1 Tarihi 12
1 Waɗannan su ne mutanen da suka zo wurin Dawuda a Ziklag, yayinda aka kore shi daga gaban Shawulu ɗan Kish (suna cikin jarumawan da suka taimake shi a yaƙi;
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 suna da baka suna kuma iya harba kibiya, ko majajjawa da hannun dama ko na hagu; su’yan’uwan Shawulu ne daga kabilar Benyamin):
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 Ahiyezer babbansu da Yowash’ya’yan Shema’a maza daga Gibeya; Yeziyel da Felet’ya’yan Azmawet; Beraka, Yehu daga Anatot,
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 da Ishmahiya daga Gibeyon, wani jarumi a cikin Talatin nan, wanda shi ne shugaban Talatin; Irmiya, Yahaziyel, Yohanan, Yozabad daga Gedera,
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Eluzai, Yerimot, Beyaliya, Shemariya da Shefatiya daga Haruf;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elkana, Isshiya, Azarel, Yoyezer da Yashobeyam daga Kora;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 da Yoyela da Zebadiya’ya’yan Yeroham maza daga Gedor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Sai waɗansu mutanen Gad suka koma suna goyon bayan Dawuda suka kuma haɗa kai da shi a kagararsa a hamada. Su ƙwararrun mayaƙa ne, a shirye don yaƙi, kuma suna iya riƙe garkuwa da māshi. Fuskokinsu kamar fuskoki zakoki, kuma suna da sauri kamar bareyi a kan duwatsu.
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 Ezer shi ne babba, Obadiya shi ne mai binsa a shugabanci, Eliyab na uku,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Mismanna na huɗu, Irmiya na biyar,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Attai na shida, Eliyel na bakwai,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Yohanan na takwas, Elzabad na tara,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Irmiya na goma da kuma Makbannai na goma sha ɗaya.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Waɗannan mutanen Gad shugabannin mayaƙa ne; ƙarami a cikinsu zai iya ƙara da mutum ɗari, kuma babba a cikin zai iya ƙara da dubu.
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 Su ne suka haye Urdun a wata na farko sa’ad da kogin ya yi ambaliya, suka kuma kori duk mai rai a kwarin, na wajen gabas da na wajen yamma.
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 Sauran mutanen Benyamin da waɗansu mutanen Yahuda su ma suka zo wurin Dawuda a kagararsa.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Sai Dawuda ya fita don yă tarye su, ya kuma ce musu, “In kun zo wurina da salama, don ku taimake ni, to, ina a shirye in bar ku ku haɗa kai tare da ni. Amma in kun zo don ku bashe ni ga abokan gābana sa’ad da hannuwana ba su da laifi a rikici, bari Allah na kakanninmu yă duba yă kuma shari’anta ku.”
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 Sai Ruhu ya sauko a kan Amasai, shugaban Talatin nan, sai ya ce, “Mu naka ne, ya Dawuda! Muna tare da kai, ya ɗan Yesse! Nasara, nasara gare ka, nasara kuma ga waɗanda suke taimakonka. Gama Allahnka zai taimake ka.” Saboda haka Dawuda ya karɓe su ya kuma mai da su shugabannin ƙungiyoyin maharansa.
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 Waɗansu mutanen Manasse suka haɗa kai da Dawuda sa’ad da ya tafi tare da Filistiyawa don yă yaƙi Shawulu (Shi da mutanensa ba su taimaki Filistiyawa ba domin bayan shawarwari, shugabanninsu suka salame shi. Sun ce, “Za mu biya da kawunanmu in ya koma ga maigidansa Shawulu.”)
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 Da Dawuda ya tafi Ziklag, waɗannan mutanen Manasse ne suka haɗa kai da shi. Adna, Yozabad, Yediyayel, Mika’ilu, Yozabad, Elihu da Zilletai, shugabannin ƙungiyoyi na dubu a cikin Manasse.
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 Suka taimaki Dawuda a kan ƙungiyoyin hari, gama dukansu jarumawa ne sosai, kuma su shugabanni ne a cikin mayaƙansa.
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 Kowace rana mutane suka riƙa zuwa don su taimaki Dawuda, sai da ya kasance da runduna mai girma, kamar mayaƙan Allah.
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 Ga yawan mutanen shiryayyu don yaƙi waɗanda suka zo wurin Dawuda a Hebron don su mai da mulkin Shawulu gare shi, yadda Ubangiji ya faɗa.
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 Mutanen Yahuda, masu riƙe garkuwa da māshi, su 6,800 shiryayyu don yaƙi;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 mutanen Simeyon, jarumawa shiryayyu don yaƙi, su 7,100;
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 mutanen Lawi, su 4,600,
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 haɗe da Yehohiyada, shugaban iyalin Haruna tare da mutane 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 da Zadok, matashi jarumi sosai, tare da shugabanni su 22 daga iyalinsa;
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 mutanen Benyamin,’yan’uwan Shawulu, su 3,000, yawanci waɗanda suke biyayya ga gidan Shawulu sai lokacin;
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 mutanen Efraim, jarumawa, sanannu cikin gidajensu, su 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 mutanen rabin kabilar Manasse, sanannu da sunaye suka zo suka mai da Dawuda sarki, su 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 mutanen Issakar, masu fahimtar lokuta suka kuma san abin da ya kamata Isra’ila ya yi, manya 200, tare da danginsu a ƙarƙashin shugabancinsu;
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 mutanen Zebulun, ƙwararru sojoji shiryayyu don yaƙi da kowane irin makami, suka zo don su taimaki Dawuda da zuciya ɗaya, su 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 mutanen Naftali su 1,000 shugabanni, tare da mutane 37,000 masu riƙe garkuwa da masu;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 mutanen Dan, shiryayyu don yaƙi, su 28,600;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 mutanen Asher, ƙwararrun sojoji shiryayyu don yaƙi, su 40,000;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 kuma daga gabashin Urdun, mutanen Ruben, Gad da kuma rabin kabilar Manasse, masu kayan yaƙi iri-iri, su 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 Dukan waɗannan mayaƙa ne waɗanda suka ba da kansu da yardar rai su yi hidima. Suka zo Hebron da cikakken niyya don su naɗa Dawuda sarki a bisa dukan Isra’ila. Duka sauran Isra’ilawa su ma suka goyi baya a naɗa Dawuda sarki.
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 Mutanen suka yi kwana uku a can tare da Dawuda, suna ci suna sha, gama iyalansu sun yi musu tanadi.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Haka ma, maƙwabtansu daga nesa har Issakar, Zebulun da Naftali suka zo suka kawo abinci a kan jakuna, raƙuma, alfadarai da shanu. Akwai tanadin mai yawa na gari, kauɗar ɓaure, nonnan busassun’ya’yan inabi, ruwan inabi, mai, shanu da tumaki. Duk an yi haka don a nuna farin ciki ƙwarai a cikin dukan ƙasar Isra’ila.
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.
