Samuel 1 14

1 Gbe ɖeka la, Fiavi Yonatan gblɔ na ɖekakpui si nye eƒe adekplɔvi la be, “Na míato balime la ayi Filistitɔwo ƒe dzɔlawo gbɔ.” Ke megblɔe na fofoa be yeyina o.

and to be [the] day and to say Jonathan son: child Saul to(wards) [the] youth to lift: bear article/utensil his to go: come! [emph?] and to pass to(wards) station Philistine which from side: beside this and to/for father his not to tell

2 Saul kple eƒe aʋawɔla alafa adeawo ƒo ƒu ɖe yevuboɖati la gbɔ le Migron.

and Saul to dwell in/on/with end [the] Gibeah underneath: under [the] pomegranate which in/on/with Migron and [the] people which with him like/as six hundred man

3 Nunɔla Ahiya si do akɔtawui hã nɔ ameawo dome. Ahiya nye Ahitub, Ikabod nɔvi ƒe vi, eganye Finehas ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi eye Finehas fofoe nye Eli, Yehowa ƒe nunɔla le Silo. Ke ame aɖeke menya be Yonatan yi o.

and Ahijah son: child Ahitub brother: male-sibling Ichabod son: child Phinehas son: child Eli priest LORD in/on/with Shiloh to lift: bear ephod and [the] people not to know for to go: went Jonathan

4 Hafi Yonatan naɖo Filistitɔwo ƒe dzɔlawo gbɔ la, ele nɛ be wòato mɔ xaxɛ aɖe si to agakpe eve dome la dzi. Woyɔa agakpe ɖeka be Bozez eye woyɔa evelia be Sene.

and between: among [the] ford which to seek Jonathan to/for to pass upon station Philistine tooth: crag [the] crag from [the] side: beside from this and tooth: crag [the] crag from [the] side: beside from this and name [the] one Bozez and name [the] one Seneh

5 Agakpe anyiehetɔ nɔ Mikmas ŋgɔ eye dziehetɔ nɔ Geba ŋgɔ.

[the] tooth: crag [the] one pillar from north opposite Michmash and [the] one from south opposite Geba

6 Yonatan gblɔ na eƒe adekplɔvi be, “Na míayi aʋamatsomatsoetɔ mawo gbɔ, ɖewohĩ Yehowa awɔ nukunu aɖe na mí elabena amewo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ menye naneke le Yehowa gbɔ o!”

and to say Jonathan to(wards) [the] youth to lift: bear article/utensil his to go: come! [emph?] and to pass to(wards) station [the] uncircumcised [the] these perhaps to make: do LORD to/for us for nothing to/for LORD restraint to/for to save in/on/with many or in/on/with little

7 Adekplɔvi la gblɔ be, “Yoo, wɔ nu si nyo na wò; mele yowòme sesĩe.”

and to say to/for him to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his to make: do all which in/on/with heart your to stretch to/for you look! I with you like/as heart your

8 Yonatan gblɔ nɛ be, “Enyo, nu si míawɔ enye

and to say Jonathan behold we to pass to(wards) [the] human and to reveal: reveal to(wards) them

9 ne futɔwo kpɔ mí eye wogblɔ be, ‘Mitɔ ɖe afi ma ne menye nenema o la, míawu mi’ la, ekema míatɔ alala wo.

if thus to say to(wards) us to silence: stationary till to touch we to(wards) you and to stand: stand underneath: stand us and not to ascend: rise to(wards) them

10 Ke ne wogblɔ be, ‘Milia toa miava wɔ aʋa kpli mí’ la, ekema míawɔ nenema tutututu elabena eyae anye dzesi be Yehowa tsɔ wo de asi na mí.”

and if thus to say to ascend: rise upon us and to ascend: rise for to give: give them LORD in/on/with hand: power our and this to/for us [the] sign: indicator

11 Esi Filistitɔwo kpɔ wo wogbɔna la, wodo ɣli be, “Mikpɔ ɖa, Israelviwo le dodom le woƒe dowo me!”

and to reveal: reveal two their to(wards) station Philistine and to say Philistine behold Hebrew to come out: come from [the] hole which to hide there

12 Wodo ɣli na Yonatan be, “Lia toa nàva kpɔ nane ɖa.” Yonatan gblɔ na eƒe adekplɔvi be, “Lia toa eye nànɔ yonyeme tututu elabena Yehowa akpe ɖe mía ŋu míaɖu wo dzi!”

and to answer human [the] guard [obj] Jonathan and [obj] to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his and to say to ascend: rise to(wards) us and to know [obj] you word: thing and to say Jonathan to(wards) to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his to ascend: rise after me for to give: give them LORD in/on/with hand: power Israel

13 Ale wota le asi kple klo dzi yi wo gbɔ, kasia Filistitɔwo de asi sisi me esi Yonatan kple eƒe adekplɔvi la de asi wo wuwu me.

and to ascend: rise Jonathan upon hand his and upon foot his and to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his after him and to fall: kill to/for face: before Jonathan and to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his to die after him

14 Wowu wo dometɔ blaeve eye ame kukuawo kaka ɖe teƒe si de agbleka afã.

and to be [the] wound [the] first which to smite Jonathan and to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his like/as twenty man like/as in/on/with half furrow pair land: country

15 Nu sia na Filistitɔwo ƒe aʋawɔlawo kple nuhalawo sia vɔ̃ eye wotɔtɔ. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la anyigba ʋuʋu sesĩe eye vɔvɔ̃ gaɖo futɔwo wu tsã elabena ŋɔdzi la tso Mawu gbɔ.

and to be trembling in/on/with camp in/on/with land: country and in/on/with all [the] people [the] station and [the] to ruin to tremble also they(masc.) and to tremble [the] land: country/planet and to be to/for trembling God

16 Saul ƒe gbetakpɔlawo le Benyamin ƒe Gibea kpɔ nu wɔnuku aɖe: wokpɔ Filistitɔwo ƒe aʋawɔlawo nɔ sisim tso afii yi afi mɛ.

and to see: see [the] to watch to/for Saul in/on/with Gibeah Benjamin and behold [the] crowd to melt and to go: went and here

17 Saul gblɔ na eƒe amewo be, “Mikpɔe ɖa be ame kae mele afi sia o.” Esi woxlẽ ameawo la, wokpɔ be Yonatan kple eƒe adekplɔvi menɔ wo dome o.

and to say Saul to/for people which with him to reckon: list please and to see: see who? to go: went from from with us and to reckon: list and behold nothing Jonathan and to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his

18 Saul do ɣli gblɔ na Ahiya be, “Mitsɔ Mawu ƒe nubablaɖaka la vɛ!” nubablaɖaka la nɔ Israelviwo dome ɣe ma ɣi.

and to say Saul to/for Ahijah to approach: bring [emph?] ark [the] God for to be ark [the] God in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and son: descendant/people Israel

19 Ke esi Saul nɔ nu ƒom na nunɔlaa la, Filistitɔwo ƒe ɣlidodo kple ʋunyaʋunyawɔwɔ le woƒe asaɖa me nɔ dzi dem ɖe edzi. Saul gblɔ be, “Netsɔ! Nya kae Yehowa gblɔ?”

and to be till to speak: speak Saul to(wards) [the] priest and [the] crowd which in/on/with camp Philistine and to go: continue to go: continue and many and to say Saul to(wards) [the] priest to gather hand your

20 Saul kple eƒe ame alafa adeawo zɔ ɖe Filistitɔwo dzi. Wokpɔ be wonɔ wo nɔewo wum ko nyamanyama.

and to cry out Saul and all [the] people which with him and to come (in): come till [the] battle and behold to be sword man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his tumult great: large much

21 Hebritɔ siwo nɔ Filistitɔwo ƒe aʋakɔ me tsã la, dze aglã eye wodzo va de Israelvi siwo le Saul kple Yonatan ŋu la dzi.

and [the] Hebrew to be to/for Philistine like/as previously three days ago which to ascend: rise with them in/on/with camp around and also they(masc.) to/for to be with Israel which with Saul and Jonathan

22 Mlɔeba la, esi Israelvi siwo ɣla wo ɖokuiwo ɖe Efraim toawo dzi la kpɔ be Filistitɔwo nɔ sisim la, woawo hã va kpe ɖe wo nɔviwo ŋu wonya Filistitɔwo ɖe du nu.

and all man Israel [the] to hide in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim to hear: hear for to flee Philistine and to cleave also they(masc.) after them in/on/with battle

23 Ale Yehowa ɖe Israel gbe ma gbe eye wowɔ aʋa la dze le Bet Aven ŋu.

and to save LORD in/on/with day [the] he/she/it [obj] Israel and [the] battle to pass [obj] Beth-aven Beth-aven

24 Ale Israelviwo ɖo xaxa gã aɖe me gbe ma gbe elabena Saul bla ameawo kple atam be, “Fiƒode ava ame si aɖu nu hafi fiẽ naɖo la dzi eye ame aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ aɖu nu o, va se ɖe esime mabia hlɔ̃ nye futɔwo!” Ale ame aɖeke meɖu nu la aʋakɔ me gbe ma gbe o.

and man Israel to oppress in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to swear Saul [obj] [the] people to/for to say to curse [the] man which to eat food till [the] evening and to avenge from enemy my and not to perceive all [the] people food

25 Aʋakɔ blibo la ge ɖe ave la me eye wokpɔ anyitsi le anyigba.

and all [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come in/on/with honeycomb and to be honey upon face: before [the] land: soil

26 Esi wole avea me la, wokpɔ anyitsi wole dzidzim gake ame aɖeke mede asi eme ɖuɖɔ o, elabena wovɔ̃ Saul ƒe atam si wòka la.

and to come (in): come [the] people to(wards) [the] honeycomb and behold traveller honey and nothing to overtake hand his to(wards) lip his for to fear [the] people [obj] [the] oath

27 Ke Yonatan ya mese se si fofoa de o eya ta wòtsɔ eƒe atikplɔ tɔ anyitsia me heno eye ŋusẽ gaɖo eŋu.

and Jonathan not to hear: hear in/on/with to swear father his [obj] [the] people and to send: reach [obj] end [the] tribe: rod which in/on/with hand his and to dip [obj] her in/on/with honeycomb [the] honey and to return: return hand his to(wards) lip his (and to light *Q(K)*) eye his

28 Ke ame aɖe gblɔ nɛ be fofoa, Saul, ƒo fi de ame sia ame si aɖu nane gbe ma gbe la, evɔ dɔwuame na ame sia ame gbɔdzɔ hafi.

and to answer man from [the] people and to say to swear to swear father your [obj] [the] people to/for to say to curse [the] man which to eat food [the] day: today and be faint [the] people

29 Yonatan gblɔ be, “Se sesẽ kae nye esi fofonye de na ameawo? Se sia agblẽ nu le mía ŋu boŋ. Mikpɔ ale si ŋusẽ ɖo menye esi meno anyitsi sue sia ɖa!

and to say Jonathan to trouble father my [obj] [the] land: country/planet to see: see please for to light eye my for to perceive little honey [the] this

30 Nenye ɖe woɖe mɔ be ameawo naɖu nu si wokpɔ le futɔwo dome la, anye ne míagate ŋu awu futɔ gbogbo aɖewo wu esia gɔ̃ hã.”

also for if to eat to eat [the] day [the] people from spoil enemy his which to find for now not to multiply wound in/on/with Philistine

31 Ke wotsɔ dɔwuame nya Filistitɔwo eye wowu wo tso Mikmas yi Aiyalon ke, le esime woƒe ɖeɖiteameŋu nu ganɔ sesẽm ɖe edzi.

and to smite in/on/with day [the] he/she/it in/on/with Philistine from Michmash Aijalon [to] and be faint [the] people much

32 Gbe ma gbe fiẽ la, wowu alẽ, nyi kple nyivi siwo woha le aʋa la me eye woɖu woƒe lã kple ʋua katã nenema.

(and to pounce *Q(K)*) [the] people to(wards) ([the] spoil *Q(K)*) and to take: take flock and cattle and son: young animal cattle and to slaughter land: soil [to] and to eat [the] people upon [the] blood

33 Ame aɖe gblɔ nya si dzɔ la na Saul be ameawo nɔ nu vɔ̃ wɔm ɖe Yehowa ŋu to nuɖuɖu me. Saul gblɔ be, “Nu sia mesɔ kura o! Mimli kpe gã aɖe vɛ nam

and to tell to/for Saul to/for to say behold [the] people to sin to/for LORD to/for to eat upon [the] blood and to say to act treacherously to roll to(wards) me [the] day stone great: large

34 eye miagblɔ na ameawo be woahe nyiawo kple alẽwo ava wu le afi sia eye woatsyɔ ʋu le wo me ale be womawɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu to ʋuɖuɖu me o.” Ale ame ɖe sia ɖe kplɔ eƒe nyi ɖe asi yi le zã ma me eye wowu wo le afi ma.

and to say Saul to scatter in/on/with people and to say to/for them to approach: bring to(wards) me man: anyone cattle his and man: anyone sheep his and to slaughter in/on/with this and to eat and not to sin to/for LORD to/for to eat to(wards) [the] blood and to approach: bring all [the] people man: anyone cattle his in/on/with hand: monument his [the] night and to slaughter there

35 Saul ɖi eƒe vɔsamlekpui gbãtɔ na Yehowa.

and to build Saul altar to/for LORD [obj] him to profane/begin: begin to/for to build altar to/for LORD

36 Le esia megbe la, Saul gblɔ be, “Mina míanya Filistitɔwo to zã blibo la me eye míawu ame siwo susɔ la dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.” Ameawo lɔ̃ ɖe edzi be, “Enyo; wɔ nu sia nu si dze ŋuwò.” Ke nunɔla la gblɔ be, “Mina míabia Mawu gbã.”

and to say Saul to go down after Philistine night and to plunder in/on/with them till light [the] morning and not to remain in/on/with them man: anyone and to say all [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your to make: do and to say [the] priest to present: come here to(wards) [the] God

37 Ale Saul bia Mawu be, “Ɖe míayi Filistitɔwo nyanya dzia? Ɖe nàkpe ɖe mía ŋu míaɖu wo dzia?” Ke Yehowa meɖo nya aɖeke ŋu le zã blibo la me o.

and to ask Saul in/on/with God to go down after Philistine to give: give them in/on/with hand: power Israel and not to answer him in/on/with day [the] he/she/it

38 Ale Saul gblɔ na kplɔlawo be, “Ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Mawu ŋu, ele be míadze si nu vɔ̃ si míewɔ egbe.

and to say Saul to approach: approach here all corner [the] people and to know and to see: see in/on/with what? to be [the] sin [the] this [the] day

39 Mele atam kam na Mawu ame si ɖe Israel dukɔ la be, nenye nye ŋutɔ vinye, Yonatan kurae wɔ nu vɔ̃ sia hã la aku kokoko.” Ke womekpɔ ame si wɔ nu vɔ̃ la o.

for alive LORD [the] to save [obj] Israel that if: except if: except there he in/on/with Jonathan son: child my for to die to die and nothing to answer him from all [the] people

40 Tete Saul gblɔ na Israelviwo katã be, “Mitsi tsitre ɖe afi ma ke nye kple vinye Yonatan míatsi tsitre ɖe afii.” Ameawo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wɔ nu sia nu si ke nyo na wo.”

and to say to(wards) all Israel you(m. p.) to be to/for side: beside one and I and Jonathan son: child my to be to/for side: beside one and to say [the] people to(wards) Saul [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your to make: do

41 Ale Saul do gbe ɖa na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la be. “Nu ka ŋuti mètɔ na wò dɔla egbea o? Ne vodada la le menye alo vinye, Yonatan me la, ekema ɖo eŋu na mí to Urim dzi, gake nenye Israelviwo mee agɔdzedze la le la, tɔ na mí to Tumim dzi.” Ale wodzidze nu ɖe Yonatan kple Saul dzi eye wòdze wo dzi ale womebu fɔ ameawo o.

and to say Saul to(wards) LORD God Israel (to/for what? not to answer [obj] servant/slave your [the] day: today if there in/on/with me or in/on/with Jonathan son: child my [the] iniquity: crime [the] this LORD God Israel to give [emph?] Urim and if there he [the] iniquity: crime [the] this in/on/with people your Israel *X*) to give [emph?] unblemished: Thummim and to capture Jonathan and Saul and [the] people to come out: come

42 Azɔ Saul gblɔ be, “Midzidze nu ɖe nye kple Yonatan dzi.” Esi woagadzidze nua la, edze Yonatan dzi.

and to say Saul to fall: allot between me and between Jonathan son: child my and to capture Jonathan

43 Saul gblɔ na Yonatan be, “Vinye, nu kae nèwɔ?” Yonatan gblɔ be, “Meɖɔ anyitsi sue aɖe kpɔ, sue aɖe si nɔ nye atikplɔ ŋu koe meɖuɖɔ, ke azɔ la medze na ku.”

and to say Saul to(wards) Jonathan to tell [emph?] to/for me what? to make: do and to tell to/for him Jonathan and to say to perceive to perceive in/on/with end [the] tribe: rod which in/on/with hand my little honey look! I to die

44 Saul gblɔ be, “Ɛ̃, Yonatan, ele be nàku, Mawu neƒom ƒu anyi maku ne womewu wò ɖe nu sia ta o.”

and to say Saul thus to make: do God and thus to add for to die to die Jonathan

45 Ke aʋawɔlawo ɖo eŋu be, “Yonatan, ame si ɖe Israel egbea nakua? Gbeɖe! Míeka atam kple Mawu ƒe agbe be ame aɖeke maka asi Yonatan ƒe taɖa ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã ŋu o elabena Mawu wɔ eŋu dɔ hewɔ nukunu triakɔ aɖe egbe.” Ale ameawo xɔ na Yonatan.

and to say [the] people to(wards) Saul Jonathan to die which to make: do [the] salvation [the] great: large [the] this in/on/with Israel forbid alive LORD if: surely no to fall: fall from hair head his land: soil [to] for with God to make: do [the] day: today [the] this and to ransom [the] people [obj] Jonathan and not to die

46 Saul na aʋawɔlawo gbugbɔ eye Filistitɔwo trɔ yi aƒe.

and to ascend: rise Saul from after Philistine and Philistine to go: went to/for place their

47 Esi Saul zu fia ɖe Israel dzi la, ewɔ aʋa kple woƒe futɔwo le akpa sia akpa dzi: Moabtɔwo, Amonitɔwo, Edomtɔwo, Zoba fiawo kple Filistitɔwo siaa. Afi sia afi si ke wotrɔ ɖo la, eɖua wo dzi vevie.

and Saul to capture [the] kingship upon Israel and to fight around: side in/on/with all enemy his in/on/with Moab and in/on/with son: descendant/people Ammon and in/on/with Edom and in/on/with king Zobah and in/on/with Philistine and in/on/with all which to turn be wicked

48 Ewɔ aʋa kalẽtɔe, ɖu Amalekitɔwo dzi eye wòɖe Israel tso ame siwo katã ha wo la si me.

and to make: do strength and to smite [obj] Amalek and to rescue [obj] Israel from hand: power to plunder him

49 Viŋutsu etɔ̃, Yonatan, Isvi kple Malki Sua kple vinyɔnu eve, Merab kple Mixal nɔ Saul si.

and to be son: child Saul Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua Malchi-shua and name two daughter his name [the] firstborn Merab and name [the] small Michal

50 Saul srɔ̃e nye Ahinoam, Ahimaaz vinyɔnu. Eƒe aʋafiae nye Abner, etɔɖia Ner viŋutsu

and name woman: wife Saul Ahinoam daughter Ahimaaz and name ruler army his Abner son: child Ner beloved: male relative Saul

51 Saul fofo, Kis kple Abner fofo, Ner wonye Abiel viŋutsuwo.

and Kish father Saul and Ner father Abner son: child Abiel

52 Israel wɔ aʋa kple Filistitɔwo edziedzi le Saul ƒe agbenɔɣi. Ne Saul kpɔ ɖekakpui sesẽ kalẽtɔ aɖe ko la, ehenɛ dea eƒe aʋakɔ la me.

and to be [the] battle strong upon Philistine all day Saul and to see: see Saul all man mighty man and all son: descendant/people strength and to gather him to(wards) him