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.
Nitolom-pialy avao ty anjomba’ i Saole naho ty anjomba’ i Davide; le nihafatratse erike t’i Davide vaho ninìke erike ty anjomba’ i Saole.
2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Nisamak’ anadahy e Kebrone ao t’i Davide; i Amnone ty tañoloñoloña’e boak’ amy Akinoame nte-Iezreele;
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;
i Kilabe, ty faharoe, nasama’ i Abigale vali’ i Nabale nte-Karmele; ty fahatelo: i Abisalome, ana’ i Maakà ana’ i Talmay mpanjaka’ i Gesore;
4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
ty fah’efatse i Adonià, ana’ i Kagite; ty faha-lime, i Sefatià ana’ i Abitale;
5 and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.
vaho ty faha-eneñe, Itreame, amy Eglà vali’ i Davide. Songa nasama’ i Davide e Kebrone ao.
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.
Ie nitolom-pialy avao ty anjomba’ i Saole naho ty anjomba’ i Davide, le nampaozam-batañe añ’ anjomba’ i Saole t’i Abnere.
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?”
Nisakeza’ i Saole t’i Ritspà anak’ ampela’ i Aià. Le hoe t’Isbosete amy Abnere, Ino ty nimoaha’o amy sakezan-draekoy?
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!
Nampiforoforo i Abnere i enta’ Isbosete zay, le hoe re: Lohan’ amboa’ Iehoda hao iraho? Niferenaiñako anindroany hao ty anjomba’ i Saole, rae’o, naho o longo’eo naho o rañe’eo, te ihe tsy naseseko am-pità’ i Davide; t’ie nasisì’o ho aman-kakeo amy rakembay androany?
9 May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
Ee te hanoen’ Añahare amy Abnere naho mandikoatse, naho tsy hanoeko ty nifanta’ Iehovà amy Davide;
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.”
ty hampamindrañe boak’ añ’anjomba’ i Saole i fifeheañey naho hampitroareñe ambone’ Israele naho Iehoda boake Dane pake Beersevà ty fiambesa’ i Davide.
11 And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
Tsy nahavale i Abnere ndra volan-draike re amy fihembaña’ey.
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.”
Nañitrik’ amy Davide amy zao t’i Abnere nanao ty hoe: An’ ia o taneo? naho ty hoe: Mifañinà amako fa inao, ama’o ty tañako hanese Israele iaby.
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.”
Le hoe re, Antao arè, hifañina; fe hafantoko ama’o, te tsy ho isa’o ty tareheko naho tsy endese’o heike t’i Mikale anak’ ampela’ i Saole, t’ie miheo mb’ amako mb’etoa hañisake ty tareheko.
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.”
Le nañitrik’ am’ Is’bosete ana’ i Saole t’i Davide nanao ty hoe: Aseseo amako i Mikale tañanjombako nifofoeñ’ añ’ ofon-te-Pilisty zatoy.
15 So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
Aa le nampihitrife’ Isbosete vaho rinambe’e amy Paltiele ana’ i Laise, vali’ey.
16 Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
Nangololoike ty rovetse i vali’ey, ie nañorik’ aze mb’e Bakorime mb’eo. Le hoe t’i Abnere ama’e: Akia, iamboho; le nimpoly re.
17 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Ie amy zao fa nifañaoñe amo talè’ Israeleo t’i Abnere, nanao ty hoe: Ie taolo ro nipay i Davide ho mpanjaka hifehe anahareo,
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.’”
Aa le ano henaneo; amy te nafè’ Iehovà amy Davide ty hoe: Ty fitàm-pitoroko Davide ty handrombahako ondatiko Israeleo am-pità’ o nte-Pilistio, naho am-pità’ o rafelahi’ iareo iabio.
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.
Tinaro’ i Abnere an-dravembia i Beniamine ka izay, le nañavelo t’i Abnere nisaontsy an-dravembia’ i Davide e Kebrone ao t’ie ninò’ Israele iaby naho ty anjomba’ i Beniamine iaby;
20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
le nimb’ amy Davide e Kebrone añe t’i Abnere rekets’ ondaty roapolo vaho nanoa’ i Davide sabadidake t’i Abnere naho ondaty nindre ama’eo.
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.
Le hoe t’i Abnere amy Davide: Hiongake iraho hiavotse le hatontoko amy talèko mpanjakay t’Israele iaby, hifañina ama’o, hifeleha’o ze satrin’arofo’o iaby. Aa le nirahe’ i Davide mb’eo t’i Abnere hañavelo am-panintsiñañe.
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.
Ingo te boak’ an-kotakotak’ añe amy zao o mpitoro’ i Davideo naho Ioabe, ninday fikopaham-bey; fe tsy amy Davide e Kebrone ao t’i Abnere, ie niraheñe añe naho niavotse an-kanintsiñe.
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.”
Aa ie pok’eo t’Ioabe naho i valobohòke nindre ama’e iabiy, le natalily am’ Ioabe ty hoe: Fa niheo amy mpanjakay t’i Abnere ana’ i Nere vaho nampiavote’e mb’eo le nienga am-panintsiñañe.
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!
Aa le nomb’ amy mpanjakay t’Ioabe nanao ty hoe: Ino ze o nanoe’oo? Inao niheo mb’ama’o mb’etoa t’i Abnere; akore te nirahe’o mb’eo, ie vata’e añe?
25 Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
Fohi’o t’i Abnere ana’i Nere, te nimb’ etoa hamañahy azo, hahafohiñe ty fiengà’o naho ty fiziliha’o, haharendreha’e ze anoe’o iaby.
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.
Ie niavotse amy Davide t’Ioabe le nampihitrike ìrak’ amy Abnere nampibalike aze boake Bor’sirà; fe tsy nifohi’ i Davide.
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.
Aa ie nimpoly mb’e Kebrone mb’eo t’i Abnere, le natola’ Ioabe hisitak’ i lalam-beiy hibisibisiha’e vaho tinombo’e ambane-pa’e fahalime, le nihomake ty amy lion-drahalahi’e Asaeley.
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.
Ie jinanji’ i Davide le hoe re, Malio tahiñe am’ Iehovà, amy lio’ i Abnere ana’ i Nerey iraho naho ty fifeheako.
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.”
Ee te hipetak’ añambone’ Ioabe naho añ’ anjomban-drae’e le tsy hasitak’ ami’ty anjomba’ Ioabe ty aman-dio-lava, ke ty angamae, he ty miato am-pitoñoñe, ke ty ampitsingorom-pibara, he ty tsy aman-kàneñe.
30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
Vinono’ Ioabe naho i rahalahi’e Abisaiy t’i Abnere ty amy namonoa’e i rahalahi’ iareo Asaele an-kotakotake e Gibone añe.
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.
Le hoe t’i Davide am’ Ioabe naho amo hene ondaty nindre ama’eo, Mandriata saroñe naho misikina gony vaho miroveta añatrefa’ i Abnere. Le nañorike i horantsañey t’i Davide.
32 When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
Nalente’ iereo e Kebrone ao t’i Abnere; le naonjo’ i mpanjakay ty fiarañanaña’e nangololoike ty rovetse an-kibori’ i Abnere eo vaho fonga nangoihoy ondatio.
33 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
Aa le nandala i Abnere i mpanjakay, ami’ty hoe: Nihomake manahake ty fikenkañan-dagola t’i Abnere?
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.
Tsy nisingoreñe o fità’oo, tsy ni-an-dongoke o fandia’oo; nikorovoke hoe ondaty zinevo añatrefa’ o lo-tserekeo. Le niroveta’ ondatio indraike.
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!”
Nimb’ amy Davide amy zao ondatio nanjotso mofo, ie mbe niantoandro, fe nifanta ami’ty hoe t’i Davide; Hanoen’ Añahare amako ndra losore’e naho mitsopeke mofo ndra inoñe am-para’ te tsofotse i àndroy.
36 All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
Nihaoñe’ ondatio izay le ninò’e; niantofa’ ondaty iabio ze nanoe’ i mpanjakay.
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.
Aa le nifohi’ ze hene ondaty naho Israele iaby amy andro zay te tsy nampivetraha’ i mpanjakay t’i Abnere ana’ i Nere.
38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
Le hoe i mpanjakay amo mpitoro’eo: Tsy fohi’ areo hao te nihotrake e Israele ao anindroany ty roandria fanalolahy?
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!”
Mamake iraho androany, ie vaho norizañe ho mpanjaka; toe loho gañe amako i ana’ i Tseroià rey; ehe ho vale’ Iehovà amy raty tserekey o hatsivokara’eo.
