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?
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?
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?”’
When thou hast departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulcher in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall 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.
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
4 Woado gbe na wò eye woana abolo eve wò. Xɔ aboloawo.
And they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.
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.
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will prophesy:
6 Yehowa ƒe gbɔgbɔ adze dziwò kple ŋusẽ, àgblɔ nya ɖi kpli wo, eye woatrɔ wò nàzu ame bubu sãa.
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another 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 let it be, when these signs have come to thee, [that] thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God [is] with thee.
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 thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt-offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt 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 was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass 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 when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
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 came to pass when all that formerly knew him saw, that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] hath come 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 one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
13 Esi Saul wu nyagblɔɖi la nu la, eyi ɖe to la dzi.
And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came 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 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel.
15 Gblɔ nu si Samuel gblɔ na wò la nam.
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, 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 said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.
17 Azɔ la, Samuel na Israelviwo katã va kpe ta ɖe Yehowa ŋkume le Mizpa,
And Samuel called the people together to the LORD 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 said to the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed 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 ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities, and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, [No], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD 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 when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
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.
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
22 Ale wogabia Yehowa be, “Amea le mía dome fifia?” Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, eɣla eɖokui ɖe agbawo dome.”
Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man would yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
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 ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders 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 said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
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.
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote [it] in a book, and laid [it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man 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 also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had 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.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
