2 Saamuʼeel 19

1 Yooʼaabittis, “Daawit mootichi Abesaaloomiif booʼuu fi gadduutti jira” jedhamee himame.

And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.

2 Sababii guutummaan loltootaa oduu, “Mootichi ilma isaatiif gaddaa jira” jedhu dhagaʼeef moʼichi gaafa sanaa gaddatti geeddarame.

And the victory was turned that day into mourning to all the people, for the people heard say that day, The king grieves after his son.

3 Gaafa sana sabni hundis akkuma loltoota moʼatamanii qaanaʼuudhaan baqatanii magaalaa seenaniitti qaanaʼee magaalaa seene.

And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.

4 Mootichis fuula isaa haguuggatee, “Yaa ilma koo Abesaaloom! Yaa Abesaaloom ilma ko, yaa ilma koo!” jedhee sagalee ol fudhatee booʼe.

And the king hid his face: and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!

5 Yooʼaab gara mootichaa mana ol seenee akkana jedhe; “Ati harʼa fuula namoota kee kanneen lubbuu kee, lubbuu ilmaan keetiitii fi intallan keetii, lubbuu niitota keetiitii fi saajjatoowwan keetii oolchan sana hundaa qaaniidhaan haguugdeerta.

And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, You have this day shamed the faces of all your servants that have delivered you this day, and [have saved] the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and of your concubines,

6 Ati warra si jibban jaallattee warra si jaallatan immoo jibbiteerta. Ati akka ajajjoota loltoota keetiitii fi namoota isaanii wayittuu hin hedne harʼa mirkaneessiteerta. Harʼa utuu hundi keenya duunee Abesaaloom jiraatee ati akka gammaddu ani nan arga.

forasmuch as you love them that hate you, and hate them that love you; and you have this day declared, that your princes and your servants are nothing [in your sight]: for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, [and] all of us dead today, then it would have been right in your sight.

7 Amma gad baʼiitii namoota kee jajjabeessi. Yoo ati gad baʼuu baatte akka edana namni tokko iyyuu si biratti hin hafne ani maqaa Waaqayyootiin nan kakadha. Kun immoo rakkina ati ijoollummaa keetii jalqabdee hamma ammaatti keessa dabarte hunda caalaa hammaata.”

And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless you will go forth today, there shall not a man remain with you this night: and know for yourself, this thing [will] indeed [be] evil to you beyond all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.

8 Kanaafuu mootichi kaʼee karra dura taaʼe. Namoonni hundinuus yommuu, “Mootichi karra dura taaʼee jira” jedhamee itti himametti isa bira dhufan. Yeroo sanatti Israaʼeloonni hundi gara mana isaaniitti baqatanii turan.

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 Guutummaa gosoota Israaʼel keessatti namoonni hundinuu akkana jedhanii wal falmaa turan; “Mootichi harka diinota keenyaa jalaa nu baaseera; namni harka Filisxeemotaa jalaa nu baases isuma. Amma garuu inni sababii Abesaaloomiitiif biyyaa baqateera;

And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Abessalom.

10 Abesaaloom inni nu akka inni bulchaa keenya taʼuuf jennee dibne sun immoo lola irratti duʼeera. Kanaafuu waaʼee mooticha as deebisuu irratti isin maaliif waan tokko hin mariʼanne?”

And Abessalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: and now why are you silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.

11 Daawit mootichis akkana jedhee ergaa kana Zaadoqii fi Abiyaataar lubootatti erge; “Akkana jedhaatii maanguddoota Yihuudaa gaafadhaa; ‘Wanni guutummaa Israaʼel keessatti odeeffamaa jiru gurra mootichaa qaqqabeeraatii isin maaliif mooticha mana mootummaa isaatti deebisuu irratti duubatti haftani?

And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are you the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.

12 Isin obboloota koo, foon kootii fi dhiiga koo ti; yoos mooticha fiduu irratti maaliif duubatti harkifattan ree?’

You [are] my brethren, you [are] my bones and my flesh: why are you the last to bring back the king to his house?

13 Amaasaanis, ‘Ati foonii fi dhiiga koo mitii? Yoo ani ammaa jalqabee iddoo Yooʼaab ajajaa loltoota koo si gochuu baadhe, Waaqni waan hamaa natti haa fidu; waan caalu illee natti haa fidu.’”

And you shall say to Amessai, [Are] you not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if you shall not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

14 Mootichis akkuma garaa nama tokkootti garaa namoota Yihuudaa hundaa boojiʼe. Isaanis, “Namoota kee hunda wajjin deebiʼi” jedhanii mootichatti ergan.

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return you, and all your servants.

15 Mootichis biyyatti deebiʼee hamma Yordaanositti dhufe. Namoonni Yihuudaas mooticha simatanii Yordaanosin ceesisanii fiduuf hamma Gilgaalitti dhufan.

And the king returned, and came as far as Jordan. And the men of Juda came to Galgala on their way to meet the king, to cause the king to pass over Jordan.

16 Shimeʼiin namichi Bahuuriim ilmi Geeraa kan gosa Beniyaam sunis mooticha simachuuf namoota Yihuudaa wajjin dafee gad buʼe.

And Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Baurim, hasted and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David.

17 Isa wajjinis Beniyaamota kuma tokko akkasumas Ziibaa tajaajilaa maatii Saaʼol, ilmaan isaa kudha shananii fi hojjettoota isaa digdamatu ture. Isaanis mooticha dursanii Yordaanosin ceʼan.

And a thousand men of Benjamin [were] with him, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his twenty servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the king,

18 Isaanis maatii mootichaa simachuu fi waan inni barbaadu isaaf gochuuf malkaa ceʼan. Shimeʼiin ilmi Geeraa yommuu Yordaanosin ceʼetti mooticha duratti kufee

and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;

19 akkana isaan jedhe; “Gooftaan koo balleessaa natti hin herregin. Balleessaa garbichi kee yeroo ati gooftaan koo mootichi Yerusaalemii baatetti hojjete garaatti hin qabatin. Mootichi waan sana yaada isaa keessaa haa baasu.

and said to the king, Let not my lord now impute iniquity, and remember not all the iniquity of your servant in the day in which my lord went out from Jerusalem, so that the king should mind it.

20 Ani garbichi kee cubbuu hojjechuu koo beekaatii; harʼa garuu ani mana Yoosef hunda keessaa gooftaa koo mooticha simachuuf nama jalqabaa taʼee dhufeera.”

For your servant knows that I have sinned: and, behold, I am come today before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and meet my lord the king.

21 Abiishaayi ilmi Zeruuyaas, “Shimeʼiin sababii nama Waaqayyo dibe abaareef amma duʼuun isaaf hin maluu?” jedhe.

And Abessai the son of Saruia answered and said, Shall not Semei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

22 Daawit immoo deebisee, “Yaa ilmaan Zeruuyaa anii fi isin maal wal irraa qabna? Isin yeroo ammaa diinota natti taataniirtu! Harʼa namni tokko iyyuu Israaʼel keessatti ajjeefamuu qabaa? Ani guyyaa harʼaa Israaʼel irratti mootii taʼuu koo hin beekuu?” jedhe.

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Saruia, that you as it were lie in wait against me this day? today no man in Israel shall be put to death, for I know not if I this day reign over Israel.

23 Kanaafuu mootichi Shimeʼiidhaan, “Ati duʼuu hin qabdu” jedhe. Kanas kakaadhaan mirkaneesseef.

And the king said to Semei, You shall not die: and the king swore to him.

24 Mefiibooshet akaakayyuun Saaʼolis mooticha simachuuf gad buʼe. Inni gaafa mootichi Yerusaalemii baʼee jalqabee hamma mootichi deebiʼutti miilla isaatiif eegumsa barbaachisaa hin goone yookaan areeda hin haaddanne yookaan uffata isaa hin miiccanne ture.

And Memphibosthe the son of Saul's son went down to meet the king, and had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor shaved himself, neither had he washed his garments, from the day that the king departed, until the day when he arrived in peace.

25 Yeroo inni mooticha simachuuf Yerusaalemii dhufettis mootichi, “Mefiibooshet, ati maaliif na wajjin hin deemne?” jedhee isa gaafate.

And it came to pass when he went into Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why did you not go with me, Memphibosthe?

26 Innis akkana jedhee deebise; “Yaa gooftaa koo mooticha, ani garbichi kee waanan naafa taʼeef, ‘Akka ani yaabbadhee mooticha faana deemuu dandaʼuuf harreen koo naaf haa feʼamu’ jedheen ture. Ziibaan tajaajilaan koo garuu na gowwoomse.

And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for your servant [is] lame.

27 Inni gooftaa koo mooticha durattis garbicha kee maqaa balleesseera; gooftaan koo mootichi akkuma ergamaa Waaqayyoo ti; kanaafuu waan barbaadde hunda godhi.

And he has dealt deceitfully with your servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God, and do you that which is good in your eyes.

28 Silaa wanni maatiin abbaa kootii hundinuu mooticha irraa argachuu malan duʼa qofa ture. Ati garuu ana garbicha kee warra maaddii kee irraa nyaatan wajjin teessifte. Kana caalaa wanni ani akka naa godhamuuf mooticha gaafachuuf mirga qabu maalii?”

For all the house of my father were but as dead men before my lord the king; yet you have set your servant among them that eat at your table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?

29 Mootichis, “Maaliif dubbii dheeressita? Ani akka atii fi Ziibaan lafa hunda gargar qooddattan ajajeera” jedheen.

And the king said to him, Why speak you any longer of your matters? I have said, You and Siba shall divide the land.

30 Mefiibooshet immoo mootichaan, “Amma erga gooftaan koo mootichi nagaan deebiʼee inni waan hunda haa fudhatu” jedhe.

And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yes, let him take all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.

31 Namichi gosa Giliʼaad kan Barzilaay jedhamu tokkos Rogeliimii gad buʼe; innis mooticha geggeessuuf isa wajjin Yordaanos ceʼe.

And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from Rogellim, and crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over Jordan.

32 Barzilaayiin jaarsa dulloomaa waggaa saddeettama ture. Innis waan nama sooressa tureef yeroo mootichi Mahanayiim jiraatetti waan inni nyaatu dhiʼeessaafii ture.

And Berzelli was a very old man, eighty years old; and he had maintained the king when he lived in Manaim; for he was a very great man.

33 Mootichis Barzilaayiin, “Gamatti na wajjin ceʼiitii na wajjin Yerusaalem jiraadhu; anis sin sooraa” jedhe.

And the king said to Berzelli, You shall go over with me, and I will nourish your old age with me in Jerusalem.

34 Barzilaayiin garuu mootichaan akkana jedhe; “Ani siʼachi waggaa hammam jiraachuufan mooticha wajjin Yerusaalem dhaqa?

And Berzelli said to the king, How many [are] the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 Ani yeroo ammaa waggaa saddeettama guuteera. Ani waan gaarii fi waan hamaa addaan baasuu nan dandaʼaa? Garbichi kee miʼaa nyaataa fi dhugaatii beekaa? Ammas sagalee dhiirotaatii fi dubartoota sirbanii dhagaʼuu dandaʼaa? Yoos garbichi kee maaliif gooftaa koo mootichatti baʼaa dabalamaa taʼa ree?

I am this day eighty years old: can I then distinguish between good and evil? Can your servant taste any longer what I eat or drink? can I any longer hear the voice of singing men or singing women? and therefore shall your servant any longer be a burden to my lord the king?

36 Garbichi kee mooticha wajjin Yordaanos ceʼee xinnoo ishee ni deema; mootichi garuu maaliif haala kanaan galata naaf deebisa?

Your servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?

37 Akka ani yoon duʼe magaaluma kootti awwaala abbaa fi haadha koo biratti awwaalamuuf garbicha kee dhiisi haa deebiʼu. Garbichi kee Kimhaam garuu kunoo ti. Inni gooftaa koo mooticha wajjin haa ceʼu. Atis waan jaallattu kam iyyuu isaaf godhi.”

Let, I pray you, your servant remain, and I will die in my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, your servant Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do you to him as it seems good in your eyes.

38 Mootichis, “Kimhaam na wajjin ni ceʼa; anis waan ati jaallattu kam iyyuu isaaf nan godha; waan ati narraa barbaaddu kam iyyuus siif nan godha” jedhe.

And the king said, Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do to him what is good in my sight; and whatever you shall choose at my hand, I will do for you.

39 Akkasiin namoonni hundinuu Yordaanosin ceʼan; mootichis ni ceʼe. Mootichis Barzilaayii dhungatee eebbise; Barzilaayiinis gara mana isaatti deebiʼe.

And all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Berzelli, and blessed him; and he returned to his place.

40 Yommuu mootichi gara Gilgaalitti darbetti Kimhaam isa wajjin deeme. Loltoonni Yihuudaa hundinuu fi walakkaan loltoota Israaʼel mooticha ceesisan.

And the king went over to Galgala, and Chamaam went over with him: and all the men of Juda went over with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

41 Yommuu suma namoonni Israaʼel hundinuu gara mootichaa dhufanii, “Obboloonni keenya warri Yihuudaa maaliif nu dhoksanii mootichaa fi maatii isaa, duukaa buutota isa wajjin Yordaanosin ceesisanii fidani?” jedhaniin.

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen you away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

42 Namoonni Yihuudaa hundis deebisanii namoota Israaʼeliin, “Nu waan mootichi fira dhiigaa nuuf taʼeef waan kana goone. Isin waaʼee waan kanaa maaliif aartu? Nu waan mootichaa keessaa tokko illee nyaanneerraa? Waan tokko illees ofii keenyaaf fudhanneerraa?” jedhan.

And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel, and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king's food? or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?

43 Kana irratti namoonni Israaʼel namoota Yihuudaatiin, “Nu mooticha irraa qooda harka kudhan qabna; kana malees nu isin caalaa Daawit irraa mirga qabna. Yoos isin maaliif akkas nu tuffattu ree? Akka mootiin keenya nuuf deebiʼuuf kan duraan dursinee gaafanne nu mitii?” jedhanii deebisan. Garuu deebiin namoonni Yihuudaa deebisan kan Israaʼelootaa irra jabaa ture.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have you thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.