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 gathered together their hosts, unto battle, and they were gathered together unto Socoh, which belongeth unto Judah, —and they encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim;
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, gathered themselves together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the army 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, were standing near the hill on one side, and, the Israelites, were standing near the hill on the other side, —while, 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 came forth a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath, his name, from Gath, —his height, six cubits and a span;
5 Eɖɔ akɔbligakuku eye wòkpla akpoxɔnu si wowɔ kple akɔbli si ƒe kpekpeme nye kilogram blaatɔ̃-vɔ-adre.
with a helmet of bronze on his head, and, with a scaly coat of mail, was he clad, —the weight of the coat, being five thousand shekels of bronze;
6 Edo akpoxɔnu si wowɔ kple akɔbli la ɖe afɔ eye wòlé akɔbli ƒe akplɔ didi aɖe ɖe abɔta.
and, greaves of bronze, on his feet, —and, a javelin of bronze, 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 shaft of his spear, was like a weaver’s beam, and, the flashing head of his spear, was six hundred shekels of iron, —and, his shield-bearer, was coming on 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 took his stand, and cried unto the ranks of Israel, and said unto them, Wherefore should ye come out, to set in array for battle? Am not, I, a Philistine, while, ye, are servants unto Saul? Choose you a man, and let him come down unto 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.”
If he prevail in fighting with me, and smite me, then will we become your servants, —but, if, I, prevail over him, and smite him, then shall ye become 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—I, reproach the ranks of Israel, this day, —give me a man, that we may fight together.
11 Esi Saul kple Israel blibo la se nya siwo Filistitɔ la gblɔ la, dzi ɖe le wo ƒo eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo ŋutɔ.
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and feared exceedingly.
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.
Now, David, was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose, name, was Jesse, and, who, had eight sons, —and, the man, in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years.
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 eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle, —and, the names of his three sons who went into the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and, the next to him, Abinadab, and, the third, Shammah.
14 David nye viŋutsuvi suetɔ. Esime nɔvia tsitsitɔ etɔ̃awo nɔ Saul ƒe aʋakɔ la me la,
But, as for David, he, was the youngest, —and, the three eldest, followed Saul;
15 David dzona le Saul gbɔ enuenu heyina Betlehem ɖakpɔa fofoa ƒe alẽwo dzi.
whereas, David, kept going and returning from Saul, —to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 Goliat, Filistitɔwo ƒe ame dzɔatsu la tsia tsitre ɖe Israelʋakɔ la ŋkume geditɔe ŋdi kple fiẽ ŋkeke blaene sɔŋ.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, —and presented himself 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 Jesse said unto David his son, Take, I pray thee, unto thy brethren—this ephah of parched corn, and these ten loaves, —and run to the camp unto thy brethren;
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.
also these ten slices of soft cheese, shalt thou take to the captain of their thousand, —and, as for thy brethren, give good heed to their welfare, their pledge, also shalt thou receive.
19 Wole Saul kple Israel ŋutsuwo dome le Ela balime me le aʋa wɔm kple Filistitɔwo.”
Now, Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, ready to fight 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.
So then David rose up early in the morning, and entrusted the sheep to a keeper, and took up [the provisions] and went his way, as Jesse had commanded him, —and came into the circular rampart, as, the force, was going forth into the ranks, and shouted for the fight.
21 Israelviwo kple Filistitɔwo nɔ woƒe aʋalɔgowo me hedze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo.
So Israel and the Philistines set in array for battle, army against army.
22 David gblẽ eƒe nuwo ɖe aʋawɔnuwo dzikpɔla gbɔ heƒu du yi ɖe aʋaŋgɔ eye wòdo gbe na nɔviawo.
Then David entrusted the provisions that were upon him to the care of the keeper of the stores, and ran unto the ranks, —and came and asked for the welfare of his brethren.
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.
Now, as he was speaking with them, lo! the champion coming up, Goliath the Philistine, by name, of Gath, [coming up] out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he spake according to these words, —and David heard [them].
24 Esi Israelviwo kpɔe ko la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo eye wode asi sisi me.
Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.
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 ye seen this man that is coming up? For, to reproach Israel, is he coming. So then it shall be, that, the man that shall smite him, the same, will the king enrich with great riches, and, his own daughter, will give him, and, his father’s house, will he make 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?”
Then spake David unto the men that were standing by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that shall smite yonder Philistine, and so shall take away reproach from off Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of a 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 answered him, according to this word saying, —So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite 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.”
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men, —then was kindled the anger of Eliab against David, and he said—Wherefore is it that thou hast come down? and to whom hast thou entrusted those few sheep in the wilderness? I, know thy pride, and the foolishness of thy heart, for, to see the battle, hast thou come down.
29 David biae be, “Azɔ la agɔ kae medze? Nyemekpɔ mɔ aƒo nu tete oa?”
And David said, What have I done, now? Was there not, a cause?
30 David zɔ yi ame bubu gbɔ, bia nya ma kee eye wòna ŋuɖoɖo ma kee abe tsãtɔ ene.
Then turned he from him unto another, and said—according to this word, —and the people returned him an answer, like the first.
31 Wose nya si David gblɔ eye woyi ɖagblɔe na Saul. Tete Saul dɔ ame ɖa woɖayɔe va egbɔe.
And the words which David spake were overheard, —and, when they told them before Saul, he summoned him.
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 unto Saul, Let not the heart of my lord fail, because of him, —thy 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 unto David—Thou art not able to go against this Philistine, to fight with him, —for, a youth, art, thou, but, 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,
Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father’s sheep, —and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb 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.
and I would go out after him, and smite him, and rescue it out of his mouth, —and, if he rose against me, I would catch him by his beard, and smite him, and slay 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.
Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear, —and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a 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!”
And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David—Go! and, Yahweh, will be with thee.
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 clad David with his own military coat, and set a helmet of bronze upon his head, —and clad him with a coat of mail.
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 David girded his sword above his military coat, but was reluctant to go, for he had not proved them, —so David said unto Saul—I cannot go in these, for I have not proved them. And David put them off 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.
Then took he his stick in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the torrent-bed, and put them in the shepherd’s-pouch which he had—even in the wallet, and had his sling in his hand, —and so drew near unto the Philistine.
41 Goliat, Filistitɔ la zɔ ɖo ta David gbɔ, eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla nɔ ŋgɔ nɛ.
And the Philistine came on and on, and drew near unto David, —and the man carrying the shield was before him.
42 Ekpɔ David ɖa eye wòkpɔ be ɖevi dzaa aɖe ko wònye, ele kpokploe eye wòdze ɖeka, eya ta wòdo vloe.
And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him, —for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of 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.
Then said the Philistine unto David, A dog, am, I, that thou art coming unto me, with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David, by his god.
44 Eyi edzi gblɔ be. “Te va afi sia eye matsɔ wò lã ana dziƒoxeviwo kple gbemelãwo!”
And the Philistine said unto David, —Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.
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.
Then said David unto the Philistine—Thou, art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin, —but, I, am coming unto thee in the name of Yahweh of hosts, God of the ranks of Israel which thou hast reproached.
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, will Yahweh deliver thee into my hand, and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee, and will give thy dead body and the dead bodies of the host of Philistines, this day, unto the birds of heaven, and unto the wild beasts of the earth, —that all the earth may know that Israel hath a God;
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 that all this gathered host may know that, not with sword and with spear, doth Yahweh save, —for, unto Yahweh, belongeth the battle, and he will deliver you into our hand.
48 Esi Filistitɔ la gbɔna be yeadze David dzi la, David zɔ kaba yi be yeakpe aʋa kplii.
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the ranks to meet the Philistine.
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 thrust his hand into his pouch, and took from thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine, in his forehead, —that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face, to the earth.
50 Ale David ɖu Filistitɔ la dzi kple aŋetu kple kpe ɖeka, yi menɔ esi o gake ekpe le Filistitɔ la dzi eye wòwui.
Thus David prevailed over the Philistine, with the sling and with the stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him, —but, sword, was there none 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.
So David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off, therewith, his head, —and, when the Philistines saw that their hero was slain, 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.
Then arose the men of Israel and Judah, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, as far as the entrance into Gath, and as far as the gates of Ekron, —and the slain of the Philistines fell in the way to the two gates, even as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.
53 Israelviwo trɔ le Filistitɔwo yome eye wova ha nuwo le woƒe asaɖa me.
And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines, —and plundered their camps.
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 into Jerusalem, —but, his armour, put he into 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 forth to meet the Philistine, he said unto Abner, prince of the host, Whose son is the young man, Abner? And Abner said, By the life of thy soul, O king! I know not.
56 Fia Saul gblɔ nɛ be, “Bia ame si ɖekakpui sia fofo nye la ta nam.”
Then said the king, —Ask, thou, whose son the stripling 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, when David returned from smiting the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, —with the head of the Philistine 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 unto him, Whose son art, thou, O young man? And David said, Son of thy servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite.
