Samuel 1 19
1 Azɔ la, Saul gblɔ na eŋumewo kple via Yonatan be woato mɔ aɖe nu awu David. Ke le lɔlɔ̃ deto si nɔ Yonatan kple David dome ta la,
and to speak: speak Saul to(wards) Jonathan son: child his and to(wards) all servant/slave his to/for to die [obj] David and Jonathan son: child Saul to delight in in/on/with David much
2 Yonatan gblɔ ɖoɖo si fofoa wɔ ɖe eŋu la nɛ. Egblɔ nɛ be, “Etsɔ ŋdi la, ele be nàdi teƒe aɖe si nàbe ɖo le gbedzi.
and to tell Jonathan to/for David to/for to say to seek Saul father my to/for to die you and now to keep: guard please in/on/with morning and to dwell in/on/with secrecy and to hide
3 Mana be nye kple fofonye míava afi ma eye maƒo nu nɛ tso ŋuwò. Ekema magblɔ nya sia nya si mase tso egbɔ la na wò.”
and I to come out: come and to stand: stand to/for hand: to father my in/on/with land: country which you(m. s.) there and I to speak: speak in/on/with you to(wards) father my and to see: examine what? and to tell to/for you
4 Le ŋufɔke ƒe ŋdi esi Yonatan nɔ dze ɖom kple fofoa la, ekafu David nɛ eye wòɖe kuku nɛ be wòadzudzɔ ta me vɔ̃ ɖoɖo ɖe eŋu. Yonatan ɖe kuku na fofoa be, “David mewɔ nu vɔ̃ aɖeke ɖe ŋuwò kpɔ o; ekpena ɖe ŋuwò ɣe sia ɣi le mɔ sia mɔ si wòate ŋui la dzi.
and to speak: speak Jonathan in/on/with David pleasant to(wards) Saul father his and to say to(wards) him not to sin [the] king in/on/with servant/slave his in/on/with David for not to sin to/for you and for deed his pleasant to/for you much
5 Ɖe nèŋlɔ ɣeyiɣi si wòtsɔ eƒe agbe ke, hewu Goliat kple ale si Yehowa to nu sia me he dziɖuɖu gã aɖe vɛ na Israel la bea? Èkpɔ dzidzɔ le nyadzɔdzɔ sia ŋu ɣe ma ɣi me, nu ka ta nàwui azɔ le esime mewɔ nu vɔ̃ aɖeke o? Naneke meli si ta nàwui ɖo o.”
and to set: take [obj] soul: life his in/on/with palm his and to smite [obj] [the] Philistine and to make: do LORD deliverance: salvation great: large to/for all Israel to see: see and to rejoice and to/for what? to sin in/on/with blood innocent to/for to die [obj] David for nothing
6 Mlɔeba la, Saul lɔ̃ ɖe Yonatan ƒe nya siawo dzi eye wòka atam be, “Zi ale si Yehowa li la, nyemawu David o.”
and to hear: hear Saul in/on/with voice Jonathan and to swear Saul alive LORD if: surely no to die
7 Yonatan yɔ David emegbe eye wòka nya si dzɔ la ta nɛ. Ekplɔ David yi Saul gbɔ eye wo dome ganɔ abe tsã ene.
and to call: call to Jonathan to/for David and to tell to/for him Jonathan [obj] all [the] word: thing [the] these and to come (in): bring Jonathan [obj] David to(wards) Saul and to be to/for face: before his like/as previously three days ago
8 Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, aʋa gadzɔ ɖe Israelviwo kple Filistitɔwo dome. David nɔ eƒe aʋakɔ la nu, wowu Filistitɔ geɖewo eye aʋakɔ blibo la si le wo nu.
and to add: again [the] battle to/for to be and to come out: come David and to fight in/on/with Philistine and to smite in/on/with them wound great: large and to flee from face: before his
9 Ke gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ aɖe tso Yehowa gbɔ va Saul dzi, esime wònɔ eƒe aƒe me eye eƒe akplɔ nɔ esi. Esime David nɔ kasaŋku ƒom la.
and to be spirit LORD bad: harmful to(wards) Saul and he/she/it in/on/with house: home his to dwell and spear his in/on/with hand his and David to play in/on/with hand
10 Saul di be yeatsɔ yeƒe akplɔ amimii ɖe gli ŋu, ke David de axa nɛ esime Saul da akplɔ la wòyi gli la me. Le zã ma me la, David si dzo.
and to seek Saul to/for to smite in/on/with spear in/on/with David and in/on/with wall and to separate from face: before Saul and to smite [obj] [the] spear in/on/with wall and David to flee and to escape in/on/with night he/she/it
11 Saul ɖo asrafowo ɖa be woadzɔ David ƒe aƒe ŋu ne edo go tso eƒe xɔ me ŋdi ko la, woawui. Ke Mixal gblɔ na srɔ̃a David be “Ne mèsi dzo le zã sia me o la, àzu nu kuku etsɔ ŋdi.”
and to send: depart Saul messenger to(wards) house: home David to/for to keep: look at him and to/for to die him in/on/with morning and to tell to/for David Michal woman: wife his to/for to say if nothing you to escape [obj] soul: life your [the] night tomorrow you(m. s.) to die
12 Ale Mixal kpe ɖe srɔ̃a ŋu wòɖi to fesre to hesi.
and to go down Michal [obj] David about/through/for [the] window and to go: went and to flee and to escape
13 Mixal tsɔ ametikpakpɛ aɖe da ɖe David ƒe aba dzi, eƒe ta nɔ suɖui si wowɔ kple gbɔ̃fu la dzi eye wòtsyɔ abadzivɔwo nɛ.
and to take: take Michal [obj] [the] teraphim and to set: put to(wards) [the] bed and [obj] quilt [the] goat to set: put head his and to cover in/on/with garment
14 Esi asrafoawo va be woalé David ayi na Saul la, Mixal gblɔ na wo be David dze dɔ eye mate ŋu afɔ o.
and to send: depart Saul messenger to/for to take: take [obj] David and to say be weak: ill he/she/it
15 Saul gblɔ ɖo ɖa be woakɔ David kple eƒe abati la vɛ ale be yeate ŋu awui.
and to send: depart Saul [obj] [the] messenger to/for to see: see [obj] David to/for to say to ascend: rise [obj] him in/on/with bed to(wards) me to/for to die him
16 Ke esi wova be woakɔe kple abatia la, wokpɔ be ametikpakpɛ koe nɔ abatia dzi eye gbɔ̃fuvɔ le eƒe tagbe.
and to come (in): come [the] messenger and behold [the] teraphim to(wards) [the] bed and quilt [the] goat head his
17 Saul bia via Mixal be, “Nu ka ta nèblem eye nèna nye futɔ si?” Mixal ɖo eŋu be, “Ɖe kokoko wòle nam be mable wò elabena srɔ̃nye gblɔ nam be ne nyemekpe ɖe ye ŋu o la, yeawum.”
and to say Saul to(wards) Michal to/for what? thus to deceive me and to send: let go [obj] enemy my and to escape and to say Michal to(wards) Saul he/she/it to say to(wards) me to send: let go me to/for what? to die you
18 Ale David si yi Rama ɖakpɔ Samuel eye wògblɔ nu siwo katã Saul wɔ ɖe eŋu la nɛ eye Samuel kplɔ David yi Nayɔt.
and David to flee and to escape and to come (in): come to(wards) Samuel [the] Ramah [to] and to tell to/for him [obj] all which to make: do to/for him Saul and to go: went he/she/it and Samuel and to dwell (in/on/with Naioth *Q(k)*)
19 Esi Saul se be David nɔ Nayɔt le Rama la,
and to tell to/for Saul to/for to say behold David (in/on/with Naioth *Q(k)*) in/on/with Ramah
20 eɖo asrafowo ɖa be woalée vɛ. Ke esi woɖo afi ma eye wokpɔ Samuel kple nyagblɔɖila bubuwo nɔ nya gblɔm ɖi la, Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ va wo dzi eye woawo hã de asi nyagbɔgblɔɖi me.
and to send: depart Saul messenger to/for to take: take [obj] David and to see: see [obj] company [the] prophet to prophesy and Samuel to stand: stand to stand upon them and to be upon messenger Saul spirit God and to prophesy also they(masc.)
21 Esi Saul se nya si dzɔ la, eɖo asrafo bubuwo ɖa, ke woawo hã gblɔ nya ɖi! Nu ma ke dzɔ zi etɔ̃lia hã.
and to tell to/for Saul and to send: depart messenger another and to prophesy also they(masc.) and to add: again Saul and to send: depart messenger third and to prophesy also they(masc.)
22 Azɔ Saul ŋutɔ yi Rama eye esi wòɖo vudo la gbɔ le Seku la, ebia be “Afi ka Samuel kple David le?” Ame aɖe gblɔ nɛ be, “Wole Nayɔt le Rama.”
and to go: went also he/she/it [the] Ramah [to] and to come (in): come till pit [the] great: large which in/on/with Secu and to ask and to say where? Samuel and David and to say behold (in/on/with Naioth *Q(k)*) in/on/with Ramah
23 Ke esi wòyina Nayɔt la, Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ va eya hã dzi eye eya hã de asi nyagbɔgblɔɖi me!
and to go: went there to(wards) (Naioth *Q(k)*) in/on/with Ramah and to be upon him also he/she/it spirit God and to go: come to go: went and to prophesy till to come (in): come he (in/on/with Naioth *Q(k)*) in/on/with Ramah
24 Edze eƒe awuwo hetsi amama to ŋkeke kple zã blibo la me eye wògblɔ nya ɖi kple Samuel ƒe nyagblɔɖilawo. Eŋumewo tsi yaa eye wobia be, “Ɖe Saul hã le nyagblɔɖilawo domea?”
and to strip also he/she/it garment his and to prophesy also he/she/it to/for face: before Samuel and to fall: fall naked all [the] day [the] he/she/it and all [the] night upon so to say also Saul in/on/with prophet
