1 Samuel 23

1 Ɛda koro bi, Dawid tee sɛ Filistifoɔ no aba Keila, na wɔrewia wɔn ayuo wɔ wɔn ayuporobea.

and to tell to/for David to/for to say behold Philistine to fight in/on/with Keilah and they(masc.) to plunder [obj] [the] threshing floor

2 Dawid bisaa Awurade sɛ, “Menkɔto nhyɛ wɔn so anaa?” Awurade buaa sɛ, “Aane, kɔ na kɔgye Keila.”

and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to go: went and to smite in/on/with Philistine [the] these and to say LORD to(wards) David to go: went and to smite in/on/with Philistine and to save [obj] Keilah

3 Nanso, Dawid mmarima no kaa sɛ, “Yuda ha mpo yɛsuro. Yɛmpɛ sɛ yɛbɛkɔ Keila akɔko atia Filistifoɔ akodɔm no nyinaa.”

and to say human David to(wards) him behold we here in/on/with Judah afraid and also for to go: went Keilah to(wards) rank Philistine

4 Enti Dawid bisaa Awurade bio maa Awurade buaa no sɛ, “Kɔ Keila na mɛboa wo ama woadi Filistifoɔ no so nkonim.”

and to add: again still David to/for to ask in/on/with LORD and to answer him LORD and to say to arise: rise to go down Keilah for I to give: give [obj] Philistine in/on/with hand: power your

5 Enti, Dawid ne ne mmarima kɔɔ Keila. Wɔkunkumm Filistifoɔ no nyinaa, faa wɔn nyɛmmoa, gyee Keilafoɔ no.

and to go: went David (and human his *Q(K)*) Keilah and to fight in/on/with Philistine and to lead [obj] livestock their and to smite in/on/with them wound great: large and to save David [obj] to dwell Keilah

6 Ahimelek ba Ɔsɔfoɔ Abiatar redwane akɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Keila no, ɔfaa asɔfotadeɛ sɛ ɔrekɔgye mmuaeɛ afiri Awurade nkyɛn ama Dawid.

and to be in/on/with to flee Abiathar son: child Ahimelech to(wards) David Keilah ephod to go down in/on/with hand: power his

7 Ankyɛre, Saulo tee sɛ Dawid wɔ Keila. Ɔteaam sɛ, “Ɛyɛ. Afei, yɛn nsa aka no. Afei, Onyankopɔn de no ama me. Ɔno ara ama kuro yi ho afasuo ayi no!”

and to tell to/for Saul for to come (in): come David Keilah and to say Saul to alienate [obj] him God in/on/with hand: power my for to shut to/for to come (in): come in/on/with city door and bar

8 Enti, Saulo boaboaa nʼakodɔm nyinaa ano sɛ ɔde wɔn rekɔ Keila akɔtua Dawid ne ne mmarima.

and to hear: proclaim Saul [obj] all [the] people to/for battle to/for to go down Keilah to/for to confine to(wards) David and to(wards) human his

9 Nanso Dawid hunuu Saulo nhyehyɛeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Abiatar sɛ, ɔmfa asɔfotadeɛ no mmra, na ɔmmisa Awurade deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ.

and to know David for upon him Saul to plow/plot [the] distress: harm and to say to(wards) Abiathar [the] priest to approach: bring [emph?] [the] ephod

10 Na Dawid bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, “Ao, Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, mate sɛ Saulo ayɛ nhyehyɛeɛ sɛ ɔbɛba abɛsɛe Keila, ɛfiri sɛ, mewɔ ha.

and to say David LORD God Israel to hear: hear to hear: hear servant/slave your for to seek Saul to/for to come (in): come to(wards) Keilah to/for to ruin to/for city in/on/with for the sake of me

11 Merebisa sɛ, enti Keila mmarima bɛyi me ama no anaa? Na Saulo bɛba ampa ara sɛdeɛ mete no? Ao, Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, ka kyerɛ me.” Na Awurade buaa no sɛ, “Ɔbɛba.”

to shut me master: men Keilah in/on/with hand: power his to go down Saul like/as as which to hear: hear servant/slave your LORD God Israel to tell please to/for servant/slave your and to say LORD to go down

12 Bio, Dawid bisaa sɛ, “Enti, Keila mmarima bɛyi me ne me mmarima ama Saulo anaa?” Na Awurade buaa sɛ, “Aane, wɔbɛyi mo ama.”

and to say David to shut master: men Keilah [obj] me and [obj] human my in/on/with hand: power Saul and to say LORD to shut

13 Na Dawid ne ne mmarima bɛyɛ sɛ ahansia firii Keila, na wɔkyinkyinii baabiara a wɔbɛtumi akɔ. Na Saulo tee sɛ Dawid afiri Keila no, ɔgyaee nʼakyi die.

and to arise: rise David and human his like/as six hundred man and to come out: come from Keilah and to go: went in/on/with in which to go: went and to/for Saul to tell for to escape David from Keilah and to cease to/for to come out: come

14 Afei, Dawid tenaa nʼabanbɔeɛ hɔ wɔ ɛserɛ so ne Sif mmepɔ asase no so. Saulo hwehwɛɛ no adekyeɛ ne adesaeɛ biara, nanso Awurade amma no anhunu no.

and to dwell David in/on/with wilderness in/on/with stronghold and to dwell in/on/with mountain: hill country in/on/with wilderness Ziph and to seek him Saul all [the] day and not to give: give him God in/on/with hand: power his

15 Dabi a Dawid wɔ Hores wɔ Sif ɛserɛ so no, ɔtee sɛ Saulo nam ɛkwan so reba hɔ abɛhwehwɛ no akum no.

and to see: see David for to come out: come Saul to/for to seek [obj] soul: life his and David in/on/with wilderness Ziph in/on/with Horesh

16 Na Yonatan kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Hores kɔhyɛɛ no den wɔ Onyankopɔn ho gyidie mu.

and to arise: rise Jonathan son: child Saul and to go: went to(wards) David Horesh and to strengthen: strengthen [obj] hand: power his in/on/with God

17 Yonatan hyɛɛ no den sɛ, “Nsuro! Mʼagya Saulo renhunu wo da. Wobɛyɛ ɔhene wɔ Israel, na mayɛ wʼabadiakyire, sɛdeɛ mʼagya Saulo nim no.”

and to say to(wards) him not to fear for not to find you hand: themselves Saul father my and you(m. s.) to reign upon Israel and I to be to/for you to/for second and also Saul father my to know so

18 Wɔn baanu no hyɛɛ wɔn ayɔnkofa apam mu den wɔ Awurade anim. Afei, Yonatan kɔɔ efie na Dawid deɛ, ɔtenaa Hores hɔ.

and to cut: make(covenant) two their covenant to/for face: before LORD and to dwell David in/on/with Horesh and Jonathan to go: went to/for house: home his

19 Ɛnna Sififoɔ no kɔɔ Saulo nkyɛn wɔ Gibea kɔyii Dawid maeɛ sɛ, “Yɛnim baabi a Dawid akɔhinta. Ɔwɔ banbɔeɛ mu, wɔ Hores a ɛwɔ Hakila mmepɔ mu, wɔ Yesimon anafoɔ fam ha yi.

and to ascend: rise Ziphite to(wards) Saul [the] Gibeah [to] to/for to say not David to hide with us in/on/with stronghold in/on/with Horesh in/on/with hill [the] Hachilah which from right: south [the] Jeshimon

20 Ɔhene, ɛberɛ biara a wobɛnya kwan no, bra na yɛbɛkyere no ama wo.”

and now to/for all desire soul your [the] king to/for to go down to go down and to/for us to shut him in/on/with hand: power [the] king

21 Saulo kaa sɛ, “Awurade nhyira mo! Afei, mahunu sɛ, mʼasɛm fa obi ho.

and to say Saul to bless you(m. p.) to/for LORD for to spare upon me

22 Monkɔ mu bio, nkɔhwehwɛ, nhunu baabi a ɔte ne obi a wahunu no wɔ hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, menim sɛ ɔyɛ oniferefoɔ.

to go: went please to establish: right still and to know and to see: see [obj] place his which to be foot his who? to see: see him there for to say to(wards) me be shrewd be shrewd he/she/it

23 Monhwehwɛ nʼahintaeɛm, na monsane mmra mmɛka biribi pɔtee nkyerɛ me. Na me ne mo bɛkɔ. Na sɛ ɔwɔ ɛpɔ mu hɔ nko ara deɛ a, mɛnya no, na mpo, sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mehwehwɛ ahintaeɛ biara a ɛwɔ Yuda a, mɛyɛ!”

and to see: behold! and to know from all [the] refuge which to hide there and to return: return to(wards) me to(wards) to establish: establish and to go: went with you and to be if there he in/on/with land: country/planet and to search [obj] him in/on/with all thousand: clan Judah

24 Na Sif mmarima dii Saulo ɛkan kɔɔ wɔn kurom. Saa ɛberɛ no mu na Dawid ne ne mmarima kɔ Maon ɛserɛ a ɛwɔ Araba bɔnhwa a ɛwɔ Yesimon anafoɔ fam no so.

and to arise: rise and to go: went Ziph [to] to/for face: before Saul and David and human his in/on/with wilderness Maon in/on/with Arabah to(wards) right: south [the] Jeshimon

25 Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee sɛ Saulo ne ne mmarima rehwehwɛ no no, ɔdɔɔ mu kɔɔ ɛserɛ so akyirikyiri, kɔsii ɔbotan kɛseɛ no ho, tenaa Maon ɛserɛ so hɔ. Nanso Saulo kɔɔ so pɛɛ no.

and to go: went Saul and human his to/for to seek and to tell to/for David and to go down [the] crag and to dwell in/on/with wilderness Maon and to hear: hear Saul and to pursue after David wilderness Maon

26 Afei Saulo ne Dawid kɔdii afa ne afa wɔ bepɔ no so. Ɛbaa sɛ Saulo ne ne mmarima hyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ wɔrebɛn Dawid no,

and to go: went Saul from side [the] mountain: mount from this and David and human his from side [the] mountain: mount from this and to be David to hurry to/for to go: went from face: before Saul and Saul and human his to surround to(wards) David and to(wards) human his to/for to capture them

27 Saulo nyaa nkra bi a emu yɛ den sɛ, Filistifoɔ abɛto ahyɛ Israel so refom wɔn nneɛma bio.

and messenger to come (in): come to(wards) Saul to/for to say to hasten [emph?] and to go: come [emph?] for to strip Philistine upon [the] land: country/planet

28 Ɛno enti, Saulo gyaee Dawid akyidie, na ɔsane nʼakyi sɛ ɔne Filistifoɔ no rekɔko. Ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, baabi a Dawid tenaeɛ hɔ no, wɔtoo no edin Dwaneeɛ Botan.

and to return: return Saul from to pursue after David and to go: went to/for to encounter: toward Philistine upon so to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Rock of Escape Rock of Escape

29 Enti, Dawid kɔtenaa En-Gedi banbɔeɛ.

and to ascend: rise David from there and to dwell in/on/with stronghold Engedi Engedi