Samuel 2 12
1 Ale Yehowa ɖo Nyagblɔɖila Natan ɖa be wòagblɔ ŋutinya sia na David be, “Ŋutsu eve aɖewo le du aɖe me, ɖeka nye kesinɔtɔ gã aɖe eye evelia nye ame dahe.
And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Alẽwo kple nyiwo nɔ kesinɔtɔ la si fũu,
And the rich [man] had very many flocks and herds.
3 ke alẽvi ɖeka pɛ koe nɔ ame dahe la ya si eye eya kple viawo kpɔa dzidzɔ le alẽvi la ŋu ŋutɔ. Ame dahe la nana alẽvi la ɖua nu le eya ŋutɔ ƒe agba me eye wònoa nu le eƒe kplu nu. Elénɛ ɖe abɔ abe via nyɔnuvie wònye ene.
But the poor [man had] only one little ewe lamb, which he had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
4 “Gbe ɖeka la, amedzro aɖe va dze kesinɔtɔ la. Le esime kesinɔtɔ la nalé alẽ ɖeka tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe alẽ gbogboawo dome awu na amedzroa teƒe la, elé ame dahe la ƒe alẽ ɖeka ma, wui eye wòtsɔe ɖa nue na amedzro la.”
And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
5 David do dɔmedzoe eye wòka atam be, “Meta Yehowa ƒe agbe be ame si wɔ nu sia la dze na ku!
And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, [As] the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
6 Ele be wòatsɔ alẽ ene aɖo ɖeka si wòfi la teƒe le eƒe nublanuimakpɔmakpɔ ta.”
And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.
7 Tete Natan gblɔ na David be, “Wò tututue nye kesinɔtɔ ma! Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be, ‘Meɖo wò fiae ɖe Israel dzi eye meɖe wò tso Saul ƒe asi me;
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I rescued thee out the hand of Saul;
8 metsɔ eƒe fiasã, srɔ̃awo, eƒe fiaɖuƒe, Israel kple Yuda siaa na wò. Magate ŋu ana nu geɖewo wò wu ne esiawo mesɔ gbɔ na wò o.
and I gave thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord into thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given thee yet more.
9 Ke nu ka ta nèdo vlo Yehowa ƒe sewo eye nèwɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi sia ɖo? Èwu Uria, Hititɔ eye nèxɔ srɔ̃a!
Why hast thou set at nought the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Eya ta tso azɔ dzi la, yi madzo le aƒewò me o, elabena edo vlom eye nèxɔ Uria Hititɔ la srɔ̃ ɖe.’
Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.
11 “‘Meka atam be le nu si nèwɔ ta la, mana wò ŋutɔ wò aƒemetɔwo natso ɖe ŋuwò. Matsɔ srɔ̃wòwo ana ŋutsu bubuwo eye wòadɔ wo gbɔ le ŋdɔkutsu dzatsɛ be ame sia ame nakpɔ.
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12 Èwɔe le bebeme ke nye ya mawɔ nu sia ɖe ŋuwò le gaglãgbe, le Israel blibo la ŋkume.’”
For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.
13 David ʋu eme nublanuitɔe na Natan be, “Mewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu.” Natan ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, gake Yehowa tsɔe ke wò eye màku le nu vɔ̃ sia ta o
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14 gake èna mɔnukpɔkpɔ gã aɖe Yehowa ƒe futɔwo be woado vlo Yehowa eye woagblɔ busunyawo ɖe eŋu eya ta viwò la aku.”
Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall surely die.
15 Natan trɔ yi aƒe me. Yehowa na Uria srɔ̃ ƒe vidzĩ si wòdzi na David la dze dɔ kutɔkutɔe.
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
16 David ɖe kuku na Mawu be wòana ɖevi la natsi agbe, egbe nuɖuɖu eye wòmlɔ anyigba ƒuƒlu le Yehowa ŋkume to zã blibo la me.
And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
17 Ametsitsi siwo le eƒe aƒe me la kpɔ egbɔ be woana wòafɔ aɖu nu, gake egbe fɔfɔ eye melɔ̃ hã be yeaɖu naneke kpli wo o.
And the elders of his house arose [and went] to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat bread with them.
18 Le ŋkeke adrea gbe la, ɖevi la ku. David ŋumewo vɔ̃ be yewoagblɔe nɛ. Wogblɔ be “Esi ɖevia nɔ agbe la, míeƒo nu nɛ, ke meɖo to mí o; azɔ la, aleke míawɔ agblɔ nɛ be ɖevia ku? Ate ŋu awɔ nuvevi eɖokui.”
And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do [himself] harm.
19 Ke esi David kpɔ wo wonɔ dalĩ dom na wo nɔewo la, enya nya si dzɔ. Ebia be, “Ɖevia kua?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, eku.”
And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.
20 David fɔ le anyigba, le tsi, vu ɖa, ɖɔli awu eye wòyi ɖasubɔ le Yehowa ƒe aƒe me. Le esiawo megbe la, etrɔ va fiasã la me, bia be woaɖa nu na ye eye wòɖu nua nyuie.
Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
21 Nu sia wɔ nuku na eŋumewo eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Míese wò nuwɔna sia gɔme o. Esi ɖevia nɔ agbe la, èfa avi eye nègbe nuɖuɖu, ke azɔ esi ɖevia ku la, èdzudzɔ konyifafa eye nègade asi nuɖuɖu me.”
And his servants said to him, What [is] this thing that thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread, and drink.
22 David ɖo eŋu be, “Metsi nu dɔ eye mefa avi esi ɖevia nɔ agbe elabena megblɔ be, ‘Ɖewohĩ Yehowa ave nunye eye wòana ɖevia natsi agbe.’
And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?
23 Ke nu ka ta magatsi nu adɔ esi wòku? Ɖe mate ŋu ana wòagbɔ agbea? Egbɔe mayi, ke eya magate ŋu atrɔ va gbɔnye o.”
But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
24 David fa akɔ na Batseba eye esi wògadɔ egbɔ la, edzi ŋutsuvi eye wòna ŋkɔe be Solomo. Yehowa lɔ̃ ɖevia
And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
25 eye wòɖo du kple yayra ɖee to Nyagblɔɖila Natan dzi, be woana ŋkɔ ɖevia be “Yedidia” si gɔmee nye, “Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ” le lɔlɔ̃ tɔxɛ si Yehowa tsɔ nɛ la ta.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.
26 Azɔ la, Yoab wɔ aʋa kple Amonitɔwo ƒe Raba eye wòxɔ fiadu la.
And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 Yoab ɖo amewo ɖa be woagblɔ na David be, “Mewɔ aʋa kple Raba eye mexɔ eƒe tsiduƒe la.
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
28 Azɔ la, kplɔ aʋawɔla mamlɛawo, nàɖe to ɖe dua eye nàxɔe. Ne menye nenema o la, maxɔ dua eye matsɔ nye ŋkɔ nɛ.”
And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon it.
29 Ale David kplɔ aʋakɔ blibo la yi Raba, wɔ aʋa eye wòxɔ du la.
And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought against it, and took it.
30 Eɖe fiakuku le ta na Fia la. Fiakuku la ƒe kpekpemee nye sika talento ɖeka eye wotɔ kpe xɔasiwo ɖe eŋu. Wotsɔe ɖɔ na David. Elɔ afunyinu geɖewo tso du la me.
And he took the crown of Molchom their king from off his head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
31 Ekplɔ dua me nɔlawo dzoe eye wode dɔ sesẽwo wɔwɔ asi na wo be woawɔ kple laxalaxawo, fiwo kple fiawo. Ena wowɔ dɔ le kpemeƒe la hã. Ewɔ Amonitɔwo ƒe duwo katã me tɔwo alea. David kple aʋakɔ la gbugbɔ va Yerusalem.
And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
