Samuel 1 30

1 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe esi David kple eƒe amewo ɖo wo nɔƒe le Ziklag du la me la, wokpɔ be Amalekitɔwo va ha du la, tɔ dzoe wòbi keŋkeŋkeŋ

and to be in/on/with to come (in): come David and human his Ziklag in/on/with day [the] third and Amalekite to strip to(wards) Negeb and to(wards) Ziklag and to smite [obj] Ziklag and to burn [obj] her in/on/with fire

2 eye wokplɔ woƒe nyɔnuwo kple wo viwo dzoe.

and to take captive [obj] [the] woman which in/on/with her from small and till great: large not to die man: anyone and to lead and to go: went to/for way: journey their

3 Esi David kple eƒe amewo kpɔ du la ƒe gbagbã kple nu si dzɔ ɖe wo srɔ̃wo kple wo viwo dzi la,

and to come (in): come David and human his to(wards) [the] city and behold to burn in/on/with fire and woman: wife their and son: child their and daughter their to take captive

4 wofa avi va se ɖe esime avifafa glo wo.

and to lift: loud David and [the] people which with him [obj] voice their and to weep till which nothing in/on/with them strength to/for to weep

5 David srɔ̃ eveawo, Ahinoam tso Yezreel kple Abigail, Nabal ƒe ahosi, tso Karmel hã, nɔ ame siwo wokplɔ dzoe la dome.

and two woman: wife David to take captive Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite

6 Nyadzɔdzɔ sia te ɖe David dzi ŋutɔ, vevietɔ esi David ƒe amewo nɔ nu xam le wo viwo ta la, wode asi gbɔgblɔ me be yewoawui. Ke David tsɔ Yehowa eƒe Mawu do ŋusẽ eɖokui.

and be distressed to/for David much for to say [the] people to/for to stone him for to rebel soul all [the] people man: anyone upon (son: child his *Q(K)*) and upon daughter his and to strengthen: strengthen David in/on/with LORD God his

7 David gblɔ na nunɔla Abiata, Ahimelek ƒe vi be wòatsɔ eƒe kɔmewu la vɛ eye Abiata wɔ ɖe edzi.

and to say David to(wards) Abiathar [the] priest son: child Ahimelech to approach: bring [emph?] please to/for me [the] ephod and to approach: bring Abiathar [obj] [the] ephod to(wards) David

8 David bia Yehowa be, “Mati wo yomea? Mate ŋu alé woa?” Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, dze wo yome; àxɔ miaƒe nu sia nu si wotsɔ dzoe la le wo si!”

and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to pursue after [the] band [the] this to overtake him and to say to/for him to pursue for to overtake to overtake and to rescue to rescue

9 David kple eƒe ame alafa adeawo va ɖo Besor tɔʋu la to, afi si ame aɖewo tsi

and to go: went David he/she/it and six hundred man which with him and to come (in): come till torrent: valley [the] Besor and [the] to remain to stand: stand

10 elabena ɖeɖi te ame alafa eve ŋu ale gbegbe be womate ŋu atso tɔʋu la o. Ke David kple ame alafa ene yi Amalekitɔwo yometiti dzi.

and to pursue David he/she/it and four hundred man and to stand: stand hundred man which to faint from to pass [obj] torrent: valley [the] Besor

11 Wokpɔ Egipte ŋutsu aɖe le gbe me eye wokplɔe vɛ na David. Wona nui wòɖu eye wona tsii wòno.

and to find man Egyptian in/on/with land: country and to take: bring [obj] him to(wards) David and to give: give to/for him food: bread and to eat and to water: drink him water

12 Wotsɔ gbotsetsebolo eve kple waintsetse ƒuƒu eve nɛ. Esi wòɖu nu siawo la, egbɔ agbe elabena meɖu naneke alo no tsi ŋkeke etɔ̃ kple zã etɔ̃ o.

and to give: give to/for him millstone fig cake and two cluster and to eat and to return: rescue spirit his to(wards) him for not to eat food: bread and not to drink water three day and three night

13 David biae be. “Ame kae nènye eye afi ka nètso?” Ɖekakpui la ɖo eŋu be, “Egiptetɔe menye heganye Amalekitɔ aɖe ƒe subɔla. Nye aƒetɔ gblẽm ɖi egbee nye ŋkeke etɔ̃lia eye nye lãme gblẽ.

and to say to/for him David to/for who? you(m. s.) and where? from this you(m. s.) and to say youth Egyptian I servant/slave to/for man Amalekite and to leave: forsake me lord my for be weak: ill [the] day three

14 Míede ɖaha Keretitɔwo ƒe dziehe kple Yuda ƒe anyigba kple Kaleb nyigba ƒe dziehe, míetɔ dzo Ziklag du la eye míetrɔ va yina.”

we to strip Negeb [the] Cherethite and upon which to/for Judah and upon Negeb Caleb and [obj] Ziklag to burn in/on/with fire

15 David biae be, “Àte ŋu afia afi si woyi la mía?” Ɖekakpui la ɖo eŋu be, “Ne ètsɔ Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ ka atam nam be yemawum alo atsɔm ade asi na nye aƒetɔ o la, ekema makplɔ wò ayi wo gbɔe.”

and to say to(wards) him David to go down me to(wards) [the] band [the] this and to say to swear [emph?] to/for me in/on/with God if: surely no to die me and if: surely no to shut me in/on/with hand: power lord my and to go down you to(wards) [the] band [the] this

16 Ale ɖekakpui la kplɔ wo yi afi si Amalekitɔwo ƒu asaɖa anyi do. Wokaka ɖe gbedzi henɔ nu ɖum, nɔ nu nom eye wonɔ ɣe ɖum kple dzidzɔ le Filistitɔwo kple Yudatɔwo ƒe nu geɖe siwo wokpɔ ha la ta.

and to go down him and behold to leave upon face: surface all [the] land: country/planet to eat and to drink and to celebrate in/on/with all [the] spoil [the] great: large which to take: take from land: country/planet Philistine and from land: country/planet Judah

17 David kple eƒe amewo dze wo dzi eye wowu wo katã le zã ma me kple ŋufɔke. Wowu ame sia ame negbe ɖekakpui alafa ene siwo do kposɔwo la koe te ŋu si.

and to smite them David from [the] twilight and till [the] evening to/for morrow their and not to escape from them man: anyone that if: except if: except four hundred man youth which to ride upon [the] camel and to flee

18 David xɔ nu sia nu si Amalekitɔwo ha. Exɔ srɔ̃a eveawo hã.

and to rescue David [obj] all which to take: take Amalek and [obj] two woman: wife his to rescue David

19 Naneke mebu o; woxɔ ɖevi kple tsitsi, ŋutsuvi kple nyɔnuvi kple nu sia nu si woha. Ale David xɔ nu sia nu gbɔe.

and not to lack to/for them from [the] small and till [the] great: large and till son: child and daughter and from spoil and till all which to take: take to/for them [the] all to return: return David

20 David ƒe amewo kplɔ Amalekitɔwo ƒe lãhawo dzoe eye wogblɔ na David be, “Esiawo katã nye wò ŋutɔ tɔ abe wò fetu ene.”

and to take: take David [obj] all [the] flock and [the] cattle to lead to/for face: before [the] livestock [the] he/she/it and to say this spoil David

21 Esi wova ɖo Besor tɔʋu la to la, wodo go woƒe ame alafa eve siwo ŋu ɖeɖi te ale gbegbe be womete ŋu tso tɔʋu la yi kpli wo o. David do gbe na wo dzidzɔtɔe.

and to come (in): come David to(wards) hundred [the] human which to faint from to go: follow after David and to dwell them in/on/with torrent: valley [the] Besor and to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet David and to/for to encounter: meet [the] people which with him and to approach: approach David [obj] [the] people and to ask to/for them to/for peace: greeting

22 Ke gbevu aɖewo nɔ ame siwo de ɖawɔ aʋa la dome gblɔ be, “Ame siawo mede aʋa la kpli mí o eya ta womaxɔ afunyinuwo dometɔ aɖeke o. Ɖe asi le wo srɔ̃wo kple wo viwo ŋu na wo eye nàna woadzo.”

and to answer all man bad: evil and Belial from [the] human which to go: went with David and to say because which not to go: went with me not to give: give to/for them from [the] spoil which to rescue for if: except man: anyone [obj] woman: wife his and [obj] son: child his and to lead and to go: went

23 Ke David gblɔ be, “Ao, nɔvinyewo, manyo nenema o! Yehowa na míele dedie eye míeɖu míaƒe futɔwo dzi.

and to say David not to make: do so brother: male-sibling my [obj] which to give: give LORD to/for us and to keep: guard [obj] us and to give: give [obj] [the] band [the] to come (in): come upon us in/on/with hand: power our

24 Ame kae alɔ̃ ɖe nya si gblɔm miele la dzi? Míama nuawo eye míama wo sɔsɔe, na ame siwo wɔ aʋa la kple ame siwo dzɔ míaƒe nuwo ŋu.”

and who? to hear: hear to/for you to/for word: thing [the] this for like/as portion [the] to go down in/on/with battle and like/as portion [the] to dwell upon [the] article/utensil together to divide

25 Tso gbe ma gbe dzi la, David wɔ numama alea wònye se kple kɔnu na Israelviwo katã va se ɖe egbe.

and to be from [the] day: today [the] he/she/it and above [to] and to set: make her to/for statute: decree and to/for justice: judgement to/for Israel till [the] day: today [the] this

26 Esi wova ɖo Ziklag la, David ɖo afunyinu siwo woha la ƒe akpa aɖe ɖe Yuda ƒe ametsitsiwo. Eŋlɔ agbalẽ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Esiawo nye nunana siwo mele ɖoɖom ɖe mi tso afunyinu siwo mekpɔ tso Yehowa ƒe futɔwo gbɔ la me.”

and to come (in): come David to(wards) Ziklag and to send: depart from [the] spoil to/for old: elder Judah to/for neighbor his to/for to say behold to/for you blessing from spoil enemy LORD

27 Woɖo nunanawo ɖe ametsitsiwo tso du siawo me: Betel, Dziehe Ramot, Yatir,

to/for which in/on/with Bethel Bethel and to/for which in/on/with Ramoth Negeb and to/for which in/on/with Jattir

28 Aroer, Sifmɔt, Estemoa,

and to/for which in/on/with Aroer and to/for which in/on/with Siphmoth and to/for which in/on/with Eshtemoa

29 Rakal, Yerameeltɔwo ƒe duwo, Kenitɔwo ƒe duwo,

and to/for which in/on/with Racal and to/for which in/on/with city [the] Jerahmeelite and to/for which in/on/with city [the] Kenite

30 Horma, Bor Asan, Atak,

and to/for which in/on/with Hormah and to/for which in/on/with Bor-ashan Bor-ashan and to/for which (in/on/with Athach *LA(bh)*)

31 kple Hebron. Eɖo nunana ɖe teƒe siwo eya kple eƒe amewo de.

and to/for which in/on/with Hebron and to/for all [the] place which to go: walk there David he/she/it and human his