2 Samuel 5
1 Mgbe ahụ, ndị ebo Izrel niile bịakwutere Devid na Hebrọn, sị ya, “Lee, ọkpụkpụ gị na anụ ahụ gị ka anyị bụ.
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 Nʼoge gara aga, mgbe Sọl bụ eze na-achị anyị, ọ bụ gị duuru ndị agha Izrel nʼọgụ niile, ma ọpụpụ ma mbata. Onyenwe anyị sịrị gị, ‘Ị ga-azụ ndị m, bụ Izrel, ị ga-abụkwa onye ga-achị ha.’”
Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
3 Mgbe ndị okenye Izrel niile bịakwutere Devid na Hebrọn, ha na eze Devid gbara ndụ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị na Hebrọn. Ha tere Devid mmanụ ịbụ eze Izrel.
And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 Devid gbara iri afọ atọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịkwara iri afọ anọ.
David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
5 Ọ chịrị ndị Juda niile na Hebrọn afọ asaa na ọnwa isii. Chịakwa ndị Izrel na Juda niile mgbe ọ nọ na Hebrọn na mgbe ọ nọ na Jerusalem iri afọ atọ na atọ,
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 Eze na ndị ikom ya zọọrọ ije garuo Jerusalem ibuso ndị Jebus bi nʼebe ahụ agha. Ndị Jebus gwara Devid sị, “Ị gaghị abata nʼebe a, ọ bụladị ndị ìsì na ndị ngwụrọ nwere ike ịchụghachi gị azụ.” Ha na-eche sị, “Devid agaghị abata nʼebe a,”
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.
7 nʼagbanyeghị okwu ndị a, Devid dọtara ebe ahụ e wusiri ike nke Zayọn nʼagha, ya bụ obodo Devid.
But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
8 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Devid kwuru sị, “Onye ọbụla ga-emeri ndị Jebus ga-esite nʼọnụ warawara ebe mmiri si abanye nʼobodo a banyekwuru ndị ngwụrọ na ndị ìsì a bụ ndị iro Devid.” Ọ bụ nke a mere ha ji ekwu okwu sị, “Ndị ìsì na ndị ngwụrọ agaghị abata nʼụlọeze ahụ.”
And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9 Devid biiri nʼebe ahụ e wusiri ike, kpọọ ya obodo Devid. O wuru akụkụ ebe dị gburugburu ya, site na Milo baa ruo nʼime ya.
So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.
10 Ma ọ gara nʼihu na-adị ukwuu karịa, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị, Chineke, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nọnyeere ya.
And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.
11 Hiram bụ Eze Taịa, zitere Devid osisi sida e ji ewu ụlọ, na ndị ǹka osisi, ndị na-ewu ụlọ. Ha wuuru Devid ụlọeze.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12 Mgbe ahụ, Devid ghọtara na Onyenwe anyị emeela ka o guzosie ike dịka eze ndị Izrel. Bulikwa alaeze ya elu nʼihi ndị ya Izrel.
And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.
13 Mgbe Devid sitere na Hebrọn kwabata na Jerusalem; ọ lụrụ ndị inyom ọzọ, nwetakwara onwe ya ọtụtụ ndị iko nwanyị. Ọ mụtakwara ọtụtụ ụmụ nwoke na ụmụ nwanyị.
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
14 Ndị a bụ aha ụmụ a mụụrụ ya na Jerusalem: Shamua, Shobab, Netan, Solomọn,
And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 Ibha, Elishua, Nefeg, Jafia,
and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
16 Elishama, Eliada na Elifelet.
and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Mgbe ndị Filistia nụrụ na eteela Devid mmanụ ị bụ eze ndị Izrel, ha pụrụ ka igwe ha niile ha ịchọ ya. Ma Devid nụrụ maka ya, gbadaa nʼime ebe ahụ e wusiri ike.
And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard [of it], and went down to the stronghold.
18 Ma ndị Filistia bịara, gbasaa onwe ha na Ndagwurugwu Refaim niile.
And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19 Mgbe ahụ, Devid jụrụOnyenwe anyị ase sị, “Ọ bụ m gaa buso ndị Filistia agha? Ị ga-enyefe ha nʼaka m?” Onyenwe anyị zara sị ya, “Gaa, nʼihi na aghaghị m inyefe ndị Filistia nʼaka gị.”
And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up; for I will certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.
20 Ya mere, Devid gara Baal-Perazim, meriekwa ha nʼebe ahụ. O kwuru sị, “Onyenwe anyị enupula megide ndị iro m nʼihu m, dịka idee mmiri si enupu.” Nʼihi ya, a kpọrọ ebe ahụ Baal-Perazim.
And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah has broken in upon mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
21 Ndị Filistia hapụrụ arụsị niile ha nʼebe ahụ. Devid na ndị ikom ya chịkọtara ha chịpụ.
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
22 Ma ndị Filistia lọghachiri ọzọ, gbasaa onwe ha na Ndagwurugwu Refaim.
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 Nʼihi nke a, Devid jụrụ Onyenwe anyị ase, ọ zara sị, “Esitekwala nʼihu ha gaa, kama gaa gburugburu ruo nʼazụ ha, buso ha agha na ncherita ihu osisi balsam ndị ahụ.
And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.
24 Ngwangwa ị nụrụ ụda ikiri ụkwụ nʼelu osisi balsam ndị ahụ, mee ngwa malite ọgụ, nʼihi na nke a pụtara na Onyenwe anyị eburula unu ụzọ pụọ, itigbu ndị agha Filistia.”
And it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then will Jehovah have gone forth before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines.
25 Devid mere dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere ya nʼiwu. O tigburu ndị Filistia, site na Geba ruo Gaza.
And David did so, as Jehovah had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou comest to Gezer.
