II Samuel 15
1 Naaramid a kalpasan daytoy a nangisagana ni Absalom iti bukodna a karwahe ken kabkabalio, agraman iti 50 a lallaki nga agtaray iti sangoananna.
Sometime later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses, and fifty men as bodyguards to run ahead of him.
2 Masapa a bumangon ni Absalom ket agtakder iti igid ti dalan nga agturong iti ruangan iti siudad. No mapan ti siasinoman nga addaan iti saan a pagkikinnaawatan a paokom iti ari, ayaban isuna ni Absalom ket ibagana, “Iti ania a siudad iti naggapuam?” Ket sumungbat ti lalaki, “Daytoy adipenmo ket manipud iti maysa kadagiti tribu ti Israel.”
He used to get up early and stand by the main road that led to the city gate. When people brought a case to the king for his decision, Absalom would call out and ask them, “What town are you from?” If they replied, “Your servant is from this particular tribe of Israel,”
3 Iti kasta ibaga ni Absalom kenkuana, “Kitaem, naimbag ken nasayaat ti kasom, ngem awan ti inikkan ti ari iti pannakabalin a dumngeg iti kasom.”
Absalom would tell them, “Look, you're in the right and you've got a good case. It's such a shame there's no one from the king to hear you.”
4 Innayon pay ni Absalom, “Tarigagayak a maysaak la koma nga ukom a naisaad iti daga, tapno mabalin koma nga umay kaniak ti tunggal tao nga addaan iti saan a pagkikinnaawatan wenno pakaseknan, ket mabalin a maipaayko kenkuana iti hustisia!”
Then he would say, “If only there was someone to appoint me as judge for the country. Then everyone could come to me with their case or complaint, and I would give them justice.”
5 Iti kasta no adda tao nga umasideg kenni Absalom tapno agdayaw kenkuana, iyunnat ni Absalom ti imana ken iggamanna isuna ken agekanna isuna.
When anyone came to bow down before him, Absalom would stop them by reaching out his hand, taking hold of him, and kissing him.
6 Kastoy a wagas ti inaramid ni Absalom kadagiti amin nga Israel a mapan iti ari tapno paukom. Isu a naibaw-ing ni Absalom dagiti puso dagiti tattao ti Israel.
This is how Absalom treated all the Israelites who came to the king for his judgment. So he captured the loyalty of the men of Israel.
7 Ket naaramid kalpasan ti uppat a tawen nga imbaga ni Absalom iti ari, “Pangngaasim ta palubosannak a mapan tapno tungpalek ti insapatak kenni Yahweh idiay Hebron.
Four years later Absalom asked the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a promise I made to the Lord.
8 Ta nagsapata daytoy adipenmo idi agnanaedak idiay Gesur idiay Aram, a kinunak, 'No iyegnakto manen ni Yahweh idiay Jerusalem, agrukbabakto ngarud kenni Yahweh.”'
For I, your servant, made this promise while living at Geshur in Aram, saying: ‘If the Lord does bring me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’”
9 Isu a kinuna ti ari kenkuana, “Inka a sitatalna.” Timmakder ngarud ni Absalom ket napan idiay Hebron.
“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom went to Hebron.
10 Ngem kalpasanna nangibaon ni Absalom kadagiti espia kadagiti amin a tribu ti Israel, kinunana, “Apaman a mangngegyo ti uni iti trumpeta, masapul ngarud nga ibagayo, 'Ni Absalom ti ari idiay Hebron.”
Then Absalom sent his accomplices among all the tribes of Israel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the ram's horn, you shout, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’”
11 Kakuyog ni Absalom iti naawis a dua gasut a lallaki manipud iti Jerusalem. Napanda iti kinainosenteda, a saanda nga ammo iti aniaman a panggep ni Absalom.
Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom. They had been invited and went in all innocence, because they didn't know anything about what was planned.
12 Bayat ti panangidaton ni Absalom, nangibaun isuna iti napan kenni Ahitofel iti ilina a Gilo. Mammagbaga isuna ni David. Napigsa ti yaalsa ni Absalom, ta agtultuloy nga umad-ado dagiti tattao a sumursurot kenkuana.
While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's advisor, asking him to come from Giloh, the town where he lived. The conspiracy grew stronger, and Absalom's followers went on increasing.
13 Napan kenni David ti maysa a mensahero a nagkuna, “Sumursurot kenni Absalom dagiti puso dagiti tattao ti Israel.”
A messenger came to tell David, “Absalom has the loyalty of the men of Israel.”
14 Kinunana ngarud ni David kadagiti amin nga adipenna a kaduana iti Jerusalem, “Tumakderkayo ta pumanawtayo, wenno awan kadatayo ti makalibas kenni Absalom. Agsaganakayo ta pumanawtayo a dagus, wenno makamatannatayo a sidadaras, ket iyegna iti rigat kadatayo ken darupenna iti siudad babaen iti tadem iti kampilan.”
David said to all the officials with him in Jerusalem, “Quick! Let's go! Otherwise we won't be able to get away from Absalom! We must leave immediately, or he will soon catch up with us, attack us, and kill the people here in the city.”
15 Kinuna ti adipen ti ari iti ari, “Adtoy, nakasaganan dagiti adipenmo a mangaramid iti aniaman nga ikeddeng ti apomi nga ari.”
“Whatever Your Majesty decides, we'll do what you want,” the king's servants replied.
16 Pimmanaw ti ari agraman ti pamiliana a simmurot kenkuana, ngem nangibati ti ari iti sangapulo a babbai a kinabbalayna, a mangaywan iti palasio.
The king set off with his whole household following him, but he left behind ten concubines to look after the palace.
17 Kalpasan a rimmuar ti ari ken dagiti amin a tattao a simmurot kenkuana, nagsardengda iti maudi a balay.
The king left with all his soldiers following him. He stopped at the last house,
18 Kimmuyog kenkuana a nagna dagiti amin a soldadona, ken napan iti sangoananna amin dagiti Cereteos, ken amin dagiti Peleteos, ken amin dagiti Geteos - 600 a lallaki a simmurot kenkuana manipud Gat.
and all his men marched past him, including all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had come with him from Gath.
19 Kalpasanna, kinuna ti ari kenni Ittai a Geteo, “Apay a simmurotka met kadakami? Agsublika ken makipagnaedka kenni Ari Absalom, ta maysaka a ganggannaet ken napapanawka. Agsublika iti bukodmo a lugar.
The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you coming with us too? Go back and stay with the new king, because you are a foreigner and an exile a long way from home.
20 Gapu ta idi kalmanka laeng a pimmanaw, apay a pagalla-allaenka a kaduadakami? Saanko pay nga ammo no sadino iti papanak. Isu nga agsublika ket iyawidmo dagiti kailiam. Sapay koma ta kumuyog kenka ti kinamanangngaasi ken kinapudno.”
You only just got here, so why should I make you wander around with us now when I don't even know where I am going? Go back and take your men with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”
21 Ngem simmungbat ni Ittai ket kinunana, “Iti nagan ni Yahweh nga adda iti agnanayon, ken ti apok nga ari, pudno nga iti aniaman a lugar a papanan ti apok nga ari, isu met ti papanan daytoy adipenmo, uray no ti kaipapananna ket pagbiagak wenno pakatayak.”
But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as Your Majesty lives, wherever Your Majesty may be, whether dead or alive, that's where your servant will be!”
22 Isu a kinuna ni David kenni Ittai, “Ituloyyo ngaruden ken kumuyogkayo kadakami.” Kimmuyog ngarud a nagna ni Ittai a Geteo iti ari, ken dagiti amin a kakaduana a lallaki ken amin dagiti pamiliana a kaduana.
“Go ahead, march on!” David replied. Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the families that were with him.
23 Nagdung-aw dagiti amin a pagilian ket bimmallasiw amin a tattao iti Tanap ti Cedron, ket bimmallasiw met mismo ti ari. Nagdalliasat amin dagiti tattao iti dalan nga agturong iti let-ang.
All the people in the countryside were crying aloud as everyone with David passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley with the king on the way toward the wilderness.
24 Ket adda met uray ni Zadok agraman dagiti amin a Levita, awit-awitda ti Lakasa ti Tulag ti Dios. Indissoda ti Lakasa ti Tulag ti Dios, ket kalpasanna nakikadua kadakuada ni Abiatar. Nagurayda agingga a nakaruar amin dagiti tattao iti siudad.
Zadok was there too, and all the Levites were with him, carrying the Ark of God's Agreement. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until everyone had left the city.
25 Kinuna ti ari kenni Zadok, “Awitem nga isubli ti Lakasa iti Dios idiay siudad. No makasarakak iti pabor iti imatang ni Yahweh, isublinakto ditoy ket ipakitana manen kaniak ti Lakasa ken ti lugar a pagnanaedanna.
Then the king told Zadok, “Take the Ark of God back to the city. If I find the Lord approves of me, he will bring me back and let me see both the Ark and his Tent again.
26 Ngem no ibagana, 'Saanak a maay-ayo kenka, kitaem, adtoyak, aramidenna kaniak aniaman nga ipagarupna a naimbag.
But if he says, ‘I'm not happy with you,’ then here I stand. Let him do to me whatever he thinks best.”
27 Kinuna pay ti ari kenni Zadok a padi, “Saanka kadi a mammadto? Agsublika iti siudad a sitatalna, ken ikuyogmo ti dua a putotmo a lallaki, a ni Ahimaas, ken ni Jonatan a puto a lalaki ni Abiatar.
The king also told Zadok the priest, “You understand the situation, don't you? Go back to the city safely with your son Ahimaaz, and also Jonathan, son of Abiathar. You and Abiathar take both of your sons back with you.
28 Kitaem, agurayakto idiay pagballasiwan iti Araba agingga a dumteng ti sao nga aggapu kenka a mangipakaammo kaniak.”
I'll wait at the fords of the wilderness until I hear from you.”
29 Insubli ngarud ni Zadok ken ni Abiatar ti Lakasa ti Dios idiay Jerusalem, ket nagnaedda sadiay.
Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.
30 Ngem simmang-at ni David a saka-saka ken agsangsangit idiay Bantay dagiti Olibo, ken inabbungotanna ti ulona. Tunggal tao kadagiti tattao a kaduana ket inabbungotanna iti ulona, ket simmang-atda nga agsangsangit kabayatan iti pannagnada.
David went on his way up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he did so. He had his head covered, and walked barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads, weeping as they went along.
31 Maysa ti nangibaga kenni David a kunana, “Maysa met ni Ahitofel kadagiti nakipag-alsa ken ni Absalom.” Isu nga inkararag ni David, O Yahweh, pangngaasim ta pagbalinem a kinamaag ti balakad ni Ahitofel.”
David was told, “Ahithophel is one of the people conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, please make Ahithophel's advice worthless.”
32 Naaramid nga idi nakadanon ni David iti tapaw ti dalan, nga isu ti nagdaydayawanda iti Dios kadagiti naglabas a tiempo, immay a simmabat kenkuana ni Cusai nga Arkita a naray-ab ti kagayna ken tapok-tapok iti ulona.
When David arrived at the top of the Mount of Olives, where people worshiped God, there to meet him was Hushai the Archite, with his robe torn and with dust on his head.
33 Kinuna ni David kenkuana, “No makipagdalliasatka kaniak, ket agbalinka laeng a padagsen kaniak.
David told him, “If you come with me, you'll only be a burden to me,
34 Ngem no agsublika iti siudad ken ibagam kenni Absalom, “Agbalinakto nga adipenmo, apok nga ari, a kas iti panagbalinko nga adipen iti amam iti naglabas a tiempo, iti kasta ita adipennakon,' ket, riribukemto koma ti balakad ni Ahitofel, a maipaay kaniak.
but if you go back to the city and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, Your Majesty! Formerly I worked for your father, but now I'll work for you,’ then you can block Ahithophel's advice for me.
35 Ken saanto kadi a kaduam sadiay ni Sadok ken Abiatar a papadi? Isu nga aniaman a mangngegmo idiay palasio iti ari, masapul nga ibagam kenni Sadok ken Abiatar a papadi.
Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there too. Tell them everything you hear in the king's palace.
36 Kitaem a kaduada dagiti dua a putoda a lallaki, ni Ahimaas, a puto a lalaki ni Sadok, ken Jonatan, a puto a lalaki ni Abiatar. Masapul nga ibaonmo kaniak babaen kadagiti imada ti amin a banag a mangngegam.
Their two sons, Ahimaaz and Jonathan, are there with them. Send them to me so they can tell me everything you hear.”
37 Napan ngarud iti siudad ni Cusai, a gayyem ni David, apagisu met a simmangpet ken simrek ni Absalom idiay Jerusalem.
David's friend Hushai arrived back in Jerusalem at the same time Absalom was entering the city.
