Samuel 1 3

1 Samuel, ɖevi sue la, nɔ Yehowa subɔm to kpekpe ɖe Eli ŋu me. Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, ƒãa hafi Yehowa naƒo nu na amegbetɔ eye ŋutegakpɔkpɔ hã mebɔ o.

and [the] youth Samuel to minister [obj] LORD to/for face: before Eli and word LORD to be precious in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing vision to break through

2 Fifia, Eli zu amegãɖeɖi eye eƒe ŋkuwo megakpɔa nu tututu o. Emlɔ eƒe xɔ me le zã me gbe ɖeka eye

and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and Eli to lie down: lay down in/on/with place his (and eye: seeing his *Q(K)*) to profane/begin: begin faint not be able to/for to see: see

3 Samuel hã mlɔ gbedoxɔ la me le afi si nubablaɖaka la nɔ. Ke esi wòsusɔ vie woatsi xɔmekaɖiwo la,

and lamp God before to quench and Samuel to lie down: lay down in/on/with temple LORD which there ark God

4 Yehowa yɔe be, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel tɔ be, “Papaa!”

and to call: call to LORD to(wards) Samuel and to say look! I

5 Efɔ eye wòƒu du yi Eli gbɔ hegblɔ be, “Nyee nye esi, nu ka mawɔ na wò?” Eli gblɔ nɛ be, “Vinye, nyemeyɔ wò o, yi ɖamlɔ anyi.” Ale wòtrɔ yi ɖamlɔ anyi.

and to run: run to(wards) Eli and to say look! I for to call: call to to/for me and to say not to call: call to to return: again to lie down: lay down and to go: went and to lie down: lay down

6 Yehowa gayɔe ake be, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel gafɔ eye wògaƒu du yi Eli gbɔ. Egagblɔ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, nu ka mawɔ na wò?” Eli gblɔ be, “Vinye, nyemeyɔ wò o, yi nàmlɔ anyi.”

and to add: again LORD to call: call to still Samuel and to arise: rise Samuel and to go: went to(wards) Eli and to say look! I for to call: call to to/for me and to say not to call: call to son: child my to return: again to lie down: lay down

7 Samuel medze si Yehowa haɖe o eye Yehowa meƒo nu nɛ kpɔ haɖe hã o.

and Samuel before to know [obj] LORD and before to reveal: reveal to(wards) him word LORD

8 Yehowa gayɔ Samuel zi etɔ̃lia. Samuel gaƒu du yi Eli gbɔ eye wògagblɔ nɛ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, nu ka mawɔ na wò?” Azɔ Eli dze sii be Yehowae nɔ nu ƒom na ɖevia

and to add: again LORD to call: call to Samuel in/on/with third and to arise: rise and to go: went to(wards) Eli and to say look! I for to call: call to to/for me and to understand Eli for LORD to call: call to to/for youth

9 eya ta wògblɔ na Samuel be, “Gayi ɖamlɔ anyi; ne egayɔ wò la, nàgblɔ nɛ be, ‘Yehowa ƒo nu, wò dɔla le to ɖom.’” Samuel gayi ɖamlɔ anyi.

and to say Eli to/for Samuel to go: went to lie down: lay down and to be if to call: call to to(wards) you and to say to speak: speak LORD for to hear: hear servant/slave your and to go: went Samuel and to lie down: lay down in/on/with place his

10 Yehowa gayɔe abe tsã ene be, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel ɖo eŋu be, “Aƒetɔ, meɖe kuku, ƒo nu, wò dɔla le to ɖom.”

and to come (in): come LORD and to stand and to call: call to like/as beat in/on/with beat Samuel Samuel and to say Samuel to speak: speak for to hear: hear servant/slave your

11 Yehowa gblɔ na Samuel be, “Mele nu dziŋɔ aɖe wɔ ge le Israel.

and to say LORD to(wards) Samuel behold I to make: do word: thing in/on/with Israel which all to hear: hear him to tingle two ear his

12 Mawɔ nu dziŋɔ siwo katã ŋu meƒo nu tsoe na Eli.

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to arise: establish to(wards) Eli [obj] all which to speak: speak to(wards) house: household his to profane/begin: begin and to end: finish

13 Metsɔ tohehe do ŋgɔ na Eli kple eƒe ƒome blibo la elabena viawo le busunuwo wɔm ɖe Mawu ŋu eye Eli megbe na wo o.

and to tell to/for him for to judge I [obj] house: household his till forever: enduring in/on/with iniquity: crime which to know for to lighten to/for them son: child his and not to rebuke in/on/with them

14 Eya ta meka atam be vɔsawo kple nunanawo mate ŋu ana woatsɔ Eli kple viawo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake akpɔ o.”

and to/for so to swear to/for house: household Eli if: surely yes to atone iniquity: crime house: household Eli in/on/with sacrifice and in/on/with offering till forever: enduring

15 Samuel nɔ anyimlɔƒe va se ɖe ŋdi. Eʋu gbedoxɔ la ƒe ʋɔtru abe ale si wòwɔna ɖaa ene, ke enɔ vɔvɔ̃m be yeagblɔ nya si Yehowa gblɔ nɛ la na Eli.

and to lie down: lay down Samuel till [the] morning and to open [obj] door house: temple LORD and Samuel to fear from to tell [obj] [the] vision to(wards) Eli

16 Ke Eli yɔe be, “Vinye Samuel.” Samuel ɖo eŋu be, “Nyee nye esi.”

and to call: call to Eli [obj] Samuel and to say Samuel son: child my and to say look! I

17 Eli biae be, “Nya kae Yehowa gblɔ na wò? Gblɔ nya sia nya nam; Mawu nehe to na wò vevie ne ètsɔ nya aɖe ɣlam!”

and to say what? [the] word: thing which to speak: speak to(wards) you not please to hide from me thus to make: do to/for you God and thus to add if to hide from me word: thing from all [the] word: thing which to speak: speak to(wards) you

18 Ale Samuel gblɔ nya sia nya si Yehowa gblɔ nɛ la na Eli eye Eli ɖo eŋu be, “Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃nue; eya ŋutɔ nena nu si tututu wòkpɔ be eyae nye nyuitɔ la nava eme.”

and to tell to/for him Samuel [obj] all [the] word: thing and not to hide from him and to say LORD he/she/it [the] pleasant (in/on/with eye: appearance his *Q(K)*) to make: do

19 Esi Samuel nɔ tsitsim la, Yehowa nɔ kplii eye wòna be nya sia nya si Samuel gblɔ la vaa eme.

and to magnify Samuel and LORD to be with him and not to fall: fall from all word his land: soil [to]

20 Eya ta Israel blibo la, tso Dan yi Beerseba nya be Yehowa ɖo Samuel nyagblɔɖilae.

and to know all Israel from Dan and till Beersheba Beersheba for be faithful Samuel to/for prophet to/for LORD

21 Yehowa gaɖea eɖokui fiana le Silo. Eɖe eɖokui fia Samuel eye wòƒo nu nɛ le afi ma. Ne Samuel ƒo nu la, Israel blibo la ɖoa toe.

and to add: again LORD to/for to see: see in/on/with Shiloh for to reveal: reveal LORD to(wards) Samuel in/on/with Shiloh in/on/with word LORD