Samuel 1 31
1 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Filistitɔwo dze aʋa la wɔwɔ gɔme kple Israelviwo eye Israelviwo si le wo nu. Wowu Israelvi geɖewo le Gilboa to dzi.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and there fell down [many] slain on mount Gilboa'.
2 Filistitɔwo ɖe Saul kple viawo ɖe nu eye wowu viawo; Yonatan, Abinadab kple Malki Sua.
And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua', the sons of Saul.
3 Aʋa la nu sẽ ŋutɔ na Saul eye esi aŋutrɔdalawo tui la wode abi eŋu vevie.
And the battle was heavy against Saul, and he was found by the archers, the men with bows; and he was greatly in dread of the archers.
4 Saul gblɔ na eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla be, “Ɖe wò yi ɖe go nàƒoe ɖem, ne menye nenem o la, Filistitɔ, aʋamatsomatsoetɔ siawo ava wum eye woado vlom.” Ke vɔvɔ̃ ɖo eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla la ŋutɔ eye melɔ̃ be yeawɔ Saul ƒe gbe dzi o. Eya ta Saul tsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe yi hedze enu.
And Saul said unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and wantonly ill-use me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was greatly afraid; wherefore Saul took the sword, and fell upon it.
5 Esi akpoxɔnutsɔla la kpɔ be Saul ku la, eya hã mu dze eƒe yi nu eye wòku kplii.
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, then fell he likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 Ale Saul, eƒe akpoxɔnutsɔla, Via ŋutsu etɔ̃awo kple eƒe aʋawɔlawo ku le ŋkeke ɖeka ma dzi.
Thus died Saul, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, also all his men, on that same day together.
7 Esi Israelvi siwo le balime la godo kple esiwo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la godo se be yewo nɔviwo si eye wowu Saul kple via ŋutsuawo la, wosi le woƒe duwo me eye Filistitɔwo va nɔ duawo me.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and those that were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons had died: they forsook the cities, and fled away; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 Esi ŋu ke eye Filistitɔwo yi be woaɖe nuwo le Israel ƒe ame kukuwo ŋu la, wokpɔ Saul kple Via ŋutsu etɔ̃awo ƒe kukuawo le Gilboa to la dzi.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines came to strip the slain; and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa'.
9 Woɖe Saul ƒe aʋawu le eŋu, tso ta le enu eye wotsɔ eƒe ta kple aʋawɔnu fia amewo le woƒe anyigba dzi godoo. Wotso aseye le dzidzɔnya sia ŋuti le woƒe legbawo kple dukɔmetɔwo ŋkume.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent it into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 Wotsɔ Saul ƒe akpoxɔnu la da ɖe Astarɔt ƒe gbedoxɔ me eye wotsɔ eƒe ŋutilã ku gli aɖe ŋu le Bet Sean.
And they put his armor in the house of 'Ashtaroth; and his body they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 Esi Yabes Gileadtɔwo se nu si Filistitɔwo wɔ Saul la,
And when the inhabitants of Yabeshgil'ad heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul:
12 aʋawɔlawo katã tso du ma me zɔ mɔ to zã blibo la me yi Bet Sean. Woɖe Saul kple viawo ƒe ŋutilã kukuawo le glia ŋu le Bet Sam eye wotsɔ wo va Yabes Gilead hetɔ dzo wo.
Then arose all the valiant men, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Yabesh, and burnt them there.
13 Woɖi woƒe afi ɖe logoti la te le Yabes eye wotsi nu dɔ ŋkeke adre.
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree at Yabesh, and they fasted seven days.
