2 Samuel 2
1 Sometime after this, David asked the Lord, “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes, do it,” the Lord replied. “Which one should I go to?” David asked. “Go to Hebron,” said the Lord.
Na, i muri iho i tenei, ka ui a Rawiri ki a Ihowa, ka mea, Me haere ranei ahau ki runga, ki tetahi o nga pa o Hura? A ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Haere. Ano ra ko Rawiri, Me haere ahau ki hea? A ka mea ia, Ki Heperona.
2 So David moved there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel.
Heoi haere ana a Rawiri ki reira, ratou ko ana wahine tokorua, ko Ahinoama Ietereere, raua ko Apikaira wahine a Napara Karameri.
3 He also brought the men who were with him, along with their families, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
I mauria ano e Rawiri ona hoa, tena tangata me tona whare, tena me tona; a noho ana ratou ki nga pa o Heperona.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king of the people of Judah. When David found out that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul,
Na ka haere mai nga tangata o Hura, a whakawahia ana a Rawiri e ratou ki reira hei kingi mo te whare o Hura. A ka korerotia ki a Rawiri te korero mo nga tangata o Iapehe Kireara, na ratou i tanu a Haora.
5 he sent messengers to them, saying, “May the Lord bless you, because you demonstrated your loyal love to Saul your master, and you buried him properly.
Na ka unga karere a Rawiri ki nga tangata o Iapehe Kirera hei mea ki a ratou, Kia manaakitia koutou e Ihowa mo tenei aroha i whakaputaina e koutou ki to koutou ariki, ara ki a Haora, mo ta koutou tanumanga i a ia.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyal love and trustworthiness, and I will also be good to you because of what you did for Saul.
Na kia whakaputaina mai e Ihowa he aroha, he pono, ki a koutou; ka utua ano hoki koutou e ahau mo tenei mahi pai, mo koutou i mea i tenei mea.
7 So be strong and be brave, for even though Saul your master is dead, the people of Judah have anointed me as their king.”
Tena ra, kia kaha o koutou ringa aianei, kia maia; kua mate hoki to koutou ariki, a Haora, kua oti ano ahau te whakawahi e te whare o Hura hei kingi mo ratou.
8 However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim.
Na tera kua mau a Apanere tama a Nere, te rangatira o te ope a Haora, ki a Ihipohete tama a Haora, a kua kawea mai e ia ki tawahi nei, ki Mahanaima;
9 There he set up Ishbosheth as king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, in fact over all Israel.
A meinga ana e ia hei kingi mo Kireara, mo nga Ahuri, mo Ietereere, mo Eparaima, mo Pineamine, mo Iharaira katoa.
10 Ishbosheth, son of Saul, was forty when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the people of Judah were on David's side.
E wha tekau nga tau o Ihipohete tama a Haora, i a ia i meinga ai hei kingi mo Iharaira, a e rua nga tau i kingi ai. Ko te whare ia o Hura i whai i a Rawiri.
11 David ruled in Hebron as king over the people of Judah for seven years and six months.
Na, ko te maha o nga ra i noho ai a Rawiri ki Heperona hei kingi mo te whare o Hura, e whitu tau e ono marama.
12 One day Abner and Ishbosheth's men left Mahanaim and went to the town of Gibeon.
Na ka haere atu a Apanere tama a Nere, ratou ko nga tangata a Ihipohete tama a Haora, i Mahanaima ki Kipeono.
13 Joab, son of Zeruiah, and David's men set off and met them at the pool of Gibeon, where they all sat down, facing each other across the pool.
Na ka puta atu a Ioapa tama a Teruia me nga tangata a Rawiri, a tutaki ana ratou ki te poka wai i Kipeono: na noho ana ratou, ko enei i tenei taha o te poka, a ko era i tera taha o te poka.
14 Abner said to Joab, “Why not let's have some of the men fight in hand to hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joab agreed.
Na ka mea a Apanere ki a Ioapa, Tena, kia whakatika nga tamariki ki te takaro ki to taua aroaro. Ano ra ko Ioapa, Me whakatika ratou.
15 So twelve men came forward from each side—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, and twelve for David.
Katahi ratou ka whakatika, ka haere a tatau atu; kotahi tekau ma rua mo Pineamine, mo Ihipohete tama a Haora, a kotahi tekau ma rua o nga tangata a Rawiri.
16 Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all fell down dead together. That's why this place in Gibeon is called the Field of Sword-edges.
Na hopukia ana e ratou te matenga o tana tangata, o tana tangata, a werohia ana a ratou hoari ki te kaokao o tana tangata, o tana tangata; na, hinga ngatahi ana ratou: koia i huaina ai te ingoa o taua wahi, ko Herekata Haturimi; koia tera i Kipe ono.
17 The battle that followed was hard-fought, but eventually Abner and his men were defeated by David's men.
Na nui atu te whawhai i taua ra, a patua iho a Apanere ratou ko nga tangata o Iharaira e nga tangata a Rawiri.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.
Na tokotoru nga tama a Teruia i reira, ko Ioapa, ko Apihai, ko Atahere; he wae mama hoki a Atahere, koia ano kei tetahi anaterope o te koraha.
19 He chased after Abner with single-minded determination.
Na ka whai a Atahere i a Apanere; kihai hoki i peka, kihai i haere ki matau, ki maui, i a ia e whai ana i a Apanere.
20 Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it's me,” Asahel replied.
Katahi a Apanere ka titiro ki muri i a ia, a ka mea, Ko koe tena, e Atahere? A ka mea ia, Ko ahau tenei.
21 Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Go and fight somebody else and take his weapons for yourself!” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him.
Na ka mea a Apanere ki a ia, Peka atu koe ki tou matau, ki tou maui ranei, ka hopu ai i tetahi o nga tamariki mau, ka tango ai i ona hei kakahu o te riri mou. Otira kihai a Atahere i pai ki te peka ke atu i te whai i a ia.
22 Abner warned Asahel again. “Stop chasing me!” he shouted. “Why do you want me to kill you? How could I ever face your brother Joab?”
Na ka mea ano a Apanere ki a Atahere, Peka atu i te whai i ahau: he aha ahau i patu iho ai i a koe ki te whenua? me pehea hoki e ara ake ai toku mata ki tou tuakana, ki a Ioapa?
23 But Asahel wouldn't stop chasing him, so Abner drove the handle of his spear into his belly. It came out the back, and he fell down dead right there. Everyone who passed by stopped at the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Otira kihai ia i pai ki te peka ake: heoi werohia iho ia e Apanere ki te take o te tao ki tona puku, a puta rawa te tao i tetahi taha ona; na hinga iho ia ki taua wahi, a mate tonu iho ki reira: na tu katoa te hunga i tae mai ki te wahi i hinga ai a Atahere, i mate ai.
24 But Joab and Abishai set off to chase after Abner. By the time the sun went down they had got as far as the hill of Ammah near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Otiia ka whai a Ioapa raua ko Apihai a Apanere: a kua heke te ra i to raua taenga ki te puke o Amaha, ki tera i te ritenga atu o Kia, i te huarahi ki te koraha i Kipeono.
25 Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standing at the top of the hill.
Na ka huihui nga tama a Pineamine ki a Apanere, kotahi tonu to ratou ngohi, a tu ana ratou i runga i te pukepuke kotahi.
26 Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”
Katahi ka karanga a Apanere ki a Ioapa, ka mea, Me kai tonu koia te hoari? kahore ano koe kia mohio he kino te tukunga iho? ahea ra koe mea ai ki te iwi ra kia hoki atu i te whai i o ratou teina?
27 “As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”
Na ka mea a Ioapa, E ora ana te Atua, me i kahore koe te ki mai na, ina ko a te ata ano te iwi hoki ai i te whai i tona teina, i tona teina.
28 Joab blew the horn so all the men stopped—they didn't continue chasing or fighting the Israelites.
Heoi whakatangihia ana e Ioapa te tetere, a tu katoa ana te iwi, kihai ano i mea ki te whai i a Iharaira, na mutu ake ta ratou whawhai.
29 All through the night Abner and his men marched through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, and continued all morning until they arrived back at Mahanaim.
Na haere ana a Apanere ratou ko ana tangata i te mania, a pau katoa taua po, a whiti ana i Horano, haere ana a puta noa i Pitirono, tae tonu atu ki Mahanaima.
30 When Joab got back from chasing Abner, he gathered all the men together. Nineteen of David's men were missing in addition to Asahel.
Na hoki ana a Ioapa i te whai i a Apanere: a no ka huihuia e ia te iwi katoa, na kotahi tekau ma iwa o nga tangata a Rawiri i kore, me Atahere.
31 However, they had killed three hundred and sixty of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.
E toru rau e ono tekau ia nga tangata o Pineamine, ara o nga tangata a Apanere, i patua e nga tangata a Rawiri, i mate.
32 They took Asahel's body and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then they marched all through the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
Na ka mau ratou ki a Atahere, a tanumia iho ki te tanumanga o tona papa ki Peterehema. Na haere ana a Ioapa ratou ko ana tangata a pau katoa taua po, a marama atu i a ratou i Heperona.
