2 Samuel 19
1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Du ɖo Yoab gbɔ kaba be fia la nɔ avi fam na Absalom.
2 And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son.
Esi amewo se be fia la nɔ nu xam vevie la, gbe ma gbe ƒe dzidzɔ le woƒe dziɖuɖu wɔnuku la ta trɔ zu nuxaxa gã aɖe.
3 And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
Aʋakɔ blibo la te ɖɔɖɔɖɔ va dua me abe ɖe woɖu wo dzi eye wogbɔ kple ŋukpe ene.
4 And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!
Fia la tsyɔ asi mo, nɔ avi fam henɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Oo, vinye Absalom, oo, Absalom, vinye, vinye!”
5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;
Yoab yi Fia la gbɔ le eƒe xɔ me eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Míeɖe wò ŋutɔ, viwò ŋutsuwo, viwò nyɔnuwo, srɔ̃wòwo kple wò ahiãviwo ƒe agbe egbe, ke èle nu wɔm ale eye nèna ŋukpe lé mí abe vo aɖee míeda ene.
6 in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest those that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that neither princes nor servants are anything to thee: for to-day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died to-day, then it would have been right in thine eyes.
Èle fiafiam be yelɔ̃ ame siwo lé fu ye eye yelé fu ame siwo lɔ̃ ye. Edze abe míexɔ asi le gbɔwò kura o ene. Nenye ɖe Absalom le agbe eye mí katã míeku la, anye ne àkpɔ dzidzɔ.
7 But now arise, go forth, and speak consolingly to thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night; and that would be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen thee from thy youth until now.
Azɔ, do go nàda ŋkɔ ɖe wò aʋawɔlawo dzi elabena metsɔ Yehowa ka atam be ne mèyi ɖakafu wo o la, wo dometɔ ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã matsi afi sia le zã sia me o. Ekema àxaxa azɔ wu ale si nèxaxa kpɔ le wò agbenɔnɔ blibo la me.”
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
Fia la tso eye wòyi ɖanɔ dua ƒe agbonu. Esi amewo se be, “Fia la nɔ anyi ɖe dua ƒe agbonu” la, wo katã va ƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Israel ƒe aʋawɔlawo katã ka hlẽ: ame sia ame yi eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me.
9 And all the people were at strife throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land because of Absalom.
Wode asi nyahehe me le wo ɖokuiwo dome henɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Fia David ɖe mí tso míaƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me. Eɖe mí tso Filistitɔwo ƒe asi me, ke azɔ la esi le Absalom nu eye wòdzo le anyigba la dzi.
10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?
Míesi ami na Absalom abe míaƒe fia ene, ke wowui le aʋa me. Ekema nu ka ta ame aɖeke madze agbagba ana Fia David natrɔ agbɔ o?”
11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to his house.
Fia David ɖo du sia ɖe Zadok kple Abiata, ame siwo nye nunɔlawo la be, “Mibia Yuda ƒe ametsitsiwo be, ‘Nu ka ta miawoe anye ame mamlɛtɔ siwo agbugbɔ fia la va eƒe fiasã la me esi nya si gblɔm wole le Israelnyigba blibo la dzi la ɖo fia la gbɔ le eƒe nɔƒe?
12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?
Miawoe nye nɔvinyewo, nye ŋutɔ nye ŋutilã kple ʋu eya ta nu ka ta miawoe anye ame mamlɛtɔ agbugbɔ Fia la vɛ?’
13 And say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.
Migblɔ na Amasa be, ‘Menye nye ŋutɔ nye lã kple ʋue nènye oa? Mawu nafiam, agafiam ɖe edzi wu, ne tso azɔ dzi yina la, wò Amasa, manye aʋafia na nye aʋakɔ la ɖe Yoab teƒe o fĩi.’”
14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.
Amasa ɖe nya me na Yuda ƒe kplɔlawo katã eye wolɔ̃ abe ame ɖeka ene. Woɖo du ɖe fia la be, “Gbugbɔ va mía gbɔ kple ŋuwòmewo katã.”
15 And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.
Ale fia la dze mɔ ɖo ta Yerusalem. Esi wòva ɖo Yɔdan tɔsisi la to la, edze abe ame siwo katã le Yuda la, ɖe wova Gilgal be yewoakpee, akplɔe atso tɔsisi lae ene!
16 And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Simei, Benyamintɔ, Gera ƒe vi, ame si tso Bahurim la ɖe abla tso tɔsisi la kple ame siwo tso Yuda be yewoado dzaa na Fia la.
17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they forded the Jordan before the king.
Ame akpe ɖeka tso Benyamin ƒe viwo dome nɔ eŋu. Ziba, Saul ƒe subɔla kple Ziba ƒe viŋutsu wuiatɔ̃ kple subɔla blaeve hã nɔ ame siawo dome. Woyi Yɔdan tɔsisi la to be yewoatre afi ma ɖoɖo na fia la.
18 And a ferry boat passed to and fro to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was [just] crossing over the Jordan.
Wo katã wona kpekpeɖeŋu fia la kple eƒe aƒemetɔwo kple aʋawɔlawo eye wokpe ɖe wo ŋu ale si woate ŋui. Esi fia la va yina la, Simei, Gera ƒe vi mlɔ anyigba le eŋkume
19 And he said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.
eye wòɖe kuku nɛ be, “Nye aƒetɔ kple fia, meɖe kuku na wò, tsɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi siwo mewɔ esi nèdzo le Yerusalem la kem eye nàŋlɔ wo be
20 For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
elabena medze si nye nu vɔ̃ eya ta meva afi sia egbe. Nyee nye ame gbãtɔ tso Yosef ƒe to la me be mado dzaa na wò nye aƒetɔ la egbea.”
21 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?
Abisai, Zeruya ƒe vi, bia be, “Ɖe womawu Simei esi wòƒo fi de Yehowa ƒe amesiamina la oa?”
22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
David blu ɖe eta gblɔ be, “Nya kae le nye kple mi Zeruya ƒe viwo dome? Egbe miezu nye futɔwo. Ɖe wòle be woawu ame aɖe le Israel egbea? Ɖe mènya be egbea menye fia le Israel oa?”
23 And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.
Fia la trɔ ɖe Simei ŋu eye wògblɔ be, “Mana nànɔ agbe.” Ale fia la ka atam ɖe nya sia dzi nɛ.
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [again] in peace.
Mefiboset, Saul ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi hã yi be yeakpe fia la. Tso gbe si gbe fia la dzo va se ɖe esime wòtrɔ gbɔ dedie la, Mefiboset meklɔ eƒe afɔwo alo fɔ eƒe nuge dzi loo alo nya eƒe awuwo o.
25 And as soon as Jerusalem came to meet the king, the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?
Esi wòtso Yerusalem va be yeakpe fia la la, fia la biae be, “Nu ka ta mèyi kplim o, Mefiboset?”
26 And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.
Eɖo eŋu be, “Nye aƒetɔ kple nye fia, nye subɔla Zibae blem. Megblɔ nɛ be, bla akpa na nye tedzi nam ale be mate ŋu ayi kple fia la! Wò ŋutɔ ènya be tekunɔe menye.
27 And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thy sight.
Ke Ziba gblẽ nye ŋkɔ gblɔ be, ɖe megbe koŋ be nyemava o. Ke menya be èle abe mawudɔla ene eya ta wɔ nu si nyo na wò.
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry any more to the king?
Ku koe nye kple nye ƒometɔwo katã míakpɔ mɔ na tso gbɔwò hafi, ke le esia teƒe la, ède bubu ŋunye le ame siwo katã ɖua nu kpli wò le kplɔ̃ ŋu la dome! Ekema, nu ka ta malĩ liʋĩliʋĩ?”
29 And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
David gblɔ be, “Enyo, nye ɖoɖoe nye be wò kple Ziba miama anyigba la sɔsɔe ɖe mi ame evea dome.”
30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Let him even take all, since my lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.
Ke Mefiboset gblɔ na fia la be, “Tsɔ anyigba la katã nɛ: nye aƒetɔ ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ ɖeɖe sɔ gbɔ nam!”
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
Barzilai, Gileadtɔ la hã tso Rogelim va be yeatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kple fia la eye wòayi eƒe mɔ dzi tso afi sia.
32 And Barzillai was very aged, eighty years old; and it was he that had maintained the king while he abode at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
Azɔ la, Barzilai nye amegãɖeɖi aɖe: exɔ ƒe blaenyi. Ekpɔ fia la dzi le esime wònɔ Mahanaim elabena enye hotsuitɔ gã aɖe ŋutɔ.
33 And the king said to Barzillai, Pass thou over with me, and I will maintain thee with me in Jerusalem.
Fia la gblɔ na Barzilai be, “Tso tɔsisi la kplim eye nàva nɔ Yerusalem; makpɔ dziwò le afi ma.”
34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
Ke Barzilai ɖo eŋu na fia la be, “Ƒe nenie gasusɔ nam be manɔ agbe hafi magakplɔ wò ɖo ayi Yerusalem?
35 I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat and what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? and why should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
Egbe mexɔ ƒe blaenyi; ɖe magate ŋu ade vovototo nu si nyo kple nu si menyo o la domea? Ɖe nuɖuɖu kple nunono agasɔ aɖe dzi na wò dɔla abe tsã enea? Alo ɖe ŋutsu kple nyɔnu hadzihawo ƒe ha agasɔ to me nam abe tsã enea? Nu ka wɔ nye aƒetɔ, fia la aɖe mɔ be nye, wò dɔla, mazu agba na wò?
36 Thy servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it to me with this reward?
Ke wò dɔla atso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kpli wò, ade afɔ mɔ me na wò ʋɛe. Ke nu ka ta fia la natsɔ fetu geɖe sia nam ɖo?
37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham: let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what seems good to thee.
Meɖe kuku, na wò dɔla natrɔ adzo, ale be maku ɖe mía dedu me be mate ɖe fofonye kple danye ƒe yɔdowo ŋu. Ke wò dɔla, Kimham, nye esi; na wòakplɔ nye aƒetɔ fia la ɖo, be wòawɔ nu sia nu si nyo eye wòdze la na wò.”
38 And the king said, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which seems good to thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
Fia la gblɔ be, “Kimham atso tɔ la kplim eye mawɔ nu sia nu si nèdzro la nɛ eye mawɔ nu sia nu si nèdzro la na wò.”
39 And all the people went over the Jordan; and the king went over; and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.
Ale ameawo katã tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kple fia la. Fia la kpla asi kɔ na Barzilai, yrae eye Barzilai trɔ yi aƒe.
40 And the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
Fia la kplɔ Kimham ɖe asi eye woyi Gilgal. Ame geɖewo tso Yuda kple Israelviwo ƒe afã nɔ afi ma be yewoaxɔe.
41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over the Jordan?
Ke Israelviwo fa konyi na fia la be ame siwo tso Yuda koe kpe ɖe eya ŋutɔ kple eƒe aƒemetɔwo ŋu le Yɔdan tɔsisi la tsotso me.
42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?
Yuda ƒe viwo ɖo eŋu be, “Nu kae gblẽ le nu sia ŋu? Míaƒe to la mee fia la tso, nu ka ta nu sia ado dɔmedzoe na mi? Míexɔ ga aɖeke le esi o. Mena nuɖuɖu alo nunana aɖeke mí o!”
43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, I have ten parts in the king and I have also more right in David than thou; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
Israelviwo ɖo eŋu be, “To ewoe le Israel eya ta míawo tɔe nye teƒe ewo le fia la ƒe nyawo me. Nu ka ta miekpe míaƒe ame mamlɛawo o? Miɖo ŋku edzi be míawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo do susua ɖa be míana wòatrɔ agbɔ agava nye míaƒe fia.” Wohe nya sia ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe, ke Yuda ŋutsuwo ƒe nyawo ɖu Israel ŋutsuwo tɔwo dzi.
