< 1 Samũeli 17 >
1 Na rĩrĩ, Afilisti nĩmoonganirie mbũtũ ciao cia mbaara, na magĩcicookanĩrĩria kũu Soko thĩinĩ wa Juda. Makĩamba hema ciao Efesi-Damimu, gatagatĩ ga Soko na Azeka.
And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
2 Saũlũ na andũ a Isiraeli makĩũngana, makĩamba hema ciao kĩanda-inĩ kĩa Ela, makĩĩhaarĩria ũrĩa mekũrũa na Afilisti.
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 Afilisti magĩikara kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩmwe, nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩikara kĩrĩa kĩngĩ, hagakĩgĩa kĩanda gatagatĩ kao.
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them.
4 Njamba ĩmwe yetagwo Goliathũ, ũrĩa woimĩte Gathu, akiumĩra hau kambĩ-inĩ ya Afilisti. Nake aarĩ na ũraihu wa makĩria ma buti kenda.
And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 Eekĩrĩte ngũbia ya gĩcango mũtwe, na akehumba nguo ya mbaara ya gĩcango ĩrĩ na ũritũ wa cekeri ngiri ithano;
And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.
6 eyohete indo cia kũgitĩra mũthiimo cia gĩcango, na agacuuria kĩberethi gĩa gĩcango gatagatĩ ga ciande ciake.
And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.
7 Mũtĩ wa itimũ rĩake waiganaga ta mũtĩ wa mũtumi ngoora, nakĩo kĩgera kĩa mũtwe warĩo kĩarĩ na ũritũ wa cekeri magana matandatũ. Nake mũkuui wa ngo yake akamũthiĩ mbere.
And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.
8 Goliathũ akĩrũgama, akĩanĩrĩra kũrĩ itungati cia Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũũke mwĩyaare mĩhari ya mbaara? Githĩ niĩ ndikĩrĩ Mũfilisti, na inyuĩ githĩ mũtikĩrĩ ndungata cia Saũlũ? Thuurai mũndũ ũmwe mũreke aikũrũke oke kũrĩ niĩ.
And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
9 Angĩhota kũrũa na niĩ na anjũrage-rĩ, ithuĩ tũgũtuĩka ndungata cianyu; no ndamũtooria na ndĩmũũrage-rĩ, inyuĩ mũgũtuĩka ndungata ciitũ na mũtũtungatagĩre.”
If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.
10 Ningĩ Mũfilisti ũcio akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ nĩndoogita itungati cia Isiraeli! Heei mũndũ tũrũe nake.”
And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
11 Rĩrĩa maiguire ciugo cia Mũfilisti ũcio, Saũlũ na andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩmaka, magĩĩtigĩra mũno.
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
12 Na rĩrĩ, Daudi aarĩ mũrũ wa Mũefiratha wetagwo Jesii, woimĩte Bethilehemu ya Juda. Jesii aarĩ na ariũ anana, na matukũ-inĩ ma Saũlũ aarĩ mũndũ mũkũrũ, agatindĩkanga mĩaka.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.
13 Ariũ atatũ a Jesii arĩa akũrũ nĩmathiĩte na Saũlũ mbaara-inĩ: Wa mbere eetagwo Eliabu; na wa keerĩ Abinadabu; na wa gatatũ Shama.
And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 Daudi nĩwe warĩ mũnini wao. Acio atatũ akũrũ nĩmarũmĩrĩire Saũlũ,
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
15 no Daudi agathiiaga gwĩ Saũlũ, na agacooka nĩguo akarĩithie ngʼondu cia ithe kũu Bethilehemu.
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16 Ihinda rĩa matukũ mĩrongo ĩna Mũfilisti ũcio nĩoimagĩra o rũciinĩ na hwaĩ-inĩ, akarũgama akeyonithania harĩo.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 Na rĩrĩ, Jesii akĩĩra mũriũ Daudi atĩrĩ, “Oya eba ĩno ya ngano hĩhie, na mĩgate ĩno ikũmi nĩ ũndũ wa ariũ a nyũkwa, ũhiũhe ũcitware kũu kambĩ-inĩ.
And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched [corn] and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;
18 Nacio cienyũ ici ikũmi cia ngorono ũcitware kũrĩ mũnene wa gĩkundi kĩao. Ũkĩrore ũrĩa ariũ a nyũkwa matariĩ ũnjookerie ũhoro wao wa kũnyũmĩrĩria.
and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.
19 Na rĩrĩ, marĩ hamwe na Saũlũ na andũ othe a Isiraeli kĩanda-inĩ kĩa Ela makĩrũa na Afilisti.”
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
20 Kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, Daudi agĩtiga mbũri irĩ na mũrĩithi, akĩoya mĩrigo, akiumagara agĩthiĩ, o ta ũrĩa Jesii aamwathĩrĩire. Nake agĩkinya kambĩ-inĩ o rĩrĩa mbũtũ cia ita cioimagaraga ikangʼethanĩre, irĩ na mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara.
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.
21 Andũ a Isiraeli na Afilisti maaharagĩria ita ciao igaikara ingʼethanĩire.
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
22 Nake Daudi agĩtiga indo iria aakuuĩte harĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wamenyagĩrĩra indo, agĩtengʼera harĩa ikundi icio cia mbaara ciarĩ na akĩgeithia ariũ a nyina.
And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted his brethren.
23 Rĩrĩa aaragia nao, Goliathũ, njamba ĩyo ya Afilisti kuuma Gathu, ĩkiumĩra gĩkundi-inĩ kĩayo ĩkĩanagĩrĩra ciugo cia kũmoogita o ta ũrĩa yamenyerete, nake Daudi akĩigua.
And as he talked with them, behold there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard [them].
24 Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli moonire mũndũ ũcio, othe makĩmũũrĩra marĩ na guoya mũnene.
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
25 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli mooranagia atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũkuona ũrĩa mũndũ ũyũ aikaraga akiumagĩra? Oimagĩra nĩgeetha oogite Isiraeli. Mũthamaki nĩekũheana ũtonga mũingĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩmũraga. Nĩegũcooka ahe mũndũ ũcio mũirĩtu wake amũhikie, nayo nyũmba ya ithe ndĩgũcooka kũrĩha igooti thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who smites him, him will the king enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26 Daudi akĩũria andũ arĩa maarũngiĩ hakuhĩ nake atĩrĩ, “Atĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũraga Mũfilisti ũyũ, na ehererie Isiraeli thoni ici egwĩkwo atĩa? Mũfilisti ũyũ ũtarĩ mũruu nake nũũ, atĩ nĩguo oogite ita cia Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo?”
And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27 Nao magĩcookera ũhoro ũcio maaragia, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩguo gũgwĩkwo kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũmũũraga.”
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
28 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Eliabu, mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa mũkũrũ, aamũiguire akĩaria na andũ acio-rĩ, agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wake, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũikũrũke gũkũ? Na nũũ ũratigĩire ngʼondu icio itarĩ nyingĩ kũu werũ-inĩ? Nĩnjũũĩ ũrĩa ũrĩ mwĩtĩĩi, na ũrĩa ngoro yaku ĩrĩ maramari; ũikũrũkĩte gũkũ no ũndũ wa kwĩrorera mbaara.”
And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29 Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndagĩĩka atĩa? Anga ndiagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwaria?”
And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
30 Nake agĩcooka akĩhũgũkĩra mũndũ ũngĩ na akĩmwarĩria ũhoro o ro ũcio, nao andũ makĩmũcookeria ũhoro o ta mbere.
And he turned from him to another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31 Ũhoro ũcio Daudi oigire nĩwaiguirwo, ũkĩmenyithio Saũlũ, nake Saũlũ agĩtũmana ageetwo.
And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
32 Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ndũkareke mũndũ o na ũmwe akue ngoro nĩ ũndũ wa Mũfilisti ũyũ; ndungata yaku nĩĩgũthiĩ ĩkarũe nake.”
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 Saũlũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndũngĩhota gũthiĩ kũrũa na Mũfilisti ũyũ; wee ũrĩ o mũndũ mũnini, nake atũire arũaga mbaara kuuma arĩ o mũnini.”
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 No Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndungata yaku ndũire ndĩithagia ngʼondu cia baba. Na rĩrĩa mũrũũthi kana nduba ĩngĩnyiita na ĩkuue ngʼondu kuuma rũũru-inĩ,
And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
35 ndĩmĩrũmagĩrĩra, ngamĩgũtha, ngateithũra ngʼondu ĩyo kuuma kanua-inĩ kayo. Na rĩrĩa yenda kũndũgĩrĩra ngamĩnyiita nderu, ngamĩgũtha, ngamĩũraga.
And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I seized him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Ndungata yaku yanooraga mũrũũthi na nduba o cierĩ; Mũfilisti ũyũ ũtarĩ mũruu o nake egũtuĩka o ta ĩmwe yacio, tondũ nĩogitĩte ita rĩa Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo.
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
37 Jehova ũrĩa wahonokirie harĩ gĩthu kĩa mũrũũthi o na gĩthu kĩa nduba-rĩ, nĩekũhonokia guoko-inĩ kwa Mũfilisti ũyũ.” Saũlũ akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, na Jehova arokorwo hamwe nawe.”
And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee.
38 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩhumba Daudi nguo ciake na, akĩmwĩkĩra nguo ya kĩgera na ngũbia ya gĩcango mũtwe.
And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
39 Daudi akĩĩoha rũhiũ rwake rwa njora igũrũ rĩa nguo icio, na akĩgeria gũkinyũkia, tondũ ndaacimenyerete. No akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ndingĩhota gũthiĩ na indo ici, nĩ ũndũ ndicimenyerete.” Nake agĩciruta.
And David girded his sword upon his dress, and endeavoured to go; for he had not yet tried [it]. And David said to Saul, I cannot go in these; for I have never tried [them]. And David put them off him.
40 Agĩcooka akĩnyiita rũthanju rwake na guoko, agĩthuura tũhiga tũtano tũnyoroku kuuma karũũĩ-inĩ, agĩtwĩkĩra kamũhuko-inĩ gake ka mũrĩithi, akĩnyiita kĩgũtha gĩake na guoko, agĩthiĩ, agĩkuhĩrĩria Mũfilisti ũcio.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
41 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Mũfilisti ũcio no gũũka ookaga akuhĩrĩrie Daudi, na mũndũ ũrĩa wamũkuuagĩra ngo arĩ mbere yake.
And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him.
42 Nake akĩrora Daudi, akĩona atĩ aarĩ o mũndũ mũnini, mũtune mwĩrĩ na agathakara, nake akĩmũira.
And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.
43 Akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ niĩ ndĩ ngui atĩ nĩguo ũgĩũke kũrĩ niĩ na thanju?” Nake Mũfilisti ũcio akĩruma Daudi akĩgwetaga ngai ciake.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka haha, na nĩngũhe nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ na nyamũ cia gĩthaka nyama ciaku!”
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.
45 Daudi akĩĩra Mũfilisti ũcio atĩrĩ, “Wee ũroka kũrĩ niĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora, na itimũ na kĩberethi, no niĩ ndĩroka kũrĩ we na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai ũrĩa mwene ita rĩa Isiraeli, ũrĩa wee ũnyararithĩtie.
And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin; but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46 Ũmũthĩ Jehova nĩegũkũneana kũrĩ niĩ, na nĩngũkũgũtha ũgwe thĩ, na ngũtinie kĩongo. Ũmũthĩ nĩngũhe nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ na nyamũ cia gĩthaka ciimba cia ita rĩa Afilisti, nayo thĩ yothe ĩmenye atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Ngai thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.
This day will Jehovah deliver thee up into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth. And all the earth shall know that Israel has a God;
47 Arĩa othe moonganĩte haha nĩmekũmenya atĩ Jehova ndahonokanagia na rũhiũ rwa njora kana itimũ; nĩgũkorwo mbaara nĩ ya Jehova, nĩekũmũneana inyuothe moko-inĩ maitũ.”
and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.
48 Na rĩrĩa Mũfilisti ũcio aamũkuhagĩrĩria nĩguo amũtharĩkĩre-rĩ, Daudi agĩtengʼera na ihenya erekeire na kũrĩa mbaara yarĩ nĩguo amũtũnge.
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and advanced to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the ranks to meet the Philistine.
49 Agĩikia guoko mondo-inĩ yake akĩruta kahiga kamwe, akĩhiũria kĩgũtha, nake akĩgũtha Mũfilisti ũcio thiithi. Kahiga kau gagĩtoonyerera thiithi-inĩ wake, akĩgũa, agĩturumithia ũthiũ wake thĩ.
And David put his hand into the bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩhoota Mũfilisti ũcio na kĩgũtha na kahiga; ndaarĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora guoko-inĩ gwake akĩgũtha Mũfilisti ũcio na akĩmũũraga.
So David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David.
51 Daudi agĩtengʼera, akĩrũgama igũrũ rĩake. Akĩnyiita rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Mũfilisti ũcio akĩrũcomora njora-inĩ. Thuutha wa kũmũũraga-rĩ, agĩtinia kĩongo gĩake na rũhiũ rũu rwa njora. Rĩrĩa Afilisti moonire atĩ njamba yao nĩ yakua, makĩgarũrũka, makĩũra.
And David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him completely, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.
52 Andũ a Isiraeli na Juda makiumĩra maanĩrĩire, makĩingatithia Afilisti nginya itoonyero rĩa Gathu na nginya ihingo-inĩ cia Ekironi. Arĩa moragĩtwo maagwĩte njĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩthiiaga Sharaimu nginya Gathu na Ekironi.
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the ravine and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down on the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.
53 Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maacookire kuuma kũingatithia Afilisti, magĩtaha indo kambĩ-inĩ ciao.
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.
54 Daudi akĩoya mũtwe wa Mũfilisti ũcio, akĩũtwara Jerusalemu, na akĩiga indo cia Mũfilisti ũcio cia mbaara hema-inĩ yake mwene.
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 Na rĩrĩa Saũlũ eroreire Daudi agĩthiĩ gũtũnga Mũfilisti, akĩũria Abina, mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita, atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũyũ nĩ mũriũ waũ?” Abina akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa ũtũũraga muoyo wee mũthamaki, niĩ ndiũĩ nĩ waũ.”
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56 Nake mũthamaki akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta gĩtuĩrie ũmenye mwanake ũcio nĩ mũriũ waũ.”
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.
57 Na thuutha wa Daudi gũcooka kuuma kũũraga Mũfilisti-rĩ, Abina akĩmuoya na akĩmũtwara mbere ya Saũlũ, o anyiitĩte mũtwe wa Mũfilisti ũcio.
And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Saũlũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũyũ, ũrĩ mũriũ waũ?” Nake Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ mũrũ wa ndungata yaku Jesii wa Bethilehemu.”
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.