʋã la yi kplii.
And Saul has also gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force goes with him whose heart God has touched;
27 Gake ame vlo aɖewo gblɔ be, “Aleke ame sia tɔgbi ate ŋu aɖe mí?” Ale wodo vloe eye wometsɔ nunana ɖeke vɛ nɛ o, gake Saul megblɔ nya aɖeke o.
and the sons of worthlessness have said, “How can this one save us?” And they despise him, and have not brought a present to him; and he is as one being deaf.
