1 Samuel 29

1 Ndị Filistia chịkọtara ndị agha ha bịaruo Afek, ma ndị agha Izrel zukọtara nʼakụkụ isi iyi Jezril.

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites camped by the spring which is in Jezreel.

2 Mgbe ndịisi agha ndị Filistia malitere ịgafesị ha na ndị agha ha, ụfọdụ nʼime ha du ọtụtụ narị ndị agha, ụfọdụ, ọtụtụ puku ndị agha, Devid na ndị agha ya so nʼazụ, ha na Akish, eze ndị Filistia.

The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.

3 Ndịisi agha ndị Filistia jụrụ eze Akish ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị ka ndị Hibru ndị a na-eme nʼebe a?” Akish gwara ha sị, “Onye a ọ bụghị Devid, onyeozi si nʼaka Sọl eze ndị Izrel gbapụ? Mụ na ya ebiela ihe karịrị otu afọ, ma achọpụtaghị ihe ọbụla dị njọ nʼebe ọ nọ, site nʼụbọchị ahụ ọ hapụrụ Sọl ruo ugbu a.”

Then the leaders of the Philistines said, "What about these Hebrews?" And Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, "Isn't this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?"

4 Ma ndịisi agha ndị Filistia were iwe megide ya. Ha sịrị ya, “Zilaga nwoke a, ka ọ laghachi nʼọnọdụ ozi ebe i mere ya onye nlekọta. Anyị na ha agaghị eso jee nʼihu ọgụ, ma ọ bụghị ya ọ ga-atụgharịa megide anyị nʼagha. Olee ụzọ ọzọ ọ ga-esi mee ka ya na nna ya ukwu dị na mma ma ọ bụghị site nʼigbu ndị agha anyị ndị a?”

But the leaders of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, "Send that man back to the place where you have assigned him, and he must not go down with us to battle, or in the battle he may become an adversary. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?

5 Onye a ọ bụghị Devid ahụ ndị inyom Izrel ji gụọ egwu sị, “‘Sọl egbuola ọtụtụ puku ndị iro ya, ma Devid egbuola iri puku kwụrụ puku ndị iro’?”

Is not this David about whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'"

6 Ya mere, Akish kpọrọ Devid sị ya, “Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ, ị bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ka ị soro m buo agha. Site na mgbe ị bịakwutere m tutu ruo ugbu a, o nweghị mmejọ ọbụla m chọpụtara nʼime gị. Ma ndịisi anyị anabataghị gị.

Then Achish called David, and said to him, "As the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not favor you.

7 Ugbu a, laghachinụ azụ, laa nʼudo. Unu emeela ihe ọbụla ga-akpasu ndịisi ndị Filistia iwe.”

Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords of the Philistines."

8 Devid jụrụ Akish, “Ma gịnị ka m mere? Gịnịkwa ka ị hụtara megide ohu gị site nʼụbọchị m bịakwutere gị ruo taa? Gịnị ga-eme ka m ghara ịlụso ndị iro onyenwe m, bụ eze agha?”

David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"

9 Akish zaghachiri, “Ama m nʼonye dị mma ka ị bụ nʼanya m, dịka mmụọ ozi nke Chineke. Nʼagbanyeghị nke a, ọchịagha ndị Filistia asịla, ‘Ọ gaghị eso anyị jee nʼagha.’

Then Achish answered David, "I know that you are good in my sight. However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, 'He must not go up with us to the battle.'

10 Ya mere, bilie nʼisi ụtụtụ, gị na ndị ọrụ onyenwe gị ndị soro gị bịa, bilienụ nʼisi ụtụtụ laghachi mgbe ìhè dịrị unu.”

So get up early in the morning, you and the servants of your lord who have come with you, and go to the place which I allotted to you. As for evil remarks, take none to heart; for you are good in my sight. And as soon as you are up early in the morning, and have light, depart."

11 Devid na ndị ikom na-eso ya biliri nʼisi ụtụtụ ịlaghachi nʼala ndị Filistia. Ma ndị agha ndị Filistia gara nʼihu jeruo Jezril.

So David and his men got up early to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.