1It happened, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the South, and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
1 Waato kaŋ Dawda nda nga borey kaa ka to Ziklag, i zaari hinzanta hane, kala Amalekancey go, i jin ka kande wurrandi Negeb* da Ziklag gaa. I na Ziklag kar k'a ton da danji.
1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
2and had taken captive the women and all who were therein, both small and great. They didn’t kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.
2 I na wayborey kaŋ go a ra ku, ikayney da ibeerey. I mana boro kulu wi, amma i kond'ey ka ngey fonda gana.
2and had taken captive the women [and all] that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.
3When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
3 Waato kaŋ Dawda nda nga borey to kwaara do, kal a go, danji jin k'a ŋwa. I ize arey da ize wayey mo, d'i wandey, Amalekancey n'i ku.
3And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
4Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
4 Waato din gaa Dawda nda nga borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go a banda na jinde sambu ka hẽ hal a to naŋ kaŋ i sinda baa hẽeno gaabi koyne.
4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
5 Dawda wande hinka mo, i konda ikulu, Ahinowam, Yezreyel bora, da Abigayil, Nabal Karmel bora wande zeena.
5And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
6 Dawda go ga maa doori nga bina ra gumo, zama i goono ga salaŋ ka ne i g'a catu-catu nda tondiyaŋ. Zama jama kulu bine sara, boro fo kulu nga ize arey da ize wayay se. Amma Dawda na nga bina gaabandi Rabbi nga Irikoyo ra.
6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
7David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring me here the ephod.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
7 Dawda ne Alfa Abiyatar, Ahimelek izo se: «Kand'ay se efod* kwaayo neewo.» Abiyatar mo na efod kwaayo sambu ka kand'a Dawda se.
7And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all.”
8 Dawda binde saaware Rabbi gaa ka ne: «D'ay na wurrandi izey wo gana, ay ga to r'ey, wala?» Rabbi tu a se ka ne: «I ce gana, zama haciika ni g'i to. Hay kulu si ganji mo, ni ma ye k'i kulu ta.»
8And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].
9So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
9 Dawda binde koy, nga nda boro zangu iddo kaŋ go a banda din. I kaa Bezor gooro me gaa, naŋ kaŋ i na boro fooyaŋ naŋ kaŋ ga goro banda.
9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
10But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn’t go over the brook Besor.
10 Amma Dawda n'i gana, nga nda boro zangu taaci, zama boro zangu hinka kay banda, ngey kaŋ yaŋ gaze hal i si hin ka Bezor gooro daŋandi.
10But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
11 I di Misira boro fo batamey din ra, ka kand'a Dawda do. I n'a no ŋwaari, a ŋwa. I n'a no hari mo, a haŋ.
11And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink.
12They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
12 I n'a no jeejay takula zanjarmi, da reyzin* fafa hinka. Waato kaŋ a ŋwa, a fundo ye ka kaa a gaa, zama zaari hinza nda cin hinza no a mana ŋwaari ŋwa, a mana hari haŋ.
12And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
13David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
13 Dawda ne a se: «May do no ni go? Man no ni fun mo?» Bora ne: «Ay ya Misira arwasu no, Amalekance fo bannya. Ay koyo mo n'ay furu, zama hunkuna ay jirbi hinza kaŋ doori fo n'ay di.
13And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
14We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
14 Iri konda wurrandi no Keritancey gaa Negeb ra, da Yahuda laabo gaa, da Kaleb banda laabo gaa Negeb ra mo. Iri na Ziklag mo ton da danji.»
14We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.”
15 Dawda ne a se: «Ni ga konda ay hala wurrandi izey din do, wala?» Nga mo ne a se: «Ze ay se da Irikoy ka ne ni s'ay wi, ni s'ay daŋ ay koyo kambe ra mo. Ay mo kala ay ma konda nin wurrandi izey din do.»
15And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
16When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
16 Waato kaŋ a kond'ey, wiiza, i go kar-kasante yaŋ batama ra. I goono ga ŋwa, i goono ga haŋ, i go batu teeyaŋ gaa, arzaka booba kaŋ i ku Filistancey laabo da Yahudiya laabo ra din sabbay se.
16And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
17 Dawda mo n'i kar za cino din ra kal a suba wiciri kambo. I ra sinda boro kaŋ yana, kala day i ra gaabikooni fooyaŋ, sanda boro zangu taaci cine kaŋ na yoyaŋ kaaru ka yana.
17And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.
18David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
18 Dawda ye ka hay kulu kaŋ Amalekancey kom din ta. Dawda na nga wande hinka mo faaba.
18And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
19There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them. David brought back all.
19 Hay kulu mo mana maray i ra, ikayna gaa, ibeeri gaa, ize aru wala ize way, wala arzaka, wala day hay kulu kaŋ i du ngey boŋ se. I kulu Dawda ye ka kand'ey.
19And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them: David brought back all.
20David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s spoil.”
20 Dawda na haw kurey da feeji kurey kulu mo ta, kaŋ yaŋ i gaaray i hawey jine. I ne: «Wongu albarka woone, Dawda wane no.»
20And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them.
21 Dawda ye ka kaa boro zangu hinka kaŋ yaŋ gaze din do. I mana hin ka Dawda gana, day i n'i daŋ i ma goro Bezor gooro me gaa. I koy ngey ma Dawda kubay se, nga nda borey kaŋ yaŋ go a banda. Waato kaŋ Dawda maan borey din, kal a n'i fo.
21And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
22Then all the wicked men and base fellows, of those who went with David, answered and said, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.”
22 Waato din no boro laaley da ize yaamey kulu kaŋ go Dawda banda na me daŋ ka ne: «Za kaŋ i mana koy iri banda, iri mo s'i no hay kulu wongu albarka kaŋ iri ta din ra, kala day i ma afo kulu no nga wando nda nga izey, zama i m'i sambu ka kond'ey.»
22Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.
23Then David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
23 Kala Dawda ne: «Ay nya-izey, araŋ ma si te yaadin da haŋ kaŋ Rabbi n'iri no, nga kaŋ n'iri haggoy. I wongu marga kaŋ kaa iri gaa mo, a n'a daŋ iri kambe ra.
23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
24Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who tarries by the baggage: they shall share alike.”
24 May no ga maa araŋ sanno se hayo wo ra? Zama sanda mate kaŋ cine boro kaŋ koy wongo do baa ga bara, yaadin mo no boro kaŋ goro jinayey do wane ga bara. I ga fay ka saba no.»
24And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
25It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
25 A ciya binde za han din hane ka koy jina, woodin ciya lordi nda alaada Israyla ra hala hunkuna.
25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26When David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, “Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh.”
26 Waato kaŋ Dawda kaa Ziklag, a kaa wongu albarka ra ka samba Yahudiya arkusey se, danga a corey nooya, ka ne: «Araŋ nooyaŋo neeya, kaŋ fun Rabbi ibarey arzakey ra.»
26And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
27He sent it to those who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
27 A samba borey kaŋ yaŋ go Betel ra se, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Ramot Negeb ra wane se, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Yattir ra,
27To them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir,
28and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
28 da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Arower ra, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Sifmot ra da Estemowa ra,
28and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
29and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
29 da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Rakal ra, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Yera-Melancey kwaarey ra, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Kenancey kwaarey ra,
29and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites,
30and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Borashan, and to those who were in Athach,
30 da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Horma ra, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Korasan, da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Atak ra,
30and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-ashan, and to them that were in Athach,
31and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
31 da borey kaŋ yaŋ go Hebron ra se, da nangu cindey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ra Dawda nda nga borey doona ka koy.
31and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.