2 Samuel 2
1 Some time after that, David asked Yahweh, “Should I go back to [live in] one of the towns in Judah?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go up there.” Then David asked, “To which town should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
Ie añe izay, le nañontane Iehovà t’i Davide ami’ty hoe: Hionjonako hao o rova’ Israeleo? le hoe t’Iehovà ama’e: Mionjona. Aa le hoe t’i Davide: Ty aia ty handenàko? le hoe re: Mbe Kebrone mb’eo.
2 So David went up there, taking his two wives, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel [city], and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel [city].
Aa le nionjomb’eo t’i Davide rekets’ i vali’e roe rey, i Akinoame nte Iezreele naho i Abigale vali’i Nabale nte-Karmele.
3 He also took the men who had been with him, and their families. They all started to live in villages near Hebron.
Le nampionjone’ i Davide ondaty mpiama’eo songa rekets’ o keleia’eo vaho nimoneña’ iareo o rova’ i Kebroneo.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and [one of] them poured olive oil on David’s head [to show they were appointing him to be] [MTY] the king of the tribe [MTY] of Judah. When David found out that the people of Jabesh [town] in [the] Gilead [region] had buried Saul’s body,
Nimb’eo amy zao o roandria’ Iehodao, le noriza’ iareo eo t’i Davide ho mpanjaka’ i anjomba’ Iehoday. Le natalily amy Davide te o nte-Iabese-Giladeo ty nandenteke i Saole.
5 he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: “I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.
Nañitrik’ amy Iabese-Gilade t’i Davide, le nanoe’e ty hoe, Andriañeñe t’Iehovà ami’ty fitretreza’ areo i talè’ areoy, amy nandenteha’ areo i Saoley.
6 Now I also desire/hope that Yahweh will faithfully love you and be loyal to you. And I will do good things for you because of what you have done [for Saul].
Aa le ho ferenaiña’ Iehovà naho haboa’e ama’ areo ty hatò; vaho handroroñako ama’ areo i hasoa nanoe’ areoy.
7 Now, although Saul your king is dead, be strong and courageous, like the people of Judah, who have appointed me to be their king.”
Aa le ampaozaro o fità’ areoo, le mahasibeha; fa vilasy t’i Saole talè’ areo vaho fa noriza’ Iehoda iraho ho mpanjaka’ iareo.
8 [While this was happening], Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across [the Jordan River] to Mahanaim [town].
Ie amy zao, rinambe’ i Abnere ana’ i Nere, mpifehe’ ty valobohò’ i Saole, t’Is’bosete ana’i Saole vaho nendese’e nitsake mb’e Maknaime mb’eo;
9 There Abner proclaimed that Ishbosheth was now the king of [the] Gilead [region] and of the tribe of Asher and the region of Jezreel and the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. That meant that he was the king of all of the people of Israel.
le nanoe’e mpanjaka’ i Gilade naho o nte-Asoreo naho Iezreele naho Efraime naho i Beniamine naho Israele iaby.
10 Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he started to rule over the people of Israel. He ruled them for two years. But the tribe of Judah (was loyal to David/wanted David to be their king),
Ni-efa-polo taoñe t’Is’bosete t’ie niorotse nifehe Israele, le nifeleke roe taoñe. Fe nañorike i Davide ty anjomba’ Iehoda.
11 and he ruled them for seven and a half years while he was living in Hebron.
Le fito-tao-tsi-enem-bolañe ty naha-mpanjaka’ i anjomba’ Iehoday e Kebrone ao i Davide.
12 [One day] Abner and the officials of Isbosheth went from Mahanaim [across the Jordan River] to Gibeon [city].
Niavotse boake Maknaime t’i Abnere ana’ i Nere rekets’ o mpitoro’ Is’ Bosete ana’i Saoleo le nomb’e Gibone mb’eo.
13 Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and some of David’s officials [went from Hebron to Gibeon, and] met at the pool there. They all sat down, the one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the other side.
Niavotse t’Ioabe, ana’i Tseroià naho o mpitoro’ i Davideo nifanalaka am’ iereo amy antara’ i Giboney; ie nifampigaoñe le añ’ila’ i antara etoañey ty firimboña’e raike vaho alafe’ i antara eroañey ty firimboña’e raike.
14 Abner said to Joab, “Let’s tell some of our young men to fight each other!” Joab replied, “Okay!”
Le hoe t’i Abnere am’ Ioabe, Angao hiongake o gaon-dahio hihisa añatrefan-tikañe. Le hoe t’Ioabe: Angao hiongake.
15 So twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin fought for Ishbosheth, against twelve of David’s soldiers.
Niongak’ amy zao t’i nte-Beniamine, folo-ro’amby ty mpiam’ Is’bosete, ana’ i Saole, naho folo-ro’amby ty mpitoro’ i Davide.
16 Each of them grabbed the head of the man against whom he was fighting, and thrust his sword into that man’s side. The result was that all 24 of them fell down dead. So that area in Gibeon is now called ‘Field of Swords’.
Sindre nitan-ty lohan-drahalahi’e naho natsorofo’e an-deme’ i rahalahi’ey ty fibara’e vaho songa nitsingoritritse eo; aa le natao ty hoe Kelkate-kats’ tsorime i toetse e Gibone izay.
17 Then [the others started to fight]. It was a very fierce battle. Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
Nampalovilovy ty hotakotak’ amy andro zay; le nigioke t’i Abnere naho o ana’ Israeleo añatrefam-pitoro’ i Davide.
18 Zeruiah’s three sons were there [on that day]: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was able to run very fast; he could run as fast as a wild gazelle/antelope.
Teo ty ana-dahy telo’ i Tseroià; Ioabe, naho i Abisày, vaho i Asaele, le nalisa am-pandia t’i Asaele manahake ty fanaloke tora’e.
19 Asahel started to pursue Abner. He ran straight toward Abner, without stopping.
Nañinjake i Abnere t’i Asaele; tsy niviombioñe mb’an-taña’e havana ndra havia amy fañitrihitriañ’ orike i Abnerey.
20 Abner looked behind him, and said “Is that you, Asahel?” Asahel replied, “Yes!”
Nitoli-boho amy zao t’i Abnere nanao ty hoe: I Asaele v’iheo? hoe ty natoi’e: Izaho.
21 Abner yelled at him, “Turn to one side or the other, [and pursue someone else]!” But Asahel would not stop pursuing Abner.
Le hoe t’i Abnere tama’e: Mitsilea, mb’an-taña’o havana ndra havia, naho tsepaho ty gaon-dahy vaho holiro o fikala’eo, f’ie tsy nete tsy nañorik’ aze avao.
22 So Abner yelled at him again, “Stop (chasing after/pursuing) me! (Why should I kill you?/It would not be good for me to kill you!) [RHQ] If I did that, (how could I (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab?/it would be very difficult for me to (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab.) [RHQ]”
Nindrae’ i Abnere amy Asaele ty hoe: Mivioña tsy hañorik’ ahy; ino ty hanjevoñako azo an-tane? Aia amy zao ty hiatrefako laharañe am’ Ioabe rahalahi’oy?
23 But Asahel refused to stop pursuing Abner. So Abner [suddenly turned and] thrust the butt end of his spear into Asahel’s stomach. Because he thrust it very strongly, that end of the spear [went though Asahel’s body and] came out at his back, and he fell to the ground, dead. All the other soldiers who came to the place where his body was lying stopped and stood there, [stunned].
F’ie nifoneñe tsy hivioñe, aa le tinombo’ i Abnera amy kitron-defo’ey ambane’ ty pa’e faha lime eo le nipotìtse am-boho’e ao i lefoñey vaho nitsingorokoron-ko mate eo. Ie amy zao, ze nizo i nikorovoha’ i Asaele nivetrakey, le nijohañe eo.
24 But Joab and Abishai continued to pursue Abner. At sunset they came to Ammah Hill, which is east of Giah, along the road to the desert near Gibeon.
Fe nañoridañe i Abnere t’Ioabe naho i Abisày; le nitsofots’ andro t’ie pok’ an-kaboa’ i Amà, i aolo’ i Già an-dala’ mb’ am-patrambei’ i Giboney.
25 The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner in one group, and stood at the top of a hill.
Nifanontoñe amy Abnere amy zao o ana’ i Beniamineo vaho nijohañe an-kaboañe ey.
26 Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that [if we continue fighting], the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. [So we should stop fighting each other] (How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.)” [RHQ]
Kinoi’ i Abnere amy zao t’Ioabe ami’ty hoe: Hamotseke nainai’e hao i fibaray? Tsy fohi’o hao t’ie higadoñe an-kafairañe avao? Ampara’ te mb’ia vaho halalie’o ondatio ty tsy hañoridañe i rahalahi’ey?
27 Joab replied, “Just as surely as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have continued pursuing your men until tomorrow morning!”
Le hoe t’Ioabe: Kanao veloñe t’i Andrianañahare, naho tsy nisaontsy irehe, le ampara’ te niporea’ ty maraindray leo raike tsy ho nimpoly am-pañinjaha’e i rahalahi’ey.
28 So Joab blew a trumpet [to signal that they should stop fighting]. So all his men did that. They did not pursue the soldiers of Israel any more, and they stopped fighting.
Aa le nampipopò antsiva t’Ioabe vaho nitsangañe ondaty iabio, tsy nañoridañe Israele ka, tsy nifanehak’ añ’aly ka.
29 That night Abner and his soldiers went through the Jordan [River] Valley. They crossed the Jordan [River] and marched all the next morning, and they finally arrived at Mahanaim.
Nikatsakatsake niranga i Arabà amy haleñe iabiy t’i Abnere naho ondati’eo; nitsake Iordaney naho niranga i Bitrone vaho nigodañe e Maknaime.
30 Joab [and his soldiers] stopped pursuing Abner. And when he gathered all his soldiers together, he found out that in addition to Asahel, only 19 of them had been killed in the battle.
Nimpoly amy fañoridaña’e i Abnerey t’Ioabe; le ie natonto’ iareo i mpitoro’ i Davide rey le tsy niampe folo-sive’ amby naho i Asaele.
31 But David’s soldiers had killed 360 of Abner’s men, all from the tribe of Benjamin.
Fe zinevo’ o mpitoro’ i Davideo amo lahilahi’ i Beniamine naho a i Abnereo: t’indaty telon-jato-tsi-enem-polo, fonga nikorokomake.
32 [Some of Joab’s soldiers] took Asahel’s body and buried it in the tomb where his father had been buried, in Bethlehem. Then they marched all during the night, and at dawn they arrived [back home] at Hebron.
Nitakone’ iereo t’i Asaele vaho nalente’e an-donan-drae’e e Betlekheme ao. Nikatsakatsak’ amy haleñey ka t’Ioabe, am-para’ te niporea am’ iereo e Kebrone añe i àndroy.
