2 Samoela 3
1 Nitolom-pialy avao ty anjomba’ i Saole naho ty anjomba’ i Davide; le nihafatratse erike t’i Davide vaho ninìke erike ty anjomba’ i Saole.
There was a long war between those on the side of Saul and those on the side of David. David's side grew stronger, while Saul's side grew weaker.
2 Nisamak’ anadahy e Kebrone ao t’i Davide; i Amnone ty tañoloñoloña’e boak’ amy Akinoame nte-Iezreele;
David's sons born at Hebron were: Amnon (firstborn), by Ahinoam from Jezreel;
3 i Kilabe, ty faharoe, nasama’ i Abigale vali’ i Nabale nte-Karmele; ty fahatelo: i Abisalome, ana’ i Maakà ana’ i Talmay mpanjaka’ i Gesore;
Chileab (second), by Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel; Absalom (third), by Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur:
4 ty fah’efatse i Adonià, ana’ i Kagite; ty faha-lime, i Sefatià ana’ i Abitale;
Adonijah (fourth), by Haggith; Shephatiah (fifth), by Abital;
5 vaho ty faha-eneñe, Itreame, amy Eglà vali’ i Davide. Songa nasama’ i Davide e Kebrone ao.
Ithream (sixth), by David's wife Eglah. These were the sons born to David at Hebron.
6 Ie nitolom-pialy avao ty anjomba’ i Saole naho ty anjomba’ i Davide, le nampaozam-batañe añ’ anjomba’ i Saole t’i Abnere.
Abner had been strengthening his position among the supporters of Saul's dynasty during the war between those on the side of Saul and those on the side of David.
7 Nisakeza’ i Saole t’i Ritspà anak’ ampela’ i Aià. Le hoe t’Isbosete amy Abnere, Ino ty nimoaha’o amy sakezan-draekoy?
Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. One day Ishbosheth accused Abner, saying “Why have you been sleeping with my father's concubine?”
8 Nampiforoforo i Abnere i enta’ Isbosete zay, le hoe re: Lohan’ amboa’ Iehoda hao iraho? Niferenaiñako anindroany hao ty anjomba’ i Saole, rae’o, naho o longo’eo naho o rañe’eo, te ihe tsy naseseko am-pità’ i Davide; t’ie nasisì’o ho aman-kakeo amy rakembay androany?
Abner got extremely angry at Ishbosheth accusation. “Am I a dog's head siding with Judah?” he replied. “Right up to the present day I have been loyal to your dynasty—to your father Saul, and to his brothers and friends. I haven't betrayed you to David. But now you dare to accuse me of sinning with this woman!
9 Ee te hanoen’ Añahare amy Abnere naho mandikoatse, naho tsy hanoeko ty nifanta’ Iehovà amy Davide;
So now may God punish me severely if I don't help David achieve what the Lord has promised him.
10 ty hampamindrañe boak’ añ’anjomba’ i Saole i fifeheañey naho hampitroareñe ambone’ Israele naho Iehoda boake Dane pake Beersevà ty fiambesa’ i Davide.
I will hand over the kingdom from Saul's dynasty, and help set up David's rule over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
11 Tsy nahavale i Abnere ndra volan-draike re amy fihembaña’ey.
Ishbosheth didn't dare to say anything else to Abner because he was frightened of him.
12 Nañitrik’ amy Davide amy zao t’i Abnere nanao ty hoe: An’ ia o taneo? naho ty hoe: Mifañinà amako fa inao, ama’o ty tañako hanese Israele iaby.
Then Abner sent messengers to speak for him to David, saying, “Who does the country belong to anyway? Make an agreement with me, and you can be sure I'll be on your side to have all of Israel follow you.”
13 Le hoe re, Antao arè, hifañina; fe hafantoko ama’o, te tsy ho isa’o ty tareheko naho tsy endese’o heike t’i Mikale anak’ ampela’ i Saole, t’ie miheo mb’ amako mb’etoa hañisake ty tareheko.
“Fine,” David replied, “I'll make an agreement with you. But I have one condition: I won't see you unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come.”
14 Le nañitrik’ am’ Is’bosete ana’ i Saole t’i Davide nanao ty hoe: Aseseo amako i Mikale tañanjombako nifofoeñ’ añ’ ofon-te-Pilisty zatoy.
Then David sent messengers tell Ishbosheth, son of Saul, “Give me back my wife Michal—I paid a dowry for her of one hundred Philistine foreskins.”
15 Aa le nampihitrife’ Isbosete vaho rinambe’e amy Paltiele ana’ i Laise, vali’ey.
Ishbosheth sent for her and took her away from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish.
16 Nangololoike ty rovetse i vali’ey, ie nañorik’ aze mb’e Bakorime mb’eo. Le hoe t’i Abnere ama’e: Akia, iamboho; le nimpoly re.
Her husband followed her to the town of Bahurim, crying as he went. Then Abner ordered him, “Go back home!” So he went home.
17 Ie amy zao fa nifañaoñe amo talè’ Israeleo t’i Abnere, nanao ty hoe: Ie taolo ro nipay i Davide ho mpanjaka hifehe anahareo,
Abner spoke with the elders of Israel and said, “For a while now you have wanted to have David as your king.
18 Aa le ano henaneo; amy te nafè’ Iehovà amy Davide ty hoe: Ty fitàm-pitoroko Davide ty handrombahako ondatiko Israeleo am-pità’ o nte-Pilistio, naho am-pità’ o rafelahi’ iareo iabio.
Now is the time to do it, because the Lord promised David, ‘Through my servant David I am going to save my people Israel from the Philistines and all their enemies.’”
19 Tinaro’ i Abnere an-dravembia i Beniamine ka izay, le nañavelo t’i Abnere nisaontsy an-dravembia’ i Davide e Kebrone ao t’ie ninò’ Israele iaby naho ty anjomba’ i Beniamine iaby;
Abner also talked to the people of Benjamin, and went to Hebron to let David know everything that the Israelites and the whole tribe of Benjamin had decided to do.
20 le nimb’ amy Davide e Kebrone añe t’i Abnere rekets’ ondaty roapolo vaho nanoa’ i Davide sabadidake t’i Abnere naho ondaty nindre ama’eo.
Abner came with twenty of his men to see David at Hebron, and David prepared a feast for them.
21 Le hoe t’i Abnere amy Davide: Hiongake iraho hiavotse le hatontoko amy talèko mpanjakay t’Israele iaby, hifañina ama’o, hifeleha’o ze satrin’arofo’o iaby. Aa le nirahe’ i Davide mb’eo t’i Abnere hañavelo am-panintsiñañe.
Abner told David, “Let me go immediately and summon all of Israel to come together for my lord the king, so they may make an agreement with you, and that you may rule over all you would wish.” Then David sent Abner safely on his way.
22 Ingo te boak’ an-kotakotak’ añe amy zao o mpitoro’ i Davideo naho Ioabe, ninday fikopaham-bey; fe tsy amy Davide e Kebrone ao t’i Abnere, ie niraheñe añe naho niavotse an-kanintsiñe.
Soon after Joab and David's men came back from a raid, bringing with them a large amount of plunder. However, Abner wasn't there with David in Hebron because David had already sent him safely on his way in peace.
23 Aa ie pok’eo t’Ioabe naho i valobohòke nindre ama’e iabiy, le natalily am’ Ioabe ty hoe: Fa niheo amy mpanjakay t’i Abnere ana’ i Nere vaho nampiavote’e mb’eo le nienga am-panintsiñañe.
When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, he was told, “Abner, son of Ner, came to see the king, who sent him safely on his way.”
24 Aa le nomb’ amy mpanjakay t’Ioabe nanao ty hoe: Ino ze o nanoe’oo? Inao niheo mb’ama’o mb’etoa t’i Abnere; akore te nirahe’o mb’eo, ie vata’e añe?
Joab went to the king and asked, “What do you think you're doing? Here's Abner, who came to see you. Why on earth did you send him on his way? Now he's got clean away!
25 Fohi’o t’i Abnere ana’i Nere, te nimb’ etoa hamañahy azo, hahafohiñe ty fiengà’o naho ty fiziliha’o, haharendreha’e ze anoe’o iaby.
You do see that Abner, son of Ner, came here to trick you, to spy on the movements of your army, and to find out everything you're doing!”
26 Ie niavotse amy Davide t’Ioabe le nampihitrike ìrak’ amy Abnere nampibalike aze boake Bor’sirà; fe tsy nifohi’ i Davide.
When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner. They met up with him at the well of Sirah and brought him back, but David didn't know anything about it.
27 Aa ie nimpoly mb’e Kebrone mb’eo t’i Abnere, le natola’ Ioabe hisitak’ i lalam-beiy hibisibisiha’e vaho tinombo’e ambane-pa’e fahalime, le nihomake ty amy lion-drahalahi’e Asaeley.
When Abner arrived back in Hebron, Joab took him aside into the town gatehouse as if he was going to talk with him in private. But Joab stabbed him in the belly, killing him in revenge for killing Joab's brother Asahel.
28 Ie jinanji’ i Davide le hoe re, Malio tahiñe am’ Iehovà, amy lio’ i Abnere ana’ i Nerey iraho naho ty fifeheako.
When David heard about this later he said, “I and my kingdom are totally innocent before the Lord regarding the death of Abner, son of Ner!
29 Ee te hipetak’ añambone’ Ioabe naho añ’ anjomban-drae’e le tsy hasitak’ ami’ty anjomba’ Ioabe ty aman-dio-lava, ke ty angamae, he ty miato am-pitoñoñe, ke ty ampitsingorom-pibara, he ty tsy aman-kàneñe.
May the guilt for his death fall on Joab and his family! May Joab's descendants always have someone who has running sores or leprosy or is crippled or who is killed by the sword or who is starving.”
30 Vinono’ Ioabe naho i rahalahi’e Abisaiy t’i Abnere ty amy namonoa’e i rahalahi’ iareo Asaele an-kotakotake e Gibone añe.
(This is why Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel during the battle at Gibeon.)
31 Le hoe t’i Davide am’ Ioabe naho amo hene ondaty nindre ama’eo, Mandriata saroñe naho misikina gony vaho miroveta añatrefa’ i Abnere. Le nañorike i horantsañey t’i Davide.
Then David ordered Joab and everyone who was there, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” King David himself followed the body as it was carried to the grave.
32 Nalente’ iereo e Kebrone ao t’i Abnere; le naonjo’ i mpanjakay ty fiarañanaña’e nangololoike ty rovetse an-kibori’ i Abnere eo vaho fonga nangoihoy ondatio.
They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king cried loudly at the grave, along with all the people.
33 Aa le nandala i Abnere i mpanjakay, ami’ty hoe: Nihomake manahake ty fikenkañan-dagola t’i Abnere?
The king sang this lament for Abner: “Did Abner deserve to die like a criminal?
34 Tsy nisingoreñe o fità’oo, tsy ni-an-dongoke o fandia’oo; nikorovoke hoe ondaty zinevo añatrefa’ o lo-tserekeo. Le niroveta’ ondatio indraike.
Your hands were not tied together, your feet were not in shackles. But just like a murderer's victim, you too were killed.” All the people cried for him even more.
35 Nimb’ amy Davide amy zao ondatio nanjotso mofo, ie mbe niantoandro, fe nifanta ami’ty hoe t’i Davide; Hanoen’ Añahare amako ndra losore’e naho mitsopeke mofo ndra inoñe am-para’ te tsofotse i àndroy.
Then people came to David and tried to persuade him to have something to eat during the day. But David swore an oath, saying, “May God punish me severely if I eat bread or anything else before sunset!”
36 Nihaoñe’ ondatio izay le ninò’e; niantofa’ ondaty iabio ze nanoe’ i mpanjakay.
Everyone saw this and thought it was the right thing to do, in the same way that they thought everything the king did was the right thing to do.
37 Aa le nifohi’ ze hene ondaty naho Israele iaby amy andro zay te tsy nampivetraha’ i mpanjakay t’i Abnere ana’ i Nere.
That day everyone in Judah and throughout Israel realized that David had not ordered Abner's murder.
38 Le hoe i mpanjakay amo mpitoro’eo: Tsy fohi’ areo hao te nihotrake e Israele ao anindroany ty roandria fanalolahy?
Then the king said to his officers, “Don't you recognize that a commander and a truly great man has fallen in Israel today?
39 Mamake iraho androany, ie vaho norizañe ho mpanjaka; toe loho gañe amako i ana’ i Tseroià rey; ehe ho vale’ Iehovà amy raty tserekey o hatsivokara’eo.
I am weak right now, even though I'm anointed as king and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too powerful for me. But may the Lord repay the evil man according to the evil he has done.”
