2 Samoela 4

1 Ary nony ren’ ny zanakalahin’ i Saoly fa maty tany Hebrona Abnera, dia niraviravy tanana izy, ary raiki-tahotra ny Isiraely rehetra.

When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became weak, and all Israel was troubled.

2 Ary nisy roa lahy, lehiben’ ny mpitohan’ ny zanakalahin’ i Saoly, Bana no anaran’ ny iray, ary Rekaba no anaran’ ny iray, samy zanak’ i Rimona Berotita tamin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina (fa Berota koa natao ho isan’ ny an’ i Benjamina;

Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Recab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,

3 ary ny Berotita nandositra nankany Gitaima, dia nivahiny tany mandraka androany).

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been living there until this very time).

4 Ary Jonatana, zanak’ i Saoly, nanan-janakalahy malemy tongotra. Dimy taona izy, fony tonga avy tany Jezirela ny filazana ny amin’ i Saoly sy Jonatana; ary nentin’ ny mpitaiza azy nandositra izy; ary raha nentiny nandositra tamin’ ny fahatairana izy, dia nianjera ka tonga malemy tongotra, Mefiboseta no anarany.

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up to flee. But as she was running, Jonathan's son fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

5 Ary Rekaba sy Bana, zanak’ i Rimona Berotita, nandeha; ka rehefa nafana ny andro, dia tonga tao an-tranon’ Isboseta, tamin’ ilay izy nandriandry tamin’ ny antoandro iny.

So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he was resting at noon.

6 Ary niditra tao anaty trano Rekaba sy Bana rahalahiny haka vary, ka namely azy tamin’ ny kibony, dia lasa nandositra.

The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Recab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her.

7 Fa raha niditra tao an-trano izy roa lahy, ary Isboseta nandry teo amin’ ny fandriany tao amin’ ny trano fandriany dia namely azy izy roa lahy ka nahafaty azy, dia notapahiny ny lohany ka nentiny; ary nandeha mandritra ny alina namaky ny tani-hay izy.

So after they entered the house, they attacked him and killed him as he was lying on his bed in his room. Then they cut off his head and carried it away, traveling on the road all night to the Arabah.

8 Ary nitondra ny lohan’ Isboseta tany amin’ i Davida tao Hebrona izy ka nanao tamin’ ny mpanjaka hoe: Indro ny lohan’ Isboseta, zanak’ i Saoly fahavalonao, izay nitady ny ainao; fa Jehovah efa namaly an’ i Saoly sy ny taranany androany noho ny amin’ ny mpanjaka tompoko.

They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, “Look, this is the head of Ishbosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Yahweh has avenged our master the king against Saul and his descendants.”

9 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Rekaba sy Bana rahalahiny, zanak’ i Rimona Berotita: Raha velona koa Jehovah, Izay namonjy ahy tamin’ ny fahoriana rehetra,

David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,

10 ilay nanambara tamiko hoe: Indro, maty Saoly, ka nanao ny tenany ho mpitondra teny mahafaly, dia nohazoniko ka novonoiko tao Ziklaga, hanomezako azy ny valin’ ny teny mahafaly nentiny;

when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.

11 koa mainka raha misy olon-dratsy mamono lehilahy marina ao an-tranony eo am-pandriany; koa tsy hadiniko eo an-tananareo va ny ràny, ary tsy hofongorako tsy ho amin’ ny tany intsony va ianareo

How much more, when wicked men have killed an innocent person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?”

12 Ary Davida nandidy ny zatovony, dia namono azy ireo, ka notapahiny ny tanany sy ny tongony, dia nahantony teo anilan’ ny kamory tao Hebrona. Fa ny lohan’ Isboseta kosa dia nentina ka nalevina tao am-pasan’ i Abnera tao Hebrona.

Then David gave orders to the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hung them up beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.