2 Samuel 2
1 Bangʼ kinde moko Daudi nopenjo Jehova Nyasaye wach niya, “Bende anyalo dhi e achiel kuom miech Juda?” Jehova Nyasaye ne odwoke niya, “Dhiyo.” Daudi nopenjo niya, “Adhi kanye?” Jehova Nyasaye ne odwoke niya, “Dhi Hebron.”
Sometime after this, David asked the Lord, “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes, do it,” the Lord replied. “Which one should I go to?” David asked. “Go to Hebron,” said the Lord.
2 Omiyo Daudi nodhi kuno gi monde ariyo, Ahinoam nyar Jezreel gi Abigael ma dhako ma chwore otho mane jaod Nabal ja-Karmel.
So David moved there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel.
3 Daudi bende nodhi gi joma ne ni kode ka moro ka moro nigi joode, kendo negidak Hebron gi dalane.
He also brought the men who were with him, along with their families, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
4 Eka jo-Juda nobiro Hebron, kendo ne giwiro Daudi obedo ruodh dhood Juda kanyo. Kane onyis Daudi ni jo-Jabesh Gilead ema ne oiko Saulo,
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king of the people of Judah. When David found out that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul,
5 nooro joote ni jo-Jabesh Gilead mondo owachnegi niya, “Jehova Nyasaye mondo ogwedhu kuom timo tim ngʼwono ni Saulo ma ruodhu ka uike.
he sent messengers to them, saying, “May the Lord bless you, because you demonstrated your loyal love to Saul your master, and you buried him properly.
6 Mad Jehova Nyasaye otimnu ngʼwonone gi adierane makare, kata an bende abiro timonu tim ngʼwonono machal kamano nikech ma musetimo.
Now may the Lord show you loyal love and trustworthiness, and I will also be good to you because of what you did for Saul.
7 To koro sani beduru motegno kendo ma jochir, nimar Saulo ruodhu osetho, kendo dhood Juda osewira abed ruodhgi.”
So be strong and be brave, for even though Saul your master is dead, the people of Judah have anointed me as their king.”
8 E kindeno noyudo ka Abner wuod Ner, jatend lwenj Saulo, osekawo Ish-Boseth wuod Saulo motere nyaka Mahanaim.
However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim.
9 Nokete ruodh Gilead, Ashuri gi Jezreel, to gi Efraim gi Benjamin kod Israel duto.
There he set up Ishbosheth as king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, in fact over all Israel.
10 Ish-Boseth wuod Saulo ne ja-higni piero angʼwen kano bedo ruodh Israel, nobedo ruoth kuom higni ariyo. Dhood Juda, to ne luwo Daudi.
Ishbosheth, son of Saul, was forty when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the people of Judah were on David's side.
11 Daudi nobedo ruodh dhood Juda kuom higni abiriyo, gi dweche auchiel kane en Hebron.
David ruled in Hebron as king over the people of Judah for seven years and six months.
12 Abner wuod Ner, kaachiel gi jo-Ish-Boseth wuod Saulo, nowuok Mahanaim mi gidhi Gibeon.
One day Abner and Ishbosheth's men left Mahanaim and went to the town of Gibeon.
13 Joab wuod Zeruya gi jo-Daudi nodhi moromo kodgi e yawo man Gibeon. Negibet ka gingʼiyore jomoko koni to jomoko kocha.
Joab, son of Zeruiah, and David's men set off and met them at the pool of Gibeon, where they all sat down, facing each other across the pool.
14 Eka Abner nowachone Joab niya, “We yawuowi oa malo mondo omakre achingʼ gachingʼ e nyimwa ka.” Joab nodwoko niya, “Kare gitim kamano.”
Abner said to Joab, “Why not let's have some of the men fight in hand to hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joab agreed.
15 Eka negia malo mokwan-gi mi giromo ji apar gi ariyo ma jo-Benjamin ma ruodhgi ne en Ish-Boseth wuod Saulo, to gi apar gariyo mag Daudi.
So twelve men came forward from each side—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, and twelve for David.
16 Negirado ka moro ka moro mako wadgi gi wiye eka ochwoyo ngʼetne gi ligangla; eka giduto negiruombore piny. Omiyo nochak kar lwenyno mane ni Gibeon ni Helkath Hazurim ma tiende ni paw ligangla.
Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all fell down dead together. That's why this place in Gibeon is called the Field of Sword-edges.
17 Chiengʼno lweny ne ger ahinya, kendo joma ne nigi Daudi noloyo Abner gi jo-Israel.
The battle that followed was hard-fought, but eventually Abner and his men were defeated by David's men.
18 Yawuot Zeruya adek ne gin Joab, Abishai gi Asahel. Koro Asahel ne tiende yot e ngʼwech mana ka mwanda.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.
19 Ne olawo Abner, ka ok obaro korachwich kata koracham kolawe alawa.
He chased after Abner with single-minded determination.
20 Abner nongʼiyo chien mopenjo niya, “Mano in, Asahel?” Modwoko niya, “Ee en an.”
Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it's me,” Asahel replied.
21 Eka Abner nowachone niya, “Bar korachwich kata koracham; mak achiel kuom yawuowigo mondo imaye gige mag lweny.” To Asahel notamore weyo lawe.
Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Go and fight somebody else and take his weapons for yourself!” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him.
22 Abner nosiemo Asahel niya, “We lawa! En angʼo momiyo danegi? To katimo kamano, ere kaka dachungʼ e nyim Joab owadu?”
Abner warned Asahel again. “Stop chasing me!” he shouted. “Why do you want me to kill you? How could I ever face your brother Joab?”
23 To Asahel nodagi weyo lawe; mi Abner nochwowo ii Asahel gi tongʼ mi tongʼ nowuok yo ka ngʼee Asahel. Nogore piny kanyo mi otho gisano. Kendo ji duto nochungʼ ka gichopo kama Asahel nogore piny motho.
But Asahel wouldn't stop chasing him, so Abner drove the handle of his spear into his belly. It came out the back, and he fell down dead right there. Everyone who passed by stopped at the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24 To Joab gi Abishai nolawo Abner, kendo ka chiengʼ ne podho, negichopo e got Ama, machiegni gi Gia e yo mochiko thim mar Gibeon.
But Joab and Abishai set off to chase after Abner. By the time the sun went down they had got as far as the hill of Ammah near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Eka jo-Benjamin nochungʼ bangʼ Abner. Negichokore e migepe kendo negiikore ne lweny ewi got.
Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standing at the top of the hill.
26 Abner noluongo Joab matek kowacho niya, “Chuno ni ligangla biro neko nyaka chiengʼ koso? Donge ingʼeyo ni wachni biro kelo sigu? Biro kawo kinde maromo nade mondo ikwer jogi owe lawo owetegi?”
Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”
27 Joab nodwoke niya, “Akwongʼora gi nying Nyasaye mangima, ni ka dine ok iwuoyo, to jogi dodhi nyime gi lawo owetegi nyaka gokinyi.”
“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”
28 Omiyo Joab nogoyo tungʼ mi ji duto nobiro mochungʼ, ne ok gimedo lawo jo-Israel, kata lweny bende ok ne gidhiyogo nyime.
Joab blew the horn so all the men stopped—they didn't continue chasing or fighting the Israelites.
29 Otienono duto Abner gi joge nowuotho ka gingʼado Araba. Negiyoro aora Jordan, negimedo dhi ka gikadho gwengʼ Bithron duto mi gichopo Mahanaim.
All through the night Abner and his men marched through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, and continued all morning until they arrived back at Mahanaim.
30 Eka Joab noduogo koa lawo Abner mi ochoko joge duto kanyakla. Ji apar gochiko mag Daudi ne onge ka ok okwan Asahel.
When Joab got back from chasing Abner, he gathered all the men together. Nineteen of David's men were missing in addition to Asahel.
31 To jo-Daudi nosenego jo-Benjamin mia adek gi piero auchiel mane nigi Abner.
However, they had killed three hundred and sixty of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.
32 Negitingʼo ringre Asahel mi giike e liend wuon-gi e Bethlehem. Eka Joab gi joge nowuotho otieno duto mi gichopo Hebron ka piny yawore.
They took Asahel's body and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then they marched all through the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
