2 Samoela 14

1 Ary Joaba, zanak’ i Zeroia, nahalala fa ny fon’ ny mpanjaka nalahelo an’ i Absaloma ihany.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

2 Koa naniraka tany Tekoa nampaka vehivavy hendry tany Joaba ka nanao taminy hoe: Masìna ianao, modia misaona, ka miakanjoa akanjo fisaonana, ary aza mihoso-diloilo ianao, fa manaova tahaka ny vehivavy efa nisaona ela ny maty;

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

3 dia mankanesa ao amin’ ny mpanjaka, ka lazao aminy araka izao. Dia nomen’ i Joaba teny izy.

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 Ary nony niteny tamin’ ny mpanjaka ravehivavy avy any Tekoa, dia niankohoka tamin’ ny tany izy ary nitsaoka ka nanao hoe: Vonjeo, ary mpanjaka ô.

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

5 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka taminy: Inona no nanjo anao? Dia hoy izy: Vehivavy mpitondra tena tokoa aho, fa maty vady.

“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

6 Ary izaho mpanompovavinao nanan-janaka roa lahy, ary nifanditra tany an-tsaha izy mirahalahy, ka tsy nisy nampisaraka azy, ary ny anankiray namely ny rahalahiny ka nahafaty azy.

And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.

7 Ary, indreo, ny mpianakavy rehetra nanangana ady tamiko mpanompovavinao ka nanao hoe: Atolory ilay namely ny rahalahiny, fa hataonay maty izy noho ny ain’ ny rahalahiny izay novonoiny ka dia hovonoinay koa ny mpandova; ka hovonoiny koa ny vainafoko sisa, ka tsy hamelany anarana na zanaka ho an’ ny vadiko etỳ ambonin’ ny tany.

Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”

8 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin-dravehivavy: Modia ianao; fa izaho no handidy ny amin’ izany.

“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”

9 Ary hoy ravehivavy avy any Tekoa tamin’ ny mpanjaka: Ry mpanjaka tompoko ô, aoka ho amiko ny heloka sy ho amin’ ny ankohonan’ ny raiko; fa ny mpanjaka sy ny seza fiandrianany dia aoka tsy hanan-tsiny.

But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”

10 Dia hoy ny mpanjaka: Na zovy na zovy manisy teny anao, ento etỳ amiko, dia tsy haninona anao intsony izy.

“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”

11 Ary hoy ravehivavy: Trarantitra ianao, ry mpanjaka ô, aoka ianao hahatsiaro an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao, ary aoka ny mpamaly ratsy hamono intsony, fandrao mamono ny zanako izy. Dia hoy ny mpanjaka: Raha velona koa Jehovah, tsy hisy ho latsaka amin’ ny tany na dia singam-bolo iray akory aza amin’ ny zanakao.

“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

12 Ary hoy ravehivavy: Trarantitra ianao, aoka kely ny mpanompovavinao hanao teny indraim-bava monja amin’ ny mpanjaka tompoko. Ary hoy izy: Lazao ary.

Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.

13 Dia hoy ravehivavy: Nahoana ianao no nihevitra toy izany hamely ny olon’ Andriamanitra? Fa amin’ ny, itenenan’ ny mpanjaka izany zavatra izany, dia toa mahavoa ny tenany ihany izy noho ny tsi-fampodian’ ny mpanjaka ilay noroahiny.

The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?

14 Fa tsy maintsy maty isika ka ho tahaka ny rano raraka amin’ ny tany, izay tsy azo raofina intsony; ary Andriamanitra tsy manala ain’ olona, fa mihevitra izay tsy hanariany ilay noroahiny.

For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

15 Fa izaho no tonga hilaza izany zavatra izany amin’ ny mpanjaka tompoko, ny olona no nampitahotra ahy: ary hoy izaho mpanompovavinao: mba holazaiko amin’ ny mpanjaka izany; fa angamba ny mpanjaka hanao izay angatahin’ ny mpanompovaviny.

Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.

16 Eny, ny mpanjaka hihaino ka hamonjy ny mpanompovaviny ho afaka amin’ ny tanan’ ny lehilahy izay ta-hamongotra ahy mbamin’ ny zanako hiala amin’ ny lova nomen’ Andriamanitra.

For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’

17 Dia hoy ny mpanompovavinao: Hahazoako fiononana anie ny tenin’ ny mpanjaka tompoko; fa ta-haka Ilay Anjelin’ Andriamanitra ny mpanjaka tompoko ka mandinika izay soa sy ratsy; koa Jehovah Andriamanitrao anie ho aminao.

And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”

18 Ary ny mpanjaka namaly an-dravehivavy hoe: Aza dia afenina ahy izay zavatra hanontaniako anao. Dia hoy ravehivavy: Aoka hiteny ny mpanjaka tompoko.

Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.

19 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Moa saina nomen’ i Joaba va izany rehetra lazainao izany? Dia hoy ny navalin-dravehivavy: Raha velona koa ny ainao, ry mpanjaka tompoko, tsy misy mivily izay rehetra nolazain’ ny mpanjaka tompoko na ho amin’ ny ankavanana na ho amin’ ny ankavia; fa Joaba mpanomponao tokoa no nandidy ahy sy nanome izany teny rehetra izany ny mpanompovavinao.

So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

20 Ny hampiova tarehy ny raharaha no nanaovan’ i Joaba mpanomponao izany zavatra izany; fa hendry tahaka Ilay Anjelin’ Andriamanitra tompoko ka mahalala ny zavatra rehetra etỳ ambonin’ ny tany.

Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

21 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Joaba: Indro fa efa nekeko izany zavatra izany: koa andeha, alao hody Absaloma zatovo.

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

22 Dia niankohoka tamin’ ny tany Joaba ka nitsaoka sy nisaotra ny mpanjaka; ary hoy Joaba: Anio no ahafantaran’ ny mpanomponao fa efa mahita fitia eo imasonao aho, ry mpanjaka tompoko, amin’ ny nanaovan’ ny mpanjaka araka ny nangatahin’ ny mpanompony.

Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”

23 Dia niainga Joaba nankany Gesora, ka nentiny nankany Jerosalema Absaloma.

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

24 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka: Aoka hody any an-tranony izy, fa aza avela hahita ny tavako. Ary Absaloma nankany an-tranony, ka dia tsy nahita ny tavan’ ny mpanjaka.

But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.

25 Ary tsy nisy lehilahy tsara tarehy noderaina fatratra tahaka an’ i Absaloma teo amin’ ny Isiraely rehetra, fa hatrany am-paladiany ka hatrany an-tampon-dohany dia tsy nisy tsiny izy.

Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

26 Ary raha nanaratra ny lohany izy (fa isaky ny fitsingerenan’ ny taona no nanaratany azy; fa nanavesatra azy ka noharatany), dia nolanjainy ny volon-dohany, ka sekely roan-jato no lanjany, araka ny fandanjan’ ny mpanjaka.

And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.

27 Ary Absaloma niteraka zanaka telo mirahalahy sy vavy iray, atao hoe Tamara, ary vehivavy tsara tarehy izy.

Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

28 Ary Absaloma nitoetra roa taona ngarangidina tany Jerosalema, nefa tsy mbola nahita ny tavan’ ny mpanjaka ihany izy.

Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

29 Ary Absaloma dia naniraka tany amin’ i Joaba, mba hanirahany azy ho any amin’ ny mpanjaka, fa tsy nety nankany aminy izy; ary mbola naniraka fanindroany indray Absaloma, fa mbola tsy nety nankany ihany Joaba.

Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.

30 Koa dia hoy izy tamin’ ny mpanompony: Indro, ny tanimbarin’ i Joaba mifanolotra amin’ ny ahy, ary manana vary hordea ao izy; andeha, dory amin’ ny afo izany. Ary ny mpanompon’ i Absaloma dia nandoro ny tanimbary.

Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

31 Ary Joaba niainga nankany amin’ i Absaloma tao an-tranony ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana ny mpanomponao no nandoro ny tanimbariko tamin’ ny afo?

Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

32 Fa hoy Absaloma tamin’ i Joaba: Indro, naniraka tany aminao aho ka nanao hoe: Mankanesa atỳ hirahiko ho any amin’ ny mpanjaka hanao hoe: Nahoana no niala tany Gesora aho? Tsara amiko raha nitoetra tany ihany mandraka ankehitriny. Koa ankehitriny, aoka re mba hahita ny tavan’ ny mpanjaka aho, ka raha manan-keloka aho, dia aoka hovonoiny.

“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

33 Ary Joaba nankany amin’ ny mpanjaka ka nanambara izany taminy: ary dia nampanalain’ ny mpanjaka Absaloma, dia nankao aminy izy ka niondrika tamin’ ny tany teo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka; ary dia nanoroka an’ i Absaloma ny mpanjaka.

So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.