2 Sa:miuele 3
1 Isala: ili dunu mogili da Da: ibidi ea fi fuligala: su. Mogili da Solo egaga fi fuligala: su. Amaiba: le, gegesu da bagade heda: i. Da: ibidima fuligala: su fi ilia gasa da heda: lalu, be ea ha lai ilia gasa da gududafa sa: i.
There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
2 Da: ibidi egefelali gafeyale gala da Hibalone moilai bai bagade amo ganodini lalelelegei. Magobo mano da A: manone (ea: me da Yeseliele uda amo ea dio amo Ahinoua: me).
David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
3 Amo baligia da Gilia: be (ea: me da Gamele uda, Na: iba: le ea didalo, ea dio amo A: biga: ile). Amo baligia da A: basalome (ea: me da Gisie hina bagade Da: lama: i ea idiwi, amo Ma: iaga).
The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
4 Amo baligia da Adounaidia (ea: me da Ha: gide). Amo baligia da Siefada: ia (ea: me da Abaida: le).
The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
5 Ufidafa da Idilia: me (ea: me da Egela). Amo dunu mano huluane da Hibalone moilai bai bagadegamusu lalelelegei galu.
The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
6 Da: ibidima fuligala: su dunu amola Solo ea sosogo fi fuligala: su dunu ele gegenanu. A: bena da Solo ea sosogo fi fuligala: su fi amo ganodini gasawane heda: lebe ba: i.
While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
7 Eso afaega, Esiabousiede (Solo egefe) e da A: bena da Solo ea gidisedagi uda Lisiba (A: ia ea mano) amola gilisili golaiba: le, diwaneya udidi.
When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
8 Amoga, A:bena da ougi bagade ba: i. E amane sia: i, “Di da dawa: loba na da Soloma baligi fa: ma: bela: ? Di da dawa: loba na da Yuda dunu ilia hawa: hamobe hamosala: ? Na da muni amogainini dia ada Solo amola yolalali amola ea sama huluane, ili fawane fuligala: su. Amola Da: ibidi da dili mae hasalima: ne, na da hamosu. Be wali di da ogogole na da udama doaga: i sia: sa.
Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
10 Hina Gode da Da: ibidima, E da Isala: ili hina bagade hou Solo amola egaga fi amoga fadegale, Da: ibidi da Isala: ili amola Yuda soge huluanedafa ouligima: ne hina bagade hamomu ilegei. Wali, na da amo hou dafawanedafa ba: ma: ne hame hamosea, Gode da na fane legemu da defea.”
11 Esiabousiede da A: benaba: le bagadewane beda: i. E da bu adole imunu hamedei ba: i.
Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
12 Amogalu, Da: ibidi da Hibalone moilai bai bagadega esalu. A: bena da ema adola ahoasu dunu ema amane sia: na masa: ne asunasi, “Nowa da ninia soge ouligima: bela: ? Nama gousa: su hamoma. Amasea, Isala: ili dunu huluane di fuligala: ma: ne, na da di fidimu.”
Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
13 Da: ibidi da bu adole i, “Defea! Dia liligi afae fawane hamosea, na da ani gousa: su hamomu. Di da na ba: la masea, Solo idiwi Maiga: le, amo nama oule misa.”
David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
14 Amola Da: ibidi da sia: adola ahoasu dunu Esiabousiede ema amane sia: ma: ne sia: si, “Na uda Maiga: le nama bu ima. Na da Filisidini dunu 100 ilia ewa gadofo amo uda lama: ne dabe i galu.”
Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
15 Amaiba: le, Esiabousiede da Maiga: le amo ea egoa Ba: ladiele (La: ise egefe) amo ea lai amo sugui.
So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
16 Ba: ladiele da diginiwane Maiga: lema fa: no bobogele, Bahiulimi moilaiga doaga: i. Amalalu, A:bena da ema amane sia: i, “Di diasua buhagima!” Amanobamone, e da buhagi.
Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
17 A: bena da Isala: ili ouligisu dunu ilima asili, amane sia: i, “Dilia da eso bagohame amoga Da: ibidi dilia hina bagade hamoma: ne hananusu.
Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
18 Wali, amo hamoma! Hina Gode Ea sia: i bu dawa: ma! E amane sia: i, `Na da na hawa: hamosu dunu Da: ibidi amo ea loboga, Na fi Isala: ili dunu amo Filisidini dunu amola ilia ha lai dunu huluane ili mae hasalima: ne gaga: mu.’”
So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
19 Amola A: bena da amanewane Bediamini fi dunuma sia: i. Amalalu, e da Hibalone amoga asili, e da Bediamini amola Isala: ili dunu ilia hamomu sia: i, amo Da: ibidima olelei.
Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
20 A: bena amola ea dunu 20 agoane da Hibalone moilai bai bagadega Da: ibidima misi. Da: ibidi ili aowama: ne lolo nasu hamoi.
When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
21 A: bena da Da: ibidima amane adole i, “Hina noga: idafa! Na da wali asili, Isala: ili dunu huluane di fuligala: ma: ne hamomu. Amasea, ilia huluane da di hina bagade hamoma: ne sia: mu. Amola dia hanai defele, di da Isala: ili soge huluanedafa ouligima: mu.” Da: ibidi da A: bena da se hamedafa nabima: ne, gaga: su sia: ilegei.
Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
22 Amalu fa: no, Youa: be amola Da: ibidi ea ouligisu dunu eno da ha wa: i asili, liligi lai bagadedafa gagaguli buhagi. Be ilia da A: bena Hibalone amoga esalebe hame ba: i. Bai Da: ibidi da A: benama e da se hamedafa nabima: ne, gaga: su sia: ilegele, hi diasua masa: ne asunasi.
Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
23 Youa: be amola ea dunu da doaga: le nabagaloba, A:bena da Da: ibidima misini amola Da: ibidi da e se mae nabima: ne ilegelalu hi diasua masa: ne asunasi, amo ilia nabi.
When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
24 Amaiba: le, Youa: be da hina bagade ema asili amane sia: i, “Di da adi hamobela: ? A: bena da dima misi. Dia abuliba: le e udigili masa: ne logo doasibala: ?
So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
25 E da dima ogogomusa: misi. Amola dia hamobe amola ahoabe huluane abedemusa: misi. Di da ea hou dawa: !”
Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
26 Youa: be da Da: ibidi yolesilalu, sia: adola ahoasu dunu, amo A: bena bu misa: ne sia: ma: ne asunasi. Ilia da A: bena amo Sila si hano esalebe ba: loba, e bu oule misi. Be Da: ibidi da amo hou hame dawa: i galu.
After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
27 A: bena da Hibalone logo holeiga doaga: loba, Youa: be da logo bega: ema ogogole wamo sia: sia: musia: ne oule aliagale, e gobiheiga hagomo sone legei. Amola A: bena da medole legei dagoi ba: i. Bai e da Youa: be eya A: sahele fane legei.
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
28 Da: ibidi da amane hamoi sia: nababeba: le, e da amane sia: i, “Hina Gode da dawa: ! Na amola na baligia aligi dunu huluane, ninia da A: bena e hamedafa fane legei.
Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
29 Gode da Youa: be amola ea sosogo fi huluane ilima amo hou ea dabe se iasu ilima imunu da defea. Egaga fifi misunu amo ganodini, dunu afae da gadofo olo bagade o wadela: i uda lasu olo bagade o dunu da gasa hameba: le uda ea hawa: fawane hamomu dawa: o dunu da gegesu ganodini fane legei o dunu da ha: i bagade, agoaiwane dunu ba: mu da defea. Gode da Youa: be fi ilima amane se dabe imunu da defea.”
I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
30 Youa: be amola eaeya Abisia: i da amanewane A: bena dabe i. Bai e da ela eya A: sahele amo Gibione gegesu ganodini fane legei.
That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
31 Amalalu, Da: ibidi da Youa: be amola ea dunu ilia da abula gagadelale, amola abula wadela: i ebobolesi sasalili, A:benaha fofagini didigia: ma: ne sia: i. Bogoi uli dogomusa: gilisisu amoga, hina bagade Da: ibidi da bogoi doufa da: iya gisa ahoabe amoga fa: no bobogei.
Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
32 Ilia da A: bena amo Hibalone moilai bai bagadega uli dogoi. Da: ibidi amola dunu huluane da uli dogoi bega: didigia: sa esafulu.
They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
33 Da: ibidi da A: benaha asigili fofagi gesami amane hea: i, “A: bena da abuliba: le gagaoui dunuga bogosu defele bagobela: ?
David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
34 Ea lobo da hame la: gi ba: i. Ea emo da hame la: gi ba: i. E da dunu amo wadela: i hamosu dunuga medole legei, amo defele bogoi.” Amalalu, dunu huluane eha da bu didiga: i.
No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
35 Amo esoha, dunu da gebewane Da: ibidi e ha: i moma: ne sia: i. Be e da dafawane amane ilegele sia: i, “Na da wali eso amoga ha: i nasea, Gode da na fane legemu da defea.”
Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
36 Ilia da amo hou ba: lalu, hahawane ba: i. Dafawane! Ilia da hina bagade Da: ibidi ea hamobe huluane hahawane ba: i.
All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
37 Da: ibidi ea fi dunu huluane, amola Isala: ili fi dunu huluane da hina bagade da A: bena fane legei amo hamedafa fidi, amo noga: le dawa: i galu.
So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
38 Hina bagade da ea eagene ouligisu dunuma amane sia: i, “Dilia! Noga: le dawa: ma! Wali eso, Isala: ili soge ouligisu dunu bagade da bogoi dagoi.
The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
39 Gode da na hina bagade hamoma: ne ilegei dagoi. Be wali eso na da gasa hamedene gogaya: i ba: sa. Selouaia egefelali da baligili bidi hamobeba: le, na higasa. Hina Gode da ilia wadela: i hamoi defele, se dabe ilima imunu da defea.”
Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
