1 Tantara 12
1 Iretoañe o niheo amy Davide e Ziklage mb’eo ie mbe nisebaneñe ty amy Saole ana’ i Kiseio; mpiamo fanalolahi’e, mpañolotse an-kotakotakeo.
Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.
2 Nimpitàm-pale le nahafitoloñe am-pitàn-kavana naho havia nahafipiletse vato naho nahafiririñe ana-pale am-pale, ie rahalahi’ i Saole nte Beniamine.
They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.
3 I Akiezere ty nifehe, le Ioase, ana’ i Semaà nte Gibate; naho Iziele naho i Pelete, ana’ i Azmavete; le i Berakà naho Iehò nte Anatote,
Ahiezer was their chief, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite;
4 naho Ismaià nte Gibone, fanalolahy amy telopolo rey naho ambone’ i telopoloy; naho Iirmeà naho Iakaziele naho Iokanane naho Iozabade nte Gederà.
And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a great man among the thirty, and their chief; and Jeremiah and Jehaziel and Johanan and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5 Naho i Elozaý naho Ierimote naho i Bealià naho i Semarià naho i Sefatià nte Karofe,
Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6 naho i Elkanà naho Iesià naho i Azarele naho Ioezere naho Iasobeame, nte Korake,
Elkanah and Isshiah and Azarel and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
7 naho Ioelà vaho i Zebadià ana’ Ierokame nte Gedore.
And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Le o nte Gade nivìke mb’ amy Davide am-pipalira’e am-patrambeio, ondaty nahasibeke, ondaty nioke hialy, nahafitam-pikalañe naho lefoñe; aman-daharañe hoe tarehen-diona, ie hoe tsebý an-kaboañe ey te nilay;
And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;
9 i Ezere ty valoha’e naho i Obadià ty faharoe, le i Eliabe ty fahatelo,
Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 i Mismanà ty fahefatse, Iiremià ty fahalime,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 i Ataý ty fah’ eneñe naho i Eliele ty faha-fito,
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Iokanane ty fahavalo naho i Elzabade ty fahasive,
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Iiremià ty faha-folo vaho i Makbanay ty faha folo-raik’ amby.
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
14 O ana’ i Gade retoañe le songa mpifehe’ i valobohòkey; ty kede ama’e nañeva zato, ty bey nañeva arivo.
These Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 Ie o nitsake Iordaney amy volam-baloha’eio t’ie nandopatse añ’olotse; ie nampivoratsake ze am-bavatane ao iaby, maniñanañe naho mañandrefa.
It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16 Naho nimb’amy fipalira’ i Davidey mb’eo ty ila’ o ana’ i Beniamine naho Iehodao;
And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.
17 niavotse hifanalaka am’ iereo t’i Davide, le tinoi’e ty hoe: Naho am-panintsiñañe hañolotse ahy ty fitotsaha’ areo amako, le hivitrañe ama’ areo ty troko, fa naho mone pok’eo hamalik’ ahy amo rafelahikoo, ie malio tahiñe o tañakoo, le i Andrianañaharen-droaentika ty hivazoho vaho hizaka.
And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.
18 Nivotrak’ amy Amasaý, mpifehe i telopoloy, amy zao i Arofoy: Azo zahay ry Davide, mpiama’o zahay ry ana’ Iisaý. Fañanintsiñe, fañanintsiñe ama’o naho fierañerañañe amo mpañolotse azoo; amy te mañimb’ azo t’i Andrianañahare. Aa le rinambe’ i Davide vaho nanoe’e mpifehem-pirimboñe.
Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.
19 Nitsake mb’ amy Davide mb’eo ka ty ila’ i Menasè, ie nitraok’ amo nte-Pelistio hifañotakotak’ amy Saole, f’ie tsy nañolotse, amy te tsy nimete’ o mpiaolo nte-Pelistio, ie nisafiry, le nirahe’ iareo añe ami’ty hoe, Hera hitsake mb’amy Saole talè’e mb’eo re rekets’ o añambonen-tikañeo.
And some of the men of Manasseh came over to David, when he went with the Philistines to the war against Saul, but he gave them no help: for the lords of the Philistines, after discussion, sent him away, saying, He will go back to his master Saul, at the price of our lives.
20 Ie nimb’e Tsiklage mb’eo, le nitsake ho mpiama’e boak’ amy Menasè t’i Adnà naho Iozabade naho Iediaele naho i Mikaele naho Iozabade naho Elihò vaho i Tsiletaý, mpifelek’ arivo’ o nte-Menasèo.
Then when he went back to Ziklag, there came over to him, of the men of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands from the armies of Manasseh.
21 Ie ro nañolotse i Davide amo malasoo amy te fonga nifanalolahy nahasibeke vaho nimpifehe amy valobohòkey.
And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.
22 Nivotrak’ amy Davide boak’ andro boak’ andro t’indaty hañolotse aze, ampara’ t’ie ni-valobohòke ra’elahy manahake ty valobohòn’ Añahare.
And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.
23 Zao ty ia’ o ni-reke-pialiañe hialio ty amo mpiaolo’eo, o niheo mb’amy Davide e Kebrone añe, hifotera’ iareo ami’ty fifehea’ i Saole ty amy nafè’ Iehovàio.
These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
24 Amo ana’ Iehoda mpitàm-pikalañe naho lefoñeo: eneñ’ arivo-tsi-valonjato veka’e hialy.
There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
25 Amo ana’ i Simoneo, ondaty maozatse mahasibek’ añ’aly, fito-arivo-tsi-zato.
Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;
26 Amo ana’ i Levio, efats’arivo-tsi-enen-jato.
Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.
27 Iehoiada ty mpifehe’ o nte-Aharoneo, rekets’ ama’e ty telo-arivo-tsi-fitonjato;
And Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;
28 naho i Tsadoke, ajalahy maozatse nahafisoroke vaho añ’ anjomban-droae’e, mpifehe roapolo-ro’ amby.
And Zadok, a young man, great and strong in war, with twenty-two captains from his father's people.
29 Amo ana’ i Beniamineo, longo’ i Saole, telo arivo; fa ampara’ te henane, maro am’ iareo ty nanan-dily añ’anjomba’ i Saole ao.
And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.
30 Amo ana’ i Efraimeo: ro’ ale-tsi-valon-jato ty fanalolahy, nanañ’ asy añ’ anjomban-droae’e.
And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.
31 Amy vakim-pifokoa’ i Menasèy: rai-ale-tsi-valo-arivo, tinoñon-tahinañe, niheo mb’eo hanao i Davide mpanjaka.
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.
32 Le amo ana’ Isakareo, ondaty nahafohin-tsà, naharendreke ty toko’e hanoe’ Israele; roanjato ty mpiaolo’ iareo vaho ambane’ ty fandilia’ iareo o longo’e iabio.
And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.
33 Amy Zebolone, o mpionjom-b’añ’ alio, nahimbañe an-kotakotake, nahafitoloñe amy ze karaza-pialiañe, lime-ale nahafitàn-dahatse; tsy aman’ arofo roe.
Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.
34 Le amy Naftalý, mpifehe arivo; nindre am’ iereo reke-pikalañañe naho lefoñe, ty telo-ale-tsi-fito-arivo.
And of Naphtali, a thousand captains with thirty-seven thousand spearmen.
35 Le amo nte-Dane nahafilahatse añ’ alio: roe-ale-tsi-valo-arivo-tsi-enen-jato.
And of the Danites, twenty-eight thousand, six hundred, expert in ordering the fight.
36 Le amy Asere, o mpionjomb’ añ’ alio, nahafiriritse hiatre-kotakotake, efats-ale.
And of Asher, forty thousand who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight.
37 Le o alafe’ Iordaneio, amo nte-Reobeneo naho amo nte-Gadeo naho amo vakim-pifokoa’ i Menasèio, reketse ze atao haraom-pialiañe ho an-kotakotake, rai-hetse-tsi-roe-ale.
From the other side of Jordan, there were a hundred and twenty thousand of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every sort of instrument of war.
38 Hene niheo mb’e Kebrone mb’eo an-kazavàn’arofo i lahindefoñe nahafitàm-pilaharañe rezay, hanoe’ iereo mpanjaka’ Israele t’i Davide; manahake izay ze hene nte-Israele ila’e, fonga niharo arofo hanao i Davide mpanjaka.
All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.
39 Ie nìndre amy Davide ao telo andro nikama naho nigenoke fa nañalankañe ho a iareo o longo’eo.
For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.
40 Tovo’ izay, o marine iareoo, Isakare naho i Zebolone vaho i Naftalý, ty ninday mahakama am-birike naho rameva naho perède naho añombe, le hena naho ampemba naho debelà naho kirotram-baloboke naho divay naho menake naho añombe vaho añondry tsifotofoto; fa firebehañe ty e Israele ao.
And those who were near, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came with food on asses and camels and mules and oxen, with meal for food and cakes of figs and masses of grapes, and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in great numbers, for there was joy in Israel.
