1 Ihe E Mere 12
1 Ndị a bụ ndị ikom bịakwutere Devid na Ziklag, mgbe e si nʼihu Sọl nwa Kish chụpụ ya. (Ha so nʼime ndị ọka agha nyeere Devid aka ibu agha.
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 Ngwa agha ha bụ ụta, ha nwere ike iji aka nri maọbụ aka ekpe gbapụ àkụ maọbụ fee ebe; ndị a bụ ndị ikwu Sọl si nʼebo Benjamin.)
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 Onyeisi ha bụ Ahieza na Joash, bụ ụmụ Shema onye Gibea. Ndị ọzọ bụ, Jeziel na Pelet ụmụ Azmavet, Beraka, Jehu onye 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 Ishmaya onye Gibiọn, dimkpa nʼetiti iri mmadụ atọ ndị ahụ, onye bụ onyendu iri mmadụ atọ ahụ, Jeremaya, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad onye 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, Jerimot, Bealia, Shemaraya, na Shefataya onye Haruf;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elkena, Ishaya, Azarel, Joeza na Jashobeam, ndị Kora;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Juela na Zebadaya ụmụ Jeroham onye Gedoa.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Ndị a bụkwa dike nʼagha sitere nʼebo Gad gbasoo Devid nʼebe e wusiri ike ya dị nʼọzara. Ha bụkwa ndị ọka nʼiji ùbe na ọta alụ agha. Ha dịkwa gara gara dịka ele nʼelu ugwu, ihu ha dịkwa ka ihu ọdụm.
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 Eza, bụ onyeisi ha. Ọbadaya bụ onye na-eso ya, tupu Eliab esoro.
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Onye nke anọ bụ Mishmana. Ndị ọzọ nʼusoro ha bụ, Jeremaya,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 na Atai bụ nke isii, na Eliel bụ nke asaa,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 na Johanan bụ nke asatọ, na Elzabad bụ nke itoolu,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 na Jeremaya onye nke iri, nakwa Makbanai onye nke iri nʼotu.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Ndị a, ndị sitere nʼebo Gad bụ ndịisi agha. Onye na-adịghị ike nʼime ha dị ike dịka narị ndị agha, ma onye dị ike nʼime ha dị ike dịka puku ndị agha.
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 Ọ bụ ha gafere osimiri Jọdan nʼudu mmiri, mgbe Jọdan tofere akụkụ ya niile, chụsaa ndị niile bi na ndagwurugwu, nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ na ọdịda anyanwụ.
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 Ndị ọzọ sitekwara nʼebo Benjamin na Juda bịakwute Devid nʼebe ya e wusiri ike.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Mgbe ahụ, Devid pụrụ ịga zute ha, sị ha, “Ọ bụrụ na unu bịara nʼudo inyere m aka, ejikeere m ịnabata unu ka unu dịnyere m. Kama ọ bụrụkwanụ na unu bịara ịrara m nye nʼaka ndị iro m, ebe aka m dị ọcha, ka Chineke nna nna anyị hụ ihe dị unu nʼobi kpee unu ikpe.”
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 Mgbe ahụ, Mmụọ Nsọ dakwasịrị Amasai, onyendu iri ndị ikom atọ ahụ, mee ka ọ gwa Devid okwu sị ya, “Anyị bụ ndị gị, Devid! Anyị so gị nʼazụ, gị nwa Jesi! Udo, udo ga-abụ nke gị, udo ga-abụkwa nke ndị na-enyere gị aka, nʼihi na Chineke gị na-enyere gị aka.” Ya mere, Devid nabatara ha mee ha ndịisi agha na-apụnara ndị mmadụ ihe.
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 Ụfọdụ nʼime ndị ebo Manase gbasooro Devid, mgbe ọ gara sonyere ndị Filistia nʼịlụso Sọl ọgụ. Ma ya na ndị agha ya enyereghị ndị Filistia aka, nʼihi na mgbe ndị Filistia gbachara izu, ndị ndu ndị Filistia zilagara ya. Ha kwuru sị, “Isi anyị ka anyị ga-atụfu ma ọ bụrụ na Devid ahapụ anyị nʼọgbọ agha gbakwuru nna ya ukwu bụ Sọl.”
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 Mgbe Devid gara Ziklag, ndị a bụ ndị ikom si nʼebo Manase ndị gbasooro ya: Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Maikel, Jozabad, Elihu na Ziletai. Ndị a niile bụ ndịisi agha na-achị puku ndị agha nʼebo 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 Ha nyeere Devid aka imegide ndị agha nkwata ahụ, nʼihi na ha niile bụ dike nʼagha, bụrụkwa ndịisi agha.
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 Site nʼụbọchị ruo nʼụbọchị, ọtụtụ ndị ikom na-agbafeta soro Devid, tutu ruo mgbe ha ghọrọ igwe ndị agha, ndị agha nke Chineke.
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 Ndị a bụ ndị jikeere ibu agha, ndị chịkwa ngwa agha bịakwute Devid na Hebrọn, nʼihi na ha chọrọ ka ọ bịa bụrụ eze ha nʼọnọdụ Sọl, dịka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.
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 Ndị sitere nʼebo Juda, ndị bu ọta na ùbe ha dị puku isii na narị asatọ.
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 Ndị Simiọn a maara aha ha nʼibu agha dị puku asaa na otu narị.
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 Ndị Livayị dị puku anọ na narị isii.,
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 tinye Jehoiada, onyendu nʼezinaụlọ Erọn na puku ndị ikom atọ na narị asaa,
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 Zadọk, nwokorobịa bụ dike na dimkpa nʼagha, onyendu ndịisi agha iri abụọ na abụọ ndị si nʼezinaụlọ ya.
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 Ụmụ Benjamin, ndị ikwu Sọl, dị puku atọ, nʼihi na nʼoge a, ọtụtụ ha nọnyeere Sọl.
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 Ụmụ Ifrem dị iri puku abụọ na narị asatọ, ndị dị ike nʼagha, ndị a makwaara aha ha nʼikwu ha.
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 Site nʼọkara ebo Manase, ndị ọnụọgụgụ ha dị puku iri na asatọ ka a họpụtara ịga inyere Devid aka ịbụ eze.
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 Ụmụ Isaka; narị ndịisi abụọ, na ndị ha na-edu. Ndịisi a bụ ndị nwere nghọta oge ha nọ nʼime ya marakwa ihe Izrel kwesiri ime nʼoge ahụ.
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 Ụmụ Zebụlọn dị iri puku ise. Ha enweghị obi abụọ ọbụla iso Devid. A zụkwara ha nʼiji ụdị ngwa agha ọbụla na-ebu agha.
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 Ọnụọgụgụ ndị ndu ụmụ Naftalị dị otu puku, tinyere ndị agha dị puku iri atọ na asaa, ndị ji ùbe na ọta.
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 Ụmụ Dan dị iri puku abụọ na asatọ, na narị isii. Ha bụkwa ndị agha jikeere ibu agha.
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 Ụmụ Asha dị iri puku anọ. Ha bụ ndị ibu agha doro nnọọ anya.
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 Sitekwa nʼọwụwa anyanwụ Jọdan, site nʼebo Ruben na Gad, na ọkara ebo Manase bi, ndị agha ọnụọgụgụ ha dị narị puku na iri abụọ, ndị ji ụdị ngwa agha ọbụla pụtara soro Devid. Ha bukwa ngwa agha ha pụta.
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 Ndị a niile bụ ndị agha na-eje ozi nʼusoro ndị ji obi ha pụta. Ha nwekwara mkpebi mgbe ha si ebe ọbụla ha si pụta ịbịa Hebrọn ime Devid eze. Ndị Izrel niile jikwa otu obi pụta ime Devid eze Izrel.
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 Mgbe ha pụkwutere Devid, ha so ya rie, ṅụọ, abalị atọ. Ọ bụkwa ihe ndị ezinaụlọ ha kwadoro ha ji bịa ka ha riri.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Ndị Isaka, na Zebụlọn, na Naftalị si ebe dị anya bute nri. Ịnyịnya ibu, na ịnyịnya kamel, na ịnyịnya muul na ehi ka ha ji bute nri ndị a. Ọ bụkwa nri dị iche iche ka ha butere, dịka ụtụ ọka, na achịcha e ji mkpụrụ fiig mee, na achịcha ndị ọzọ dị iche, na mmanya, na mmanụ, na igwe ehi, na igwe atụrụ. Ha si otu a bute nri ndị a nʼihi na oke ọṅụ jupụtara nʼala Izrel niile.
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.
