1 Samuel 18
1 Bere a Dawid ne Saulo kasa wiei no, ohyiaa ɔhenebabarima Yonatan. Wɔn baanu no dɔɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho prɛko pɛ na wɔbɛyɛɛ nnamfo pa ara.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Efi saa da no, Saulo gyee Dawid tenaa ahemfi hɔ a wampɛ sɛ ɔbɛsan akɔ ne fi.
And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Na Yonatan ne Dawid yɛɛ apam sɛ, wɔbɛyɛ nnamfo.
And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
4 Na Yonatan de ne batakari, nhyɛase, afoa, agyan ne nkyekyeremu maa Dawid de sɔw apam no ano.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 Biribiara a Saulo ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ ɔnyɛ no, Dawid yɛɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Enti Saulo yɛɛ no nʼasraafo so ɔsahene, maa nʼakofo ne wɔn mpanyimfo nyinaa de anigye penee so.
And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
6 Nanso bere a Israelfo nkonimdifo rekɔ fie, na Dawid akum Filistini no, mmea fifi nkurow a ɛbɛn ɔkwan no ho no bɛtwee mmommomme hyiaa Ɔhene Saulo a na wɔde anigye reto nnwom, bɔ akasae ne kyɛnkyɛn.
Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
7 Wɔresaw no, wɔtoo dwom se: Saulo akum ne apem apem, na Dawid de ne mpem du du!
And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Eyi maa Saulo bo fuw yiye. Ɔkae se, “Eyi ase ne dɛn? Wɔde mpem du mpem du abata Dawid din ho, na me de, wɔde apem apem pɛ. Dɛn na aka sen sɛ wobesi no hene?”
And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 Efi saa bere no, Saulo tuu nʼani sii Dawid so.
And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 Ade kyee no, Onyankopɔn honhom bɛhyɛɛ Saulo so. Na ɔrehyɛ nkɔm wɔ ne fi, bere a na Dawid rebɔ ne sanku sɛnea na ɔtaa yɛ no. Na Saulo kura peaw
And the day after the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,
11 na ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mesina Dawid atare ɔfasu no.” Nanso Dawid huruw sii nkyɛn na oguanee mpɛn abien.
And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 Na Saulo suro Dawid, efisɛ na Awurade agyaw no akɔ Dawid afa.
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
13 Enti Saulo yii Dawid fii ne ho na ɔma ɔkɔyɛɛ ɔsafohene wɔ asraafo apem so, na, Dawid dii saa nsraadɔm no anim de wɔn kɔɔ ɔsa.
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.
14 Biribiara a Dawid yɛe no, odii nkonim wɔ mu, efisɛ na Awurade ka ne ho.
And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saulo huu eyi no, osuroo no.
And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 Nanso Israel ne Yuda nyinaa dɔɔ Dawid, efisɛ na odi nʼakofo anim kɔ ɔsa a, odi nkonim.
But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 Da bi, Saulo ka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Mepɛ sɛ mede me babea panyin Merab ma wo aware. Nea edi kan ne sɛ wobɛkyerɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔkofo kɛse a wobɛko Awurade ko no.” Na Saulo kaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Merenteɛ me nsa wɔ ne so. Mɛma wakɔko atia Filistifo no na wɔakum no.”
And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
18 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Saulo se, “Me sɛɛ ne hena a mɛyɛ ɔhene ase? Me fi ne mʼagya abusua a ɛwɔ Israel nka hwee?”
And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?
19 Enti bere no duu sɛ wɔde Saulo babea Merab ma Dawid aware no, wɔde no maa Adriel a ofi Meholat aware.
And it came to pass at the time when Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.
20 Na Saulo babea Mikal dɔ Dawid, enti bere a Saulo tee no, ɛyɛɛ no anigye.
But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Saulo kaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Mede no bɛma no na wafa so ayɛ afiri a ɛbɛma Filistifo nsa aka no akum no.” Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Afei, ɔkwan a ɛto so abien a wobɛfa so ayɛ mʼase no abue ama wo.”
And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
22 Na Saulo hyɛɛ ne nkoa se, “Monka no kokoa mu nkyerɛ Dawid se, ‘Hwɛ, ɔhene ani sɔ wo, na yɛn nyinaa pɛ wʼasɛm. Adɛn nti na wompɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔhene ase barima?’”
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king’s son in law.
23 Wotii saa nsɛm yi mu kyerɛɛ Dawid. Nanso Dawid kae se, “Ohiani ba a me fi nni bi, mususuw sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛda fam sɛ obi bɛyɛ ɔhene nʼase ana?”
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
24 Nkoa no kɔkaa asɛm a Dawid ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no kyerɛɛ Saulo no,
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 Saulo kae se, “Monkɔka nkyerɛ Dawid se, ‘Ɔhene nhwehwɛ ti nsa biara sɛ Filistifo ɔha mmarima ano were. Mʼatamfo so aweretɔ nko ara ne ade a mepɛ.’” Na Saulo adwene ara ne sɛ wobekum Dawid wɔ akono.
And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 Dawid de anigye penee adebisa no so. Enti ansa na bere no duu no,
And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king’s son in law.
27 Dawid ne ne mmarima kɔ kokum Filistifo no ahannu. Ɔde wɔn mmarima ano were brɛɛ ɔhene. Enti Saulo de ne babea Mikal maa Dawid aware.
And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol his daughter to wife.
28 Saulo huu sɛ Awurade ka Dawid ho, na ne babea Mikal nso dɔ Dawid no,
And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
29 Saulo kɔɔ so suroo no, na ne nna a aka no mu no, Dawid kɔɔ so yɛɛ Saulo tamfo.
And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
30 Bere biara a Filistifo asraafo tow hyɛɛ Israel so no, Dawid dii nkonim sen Saulo asahene a wɔaka no. Eyi maa Dawid gyee din wɔ asase no so nyinaa.
And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.
