1 Samuel 17
1 Nʼoge a, ndị Filistia chịkọtara ndị agha ha ọnụ, zukọtaa nʼobodo Sokoh nke dị na Juda maka ibu agha. Ha mara ụlọ ikwu ha nʼEfes Damim, nke dị nʼagbata Sokoh na Azeka.
And the Philistines gathered together their camps to battle, and they gathered themselves together at Sochoh, which belongeth to Judah; and they encamped between Sochoh and 'Azekah, at Ephess-dammim.
2 Mgbe ahụ, Sọl na ndị Izrel niile zukọtara maa ụlọ ikwu nke ha na ndagwurugwu Ịla. Ha doro onwe ha nʼusoro agha izute ndị Filistia.
And Saul and the men of Israel gathered themselves together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and put themselves in battle-array opposite to the Philistines.
3 Ndị Filistia doro onwe ha nʼelu ugwu nʼotu akụkụ, ma ndị Izrel dokwara onwe ha nʼelu ugwu nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ. Ndagwurugwu dịkwa nʼetiti ha.
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and the Israelites stood on a mountain on the other side: and the valley was between them.
4 Mgbe ahụ, otu onye ọka agha aha ya bụ Golaịat, onye obodo Gat, sitere nʼetiti ụlọ ikwu ndị Filistia pụta. Nwoke a toro ogologo nke ukwuu; ịdị ogologo ya ga-erukwa mita atọ.
And there went out the champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath of Gath was his name, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 O kpu okpu agha e ji bronz kpụọ, ma yiri uwe agha nke ịdị arọ bronz e ji kpụọ ya ga-erukwa iri kilogram ise na asaa.
And he had a helmet of copper upon his head, and he was clothed with a scaly coat of mail; and the weight of the coat of mail was five thousand shekels of copper.
6 O yikwa ihe agha o ji kpuchie ụkwụ ya abụọ nke e ji bronz kpụọ, nyakwasịkwa nʼubu ya ùbe e ji bronz kpụọ.
And he had greaves of copper upon his legs, and a javelin of copper between his shoulders.
7 A kpụrụ ùbe ya ka ọ dịrị ka osisi e ji ekwe akwa, jiri igwe ịdị arọ ya ga-eru kilogram asaa kpụọ ọnụ ọnụ ùbe ahụ. Onye na-ebu ọta o ji ekpuchi obi ya nọkwa nʼihu ya.
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and the blade of his spear [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and the shield-bearer was walking before him.
8 Golaịat guzoro kpọkuo ndị agha Izrel sị ha, “Gịnị mere unu ga-eji pụta guzo nʼusoro ibu agha. Ọ bụ na m abụghị onye Filistia? Ọ bụkwa na unu onwe unu abụghị ndị ozi Sọl? Họpụtaranụ onwe unu otu nwoke, ka ọ bịakwute m.
And he stood and calleth unto the arrays of Israel, and said unto them, Why will ye come out to put yourselves in battle-array? Behold: I am the Philistine, and ye are servants to Saul! select for yourselves one man, and let him come down to me;
9 Ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ unu họpụtara etigbuo m, anyị ga-abụrụ unu ndị ohu, ma ọ bụrụkwanụ na m etigbuo ya, unu ga-abụrụ anyị ndị ohu!”
If he be able to fight with me, and he kill me, then will we be unto you as servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be unto us as servants, and ye shall serve us.
10 Mgbe ahụ, onye Filistia ahụ sịrị, “Taa, ana m ama usuu ndị agha Izrel aka nʼihu! Kpọpụtaranụ m otu nwoke ka mụ na ya lụọ ọgụ.”
And the Philistine said, I have defied the arrays of Israel this day; give me a man, and let us fight together.
11 Mgbe Sọl na ndị agha Izrel nụrụ ihe onye Filistia a kwuru, ha mara jijiji tụọkwa oke egwu.
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were disheartened, and became greatly afraid.
12 Ma Devid bụ nwa Jesi, onye Efrat nke Betlehem dị na Juda. Jesi mụtara ndị ikom asatọ. Nʼoge nke Sọl, ọ ghọọla agadi nwoke.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lechem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was old in the days of Saul, belonging to the persons [of high esteem].
13 Atọ nʼime ụmụ ndị ikom Jesi, ndị bụ okenye, soro Sọl gaa agha. Aha ha bụ Eliab, ọkpara ya, Abinadab, nwa nke abụọ na Shama, nwa nke atọ.
And the three eldest sons of Jesse were gone following Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that were gone to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and the next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 Devid bụ ọdụdụ nwa. Ụmụnne ya ndị okenye atọ na-eso Sọl.
And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15 Ma Devid na-apụ jekwuru Sọl, ma na-alaghachikwa nʼụlọ ịzụ atụrụ nna ya na Betlehem.
But David kept going and returning from Saul to feed his father's flocks at Beth-lechem.
16 Golaịat, onye Filistia na-abịaru nso ụtụtụ na uhuruchi, na-eguzo onwe ya otu a iri ụbọchị anọ.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 Otu ụbọchị, Jesi gwara Devid okwu sị, “Bịa ka i wegara ụmụnne gị otu akpa ọka ndị a e ghere eghe. Chịrịkwa ogbe achịcha iri ndị a chịlara ha.
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take, I pray thee, for thy brothers an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brothers;
18 Wegakwara onyeisi usuu ha, iri chiizi, ndị a. Chọpụta otu ihe si agara ụmụnne gị natakwa ha ihe ị ga-egosi anyị na ha dị ndụ.”
And these ten cheeses shalt thou bring unto the captain of the thousand, and inquire of thy brothers how they fare, and take away their pledge.
19 Ha na Sọl na ndị ikom Izrel niile, nọ na ndagwurugwu Ịla, na-ebuso ndị Filistia agha.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 Devid biliri njem nʼisi ụtụtụ, hapụ igwe atụrụ ya nʼaka onye na-elekọta atụrụ, buru onyinye ndị ahụ gawa dịka Jesi nyere ya nʼiwu. Ọ bịarutere ụlọ ikwu ndị Izrel mgbe ha na-apụ nʼihu agha, ha na-etikwa mkpu agha.
And David rose up early in the morning, and gave up the flocks to a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the entrenchment, as the host was going forth in battle-array, and shouted the battle-cry.
21 Ndị Izrel na ndị Filistia dokwara onwe ha nʼusoro izute onwe ha nʼagha, ndị agha megide ndị agha.
And the Israelites and the Philistines put themselves in battle-array, army against army.
22 Devid hapụrụ ihe ndị ahụ nʼaka onye na-elekọta akpa niile, gbara ọsọ gaa nʼusoro ndị agha jụọ ụmụnne ya banyere udo ha.
And David left the articles which he had on him in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the array, and came and asked of his brothers after their welfare.
23 Ma mgbe ha na ya nọ na-akparịta ụka, onye mmeri nʼọgbọ agha, onye Filistia nke Gat, Golaịat bụ aha ya, sitere nʼusoro ndị agha Filistia pụta, kwuokwa okwu niile ahụ dịka ọ na-ekwu na mbụ. Devid nụrụ ihe o kwuru.
And as he was speaking with them, behold, there came up the champion, Goliath the Philistine, by name, of Gath, out of the battle-arrays of the Philistines, and spoke in accordance with these same words: and David heard it.
24 Mgbe ndị Izrel niile hụrụ nwoke a, ha gbara ọsọ pụọ nʼihu ya ma tụọkwa oke egwu.
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and were greatly afraid.
25 Ndị Izrel sịrị, “Unu hụrụ nwoke a na-eguzo onwe ya? Ọ bụ ka ọ kparịa nnọọ ndị Izrel ka o ji apụta? Eze kwere nkwa inye onye ọbụla ga-etigbu ya akụ nʼebe ọ bara ụba. Ọ ga-akpọnyekwa ya nwa ya nwanyị ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya, meekwa ka ndị ezinaụlọ onye ahụ gharakwa ịtụ ụtụ taks ọzọ nʼIzrel!”
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is coming forth? for to defy Israel is he coming forth; and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, —him will the king enrich with great riches, and his daughter will he give him, and his father's house will he make free in Israel.
26 Devid jụrụ ndị ikom nọ ya nso, “Gịnị ka a ga-emere nwoke ga-etigbu onye Filistia a, meekwa ka mkparị a ghara ịdịrị Izrel ọzọ? Onye ka onye Filistia a a na-ebighị ugwu bụ, na ọ ga-apụta na-akparị ndị agha Chineke dị ndụ?”
And David said to the men that stood by him, thus, What shall be done to the man that may smite yon Philistine, and take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the arrays of the living God?
27 Ha gwara ya otu ihe ahụ ha kwuru na mbụ sị ya na ọ bụ ihe ahụ ka a ga-emere onye gburu ya.
And the people spoke to him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that may smite him.
28 Mgbe Eliab, nwanne Devid nke okenye, nụrụ ka ya na ndị ikom ahụ na-ekwu okwu, o were iwe dị ọkụ megide ya, jụọ ya sị, “Gịnị ka ị bịara ime nʼebe a? Onye kwa ka ị hapụrụ atụrụ ole na ole ndị ahụ nʼọzara? Amaara m ụdị nganga dị nʼime gị na echiche ọjọọ juru gị obi. Ihe ị ji bịa nʼebe a bụ naanị ka ịhụchata ihe na-eme nʼagha.”
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he was speaking unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why didst thou come down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumption, and the wickedness of thy heart; for in order to see the battle art thou come down.
29 Ma Devid zara sị ya, “Oleekwanụ ihe m mere ugbu a? Adara m iwu nʼihi na m jụrụ ajụjụ?”
And David said, What have I now done? It is nothing but a word.
30 Devid chigharịkwara jekwuru onye ọzọ jụọkwa ya otu ajụjụ ahụ. Ọ natakwara otu ụdị ọsịsa ahụ.
And he turned from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people made him again a reply after the former manner.
31 Nʼikpeazụ, mgbe a matara ihe bụ uche Devid, e mere ka Sọl mara ihe banyere Devid. Sọl zikwara ozi ka a kpọọ ya.
And the words which David had spoken were heard, and they told them in the presence of Saul, who sent for him.
32 Devid sịrị Sọl, “Ka obi onye ọbụla ghara ịda mba nʼihi onye Filistia a; ohu gị ga-aga lụso ya ọgụ.”
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 Ma Sọl zaghachiri, “Ị pụghị ibuso onye Filistia a agha, megide ya, nʼihi na i bụ naanị nwantakịrị, ma ya onwe ya bu onye na-ebu agha siterị na mgbe ọ bụ okorobịa.”
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a lad, and he [hath been] a man of war from his youth.
34 Ma Devid gwara Sọl sị, “Ohu gị bụ onye na-elekọta atụrụ nna ya. Mgbe ọdụm maọbụ anụ ọhịa bịa bịara buru atụrụ site nʼigwe atụrụ ahụ,
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was feeding his father's flocks, and there came a lion, and a bear, and bore off a lamb out of the drove;
35 achụụrụ m ya, tigbuo ya ma napụtakwa atụrụ ahụ site nʼọnụ ya. Mgbe o biliri imegide m, ejidere m ya nʼajị ya, tie ya ihe, gbuo ya.
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he rose up against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Etigburu m ọdụm na anụ ọhịa bịa ahụ, ugbu a, apụkwara m ime onye Filistia a na-amaghị Chineke otu ihe ahụ, nʼihi na ọ kparịala usuu ndị agha Chineke dị ndụ!
Both the lion and the bear did thy servant smite: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall become as one of them; because he hath defied the arrays of the living God.
37 Onyenwe anyị ahụ napụtara m site nʼaka ọdụm na anụ ọhịa bịa ga-anapụtakwa m site nʼaka onye Filistia a!” Nʼikpeazụ, Sọl sịrị Devid, “Gaa, ka Onyenwe anyị nọnyere gị.”
Moreover David said, The Lord who hath delivered me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, will also surely deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and may the Lord be with thee.
38 Mgbe ahụ, Sọl yinyere Devid uwe ime ahụ nke ya, yikwasịkwa ya uwe agha igwe, ma kpukwasị ya okpu bronz nʼisi.
And Saul clothed David with his garments, and he put a helmet of copper upon his head; and he clothed him also with a coat of mail.
39 Devid fanyere mma agha nʼime uwe ahụ, malite ijegharị ije, nʼihi na ọ maghị otu e si eyi uwe ndị ahụ ejegharị. Ọ dịghị anya, o gwara Sọl okwu sị, “Agaghị m eyi uwe ndị a nʼihi na o doghị m ahụ.” Ya mere, Devid yipụrụ ha.
And David girded his sword over his garments, and he essayed to go; for he had not tried it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot walk in these [things]; for I have never tried it before. And David put them off from him.
40 Emesịa, o were mkpanaka ya nʼaka ya, site nʼiyi họpụta nkume ise dị mụrụmụrụ tinye ha nʼakpa nta dị nʼime akpa onye ọzụzụ atụrụ ya. O jidere ebe ya nʼaka ya, malite ịpụkwuru onye Filistia ahụ.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's pouch which be had, even in a scrip, with his sling in his hand; and he approached to the Philistine.
41 Onye Filistia ahụ, na-abịa nso na-apụkwute Devid, onye ahụ na-ebu ọta ya na-agakwa nʼihu ya.
And the Philistine went and drew nearer and nearer unto David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.
42 O lere Devid anya hụ na ọ bụ naanị nwantakịrị nwoke, onye ahụ dị mma, onye mara mma ile anya. Nʼihi ya, o ledara Devid anya.
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a lad, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.
43 Ọ sịrị Devid, “Abụ m nkịta, na i ji mkpanaka na-abịakwute m?” Onye Filistia ahụ ji aha chi niile ya bụọ Devid ọnụ.
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest unto me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 Ọ sịrị, “Bịa nʼebe a ka m were anụ ahụ gị mere anụ ufe nke eluigwe na anụ ọhịa niile ihe oriri!”
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.
45 Ma Devid sịrị onye Filistia ahụ, “I ji mma agha na ùbe igwe na ùbe osisi, na-abịakwute m, ma eji m aha Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Chineke nke usuu ndị agha Izrel ahụ ị kparịrị, na-abịakwute gị.
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest unto me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the arrays of Israel, that thou hast defied.
46 Taa ka Onyenwe anyị ga-enyefe gị nʼaka m. Aga m etigbu gị, bepụkwa gị isi. Taa aga m ewere anụ ahụ ndị agha Filistia niile nyefee nʼaka ụmụ anụ ufe niile nke eluigwe, na ụmụ anụ ọhịa niile nke ụwa. Ụwa niile ga-amatakwa na Chineke nọ nʼIzrel.
This day will the Lord deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and remove thy head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God for Israel.
47 Ndị niile guzokwa nʼebe a ga-amata na Onyenwe anyị adịghị eji mma agha maọbụ ùbe azọpụta. Nʼihi na agha a bụ nke Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga-ewerekwa unu niile nyefee anyị nʼaka.”
And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not through sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hand.
48 Mgbe onye Filistia ahụ na-abịa nso ibuso ya agha, Devid jiri ọsọ gbara gaa nʼihu agha izute ya.
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and went and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the battle-array to meet the Philistine.
49 Ọ manyere aka nʼime akpa ya wepụta otu nkume, maa ya mata onye Filistia ahụ nʼegedege ihu. Nkume ahụ mikpuru nʼegedege ihu ya, ọ dakwara kpuo ihu nʼala.
And David put his hand into the pouch, and took thence a stone, and slung it, and he struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sunk into his forehead: and he fell upon his face to the ground.
50 Otu a ka Devid si jiri ebe na nkume merie onye Filistia ahụ. O gburu onye Filistia ahụ ma o jighị mma ọbụla nʼaka ya gbuo ya.
So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
51 Devid gbaara ọsọ jeruo nʼebe Golaịat dara, mịịrị mma agha ya site nʼọbọ, jiri ya gbuo ya. O ji ya bepụkwa isi ya! Mgbe ndị Filistia hụrụ na onye ọka agha ha adaala nwụọ, ha tụgharịrị gbawa ọsọ.
And David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.
52 Mgbe ahụ, ndị agha Izrel na Juda tiri mkpu ọṅụ, biliekwa, malite ịchụ ndị Filistia ọsọ. Ha chụrụ ha ọsọ chụruo ha nʼọnụ ụzọ ama Gat, na nʼọnụ ụzọ ama Ekrọn. Ndị Filistia nwụrụ anwụ dara nnọọ aghara aghara nʼụzọ Shaaraim nke gawara Gat na Ekrọn.
And then arose the men of Israel and of Judah, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the valley, and to the gates of 'Ekron. And the slain of the Philistines fell down by the way to Sha'arayim, even as far as Gath, and up to 'Ekron.
53 Emesịa, ndị Izrel lọghachiri bịa kwakọrọ ihe niile dị nʼụlọ ikwu ndị Filistia, nke ha hapụrụ gbaa ọsọ.
And the children of Israel returned from hotly pursuing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camps.
54 Devid buuru isi onye Filistia bulata na Jerusalem. Ma dobe ngwa agha onye Filistia ahụ nʼime ụlọ ikwu nke ya.
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but his weapons he placed in his tent.
55 Mgbe Sọl nọ na-ele Devid anya ka ọ na-apụ izute onye Filistia ahụ, ọ sịrị Abna, ọchịagha ya, “Abna, nwa onye ka nwokorobịa ahụ bụ?” Abna zara sị, “Dịka i si adị ndụ, eze, amaghị m.”
And when Saul saw David going forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this lad? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I know it not.
56 Eze zara sị, “Chọpụta onye mụrụ nwokorobịa a.”
And the king said, Ask thou whose son this youth is.
57 Mgbe Devid si nʼigbu onye Filistia ahụ lọghachi, Abna duuru ya, dute ya nʼihu Sọl. Isi onye Filistia a dịkwa nʼaka Devid.
And as David returned from smiting the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Sọl jụrụ ya sị, “Nwokorobịa, nwa onye ka ị bụ?” Devid zara sị, “Abụ m nwa ohu gị nwoke Jesi onye Betlehem.”
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David answered, The son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lechemite.
