2 Saamuʼeel 18
1 Daawit namoota isa wajjin turan lakkaaʼee ajajjuuwwan kumaatii fi ajajjuuwwan dhibbaa muudeef.
And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 Daawitis harka sadii keessaa harka tokko ajaja Yooʼaab jalatti, harka tokko ajaja Abiishaayi obboleessa Yooʼaab ilma Zeruuyaa jalatti, harka tokko immoo ajaja Itaayii namicha Gitii jalatti hiriirsee bobbaase. Mootichis loltootaan, “Ani mataan koo dhugumaan isin wajjin nan baʼa” jedhe.
And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
3 Namoonni garuu akkana jedhaniin; “Ati deemuu hin qabdu; yoo nu baqachuuf dirqamne isaan waaʼee keenya dhimma hin qaban; yoo walakkaan keenyas dhumne isaaniif homaa miti; ati garuu nama akka keenyaa kuma kudhan caalta. Kanaafuu ati yoo magaalaa keessa turtee nu gargaarte wayya.”
But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
4 Mootichis, “Ani waan gaarii isinitti fakkaate kam iyyuu nan godha” jedhee deebise. Kanaafuu mootichi yeroo loltoonni hundi garee dhibbaatii fi garee kumaatiin qajeelanitti karra bira dhaabachaa ture.
And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 Mootichis Yooʼaab, Abiishaayii fi Itaayiin, “Anaaf jedhaatii Abesaaloom dargaggeessichaaf garaa laafaa” jedhee ajaje. Loltoonni hundinuus ajaja Daawit waaʼee Abesaaloom ajajjootaaf kenne dhagaʼan.
And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
6 Loltoonnis Israaʼelin waraanuuf dirree waraanaatti baʼan; lollis bosona Efreem keessatti kaʼe.
So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
7 Achittis loltoonni Israaʼel loltoota Daawitiin dhaʼaman; hubaatiin gaafasiis akka malee guddaa ture; namoota kuma digdamatu dhume.
And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
8 Lolli sunis guutummaa baadiyyaatti babalʼate; namoota goraadeen fixe caalaa kan bosonni liqimsee hambisetu baayʼata.
And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
9 Abesaaloom yeroo kanatti akka tasaa namoota Daawititti dhufe. Innis gaangoo isaa yaabbatee deemaa ture; utuma gaangoon isaa dameelee gobbuu qilxuu guddaa tokkoo jala darbaa jirtuu mataan Abesaaloom muka keessatti qabame. Innis qilleensa irratti rarraʼee hafe; gaangoon inni yaabbatee ture sun garuu deemsa ishee ittuma fufte.
And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
10 Namichi tokko yommuu waan kana argetti, “Ani akka Abesaaloom muka qilxuutti rarraʼee jiru ammuma argeera” jedhee Yooʼaabitti hime.
And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
11 Yooʼaabis namicha waan kana isatti himeen, “Maal jetta! Ati isa argiteertaa? Maaliif achumatti rukuttee lafaan isa dhaʼuu dhiifte? Silaa ani meetii saqilii kudhanii fi sabbata jagnummaa sin badhaasa turee” jedhe.
And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
12 Namichi sun garuu, akkana jedhee deebise; “Utuu saqiliin kuma tokko harka kootti naaf safaramee iyyuu ani ilma mootiitti harka koo ol hin fudhadhu. Mootichi utuu nu dhageenyuu siʼi, Abiishaayii fi Itaayiin, ‘Anaaf jedhaatii Abesaaloom dargaggeessicha eegaa’ jedhee ajajeera.
And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
13 Karaa biraa immoo utuu ani kutadhee lubbuu isaa balleessee, sababii wanti mooticha duraa dhokatu tokko iyyuu hin jirreef ati mataan kee iyyuu natti hin dhiʼaattu ture.”
And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
14 Yooʼaabis, “Kana booddee ani haala kanaan si wajjin yeroo balleessuu hin qabu” jedhe. Kanaafuu ankaasee sadii harkatti qabatee utuma Abesaaloom muka qilxuutti rarraʼee lubbuun jiruu garaa isaatti dire.
Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
15 Warri Yooʼaabiif miʼa lolaa baatan kurnanis itti naannaʼanii Abesaaloomin dhaʼanii ajjeesan.
And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
16 Kana irratti Yooʼaab malakata afuufe; loltoonnis sababii inni isaan dhowweef Israaʼelin ariʼuu ni dhiisan.
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
17 Isaanis reeffa Abesaaloom fuudhanii bosona keessatti boolla guddaa tokkotti darbatanii dhagaa gurguddaa isa irra tuulan. Yeroo kanatti Israaʼeloonni hundi gara mana isaaniitti baqatan.
And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
18 Abesaaloom yeroo lubbuun turetti, “Ani ilma maqaa koo waamsisu hin qabu” jedhee iddoo Sulula Mootii jedhamutti yaadannoo ofiitiif soodduu dhaabbate. Soodduu sanas maqaa ofii isaatiin moggaase. Hamma harʼaatti illee soodduun sun Soodduu Abesaaloom jedhamee waamama.
Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
19 Ahiimaʼaz ilmi Zaadoq, “Ani dhaqee akka Waaqayyo harka diinota isaa jalaa isa baase mootichatti nan hima” jedhe.
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
20 Yooʼaab immoo, “Namni harʼa dhaqee himu siʼii miti; sababii ilmi mootichaa duʼeef ati yeroo biraa dhaqxee itti himta; garuu harʼa waan kana gochuu hin qabdu” jedheen.
And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
21 Ergasiis Yooʼaab Kuushiidhaan, “Dhaqiitii waan argite mootichatti himi” jedhe. Kuushiinis fuula Yooʼaab duratti gad jedhee harka fuudhee fiigaa qajeele.
Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
22 Ahiimaʼaz ilmi Zaadoq ammas Yooʼaabiin, “Wanni fedhe haa dhufu; maaloo anis Kuushii faana nan fiiga” jedhe. Yooʼaab garuu, “Yaa ilma ko, ati maaliif dhaquu barbaadda? Ati oduu badhaasa siif kennisiisu tokko iyyuu hin qabdu” jedheen.
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
23 Inni immoo, “Wanni fedhe haa dhufu; ani fiiguu nan barbaada” jedhe. Kanaafuu Yooʼaab, “Fiigi!” jedheen. Ergasii Ahiimaʼaz karaa dirreetiin fiigee Kuushii bira darbe.
Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
24 Adoo Daawit karra alaatii fi kan keessaa gidduu taaʼee jiruu eegduun karaa dhaaba gubbaa manaatiin karaatti ol baʼe. Innis achi ilaalee nama kophaa isaa fiigu tokko arge.
Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
25 Eegduun sunis mooticha waamee waan kana itti hime. Mootichis, “Inni yoo kophaa isaa taʼe, oduu gaarii fiduu qaba” jedhe. Namichi sunis dhiʼaachaa dhufe.
And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
26 Ergasiis eegduun sun utuu namni biraa fiiguu argee eegduu karraa waamee, “Kunoo namni biraa tokko kophaa isaa fiigaa jira!” jedheen. Mootichis, “Innis oduu gaarii fiduu qaba” jedhe.
Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
27 Eegduun sunis, “Inni jalqabaa waan akka Ahiimaʼaz ilma Zaadoqitti fiigu natti fakkaata” jedhe. Mootichi immoo, “Inni nama gaarii dha; oduu gaarii fidee dhufa” jedhe.
And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
28 Ahiimaʼaz mooticha waamee, “Wanni hundinuu gaarii dha” jedhe; fuula mootichaa durattis addaan lafatti gombifamee, “Waaqayyo Waaqni kee galata haa argatu; inni warra gooftaa koo mootichatti harka isaanii ol fudhatan dabarsee kenneeraatii” jedhe.
And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
29 Mootichi immoo, “Abesaaloom dargaggeessichi jalaa baʼeeraa?” jedhee gaafate. Ahiimaʼazis, “Yeroo Yooʼaab garbicha mootichaatii fi ana garbicha kee erguuf kaʼetti raafama guddaatu ture. Garuu wanni sun maal akka taʼe ani hin beeku” jedhee deebise.
And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
30 Mootichis, “As hiiqii dhaabadhu” jedhe. Kanaafuu inni achi hiiqee dhaabate.
And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
31 Ergasiis Kuushiin dhufee, “Gooftaa koo yaa mootii, oduu gammachiisaa dhagaʼi! Waaqayyo harʼa warra sitti kaʼan hunda jalaa si baaseera” jedhe.
And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
32 Mootichis Kuushiidhaan, “Abesaaloom dargaggeessichi jalaa baʼeeraa?” jedhee gaafate. Kuushiinis, “Diinonni gooftaa koo mootichaatii fi warri si miidhuuf sitti kaʼan hundi akkuma dargaggeessa sanaa haa taʼan” jedhee deebise.
And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
33 Mootichi ni hollate. Kutaa manaa kan karra duraa gubbaattis ol baʼee booʼe. Yommuu ol baʼuttis, “Yaa ilma koo Abesaaloom! Ilma ko, ilma koo Abesaaloom! Utuu qooda kee ani duʼee jiraadhee; yaa Abesaaloom ilma ko, yaa ilma ko!” jedhe.
Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
