2 Samuel 19
1 And it is declared to Joab, 'Lo, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom;'
Du ɖo Yoab gbɔ kaba be fia la nɔ avi fam na Absalom.
2 and the salvation on that day becometh mourning to all the people, for the people hath heard on that day, saying, 'The king hath been grieved for his son.'
Esi amewo se be fia la nɔ nu xam vevie la, gbe ma gbe ƒe dzidzɔ le woƒe dziɖuɖu wɔnuku la ta trɔ zu nuxaxa gã aɖe.
3 And the people stealeth away, on that day, to go in to the city, as the people steal away, who are ashamed, in their fleeing in battle;
Aʋakɔ blibo la te ɖɔɖɔɖɔ va dua me abe ɖe woɖu wo dzi eye wogbɔ kple ŋukpe ene.
4 and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth — a loud voice — 'My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'
Fia la tsyɔ asi mo, nɔ avi fam henɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Oo, vinye Absalom, oo, Absalom, vinye, vinye!”
5 And Joab cometh in unto the king to the house, and saith, 'Thou hast put to shame to-day the faces of all thy servants, those delivering thy life to-day, and the life of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the life of thy wives, and the life of thy concubines,
Yoab yi Fia la gbɔ le eƒe xɔ me eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Míeɖe wò ŋutɔ, viwò ŋutsuwo, viwò nyɔnuwo, srɔ̃wòwo kple wò ahiãviwo ƒe agbe egbe, ke èle nu wɔm ale eye nèna ŋukpe lé mí abe vo aɖee míeda ene.
6 to love thine enemies, and to hate those loving thee, for thou hast declared to-day that thou hast no princes and servants, for I have known to-day that if Absalom [were] alive, and all of us to-day dead, that then it were right in thine eyes.
Èle fiafiam be yelɔ̃ ame siwo lé fu ye eye yelé fu ame siwo lɔ̃ ye. Edze abe míexɔ asi le gbɔwò kura o ene. Nenye ɖe Absalom le agbe eye mí katã míeku la, anye ne àkpɔ dzidzɔ.
7 'And now, rise, go out and speak unto the heart of thy servants, for by Jehovah I have sworn, that — thou art not going out — there doth not lodge a man with thee to-night; and this [is] worse for thee than all the evil that hath come upon thee from thy youth till now.'
Azɔ, do go nàda ŋkɔ ɖe wò aʋawɔlawo dzi elabena metsɔ Yehowa ka atam be ne mèyi ɖakafu wo o la, wo dometɔ ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã matsi afi sia le zã sia me o. Ekema àxaxa azɔ wu ale si nèxaxa kpɔ le wò agbenɔnɔ blibo la me.”
8 And the king riseth, and sitteth in the gate, and to all the people they have declared, saying, 'Lo, the king is sitting in the gate;' and all the people come in before the king, and Israel hath fled, each to his tents.
Fia la tso eye wòyi ɖanɔ dua ƒe agbonu. Esi amewo se be, “Fia la nɔ anyi ɖe dua ƒe agbonu” la, wo katã va ƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu. Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Israel ƒe aʋawɔlawo katã ka hlẽ: ame sia ame yi eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me.
9 And it cometh to pass, all the people are contending through all the tribes of Israel, saying, 'The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, yea, he himself delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he hath fled out of the land because of Absalom,
Wode asi nyahehe me le wo ɖokuiwo dome henɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Fia David ɖe mí tso míaƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me. Eɖe mí tso Filistitɔwo ƒe asi me, ke azɔ la esi le Absalom nu eye wòdzo le anyigba la dzi.
10 and Absalom whom we anointed over us [is] dead in battle, and now, why are ye silent — to bring back the king?'
Míesi ami na Absalom abe míaƒe fia ene, ke wowui le aʋa me. Ekema nu ka ta ame aɖeke madze agbagba ana Fia David natrɔ agbɔ o?”
11 And king David sent unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, saying, 'Speak ye unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye last to bring back the king unto his house? (and the word of all Israel hath come unto the king, unto his house; )
Fia David ɖo du sia ɖe Zadok kple Abiata, ame siwo nye nunɔlawo la be, “Mibia Yuda ƒe ametsitsiwo be, ‘Nu ka ta miawoe anye ame mamlɛtɔ siwo agbugbɔ fia la va eƒe fiasã la me esi nya si gblɔm wole le Israelnyigba blibo la dzi la ɖo fia la gbɔ le eƒe nɔƒe?
12 my brethren ye [are], my bone and my flesh ye [are], and why are ye last to bring back the king?
Miawoe nye nɔvinyewo, nye ŋutɔ nye ŋutilã kple ʋu eya ta nu ka ta miawoe anye ame mamlɛtɔ agbugbɔ Fia la vɛ?’
13 And to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.'
Migblɔ na Amasa be, ‘Menye nye ŋutɔ nye lã kple ʋue nènye oa? Mawu nafiam, agafiam ɖe edzi wu, ne tso azɔ dzi yina la, wò Amasa, manye aʋafia na nye aʋakɔ la ɖe Yoab teƒe o fĩi.’”
14 And he inclineth the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send unto the king, 'Turn back, thou, and all thy servants.'
Amasa ɖe nya me na Yuda ƒe kplɔlawo katã eye wolɔ̃ abe ame ɖeka ene. Woɖo du ɖe fia la be, “Gbugbɔ va mía gbɔ kple ŋuwòmewo katã.”
15 And the king turneth back, and cometh in unto the Jordan, and Judah hath come to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan,
Ale fia la dze mɔ ɖo ta Yerusalem. Esi wòva ɖo Yɔdan tɔsisi la to la, edze abe ame siwo katã le Yuda la, ɖe wova Gilgal be yewoakpee, akplɔe atso tɔsisi lae ene!
16 and Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who [is] from Bahurim, hasteth, and cometh down with the men of Judah, to meet king David,
Simei, Benyamintɔ, Gera ƒe vi, ame si tso Bahurim la ɖe abla tso tɔsisi la kple ame siwo tso Yuda be yewoado dzaa na Fia la.
17 and a thousand men [are] with him from Benjamin, and Ziba servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him, and they have gone prosperously over the Jordan before the king.
Ame akpe ɖeka tso Benyamin ƒe viwo dome nɔ eŋu. Ziba, Saul ƒe subɔla kple Ziba ƒe viŋutsu wuiatɔ̃ kple subɔla blaeve hã nɔ ame siawo dome. Woyi Yɔdan tɔsisi la to be yewoatre afi ma ɖoɖo na fia la.
18 And passed over hath the ferry-boat to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which [is] good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera hath fallen before the king in his passing over into Jordan,
Wo katã wona kpekpeɖeŋu fia la kple eƒe aƒemetɔwo kple aʋawɔlawo eye wokpe ɖe wo ŋu ale si woate ŋui. Esi fia la va yina la, Simei, Gera ƒe vi mlɔ anyigba le eŋkume
19 and saith unto the king, 'Let not my lord impute to me iniquity; neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely in the day that my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, — for the king to set [it] unto his heart;
eye wòɖe kuku nɛ be, “Nye aƒetɔ kple fia, meɖe kuku na wò, tsɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi siwo mewɔ esi nèdzo le Yerusalem la kem eye nàŋlɔ wo be
20 for thy servant hath known that I have sinned; and lo, I have come to-day, first of all the house of Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king.'
elabena medze si nye nu vɔ̃ eya ta meva afi sia egbe. Nyee nye ame gbãtɔ tso Yosef ƒe to la me be mado dzaa na wò nye aƒetɔ la egbea.”
21 And Abishai son of Zeruiah answereth and saith, 'For this is not Shimei put to death — because he reviled the anointed of Jehovah?'
Abisai, Zeruya ƒe vi, bia be, “Ɖe womawu Simei esi wòƒo fi de Yehowa ƒe amesiamina la oa?”
22 And David saith, 'What — to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah, that ye are to me to-day for an adversary? to-day is any man put to death in Israel? for have I not known that to-day I [am] king over Israel?'
David blu ɖe eta gblɔ be, “Nya kae le nye kple mi Zeruya ƒe viwo dome? Egbe miezu nye futɔwo. Ɖe wòle be woawu ame aɖe le Israel egbea? Ɖe mènya be egbea menye fia le Israel oa?”
23 And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou dost not die;' and the king sweareth to him.
Fia la trɔ ɖe Simei ŋu eye wògblɔ be, “Mana nànɔ agbe.” Ale fia la ka atam ɖe nya sia dzi nɛ.
24 And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath come down to meet the king — and he prepared not his feet, nor did he prepare his upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not, even from the day of the going away of the king, till the day that he came in peace —
Mefiboset, Saul ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi hã yi be yeakpe fia la. Tso gbe si gbe fia la dzo va se ɖe esime wòtrɔ gbɔ dedie la, Mefiboset meklɔ eƒe afɔwo alo fɔ eƒe nuge dzi loo alo nya eƒe awuwo o.
25 and it cometh to pass, when he hath come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king saith to him, 'Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?'
Esi wòtso Yerusalem va be yeakpe fia la la, fia la biae be, “Nu ka ta mèyi kplim o, Mefiboset?”
26 And he saith, 'My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for thy servant said, I saddle for me the ass, and ride on it, and go with the king, for thy servant [is] lame;
Eɖo eŋu be, “Nye aƒetɔ kple nye fia, nye subɔla Zibae blem. Megblɔ nɛ be, bla akpa na nye tedzi nam ale be mate ŋu ayi kple fia la! Wò ŋutɔ ènya be tekunɔe menye.
27 and he uttereth slander against thy servant unto my lord the king, and my lord the king [is] as a messenger of God; and do thou that which is good in thine eyes,
Ke Ziba gblẽ nye ŋkɔ gblɔ be, ɖe megbe koŋ be nyemava o. Ke menya be èle abe mawudɔla ene eya ta wɔ nu si nyo na wò.
28 for all the house of my father have been nothing except men of death before my lord the king, and thou dost set thy servant among those eating at thy table, and what right have I any more — even to cry any more unto the king?'
Ku koe nye kple nye ƒometɔwo katã míakpɔ mɔ na tso gbɔwò hafi, ke le esia teƒe la, ède bubu ŋunye le ame siwo katã ɖua nu kpli wò le kplɔ̃ ŋu la dome! Ekema, nu ka ta malĩ liʋĩliʋĩ?”
29 And the king saith to him, 'Why dost thou speak any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba — share ye the field.'
David gblɔ be, “Enyo, nye ɖoɖoe nye be wò kple Ziba miama anyigba la sɔsɔe ɖe mi ame evea dome.”
30 And Mephibosheth saith unto the king, 'Yea, the whole let him take, after that my lord the king hath come in peace unto his house.'
Ke Mefiboset gblɔ na fia la be, “Tsɔ anyigba la katã nɛ: nye aƒetɔ ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ ɖeɖe sɔ gbɔ nam!”
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite hath gone down from Rogelim, and passeth over the Jordan with the king, to send him away over the Jordan;
Barzilai, Gileadtɔ la hã tso Rogelim va be yeatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kple fia la eye wòayi eƒe mɔ dzi tso afi sia.
32 and Barzillai [is] very aged, a son of eighty years, and he hath sustained the king in his abiding in Mahanaim, for he [is] a very great man;
Azɔ la, Barzilai nye amegãɖeɖi aɖe: exɔ ƒe blaenyi. Ekpɔ fia la dzi le esime wònɔ Mahanaim elabena enye hotsuitɔ gã aɖe ŋutɔ.
33 and the king saith unto Barzillai, 'Pass thou over with me, and I have sustained thee with me in Jerusalem.'
Fia la gblɔ na Barzilai be, “Tso tɔsisi la kplim eye nàva nɔ Yerusalem; makpɔ dziwò le afi ma.”
34 And Barzillai saith unto the king, 'How many [are] the days of the years of my life, that I go up with the king to Jerusalem?
Ke Barzilai ɖo eŋu na fia la be, “Ƒe nenie gasusɔ nam be manɔ agbe hafi magakplɔ wò ɖo ayi Yerusalem?
35 A son of eighty years I [am] to-day; do I know between good and evil? doth thy servant taste that which I am eating, and that which I drink? do I hearken any more to the voice of singers and songstresses? and why is thy servant any more for a burden unto my lord the king?
Egbe mexɔ ƒe blaenyi; ɖe magate ŋu ade vovototo nu si nyo kple nu si menyo o la domea? Ɖe nuɖuɖu kple nunono agasɔ aɖe dzi na wò dɔla abe tsã enea? Alo ɖe ŋutsu kple nyɔnu hadzihawo ƒe ha agasɔ to me nam abe tsã enea? Nu ka wɔ nye aƒetɔ, fia la aɖe mɔ be nye, wò dɔla, mazu agba na wò?
36 As a little thing, thy servant doth pass over the Jordan with the king, and why doth the king recompense me this recompense?
Ke wò dɔla atso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kpli wò, ade afɔ mɔ me na wò ʋɛe. Ke nu ka ta fia la natsɔ fetu geɖe sia nam ɖo?
37 Let, I pray thee, thy servant turn back again, and I die in mine own city, near the burying-place of my father and of my mother, — and lo, thy servant Chimham, let him pass over with my lord the king, and do thou to him that which [is] good in thine eyes.'
Meɖe kuku, na wò dɔla natrɔ adzo, ale be maku ɖe mía dedu me be mate ɖe fofonye kple danye ƒe yɔdowo ŋu. Ke wò dɔla, Kimham, nye esi; na wòakplɔ nye aƒetɔ fia la ɖo, be wòawɔ nu sia nu si nyo eye wòdze la na wò.”
38 And the king saith, 'With me doth Chimham go over, and I do to him that which [is] good in thine eyes, yea, all that thou dost fix on me I do to thee.'
Fia la gblɔ be, “Kimham atso tɔ la kplim eye mawɔ nu sia nu si nèdzro la nɛ eye mawɔ nu sia nu si nèdzro la na wò.”
39 And all the people pass over the Jordan, and the king hath passed over, and the king giveth a kiss to Barzillai, and blesseth him, and he turneth back to his place.
Ale ameawo katã tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la kple fia la. Fia la kpla asi kɔ na Barzilai, yrae eye Barzilai trɔ yi aƒe.
40 And the king passeth over to Gilgal, and Chimham hath passed over with him, and all the people of Judah, and they bring over the king, and also the half of the people of Israel.
Fia la kplɔ Kimham ɖe asi eye woyi Gilgal. Ame geɖewo tso Yuda kple Israelviwo ƒe afã nɔ afi ma be yewoaxɔe.
41 And, lo, all the men of Israel are coming unto the king, and they say unto the king, 'Wherefore have they stolen thee — our brethren, the men of Judah?' (and they bring the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him).
Ke Israelviwo fa konyi na fia la be ame siwo tso Yuda koe kpe ɖe eya ŋutɔ kple eƒe aƒemetɔwo ŋu le Yɔdan tɔsisi la tsotso me.
42 And all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, 'Because the king [is] near unto us, and why [is] this — ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's [substance?] a gift hath he lifted up to us?'
Yuda ƒe viwo ɖo eŋu be, “Nu kae gblẽ le nu sia ŋu? Míaƒe to la mee fia la tso, nu ka ta nu sia ado dɔmedzoe na mi? Míexɔ ga aɖeke le esi o. Mena nuɖuɖu alo nunana aɖeke mí o!”
43 And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, 'Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.
Israelviwo ɖo eŋu be, “To ewoe le Israel eya ta míawo tɔe nye teƒe ewo le fia la ƒe nyawo me. Nu ka ta miekpe míaƒe ame mamlɛawo o? Miɖo ŋku edzi be míawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo do susua ɖa be míana wòatrɔ agbɔ agava nye míaƒe fia.” Wohe nya sia ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe, ke Yuda ŋutsuwo ƒe nyawo ɖu Israel ŋutsuwo tɔwo dzi.
