1 Samuel 27

1 Na Dawid dwenee ho sɛ, “Ɛda bi, mɛtɔ wɔ Saulo nsa ano. Na deɛ mɛyɛ a ɛbɛyɛ pa ara ne sɛ, mɛdwane akɔ Filistifoɔ nkyɛn. Ɛba saa a, Saulo bɛgyae mʼakyi die na mɛnya banbɔ.”

and to say David to(wards) heart his now to snatch day one in/on/with hand: power Saul nothing to/for me pleasant for to escape to escape to(wards) land: country/planet Philistine and to despair from me Saul to/for to seek me still in/on/with all border: boundary Israel and to escape from hand: power his

2 Na Dawid ne mmarima ahansia tutu kɔtenaa Gat kɔhyɛɛ Maok babarima ɔhene Akis ase.

and to arise: rise David and to pass he/she/it and six hundred man which with him to(wards) Achish son: child Maoch king Gath

3 Na Dawid de ne yerenom baanu a wɔyɛ Ahinoam a ɔfiri Yesreel ne Abigail a ɔfiri Karmel a na ɔyɛ Nabal kunabaa no kɔeɛ.

and to dwell David with Achish in/on/with Gath he/she/it and human his man: anyone and house: household his David and two woman: wife his Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite

4 Saulo tee sɛ Dawid adwane kɔ Gat no, wanni nʼakyi anhwehwɛ no bio.

and to tell to/for Saul for to flee David Gath and not (to add: again *Q(K)*) still to/for to seek him

5 Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Akis sɛ, “Sɛ ɛrenha wo a, ma yɛn baabi wɔ nkuro no bi so na yɛnkɔtena hɔ sene sɛ yɛbɛtena ahenkuro yi mu.”

and to say David to(wards) Achish if please to find favor in/on/with eye: appearance your to give: give to/for me place in/on/with one city [the] land: country and to dwell there and to/for what? to dwell servant/slave your in/on/with city [the] kingdom with you

6 Enti, Akis de Siklag kuro maa no, (na ɛfiri saa ɛda no, ɛhɔ abɛyɛ Yuda ahemfo atenaeɛ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ),

and to give: give to/for him Achish in/on/with day: today [the] he/she/it [obj] Ziklag to/for so to be Ziklag to/for king Judah till [the] day: today [the] this

7 na wɔtenaa Filistifoɔ no mu afe ne abosome ɛnan.

and to be number [the] day which to dwell David in/on/with land: country Philistine day: year and four month

8 Afei, Dawid ne ne dɔm kɔto hyɛɛ Gesurfoɔ, Girsifoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ so. Saa nnipa yi na na kane no, wɔtete asase a ɛtene kɔ Sur a ɛwɔ Misraim ɛkwan so no.

and to ascend: rise David and human his and to strip to(wards) [the] Geshurite (and [the] Girzite *Q(K)*) and [the] Amalekite for they(fem.) to dwell [the] land: country/planet which from forever: antiquity to come (in): towards you Shur [to] and till land: country/planet Egypt

9 Dawid annya onipa baako anikann wɔ nkura a ɔkɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so no mu. Ɔfaa nnwan, anantwie, mfunumu, nyoma ne ntadeɛ nyinaa ansa na ɔsane akɔ Akis nkyɛn.

and to smite David [obj] [the] land: country/planet and not to live man and woman and to take: take flock and cattle and donkey and camel and garment and to return: return and to come (in): come to(wards) Achish

10 Akis bisaa Dawid sɛ, “Ɛhe na ɛnnɛ mofom nneɛma kɔduruiɛ?” Dawid buaa sɛ, “Yɛkɔɔ Yuda anafoɔ fam, kɔto hyɛɛ Yerahmeelfoɔ ne Kenifoɔ so.”

and to say Achish to(wards) to strip [the] day and to say David upon Negeb Judah and upon Negeb [the] Jerahmeelite and to(wards) Negeb [the] Kenite

11 Dawid kumm wɔn nyinaa. Wannya obiara a ɔbɛtumi aba Gat abɛkyerɛ faako a ɔkɔeɛ. Saa adeɛ yi kɔɔ so ara wɔ ɛberɛ a na Dawid te Filistifoɔ mu no.

and man and woman not to live David to/for to come (in): bring Gath to/for to say lest to tell upon us to/for to say thus to make: do David and thus justice: custom his all [the] day which to dwell in/on/with land: country Philistine

12 Akis gyee Dawid diiɛ, na ɔdwenee ne tirim sɛ, “Saa ɛberɛ yi deɛ, Israelfoɔ bɛkyiri no kɔkɔɔkɔ. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena ha, na ɔsom me afebɔɔ.”

and be faithful Achish in/on/with David to/for to say to stink to stink in/on/with people his in/on/with Israel and to be to/for me to/for servant/slave forever: enduring