2 Samuel 15
1 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, Absalọm zụtaara onwe ya ụgbọ agha na ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ ya. O nwetakwaara onwe ya iri ndị ikom ise ndị na-agba ọsọ nʼihu ya.
And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom prepares a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men are running before him;
2 Nʼisi ụtụtụ, ọ na-ebili gaa guzo nʼakụkụ ọnụ ụzọ e si abata Jerusalem. Ọ bụrụ na ọ hụ onye ọbụla nwere okwu ọ chọrọ ka eze mara ihe banyere ya, Absalọm na-akpọ onye ahụ jụọ ya sị, “Olee obodo i si bịa?” Onye ahụ na-aza sị, “Ohu gị si nʼotu nʼime ebo dị nʼIzrel.”
and Absalom has risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it comes to pass, every man who has a pleading to come to the king for judgment, that Absalom calls to him and says, “Of what city [are] you?” And he says, “Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.”
3 Absalọm na-agwa onye ahụ sị, “Ahụrụ m na okwu gị niile bụ eziokwu. Ma ọ na-ewute m na eze enweghị onye na-enyere ya aka ịnụ okwu ndị a niile.”
And Absalom says to him, “See, your matters [are] good and straightforward—and there is none listening to you from the king.”
4 Absalọm na-ekwukwa sị, “Asị na m bụ onye ikpe nʼala Izrel, onye ọbụla nwere okwu na ụka gaara abịakwute m ka m mee ka ikpe ziri ezi rute ya aka.”
And Absalom says, “Who makes me judge in the land, that every man who has a plea and judgment comes to me? Then I have declared him righteous.”
5 Mgbe onye ọbụla bịara ịkpọ isiala nye ya nʼọnọdụ nsọpụrụ, ọ na-eseti aka ya, jide onye ahụ sutu ya ọnụ.
And it has come to pass, in the drawing near of anyone to bow himself to him, that he has put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;
6 Otu a ka Absalọm sị na-akpaso ndị Izrel agwa, bụ ndị ahụ niile na-abịakwute eze na-arịọ maka ikpe ziri ezi. O si otu a zuru obi ndị Izrel niile nʼohi.
and Absalom does according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment to the king, and Absalom steals the heart of the men of Israel.
7 Mgbe afọ anọ gasịrị, Absalọm bịakwutere eze rịọọ ya sị, “Biko kwere ka m jee Hebrọn mezuoro Onyenwe anyị nkwa m kwere ya.
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom says to the king, “Please let me go, and I complete my vow that I vowed to YHWH in Hebron,
8 Mgbe ohu gị bi na Geshua nʼime Aram, ekweere m nkwa a, ‘Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị ga-eme ka m lọghachi ọzọ na Jerusalem, aga m efe ya ofufe na Hebrọn.’”
for your servant has vowed a vow in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If YHWH certainly brings me back to Jerusalem, then I have served YHWH.”
9 Eze sịrị ya, “Gaa nʼudo.” Ya mere, ọ pụrụ gaa Hebrọn.
And the king says to him, “Go in peace”; and he rises and goes to Hebron,
10 Mgbe ahụ, Absalọm zigara ndị ozi na nzuzo, ka ha gaa nʼebo niile nke ala Izrel. Nke a bụ ihe o ziri ha, “Mgbe unu nụrụ ụda opi ike, tienụ mkpu sị, ‘Absalọm abụrụla eze na Hebrọn.’”
and Absalom sends spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, “At your hearing the voice of the horn, then you have said, Absalom has reigned in Hebron.”
11 Narị mmadụ abụọ si Jerusalem soro Absalọm gaa dịka ndị ọ kpọrọ oku oriri ma ha amaghị ihe ọbụla.
And two hundred men have gone with Absalom out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;
12 Mgbe Absalọm nọkwa na-achụ aja ahụ, o ziri ozi ka a kpọọ Ahitofel onye Gailo, otu nʼime ndị na-adụ Devid ọdụ, ka o si Gailo bịa nke bụ obodo ya. Nke a mere ka nkwekọrịta nzuzo ọjọọ ahụ na-esi ike karịa, ndị dịnyere Absalọm na-amụbanyekwa.
and Absalom sends Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.
13 Ọ dịghị anya, onyeozi bịaruru Jerusalem gwa Devid na ndị Izrel niile kwagidere Absalọm.
And he who is declaring tidings comes to David, saying, “The heart of the men of Israel has been after Absalom.”
14 Mgbe ahụ, Devid gwara ndị ọrụ ya niile ndị ya na ha nọ na Jerusalem, sị, “Bilienụ! Anyị aghaghị ịgbapụ, ma ọ bụghị otu a, ọ dịghị onye nʼime anyị ga-agbanarị Absalọm. Anyị ga-ahapụ ugbu a, ma ọ bụghị ya, ọ ga-eme ngwa gafee anyị wetara anyị mbibi, werekwa mma agha gbuchapụ ndị niile nọ nʼobodo a.”
And David says to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, “Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; hurry to go, lest he hurries, and has overtaken us, and forced evil on us, and struck the city by the mouth of the sword.”
15 Ndị na-ejere ya ozi zara sị ya, “Anyị dịnyere gị! Anyị jikekwara ime ihe ọbụla onyenwe anyị eze kwuru.”
And the servants of the king say to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses—behold, your servants do.”
16 Ya mere, eze na ndị ụlọ ya niile si na Jerusalem pụọ. Ọ dịghị onye ọ hapụrụ karịakwa ndị iko ya nwanyị iri nʼihi ilekọta obieze ahụ.
And the king goes out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaves ten women—concubines—to keep the house.
17 Eze biliri pụọ, ya na ndị niile so ya, ha kwụsịrị nʼoke ala nke obodo ahụ.
And the king goes out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.
18 Ndị niile na-ejere ya ozi, gafere nʼakụkụ ya, ha na ndị Keret na Pelet, na narị ndị ikom isii ndị Git, bụ ndị so ya site na Gat, gafekwara nọrọ nʼihu eze.
And all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.
19 Mgbe ahụ, Devid tụgharịrị kpọọ Itai, onye Git, ọchịagha narị ndị agha isii ahụ sị ya, “Gịnị mere i ji eso m? Laghachi azụ soro eze Absalọm, nʼihi na ị bụ ọbịa nʼIzrel, onye gbatara ọsọ ndụ.
And the king says to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you go—you also—with us? Return and abide with the king, for you [are] a stranger, and also an exile, you—to your place.
20 Ọ dịbeghị anya kemgbe ị bịara. M ga-esi aṅaa kwere ka i soro m na-awagharị, ebe ọ bụ na m amaghị ebe m na-aga. Chịrị ndị agha gị laghachi. Ka obiọma na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi dịnyere unu.”
Your coming in [was only] yesterday, and should I move you to go with us today, since I am going over [to] where [I do not know where] I am going? Return, and take your brothers back. Kindness and truth [be] with you.”
21 Ma Itai zara eze sị, “Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ, onyenwe m na-adịkwa ndụ, ebe ọbụla onyenwe m bụ eze ga-anọ, ma ọ pụtara ndụ maọbụ ọnwụ, nʼebe ahụ ka odibo gị ga-anọkwa.”
And Ittai answers the king and says, “YHWH lives, and my lord the king lives, surely in the place where my lord the king is—if for death, if for life, surely your servant is there.”
22 Devid sịrị Itai, “Gaa nʼihu, gabiga.” Ya mere Itai, onye Git gabigara ya na ndị ikom ya niile, na ezinaụlọ niile ndị so ya.
And David says to Ittai, “Go and pass over”; and Ittai the Gittite passes over, and all his men, and all the infants who [are] with him.
23 Obodo niile tiri mkpu akwa mgbe ndị ahụ niile na-agabiga. Eze gafere ọdọ mmiri Kidrọn, ya na ndị mmadụ niile chere ihu nʼụzọ ọzara.
And all the land is weeping [with] a great voice, and all the people are passing over; and the king is passing over through the Brook of Kidron, and all the people are passing over on the front of the way of the wilderness;
24 Zadọk bịakwara, ya na ndị Livayị niile, ndị bu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke. Ha dọbara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke nʼala. Abịata chụgidere aja tutu ruo mgbe mmadụ niile sitere nʼobodo ahụ gabigasịrị.
and behold, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, are carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God, and they make the Ark of God firm, and Abiathar goes up, until the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.
25 Mgbe ahụ, eze sịrị Zadọk, “Bughachi igbe Chineke a nʼime obodo. Ọ bụrụ na m ahụta amara nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga-akpọghachi m mee ka m hụ ya, na ebe obibi ya anya ọzọ.
And the king says to Zadok, “Take back the Ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of YHWH, then He has brought me back, and shown me it and His habitation;
26 Ma ọ bụrụ na ọ sị, ‘Ihe banyere gị adịghị atọkwa m ụtọ,’ lee m, ya mee m otu o si dị ya mma nʼanya.”
and if thus He says, I have not delighted in you; here I [am], He does to me as [is] good in His eyes.”
27 Mgbe ahụ, eze gwara Zadọk bụ onye nchụaja sị, “Ọkwa ị bụ onye ọhụ ụzọ? Laghachi nʼobodo nʼudo, kpọrọ Ahimaaz nwa gị nwoke, na Jonatan nwa Abịata. Gị na Abịata kpọrọ ụmụ unu ndị ikom abụọ ndị a laghachi nʼobodo.
And the king says to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;
28 Aga m akwụsị chere nʼebe e si akwọfe osimiri Jọdan, ruo mgbe ozi ga-esi nʼebe ị nọ bịa.”
see, I am lingering in the plains of the wilderness until the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.”
29 Mgbe ahụ, Zadọk na Abịata bughachiri igbe Chineke na Jerusalem. Ha nọdụkwara nʼebe ahụ.
And Zadok takes back—and Abiathar—the Ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.
30 Ma Devid na ndị so ya chere ihu irigo Ugwu Oliv. Mgbe ọ na-aga, Devid nọ na-akwa akwa. O yikwaghị ihe ọbụla nʼụkwụ ya, ma o ji ihe kpuchie isi ya. Ndị niile so ya kpuchikwara isi ha na-akwakwa akwa ka ha na-arịgo.
And David is going up in the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, going up and weeping, and he has the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who [are] with him have each covered his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;
31 Mgbe a gwara Devid na Ahitofel onye na-adụ ya ọdụ dịnyere Absalọm, Devid kpere ekpere sị, “O Onyenwe anyị, biko, tụgharịa ndụmọdụ Ahitofel ka ọ bụrụ ndụmọdụ nzuzu.”
and David declared, saying, “Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom”; and David says, “Please make the counsel of Ahithophel foolish, O YHWH.”
32 Mgbe Devid bịaruru nʼelu Ugwu Oliv, ebe ndị mmadụ na-anọ na-efe Chineke ofufe, Hushaị, onye Akai nọ nʼebe ahụ na-eche izute ya. Uwe ya dọwakwara adọwa, aja dịkwa ya nʼisi.
And it comes to pass, David has come to the top, where he bows himself to God, and behold, Hushai the Archite [is there] to meet him, [with] his coat torn, and earth on his head;
33 Ma Devid sịrị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na i soro m, ị ga-abụ ibu arọ nye m.
and David says to him, “If you have passed on with me then you have been for a burden on me,
34 Ma ọ bụrụ na ị laghachi nʼobodo, sị Absalọm, ‘Aga m abụ ohu gị, eze. Abụ m ohu nna gị nʼoge gara aga, ugbu a aga m abụ ohu gị.’ Nʼụzọ dị otu a ị ga-enyere m aka mebie ndụmọdụ Ahitofel.
and if you return to the city and have said to Absalom, I am your servant, O king; I [am] also servant of your father until now, and presently, I [am] also your servant; then you have made void the counsel of Ahithophel for me;
35 Ọ bụ na Zadọk na Abịata ndị nchụaja agaghị eso gị nọdụ nʼebe ahụ? Gwa ha ihe ọbụla ị ga-anụta nʼụlọeze.
and are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? And it has been, the whole of the matter that you hear from the house of the king you declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.
36 Ụmụ ha ndị ikom, Ahimaaz nwa Zadọk na Jonatan nwa Abịata so ha nọdụ nʼebe ahụ. Zitere m ha ka ha gwa m ihe ọbụla ị nụtara.”
Behold, their two sons [are] there with them: Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abiathar, and you have sent to me by their hand anything that you hear.”
37 Ya mere Hushaị, enyi Devid, bịarutere Jerusalem mgbe Absalọm na-abata obodo ahụ.
And Hushai, David’s friend, comes to the city, and Absalom comes to Jerusalem.
