1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Rabbi ne Samuwila se: «Kala waati fo no ni ga bine saray te Sawulu se, za kaŋ ay wangu a ma ciya bonkooni Israyla boŋ? Ma ni hillo toonandi nda ji ka koy. Ay ga ni donton Yasse Baytlahami bora do, zama a izey ra no ay na bonkooni suuban.»
2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
2 Samuwila ne: «Mate no ay ga te ka dirawo te d'a? Da Sawulu maa a baaru, a g'ay wi.» Rabbi ne: «Ma sambu haw zan ni banda ka ne: ‹Ay kaa zama ay ma sargay te Rabbi se no.›
3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
3 Ma Yasse ce sarga teeyaŋo do mo. Ay mo ga cabe ni se haŋ kaŋ ni ga te. Bora kaŋ ay ci ni se din, nga no ni ga ji tuusu a gaa ay se.»
4And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
4 Kala Samuwila te haŋ kaŋ Rabbi ci a se ka koy Baytlahami. Kwaara arkusey n'a kubay. I go ga jijiri ka ne: «Baani mo no, ni kaayaŋo wo?»
5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
5 A ne: «Baani samay! Ay kaa ka sargay te no Rabbi se. Wa araŋ boŋ hanandi ka kaa ay banda sargay teeyaŋo do.» A na Yasse nda nga izey mo hanandi k'i ce sargay teeyaŋo do.
6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
6 A ciya binde, waato kaŋ i kaa, kal a na Eliyab guna ka ne: «Daahir, Rabbi suubananta go a jine!»
7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
7 Amma Rabbi ne Samuwila se: «Ma si a moyduma guna, wala a gaahamo kuuyaŋ, zama ay wang'a. Zama Rabbi gunayaŋ manti boro wane cine no, zama boro si guna kala takayaŋ, amma Rabbi wo, bine no a ga guna.»
8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
8 Gaa no Yasse na Abinadab ce a ma bisa Samuwila jine. A ne: «Woone mo, Rabbi man'a suuban.»
9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
9 Waato din Yasse na Samma daŋ a ma bisa. Samuwila ne: «Woone mo, Rabbi man'a suuban.»
10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
10 Yasse na nga ize iyya kulu daŋ i ma bisa Samuwila jine. Samuwila ne Yasse se mo: «Rabbi mana woodin yaŋ kulu suuban.»
11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
11 Samuwila ne Yasse se: «Ni ize arey kulu nooya?» Yasse ne: «Koda hinne no ka cindi, nga mo goono ga feejiyaŋ kuru.» Samuwila ne Yasse se: «Ma donton i ma koy kand'a, zama iri sinda goray bo, kala nd'a kaa ne jina.»
12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
12 Kala Yasse donton ka ne a ma kaa. Day nga wo boro daara no, moyduma hannokoy, kaŋ ga sogo mo. Rabbi ne Samuwila se: «Tun k'a tuusu nda jiyo, zama boro wo ga ti nga.»
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
13 Waato din gaa no Samuwila na ji hillo sambu ka Dawda tuusu a nya-izey game ra. Rabbi Biya mo zumbu Dawda boŋ da hin beeri, za han din ka koy jina. Samuwila binde tun ka koy Rama.
14But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
14 Amma Rabbi Biya jin ka fay da Sawulu. Biya laalo fo mo kaŋ fun Rabbi do goono g'a humburandi.
15And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
15 Sawulu tamey mo ne a se: «Guna, sohõ Irikoy do biya laalo fo no goono ga ni taabandi.
16Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
16 Iri jine bora, ma ni bannyey lordi, iri kaŋ go ni jine, iri ma boro kaŋ ga waani moolo karyaŋ ceeci. A ga ciya mo, waati kaŋ cine Irikoy do biya laalo wo ga zumbu ni boŋ, kala moolo-karo ma soobay ka moola kar, ni ga du baani mo.»
17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
17 Kala Sawulu ne nga tamey se: «Wa du ay se boro kaŋ ga waani moolo karyaŋ gumo sohõ. Araŋ ma kand'a ay do neewo.»
18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
18 Kala gaabikooney ra afo tu ka ne: «Yasse, Baytlahami bora izey ra ay di afo kaŋ ga waani doonu jinay karyaŋ gumo. Yaarukom mo no, wongu boro no. A ga faham da sanni, boro no kaŋ ga sogo, Rabbi go a banda mo.»
19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
19 Sawulu binde na boroyaŋ donton Yasse gaa ka ne: «Ma ni izo Dawda donton ay do, nga kaŋ go feejey banda.»
20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
20 Yasse binde kande farka nda buuru nda jeejay, da duvan* humbur da hincin zan. A n'i samba Sawulu se nga izo Dawda kambe ra.
21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
21 Dawda binde kaa Sawulu do ka kay Sawulu jine. Sawulu ba r'a mo gumo, a ciya Sawulu se wongu jinay jareko.
22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
22 Sawulu donton Yasse gaa ka ne: «Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma naŋ Dawda ma kay ay jine, zama a du gaakuri ay do.»
23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
23 A ciya binde, waati kaŋ Irikoy do biya laala din ga kaa Sawulu gaa, kala Dawda ma moolo sambu k'a kar da nga kamba. Woodin gaa no biya laala ga fay da Sawulu, a ma te daama mo.