2 Samuel 18
1 And David mustered the people who were with him, and appointed commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds over them.
Tokosra David el eisani mwet lal nukewa ac kitalik nu ke u — ke kais tausin, ac kais foko, ac sang mwet kol in sapsap nu selos.
2 David divided the army into three, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, "I will surely go forth with you myself also."
Na el supwalosla ke u tolu. Captain lun kais sie u inge pa Joab, ac Abishai tamulel lal Joab, ac Ittai mwet Gath. Ac tokosra el fahk nu sin mwet lal inge, “Nga sifacna ac wi kowos pac.”
3 But they said, "You must not go out, for if we retreat, no one will care about us. If half of us die, no one will care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. So it is better for you to be in the city to help."
Na elos fahk nu sel, “Tia fal kom in wi kut som. Kut nukewa fin forla kaingla, ac wangin kalmac nu sin mwet lokoalok lasr. Ku tafu sesr fin misa, ac fah ma pilesr pac selos. Kom mukefanna saok liki singoul tausin sesr, na pa wo kom in mutana in siti uh ac supu mwe kasru nu sesr.”
4 The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you." The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Tokosra el topuk, “Ma na kowos wotela an, nga ac wi na.” Na el tuyak ke mutunpot in siti sac ke mwet lal ah illa ke u lalos, kais tausin ac kais foko ke u se.
5 The king gave this order to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Be gentle for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people were listening when the king gave orders to all the commanders concerning Absalom.
El sapkin nu sel Joab, Abishai ac Ittai, ac fahk, “Ke sripuk, nimet oru kutena ma koluk nu sin mwet fusr sac, Absalom.” Mwet mweun nukewa elos lohng ke David el sapkin nu sin captain tolu lal.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
Mwet mweun lal David elos illa nu inimae, ac mweuni mwet Israel ke insak Ephraim.
7 And the people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter took place that day of twenty thousand men.
Mwet Israel elos kutangyukla sin mwet lal David. Arulana upa mweun sac. Oasr mwet longoul tausin misa in len sac.
8 For the battle spread over the entire region, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Mweun sac fahsrelik in polo acn sac nufon, ac pisen mwet misa insak ah pus liki mwet anwuki ke mweun ah.
9 And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. And he was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head got caught in the oak, and he was left suspended in midair, while the mule that was under him kept going.
Na Absalom el sun kutu mwet lal David. Absalom el muta fin miul soko, ac ke el kasrusr ye sak oak lulap soko, insifal sremla ke lesak ah. Miul soko ah kasrusr na, a Absalom el atlana ke sak oak soko ah.
10 And someone saw it and told Joab, and said, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
Sie sin mwet lal David ah liyalak ac fahkang nu sel Joab, “Nga liyalak Absalom el oan atla ke sak oak soko!”
11 Then Joab said to the man who reported it, "Look, you saw this. So why didn't you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a belt."
Ac Joab el fahk, “Fin pwaye kom liyal, efu kom ku tia unilya na we? Nga lukun sifacna sot singoul ipin silver ac sie pel lom.”
12 But the man said to Joab, "Even if I could feel in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn't lay a hand on the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Be gentle for my sake with the young man Absalom.'
Mwet sac fahk, “Kom finne ase sie tausin ipin silver, a nga tia ku in srukak soko kufinpouk in lain wen natul tokosra. Kut nukewa lohng ke tokosra el sapkin nu sum Abishai ac Ittai, ac fahk, ‘Ke sripuk, nimet oru kutena ma koluk nu sin mwet fusr sac, Absalom.’
13 Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have dissociated yourself from me."
Tusruktu nga funu seakos tokosra ac unilya Absalom, tokosra el lukun lohngak kac mweyen el lohng ma nukewa, na kom lukun tiana kasreyu.”
14 Then Joab said, "I'm not going to waste time with you." So he took three sharp sticks in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the midst of the oak.
Joab el fahk, “Nga ac tia sifil sisla pacl luk yurum.” Na el us osra tolkwe ac sang fakisya iniwal Absalom ke el srakna moul oan atla ke sak oak soko ah.
15 Then ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him.
Ac singoul sin mwet mweun lal Joab elos apnulla Absalom ac faksilya nwe ke el misa.
16 Then Joab blew the trumpet and the people turned back from pursuing Israel, for Joab had called for the people to halt.
Joab el sap elos in ukya mwe ukuk in tui mweun ah, na mwet lal ah foloko ac tila ukwe mwet Israel.
17 And they took Absalom and threw him into a large pit in the forest, and heaped up over him a huge pile of stones. Then all Israel fled, each one to his tent.
Elos us manol Absalom, ac sisya in sie luf na loal insak ah, ac sisang yol in eot na lulap in afinya. Mwet Israel nukewa elos kaingla, kais sie mwet nu yen sel.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the King's Valley; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
Ke Absalom el tuh srakna moul, el tulokunak soko sru lulap ke Infahlfal Tokosra, in tuh sie mwe esmak kacl sifacna, mweyen wangin tulik natul in us inel tuh in tia wanginla. Ouinge el sang inel sifacna nu ke sru soko ah, na srakna eteyuk sru soko ah nwe misenge mu Mwe Esmakin Lal Absalom.
19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me run, let me carry the king news how that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies."
Na Ahimaaz, wen natul Zadok, el fahk nu sel Joab, “Lela ngan kasrusr nu yorol tokosra ac us pweng wo se inge lah LEUM GOD El molella liki mwet lokoalok lal ah.”
20 But Joab said, "You are not to bring the news today, but you may bring news another day. But today you are to bring no news." For it was because the king's son was dead.
Na Joab el fahk, “Mo! Kom fah tia us kutena pweng misenge. Kom ku in us ke sie na len, tuh tia misenge, mweyen wen nutin tokosra el misa.”
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." So the Cushite bowed before Joab and departed.
Na el fahk nu sin mwet kohs se lal su sie mwet Ethiopia, “Fahla fahk nu sin tokosra ma kom liye ah.” Na mwet kohs sac srimi ac kasrusr som.
22 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, "Whatever happens, please let me go after the Cushite." But Joab said, "Why do you want to run, my son, since you will have no reward for the news?"
Na Ahimaaz el sifil kwafe ac fahk, “Nga mansis ma nukewa, tuh nga siyuk nunak munas, lela ngan wi pac usyen pweng sacn.” Joab el siyuk, “Wen nutik, efu ku kom lungse us pweng sacn, ke ac wangin molo nu sum?”
23 But he said, "But whatever happens, I will run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.
Na Ahimaaz el sifilpa fahk, “Finne mea ma ac sikyak, nga srakna lungse wi kom.” Joab el fahk, “Kwal, fahla.” Ouinge Ahimaaz el kasrusr tufoki inkanek soko ke Infahlfal Jordan, ac el alukella mwet kohs sac.
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and raised his eyes and looked, and there was a man running alone towards him.
Oasr pot luo raunela siti sac, ac David el muta inmasrlon mutunpot se lik ac mutunpot se loac. Sie mwet topang el fanyak nu fin pot uh, ac tu fin mutunpot sac. Ke el ngetla el liyauk mwet se mukena yume.
25 Then the watchman shouted and informed the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth." And he kept coming nearer.
El pang ac fahk nu sin tokosra, ac tokosra el fahk, “El fin mukena, el us pweng wo.” Mwet kasrusr sac el yume na.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running. And the watchman above the gate called out, and said, "Look, another man running alone." And the king said, "He also brings good news."
Na mwet topang sac liyauk sie pac mwet su mukena kasrusr, na el ngeti ac pang nu sin mwet se liyaung mutunoa, “Ngetla liye! Mwet se pa pac yume uh!” Na tokosra el fahk, “El us pac pweng wo.”
27 Then the watchman said, "I think the first runner is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good news."
Mwet topang sac fahk, “Nga liye tuh mwet se meet ah kasrusr oana Ahimaaz.” Tokosra el fahk, “El mwet na wo se, ac el us pweng wo.”
28 And Ahimaaz came near and said to the king, "All is well." Then he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground, and said, "Blessed is the LORD your God, who has defeated the men who opposed my lord the king."
Ahimaaz el wola ac paing nu sin tokosra, ac el putati nu infohk ah ye mutal ac fahk, “Leum luk, kaksakin LEUM GOD lom su asot kutangla nu sum fin mwet lokoalok lom!”
29 And the king asked, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab, the king's servant, sent your servant off, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was."
Tokosra el siyuk, “Ya Absalom nutik ah ku na?” Ahimaaz el topuk, “Ke Joab, captain lom, el supweyume, nga tuh liye oasr mukuikui yohk se orek tuh nga tia ku in etu lah mea se.”
30 Then the king said, "Step aside and stand here." So he stepped aside and waited.
Tokosra el fahk nu sel, “Fahsrot tu inse ingo.” Ac el fahla nu insac ac tu we.
31 Then look, the Cushite arrived, and he said, "Good news for my lord the king, for the LORD has delivered you today from all those who rose up against you."
Na mwet Ethiopia sac el tuku, ac fahk nu sin tokosra, “Leum fulat, oasr pweng wo se nga us nu sum! Misenge LEUM GOD El asot kutangla nu sum fin mwet nukewa su tuyak lain kom!”
32 Then the king asked the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And the Cushite replied, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you with evil intent be like that young man."
Ac tokosra el siyuk, “Ya Absalom nutik ah ku na?” Mwet kohs sac fahk, “O Tokosra, leum luk, nga kena tuh ma sikyak nu sel ah in sikyak nu sin mwet lokoalok lom nukewa, oayapa nu sin mwet nukewa su lain kom.”
33 And the king was shaken, and went up to the room over the gate and wept. And as he wept he said, "My son Absalom. My son, my son Absalom. If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son."
Ac insien tokosra sessesla ke asor. El fanyak nu ke infukil se oan lucng ke mutunpot ah, ac tung. Ke el tung el fahk, “We, wen nutik! Wen nutik, Absalom! Absalom nutik! Nga ke in nga pa misa ac tia kom, wen nutik! Absalom nutik!”
