Samuel 1 2
1 Hana do gbe ɖa be, “Nye dzi le aseye tsom le Yehowa me; le Yehowa me nye dzo de dzi bobobo. Nye nu ʋu ɖe nye futɔwo ŋu eye medzɔ dzi le wò ɖeɖe la me.
And Hannah prayed, and said, Mine heart reioyceth in the Lord, mine horne is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged ouer mine enemies, because I reioyce in thy saluation.
2 “Ame aɖeke mele kɔkɔe abe Yehowa ene o! Bubu aɖeke megali o kpe ɖe ŋutiwò o. Eye Agakpe aɖeke meli abe míaƒe Mawu ene o.
There is none holy as the Lord: yea, there is none besides thee, and there is no god like our God.
3 “Mèganɔ nu ƒom dadatɔe nenema o, elabena Yehowae nye Mawu si nya nu sia nu eye wòdaa miaƒe nuwɔnawo kpɔna.
Speake no more presumptuously: let not arrogancie come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him enterprises are established.
4 “Woŋe ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe aŋutrɔwo ke ame beliwo la, etsɔ ŋusẽ bla ali dzi na wo.
The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.
5 Ame siwo ɖi ƒo tsã la, tsɔ wo ɖokui ɖo awɔbae na nuɖuɖu, ke ame siwo dɔ wu tsã la, dɔ megale wo wum o. Ame si tsi ko tsã la dzi vi adre azɔ, ke ame si si vi adre nɔ la ƒe vidzidɔ lé ayi.
They that were full, are hired foorth for bread, and the hungrie are no more hired, so that the barren hath borne seuen: and shee that had many children, is feeble.
The Lord killeth and maketh aliue: bringeth downe to the graue and raiseth vp. (Sheol h7585)
7 Yehowa ɖoa ahedada ɖa eye eya kee gaɖoa hokpɔkpɔ ɖa; eyae bɔbɔa ame ɖe anyi eye eya kee gadoa ame ɖe dzi.
The Lord maketh poore and maketh rich: bringeth lowe, and exalteth.
8 Eyae ɖea ame dahe tso ke me eye wòfɔa hiãtɔ tso afi me enaa zikpui wo ɖe dziɖulawo xa eye wònaa wonyia dome kple bubu ƒe fiazikpui. “Elabena Yehowa tɔe nye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖokpe; eya dzie wòɖo xexea me gɔme anyi ɖo.
He raiseth vp ye poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lordes, and he hath set the world vpon them.
9 Adzɔ eƒe ame kɔkɔewo ƒe afɔ ŋu, ke ɖoɖoe azi le ame vɔ̃ɖiwo nu le viviti me. “Menye kalẽ me ame tona ɖua dzi o;
Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.
10 ame siwo tso ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, woakaka wo. Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la aɖe gbe ɖe wo dzi tso dziƒo; Yehowa adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu Anyigba ƒe mlɔenu ke hã. “Ana ŋusẽ eƒe fia la eye wòakɔ eƒe amesiamina la ƒe dzo ɖe dzi.”
The Lordes aduersaries shall be destroyed, and out of heauen shall he thunder vpon them: the Lord shall iudge the endes of the worlde, and shall giue power vnto his King, and exalt the horne of his Anoynted.
11 Ale Elkana yi aƒe me le Rama, ke ɖevi la subɔ le Yehowa ŋkume le nunɔla Eli ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the childe did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest.
12 Azɔ Eli viŋutsuwo nye nu tovo wɔlawo, ame siwo mevɔ̃a Yehowa
Now the sonnes of Eli were wicked men, and knewe not the Lord.
13 loo alo dea bubu nunɔlawo ƒe dɔdeasiwo na dukɔ la ŋu o. Ne ame aɖe va sa vɔ la, nunɔla la ƒe dɔla la vana léa gaflo nuetɔ̃ ɖe asi esime vɔsalã la le dzo dzi.
For the Priestes custome towarde the people was this: when any man offered sacrifice, the Priestes boy came, while the flesh was seething, and a fleshhooke with three teeth, in his hand,
14 Dɔla la tsɔa gaflo la ƒona ɖe gaze, kutu, agba alo nuɖaze si me wole lã la ɖam le la me eye nu sia nu si ke gaflo la tɔ la etsɔnɛ doa goe na nunɔla. Aleae wowɔna le Silo ɖe Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe si vaa afi ma la ŋuti.
And thrust it into the kettle, or into the caldron, or into the panne, or into the potte: all that the fleshhooke brought vp, the Priest tooke for himselfe: thus they did vnto all the Israelites, that came thither to Shiloh.
15 Gawu la, hafi woatɔ dzo lãmia la nunɔla la ƒe dɔla vana gblɔna na ame si le vɔ la sam la be, “Tsɔ lã la ƒe ɖe na nunɔlaa be wòame elabena maxɔ lã ɖaɖa le asiwò o negbe mumua ko.”
Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priests boy came and saide to the man that offered, Giue me flesh to rost for the priest: for he wil not haue sodden flesh of thee, but rawe.
16 Ne ame si le vɔ la sam gblɔ be, “Àte ŋu atsɔ lã si dze ŋuwò, gake ele be woatɔ dzo lãmi la gbã abe ale si woɖoe da ɖi ene” la, subɔla la gblɔna be, “Ao, ne mèɖe asi le eŋu nam fifi laa o la, matsɔe sesẽtɔe!”
And if any man saide vnto him, Let them burne the fatte according to the custome, then take as much as thine heart desireth: then hee would answere, No, but thou shalt giue it nowe: and if thou wilt not, I will take it by force.
17 Ale ɖekakpui siawo ƒe nu vɔ̃ tri akɔ le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume elabena wodoa vlo ameawo ƒe vɔ siwo wosana na Yehowa.
Therefore the sinne of the yong men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
18 Ke Samuel ya subɔna le Yehowa ŋkume, enye ɖevi si doa aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe kɔmewu.
Now Samuel being a yong childe ministred before the Lord, girded with a linen Ephod.
19 Dadaa tɔa awu ʋlaya sue aɖe nɛ ƒe sia ƒe ne eya kple srɔ̃a gbɔna vɔsaƒe.
And his mother made him a litle coat, and brought it to him from yeere to yeere, when she came vp with her husband, to offer the yerely sacrifice.
20 Eli yraa Elkana kple srɔ̃a Hana gblɔna be, “Yehowa nana nyɔnu sia nadzi viwo na wò ne woaxɔ ɖe esi wòdo gbe ɖa bia gagbugbɔ tsɔ na Yehowa la teƒe.” Ale wodzona yina ɖe wo de.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord giue thee seede of this woman, for the petition that she asked of the Lord: and they departed vnto their place.
21 Yehowa ve Hana nu wòdzi viŋutsu etɔ̃ kple vinyɔnu eve ɖe Samuel yome. Ale Samuel tsi ɖe edzi le Yehowa ƒe ŋkume.
And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceiued, and bare three sonnes, and two daughters. And the childe Samuel grewe before the Lord.
22 Eli zu amegãɖeɖi aɖe azɔ gake enya nu siwo katã viawo nɔa wɔwɔm ɖe Israel blibo la ŋu. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, enya be ye viŋutsuwo nɔ ahasi wɔm kple ɖetugbi siwo wɔa subɔsubɔdɔwo le Agbadɔ la me.
So Eli was very olde, and heard all that his sonnes did vnto all Israel, and howe they laye with the women that assembled at the doore of the tabernacle of the Congregation.
23 Egblɔ na viawo be, “Nu ka ta miele nu vɔ̃ɖi sia wɔm? Ame sia ame le nu ƒom le miaƒe agbe vlo nɔnɔ ŋu nam.
And hee saide vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for of all this people I heare euill reportes of you.
24 Nya siwo sem mele tso mia ŋu la, menya sena kura o. Miele Yehowa ƒe amewo kplɔm de nu vɔ̃ me.
Do no more, my sonnes, for it is no good report that I heare, which is, that ye make the Lords people to trespasse.
25 Ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe nɔvia amegbetɔ ŋu la, Mawu adrɔ̃ ʋɔnui. Ke ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, ame kae aɖe kuku ɖe enu?” Togbɔ be wo fofo gbe nya na wo alea hã la, womeɖo toe o elabena Yehowa ɖo be yeawu wo.
If one man sinne against another, the Iudge shall iudge it: but if a man sinne against the Lord, who will pleade for him? Notwithstanding they obeyed not the voyce of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
26 Samuel, ɖevi sue la, nɔ tsitsim ɖe edzi, enye ame sia ame ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ eye eƒe nu nyo Yehowa hã ŋu.
(Nowe the childe Samuel profited and grewe, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men)
27 Gbe ɖeka la, Mawu ƒe ame aɖe va Eli gbɔ eye wògblɔ nya siawo, siwo tso Yehowa gbɔ la nɛ. “Ɖe nyemeɖe nye ŋusẽ fia esi Israelviwo nye kluviwo le Egiptenyigba dzi oa?
And there came a man of God vnto Eli, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did not I plainely appeare vnto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaohs house?
28 Ɖe nyemetia mia tɔgbi Levi tso Israel towo katã dome be wòanye nunɔla nam, be wòasa vɔ le nye vɔsamlekpui dzi, wòatsɔ nu ʋeʋĩ ado dzudzɔ nam eye wòado nunɔlawo ƒe awu ne ele subɔyem oa? Eye ɖe nyemetsɔa vɔsanuwo naa mi nunɔlawo oa?
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my Priest, to offer vpon mine altar, and to burne incense, and to weare an Ephod before me, and I gaue vnto the house of thy father all the offrings made by fire of the children of Israel.
29 Ekema nu ka ta miele ŋu klẽm ale ɖe vɔsanu bubu siwo ameawo tsɔna vanɛ nam la ŋu? Nu ka ta nède bubu viwòwo ŋu wu ŋunye? Nu nyui siwo Israel, nye amewo tsɔna vanɛ la na be wò kple woawo siaa mieda ami!
Wherefore haue you kicked against my sacrifice and mine offering, which I commanded in my Tabernacle, and honourest thy children aboue mee, to make your selues fatte of the first fruites of all the offerings of Israel my people?
30 “Eya ta Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be, ‘Medo ŋugbe be wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe asubɔ le ŋkunye me tegbee.’ Ke azɔ la Yehowa be, ‘Esia nete ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye! Ame siwo de bubu ŋutinye la, made bubu wo ŋu, ke ame siwo do vlom la, woaɖu ŋukpe.
Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I saide, that thine house and the house of thy father should walke before mee for euer: but nowe the Lord saith, It shall not be so: for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be despised.
31 Ɣeyiɣi la gbɔna esi maɖe wò kple fofowò ƒe aƒe ƒe ŋusẽ dzi akpɔtɔ ale be amegãɖeɖi aɖeke manɔ wò ƒomea me o,
Beholde, the dayes come, that I will cut off thine arme, and the arme of thy fathers house, that there shall not be an olde man in thine house.
32 eye àkpɔ xaxa le nye nɔƒe la me. Togbɔ be woawɔ nyui na Israel hã la, ke wò ƒome me ya la, amegãɖeɖi manɔ anyi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
And thou shalt see thine enemie in the habitation of the Lord in all thinges wherewith God shall blesse Israel, and there shall not be an olde man in thine house for euer.
33 Mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si nyemeɖe ɖa le nye vɔsamlekpui ŋgɔ o la atsi agbe, gake woana aɖatsi natsyɔ wò ŋkuwo dzi eye woahe dzigbagbã vɛ na wò. Ale wò dzidzimeviwo katã aku le woƒe ɖekakpui dzodzoe me.
Neuerthelesse, I will not destroy euery one of thine from mine altar, to make thine eyes to faile, and to make thine heart sorowfull: and all ye multitude of thine house shall die when they be men.
34 “‘Azɔ nu si ava dzɔ ɖe viwò ŋutsu eveawo, siwo nye Hofni kple Finehas dzi anye dzesi na wò; wo ame evea katã woaku le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi.
And this shalbe a signe vnto thee, that shall come vpon thy two sonnes Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both.
35 Maɖo nunɔla nuteƒewɔla na ɖokuinye ame si awɔ ɖe nu si meɖo ɖe nye dzi me kple ta me la dzi. Mali ke eƒe aƒe la sesĩe eye wòasubɔ le nye amesiamina la ƒe ŋkume ɖaa.
And I will stirre me vp a faithfull Priest, that shall do according to mine heart and according to my minde: and I wil build him a sure house, and he shall walke before mine Anointed for euer.
36 Ekema ame sia ame si susɔ ɖe wò ƒome la me ava de ta agu ɖe eŋkume abia klosaloga ɖeka alo abolo kakɛ aɖe kple kukuɖeɖe be, “De nunɔla ƒe dɔ aɖe asi nam ale be mate ŋu akpɔ nu vi aɖe aɖu.”’”
And all that are left in thine house, shall come and bowe downe to him for a piece of siluer and a morsell of bread, and shall say, Appoint me, I pray thee, to one of the priestes offices, that I may eate a morsell of bread.
