2 Samoela 2
1 Ary rehefa afaka izany, Davida dia nanontany tamin’ i Jehovah hoe: Hiakatra ho any amin’ ny tanànan’ ny Joda anankiray va aho? Dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Miakara. Ary hoy Davida: Any aninona no hiakarako? Dia hoy Izy: Any Hebrona.
It happened after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" Jehovah said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."
2 Dia niakatra nankany Davida mbamin’ ny vadiny roa, dia Ahinoama Jezirelita sy Abigaila, ilay novinadin’ i Nabala Karmelita.
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
3 Ary ny olona izay tao amin’ i Davida mbamin’ ny ankohonan’ ireo dia samy nentiny niakatra koa, ka nonina tao amin’ ny tanàna momba an’ i Hebrona izy ireo.
and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.
4 Ary dia avy ny lehilahy amin’ ny Joda ka nanosotra an’ i Davida tao mba ho mpanjaka amin’ ny taranak’ i Joda. Ary nisy nanambara tamin’ i Davida hoe: Ny olona any Jabesi-gileada no nandevina an’ i Saoly.
Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When David was told that the men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul,
5 Ary Davida dia naniraka olona hankany amin’ ny mponina any Jabesi-gileada hanao aminy hoe: Hotahin’ i Jehovah anie ianareo noho ny soa nataonareo tamin’ i Saoly tomponareo tamin’ ny nandevenanareo azy.
then he sent messengers to the lords of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by Jehovah, since you showed loyalty towards your lord, Saul, and have buried him.
6 Koa haneho famindram-po sy fahamarinana aminareo anie Jehovah, sady izaho koa efa manao izao soa izao aminareo noho ny nanaovanareo izany zavatra izany.
Now may Jehovah show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
7 Ary ankehitriny, aoka hampaherezina anie ny tananareo, ary aoka hatanjaka ianareo; fa maty Saoly tomponareo, ary izaho no nohosoran’ ny firenen’ i Joda ho mpanjakany.
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8 Fa Abnera, zanak’ i Nera, komandin’ ny miaramilan’ i Saoly, efa naka an’ Isboseta, zanakalahin’ i Saoly, ka nitondra azy nankany Mahanaima,
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 dia nampanjaka azy tamin’ i Gileada sy ny Asorita sy Jezirela sy ny Efraima sy ny Benjamina ary ny Isiraely rehetra.
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Geshurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 (Ary efa-polo taona no nahaveloman’ Isboseta, zanak’ i Saoly, fony izy vao nanjaka amin’ ny Isiraely, ary roa taona no nanjakany.) Fa ny firenen’ i Joda nomba an’ i Davida.
Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Ary ny andro nanjakan’ i Davida tao Hebrona tamin’ ny taranak’ i Joda dia fito taona sy enim-bolana.
And the time that David ruled in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Ary Abnera, zanak’ i Nera, sy ny mpanompon’ Isboseta, zanak’ i Saoly, niala tao Mahanaima ka nankany Gibeona.
Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Ary Joaba, zanak’ i Zeroia, sy ny mpanompon’ i Davida nivoaka ka nihaona tamin’ ireo teo amoron’ ny kamory tao Gibeona; ary samy nipetraka teo amin’ ny lafin’ ny kamory avy izy.
Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Ary hoy Abnera tamin’ i Joaba: Masìna ianao, aoka hitsangana ny zatovo hanao kilalao eto anatrehantsika. Ary hoy Joaba; Aoka ary izy hitsangana.
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." Joab said, "Let them arise."
15 Dia nisy nitsangana ka nita, dia roa ambin’ ny folo lahy tamin’ ny Benjamina, izay an’ Isboseta, zanak’ i Saoly, ary roa ambin’ ny folo lahy koa tamin’ ny mpanompon’ i Davida.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve of the sons of Benjamin of Ishbaal the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Ary izy rehetra samy nifanavika nifampihazon-doha ka nifandefon-tehezana tamin’ ny sabatra, dia niara-nikarapoka; koa izany no nanaovana izany fitoerana ao Gibeona izany hoe Helkata-hazorima.
They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Field of Blades, which is in Gibeon.
17 Ary mafy ny ady tamin’ izany andro izany; ary dia resy teo anoloan’ ny mpanompon’ i Davida Abnera sy ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely.
The battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
18 Ary mba teo koa izy telo lahy zanak’ i Zeroia, dia Joaba sy Abisay ary Asahela; ary Asahela dia haingan-tongotra tahaka ny gazela any an-efitra.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as quick on his feet as a wild gazelle.
19 Ary Asahela nanenjika an’ i Abnera, ka ny fandehany nanenjika an’ i Abnera dia tsy nivily akory na tamin’ ny ankavanana na tamin’ ny ankavia.
Asahel pursued after Abner, and as he went he did not turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Ary Abnera niherika ka nanao hoe: Hianao moa izany, no Asahela? Dia hoy izy: Izaho ity.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
21 Dia hoy Abnera taminy: Mivilia ianao, na ho amin’ ny ankavanana, na ho amin’ ny ankavia, ary zatovo anankiray no sambory, ka baboy ho anao izay eny aminy rehetra. Fa Asahela tsy nety nivily, fa nanenjika azy ihany.
Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not stop from pursuing him.
22 Ary hoy indray Abnera tamin’ i Asahela: Mivilia ianao, fa aza manenjika ahy; fa hataoko inona moa izay hamely anao hikarapoka amin’ ny tany, ary hataoko ahoana no fijery an’ i Joaba rahalahinao?
Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
23 Nefa tsy nety nivily ihany izy, ka dia nasian’ i Abnera ny antsedefona ny kibony, ka dia niboroaka teo an-damosiny ny lefona, ary nikarapoka teo izy ka maty niaraka tamin’ izay. Ary izay rehetra tonga teo amin’ ilay nikarapohan’ i Asahela sy nahafatesany dia nijanona.
But he refused to stop. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stopped there.
24 Ary Joaba sy Abisay dia nanenjika an’ i Abnera; ka nony tonga teo amin’ ny havoana Ama izy, izay tandrifin’ i Gia amin’ ny lalana mankany amin’ ny efitr’ i Gibeona, dia maty ny masoandro.
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Ary ny taranak’ i Benjamina niangona teo amin’ i Abnera ka nifoko ho iray toko ary nijanona teo an-tampon’ ny havoana anankiray.
The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and formed a single group, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Ary Abnera niantso an’ i Joaba hoe: Handany mandrakizay va ny sabatra? Tsy fantatrao va fa hangidy ny hiafaran’ izany? Koa mandra-pahoviana no tsy hampivereninao ny olona tsy hanenjika ny rahalahiny?
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to stop pursuing their brothers?"
27 Ary hoy Joaba: Raha velona koa Andriamanitra, raha tsy ilay teninao, dia efa lasa nody any naraina avokoa ny olona ka tsy nanenjika ny rahalahiny akory.
Joab said, "As Jehovah lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
28 Dia nitsoka ny anjomara Joaba, ka dia nijanona ny olona rehetra, ary tsy nanenjika ny Isiraely intsony na niady taminy intsony izy.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought.
29 Ary Abnera sy ny olony nandeha mandritra ny alina namaky ny tani-hay, dia nita an’ i Jordana sy namaky an’ i Bitrona rehetra, ka dia tonga tao Mahanaima izy.
Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and marched the whole morning, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Ary rehefa niverina Joaba avy nanenjika an’ i Abnera, dia novoriny ny olona rehetra, ary sivy ambin’ ny folo lahy ihany mbamin’ i Asahela no tsy teo ny mpanompon’ i Davida.
Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
31 Fa ny mpanompon’ i Davida efa nahafaty enim-polo sy telon-jato lahy tamin’ ny Benjamita sy ny olon’ i Abnera.
But the servants of David had struck of the people of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
32 Ary Asahela dia nentiny ka naleviny tao amin’ ny fasan-drainy, izay tao Betlehema. Ary Joaba sy ny olony nandeha mandritra ny alina, dia tonga tao Hebrona raha vao nazava ratsy ny andro.
They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
