1 Samuel 21
1 Devid jere nʼobodo Nob ịhụ Ahimelek, onye nchụaja. Ahimelek mara jijiji mgbe ọ hụrụ Devid. Ọ sịrị Devid, “Gịnị mere naanị gị ji bịa? Gịnị mere o nweghị onye so gị?”
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2 Devid zara Ahimelek, onye nchụaja sị, “Eze ziri m ozi dị mkpa, ma sị m, ‘Ka onye ọbụla ghara ịma ihe ọbụla banyere ozi a m na-eziga gị.’ Ma banyere ụmụ okorobịa m, agwala m ha ebe ha ga-ezute m.
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
3 Ugbu a, olee ihe oriri i nwere? Nye m ogbe achịcha ise maọbụ ihe ọzọ i nwere.”
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
4 Onye nchụaja ahụ zara Devid sị, “Enweghị m achịcha ana edoghị nsọ nʼebe a. Ma otu ọ dị, e nwere ụfọdụ achịcha e doro nsọ nʼebe a, ma ọ bụrụ na ụmụ okorobịa gị na ha so debere onwe ha ọcha, na-emetụghị nwanyị ahụ.”
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
5 Devid zara sị ya, “Nʼezie, anyị ekwebeghị ka ụmụ nwanyị bịa anyị nso, dịka anyị dị mbụ eme ma anyị na-eje ozi. Ndị ikom ndị a na-edo onwe ha nsọ ọ bụladị mgbe njem anyị na-adịghị nsọ ka ọfọdụzie njem nke taa.”
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
6 Ebe nri ọzọ na-adịghị, onye nchụaja ahụ nyere Devid achịcha nsọ, bụ achịcha nke iche nʼIhu Onyenwe anyị, nke ewepụtara site nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nʼime ebe ịchụ aja, debekwa achịcha ọhụrụ nke e ji gbanwee nke ochie dị nʼebe ahụ.
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before Yhwh, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
7 Ma otu onye odibo Sọl nọ nʼebe ahụ nʼụbọchị ahụ, onye e jigidere nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụ Doeg, onye Edọm onyeisi ndị na-azụ anụ ụlọ Sọl.
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yhwh; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
8 Devid jụrụ Ahimelek ajụjụ sị ya, “I nweghị ùbe maọbụ mma agha nʼebe a? Ewetaghị m mma agha m maọbụ ngwa agha ọzọ, nʼihi na ozi eze ziri anyị dị oke ngwangwa.”
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
9 Onye nchụaja zaghachiri, “Mma agha Golaịat, onye Filistia, onye ahụ i tigburu na ndagwurugwu Ịla dị nʼebe a, a fụchiri ya nʼakwa nʼazụ efọọd. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ya, were ya, nʼihi na ọ dịghị mma agha ọzọ dị nʼebe a ma ọ bụghị nke ahụ.” Devid sịrị, “Ọ dịghị nke dịka ya, nye m ya.”
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Devid gbapụrụ ọsọ site nʼebe Sọl nọ gbakwuru Akish eze ndị Gat.
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 Ma ndị ozi Akish sịrị ya, “Onye a ọ bụghị Devid, eze nke ala ahụ? Ọ bụghị ya bụ isi abụ ha na-abụ mgbe ha na-ete egwu na-asị: “‘Sọl egbuola ọtụtụ puku ndị iro ya, Devid egbukwaala iri puku kwụrụ puku ndị iro nke ya’?”
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12 Mgbe Devid nụrụ okwu ndị a, ọ tụrụ egwu ihe Akish eze Gat ga-eme ya.
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 Nʼihi ya ọ gbanwere omume ya, bido ime dịka onyeisi na-adịghị mma. O bidokwara ịka akara nʼibo, bidokwa na-agụsasị ọnụ mmiri nʼahụọnụ ya.
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Akish gwara ndị ozi ya okwu sị ha, “Leenụ nwoke a! Ọ bụ onyeisi mebiri! Gịnị mere unu ji kpọtara m ya?
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 Ndị na-ayị ara ha kọrọ m, nke mere unu ji kpọtara m nwoke a nʼebe a ka ọ bịa na-eme ka onye na-ayị ara nʼihu m? O kwesiri ka onye dị otu a bata nʼụlọ m?”
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
