2 Samuel 18
1 David arranged his soldiers for the battle. He divided them into groups, and appointed a commander for each 100 soldiers and a commander for each 1,000 soldiers.
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 He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you [to the battle].”
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 his soldiers said, “No, we will not allow you to go with us. If they force us all to run away, they will not be concerned about that happening. Or if they kill half of us, that will also not be what they want. To them, [killing] you is more important than [killing] 10,000 of us. So it will be better that you [stay here] in the city and send help to us.”
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 replied, “Okay, I will do whatever seems best to you.” So he stood at the gate [and watched] while his soldiers marched out, group by group.
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 [While they were leaving, ] the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!” And all the troops heard it when David gave that order about Absalom to those three commanders.
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 army went out to fight against the Israeli soldiers [who were with Absalom]. They fought the battle in the forest [where people from the tribe] of Ephraim [lived].
Mwet mweun lal David elos illa nu inimae, ac mweuni mwet Israel ke insak Ephraim.
7 David’s soldiers defeated Absalom’s soldiers. They killed 20,000 of them!
Mwet Israel elos kutangyukla sin mwet lal David. Arulana upa mweun sac. Oasr mwet longoul tausin misa in len sac.
8 The battle was fought {They fought the battle} all over that area, and the number of men who died because of [dangerous things in] the forest [PRS] was greater than the number of men who were killed (in the battle/by swords).
Mweun sac fahsrelik in polo acn sac nufon, ac pisen mwet misa insak ah pus liki mwet anwuki ke mweun ah.
9 During the battle, Absalom suddenly came near [some of] David’s soldiers. Absalom was riding on his mule; and when the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head/hair was caught in the branches. The mule kept going, but Absalom was left dangling in the air.
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 One of David’s soldiers saw what happened, and went and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
Sie sin mwet lal David ah liyalak ac fahkang nu sel Joab, “Nga liyalak Absalom el oan atla ke sak oak soko!”
11 Joab said to the man, “What? You say that you saw him hanging there, so why did you not kill him immediately [RHQ]? [If you had killed him, ] 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 The man replied to Joab, “Even if you gave me 1,000 pieces of silver, I would not have done anything to harm [IDM] the king’s son. We all heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, do not harm my son 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 If I had disobeyed the king and killed Absalom, the king would have heard about it, because the king hears about everything, and even you would not have defended 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 Joab said, “I am not going to waste time talking to you!” Then he took three spears [and went to where Absalom was], and thrust them into Absalom’s chest/heart while he was still alive, dangling from the oak tree.
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 who carried weapons for Joab surrounded Absalom and [finished] killing him.
Ac singoul sin mwet mweun lal Joab elos apnulla Absalom ac faksilya nwe ke el misa.
16 Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that they should not fight any more], and his soldiers returned from pursuing those Israeli soldiers.
Joab el sap elos in ukya mwe ukuk in tui mweun ah, na mwet lal ah foloko ac tila ukwe mwet Israel.
17 They took Absalom’s body and threw it into a huge pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. Then all the remaining Israeli soldiers [who had been with Absalom] fled to their own towns.
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 Absalom had no sons to preserve his [family] name. So, while Absalom was alive, he built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley [near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him]. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s monument.
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 [After Absalom had been killed, ] Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said to Joab, “Allow me to run to the king to tell him the good news that Yahweh has rescued him from the power 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 to him, “No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. [If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, ] because his son is 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 David’s servant who was from Ethiopia, “You go and tell the king what you have seen.” So the man from Ethiopia bowed in front of Joab, and started to run.
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 said again to Joab, “Even though [that man from Ethiopia is running], allow me to run behind him.” Joab replied, “My boy/son, why do you want to do that? You will not receive any reward for your 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 Ahimaaz replied, “That does not matter, I want to go.” So Joab said, “Okay, go.” So Ahimaaz ran along [another] road through the Jordan Valley and arrived [where David was] before the man from Ethiopia arrived.
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 David was sitting between the outer gate and the inner gate [of the city]. The watchman/lookout went up on top of the city wall and stood on the roof over the gates. He looked out and saw one man running alone.
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 The watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, [that indicates/means that] he is bringing [good] news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.
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. So he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There is another man running!” And the king said, “He also is bringing [some 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 The watchman said, “I think the first man [must be Ahimaaz, because he] is running like Ahimaaz runs.” The king said, “He is a good man, and [I am sure] he is coming 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 [When] Ahimaaz [reached the king, he] called out “I hope/desire that things will go well with you!” Then he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king and said, “Your Majesty, praise Yahweh our God, who has rescued you from the men who were rebelling against you!”
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 The king said, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” Ahimaaz [did not want to answer that question, so he] replied, “When Joab sent me, I saw that there was a lot of confusion, but I do not know what it was about.”
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, “Stand aside.” So Ahimaaz stepped aside and stood there.
Tokosra el fahk nu sel, “Fahsrot tu inse ingo.” Ac el fahla nu insac ac tu we.
31 Suddenly the man from Ethiopia arrived, and said, “Your Majesty, I have good news for you! Yahweh has enabled your soldiers to defeat all those who rebelled 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 The king said to him, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” And the man from Ethiopia replied, “Sir, I wish/desire that what happened to him would happen to all of your enemies and to all those who rebel against you!”
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 The king [realized that he meant that Absalom was dead, so he] became (extremely distressed/overcome with grief), and he went up to the room above the gateway and cried. While he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! My son! O, my son Absalom, I desire/wish that I had died instead of you!”
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!”
