1 Maũndũ 12
1 Aya nĩo andũ arĩa mookire kũrĩ Daudi arĩ kũu Zikilagi, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aaingatĩtwo akehera maitho-inĩ ma Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu (maarĩ amwe a njamba cia ita iria ciamũteithirie mbaara-inĩ;
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 Nao maakuuaga mota na nĩmooĩ gũikia mĩguĩ, na gũikia mahiga na kĩgũtha, na guoko kwa ũrĩo kana kwa ũmotho; maarĩ a mbarĩ ĩmwe na Saũlũ kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini), nao maarĩ:
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Ahiezeri ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wao na Joashu, ariũ a Shemaa ũrĩa Mũgibea; na Jezieli, na Peleti, ariũ a Azimavethu; na Beraka, na Jehu ũrĩa Mũanathothu,
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 na Ishimaia ũrĩa Mũgibeoni, mũndũ warĩ njamba thĩinĩ wa andũ arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, nake aarĩ mũtongoria ũmwe thĩinĩ wa acio Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ; na Jeremia, na Jahazieli, na Johanani, na Jozabadu ũrĩa Mũgederathi,
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 na Eluzai, na Jerimothu, na Bealia, na Shemaria, na Shefatia ũrĩa Mũharufi;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 na Elikana, na Ishia, na Azareli, na Joezeru, na Jashobeamu arĩa maarĩ a mbarĩ ya Kora;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 na Joela, na Zebadia, ariũ a Jerohamu kuuma Gedori.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Agadi amwe nĩmagarũrũkire magĩcooka mwena wa Daudi o kũu werũ-inĩ kĩĩhitho-inĩ gĩake. Maarĩ njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme ciehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara, na nĩmooĩ kũhũthĩra ngo na itimũ. Mothiũ mao maahaanaga ta mothiũ ma mĩrũũthi, na maarĩ ihenya ta thwariga irĩ irĩma-inĩ.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Ezeri nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao, na Obadia aarĩ mũnini wake; nake Eliabu aarĩ wa gatatũ,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 na Mishimana aarĩ wa kana, na Jeremia aarĩ wa gatano,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 na Atai aarĩ wa gatandatũ, na Elieli aarĩ wa mũgwanja,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 na Johanani aarĩ wa kanana, na Elizabadu aarĩ wa kenda,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 na Jeremia aarĩ wa ikũmi, na Makabanai aarĩ wa ikũmi na ũmwe.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Agadi acio maarĩ anene a mbũtũ cia ita; ũrĩa warĩ mũnini mũno wao aarũaga mbaara ĩrĩa ĩngĩarũirwo nĩ andũ igana, nake ũrĩa warĩ mũnene mũno wao aarũaga mbaara ĩrĩa ĩngĩarũirwo nĩ andũ ngiri ĩmwe.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Nĩo maaringire Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mweri wa mbere rĩrĩa rwaiyũrĩte nginya rũkoina hũgũrũrũ ciaruo ciothe, na makĩingatithia andũ arĩa othe maaikaraga cianda-inĩ cia mwena wa irathĩro na mwena wa ithũĩro.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Andũ amwe a kuuma Benjamini na angĩ a kuuma Juda o nao magĩũka kũrĩ Daudi kũu kĩĩhitho-inĩ gĩake.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Daudi agĩthiĩ kũmatũnga, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo mũrooka kũrĩ niĩ na thayũ kũndeithia-rĩ, nĩndĩhaarĩirie kũmwamũkĩra tũtuĩke kĩndũ kĩmwe; no angĩkorwo mũũkĩte kũngunyanĩra kũrĩ thũ ciakwa o rĩrĩa itarenda haaro-rĩ, Ngai wa maithe maitũ arorora ũndũ ũcio na amũtuĩre ciira.”
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho agĩikũrũkĩra Amasai, mũnene wa arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Tũrĩ aku, wee Daudi! Tũrĩ hamwe nawe, wee mũrũ wa Jesii! Ũrogaacĩra, ũgaacĩre ki, na arĩa magũteithagia marogaacĩra, nĩgũkorwo Ngai waku nĩegũgũteithia.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩmaamũkĩra na akĩmatua atongoria a mbũtũ ciake cia gũtharĩkĩra thũ.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Andũ amwe a Manase nĩmagarũrũkire magĩthiĩ mwena wa Daudi rĩrĩa aathiire na Afilisti kũhũũrana na Saũlũ. (Daudi na andũ ake matiateithirie Afilisti, tondũ thuutha wa kwaranĩria, aathani ao nĩmamũingatire. Maamwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Tũkaarĩha na mĩoyo iitũ angĩgatũtiganĩria acookerere mwathi wake Saũlũ.”)
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi aathiire Zikilagi, aya nĩo andũ a Manase arĩa maagarũrũkire magĩthiĩ mwena wake: Adina, na Jozabadu, na Jediaeli, na Mikaeli, na Jozabadu, na Elihu, na Zilethai, atongoria a ikundi cia ngiri kũu Manase.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Nĩmateithirie Daudi kuuma kũrĩ mbũtũ iria ciamũtharĩkĩire, nĩgũkorwo othe maarĩ njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme, na maarĩ anene a ita ciake.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Mũthenya o mũthenya andũ nĩmookaga gũteithia Daudi, o nginya akĩgĩa na mbũtũ nene, o ta mbũtũ ya Ngai.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Ũyũ nĩguo mũigana wa andũ arĩa meehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara arĩa maathiire Hebironi kũrĩ Daudi nĩgeetha magarũre ũthamaki wa Saũlũ, maũnengere Daudi, o ta ũrĩa Jehova oigĩte:
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 andũ a Juda arĩa meehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara maakuĩte ngo na matimũ, maarĩ 6,800;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 andũ a Simeoni arĩa njamba cia ita meehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 7,100;
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 andũ a Alawii maarĩ 4,600;
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 amwe ao maarĩ Jehoiada, mũtongoria wa nyũmba ya Harũni ũrĩa warĩ na andũ 3,700,
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 na Zadoku, mwanake mũnini warĩ njamba ya ita ĩrĩ ũrũme, ũrĩa warĩ na anene a thigari mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na eerĩ kuuma nyũmba yake;
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 andũ a Benjamini, na nĩo maarĩ a mbarĩ ĩmwe na Saũlũ, maarĩ 3,000; aingĩ ao maatũũrĩte maathĩkagĩra nyũmba ya Saũlũ, o nginya hĩndĩ ĩyo;
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 andũ a Efiraimu, njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme na irĩ ngumo mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yao, maarĩ 20,800;
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 andũ a nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, arĩa maagwetetwo na marĩĩtwa nĩguo mathiĩ matue Daudi mũthamaki, maarĩ 18,000;
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 andũ a Isakaru, arĩa maarĩ na ũmenyo wa mahinda, na makamenya ũrĩa Isiraeli magĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka, maarĩ anene 200 arĩa maathaga andũ othe a nyũmba ciao;
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 andũ a Zebuluni, thigari iria ciamenyerete mbaara, na nĩmehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara me na mĩthemba yothe ya indo cia mbaara, nĩguo mateithie Daudi marĩ na ngoro ĩmwe, nao maarĩ 50,000;
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 andũ a Nafitali maarĩ anene 1,000 hamwe na andũ 37,000 arĩa makuuĩte ngo na matimũ;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 andũ a Dani arĩa mehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 28,600;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 andũ a Asheri, thigari iria ciamenyerete mbaara na mehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 40,000;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 na kuuma mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani, andũ a Rubeni, na Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, marĩ na mĩthemba yothe ya indo cia mbaara, maarĩ 120,000.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Acio othe maarĩ andũ a kũrũa arĩa meerutĩte gũtungata marĩ ita-inĩ. Magĩũka Hebironi marĩ na ngoro ĩmwe ya gũtua Daudi mũthamaki wa Isiraeli guothe. Andũ a Isiraeli arĩa angĩ othe o nao maarĩ na rĩciiria o rĩmwe rĩa gũtua Daudi mũthamaki.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Andũ acio maikarire kũu na Daudi mĩthenya ĩtatũ makĩrĩa na makĩnyua, nĩgũkorwo andũ a nyũmba ciao nĩmaheanĩte irio nĩ ũndũ wao.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 O na ningĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga hakuhĩ nao kuuma Isakaru, na Zebuluni, na Nafitali nĩmarehire irio ikuuĩtwo nĩ ndigiri, na ngamĩĩra, na nyũmbũ, na ndegwa. Nĩ kwarehetwo mũtu mũingĩ, na ngũmba cia ngũyũ na cia thabibũ nyũmũ, na ndibei, na maguta, na ngʼombe, na ngʼondu, nĩgũkorwo kwarĩ na gĩkeno kũu Isiraeli.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
