2 Samuel 14

1 Joab wuod Zeruya nongʼeyo ni chuny ruoth gombo Abisalom.

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

2 Omiyo Joab nooro ngʼat moro Tekoa mi okelne dhako moro mariek koa kuno. Nowachone niya, “Wuondri ni ikuyo. Rwak lep ywak kendo kik iwirri gi mo del. Chal ka dhako mosebet ka ywago ngʼate motho kuom ndalo mangʼeny.

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and do not anoint thyself with oil, but be as a woman who has a long time mourned for the dead.

3 Bangʼe idhi ir ruoth kendo iwachne wechegi.” Joab nomiye weche monego owach.

And go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 Kane dhako moa Tekoa odhi ir ruoth, nokulore nyaka e lowo auma mar miye luor, eka nowachone niya, “Konya, yaye ruoth!”

And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

5 Ruoth nopenje niya, “Angʼo machandi?” Nowacho niya, “Chutho, an dhako ma chwore otho; chwora nosetho.

And the king said to her, What troubles thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

6 An jatichni, ne an gi yawuowi ariyo. Negigore ka gin oko e pap, ne onge ngʼato machiegni mane nyalo thegogi. Achiel nogoyo machielo mi onege.

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.

7 Koro anywola duto orido ni jatichni matek; kagiwacho ni, Gol ngʼat mane onego owadgi, mondo wanege, kaka ne onego owadgi; eka wanatieki nyaka jarit girkeni bende. Koro gidwaro nego mirni maliel madongʼ-go, ka giweyo chwora dongʼ maonge nying kata kothe modongʼ e wangʼ piny.”

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him who smote his brother that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also. Thus they will quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

8 Ruoth nowacho ni dhakoni niya, “Dhi dala, kendo abiro golo chik e wachnino.”

And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

9 To dhako moa Tekoa nowachone niya, “Ruodha ma en ruoth, we mondo ketho odongʼ e wiya kendo ewi dhood wuora, to mondo ruoth gi kom ruodhe obed maonge ketho.”

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.

10 Ruoth nodwoke niya, “Ka ngʼato owachoni gimoro, to mondo ikele ira, ma ok nochak ochandi kendo.”

And the king said, Whoever says anything to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

11 Nowacho niya, “Kara koro ruoth osingre gi nying Jehova Nyasaye ni odhi tamo jachul kuor mondo kik omed ketho kendo mondo wuoda kik negi.” Nowacho niya, “Akwongʼora gi nying Jehova Nyasaye mangima ni onge yie wi wuodi kata achiel manolwar piny.”

Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood not destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah lives, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

12 Eka dhakono nowachone niya, “Yie iwe jatichni owach wach moro ni ruodhe ma en ruoth.” Nodwoke niya, “Wachi.”

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

13 Kendo dhakono nowacho niya, “Kara en angʼo momiyo isengʼado wach marach kama kuom jo-Nyasaye? Ka ruoth wacho kama, donge ongʼado bura ne en owuon, nikech ruoth pok odwogo wuode mane oriembi.

And the woman said, Why then have thou devised such a thing against the people of God? For in speaking this word the king is as he who is guilty, in that the king does not fetch home again his banished one.

14 Kaka pi mopukore piny ma ok nyal tuom kendo, omiyo nyaka watho. To Nyasaye ok neg ngʼato; kar timo kamano, to oloso yore mondo ngʼat mane oriembi kik osiki ka en jasike.

For we must die, and are as water split on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again, neither does God take away life, but devises means that he who is banished be not an outcast from him.

15 “To koro sani asebiro mondo awach ma ni ruodha ma en ruoth nikech ji osemiya luoro. Jatichni noparo ni, ‘Abiro wuoyo gi ruoth; kamoro dipo kotimo gima jatichne okwaye.

Now therefore seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. And thy handmaid said, I will now speak to the king. It may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

16 Kamoro dipo ruoth biro yie mondo okony jatichne e lwet ngʼat madwaro tieka an kaachiel gi wuoda e girkeni mane Nyasaye omiyowa.’

For the king will hear to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

17 “To koro sani jatichni wacho ni, ‘Mad wach ruodha kelna kwe, nimar ruodha ma en ruoth chal gi malaika mar Nyasaye manono ber gi rach. Mad Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachi bed kodi.’”

Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be gracious, for as an agent of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. And Jehovah thy God be with thee.

18 Eka ruoth nowacho ni dhakono niya, “Kik ipandna dwoko e gima adwaro penji.” Dhakono nowacho niya, “Ruodha ma en ruoth owuo.”

Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, anything that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

19 Ruoth nopenje niya, “Donge Joab ni kodi e wechegi duto?” Dhakono nodwoke niya, “Akwongʼora e nyimi ni in ruodha ma en ruoth kendo ni gima iwachono en adier. Ee, ne en jatichni Joab mane onyisa mondo atim ma kendo en bende ema noketo wechegi e dho jatichni.

And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken, for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid.

20 Jatichni Joab notimo ma mondo okel lokruok kuom gik matimore sanigi. Ruodha nigi rieko ka mar malaika mar Nyasaye kendo ongʼeyo gik moko duto matimore e pinywa ka.”

Thy servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. And my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an agent of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

21 Ruoth nowacho ni Joab niya, “Mano kare, abiro timo kamano. Dhiyo mondo iom wuowi ma Abisalom oduogi.”

And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing. Go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.

22 Joab nopodho piny auma e nyime mondo omiye duongʼ, kendo nogwedho ruoth. Joab nowacho niya, “Kawuononi jatichni ongʼeyo ni ogene gi ruodha ma en ruoth, nikech ruoth oseyie timo gima jatichne okwaye.”

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king. And Joab said, Today thy servant knows that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.

23 Eka Joab nodhi Geshur mi okelo Abisalom Jerusalem.

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

24 To ruoth nowachone niya, “Nyaka odhi e ode owuon; kendo kik obi buta.” Omiyo Abisalom nodhi e ode owuon kendo ne ok osudo machiegni gi ruoth.

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and did not see the king's face.

25 Ei Israel duto ne onge ngʼama ipako ni jaber ka Abisalom. Koa e wiye nyaka e pat tiende ne oonge gi mbala moro amora kuome.

Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty; from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

26 E kinde duto mane olielo yie wiye, nimar nojaliel wiye kinde ka kinde nikech yie wiye ne dongo piyo kendo bedone mapek, kane opime to ne oloyo kilo ariyo kopim gi rapim mar joka ruoth.

And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it, because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.

27 Abisalom nonywolo yawuowi adek gi nyako achiel. Nyare ne iluongo ni Tamar, kendo nodongo nyako ma jaber.

And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of a fair countenance.

28 Abisalom nodak Jerusalem kuom higni ariyo kapok osudo machiegni but ruoth.

And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and he did not see the king's face.

29 Eka Abisalom noluongo Joab mondo oore ir ruoth, to Joab nodagi dhi ire. Omiyo nochako ooro wach mar ariyo to nochako odagi.

Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

30 Eka nowachone jotije niya, “Neuru puoth Joab omakore gi mara, kendo cham mar shairi ni e iye. Dhiuru umokie mach.” Omiyo jotij Abisalom nodhi momoko mach e puodhono.

Therefore he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

31 Eka Joab nodhi ir Abisalom e ode mowachone niya, “Angʼo momiyo jotiji owangʼo puotha?”

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?

32 Abisalom nowacho ni Joab niya, “Ne, naoroni wach kawacho ni, ‘Bi mondo aori ir ruoth mondo ipenje kama: “Angʼo momiyo nabiro kawuok Geshur? Dine ber kane pod an kuno!”’ Sani koro adwaro dhi neno ruoth, to ka an gi ketho moro, to mondo onega.”

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come here, that I may send thee to the king to say, Why have I come from Geshur? It were better for me to still be there. Now therefore let me see the king's face, and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.

33 Omiyo Joab nodhi ir ruoth mowachone wechegi. Eka ruoth noluongo Abisalom, mi nodonjo kendo nokulore auma piny e nyim ruoth. Ruoth nonyodho Abisalom.

So Joab came to the king, and told him. And when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom.