2 Samuel 18
1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
Na rĩrĩ, Daudi akĩũngania andũ arĩa maarĩ nake, na agĩthuura anene a gwatha thigari ngiri ngiri na a gwatha thigari igana igana.
2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
Daudi agĩtũma mbũtũ icio cia ita ithiĩ ikarũe, gĩcunjĩ gĩa ithatũ gĩathagwo nĩ Joabu, na gĩcunjĩ gĩa ithatũ gĩathagwo nĩ Abishai mũrũ wa nyina na Joabu, mũrũ wa Zeruia, na gĩcunjĩ kĩngĩ gĩa ithatũ gĩgaathwo nĩ Itai ũrĩa Mũgiiti. Nake mũthamaki akĩĩra mbũtũ icio cia ita atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ niĩ mwene nĩngumagarania na inyuĩ.”
3 But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
No andũ acio makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee ndũgũthiĩ; tũngĩgaakĩrio hinya tũũre-rĩ, matingĩrũmbũiya ũhoro witũ. O na nuthu iitũ ĩngĩkua-rĩ, matingĩrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio; no wee ũrĩ bata gũkĩra andũ ngiri ikũmi aitũ. Rĩu nĩ kaba ũtũteithĩrĩrie ũrĩ gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene.”
4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Nake mũthamaki agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ngwĩka ũrĩa wothe mũkuona kwagĩrĩire.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki akĩrũgama kĩhingo-inĩ rĩrĩa andũ acio othe moimagaraga marĩ ikundi cia andũ igana igana, na cia ngiri ngiri.
5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
Mũthamaki agĩatha Joabu, na Abishai, na Itai, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Menyererai mwanake ũcio ũgwĩtwo Abisalomu nĩ ũndũ wakwa.” Nacio mbũtũ ciothe cia ita nĩciaiguire mũthamaki akĩheana watho nĩ ũndũ wa Abisalomu kũrĩ o ũmwe wa anene a mbũtũ cia ita.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
Mbũtũ icio cia ita ikĩerekera werũ-inĩ ikarũe na Isiraeli, nayo mbaara ĩkĩrũĩrwo mũtitũ-inĩ wa Efiraimu.
7 And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
Kũu nĩkuo mbũtũ cia ita cia Isiraeli ciatooreirio nĩ andũ a Daudi. Nao arĩa maakuire mũthenya ũcio maarĩ aingĩ mũno, maarĩ andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ.
8 And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
Mbaara ĩkĩhurunjũka bũrũri wothe, naguo mũtitũ ũkĩniina andũ aingĩ mũthenya ũcio gũkĩra arĩa maaniinirwo nĩ rũhiũ rwa njora.
9 And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
Nake Abisalomu agĩcemania na andũ a Daudi. Nake aahaicĩte nyũmbũ yake, na rĩrĩa nyũmbũ yathiiagĩra rungu rwa honge ndumanu cia mũgandi mũnene, mũtwe wa Abisalomu ũkĩhata mũtĩ-inĩ. Nake agĩtigwo acunjuurĩte rĩera-inĩ, nayo nyũmbũ ĩrĩa aahaicĩte ĩgĩthiĩ o na mbere.
10 And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ ũmwe wao onire ũguo, akĩĩra Joabu atĩrĩ, “Nĩndona Abisalomu acunjuurĩte mũtĩ-inĩ wa mũgandi.”
11 And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
Joabu akĩĩra mũndũ ũrĩa wamwĩrire ũguo atĩrĩ, “Atĩ kĩĩ! Nĩwamuona? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩagiria ũmũgũthe agwe thĩ o ro hau? Nĩingĩakũhe cekeri ikũmi cia betha, na mũcibi wa mũndũ njamba.”
12 And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
No mũndũ ũcio agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “O na ingĩthimĩrwo cekeri ngiri ĩmwe njĩkĩrĩrwo guoko, ndingĩtambũrũkĩria mũrũ wa mũthamaki guoko ndĩmwĩke ũũru. Mũthamaki aagwathire wee, na Abishai, na Itai tũkĩiguaga, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Menyererai mwanake ũcio ũgwĩtwo Abisalomu nĩ ũndũ wakwa.’
13 And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
Na ingĩtwarĩrĩirie muoyo wakwa thĩĩna-inĩ, na tondũ gũtirĩ ũndũ ũhithagwo mũthamaki, no wĩeherie ũndiganĩrie.”
14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
Joabu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndigũte mahinda nĩ ũndũ waku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩoya matimũ matatũ, agĩthiĩ, akĩmũtheeca namo ngoro Abisalomu arĩ o muoyo hau mũtĩ-inĩ wa mũgandi-inĩ ũcio.
15 And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
Nao andũ ikũmi arĩa maakuuagĩra Joabu indo cia mbaara makĩrigiicĩria Abisalomu, makĩmũhũũra, makĩmũũraga.
16 And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Joabu akĩhuha karumbeta, nacio mbũtũ cia ita igĩtiga gũtengʼeria andũ a Isiraeli, tondũ Joabu nĩacirũgamirie.
17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
Nao makĩoya Abisalomu, makĩmũikia irima inene kũu mũtitũ, na makĩũmba hĩba nene ya mahiga igũrũ rĩake. Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩũrĩra kwao mĩciĩ.
18 Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aarĩ muoyo, Abisalomu nĩeyakĩire gĩtugĩ agĩkĩhaanda Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Mũthamaki kĩrĩ gĩa kĩririkano gĩake, tondũ eeciirĩtie atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndirĩ na kahĩĩ kangĩtũũria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa.” Agĩĩta gĩtugĩ kĩu rĩĩtwa rĩake, nakĩo gĩĩtagwo Gĩtugĩ kĩa Abisalomu nginya ũmũthĩ.
19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
Na rĩrĩ, Ahimaazu mũrũ wa Zadoku akiuga atĩrĩ, “Reke hanyũke ngatwarĩre mũthamaki ũhoro atĩ Jehova nĩamũhonoketie kuuma guoko-inĩ gwa thũ ciake.”
20 And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
Joabu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee tiwe wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũtwara ũhoro ũcio ũmũthĩ. Reke ũgaatwara ũhoro ihinda rĩngĩ, no ndũgwĩka ũguo ũmũthĩ, tondũ mũrũ wa mũthamaki nĩakuĩte.”
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Joabu akĩĩra Mũkushi ũmwe atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũkeere mũthamaki ũrĩa wonete.” Mũkushi ũcio akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya Joabu na akĩhanyũka agĩthiĩ.
22 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
Ahimaazu mũrũ wa Zadoku akĩĩra Joabu rĩngĩ atĩrĩ, “O ũrĩa kũrĩtuĩka, reke nũmĩrĩre Mũkushi ũcio.” No Joabu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, ũkwenda gũthiĩ nĩkĩ? Wee ndũrĩ na ũhoro ũrĩa ũngĩheerwo kĩheo.”
23 Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “O ũrĩa kũrĩtuĩka, nĩngwenda kũhanyũka.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joabu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kĩhanyũke!” Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ahimaazu akĩhanyũka agereire werũ-inĩ, akĩhĩtũka Mũkushi.
24 Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
Daudi aaikairĩte thĩ gatagatĩ ga kĩhingo kĩa na thĩinĩ na kĩa nja-rĩ, mũrangĩri agĩthiĩ kĩhingo-igũrũ agereire rũthingo-inĩ. Na rĩrĩa aacũthĩrĩirie nja, akĩona mũndũ ahanyũkĩte arĩ o wiki.
25 And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
Nake mũrangĩri agĩĩta mũthamaki na akĩmũmenyithia ũhoro ũcio. Nake mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Akorwo arĩ wiki, akĩrĩ na ũhoro mwega.” Nake mũndũ ũcio agĩkuhĩrĩria o gũkuhĩrĩria.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
Ningĩ mũrangĩri akĩona mũndũ ũngĩ ahanyũkĩte, agĩĩta mũrangĩri wa kĩhingo, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Atĩrĩrĩ, mũndũ ũngĩ ahanyũkĩte arĩ o wiki!” Nake mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “No nginya o nake akorwo ararehe ũhoro mwega.”
27 And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
Mũrangĩri akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrona mũndũ ũcio wa mbere akĩhanyũka ta Ahimaazu mũrũ wa Zadoku.” Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũcio nĩ mũndũ mwega, arooka arĩ na ũhoro mwega.”
28 And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
Ningĩ Ahimaazu agĩĩta mũthamaki, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ na ũũru!” Akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya mũthamaki aturumithĩtie ũthiũ thĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova Ngai waku arogoocwo! Nĩaneanĩte andũ arĩa maatambũrũkĩtie moko mookĩrĩre mũthamaki mwathi wakwa.”
29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
Nake mũthamaki akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũcio ti Abisalomu arĩ o thayũ?” Nake Ahimaazu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonire kĩrigiicano kĩnene rĩrĩa Joabu ekwendaga gũtũma ndungata ya mũthamaki o na niĩ, ndungata yaku, no ndinamenya kiuma gĩa kĩĩ.”
30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
Nake mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rũgama haha mwena-inĩ weterere.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthiĩ mwena-inĩ, akĩrũgama ho.
31 And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Mũkushi agĩkinya, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki mwathi wakwa, ta igua ũhoro ũyũ mwega! Jehova nĩakũhonoketie ũmũthĩ kuuma kũrĩ arĩa maragũũkĩrĩire.”
32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
Mũthamaki akĩũria Mũkushi atĩrĩ, “Mwanake ũrĩa ti Abisalomu arĩ o thayũ?” Mũkushi akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Thũ ciothe cia mũthamaki mwathi wakwa, na andũ arĩa othe mangĩũkĩra makũgere ngero marotũĩka ta mwanake ũcio.”
33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Mũthamaki akĩinaina. Akĩhaica, agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya igũrũ ya kĩhingo-inĩ, akĩrĩra. Agĩthiĩ akiugaga atĩrĩ, “Ũũi mũrũ wakwa Abisalomu! Mũrũ wakwa, mũrũ wakwa Abisalomu! Naarĩ korwo nĩ niĩ ndĩrakuire handũ haku, ũũi mũrũ wakwa, mũrũ wakwa!”
