2 Samuel 17
1 Then said Ahithophel unto Absolom: I pray thee, let me choose for myself, twelve thousand men, and arise, and pursue David to-night;
Ayitofeli alobaki na Abisalomi: — Nakopona mibali nkoto zomi na mibale mpe nakolanda Davidi na pokwa ya lelo.
2 and let me come upon him, when, he, is weary, and weak-handed, so shall I strike him with terror, and all the people who are with him shall flee, —then will I smite the king alone:
Nakobundisa ye tango makasi na ye ekosila mpe nzoto na ye ekolemba; nakoyeisa mobulu epai na ye, mpe wana bato nyonso oyo bazali elongo na ye bakokima, ngai nakoboma ye mokonzi tango akotikala ye moko;
3 that I may bring back all the people unto thee, —when all return—[save] the man whom thou art seeking, all the people, will be at peace.
mpe nakozongisa bato nyonso epai na yo. Kufa ya moto oyo ozali koluka elakisi kozonga ya bato nyonso! mpe bato nyonso bakozala na kimia.
4 And the saying was right in the eyes of Absolom, —and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Makanisi oyo emonanaki ya sembo na miso ya Abisalomi mpe ya bampaka nyonso ya Isalaele.
5 Then said Absolom, I pray you, call ye Hushai the Archite also, —and let us hear what is in, his, mouth, also.
Kasi Abisalomi alobaki: — Bobengisa lisusu Ushayi, moto ya Ariki, mpo ete toyoka makambo nini oyo ye mpe azali na yango ya koloba.
6 And, when Hushai came in unto Absolom, Absolom spake unto him, saying—After this manner, hath Ahithophel spoken, shall we do what he saith? if not, thou, speak.
Tango Ushayi akomaki epai na ye, Abisalomi alobaki: — Tala toli oyo Ayitofeli apesi. Boni, tosengeli kosala makambo oyo alobi? Soki te, yebisa biso makanisi na yo.
7 Then said Hushai unto Absolom, —Not good, is the counsel that Ahithophel hath given—at this time.
Ushayi azongiselaki Abisalomi: — Ya mbala oyo, toli oyo Ayitofeli apesi ezali malamu te.
8 And Hushai said—Thou, knowest thy father and his men—that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, —thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Bongo Ushayi abakisaki: — Oyebi ete tata na yo mpe bato na ye bazali bato ya mpiko mpe bato na kanda makasi lokola ngombolo ya mwasi oyo bawuti kobotola bana na yango kati na zamba. Tata na yo azali moto oyo abundaka bitumba wuta kala, akolekisa te butu esika moko na bato.
9 Lo! by this time, hath, he, hidden himself in some pit, or other place, —and it shall be, as soon as he falleth upon them at the first, that he that hearkeneth for tidings will hear [of it], and will say—There is a defeat among the people that are following Absolom:
Ata azali sik’oyo ya kobombama kati na lidusu ya mabanga to na esika songolo, nzokande tango kaka bato kati na mampinga na biso bakobanda kokufa, ekozanga te komonana moto oyo akoyoka yango mpe akoloba: « Kati na bato oyo bazali kolanda Abisalomi, ebele bakufi. »
10 then will, even the son of valour himself, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, utterly melt, —for all Israel do know that, a man of might, is thy father, and that, sons of valour, are they who are with him.
Bongo na tango yango, ata soda oyo aleki na mpiko, oyo azali na motema lokola ya nkosi, akobanga makasi, pamba te Isalaele mobimba eyebi ete tata na yo mpe bato nyonso oyo bazali elongo na ye bazali basoda ya mpiko.
11 Therefore I counsel—that there be a general gathering together unto thee of all Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, —and that, thine own presence, be going on in their midst.
Boye tala toli na ngai: « Tika ete Isalaele mobimba basangana epai na yo, longwa na Dani kino na Beri-Sheba, bazala ebele lokola zelo ya ebale monene! Bongo yo moko okotambola liboso na bango na bitumba.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he hath been found, yea, we, shall be upon him, as when the dew falleth upon the ground, —and there shall not be left of him, or of the men that are with him, so much as one.
Bongo tokobundisa ye na bisika nyonso oyo akoki komonana mpe tokokweyela ye ndenge manoka ekweyaka na mabele. Mpe ezala ye to bato na ye, moko te akotikala na bomoi.
13 But, if, into a city, he withdraw, then will all Israel bring up unto that city, ropes, —and we will drag it down unto the ravine, until there be not found in that place, so much as a small stone.
Soki akimi na engumba moko, Isalaele mobimba ekomema basinga kuna na engumba yango mpe tokobenda engumba yango na lubwaku kino etikala ata na libanga moko te. »
14 Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.
Abisalomi mpe bato nyonso ya Isalaele balobaki: — Toli ya Ushayi, moto ya Ariki, ezali malamu koleka oyo ya Ayitofeli, pamba te Yawe azwaki mokano ya kokakola batoli malamu ya Ayitofeli mpo na komema pasi epai ya Abisalomi.
15 So Hushai said unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus, did Ahithophel counsel Absolom and the elders of Israel, —and, thus and thus, have, I, counselled.
Ushayi alobaki na Banganga-Nzambe Tsadoki mpe Abiatari: — Ayitofeli apesaki toli na Abisalomi mpe na bampaka ya Isalaele ete basala likambo songolo, mpe ngai napesi bango toli ete basala likambo pakala.
16 Now, therefore, send quickly, and tell David, saying, —Do not lodge to-night in the waste plains of the wilderness, thou must, even pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.
Sik’oyo, tinda noki sango epai ya Davidi mpo na koloba na ye: « Kolekisa te butu kati na bitando ya esobe, kasi kende mosika, noki te mokonzi mpe bato oyo bazali elongo na yo bokufa. »
17 Now, Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were staying by En-rogel, and a maidservant was to go and tell them, and, they, were to go and tell King David, —for they might not be seen to enter the city.
Wana Jonatan mpe Ayimaatsi bavandaki na Eyini-Rogeli, mwasi mosali moko amemelaki bango sango oyo bango basengelaki kokende koyebisa mokonzi Davidi; pamba te basengelaki te kokota kati na engumba mpo ete bamona bango te.
18 And, though a young man did see them, and told Absolom, yet they both departed quickly, and entered the house of a man in Bahurim, and, he, had a well in his court, into which they went down;
Nzokande elenge mobali moko amonaki bango mpe akendeki koyebisa Abisalomi. Boye mibali nyonso mibale bakimaki noki mpe bakendeki na ndako ya moto moko ya Bawurimi. Lokola azalaki na libulu moko ya mayi kati na lopango na ye, bakitaki kuna.
19 and the woman took and spread the cover over the face of the well, and spread thereon her pounded corn, —so nothing was known.
Mwasi na ye akamataki kapo, atiaki yango na monoko ya libulu mpe asopaki bambuma na likolo na yango. Moto moko te ayebaki likambo yango.
20 Then came the servants of Absolom unto the woman in the house, and said—Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them—They have passed over the stream of water. And, when they had searched and not found, they returned to Jerusalem.
Tango bato ya Abisalomi bayaki epai ya mwasi, batunaki: — Ayimaatsi mpe Jonatan bazali wapi? Mwasi azongiselaki bango: — Bakatisi mayi. Bato ya Abisalomi balukaki, kasi bamonaki moto moko te; mpe bazongaki na Yelusalemi.
21 And it came to pass, after those had gone, that these came up out of the well, and went, and told King David, —and said unto David, —Arise ye and pass quickly over the water, for, thus and thus, hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
Tango bakendeki, Ayimaatsi mpe Jonatan babimaki na libulu mpe bakendeki koyebisa mokonzi Davidi: « Botelema mpe bokatisa mayi noki, pamba te Ayitofeli apesi toli moko ya mabe na tina na yo. »
22 So David arose, and all the people who were with him, and passed over the Jordan, by the morning light, so much as one, was not lacking, who had not passed over the Jordan.
Boye Davidi mpe bato oyo bazalaki elongo na ye batelemaki mpe bakatisaki ebale Yordani. Liboso ete tongo etana, bango nyonso basilisaki kokatisa Yordani, moko te atikalaki.
23 Now, when, Ahithophel, saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose and went unto his own house, unto his own city, and gave charge unto his household, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
Tango Ayitofeli amonaki ete balandi te toli na ye, amataki na ane mpe azongaki na ndako na ye kati na engumba na ye. Abongisaki biloko ya ndako na ye mpe amidiembikaki. Boye akufaki mpe bakundaki ye kati na kunda ya tata na ye.
24 When, David, had come to Mahanaim, Absolom, had passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
Davidi akendeki na Maanayimi, mpe Abisalomi akatisaki Yordani elongo na bato nyonso ya Isalaele oyo bazalaki elongo na ye.
25 Now Absolom had appointed, Amasa, instead of Joab, over the army, —Amasa, being the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Ishmaelite, who went in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.
Abisalomi atiaki Amasa mokonzi ya mampinga na esika ya Joabi. Amasa azalaki mwana mobali ya Yeteri, moto ya Isalaele, oyo abalaki Abigayili, mwana mwasi ya Naashi mpe ndeko mwasi ya Tseruya, mama ya Joabi.
26 And Israel and Absolom encamped in the land of Gilead.
Bato ya Isalaele mpe Abisalomi batongaki molako na bango kati na Galadi.
27 And it came to pass, when David entered Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and Machir son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite, of Rogelim,
Tango Davidi akomaki na Maanayimi, bayambaki ye epai ya Shovi, mwana mobali ya Naashi ya mboka Raba ya bato ya Amoni, epai ya Makiri, mwana mobali ya Amieli ya mboka ya Lo-Debari, mpe epai ya Barizilayi, moto ya Galadi ya mboka Rogelimi.
28 brought, sleeping rugs, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat and barley, and meal and roasted corn, —and beans and lentils, and parched pulse;
Bamemaki biloko ya kolalela, bambeki, basani, ble, orje, farine, bambuma oyo bakalinga, madesu, mpe misili,
29 and honey and cream, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat, —for they said, The people, are hungry and weary and thirsty, in the wilderness.
mafuta ya nzoyi, miliki, bameme, fromaje ya ngombe, mpo ete Davidi elongo na bato na ye balia; pamba te bazalaki kolobana bango na bango: « Solo, sima na bango kotambola kati na esobe, bato oyo balembi, bazali konyokwama na nzala mpe na posa ya mayi. »
