2 Samuel 3
1 And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.
Saul imkhui neh David imkhui ah caemtloek he puet om. Te vaengah David tah rhoeng tih Saul imkhui tah tattloel la a paipah.
2 And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;
David loh Hebron aha caa sak rhoek tah Jezreel nu Ahinoam capa AmnonTe a cacuek la om.
3 and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
A pabae ah Karmel Nabal yurho nu Abigal neh Kileab, A pathum ah Geshuri manghai Talmai canu Maakah capa Absalom,
4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
a pali ah Haggith capa Adonijah, a panga ah Abital capa Shephatiah,
5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
a parhuk ah David yuu Eglah capa Ithream tih, te rhoekTe David loh Hebron aha sak rhoek ni.
6 And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Saul imkhui neh David imkhui laklo ah caemtloeka oma om vaengah Abner tah Saul imkhui ah khak om.
7 And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?
Te vaengah Aiah canu a ming ah Rizpah tah Saul taengah yula la om. Tedae Abner te, “Balae tih a pa kah yula te na kun thil,” a tinah.
8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Judah do shew kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou reproachest me this day with the fault of this woman?
Ishbosheth kah ol loh Abner te mata lungoe sak tih, “Judah taengah kai he ui lu a? Tihnin ah na pa Saul imkhui ah, a paca boeina neh a baerhoep taengah sitlohnah ka tueng coeng. Te dongah David kut dongah nang kan mop pawh. Tedae tihnin ah kai he huta nethaesainah nan pup thil.
9 So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;
Pathen loh Abner te saii nawn saeh lamtah anih te khoengvoep nawn saeh. BOEIPA loh Davida caeng vanbangla anih ham te ka saii van atah.
10 to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba!
A ram te Saul imkhui lamloha puen vetih Israel neh Judah soah Dan lamloh Beersheba duela David kah ngolkhoela hol pah ham te khaw,” a tinah.
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
Te vaengah anih te a rhih coeng dongah Abner te ol koepa mael ham khaw huem voel pawh.
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to turn all Israel to thee.
Te phoeiah Abner loh David taengah amah yueng la puencawna tueih tih anih kah yueng la, “Khohmuen ke u ham tloe nim? Nang neh kai moi bop pawn sih, Israel boeih te nang taengla aka maelh ham khaw ka kut he nang taengah om ta he,” a tinah.
13 And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
Te dongah David loh, “Then, kai loh nang taengah moi kam boh ngawn ni. Tedae ol pakhatTe nang taeng lamloh tha sak ham kai loh kam bih. Ka maelhmai hmuh ham na pawk vaengah Saul canu Mikhal te nang khuen lamhma pawt atah ka maelhmai he na hmu mahpawh,” a tinah.
14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
Te dongah David loh, “Philisti kah yanghli yakhat neh kamah ham ka bae ka yuu Mikhal te m'pae saeh, “tila voek sak ham Saul capa Ishbosheth taengah puencawna tueih.
15 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
Ishboshetha tah vanbangla huta te a va Laish capa Paltiel taeng lamloha bongpah.
16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.
Tedae anih te a va loh a vai tih a caehpah. Bahurim duela a hnukaha rhah pah hatah anih te Abner loh, “Mael lamtah cet laeh,” a ti nah tih vik mael.
17 Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;
Abner kah olkaTe Israel patong taengah om coeng tih, “Hlaem neh hlaemvai ah nangmih soah aka manghai la David aka toem khaw na omuh.
18 and now do [it], for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By my servant David will I save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
Saii uh kanoek laeh, BOEIPA loh David hama uen pah coeng tih, 'Ka sal David kut loh ka pilnam Israel he Philisti kut lamkah, a thunkha cungkuem kut lamloha khang ni, ' a ti,” a tinah.
19 And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
Abner loh Benjamin kah a hna dongah khawa thuipah. Te phoeiah AbnerTe Hebron kah David hna ah Israel mikhmuh neh Benjamin imkhui pum kah mikhmuh ah boeih then coeng tila thui pah ham tloekloek cet.
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.
Abner loh a taengkah hlang pakul neh Hebron kah David tea paan. Te dongah David loh Abner neh anih taengkah hlang rhoek ham buhkoknaha saiipah.
21 And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy heart desires. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Abner loh David taengah, “Ka thoo mai saeh lamtah ka cet mai eh. Ka boeipa manghai ham Israel pum te ka coi eh. Te daengah ni namah taengah paipia saii uh vetih na hinglu loh a ngaih sarhui bangla na manghai thil eh?,” a tinah. Te dongah David loh Abner tea tueih tih ngaimong la cet.
22 And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from an expedition, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.
Te vaengah David kah sal rhoek neh Joab tah caem lamloh pakcak ha pawkuh. Amih te kutbuem neh muep ha pawkuh. Tedae Abner tah a tueih coeng tih ngaimong laa caeh coeng dongah Hebron kah David taengah om voel pawh.
23 And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away; and he is gone in peace.
Joab neh amah taengkah caempuei te boeih ha pawk uh vaengah Ner capa Abner tah manghai taengla kun tih anih te a tueih dongah ngaimong laa caehTe Joab taenglaa puen pa uh tih a thui pauh.
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is gone?
Te dongah Joab loh manghai taengla kun tih, “Balae na saii he, namah taengla Abner ha pawkTe ba ham lae anih te na tueih tih a caeh khaw a caeh rhoe.
25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
Ner capa Abner te nang hloih ham ha pai tila na ming. Te dongah na thoengnah neh na kunnah, na aelnah aka dawn ham, na saii boeih tea dawn ham ni,” a tinah.
26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.
Te phoeiah JoabTe David taeng lamloh coe tih Abner hnukah puencawna tueih. Te dongah Abner te Sirah tuito lamloha mael puei uh dae David loh ming pawh.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him secretly, and smote him there in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
Hebron la Abner ha mael vaengah anihTe Joab loh vongka khui la duema mawt. Te phoeiaha bung ah pahoia thun tih Joab kah a manuca Asahel kah thiia yueng la Abner khaw duek.
28 And afterwards David heard [it], and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
Te phoei lamkahTe David loh a yaak tih, “Ner capa Abner thii kawng dongah kamah neh ka ram he kumhal duela BOEIPA taengah ommongsitoe la om saeh.
29 let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!
Joab lu so neh a napa imkhui boeih soah phuei uh saeh. Joab imkhui ah a thi a hnai neh aka pahuk, conghol dongah aka kuitung khaw, cunghang neh aka rhu, buh ka nai khaw pat boel saeh,” a ti.
30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
Gibeon caem vaengah a manuca Asahela ngawn pah dongah Joab neh a mana Abishai loh Abner tea ngawnrhoi.
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.
David loh Joab neh a taengkah pilnam boeih taengah, “Na himbai phen uh, tlamhni vah uh, Abner hmai ah rhaengsae uh,” a ti nah tih, manghai David te baiphaih taengah cet.
32 And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
Abner te Hebron aha upuh. Manghai loh a ola huel tih Abner phuel ah rhap. Te vaengah pilnam khaw boeih rhapuh.
33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
Abner ham manghai te rhaengsae tih, “Hlang anga duek bang lam a Abnera duek eh?,
34 Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest thou! And all the people wept again over him.
Na kut ham pin pawh, na kho khaw rhohum dongah man bal pawh, dumlai hlang kah mikhmuh aha cungku uh bangla na cungku,” a ti. Anih te pilnam boeih loh a rhaep la a rhah.
35 And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or aught else till the sun be down!
Kho om vaengah David te buh cah ham pilnam pum loh a paan. Tedae David loh a toemngam tih, “Pathen loh kai taengah han saii saeh lamtah khomika khum hlanah buh khaw khat khat khaw ka tuep atah amah loh ng'koei nawn saeh,” a ti.
36 And all the people remarked it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
Pilnam pum loh a hmat uh tih a mik ah copuh. Manghai loh a saii boeih tah pilnam mik ah boeih cop.
37 And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.
Ner capa Abnera ngawn hamTe manghai taeng lamkaha om moenih tila tekah khohnin ah pilnam pum neh Israel pum loh a ming.
38 And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Te vaengah manghai loh a sal rhoek te, “Mangpa neh hlangtang he na ming uh moenih a? Tihnin ah Israel lakli aha cungku he.
39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness!
Tihnin ah ka mongkawt cakhaw manghai la ng'koelh tih Zeruiah koca tongpa rhoek lakah ka ning. Thae aka saii taengah a boethae bangla BOEIPA loh thuung saeh,” a tinah.
