1 Samwiri 17
1 Awo Abafirisuuti ne bakuŋŋaanyiza eggye lyabwe e Soko ekya Yuda okulwana. Ne basiisira mu Efusudammimu ekiri wakati wa Soko ne Azeka.
The Philistine armies gathered for battle at Socoh in Judah. They set up camp between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 Sawulo n’Abayisirayiri nabo ne bakuŋŋaana, bo ne basiisira mu kiwonvu Era, ne basimba ennyiriri okulwana n’Abafirisuuti.
Saul and the Israelites gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah and took up their positions to engage in battle with the Philistines.
3 Abafirisuuti ne bayimirira ku luuyi olumu olw’olusozi, n’Abayisirayiri ne bayimirira ku luuyi olulala olw’olusozi, nga wakati waabwe waliwo ekiwonvu.
The Philistines were on one hill and the Israelites on another with the valley between them.
4 Mu lusiisira lw’Abafirisuuti ne muva essajja eddene nga lizira erinnya lyalyo Goliyaasi, ery’e Gaasi, ng’obuwanvu bwalyo lyali mita ssatu n’okusingawo.
Then a champion came out of the Philistine camp. His name was Goliath from Gath, and he was six cubits and a span tall.
5 Lyalina enkuufiira ey’ekikomo ku mutwe gwalyo, nga lyambadde n’ekizibaawo eky’ekikomo, n’obuzito bwakyo bwali kilo ataano mu musanvu.
He had on his head a bronze helmet and he wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels.
6 Lyali lyambadde eby’ebikomo ku magulu gaalyo, nga lirina effumu ery’ekikomo ku kibegabega kyalyo.
On his legs he wore bronze armor, and he carried a javelin slung between his shoulders.
7 N’olunyago lw’effumu lyalyo lwali ng’omuti ogulukirwako engoye, n’omutwe gw’effumu ogw’ekyuma ng’obuzito bwagwo kilo musanvu. Eyasitulanga engabo ye yamukulemberangamu.
The shaft of his spear was as thick as weaver's beam, with an iron tip that weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer walked ahead of him carrying his shield.
8 Awo Goliyaasi n’ayimirira n’aboggolera eggye lya Isirayiri nti, “Lwaki mwetegeka okulwana? Siri Mufirisuuti, ate mmwe temuli baddu ba Sawulo? Mulonde omusajja mu mmwe aserengete gye ndi.
Goliath stood and shouted at the lines of Israelite soldiers, “Why have you come and lined for battle? I am the Philistine, and you're Saul's servants. Pick one of your men and have him come down and fight me.
9 Bw’anannwanyisa n’anzita, kale tunaafuuka baddu bammwe, naye bwe nnaamuwangula ne mutta, munaafuuka baddu baffe era munaatuweerezanga.”
If he can fight me and kill me, then we will be your slaves. But if I beat him and kill him, then you'll be our slaves and work for us.”
10 Era Omufirisuuti n’ayongera okwogera nti, “Leero, nsomooza eggye lya Isirayiri! Mumpeeyo omusajja tulwane.”
Then the Philistine said, “I mock the battle lines of Israel today! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”
11 Sawulo ne Isirayiri yenna bwe baawulira ebigambo eby’Omufirisuuti, ne bakeŋŋentererwa ne batya nnyo.
Saul and all the Israelite soldiers were shattered and absolutely terrified when they heard what the Philistine said.
12 Dawudi yali mutabani wa Yese Omwefulasi ow’e Besirekemu mu Yuda.
David was the son of a man named Jesse. He was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. At the time Saul was king, Jesse was very old.
13 Yese yalina abaana munaana aboobulenzi, era mu biro ebyo ebya Sawulo yali akaddiye nnyo. Batabani ba Yese abakulu abasatu baali bagenze ne Sawulo mu lutalo. Omukulu ye yali Eriyaabu, owookubiri nga ye Abinadaabu, n’owookusatu nga ye Samma.
Jesse's three oldest sons had joined Saul's army war. These were Eliab (the firstborn), Abinadab (second), and Shammah (third).
14 Dawudi ye yali omuto. Abasatu ne bagenda ne Sawulo,
David was the youngest. The three oldest were with Saul,
15 naye Dawudi n’addiŋŋananga ng’ava mu kulunda endiga za kitaawe e Besirekemu, ng’agenda ewa Sawulo.
while David went to Saul and then back again to look after his father's sheep.
16 Omufirisuuti n’amala ennaku amakumi ana ng’asoomooza Abayisirayiri enkya n’akawungeezi.
Every morning and evening for forty days the Philistine came out to take his stand.
17 Yese n’agamba mutabani we Dawudi nti, “Kwata ekkilo zino amakumi abiri ez’eŋŋaano ensiike n’emigaati gino ekkumi, oyanguwe okubitwalira baganda bo mu lusiisira lwabwe.
Jesse told his son David, “Please take your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers. Take them quickly to your brothers' camp.
18 Ate ne bino ebitole ekkumi eby’amata (kiizi) bitwalire omuduumizi w’ekibinja kyabwe. Olabe baganda bo nga bwe bali okomyewo obubaka obunaatugumya.
Take these ten cheese pieces to their commander. Check carefully to see how your brothers are doing and bring back their news.”
19 Bali ne Sawulo n’abasajja ba Isirayiri bonna mu kiwonvu Era, balwana n’Abafirisuuti.”
They were with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines.
20 Enkeera Dawudi n’agolokoka mu makya nnyo, endiga n’azirekera omusumba, n’ateekateeka ebintu bye yali atwala, n’agenda nga Yese bwe yamulagira. We yatuukira mu lusiisira, ng’eggye ligenda mu ddwaniro nga lirangirira olutalo.
David got up early in the morning and left the flock with a shepherd. He took the supplies and set out as Jesse had told him to. He arrived at the camp just as the army was marching out to its battle line, shouting the war cry.
21 Isirayiri n’Abafirisuuti baali basimbye ennyiriri, buli ggye nga lyolekedde linnaalyo.
The Israelites took up their battle line and the Philistines took up their battle line on the opposite side.
22 Dawudi n’alekera omukuumi w’ebikozesebwa ebintu bye, n’adduka n’agenda eri eggye, n’alamusa ku baganda be.
David left his supplies with the one responsible and ran to the battle line. When he got there he asked his brothers how they were.
23 Awo bwe yali ng’aky’anyumya nabo, Goliyaasi, Omufirisuuti omuzira ow’e Gaasi, ne yeesowolayo okuva mu ggye ly’Abafirisuuti n’asoomooza Abayisirayiri mu bigambo bye bimu bye yayogeranga. Dawudi n’amuwulira.
While he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came up out of his lines and shouted his challenge as he had before, and David heard what he said.
24 Awo Abayisirayiri bwe baalaba omusajja ne batya ne bamudduka mu kutya okw’ekitalo.
All the Israelite soldiers ran away when they saw him because they were terribly afraid.
25 Ne bagamba nti, “Mulaba omusajja oyo avuddeyo? Mazima, azze okusoomooza Isirayiri. Omuntu alimutta, kabaka alimugaggawaza era alimuwa muwala we okumuwasa, era n’ennyumba ya kitaawe eneebanga ya ddembe mu Isirayiri.”
“Have you seen this man who keeps on coming out to mock Israel?” they asked. “The king will make the man who kills him really rich. He will also give him his daughter in marriage, and his family will live tax-free in Israel.”
26 Awo Dawudi n’abuuza abasajja abaali bamuyimiridde okumpi nti, “Kiki ekirikolerwa omuntu alitta Omufirisuuti oyo, n’aggya obuswavu buno ku Isirayiri? Omufirisuuti oyo atali mukomole yeeyita ani okusoomooza eggye lya Katonda omulamu?”
David asked the men who were standing beside him, “What will the man receive who kills this Philistine and removes this shame from Israel? Who does this heathen Philistine think he is, mocking the armies of the living God?”
27 Ne bamuddiramu ebigambo bye bimu nti, “Bw’atyo bw’anaakolebwa omuntu anaamutta.”
The soldiers repeated what they had said, telling him, “This is what the man who kills him will receive.”
28 Awo Eriyaabu, muganda wa Dawudi mukulu waabwe bwe yamuwulira ng’ayogera n’abasajja, obusungu ne bumukwata, n’amubuuza nti, “Kiki ekyakuleese wano? Ani gwe walekedde endiga ezo entono ku ttale? Mmanyi amalala go n’ekyejo ky’olina mu mutima, waserengese kulaba bulabi lutalo.”
When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him talking with the men, he got angry with him. “What are you doing here?” he asked. “Who have you left those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know how proud and wicked you are! You've just come to watch the battle!”
29 Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano nkoze ki? Siyinza kubaako kye mbuuza? Mbuuzizza bubuuza.”
“What have I done now?” David asked. “Can't I even ask a question?”
30 N’akyuka n’abuuza omuntu omulala ekibuuzo kye kimu, mu ngeri y’emu abasajja ne bamutegeeza ebigambo bye bimu nga bali abaasoose.
He went over to some others and asked the same question, and they gave the same answer as before.
31 Ebigambo Dawudi bye yayogera byawulirwa ne bituusibwa eri Sawulo; Sawulo n’amutumya.
Someone overheard what David said and reported it to Saul who sent for him.
32 Awo Dawudi n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Waleme kubaawo muntu n’omu aggwaamu mwoyo olw’Omufirisuuti oyo. Omuweereza wo anaagenda n’amulwanyisa.”
David told Saul, “No one should lose heart because of this Philistine. I, your servant, will go and fight him!”
33 Sawulo n’amuddamu nti, “Toyinza kugenda kulwana na Mufirisuuti oyo; kubanga oli mulenzi bulenzi, songa ye abadde mulwanyi okuva mu buvubuka bwe.”
“You can't go out and fight this Philistine,” Saul replied. “You're just a boy, and he's a warrior trained from his youth.”
34 Naye Dawudi n’addamu Sawulo nti, “Omuweereza wo amaze ebbanga ng’alunda endiga za kitaawe, era bwe waabangawo empologoma oba eddubu eyajjanga n’etwala omwana gw’endiga okuva mu kisibo,
David replied, “Your servant has been looking after his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
35 nagigobereranga, ne ngikuba, ne mponya omwana gw’endiga nga nguggya mu kamwa k’ensolo eyo. Bwe yankyukiranga n’eyagala okunzita, nga ngikwata oluba ne ngikuba ne ngitta.
I would chase after it, knock it down, and save the lamb from its mouth. If it turned to attack me, I would grab its hair, hit it, and kill it.
36 Omuweereza wo yattako ku mpologoma n’eddubu. Omufirisuuti ono atali mukomole anaaba ng’emu ku zo, kubanga asoomozezza eggye lya Katonda omulamu.”
I have killed lions and bears, and this heathen Philistine will be just like one of them, for he has mocked the armies of the living God.”
37 Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Mukama eyamponya enjala z’empologoma n’enjala z’eddubu, alimponya ne mu mukono gw’Omufirisuuti oyo.” Awo Sawulo n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Genda, era Mukama abeere naawe.”
David concluded, “The Lord who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine.” “Go, and may the Lord be with you,” Saul responded.
38 Sawulo n’ayambaza Dawudi ebyambalo bye eby’olutalo; n’amuwa ekizibaawo eky’ekikomo, n’amuteeka n’enkuufiira ey’ekikomo ku mutwe.
Saul gave David his own battle clothes to wear, placed a bronze helmet on his head, and put armor on him.
39 Dawudi ne yeesiba ekitala kya Sawulo ku kyambalo, n’agezaako okutambula, naye n’alemererwa, kubanga yali tabimanyidde. Awo n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Siisobole kugenda na bino kubanga sibimanyidde.” N’abyeyambulamu.
David strapped his sword on over the armor but he couldn't walk because he wasn't used to it. “I can't walk in all this,” David told Saul. “I ‘m not used to it.” So David took all the armor off.
40 N’akwata omuggo mu mukono gwe, n’alonda n’amayinja amaweweevu ataano mu kagga, n’agateeka mu nsawo ye ey’omusumba. N’addira n’envuumuulo ye mu mukono gwe n’asemberera Omufirisuuti.
He picked up his stick, chose five smooth stones from the stream, and put them in his shepherd's bag. Carrying his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
41 Awo Omufirisuuti n’omusajja eyasitulanga ebyokulwanyisa bye nga yamukulembeddemu, ne basemberera Dawudi.
The Philistine came towards David, closer and closer, with his shield-bearer in front of him.
42 Omufirisuuti n’atunuulira Dawudi n’amunyooma kubanga yali mulenzi bulenzi, ng’alabika bulungi ate n’amaaso ge nga malungi.
When the Philistine looked closely he could see that David was just a red-faced handsome youth, and so he treated David with contempt.
43 N’agamba Dawudi nti, “Ndi mbwa olyoke ojje gye ndi n’emiggo?” Omufirisuuti n’akolimira Dawudi nga bwakoowoola balubaale be.
“Do you think I'm a dog, coming to fight me with a stick?” the Philistine asked David, and he cursed David by his gods.
44 Omufirisuuti n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Sembera wano, omubiri gwo nnaagugabira ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga n’ensolo ez’omu nsiko.”
Then the Philistine shouted at David, “Come over here, and I'll feed your flesh to the birds and the wild animals.”
45 Naye Dawudi n’agamba Omufirisuuti nti, “Ojja gye ndi n’ekitala n’effumu, naye nze nzija gy’oli mu linnya lya Mukama ow’eggye, Katonda w’eggye lya Isirayiri gw’osoomooza.
David replied to the Philistine, “You come to attack me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to attack you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel—the one you have mocked.
46 Olwa leero Mukama anaakuwaayo mu mukono gwange, ne nkukuba era ne nkusalako omutwe. Olwa leero nnaagabira emirambo egy’eggye ery’Abafirisuuti eri ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga n’eri ensolo enkambwe ez’ensi, ensi yonna eryoke etegeere nga waliwo Katonda mu Isirayiri.
Today the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the dead bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and the wild animals. Then all the world will know that there is a God who acts for Israel.
47 Abo bonna abakuŋŋaanye wano banaategeera nga Mukama talokola na kitala wadde effumu, kubanga olutalo, lwa Mukama era mwenna agenda kubawaayo mu mukono gwaffe.”
Everyone gathered here will realize that the Lord saves, but not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will hand all of you over to us.”
48 Awo Omufirisuuti bwe yali ng’asembera okulumba Dawudi, Dawudi n’adduka mbiro okumusisinkana.
As the Philistine moved forward to attack him, David raced toward the battle line to confront him.
49 Dawudi n’aggya ejjinja mu nsawo ye n’alivuumuula ne likwasa Omufirisuuti mu kyenyi; n’agwa nga yeevuunise, n’ejjinja nga liyingidde mu kyenyi kye.
David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and fired it from his sling, hitting the Philistine on the forehead. The stone went into his forehead, and he collapsed facedown on the ground.
50 Bw’atyo Dawudi n’awangula Omufirisuuti n’envuumuulo n’ejjinja, n’amukuba n’amutta nga Dawudi talina kitala ky’akutte.
This is how David defeated the Philistine with just a sling and a stone; with no sword in his hand David knocked the Philistine down and killed him.
51 Dawudi bwe yamala okutta Omufirisuuti, n’adduka n’amuyimirirako, n’asowola ekitala ky’Omufiisuuti okuva mu kiraato kyakyo, n’amutemako omutwe nakyo. Awo Abafirisuuti bwe baalaba omuzira waabwe ng’afudde ne badduka.
David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took the Philistine's sword and pulled it out of its sheath. He killed him and then he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran away.
52 Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne Yuda ne bagolokoka n’okuleekaana okungi ne bagoberera Abafirisuuti okutuuka e Gaasi ne ku miryango gya Ekuloni; abaafa n’abaatuusibwako ebiwundu ne baba bangi mu kkubo okuva e Saalayimu okutuuka e Gaasi n’e Ekuloni.
Then the men of Israel and Judah rushed forward shouting the war-cry and chased the Philistines all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. Their bodies were scattered along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
53 Awo Abayisirayiri bwe baakomawo okuva mu kugoberera Abafirisuuti, ne banyaga olusiisira lw’Abafirisuuti.
When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
54 Dawudi n’asitula omutwe gw’Omufirisuuti n’aguleeta e Yerusaalemi, naye ebyokulwanyisa by’Omufirisuuti n’abiteeka mu weema ye.
David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's weapons in his own tent.
55 Sawulo bwe yalengera Dawudi ng’agenda okulwana n’Omufirisuuti, n’abuuza Abuneeri omuduumizi w’eggye nti, “Abuneeri, oyo omuvubuka mutabani w’ani?” Abuneeri n’amuddamu nti, “Nga bw’oli omulamu, ayi kabaka, simanyi.”
When Saul had watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he'd asked Abner the army commander, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” “On your life, Your Majesty, I do not know,” Abner replied.
56 Kabaka n’ayogera nti, “Genda onoonyereze bazadde b’omuvubuka oyo.”
“Find out whose son this young man is,” the king ordered.
57 Amangu ddala nga Dawudi akomyewo ng’asse Omufirisuuti, Abuneeri n’amutwala mu maaso ga Sawulo, nga Dawudi asitudde omutwe gw’Omufirisuuti mu mukono gwe.
As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. David was still clutching the Philistine's head in his hand.
58 Sawulo n’amubuuza nti, “Muvubuka, oli mwana w’ani?” Dawudi n’amuddamu nti, “Ndi mutabani wa muddu wo Yese Omubesirekemu.”
“Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
