2 Samuel 2
1 Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
He hnukah khaw David loh BOEIPA tea dawt tih, “Judah khopuei pakhat la ka cet aya?” a tinah. Te vaengah anih te BOEIPA loh, “Cet saw,” a tinah. Te dongah David loh, “Melam ka caeh eh?,” a tinah. Te vaengah, “Hebron la,” a tinah.
2 So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
Te dongah DavidTe a yuu rhoi, Jezreel nu Ahinoam, Karmel Nabal yurho Abigal neh a caeh puei.
3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
Amah taengkah a hlang rhoek khaw David loh a cako neh rhipa caeh puei tih Hebron khopuei rhoek ah kho a sakuh.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
Te vaengah Judah hlang rhoek te ha pawk uh tih David te Judah imkhui kah manghai la pahoia koelhuh. Te phoeiah Jabesh Gilead hlang rhoek loh Saula up uhTe thui ham David taengla puenuh.
5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
Jabesh hlang rhoek taengla David loh puencawna hlah tih,” Sitlohnah he na boei rhoek taeng neh Saul taengah khaw na saii uh tih anih na up uh dongah BOEIPA rhang neh na yoethenuh.
6 Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
BOEIPA loh nangmih ham sitlohnah neh uepomnah han saii saeh. Hekah hno na saii uh dogah kai long khaw nangmih taengah hnothen he ka saii van bitni.
7 Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
Te dongah na kutTe thahuel lamtah hlang tatthai la om laeh. Na boei SaulTe duek cakhaw Judah imkhui ah manghai la kai khaw ng'koelh ta,” a tinah.
8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
Tedae Saul taengkah caempuei mangpa Ner capa Abner loh Saul capa Ishboshetha loh tih Mahanaima paan puei.
9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
AnihTe Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin neh Israel boeih soaha manghai sak.
10 Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
Saul capa IshboshethTe kum sawmli a lo ca vaengah IsraelTe a manghai thil tih kum nit manghai. Tedae Judah imkhui tah David hnukah banguh.
11 And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
A khohnin he a tarhing la om. Manghai David he Hebron kah Judah imkhui ah kum rhih neh hla rhuk om.
12 One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Ner capa Abner loh Saul capa Ishbosheth kah sal rhoekTe Mahanaim lamloh Gibeon laa khuen.
13 So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
Zeruiah capa Joab neh David kah sal rhoek khaw hlah uh tih amih neh Gibeon tuibuem ah tun humuh. Te vaengah pakhat rhoekTe tuibuem khat ben ah, khat ben rhoek khaw tuibuem khat ben ah ngoluh.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
Abner loh Joab taengah, “Camoe rhoek he thoo uh saeh lamtah mamih mikhmuh ah nae uh saeh,” a ti nah hatah, Joab loh, “Thoo uh mai saeh,” a tinah.
15 So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
Te dongah Benjamin ham neh Saul capa Ishbosheth ham te hlang hlai nit, David sal lamkah hlai nita tarhing la thoo uh tih cetuh.
16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
Te vaengah pakhat loh a hui lu tea kop, a hui long khaw a cunghang te a vae ah a kaelh van dongah darhek cungkuuh. Te dongah tekaha hmuen Gibeon ah aka om te Helkathhazzurim laa khue.
17 The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
Tekah khohnin ah caemtloek khaw kalthalh la muep om coeng tih Abner neh Israel hlang rhoek tah David sal rhoek kah mikhmuh ah yawk.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
Te vaengah Zeruiah ca rhoek Joab, Abishai neh Asahel pathum om uh tih Asahel tah kohong kirhang bangla a kap yanghoep.
19 and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
Asahel loh Abner hnuk te a hloem tih Abner hnuk lamkah banvoei, bantang la caeh ham khaw phael tlaih pawh.
20 And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
AbnerTe a hnuk la mael tih, “Asahel te nang a,” a ti nah hatah, “Kai ni ue,” a tinah.
21 So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
Te dongah anih te Abner loh, “Nang te banvoei la bantang la mael lamtah camoe rhoek khuikah pakhatTe namah ham tu laeh. A pumoep te khaw namah ham lo,” a tinah. Tedae anih hnuk lamkaha nong ham tah Asahel loh huem pawh.
22 Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
Abner loh koepa rhaep tih Asahel te, “Nang te kai hnuk lamloh nong, balae tih nangTe lai la kan ngawn eh? Na manuca Joab taengah ka mik metlam ka dai eh?,” a tinah.
23 But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Tedae nong ham te a aal coeng dongah anihTe Abner loh a hnuk longah caai neha bung aha thun. Te vaengah caai a nam la pawlh tih pahoia cungku dongah amah ah duek. Te dongah Asahel cungku tiha duek nah hmuen la aka pawk boeih tah sut paiuh.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Tedae Abner hnuk aka hloem Joab neh Abishai tah khomika tlak daengah Gibeon khosoek longpuei, Giyak imdan kah Ammah som la pawkrhoi.
25 The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
Abner hnukkah Benjamin koca rhoek khaw coi uh thae tih rhoi at la omuh. Te phoeiah amihTe som lu pakhat soah paiuh.
26 Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
Te vaengah Joab te Abner loh a khue tih, “Cunghang te a yoeyah la ca ne, hmailong ah hnorhih la a om ham te na ming moenih a? A manuca rhoek hnuk lamkah balkhong hamTe pilnam taengah me hil nim na thui pawt ve,” a tinah.
27 “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
Te dongah Joab loh, “Pathen kah hingnah vanbangla, mincang duela na thui ngawn pawt koinih, pilnam loh a manuca hnuk te khika phatawt ni,” a tinah.
28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
Joab loh tukia ueng vaengah pilnam loh boeih paiuh. Te daengah Israel hnukTe hloem voel pawt tih, vathoh ham khaw khoep voel pawh.
29 And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
Abner neh a hlang rhoek tah khoyin khing Arabah longah khonguh. Jordana poeng uh phoeiah, Bithron pum te a lan uh tih Mahanaim la pawkuh.
30 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
Joab loh Abner hnuk tea mael tak tih pilnam pum tea coi. Te vaengah David kah hlang sal hlai ko neh AsahelTe hma.
31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
Tedae David kah sal rhoek loh Benjamin neh Abner kah hlang rhoek te a ngawn uh tih hlang ya thum sawmrhuk duek.
32 Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
Asahel tea khuen uh tih Bethlehem kah a napa phuel aha upuh. Joab neh a hlang rhoek khaw khoyin puet cet uh tih Hebron ah khothaiuh.
