II Samuela 18
1 HELU aku la o Davida i na kanaka me ia, a hoonoho aku la i na lunatausani, a me na lunahaneri maluna o lakou.
David organized the men who were with him and put commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds in charge of them.
2 Hoouna aku la o Davida i ka hapakolu o na kanaka malalo o ka lima o Ioaba, a o kekahi hapakolu malalo o ka lima o Abisai ke keiki a Zeruia, o ko Ioaba kaikaina, a o kekahi hapakolu malalo o ka lima o Itai ke Giti. I aku la hoi ke alii i na kanaka, Owau io no kekahi e hele aku ana me oukou.
David sent the army out divided into three sections. One third was commanded by Joab, one third was commanded by Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third was commanded by Ittai the Gittite. The king told the men, “I myself will go out into battle with you.”
3 Aka, i mai la na kanaka, Aole oe e hele aku; no ka mea, a i hee aku makou, aole lakou e manao mai ia makou; a i make hoi kekahi hapalua o makou, aole no hoi lakou e manao mai ia makou. Aka hoi, ua like oe me ka umi tausani o makou; nolaila, e aho nau e kokua mai ia makou mailoko mai o ke kulanakauhale.
But the men replied, “No, you must not go out into battle! For if we have to run away, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about that either. But you are worth ten thousand of us, so it's better if you stay here and send us help from the town.”
4 I aku la ke alii ia lakou, O ka oukou pono ka'u e hana'i. Ku ae la ke alii ma ka aoao o ka ipuka o ka pa, a haele mai la na kanaka a pau iwaho ma na haneri a ma na tausani.
“I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 Kauoha aku la ke alii ia Ioaba me Abisai a me Itai, i aku la, E ahonui aku oukou no'u i ke kanaka opiopio ia Abesaloma. A lohe ae la na kanaka a pau, i ka wa i kauoha aku ai ke alii i na lunakoa a pau no Abesaloma.
The king ordered Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Treat young Absalom gently for me.” All the men heard the king giving orders to each of his commanders about Absalom.
6 Alaila hele aku la na kanaka iwaho ma ke kula e ku e i ka Iseraela: aia ma ka ululaau o Eperaima ke kaua ana.
David's army marched out to face the Israelites in battle, which was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Ilaila ua pepehiia na kanaka o ka Iseraela imua o ka poe kauwa a Davida: a he luku nui no ia la ma ia wahi, o na kanaka he iwakalua tausani.
The Israelites were defeated by David's men and many were killed that day—some twenty thousand.
8 No ka mea, kaua liilii lakou malaila maluna o ka aina a pau: a ua oi ka nui o ka poe i make i ka laau ia la, i ka poe i make i ka pahikaua.
The battle covered the whole countryside, and that day more died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.
9 A halawai ae la o Abesaloma me na kauwa a Davida. A holo ae la o Abesaloma maluna o ka hoki, a hele aku la ka hoki malalo o na lala pilikia o kekahi laau oka nui, a hihia ae la kona poo i ka laau, a kaulia oia mawaena o ka lani a o ka honua, a hele aku la ka hoki mai lalo aku ona.
Absalom ran into some of David's men while he was riding on his mule. As the mule went under the twisted branches of a large oak tree, Absalom's hair got caught in the tree. The mule he was riding kept going, leaving him hanging between earth and sky.
10 Ike aku la kekahi kanaka ia mea, a hai aku la ia Ioaba, i aku la, Aia ua ike aku au ia Abesaloma e kau ana maloko o kekahi laau oka.
One of David's men saw what happened, so he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!”
11 I mai la o Ioaba i ke kanaka nana i hai aku ia ia, Aia hoi, ua ike aku oe; heaha hoi kau i pepehi ole ai ia ia a haule ia i ka houna? alaila haawi aku no wau ia oe i na apana kala he umi a me kekahi kaei.
“What! You saw him like that?” Joab said to the man. “Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a soldier's belt as a reward!”
12 I aku la ua kanaka la ia Ioaba, Ina paha e kau ana ma kun lima na apana kala he tausani, aole au e o aku i kuu lima e pepehi i ke keiki a ke alii: no ka mea, i ko makou lohe ana, ua kauoha mai ke alii ia oe, me Abisai a me Itai, i mai la, E malama oukou a pau i ke kanaka opiopio ia Abesaloma.
But the man replied, “Even if you gave me a thousand shekels of silver, I wouldn't hurt the king's son. We all heard the king give the order to you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Look after young Absalom for me.’
13 Ina ole pela, ina ua hana au ma ka wahahee e hihia ai ko'u ola: no ka mea, aohe mea i hunaia mai ke alii aku, a o oe no hoi kekahi e ku e ia'u.
If I had disobeyed and killed Absalom—and the king finds out everything—you yourself wouldn't have defended me.”
14 Alaila, i aku la o Ioaba, Aole au e pono ke kali wale penei imua ou. Lalau aku la ia i na ihe ekolu ma kona lima, a hou aku la ia mau mea maloko o ka puu o Abesaloma, oi ola kela mawaena o ka laau oka.
“I'm not going to waste time waiting around like this with you!” Joab told him. He grabbed three spears and drove them into Absalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the oak tree.
15 Hoopuni mai la ka poe umi nana i lawe i ka Ioaba mea kaua, pepehi aku la ia Abesaloma, a make iho la ia.
Ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom and hacked him to death.
16 Puhi aku la o Ioaba i ka pu, a hoi mai la na kanaka mai ke alualu ana'ku i ka Iseraela: no ka mea, ua paa na kanaka ia Ioaba.
Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the Israelites because Joab had signaled them to stop.
17 Lawe aku la lakou ia Abesaloma; a hoolei aku la ia ia maloko o ka lua nui ma ka ululaau, a kau aku la lakou i ahu pohaku nui maluna iho ona: a holo aku la ka Iseraela a pau, o kela mea keia mea i kona halelewa.
They took Absalom and threw him into a deep pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. All the Israelites ran away to their homes.
18 A o Abesaloma i kona wa e ola ana, lawe aku la ia a hooku ae la i kekahi kia pohaku ma ke awawa o ke alii: no ka mea, i aku la ia, Aole a'u keikikane nana e hoomau i kuu inoa; a kapa aku la ia i ua kia pohaku la ma kona inoa iho: a ua kapaia'ku ia ko Abesaloma wahi, a hiki i neia manawa.
Absalom while he was alive had made a stone pillar and set it up in the King's Valley as a memorial to himself, for he thought to himself, “I don't have a son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He named the pillar after himself, and it's called Absalom's Monument even today.
19 Alaila i aku la o Ahimaaza ke keiki a Zadoka, E ae mai oe e holo aku au ano, e lawe aku i ka olelo i ke alii, ua hoopakele aku o Iehova ia ia mai na lima aku o kona poe enemi.
Then Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Please let me run and take the good news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him over his enemies.”
20 I mai la o Ioaba ia ia, Aole no oe e lawe aku i ka olelo i keia la; e lawe olelo oe i kekahi la ae: i keia la, aole oe e lawe olelo aku, no ka mea, ua make ke keikikane a ke alii.
“You're not the man to take the good news today,” Joab replied. “You can do it some other time, but don't do it today, because the king's son is dead.”
21 Alaila i aku la o Ioaba ia Kusi, O hele oe e hai i ke alii i ka mea au i ike iho nei. Kulou iho la o Kusi ia Ioaba, a holo aku la.
So Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” He bowed to Joab and ran off.
22 I hou aku la o Ahimaaza ke keiki a Zadoka ia Ioaba, Owau hoi kekahi, ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e holo aku au mahope o Kusi. I mai la o Ioaba, No ke aha hoi oe e holo aku ai, e kuu keiki, aohe olelo e pono nau?
Ahimaaz asked Joab again, “Never mind what happens, please let me run too, after the Ethiopian!” “Son, why do you want to run—you won't get anything for it?” Joab replied.
23 E ae mai hoi oe e holo wau. I mai la kela ia ia, E holo. Alaila holo aku la o Ahimaaza ma ka aoao o ka papu, a oi aku la ia imua o Kusi.
“Doesn't matter, I want to run anyway,” he said. “Fine, start running!” Joab told him. Ahimaaz took the route over flatter ground and overtook the Ethiopian.
24 Noho iho la o Davida mawaena o na puka elua o ka pa, a pii aku la ke kiai maluna o ka puka ma ka pa pohaku; alawa ae la kona mau maka, nana aku la, aia he kanaka e holo mai ana, oia wale no.
David was sitting between the inside and outside gates. The watchman climbed up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. He looked out, and saw a man running by himself.
25 Hea mai la ke kiai, a hai mai la i ke alii. I aku la ke alii, Ina hookahi wale no oia, he olelo no ma kona waha. Neenee mai la no ia, a kokoke mai.
So he shouted down to tell the king. “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied. As the first runner got closer,
26 Ike aku la hoi ke kiai i kekahi kanaka e ae e holo mai ana: hea mai la ke kiai i ka malama puka, Aia hoi, he kanaka e holo hookahi mai ana. I aku la ke alii, Ke lawe mai nei hoi oia i ka olelo.
the watchman saw someone else running, and he shouted down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There's another man running by himself!” “He'll also be bringing good news,” said the king.
27 I mai la ke kiai, Ua like ka mea holo mua i kuu manao me ka holo ana o Ahimaaza ke keiki a Zadoka. I aku la ke alii, He kanaka maikai ia, a ke hele mai nei ia me ka olelo maikai.
“The first man seems to me to be running like Ahimaaz, son of Zadok,” said the watchman. “He's a good man,” he king replied. “He'll bring good news.”
28 Kahea mai la o Ahimaaza, i mai la i ke alii, Aloha oe. A haule iho la ia ilalo ke alo ma ka honua imua o ke alii, i mai la, E hoomaikaiia o Iehova o kou Akua, nana i hoolilo mai i ka poe kanaka i hookiekie ae i ko lakou lima e ku e i kuu haku i ke alii.
Ahimaaz shouted out greetings to the king, Then he came and he bowed facedown before the king. “Blessed be the Lord your God!” he said. “He has defeated the men who rebelled against Your Majesty!”
29 I aku la ke alii, Ua malama ola ia ke kanaka opio, o Abesaloma? I mai la o Ahimaaza, A hoouna mai la o Ioaba i ke kauwa a ke alii, a ia'u hoi i kau kauwa, ua ike aku au i ka wawa nui, aole hoi au i ike i ke ano.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “It was very chaotic when your officer Joab sent me, your servant. I really don't know what was happening.”
30 I aku la ke alii, E kipa ae oe a e ku maanei. Kipa ae la ia, a ku malie iho la.
“Stand to one side and wait,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stood to one side and waited.
31 Aia hoi, hele mai la o Kusi: i mai la o Kusi, He olelo ka'u e kuu haku, e ke alii; ua hoapono mai o Iehova ia oe i keia la i ka poe a pau i hoea mai e ku e ia oe.
Right then the Ethiopian arrived and said, “Your Majesty, listen to the good news! Today the Lord has defeated all those who rebelled against you!”
32 I aku la ke alii ia Kusi, Ua malama ola ia anei ke kanaka opio o Abesaloma? I mai la o Kusi, O ka poe enemi o kuu haku o ke alii, a o ka poe a pau i ku e mai e hoino mai ia oe, e hoolikeia lakou me ua kanaka opio la.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. The Ethiopian replied, “May what has happened to the young man happen to Your Majesty's enemies, and to everyone who rebels against you!”
33 Haaloulou nui iho la ke alii, a pii aku la i ke keena maluna o ka puka, a uwe iho la: a i kona hele ana, penei kana i olelo ai, Auwe! kuu keiki e Abesaloma e! e kuu keiki, kuu keiki e Abesaloma e! ina no wau i make nou, e Abesaloma kuu keiki, kuu keiki e!
The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
