2 Samuel 3
1 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
Sawl imthung hoi Devit imthung hah atueng moi kasawlah a kâtuk awh. Devit imthung hoehoe a thao awh. Sawl imthung teh hoehoe a tha ayoun awh.
2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Devit ni Hebron kho vah capa a tawn. Camin Amnon, Jezreel tami Ahinoam koehoi e doeh.
3 his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
Apâhni e teh, Khileab, Karmel tami Nabal e yu Abigail koehoi e doeh. Apâthum e teh Absalom, Geshur siangpahrang Talmai canu Maakah capa doeh.
4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
Apali e teh, Adonijah Haggith capa doeh. Apanga e teh, Shephatiah, Abital capa doeh.
5 and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.
Ataruk e teh, Ithream Devit e yu Eglah koehoi e doeh. Hetnaw teh Devit capanaw Hebron kho dawk a khe e naw doeh.
6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
Sawl imthung hoi Devit imthung a kâtuk awh navah, Abner teh Sawl imthung koe lah a tha pou a sai.
7 Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
Sawl ni ado a tawn, A min teh Rizpah, Aiah canu doeh. Ishbosheth ni Abner koevah bangkong apa e ado koe na kâen telah atipouh.
8 Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Ishbosheth lawk a dei e ni Abner hah a lung puenghoi a khuek sak. Judah taminaw e ui e lû namaw, sahnin ditouh na pa Sawl imthungnaw hoi a hmaunawngha hoi a huikonaw koe lungmanae kamnue sak e lahoi Devit e kut dawk ka poe awh hoeh. Nang ni hete napui kong dawk yonnae ka sak e patetlah na pouk.
9 May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
Sawl imthung dawk hoi uknae la pouh han Isarel hoi Judah lathueng vah Dan hoi Beersheba to touh.
10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
Devit e bawitungkhung kangdue sak hanelah BAWIPA ni Devit koe lawk a kam e patetlah ka sak hoehpawiteh, Cathut ni Abner heh a ngainae patetlah sak naseh, hothlak kapap lahai sak naseh.
11 And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
Abner hah a taki toung dawkvah Ishbosheth lawkkam touh boehai pathung hoeh.
12 Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
Abner ni amae yueng lah Devit koe patounenaw a patoun teh hete ram heh apie maw kai koe lawkkamnae sak haw. Isarelnaw nang koe lah kampang hanelah, ka kut heh nang koe lah a kampang han telah a ti.
13 “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
Devit ni ahawi nang koe lawkkamnae ka sak han. Hateiteh hno buet touh ka hei han. Kai na kâhmo hanelah na tho navah, Sawl canu Mikhal na thokhai hoehpawiteh, ka mei na hmawt mahoeh telah a ti.
14 Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
Devit ni Sawl e capa Ishbosheth koevah Filistin tami vuensom 100 touh hoi ka ran e ka yu Mikhal hah na poe telah patounenaw a patoun.
15 So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
Ishbosheth ni tami a patoun teh, a vâ Laish capa Paltiel kut dawk e a thokhai.
16 Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
A vâ teh a kâ laihoi a cei teh, Bahurim kho totouh a kâbang. Abner ni ahni koe cet nateh ban lawih telah atipouh teh a ban.
17 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Abner ni Isarel kacuenaw a pâkhueng teh, ahnimouh koe, hah hoehnahlan teh Devit heh siangpahrang lah na ngai awh e doeh.
18 Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
Atuvah tawmrasang awh leih. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA ni Devit kong dawk ka san Devit kut dawk hoi ka tami Isarel hah Filistinnaw kut dawk hoi na rungngang han telah a dei atipouh.
19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
Abner ni Benjamin taminaw a thainae koehai a dei. Hottelah Abner ni Isarel taminaw hoi Benjamin imthungnaw ni ahawi ati awh e pueng Hebron vah Devit koe dei pouh hanelah a cei awh.
20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
Abner ni tami 20 touh hoi Devit aonae koe Hebron kho lah a cei teh, Devit ni roipu a sak teh, Abner hoi a taminaw a ca sak.
21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
Abner ni Devit koevah, kathâw vaiteh, nang koe lawkkamnae a sak thai awh nahane hoi na pouknae patetlah lawk ka ceng thai nahan, Isarelnaw pueng ka bawipa koe pâkhueng hanelah, ka cei han telah ati. Devit ni Abner a patoun teh duem a cei.
22 Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.
Hatnavah, Joab hoi Devit e a sannaw teh taran a pâleinae koehoi a ban awh teh, hnopai moi a sin awh. Abner teh Devit hoi Hebron kho dawk rei awm roi hoeh. Devit ni a patoun toung dawkvah karoumcalah a cei.
23 When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
Joab hoi ama koe kaawm e taminaw pha awh navah, Ner capa Abner hah, siangpahrang koe a tho teh, ahni ni a ban sak toung dawkvah karoumcalah a cei telah Joab koe a dei pouh han.
24 So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!
Joab teh Siangpahrang koe a kâen teh, bawipa, bangtelamaw na sak e hah khenhaw! Abner teh nang koe tho teh, bangkongmaw yout na cei sak.
25 Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
Ner capa Abner teh na panue, nang dum hanelah, na tâco na kâen, na sak e pueng panue han a ngai dawk ka tho e doeh telah a ti.
26 As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.
Devit koehoi Joab a tâco navah, Abner hah pâlei hanelah patounenaw a patoun. Sirah tuikhu koehoi bout a bankhai. Hatei teh Devit panuek hoeh.
27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
Abner ni Hebron kho a pha navah, Joab ni rapan longkha koe arulahoi lawk kâpan hanelah a ceikhai teh a hmaunawngha Asahel thi a palawngnae koe a von dawk a thut teh a due.
28 Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
Hathnukkhu, Devit ni a thai navah, Ner capa Abner thi palawngnae kong dawk kai hoi ka uknaeram teh, BAWIPA hmalah pou ka kamthoung han.
29 May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
Joab hoi a na pa imthungnaw e lû dawk bawt na seh, Joab imthung dawk thihnaipatawnae, hrikbei, hnamkhun, tahloi hoi duenae, takangnae pout hanh naseh, telah a ti.
30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
Hottelah, Joab hoi a nawngha Abisai ni Abner hah a thei van, bangkongtetpawiteh, Asahel hah Gibeon kâtuknae koe a thei dawk vah.
31 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
Devit ni hai Joab hoi ama koe kaawmnaw koe na hni hah ravek awh nateh Buri kâkhu awh. Abner hanelah khuikanae sak awh atipouh teh, Devit ni ro hah a kâbang sin.
32 When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
Abner teh Hebron vah a pakawp awh teh, siangpahrang hoi taminaw teh Abner phuen koe a ka awh.
33 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
Siangpahrang Abner a ka khai awh teh, Abner teh tamipathu due la maw a due han.
34 Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
Na kut hai katek hoeh, na khok hai hlong buet hoeh. Tamikapo kut dawk hoi kadout e patetlah duenae na tawng toe telah ati. Taminaw hai bout a kâ awh.
35 Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
Khohmo hoehnahlan Devit teh rawca ca sak hanelah taminaw a tho awh. Hatei Devit ni kanî a khup hoehnahlan rawca thoseh, alouknaw hai thoseh ka cat pawiteh, Cathut ni a ngai e patetlah na tet naseh, hothlak kapap lahai na sak naseh telah thoe a kâbo.
36 All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
Hote hah taminaw ni a thai toteh, a lunghawi awh. Siangpahrang ni a sak e pueng taminaw ni a ngai awh teh a lunghawi sak awh.
37 So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamihu hoi Isarelnaw pueng ni hat hnin vah Ner capa Abner thei e hah siangpahrang khokhangnae nahoeh tie a panue awh.
38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
Siangpahrang ni a taminaw koe sahnin vah Isarelnaw dawk bawi hoi tami kalen a due tie na panuek awh hoeh maw.
39 And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
Kai teh satui awi e lah ka o eiteh, sahnin ka tha ayoun. Zeruiah capa lah kaawm e hetnaw teh kai hlak a thao awh. Ka hawihoeh e patetlah BAWIPA ni pathung naseh telah a ti.
