I Samuel 17
1 Ita, inummong dagiti Filisteo ti armadada para iti gubat. Nagu-ummongda idiay Soco, a kukua ti Juda. Nagkampoda iti nagbaetan ti Soco ken Azeka, iti Efes-dammim.
The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
2 Nagu-ummong met da Saul ken dagiti lallaki iti Israel ket nagkampoda idiay tanap ti Ela, ken nagliliniada a makigubat kadagiti Filisteo.
Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
3 Nagtakder dagiti Filisteo iti maysa a bantay, ket nagtakder ti Israel iti sabali pay a paset ti bantay ket adda tanap a nagbaetanda.
So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
4 Rimmuar ti napigsa a lalaki iti kampo dagiti Filisteo, ti lalaki nga agnagan iti Goliat a taga-Gat, nga innem a kasiko ken maysa a dangan ti katayagna.
Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
5 Nakahelmet isuna iti bronse, ken nakakalasag isuna iti napuskol a kabal a kawar. Agdagsen ti napuskol a bado iti lima a ribu a siklo ti bronse.
He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
6 Adda kabal a bronse iti luppona, ken adda gayang a bronse iti nagbaetan dagiti abagana.
He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
7 Ti pagiggaman ti gayangna ket dakkel, ken adda nasangal a tali a kas iti tali nga us-usaren ti umaabel a pangtenglanna no kasta nga ipuruakna ti gayangna. Agdagsen iti innem a gasut a siklo ti tadem ti gayangna a landok. Umun-una kenkuana ti para-awit iti kalasagna.
He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
8 Timmakder isuna ket impukkawna kadagiti buyot ti Israel, “Apay nga immaykayo nga agsagana para iti gubat? Saan kadi a Filisteoak, ken saan kadi nga adipennakayo ni Saul? Mangpilikayo iti maysa kadagiti tattaoyo ket itulokyo nga umay kaniak.
Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
9 No kabaelanna ti makiranget kaniak ket mapataynak, agbalinkaminto ngarud a tagabuyo. Ngem no maabak ken mapatayko isuna, agbalinkayonto ngarud a tagabumi ket pagserbiandakami.”
If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
10 Kinuna manen ti Filisteo, “Ita nga aldaw karkaritek dagiti buyot ti Israel. Ikkandak iti maysa a lalaki tapno agrangetkami.
I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
11 Idi nangngeg ni Saul ken ti amin nga Israel ti kinuna ti Filisteo, naawananda iti namnama ken nagbutengda iti kasta unay.
When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
12 Ita, ni David ket anak ti Efrateo iti Betlehem idiay Juda, nga agnagan iti Jesse. Addaan isuna iti walo a putot a lallaki. Lakay unayen ni Jesse kadagiti panawen ni Saul;
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
13 Dagiti tallo nga inauna a putot ni Jesse ket simmurot kenni Saul iti paggugubatan. Dagiti nagan dagiti tallo nga annakna a napan iti paggugubatan ket ni Eliab nga inauna, ni Abinadab a sumaruno kenkuana, ken ni Samma a maikatlo.
Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
14 Ni David ti inaudi. Dagiti tallo nga inauna ket simmurot kenni Saul.
David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
15 Ita, asublisubli ni David iti nagbaetan ti armada ni Saul ken iti ayan dagiti karnero ti amana idiay Betlehem, tapno pakanenna ida.
David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 Iti unos ti uppat a pulo nga aldaw, binigat ken rinabii nga umasideg ti napigsa a Filisteo tapno ipakitana a nakasagana isuna para iti gubat.
For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
17 Ket kinuna ni Jesse iti anakna a ni David, “Itulodmo kadagiti kakabsatmo daytoy maysa nga epa iti nakirog a trigo ken dagitoy sangapulo a tinapay, ket ipanmo a dagus dagitoy iti kampo dagiti kakabsatmo.
[One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
18 Kasta met nga ipanmo dagitoy sangapulo a keso iti kapitan dagiti rinibribu. Kitaem ti ar-aramiden dagiti kakabsatmo ket mangitugotkanto iti pakakitaan a nakaradkadda inton agawidka.
And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
19 Kadua ni Saul dagiti kakabsatmo ken dagiti amin a lallaki iti Israel idiay tanap ti Ela, a makirangranget kadagiti Filisteo.”
His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
20 Nasapa a bimmangon ni David ket impaaywanna dagiti karnerona iti maysa nga agpaspastor. Innalana dagiti taraon ket pimmanaw, kas imbilin ni Jesse kenkuana. Dimteng isuna iti kampo bayat nga agsagsagana ti armada a mapan makigubat nga ipukpukkawda ti pakdaar ti gubat.
So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
21 Ket naglilinia ti Israel ken dagiti Filisteo para iti gubat, armada maibusor iti armada.
The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
22 Imbati ni David dagiti gargaretna iti para-aywan kadagiti taraon, timmaray a napan iti armada, ket kinablaawanna dagiti kakabsatna.
David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
23 Bayat a makisarsarita kadakuada, ti napigsa a lalaki a maysa a Filisteo a taga-Gat, a managan Goliat, nagpasango manipud kadagiti soldado a Filisteo, ket imbagana ti isu met laeng nga imbagbagna iti kallabes. Ket nangngeg ni David dagitoy.
While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
24 Idi nakita dagiti amin a lallaki ti Israel ti lalaki, intarayanda isuna ket kasta unay ti butengda.
When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
25 Kinuna dagiti lallaki iti Israel, “Nakitayo kadi daytoy a lalaki a nagpasango? Immay isuna tapno karitenna ti Israel. Ket ikkanto ti ari iti adu a kinabaknang ti tao a mangpapatay kenkuana, ipaasawananto kenkuana ti anakna a babai, ken saannanto a pagbayaden iti buis idiay Israel ti balay ti amana.”
They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
26 Kinuna ni David kadagiti lallaki a nakatakder iti abayna, “Ania ti maaramid iti tao a mangpatay iti daytoy a Filisteo ken mangikkat iti pannakaibabain ti Israel? Siasino daytoy saan a nakugit a Filisteo a nasken a mangkarit kadagiti armada ti sibibiag a Dios?”
David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
27 Ket inulit dagiti tattao dagiti ibagbagada ken imbagada daytoy kenkuana, “Kastoyto ti maaramid iti lalaki a makapatay kenkuana.”
They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
28 Nangngeg ni Eliab nga inauna a kabsatna idi nakisao isuna kadagiti lallaki. Simged ti unget ni Eliab kenni David, ket kinunana, “Apay a simmalogka ditoy? Siasino ti nangibatiam kadagiti karnero idiay let-ang? Ammok ti kinapalangguadmo, ken ti kinaloko iti pusom; ta simmalogka ditoy tapno maimatangam ti gubat.”
But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
29 Kinuna ni David, “Ania aya ti inaramidko? Nagsaludsodak laeng met?”
David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
30 Tinallikudanna isuna ket napan iti sabali, ket isu met laeng ti dinamagna. Isu met laeng ti insungbat dagiti tattao.
Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
31 Idi nangngegda dagiti imbagbaga ni David, imbaga dagiti soldado kenni Saul dagitoy, ket pinaayabanna ni David.
Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
32 Ket kinuna ni David kenni Saul, “Awan koma ti agkullayaw ti pusona gapu iti dayta a Filisteo; mapan makiranget ti adipenmo iti daytoy a Filisteo.”
David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
33 Kinuna ni Saul kenni David, “Saanmo a kabaelan ti makiranget iti daytoy a Filisteo; ta maysaka laeng nga agtutubo, ket mannakigubat isunan sipud pay iti kinaagtutubona.”
Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
34 Ngem kinuna ni David kenni Saul, “Ti adipenmo ti mangay-aywan kadagiti karnero ti amana. Inton adda leon wenno oso nga umay ken mangala iti karnero manipud kadagiti arban,
David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
35 kamatek isuna ken darupek isuna, ket isalakanko daytoy manipud iti ngiwatna. Ket inton darupennak, tiliwek isuna babaen iti barbasna, ket patayek isuna.
I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
36 Nakapatay ti adipenmo iti leon ken oso. Daytoy a saan a nakugit a Filisteo ket maipadanto kadakuada, agsipud ta karkaritenna dagiti armada ti sibibiag a Dios.”
I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
37 Kinuna ni David, “Inispalnak ni Yahweh manipud iti kuko ti leon ken manipud iti kuko ti oso. Ispalennakto manipud iti ima daytoy a Filisteo.” Ket kinuna ni Saul kenni David, “Mapanka, ket ni Yahweh koma ti kumuyog kenka.”
Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
38 Impasuot ni Saul kenni David ti kalasagna. Inkabilna ti helmet a bronse iti ulona, ket kinawesanna isuna iti napuskol a kabal a kawar.
Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
39 Imbarikes ni David ti kampilanna iti kabalna. Ngem saanna a kabaelan ti magna, gapu ta saan isuna a nairuam kadagitoy. Ket kinuna ni David kenni Saul, “Saanak a makaruar a makiranget babaen kadagitoy, ta saanak a nairuam kadagitoy.” Isu nga inussob ni David dagitoy.
David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
40 Innalana ti sarukodna ken nangpili iti lima a nalammuyot a bato iti waig; inkabilna dagitoy iti pagkargaanna. Adda iti imana ti pallatibong bayat nga umas-asideg isuna iti Filisteo.
Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
41 Immay ti Filisteo ket sinangona ni David, adda iti sangoananna ti para-awit iti kalasagna.
Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
42 Idi kimmita ti Filisteo iti aglawlaw ket nakitana ni David, linaisna isuna, ta maysa laeng isuna a bumarito, ken lumabaga, addaan iti nataer a langa.
he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
43 Ket kinuna ti Filisteo kenni David, “Asoak kadi, ta immayka a makisango kaniak nga addaan iti sarukod?” Ket inlunod ti Filisteo ni David babaen kadagiti didiosenna.
He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
44 Kinuna ti Filisteo kenni David, “Umasidegka kaniak, ket itedko ti lasagmo kadagiti bilbillit iti langit ken kadagiti narungsot nga ayup iti tay-ak.”
He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
45 Simungbat ni David iti Filisteo, “Immayka kaniak nga addaan iti kampilan, gayang, ken pika. Ngem umayak kenka iti nagan ni Yahweh a mannakabalin-amin a Dios ti armada ti Israel, a kinaritmo.
David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
46 Ita nga aldaw, ited kaniak ni Yahweh ti balligi, ket papatayenka ket isinak ti ulom manipud iti bagim. Ita nga aldaw, itedko dagiti bangkay ti armada ti Filisteo kadagiti bilbillit iti langit ken kadagiti narungsot nga ayup iti daga, tapno maammoan ti lubong nga adda ti Dios iti Israel,
Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
47 ken maammoan dagiti amin a naguummong ditoy a saan nga ited ni Yahweh ti balligi babaen iti kampilan wenno gayang. Ta kukua ni Yahweh ti gubat, ket iyawatnakanto kadagiti imami.”
And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
48 Idi umas-asidegen ti Filisteo kenni David, ket timmaray a dagus ni David a sumabat iti kabusorna a soldado.
As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
49 Inkaut ni David ti imana iti pagkargaanna ket nangala iti bato, impallatibongna daytoy, ket natamaan ti muging ti Felisteo. Limmumlom ti bato iti muging ti Filisteo, ket naipadaramudom ti rupana iti daga.
He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
50 Pinarmek ni David ti Filisteo babaen iti pallatibong ken maysa a bato. Tinamaanna ti Filisteo ken pinatayna isuna. Awan kampilan iti ima ni David.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
51 Ket timmaray ni David ket nagtakder iti uloanan ti Filisteo ket innalana ti kampilanna, inuksotna daytoy iti kaluban, pinatayna isuna, ket pinugotanna babaen iti daytoy. Idi nakita dagiti Filisteo a natayen ti napigsa a taoda, nagtatarayda.
52 Ket nagpukkaw dagiti lallaki ti Israel ken ti Juda, ket kinamatda dagiti Filisteo agingga iti tanap ken kadagiti ruangan ti Ekron. Ket nagkaiwara dagiti natay a Filisteo iti dalan nga agturong iti Saaraim, agingga iti dalan nga agturong iti Gat ken Ekron.
The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
53 Nagsubli dagiti tattao ti Israel a nangkamkamat kadagiti Filisteo, ket sinamsamda dagiti adda iti kampoda.
When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
54 Innala ni David ti ulo ti Filisteo ket impanna daytoy idiay Jerusalem, ngem inkabilna ti kabalna iti toldana.
David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
55 Idi nakita ni Saul ni David a makiranget iti Filisteo, kinunana kenni Abner a kapitan ti armada, “Abner, siasino ti makin-anak iti dayta nga agtutubo?” Kinuna ni Abner, “Isapatak apo ari, a saanko nga ammo.”
As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
56 Kinuna ti ari, damagem kadagiti makaammo, no siasino ti makin-anak iti daytoy nga agtutubo a lalaki.”
Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
57 Idi nakasubli ni David iti panangpapatayna iti Filisteo, inkuyog ni Abner isuna, ket impanna iti sangoanan ni Saul nga ig-iggemna ti ulo ti Filisteo.
[Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
58 Kinuna ni Saul kenkuana, “Siasino ti makin-anak kenka, agtutubo a lalaki?” Ket simmungbat ni David, “Siak ti anak ti adipenmo a ni Jesse a taga-Betlehem.”
Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
