Samuel 1 17
1 Azɔ la, Filistitɔwo ƒo woƒe aʋakɔ nu ƒu hena aʋawɔwɔ eye wova ƒo ƒu ɖe Soko le Yuda. Woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Efes Damim le Soko kple Azeka dome.
And the Philistines gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of Judaea, and encamp between Socchoth and Azeca Ephermen.
2 Saul kple Israelviwo hã ƒo ƒu, woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Ela balime eye wodze aʋalɔgowo ɖe Filistitɔwo ŋu.
And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 Ale Filistitɔwo kple Israelviwo nɔ to eve dzi dze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo eye balime la tso wo dome.
And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
4 Aʋakalẽtɔ aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Goliat, ame si tso Gat do go tso Filistitɔwo ƒe asaɖa me. Ŋutsu sia ƒe kɔkɔme anɔ mita etɔ̃.
And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath, by name, out of Geth, his height [was] four cubits and a span.
5 Eɖɔ akɔbligakuku eye wòkpla akpoxɔnu si wowɔ kple akɔbli si ƒe kpekpeme nye kilogram blaatɔ̃-vɔ-adre.
And [he had] a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate [was] five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
6 Edo akpoxɔnu si wowɔ kple akɔbli la ɖe afɔ eye wòlé akɔbli ƒe akplɔ didi aɖe ɖe abɔta.
And greaves of grass [were] upon his legs, and a brazen target [was] between his shoulders.
7 Eƒe akplɔti le abe abaladoti ene eye wowɔ akplɔ si le enu la kple gayibɔ si ƒe kpekpeme anye kilogram adre. Eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla nɔ eŋgɔ.
And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver's beam, and the spear's head [was formed] of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armour-bearer went before him.
8 Goliat tsi tsitre eye wòdo ɣli ɖo ɖe Israelviwo ƒe aʋalɔgowo be, “Nu ka ŋutie miedo go va ɖo fli hena aʋawɔwɔ? Ɖe menye Filistitɔe menye eye miawo hã míenye Saul ƒe dɔlawo oa? Mitia ŋutsu ɖeka eye miana wòava do gom le balia me
And he stood and cried to the army of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come forth to set yourselves in battle array against us? Am not I a Philistine, and you Hebrews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
9 Ne ete ŋu wɔ aʋa kplim eye wòwum la, míanye miaƒe subɔlawo, gake ne meɖu edzi eye mewui la, ekema miawo hã miazu míaƒe subɔlawo.”
And if he shall be able to fight against me, and shall strike me, then will we be your servants: but if I should prevail and strike him, you shall be our servants, and serve us.
10 Tete Filistitɔ la yi edzi be, “Egbe meɖe alɔme le Israel ƒe aʋalɔgoawo ŋu! Miɖe ŋutsu ɖeka nam ne nye kplii míawɔ aʋa.”
And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.
11 Esi Saul kple Israel blibo la se nya siwo Filistitɔ la gblɔ la, dzi ɖe le wo ƒo eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo ŋutɔ.
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.
12 Azɔ la, David nye Efraimtɔ, Yese ƒe viŋutsu, ame si tso Betlehem le Yuda. Viŋutsu enyi nɔ Yese si eye Saul ƒe fiaɖuɣi me la, enye ametsitsi si xɔ ƒe geɖe.
[And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Eplarathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man amongst men in the days of Saul. ]
13 Yese viŋutsu tsitsitɔ etɔ̃ kplɔ Saul ɖo yi aʋa. Gbãtɔ ŋkɔe nye Eliab, evelia ŋkɔe nye Abinadab eye etɔ̃lia ŋkɔe nye Sama.
[And the three elder sons of Jessae went and followed Saul to the war, and the ] [names of his sons that went to the war were, Eliab his first-born, and his second Aminadab, and his third son Samma. ]
14 David nye viŋutsuvi suetɔ. Esime nɔvia tsitsitɔ etɔ̃awo nɔ Saul ƒe aʋakɔ la me la,
[And David himself ] [was the younger son, and the three elder followed Saul. ]
15 David dzona le Saul gbɔ enuenu heyina Betlehem ɖakpɔa fofoa ƒe alẽwo dzi.
[And David departed and returned from Saul, ] [to feed his father’s sheep in Bethleem; ]
16 Goliat, Filistitɔwo ƒe ame dzɔatsu la tsia tsitre ɖe Israelʋakɔ la ŋkume geditɔe ŋdi kple fiẽ ŋkeke blaene sɔŋ.
[And the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and stood up forty days. ]
17 Azɔ la, Yese gblɔ na Via ŋutsu David be, “Tsɔ bli tɔtɔe agba ɖeka sia, si de kilogram wuiade kple abolo ewo siawo eye nàɖe abla atsɔ wo ayi na nɔviwòwo le woƒe asaɖa la me.
[And Jessae said to David, Take now to your brethren an ephah of this meal, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp and give them to your brothers. ]
18 Tsɔ notsi babla lalã ewo yi na woƒe aʋalɔgoa ƒe amegã, bia nɔviwòwo ƒe agbe ta se eye nàxɔ gbe tso wo gbɔ vɛ nam.
[And you shall carry to the captain of the thousand ] [these ten cheeses of milk, and you shall see how your brethren fare, and learn what they lack. ]
19 Wole Saul kple Israel ŋutsuwo dome le Ela balime me le aʋa wɔm kple Filistitɔwo.”
[And Saul himself and all the men of Israel were in the valley of the Oak, warring with the Philistines. ]
20 David fɔ ŋdi kanya, tsɔ alẽawo de asi na alẽkplɔvi ɖeka. Edo agba eye wòdze mɔ abe ale si Yese ɖo nɛ ene. Eɖo asaɖa la me esi asrafoawo bɔ asaɖa le aʋaɣli dom yina ɖe woƒe nɔƒewo.
[And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep to a keeper, and took and went as Jessae commanded him, and he came to the trench and to the army as it was going out to fight, and they shouted for the battle. ]
21 Israelviwo kple Filistitɔwo nɔ woƒe aʋalɔgowo me hedze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo.
[And Israel and the Philistines formed their lines one opposite the other. ]
22 David gblẽ eƒe nuwo ɖe aʋawɔnuwo dzikpɔla gbɔ heƒu du yi ɖe aʋaŋgɔ eye wòdo gbe na nɔviawo.
[And David deposited his burden in the hand of a keeper, and ran to the line, and went and asked his brethren how they Were. ]
23 Esi wònɔ nu ƒom kple nɔviawo la, Goliat, Filistitɔwo ƒe aʋakalẽ si tso Gat la do go ɖe ŋgɔgbe le eƒe aʋakɔwo ŋgɔ eye wòdo ɣli gblɔ alɔmeɖenya ma ke. David see.
[And while he was speaking with them, behold the Amessaean advanced, Goliath by name, the Philistine of Geth, of the armies of the Philistines, and he spoke ] [as before, and David heard. ]
24 Esi Israelviwo kpɔe ko la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo eye wode asi sisi me.
[And all the men of Israel when they saw the man fled from before him, and they were greatly terrified. ]
25 Azɔ la, Israelviwo nɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Miekpɔ ale si ŋutsu sia le dodom ɖe ŋgɔ edziedzia? Edona be yeaɖe alɔme le Israel ŋu. Fia la ana kesinɔnu gã aɖe ame si awui, woatsɔ via nyɔnuvi hã nɛ wòaɖe eye woana be fofoa ƒe ƒometɔwo magaxe duga le Israel o.”
[And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that comes up? for he has reproached Israel and has come up; and it shall be that the man who shall strike him, the king shall enrich him with great wealth and shall give him his daughter, and shall make his father’s house free in Israel. ]
26 David bia ŋutsu siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe egbɔ la be, “Nu kae woawɔ na ŋutsu si awu Filistitɔ sia ahaɖe ŋukpe sia ɖa le Israel ŋu? Ame kae nye Filistitɔ, bolotɔ sia, be wòanɔ alɔme ɖem le Mawu gbagbe la ƒe aʋalɔgowo ŋu?”
[and David spoke to the men who stood with him saying, Shall it indeed be done thus to the man who shall strike that Philistine, and take away reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has defied the army of the living God? ]
27 Woawo hã gagblɔ nya siwo wogblɔ tsã va yi. Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Nu siae woawɔ na ame si awui.”
[And the people spoke to him according to this Word, saying Thus shall it be done to the man Who shall strike him. ]
28 Esi Eliab, David nɔviŋutsu tsitsitɔ see wònɔ nu ƒom kple ŋutsuawo la, etrɔ ɖe eŋu kple dziku hebiae be, “Nu ka tae nèva afi sia ɖo? Eye ame ka gbɔe nègblẽ alẽ ʋɛawo ɖo le gbea dzi? Menya dada si le mewò kple dzi vɔ̃ɖi si le mewò. Ɖe ko nèva afi sia be yeava kpɔ aʋa la teƒe.”
[And Eliab his elder brother heard as he spoke to the men, and Eliab was very angry with David and said, Why have you thus come down, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the naughtiness of your heart, for you are come down to see the battle. ]
29 David biae be, “Azɔ la agɔ kae medze? Nyemekpɔ mɔ aƒo nu tete oa?”
[And David said what have I done now? ] [Have I no business here? ]
30 David zɔ yi ame bubu gbɔ, bia nya ma kee eye wòna ŋuɖoɖo ma kee abe tsãtɔ ene.
[And he turned from him towards another, and he spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him ] [after the former manner. ]
31 Wose nya si David gblɔ eye woyi ɖagblɔe na Saul. Tete Saul dɔ ame ɖa woɖayɔe va egbɔe.
[And the Words which David spoke were heard and were reported ] [to Saul. And he took him to himself. ]
32 David gblɔ na Saul be, “Dzi megaɖe le ame aɖeke ƒo le Filistitɔ sia ta o. Wò dɔla ayi aɖawɔ aʋa kplii.”
And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray you, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: your servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.
33 Saul ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Màte ŋu ayi ado go kple Filistitɔ sia, awɔ aʋa kplii o. Wò la ɖevi ko nènye ke eya le aʋa wɔm tso eƒe ɖekakpuime ke.”
And Saul said to David, You will not in anyway be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are a mere youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 Gake David gblɔ na Saul be, “Wò dɔla nɔ fofoa ƒe alẽwo kplɔm. Ne dzata alo sisiblisi va eye wòlé alẽ le alẽha la me la,
And David said to Saul, Your servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,
35 metia eyome ƒonɛ ƒua anyi heɖea alẽ la le eƒe nu me. Ke ne etrɔ ɖe ŋutinye la, meléa eƒe kɔdza ƒonɛ kple kpo hewunɛ.
then I went forth after him, and struck him, and drew [the spoil] out of his mouth: and as he rose up against me, then I caught hold of his throat, and struck him, and killed him.
36 Wò dɔla wu dzata kple sisiblisi eya ta anɔ na Filistitɔ bolotɔ sia hã abe woawo ke ene elabena eɖe alɔme le Mawu gbagbe la ƒe aʋalɔgowo ŋu.
Your servant struck both the lion and the bear, and the uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them: shall I not go and strike him, and remove this day a reproach from Israel? For who [is] this uncircumcised one, who has defied the army of the living God?
37 Yehowa, ame si ɖeam tso dzata kple sisiblisi ƒe fewo kple aɖuwo me la, kee aɖem tso Filistitɔ sia hã si me!”
The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this uncircumcised Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord shall be with you.
38 Ale Saul tsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe aʋawɔwu si ŋu akpoxɔnuwo le la do nɛ eye wòtsɔ kuku si wowɔ kple akɔbli la ɖɔ ɖe ta nɛ.
And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and [put] his brazen helmet on his head.
39 David do gawu la, ɖɔ akɔblikuku la eye wòta yi ɖe gawu la dzi. Eɖe afɔ ɖeka, eve be yeate zɔzɔ le awuawo me kpɔ elabena medo wo kpɔ o. Egblɔ na Saul be, “Nyemate ŋu ayi kple nu siawo o elabena wo dodo memam o.” Ale David ɖe nuawo da ɖi eye wòdze mɔ.
And he girded David with his sword over his coat: and he made trial walking [with them] once and again: and David said to Saul, I shall not be able to go with these, for I have not proved [them]: so they remove them from him.
40 Tete wòtsɔ eƒe atizɔti ɖe asi eye wotia kpe zɔzrɔ̃e atɔ̃ tso tɔʋu la me hetsɔ wo de alẽkplɔlawo ƒe akplo me eye wòtsɔ eƒe aŋetu ɖe asi hezɔ ɖe Filistitɔ la dzi.
And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's scrip which he had for his store, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.
41 Goliat, Filistitɔ la zɔ ɖo ta David gbɔ, eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla nɔ ŋgɔ nɛ.
And the Philistine advanced and drew near to David, and a man bearing his shield went before him, and the Philistine looked on.
42 Ekpɔ David ɖa eye wòkpɔ be ɖevi dzaa aɖe ko wònye, ele kpokploe eye wòdze ɖeka, eya ta wòdo vloe.
And Goliath saw David, and despised him; for he was a lad, and ruddy, with a fair countenance.
43 Goliat do ɣli bia David be, “Avue menye hafi nètsɔ kpo ɖe ŋunyea?” Eyɔ woƒe mawuwo ƒe ŋkɔwo tsɔ ƒo fi de David.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a dog, that you come against me with a staff and stones? [and David said, Nay, but worse than a dog.] And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 Eyi edzi gblɔ be. “Te va afi sia eye matsɔ wò lã ana dziƒoxeviwo kple gbemelãwo!”
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
45 David do ɣli gblɔ na Filistitɔ la be, “Wò la, ègbɔna gbɔnye kple yi, akplɔ nuevee kple akplɔ nuɖekɛ, gake nye la, megbɔna gbɔwò le Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Aʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu la ame si ŋu nèɖe alɔme le la ƒe ŋkɔ me.
And David said to the Philistine, You come to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to you in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which you have defied
46 Egbe la, Yehowa atsɔ wò ade asi nam, maƒo wò aƒu anyi, atso ta le nuwò. Egbe la, matsɔ Filistitɔwo ƒe aʋakɔwo ƒe kukua ana dziƒoxeviwo kple anyigbadzilãwo, ekema xexea me katã anyae be Mawu aɖe le Israel.
this day. And the Lord shall deliver you this day into my hand; and I will kill you, and take away your head from off you, and will give your limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel.
47 Ale ame siwo katã ƒo ƒu ɖe afi sia la woanyae be menye yi alo akplɔ Yehowa tsɔna ɖea ame o, elabena aʋa la nye Yehowa tɔ eye wòatsɔ mi katã ade mía si me.”
And all this assembly shall know that the Lord delivers not by sword or spear, for the battle [is] the Lord's, and the Lord will deliver you into our hands.
48 Esi Filistitɔ la gbɔna be yeadze David dzi la, David zɔ kaba yi be yeakpe aʋa kplii.
And the Philistine arose and went to meet David.
49 Eƒo asi ɖe eƒe alẽkplɔgolo la me, tsɔ kpe ɖeka de eƒe aŋetu la me eye wòdae. Kpe la dze Goliat, Filistitɔ la ƒe ŋgonu sesĩe eye wòŋɔe ge ɖe eme. Goliat mu dze anyi gbloo hetsyɔ mo anyi.
And David stretched out his hand to his scrip, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone penetrated through the helmet into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the ground.
50 Ale David ɖu Filistitɔ la dzi kple aŋetu kple kpe ɖeka, yi menɔ esi o gake ekpe le Filistitɔ la dzi eye wòwui.
[So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him, and there was no sword in the hand of David. ]
51 David ƒu du yi ɖe Filistitɔ la gbɔ, eɖe Goliat ŋutɔ ƒe yi le aku me eye wòwui hetso ta le enu. Esi Filistitɔwo kpɔ be yewoƒe kalẽtɔ la ku la, wotrɔ megbe eye wosi dzo.
And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his sword, and killed him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and they fled.
52 Tete Israel kple Yuda ŋutsuwo lũ ɖe eme kple ɣli eye woti Filistitɔwo yome va se ɖe Gat kple Ekron ƒe agbowo nu. Filistitɔwo ƒe kukuawo kaka ɖe Saaraim kple Gat mɔ dzi va se ɖe Ekron ke.
And the men of Israel and Juda arose, and shouted and pursued them as far as the entrance to Geth, and as far as the gate of Ascalon: and the slain men of the Philistines fell in the way of the gates, both to Geth, and to Accaron.
53 Israelviwo trɔ le Filistitɔwo yome eye wova ha nuwo le woƒe asaɖa me.
And the men of Israel returned from pursuing after the Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.
54 David tsɔ Filistitɔ la ƒe ta eye wòtsɔe yi Yerusalem ke etsɔ Filistitɔ la ƒe aʋawɔnuwo da ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbadɔ me.
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 Esi Saul kpɔ David wòyina aʋa wɔ ge kple Goliat la, ebia Abner, eƒe aʋafia be, “Abner, ame kae nye ɖekakpui sia fofo?” Abner ɖo eŋu be, “O fia, meta wò agbe. Nyemenya o.”
And when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abener the captain of the host, Whose son is this youth? and Abener said, As your sould lives, O King, I know not.
56 Fia Saul gblɔ nɛ be, “Bia ame si ɖekakpui sia fofo nye la ta nam.”
And the king said, Do you ask whose son this youth is.
57 Esi David trɔ tso Filistitɔ la wuƒe gbɔ teti ko la Abner kplɔe va Fia Saul gbɔe le esime Filistitɔ la ƒe ta ganɔ David si ko.
And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abener took him and brought him before Saul, and the head of the Philistine was in his hand.
58 Saul bia David be, “Ɖekakpui, ame ka vie nenye?” David ɖo eŋu be, “Wò dɔla, Yese, si tso Betlehem la vie menye.”
And Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? and David said, The son of your servant Jessae the Bethleemite.
