1 Samuel 13
1 Sọl gbara iri afọ atọ mgbe e mere ya eze. Ọ chịkwara dịka eze nʼala Izrel iri afọ anọ na abụọ.
When he began to reign, Saul was the son of one year, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
2 Sọl sitere nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel họpụta puku ndị ikom atọ ka ha bụrụ ndị agha ya. Sọl na puku abụọ nọ na Mikmash nʼala ugwu ugwu Betel. Otu puku nọnyeere Jonatan na Gibea, nʼala Benjamin. Ndị ikom ndị fọdụrụ ka o zighachiri, onye ọbụla nʼụlọ ha.
And Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and at mount Bethel. Then one thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the remainder of the people, he sent back, each one to his own tent.
3 Ma Jonatan busoro ndị agha Filistia nọ na Geba agha. Ndị Filistia nụkwara ihe banyere ya. Mgbe ahụ, Sọl nyere iwu ka e gbuo opi ike nʼala Izrel niile, kwuo sị, “Unu ndị Hibru niile, geenụ ntị.”
And Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines, which was in Gibeah. And when the Philistines had heard about it, Saul sounded the trumpet over all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews listen.”
4 Ya mere, ụmụ Izrel niile nụrụ akụkọ ahụ nke kwuru sị, “Sọl ebusola ọmụma ụlọ ikwu ndị agha Filistia agha, nʼihi nke a, ndị Izrel niile abụrụla ndị a kpọrọ asị ugbu a nʼetiti ndị Filistia.” Ya mere, ndị agha Izrel niile pụtakwara soro Sọl gaa Gilgal.
And all of Israel heard this report, that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines. And Israel raised himself up against the Philistines. Then the people cried out to Saul at Gilgal.
5 Ndị Filistia nʼonwe ha chịkọtara ndị agha ha ibuso ndị Izrel agha. Ọnụọgụgụ ụgbọ agha ha dị puku atọ, ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ha nwere dị puku isii; ndị agha ha ndị ọzọ dị ukwu nʼọnụọgụgụ. Nʼezie, ha dị ukwuu dịka aja dị nʼọnụ osimiri. Ha manyere ụlọ ikwu ha na Mikmash nʼọwụwa anyanwụ Bet-Aven.
And the Philistines gathered to do battle against Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and the remainder of the common people, who were very many, like the sand that is on the shore of the sea. And ascending, they encamped at Michmash, toward the east of Bethaven.
6 Mgbe ndị agha Izrel hụrụ na ọnọdụ ha dị njọ nke ukwuu, hụkwa na ndị iro na-emegide ha, ha zoro onwe ha nʼọgba nkume, nʼime oke ọhịa, nʼetiti nkume, nʼime olulu na nʼime oghere ọbụla.
And when the men of Israel had seen themselves to be in a narrowed position, they hid themselves in caves, and in out of the way places, and in rocks, and in hollows, and in pits (for the people were distressed).
7 Ndị Hibru ụfọdụ gafere Jọdan ruo nʼala Gad na Gilead. Nʼoge a, Sọl nọ na Gilgal, ndị agha niile ya na ha nọ na-amakwa jijiji nʼihi ụjọ.
Then some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan, into the land of Gad and Gilead. And while Saul was still at Gilgal, the entire people who followed him were terrified.
8 Samuel gwararịị Sọl ka o chere ya ruo abalị asaa, ma mgbe abalị asaa zuru Samuel abịaghị Gilgal. Nʼoge a, ndị agha Sọl malitere na-agbasasị.
But he waited for seven days, in accord with what was agreed with Samuel. But Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, for the people were scattering away from him.
9 Ya mere, Sọl kwuru sị, “Wetaranụ m ihe aja nsure ọkụ na nke aja udo.” Sọl chụkwara aja nsure ọkụ ahụ.
Therefore, Saul said, “Bring me the holocaust and the peace offerings.” And he offered the holocaust.
10 Ngwangwa ọ na-achụcha aja ndị ahụ, Samuel rutere, Sọl pụrụ izute ya, na ikele ya.
And when he had completed the offering of the holocaust, behold, Samuel arrived. And Saul went out to meet him, so that he might greet him.
11 Samuel sịrị, “Gịnị bụ ihe a i mere?” Sọl zara, “Mgbe m hụrụ na ndị a na-agba aghara aghara, na-esite nʼebe m nọ na-agbapụ, mgbe m lere anya lee, ma ahụghị m ka ị na-abịa dịka i kwuru, mgbe m hụkwara ndị Filistia ka ha nọ na Mikmash, na-akwado ibuso anyị agha,
And Samuel said to him, “What have you done?” Saul responded: “Since I saw that the people were scattering away from me, and you had not arrived after the agreed upon days, and yet the Philistines had gathered together at Michmash,
12 echeere m, ‘Ugbu a, ndị Filistia ga-arịdakwute m ibuso m agha na Gilgal, ma arịọbeghị m ihuọma Onyenwe anyị.’ Ya mere m, m jisie ike chụọ aja nsure ọkụ ahụ.”
I said: ‘Now the Philistines will descend to me at Gilgal. And I have not appeased the face of the Lord.’ Compelled by necessity, I offered the holocaust.
13 Samuel sịrị Sọl, “Ị kpara agwa onye nzuzu. I debeghị ihe Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị nyere gị nʼiwu idebe. A si na i mere nke a, ọ gaara eme ka alaeze gị guzosie ike nʼebe Izrel nọ ruo mgbe niile.
And Samuel said to Saul: “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the commandments of the Lord your God, which he instructed to you. And if you had not acted in this way, the Lord would, here and now, have prepared your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 Ma ugbu a, alaeze gị agaghị adịgide. Onyenwe anyị achọpụtala otu nwoke dịka ọchịchọ obi ya si dị, ọ họpụtakwala ya ịbụ eze nke ndị ya; nʼihi na ị debeghị ihe Onyenwe anyị nyere gị nʼiwu.”
But by no means shall your kingdom rise up any more. The Lord has sought for himself a man according to his own heart. And him the Lord has instructed to be the leader over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord has instructed.”
15 Samuel biliri hapụ Gilgal gaa Gibea nʼala Benjamin. Mgbe Sọl gụrụ ndị agha so ya, ọ chọpụtara na ha dị naanị narị isii.
Then Samuel rose up and ascended from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And the remainder of the people ascended after Saul, to meet the people who were fighting against them, going from Gilgal into Gibeah, to the hill of Benjamin. And Saul took a census of the people, who had been found to be with him, about six hundred men.
16 Sọl na nwa ya nwoke Jonatan, na narị mmadụ isii ndị soo ha nọ na Geba nʼala Benjamin, ebe ndị Filistia mara ụlọ ikwu ha na Mikmash.
And Saul, and his son Jonathan, and the people who had been found to be with them, were at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines had settled in at Michmash.
17 Ụfọdụ nʼime ndị agha Filistia kere onwe ha ụzọ atọ site nʼụlọ ikwu ndị Filistia pụta; otu ụzọ chere ihu nʼụzọ Ofra nʼakụkụ Shual,
And three companies went out from the camp of the Philistines, in order to plunder. One company was traveling toward the way of Ophrah, to the land of Shual.
18 nke ọzọ chere ihu ịga Bet-Horon, nke atọ chee ihu nʼụzọ oke ala dị na Ndagwurugwu Zeboiim, nke dị ọzara nso.
Then another entered along the way of Beth-horon. But the third turned itself to the way of the border, overhanging the valley of Zeboim, opposite the desert.
19 Nʼoge ahụ, e nweghị ike ịchọta otu ọkpụ ụzụ nʼala Izrel, nʼihi na ndị Filistia sịrị, “Ma ọ bụghị otu a, ndị Hibru ga-akpụtara onwe ha mma agha maọbụ ùbe.”
Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.
20 Izrel niile na-ejekwuru ndị Filistia maka ịmụ ọgụ igwuze ala ha, maọbụ mma oge ha, maọbụ anyụike ha, maọbụ mma ha ji ewe ihe ubi.
Therefore, all of Israel descended to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, or pick axe, or hatchet, or hoe.
21 Ihe ha na-akwụ maka ịmụ ọgụ igwuze ala, na mma oge ha bụ ụzọ abụọ nke shekel e kere ụzọ atọ, maka ịmụ anyụike, na ndụdụ, ya na ịpị ndụdụ e ji achị ehi bụ, otu ụzọ nke shekel e kere ụzọ atọ.
For their plow blades, and pick axes, and pitch forks, and axes had become blunt, and even the handles needed to be repaired.
22 Nke mere na ahụtaghị mma agha maọbụ ùbe ọbụla nʼaka ndị agha Izrel nʼụbọchị agha ahụ, ma ọ bụghị naanị nke dị nʼaka Sọl na Jonatan.
And when the day of battle had arrived, there was found neither sword nor spear in the hand of the entire people who were with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan.
23 Ugbu a ndị Filistia e kewapụtara iche a pụọla gaa nʼụzọ warawara dị na Mikmash.
Then the army of the Philistines went out in order to go across Michmash.
