Samuel 1 21

1 David yi Nɔb dua me be yeakpɔ Abimelek, nunɔla la. Ke esi Ahimelek kpɔe la vɔvɔ̃ ɖoe eye wòbiae be, “Nu ka ta wò ɖeka nèva? Nu ka ta ame aɖeke mele ŋuwò o?”

and to come (in): come David Nob [to] to(wards) Ahimelech [the] priest and to tremble Ahimelech to/for to encounter: meet David and to say to/for him why? you(m. s.) to/for alone you and man: anyone nothing with you

2 David da alakpa na Ahimelek be, “Fia la de dɔ ɣaɣlɛ aɖe asi nam. Egblɔ nam be magana ame aɖeke nanya nu si ta meva afi sia o. Mefia teƒe si nye amewo ado gom le emegbe la wo.

and to say David to/for Ahimelech [the] priest [the] king to command me word: thing and to say to(wards) me man: anyone not to know anything [obj] [the] word: thing which I to send: depart you and which to command you and [obj] [the] youth to know to(wards) place someone someone

3 Nuɖuɖu aɖe le asiwòa? Na abolo atɔ̃ alo nu bubu ɖe sia ɖe si nàte ŋui lam.”

and now what? there underneath: owning hand: owner your five food: bread to give: give [emph?] in/on/with hand: owner my or [the] to find

4 Nunɔla la ɖo eŋu be, “Abolo dzodzro ya ƒe ɖeke meli o; abolo kɔkɔe koe li. Mexɔe se be miate ŋu aɖui ne wò ɖekakpuiwo medɔ kple nyɔnuwo le ŋkeke siawo me o ko.”

and to answer [the] priest [obj] David and to say nothing food: bread common to(wards) underneath: owning hand: owner my for if: except food: bread holiness there if to keep: guard [the] youth surely from woman

5 David do eŋu be, “Meka ɖe edzi na wò elabena nyemeɖea mɔ na nye ɖekakpuiwo be woade ha kple nyɔnuwo ne míezɔ mɔ o. Ne wole kɔkɔe ne míezɔ mɔ dzodzrowo la, ekema eme kɔ ƒãa be woanɔ kɔkɔe esi míeva dɔ tɔxɛ sia gbe!”

and to answer David [obj] [the] priest and to say to/for him that if: except if: except woman to restrain to/for us like/as yesterday three days ago in/on/with to come out: come I and to be article/utensil [the] youth holiness and he/she/it way: journey common and also for [the] day to consecrate: consecate in/on/with article/utensil

6 Ale, esi nuɖuɖu bubu aɖeke meganɔ anyi o ta la, nunɔla la tsɔ abolo kɔkɔe, Ŋkumeɖobolo, si wotsɔ da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume le agbadɔ la me nɛ. Gbe ma gbe kee wotsɔ abolo yeye ɖɔlii.

and to give: give to/for him [the] priest holiness for not to be there food: bread for if: except food: bread [the] face [the] to turn aside: remove from to/for face: before LORD to/for to set: put food: bread heat in/on/with day to take: take he

7 Eva eme be wosika Doeg, Edomtɔ, ame si nye Saul ƒe lãkplɔlawo ƒe amegã la ɖe Yehowa ŋkume le afi ma le ɣeyiɣi ma me.

and there man from servant/slave Saul in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to restrain to/for face: before LORD and name his Doeg [the] Edomite mighty: strong [the] to pasture which to/for Saul

8 David bia Ahimelek ne akplɔ alo yi aɖe le esi si ŋu dɔ yeate ŋu awɔ. Eɖe eme nɛ be, “Ele be matsɔ dzo ɖe fia ƒe dɔ la ŋu eye mawɔe kaba ale gbegbe be nyemete ŋu tsɔ aʋawɔnu aɖeke ɖe asi o!”

and to say David to/for Ahimelech and isn't? there here underneath: owning hand: owner your spear or sword for also sword my and also article/utensil my not to take: bring in/on/with hand: owner my for to be word: thing [the] king to urge

9 Nunɔla la ɖo eŋu be, “Goliat, Filistitɔ si nèwu le Ela balime la ƒe yi le asinye. Woblae ɖe avɔ aɖe me le awuwo dzraɖoƒe le kɔmewu la megbe. Ne èlɔ̃ la, àte ŋu atsɔe elabena aʋawɔnu bubu aɖeke megale afi sia o.” David ɖo eŋu be, “Eya tututu dim mele; tsɔe nam!”

and to say [the] priest sword Goliath [the] Philistine which to smite in/on/with Valley (of Elah) [the] (Valley of) Elah behold he/she/it to wrap in/on/with mantle after [the] ephod if [obj] her to take: take to/for you to take: take for nothing another exception her in/on/with this and to say David nothing like her to give: give her to/for me

10 David ɖe abla dzo elabena enɔ vɔvɔ̃m na Saul eye wòyi Fia Akis gbɔ le Gat.

and to arise: rise David and to flee in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from face: before Saul and to come (in): come to(wards) Achish king Gath

11 Ke David ƒe afi ma nɔnɔ medzɔ dzi na Akis ƒe aʋakplɔlawo o. Wobia be, “Menye eyae nye Israel ƒe kplɔla gã la oa? Menye eya ŋue ameawo dea bubui le woƒe ɣeɖuƒewo henɔa ha dzim bena, “‘Saul wu akpe eye David wu akpewo’ oa?”

and to say servant/slave Achish to(wards) him not this David king [the] land: country/planet not to/for this to sing in/on/with dance to/for to say to smite Saul (in/on/with thousand his *Q(K)*) and David (in/on/with myriad his *Q(K)*)

12 David se nya siawo eye wòvɔ̃ nu si Gat fia Akis ate ŋu awɔe.

and to set: consider David [obj] [the] word [the] these in/on/with heart his and to fear much from face of Achish king Gath

13 Ale wòwɔ eɖokui abe tsukunɔ ene! Ete fli ɖe ʋɔtruwo ŋu eye wòna ade do tso eƒe nu me hetsyɔ ɖe eƒe ge me.

and to change him [obj] taste his in/on/with eye: before(the eyes) their and to be foolish in/on/with hand: power their (and to mark *Q(k)*) upon door [the] gate and to go down spittle his to(wards) beard his

14 Fia Akis gblɔ na eƒe subɔlawo be, “Mikpɔ ame sia ɖa! Ele tsu kum! Nu ka tae miekplɔe vɛ nam ɖo?

and to say Achish to(wards) servant/slave his behold to see: see man be mad to/for what? to come (in): bring [obj] him to(wards) me

15 Tsukunɔ ƒe koe si le wɔyem tae miekplɔ ame sia vɛ be woava anɔ nu siawo ƒomevi wɔm le nye ŋkutaa? Ɖe wòdze be miakplɔ ame sia ƒomevi va nye aƒe mea?”

lacking be mad I for to come (in): bring [obj] this to/for be mad upon me this to come (in): come to(wards) house: home my