2 Samuel 18
1 David organized the men who were with him and put commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds in charge of them.
Davidi atangaki basoda oyo bazalaki elongo na ye; mpe kati na bango, aponaki bakonzi ya bankoto mpe bakonzi ya bankama.
2 David sent the army out divided into three sections. One third was commanded by Joab, one third was commanded by Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third was commanded by Ittai the Gittite. The king told the men, “I myself will go out into battle with you.”
Davidi apesaki mitindo na mampinga ete bakende. Akabolaki bango na masanga misato: lisanga ya liboso ekambamaki na Joabi; ya mibale, na Abishayi, ndeko mobali ya Joabi, mwana mobali ya Tseruya; mpe ya misato, na Itayi, moto ya Gati. Mokonzi alobaki na masanga ya mampinga ete ye moko akokende solo elongo na bango.
3 But the men replied, “No, you must not go out into battle! For if we have to run away, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about that either. But you are worth ten thousand of us, so it's better if you stay here and send us help from the town.”
Kasi basoda balobaki: — Okoki kobima te elongo na biso, pamba te soki ekosenga ete tokima, bakotala biso te. Ezala kati-kati ya bato kati na biso bakufi, bakotala yango te, kasi yo; okokani na bato nkoto zomi kati na biso. Nzokande, ekoleka malamu mpo na yo kosungaka biso tango nyonso wuta na engumba.
4 “I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
Mokonzi azongisaki: — Nakosala makambo nyonso oyo bomoni ete ezali malamu. Boye wana bato bazalaki kobima na masanga ya bankama mpe ya bankoto, mokonzi atelemaki pembeni ya ekuke.
5 The king ordered Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Treat young Absalom gently for me.” All the men heard the king giving orders to each of his commanders about Absalom.
Apesaki mitindo oyo epai ya Joabi, Abishayi mpe Itayi: « Na kombo na ngai, bosala malembe na elenge mobali Abisalomi. » Basoda nyonso bayokaki mokonzi kopesa mitindo na mokambi moko na moko, na tina na Abisalomi.
6 David's army marched out to face the Israelites in battle, which was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
Mampinga etambolaki kati na zamba mpo na kobundisa Isalaele, mpe bitumba ezalaki kati na zamba ya Efrayimi.
7 The Israelites were defeated by David's men and many were killed that day—some twenty thousand.
Kuna, mampinga ya Davidi elongaki mampinga ya Isalaele, mpe basoda nkoto tuku mibale bakufaki mokolo wana kati na mampinga ya Isalaele.
8 The battle covered the whole countryside, and that day more died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.
Bitumba epanzanaki mboka mobimba; mpe mokolo wana, bato oyo bakufaki kati na zamba bazalaki ebele koleka bato oyo bakufaki na mopanga.
9 Absalom ran into some of David's men while he was riding on his mule. As the mule went under the twisted branches of a large oak tree, Absalom's hair got caught in the tree. The mule he was riding kept going, leaving him hanging between earth and sky.
Abisalomi akutanaki na bato ya Davidi na mbalakata. Azalaki kotambola na likolo ya mile na ye. Bongo tango mile ekimaki, ekotaki na se ya nzete ya terebente oyo ezalaki na bitape ekangana-kangana, mpe moto ya Abisalomi ekangamaki na nzete. Abisalomi atikalaki ya kodiembela na likolo, kasi mile oyo azalaki kotambolisa ekobaki kokima mbangu.
10 One of David's men saw what happened, so he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!”
Tango moko kati na basoda amonaki ye, alobaki na Joabi: — Namoni Abisalomi amidiembiki na nzete ya terebente.
11 “What! You saw him like that?” Joab said to the man. “Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a soldier's belt as a reward!”
Joabi alobaki na moto oyo ayebisaki ye likambo yango: — Boni, omoni ye? Mpo na nini obomaki ye te mbala moko? Soki obomaki ye, nalingaki kopesa yo bagrame pene nkama moko ya palata mpe mokaba.
12 But the man replied, “Even if you gave me a thousand shekels of silver, I wouldn't hurt the king's son. We all heard the king give the order to you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Look after young Absalom for me.’
Kasi moto yango azongiselaki Joabi: — Ezala soki batie mbongo ya bibende ya palata, nkoto moko na maboko na ngai, nakosembola loboko na ngai te mpo na koboma mwana ya mokonzi. Pamba te toyokaki mitindo oyo mokonzi apesaki epai na yo, epai na Abishayi mpe epai na Itayi, tango alobaki: « Na kombo na ngai, bosala mabe te na elenge mobali Abisalomi. »
13 If I had disobeyed and killed Absalom—and the king finds out everything—you yourself wouldn't have defended me.”
Eloko moko te ebombamaka na miso ya mokonzi. Bongo soki natosaki mokonzi te mpe soki nabomaki Abisalomi, yo olingaki na yo kokotela ngai te.
14 “I'm not going to waste time waiting around like this with you!” Joab told him. He grabbed three spears and drove them into Absalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the oak tree.
Joabi alobaki: — Nakoki te kolekisa tango na ngai elongo na yo. Boye azwaki makonga misato na maboko na ye mpe atubaki yango na motema ya Abisalomi oyo azalaki nanu ya bomoi kati na nzete ya terebente.
15 Ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom and hacked him to death.
Sima, bilenge mibali zomi oyo bamemaki bibundeli ya Joabi, bazingaki Abisalomi, babetaki ye mpe babomaki ye.
16 Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the Israelites because Joab had signaled them to stop.
Joabi abetaki kelelo, mpe masanga ya mampinga etikaki kolanda Isalaele, pamba te apekisaki bango.
17 They took Absalom and threw him into a deep pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. All the Israelites ran away to their homes.
Bazwaki Abisalomi, babwakaki ye na zamba kati na libulu moko ya monene mpe bazipaki ye na se ya mopiku ya mabanga. Na tango wana, basoda nyonso ya Isalaele bakimaki na bandako na bango.
18 Absalom while he was alive had made a stone pillar and set it up in the King's Valley as a memorial to himself, for he thought to himself, “I don't have a son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He named the pillar after himself, and it's called Absalom's Monument even today.
Nzokande, wana Abisalomi azalaki nanu na bomoi, azwaki libanga ya ekaniseli mpe atelemisaki yango na lubwaku ya mokonzi lokola ekaniseli mpo na ye, pamba te amilobelaki: « Nazali te na mwana mobali oyo akoki komema kombo na ngai lokola ekaniseli. » Boye apesaki libanga yango kombo na ye, mpe yango wana babengaka yango kino lelo « Ekaniseli ya Abisalomi. »
19 Then Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Please let me run and take the good news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him over his enemies.”
Ayimaatsi, mwana mobali ya Tsadoki, alobaki na Joabi: — Pesa ngai nzela ya kokima mbangu mpo na kokende koyebisa mokonzi ete Yawe akangoli ye na maboko ya banguna na ye.
20 “You're not the man to take the good news today,” Joab replied. “You can do it some other time, but don't do it today, because the king's son is dead.”
Joabi alobaki na ye: — Ezali yo te moto osengeli komema sango na mokolo ya lelo; okoki na yo komema sango mokolo mosusu, kasi mpo na lelo, osengeli te kosala yango, pamba te moto oyo akufi azali mwana ya mokonzi.
21 So Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” He bowed to Joab and ran off.
Bongo Joabi alobaki na moto moko ya Kushi: — Kende koloba na mokonzi makambo oyo omoni. Moto ya Kushi agumbamaki liboso ya Joabi mpe akendeki mbangu.
22 Ahimaaz asked Joab again, “Never mind what happens, please let me run too, after the Ethiopian!” “Son, why do you want to run—you won't get anything for it?” Joab replied.
Ayimaatsi, mwana mobali ya Tsadoki, alobaki lisusu na Joabi: — Oyo ekoya eya! Pesa ngai nzela mpo ete nakende mbangu liboso ya moto ya Kushi. Kasi Joabi azongisaki: — Mwana na ngai ya mobali, mpo na nini olingi kaka kokende? Ezali na yango te sango oyo ekopesa yo lifuti.
23 “Doesn't matter, I want to run anyway,” he said. “Fine, start running!” Joab told him. Ahimaaz took the route over flatter ground and overtook the Ethiopian.
Ayimaatsi alobaki: — Oyo ekoya eya! Nandimi kokima mbangu. Joabi alobaki: — Kima mbangu! Boye Ayimaatsi akimaki mbangu na nzela ya etando ya Yordani mpe alekaki moto ya Kushi.
24 David was sitting between the inside and outside gates. The watchman climbed up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. He looked out, and saw a man running by himself.
Na tango yango, Davidi avandaki kati ya ekuke ya kati mpe ekuke ya libanda, mpe mokengeli amataki na likolo ya ndako ya ekuke, pembeni ya mir. Tango atombolaki miso, amonaki mwana mobali moko kokima mbangu ye moko.
25 So he shouted down to tell the king. “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied. As the first runner got closer,
Mokengeli agangaki epai ya mokonzi mpe ayebisaki ye. Mokonzi alobaki: « Soki azali ye moko, wana azali na basango malamu. » Moto azalaki kaka kopusana.
26 the watchman saw someone else running, and he shouted down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There's another man running by himself!” “He'll also be bringing good news,” said the king.
Bongo mokengeli amonaki moto mosusu kokima mbangu, mpe abelelaki mokengeli ekuke: — Tala, moto mosusu azali kokima mbangu ye moko. Mokonzi alobaki: — Ye mpe amemi basango malamu.
27 “The first man seems to me to be running like Ahimaaz, son of Zadok,” said the watchman. “He's a good man,” he king replied. “He'll bring good news.”
Mokengeli alobaki: — Namoni moto ya liboso kokima mbangu lokola Ayimaatsi, mwana mobali ya Tsadoki. Mokonzi alobaki: — Azali moto malamu, azali koya na basango malamu.
28 Ahimaaz shouted out greetings to the king, Then he came and he bowed facedown before the king. “Blessed be the Lord your God!” he said. “He has defeated the men who rebelled against Your Majesty!”
Bongo Ayimaatsi abelelaki mokonzi: — Makambo nyonso ezali malamu! Agumbamaki liboso ya mokonzi elongi kino na mabele mpe alobaki: — Tika ete Yawe, Nzambe na yo, apambolama! Akabi bato oyo batombolaki maboko na bango mpo na kobundisa mokonzi, nkolo na ngai.
29 “How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “It was very chaotic when your officer Joab sent me, your servant. I really don't know what was happening.”
Mokonzi atunaki: — Boni elenge mobali Abisalomi, azali malamu? Ayimaatsi azongisaki: — Namonaki mobulu makasi kaka tango Joabi alingaki kotinda mosali ya mokonzi mpe ngai, mosali na yo, kasi nayebaki te soki ezalaki likambo nini.
30 “Stand to one side and wait,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stood to one side and waited.
Mokonzi alobaki: — Telema pembeni mpe zela ngai wana. Boye akendeki mpe atelemaki wana.
31 Right then the Ethiopian arrived and said, “Your Majesty, listen to the good news! Today the Lord has defeated all those who rebelled against you!”
Bongo moto ya Kushi akomaki mpe alobaki: — Mokonzi, nkolo na ngai, yoka basango malamu! Yawe akangoli yo lelo na maboko ya bato oyo babundisaki yo.
32 “How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. The Ethiopian replied, “May what has happened to the young man happen to Your Majesty's enemies, and to everyone who rebels against you!”
Mokonzi atunaki na moto ya Kushi: — Boni elenge mobali Abisalomi, azali malamu? Moto ya Kushi azongisaki: — Tika ete banguna ya mokonzi, nkolo na ngai, mpe bato nyonso oyo bazali kotelema mpo na kosala yo mabe bazala lokola elenge mobali wana.
33 The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
Mokonzi ayokaki pasi na motema, amataki na shambre oyo ezalaki na likolo ya ekuke mpe alelaki. Tango azalaki kokende, alobaki: « Ah Abisalomi, mwana na ngai ya mobali! Mwana na ngai ya mobali, mwana na ngai ya mobali Abisalomi! Ebongaki ete nakufa na esika na yo! Oh Abisalomi, mwana na ngai ya mobali, mwana na ngai ya mobali! »
