1 saamuvēl 17:1-58
17 pōr seivadharkaaga pelisthiyargal+ padaigalai thirattinaargal. yūdhaavukku sondhamaana sōkkōvil+ avargal ondrukūdi, sōkkōvukkum asekkaavukkum+ idaiyil ebēs-thammīm+ endra idatthil mugaampōttaargal.
2 savulum isravēl vīrargalum thirandu vandhu ēlaa pallatthaakkil+ mugaampōttu, pelisthiyargalōdu pōr seivadharkaaga anivagutthu nindraargal.
3 oru pakkatthilulla malaiyil pelisthiyargal nindraargal, innoru pakkatthilulla malaiyil isravēlargal nindraargal, naduvē pallatthaakku irundhadhu.
4 pinbu, pelisthiyargaludaiya mugaamilirundhu oru maavīran vandhaan. avanudaiya peyar gōliyaath.+ avan gaath+ nagaratthai sērndhavan. avanudaiya uyaram sumaar onbadhu adi, aaru angulam.*
5 sembinaal seiyappatta thalaikkavasatthaiyum, sedhilsedhilaaga vadivamaikkappatta udalkavasatthaiyum avan pōttirundhaan. andha sembu udalkavasatthin+ edai 5,000 sēkkal.*
6 kaalgalil avan sembu kavasangalai pōttirundhaan, sembinaal seiyappatta siriya īttiyai+ mudhugukku pinnaal vaitthirundhaan.
7 avan kaiyil vaitthirundha periya īttiyin kambu, nesavaalargaludaiya tharikkattaiyai pōl+ irundhadhu. andha īttiyin irumbu munai 600 sēkkal* edaiyulladhaaga irundhadhu. avanudaiya kēdayatthai sumandhavan avanukku munnaal nadandhuvandhaan.
8 pinbu, gōliyaath isravēl padaiyai paartthu,+ “edharkaaga pōrukku anivagutthu nirkirīrgal? naan oru pelisthiya vīran. aanaal, nīngal savulin adimaigal. ennōdu mōdhuvadharku sariyaana oru aalai anuppungal.
9 avan ennōdu sandaipōttu ennai kondruvittaal, naangal ungalukku adimaigalaaga iruppōm. aanaal naan avanai kondruvittaal, nīngal engalukku adimaigalaaga iruppīrgal” endru katthinaan.
10 adhōdu, “indru isravēl padaikku savaalvidugirēn.+ ennōdu mōdhuvadharku oruvanai anuppungal, irandil ondru paartthuvidalaam!” endru sonnaan.
11 andha pelisthiyan pēsiyadhai savulum isravēlargalum kēttu bayandhu nadunginaargal.
12 yūdhaavilulla bethlagēmai+ sērndha eppiraatthiyaraana+ īsaayin+ magangalil oruvandhaan dhaavīdhu. īsaaikku mottham ettu magangal+ irundhaargal. savulin kaalatthil īsaai vayadhaanavaraaga irundhaar.
13 ivarudaiya mūttha magan eliyaabum,+ irandaam magan abinadhaabum,+ mūndraam magan sammaavum+ savulōdu pōrukku pōyirundhaargal.+
14 dhaavīdhudhaan kadaisi magan.+ mūtthavargal mūndru pērum savulōdu pōyirundhaargal.
15 savulukku panividai seidhuvandha dhaavīdhu, thannudaiya appaavin aadugalai mēippadharkaaga+ bethlagēmukku pōvadhum varuvadhumaaga irundhaan.
16 idharkidaiyil, andha pelisthiyan 40 naatkalukku kaalaiyilum saayangaalatthilum vandhuvandhu nindraan.
17 īsaai thannudaiya magan dhaavīdhidam, “oru eppaa alavu* ulla indha varuttha dhaaniyatthaiyum patthu rottigalaiyum dhayavuseidhu edutthukkondu, mugaamil irukkira un annangalidam sīkkiramaaga pō.
18 aayiram vīrargalin thalaivanukku indha patthu paalaadai kattigalai kodu. adhōdu, un annangal batthiramaaga irukkiraargal enbadharku adaiyaalamaaga avargalidamirundhu ēdhaavadhu vaangikkondu vaa” endru sonnaar.
19 pelisthiyargaludan pōr seivadharkaaga+ avargal savulōdum matra ellaa isravēl vīrargalōdum ēlaa pallatthaakkil+ kūdiyirundhaargal.
20 dhaavīdhu vidiyarkaalaiyilēyē elundhu, aadugalai vēroruvanidam oppadaitthuvittu, īsaai sonnapadiyē ellaavatraiyum edutthukkondu purappattu pōnaan. avan mugaamukkul pōnapōdhu padaivīrargal pōr mulakkam seidhapadi anivagutthu pōikkondirundhaargal.
21 isravēl padaiyum pelisthiya padaiyum edhiredhiraaga anivagutthu nindrana.
22 dhaavīdhu udanē mūttaimudichugalai kaavalanidam oppadaitthuvittu pōrkkalatthukku nēraaga ōdinaan. angu pōi sērndhavudan, than annangalidam nalam visaaritthaan.+
23 avargalidam dhaavīdhu pēsikkondirundha samayatthil, gaath nagaratthai sērndha maavīran gōliyaath+ pelisthiya padaiyilirundhu vandhu, munbu solliya adhē vaartthaigalai solli+ savaalvittaan. adhai dhaavīdhu kēttaan.
24 isravēl vīrargal gōliyaatthai paartthapōdhu bayandhupōi,+ thalaitherikka ōdinaargal.
25 isravēlargal oruvarukkoruvar, “isravēl padaikku munnaal vandhu nindrukondu savaal vidugira+ manidhanai paartthīrgalaa? avanai jeyikkiravanukku raajaa periya sanmaanam koduppaaraam, thannudaiya magalaiyē kalyaanam seidhu koduppaaraam.+ adhumattumalla, isravēlil avanudaiya appaavin kudumbatthukku visēsha salugaigalum seivaaraam” endru sollikkondaargal.
26 dhaavīdhu thanakku pakkatthil nindravargalidam, “andha pelisthiyanai kondru, isravēlargalin peyarai kaappaatrugiravanukku enna kidaikkum? virutthasēdhanam seiyaadha andha pelisthiyan eppadi uyirulla kadavulin padaikku savaalvidalaam?”+ endru kēttaan.
27 appōdhu andha vīrargal, avanai kondrupōdugiravanukku ennavellaam kidaikkum endru sollappattirundhadhō adhai dhaavīdhidam sonnaargal.
28 vīrargalidam dhaavīdhu pēsikkondiruppadhai mūttha annan eliyaap+ kēttapōdhu avanmēl kōbappattu, “nī edharku ingē vandhaai? irukkira konjananja aadugalaiyum vanaandharatthil yaaridam vittuvittu vandhaai?+ pōr nadappadhai vēdikkai paarkkatthaanē vandhaai? enakku theriyum, nī ketta ennampiditthavan, thimirpiditthavan” endraan.
29 adharku dhaavīdhu, “ippōdhu naan enna seidhuvittēn? orēvoru kēlvidhaanē kēttēn!” endraan.
30 pinbu, vēroruvanidam thirumbi, munbu kēttadhaiyē kēttaan.+ angirundhavargalum munbu sonnadhaiyē sonnaargal.+
31 dhaavīdhu pēsikkondirundhadhai kētta silar savulidam pōi adhai sonnaargal. udanē, savul avanai kūttikkondu vara sonnaar.
32 dhaavīdhu savulidam vandhu, “andha pelisthiyanai paartthu yaarum bayappada vēndaam. naan pōi avanōdu sandai pōdugirēn”+ endru sonnaan.
33 adharku savul, “andha pelisthiyanai edhirtthu unnaal sandai pōda mudiyaadhu. nī chinna paiyan,+ aanaal avan chinna vayadhilirundhē oru pōrvīran” endru sonnaar.
34 appōdhu dhaavīdhu, “ungal adiyēnaagiya naan ennudaiya appaavin aadugalai mēitthuvarugirēn. orunaal oru singamum,+ innoru naal oru karadiyum vandhu mandhaiyilulla aattai kavvikkondu pōnadhu.
35 naan adhai thuratthi kondupōi, adhan vaayilirundhu aattai kaappaatrinēn. adhu enmēl paaindhapōdhu, adhan thaadaiyai piditthu, adhai aditthu kondrupōttēn.
36 singam, karadi irandaiyumē aditthu kondrēn. virutthasēdhanam seiyaadha indha pelisthiyanukkum adhē gadhidhaan varum! uyirulla kadavulin padaiyidamē avan savaalvittirukkiraanē!”+ endraan.
37 adhōdu, “singatthin pidiyilirundhum karadiyin pidiyilirundhum ennai kaappaatriya yegōvaadhaan indha pelisthiyanidamirundhum ennai kaappaatruvaar”+ endraan. adharku savul, “sari, purappattu pō, yegōvaa unnōdu iruppaar!” endru sonnaar.
38 pinbu, savul dhaavīdhukku thannudaiya udaigalai pōttuvittaar. adhōdu, sembinaal seiyappatta thalaikkavasatthaiyum udalkavasatthaiyum pōttuvittaar.
39 adhanpin, dhaavīdhu savulin vaalai than udaimēl vaitthu kattikkondu, nadandhu paartthaan. adhaiyellaam pōttu palakkamillaadhadhaal avanaal nadakka mudiyavillai. adhanaal savulidam, “enakku palakkamillaadhadhaal idhaiyellaam pōttukkondu ennaal nadakka mudiyavillai” endru solli, avatrai kalatrivittaan.
40 pinbu, aatruppadugaiyilirundhu* aindhu kūlaangarkalai thērndhedutthu, mēippanukkuriya than paiyil pōttukkondu, thadiyaiyum kavanaiyum+ edutthukkondu andha pelisthiyanin munnaal pōnaan.
41 andha pelisthiyan dhaavīdhai nerungikkondē vandhaan, avanudaiya kēdayatthai sumandhavan avanukku munnaal nadandhuvandhaan.
42 sekkachevēl endru alagaaga irundha dhaavīdhu avan munnaal pōnaan. dhaavīdhu verum chinna paiyanaaga+ irundhadhaal avanai andha pelisthiyan rombavē ilakkaaramaaga paartthaan.
43 avan dhaavīdhidam, “oru thadiyai edutthukkondu vandhirukkiraayē, naan enna naayaa?”+ endru kēttaan. pinbu, thannudaiya dheivangalin peyarai solli avanai sabitthaan.
44 adhōdu, “ingē vaa, unnudaiya udalai vaanatthu paravaigalukkum kaattu mirugangalukkum iraiyaaga pōdugirēn” endru mirattinaan.
45 adharku dhaavīdhu, “nī vaalōdum periya īttiyōdum+ siriya īttiyōdum ennai edhirtthu varugiraai. aanaal naan paralōga padaigalin yegōvaavudaiya peyaril unnai edhirtthu varugirēn,+ nī savaalvitta isravēl padaiyin kadavuludaiya peyaril varugirēn.+
46 indraikku yegōvaa unnai en kaiyil koduppaar.+ naan unnai kolvēn, un thalaiyai vettuvēn. indru pelisthiya vīrargalin udalgalai vaanatthu paravaigalukkum kaattu mirugangalukkum iraiyaaga pōduvēn. appōdhu, isravēlin kadavuldhaan unmai kadavul enbadhai būmiyilulla ellaarum therindhukolvaargal.+
47 yegōvaavukku thannudaiya janangalai kaappaatra vaalō īttiyō thēvaiyillai+ enbadhai ingē irukkira ellaarum therindhukolvaargal. indha pōr yegōvaavin pōr,+ ungal ellaaraiyum avar engal kaiyil koduppaar”+ endru sonnaan.
48 andha pelisthiyan dhaavīdhai nerungikkondē vandhaan, dhaavīdhum avanai thaakkuvadharkaaga pōrkkalatthil vēgamaaga ōdinaan.
49 thannudaiya paiyilirundhu oru kallai edutthu, adhai kavanil vaitthu sulatri, andha pelisthiyanin netriyai kuripaartthu vīsinaan. adhu andha pelisthiyanin netriyai thulaitthadhu, avan appadiyē tharaiyil kuppura vilundhaan.+
50 ippadi, dhaavīdhu oru kavanaiyum kallaiyum vaitthē andha pelisthiyanai jeyitthaan. kaiyil vaal illaamalēyē avanai thaakki kondrupōttaan.+
51 pinbu, ōdippōi andha pelisthiyanmēl ēri nindru, andha pelisthiyanin vaalai uruvi,+ avanudaiya thalaiyai vetti, avan setthuvittadhai ūrjidhappadutthinaan. thangaludaiya maavīran setthuppōnadhai pelisthiyargal paartthapōdhu angirundhu thalaitherikka ōdinaargal.+
52 udanē, isravēl vīrargalum yūdhaavin vīrargalum katthi kūchal pōttukkondē pallatthaakkilirundhu+ ekrōnin+ nulaivaasalgal varaikkum pelisthiyargalai thuratthikkondu pōnaargal. saaraayimukku+ pōgum saalai thodangi gaath matrum ekrōn varaikkum pelisthiyargalai valiyellaam vetti saaitthaargal.
53 pelisthiyargalai viratti piditthu saagadittha pinbu avargaludaiya mugaamgalukku vandhu avatrai sūraiyaadinaargal.
54 pinbu, dhaavīdhu andha pelisthiyanudaiya thalaiyai erusalēmukku konduvandhaan. andha pelisthiyanudaiya aayudhangalai thannudaiya vīttil vaitthukkondaan.+
55 andha pelisthiyanōdu sandai pōda dhaavīdhu purappattu pōnadhai savul paartthapōdhu thannudaiya padai thalabadhi apnēridam,+ “ivan yaarudaiya paiyan?”+ endru kēttaar. adharku apnēr, “raajaavē, ungal uyirmēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* enakku theriyaadhu!” endraan.
56 adharku raajaa, “appadiyendraal, ivan yaarudaiya paiyan endru visaari” endraar.
57 dhaavīdhu andha pelisthiyanai kondruvittu thirumbiyadhum apnēr avanai savulidam kūttikkondu vandhaan. dhaavīdhu andha pelisthiyanudaiya thalaiyai+ kaiyil vaitthirundhaan.
58 appōdhu savul avanidam, “nī yaarudaiya paiyan?” endru kēttaar. adharku dhaavīdhu, “bethlagēm ūrai sērndha+ ungal adimai īsaayin+ paiyan” endru sonnaan.
Footnotes
^ vē.vaa., “uyaram aaru mulam, oru jaan.” inaippu B14-ai paarungal.
^ sumaar 57 kilō. inaippu B14-ai paarungal.
^ sumaar 6.84 kilō. inaippu B14-ai paarungal.
^ adhaavadhu, “sumaar 10 kilō.”
^ vē.vaa., “kaattaatru pallatthaakkilirundhu.”
^ vē.vaa., “nīngal uyirōdu iruppadhu endhalavu nichayamō andhalavu nichayamaaga solgirēn.”
