1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
1 Waato din cine no Nahas, Amon bora tun ka wongu nda Yabes-Jileyad. A na gata sinji i se. Yabes alborey kulu ne Nahas se: «Iri ma sappe, iri ga may ni se.»
1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach on all Israel.”
2 Amma Nahas, Amon bora ne i se: «Woone boŋ no ay g'a ta araŋ se: ay m'araŋ kamba ŋwaari moy kulu looti, ay mo ya naŋ woodin ma ciya wowi hari Israyla kulu se.»
2And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven day, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.”
3 Kala Yabes arkusey ne a se: «M'iri no jirbi iyye, zama iri ma diyayaŋ donton Israyla hirro kulu me. D'iri mana du faabako kulu, waato din gaa no iri ga fatta ka koy ni do.»
3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee.
4Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
4 Waato din gaa no diyey din kaa Jibeya, Sawulu wano. I na sanney wo dede borey hangey ra. Jama kulu binde na ngey jindey sambu ka hẽ.
4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, “What ails the people that they weep?” They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
5 Sawulu binde go hawyaŋ banda ga kaa ka fun saajo ra. Sawulu ne: «Ifo no ka du borey kaŋ i goono ga hẽ?» I na sanno kaŋ Yabes borey kande dede Sawulu se.
5And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
6The Spirit of God came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
6 Kaŋ Sawulu maa sanney din, kala Irikoy Biya kaa a boŋ da hin, a bine tunyaŋo koroŋ gumo mo.
6And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever doesn’t come forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
7 A na haw hinka sambu _k'i wi|_ k'i dumbu-dumbu, ka diyayaŋ donton i ma koy Israyla hirrey kulu me. A ne: «Boro kulu kaŋ mana fatta ka Sawulu nda Samuwila gana, ya-cine no i ga te a hawey se.» Kala Rabbi humburkumay kaa jama kulu gaa hal i fatta danga day boro folloŋ no.
7And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
8He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
8 I n'i kabu Bezek ra. Israyla izey binde te boro zambar zangu hinza, Yahuda borey mo boro zambar waranza.
8And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9They said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.’” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
9 I ne diyey kaŋ yaŋ kaa se: «Ya-cine no ni ga ci Yabes-Jileyad borey se: ‹Suba hala wayna ga koroŋ, araŋ ga du faaba.› » Diyey mo ye ka kaa ka ci Yabes borey se, ngey mo farhã.
9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.”
10 Yabes borey binde ne Nahas borey se: «Suba iri ga fatta ka kaa araŋ do, araŋ ma te iri se haŋ kaŋ araŋ ga ba kulu.»
10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
11It was so on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it happened, that those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
11 Suba binde, kala Sawulu na borey fay jama hinza. I kaa gata bindi ra za nda hinay, mo boyaŋ jina. I na Amonancey kar kal a koy ka to wayna dungay. A ciya binde, borey kaŋ yaŋ cindi kar ka say-say, kal i si di baa boro hinka nangu folloŋ ra.
11And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two of them were left together.
12The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”
12 Kala jama ne Samuwila se: «Man bora kaŋ ne: ‹Sawulu no g'iri may?› I ma kande alborey din zama iri m'i wi.»
12And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13Saul said, “There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today Yahweh has worked deliverance in Israel.”
13 Amma a ne: «I si boro kulu wi zaari woone ra, zama hunkuna Rabbi no ka kande faaba Israyla se.»
13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah hath wrought deliverance in Israel.
14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.”
14 Gaa no Samuwila ne jama se: «Wa kaa, iri ma koy Jilgal. Iri ma koytara tajandi noodin.»
14Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
15 Jama kulu binde koy Jilgal. Noodin no i na Sawulu didiji bonkooni Rabbi jine Jilgal ra. Noodin mo no i na saabuyaŋ sargayyaŋ no Rabbi jine. Sawulu nda Israyla alborey kulu farhã noodin mo gumo.
15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.