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, unto Ahimelech, the priest, —and Ahimelech trembled when he met 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 charged me with a matter, and hath said unto me—Let, no man, know aught of the business on which I am sending thee, and with which I have charged thee, —But, unto the young men, have I appointed, 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 there under thy hand? Five loaves, give thou into my hand, —or, whatever can be found.
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 my hand, —but, hallowed bread, there is, 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 to him—Of a truth, women, have been withheld from us, of late, through my coming out, and the wallets of the young men have become hallowed, —while [the bread], itself, is in a manner common, and the more so since, to-day, [there are other loaves] to be hallowed, 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], —because there was there no bread, save the Presence-Bread, which had to be removed from before Yahweh, to put hot bread, on the day when it should be 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, in that very place, was a man of the servants of Saul, on that day, detained before Yahweh, whose name, was Doeg the Edomite, —chief of the shepherds that belonged unto 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.”
Then said David to Ahimelech, See whether there is here, under thy hand, a spear or a sword? for, neither my sword, nor my other weapons, did I take in my hand, for, the king’s business, was, urgent.
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 didst smite in the vale of Elah, lo! that, is wrapped up in a cloth, behind the ephod, if, that, thou wilt take to thee, take it, for there is no other, save that, here. And David said—There is none, like it, give it me.
10 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Devid gbapụrụ ọsọ site nʼebe Sọl nọ gbakwuru Akish eze ndị Gat.
Then arose David, and fled, that day, from the face of Saul, —and came in unto Achish, 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, king of the land? Was it not, of this man, that they kept responding in the dances, saying, Saul, hath smitten his, thousands, but, David, his, tens of 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 feared greatly, because of Achish 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.
So he feigned himself mad, in their sight, and raged in their hand, —and struck against the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run 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 can see, a madman playing his pranks, wherefore should ye bring him in, unto 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?”
Lacking of madmen, am I that ye should bring in this one to play his mad pranks, unto me? Shall, this, one enter my household?
