Samuu'Eel Labaad 2
1 Markaas dabadeed Daa'uud baa Rabbiga wax weyddiiyey, oo yidhi, Magaalooyinka dalka Yahuudah middood ma u kacaa? Rabbiguna wuxuu ku yidhi, Haah, u kac. Markaasaa Daa'uud yidhi, Xaggee baan u kacaa? Isna wuxuu yidhi, Xebroon tag.
Some time after that, David asked Yahweh, “Should I go back to [live in] one of the towns in Judah?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go up there.” Then David asked, “To which town should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
2 Saas daraaddeed Daa'uud halkaasuu u kacay, oo labadiisii naagoodna way raaceen, kuwaas oo ahaa Axiinocam tii reer Yesreceel, iyo Abiigayil oo u dhaxday Naabaal kii reer Karmel.
So David went up there, taking his two wives, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel [city], and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel [city].
3 Oo raggiisii isaga la jirayna Daa'uud wuu kaxaystay, iyadoo nin waluba reerkiisii wato; oo waxay degeen magaalooyinkii Xebroon.
He also took the men who had been with him, and their families. They all started to live in villages near Hebron.
4 Markaasaa dadkii dalka Yahuudah yimid, oo halkaasay Daa'uud ugu subkeen inuu ahaado boqor u taliya dalka Yahuudah. Waxaana Daa'uud loo sheegay, oo lagu yidhi, Kuwii Saa'uul aasay waxay ahaayeen dadka reer Yaabeesh Gilecaad.
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and [one of] them poured olive oil on David’s head [to show they were appointing him to be] [MTY] the king of the tribe [MTY] of Judah. When David found out that the people of Jabesh [town] in [the] Gilead [region] had buried Saul’s body,
5 Markaasaa Daa'uud wargeeyayaal u diray dadkii reer Yaabeesh Gilecaad, oo ku yidhi, Rabbigu ha idin barakeeyo, waayo, waad u roonaateen oo aasteen sayidkiinnii Saa'uul ahaa.
he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: “I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.
6 Haddaba Rabbigu ha idiin roonaado oo runtana ha idin tuso; oo anna waan idiinka abaalgudi doonaa roonaantaas, maxaa yeelay, idinku waxaas baad samayseen.
Now I also desire/hope that Yahweh will faithfully love you and be loyal to you. And I will do good things for you because of what you have done [for Saul].
7 Haddaba gacmihiinnu ha xoogaysteen, oo idinna xoog yeesha, waayo, sayidkiinnii Saa'uul waa dhintay, oo reer Yahuudahna anigay ii subkeen inaan u ahaado boqor u taliya.
Now, although Saul your king is dead, be strong and courageous, like the people of Judah, who have appointed me to be their king.”
8 Haddaba Abneer oo ahaa ina Neer, oo Saa'uul ciidankiisa sirkaal u ahaa ayaa soo kaxaystay Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul, oo wuxuu u soo gudbiyey xagga Maxanayim;
[While this was happening], Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across [the Jordan River] to Mahanaim [town].
9 oo wuxuu boqor uga dhigay reer Gilecaad, iyo reer Ashuur, iyo Yesreceel, iyo reer Efrayim, iyo Benyaamiin, iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan.
There Abner proclaimed that Ishbosheth was now the king of [the] Gilead [region] and of the tribe of Asher and the region of Jezreel and the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. That meant that he was the king of all of the people of Israel.
10 (Oo Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul afartan sannadood buu jiray markii uu bilaabay inuu boqor u noqdo reer binu Israa'iil, oo wuxuuna boqor u ahaa laba sannadood.) Laakiinse reer Yahuudah waxay raaceen Daa'uud.
Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he started to rule over the people of Israel. He ruled them for two years. But the tribe of Judah (was loyal to David/wanted David to be their king),
11 Oo wakhtigii Daa'uud Xebroon boqorka ugu ahaa reer Yahuudah wuxuu ahaa toddoba sannadood iyo lix bilood.
and he ruled them for seven and a half years while he was living in Hebron.
12 Markaasaa Abneer oo ahaa ina Neer, iyo addoommadii Iishboshed ina Saa'uul, Maxanayim ka soo baxeen, oo waxay tageen Gibecoon.
[One day] Abner and the officials of Isbosheth went from Mahanaim [across the Jordan River] to Gibeon [city].
13 Kolkaasaa Yoo'aab oo ay Seruuyaah dhashay, iyo addoommadii Daa'uud soo baxeen, oo waxay ku wada kulmeen balligii Gibecoon agtiisa; oo iyana qolo waxay balliga ka fadhiisatay dhinac, qoladii kalena waxay balliga ka fadhiisteen dhinacii kale.
Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and some of David’s officials [went from Hebron to Gibeon, and] met at the pool there. They all sat down, the one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the other side.
14 Markaasaa Abneer wuxuu Yoo'aab ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye, ragga dhallinyarada ahu ha kaceen oo horteenna ha ku cayaareen. Yoo'aabna wuxuu yidhi, Waa yahay ee ha kaceen.
Abner said to Joab, “Let’s tell some of our young men to fight each other!” Joab replied, “Okay!”
15 Markaasay kaceen oo tiro ku gudbeen; oo waxay ahaayeen laba iyo toban reer Benyaamiin ah, oo ka socda xaggii Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul, iyo laba iyo toban ka socda addoommadii Daa'uud.
So twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin fought for Ishbosheth, against twelve of David’s soldiers.
16 Oo mid waluba ninkiisii ayuu madaxa qabsaday, oo seeftiisii ayuu dhinaca ka daray midkii uu haystay. Sidaasay dhammaantood u wada dhaceen. Saas aawadeed meeshaas oo Gibecoon ku taal waxaa loo baxshay Xelqad Hasuriim.
Each of them grabbed the head of the man against whom he was fighting, and thrust his sword into that man’s side. The result was that all 24 of them fell down dead. So that area in Gibeon is now called ‘Field of Swords’.
17 Oo dagaalkiina aad buu u kululaaday maalintaas; oo waxaa laga adkaaday Abneer, iyo raggii reer binu Israa'iil, waxaana ka reeyey addoommadii Daa'uud.
Then [the others started to fight]. It was a very fierce battle. Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
18 Oo saddexdii wiil ee ay Seruuyaah dhashay halkaas ayay wada joogeen, kuwaasoo ahaa Yoo'aab iyo Abiishay iyo Casaaheel. Casaaheelna wuxuu u cago fududaa sida cawsha duurka.
Zeruiah’s three sons were there [on that day]: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was able to run very fast; he could run as fast as a wild gazelle/antelope.
19 Markaasaa Casaaheel wuxuu eryaday Abneer, oo intuu Abneer eryanayayna uma uu leexan midig iyo bidix toona.
Asahel started to pursue Abner. He ran straight toward Abner, without stopping.
20 Markaasaa Abneer gadaashiisa dhugtay, oo wuxuu yidhi, War ma adigii baa, Casaaheelow? Oo isna wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Haah, waa anigii.
Abner looked behind him, and said “Is that you, Asahel?” Asahel replied, “Yes!”
21 Markaasaa Abneer wuxuu ku yidhi, War midigta ama bidixda u leexo, oo ragga dhallinyarada ah midkood qabso, oo ka soo qaado hubkiisa dagaalka. Laakiinse Casaaheel wuu diiday inuu isaga ka leexdo.
Abner yelled at him, “Turn to one side or the other, [and pursue someone else]!” But Asahel would not stop pursuing Abner.
22 Markaasaa Abneer haddana Casaaheel ku yidhi, War ha i eryane, gees iiga leexo; maxaan dhulka kuugu dhufanayaa? Haddaba sidee baan wejiga u siin karayaa walaalkaa Yoo'aab?
So Abner yelled at him again, “Stop (chasing after/pursuing) me! (Why should I kill you?/It would not be good for me to kill you!) [RHQ] If I did that, (how could I (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab?/it would be very difficult for me to (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab.) [RHQ]”
23 Habase yeeshee wuu diiday inuu gees uga leexdo; sidaas daraaddeed Abneer waranka dabadiisii ayuu caloosha kaga dhuftay, warankiina dib buu uga mudhbaxay; markaasuu halkaas ku dhacay, oo isla meeshaasuu ku dhintay; oo in alla intii soo gaadhay meeshii Casaaheel ku dhacay oo ku dhintay way wada istaageen.
But Asahel refused to stop pursuing Abner. So Abner [suddenly turned and] thrust the butt end of his spear into Asahel’s stomach. Because he thrust it very strongly, that end of the spear [went though Asahel’s body and] came out at his back, and he fell to the ground, dead. All the other soldiers who came to the place where his body was lying stopped and stood there, [stunned].
24 Laakiinse Yoo'aab iyo Abiishay waxay eryadeen Abneer; oo qorraxdiina way dhacday markii ay yimaadeen buurtii Ammaah oo ku hor taal Giyax ee ku ag taal waddada cidlada Gibecoon.
But Joab and Abishai continued to pursue Abner. At sunset they came to Ammah Hill, which is east of Giah, along the road to the desert near Gibeon.
25 Markaasaa reer Benyaamiin dhammaantood soo wada urureen oo Abneer soo daba galeen, oo waxay noqdeen guuto keliya, markaasay buur isku dul taageen.
The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner in one group, and stood at the top of a hill.
26 Dabadeedna Abneer wuxuu u dhawaaqay Yoo'aab, oo ku yidhi, War seeftu miyey weligeed baabbi'inaysaa? Ugudambaystase inay qadhaadh noqonayso sow ma ogid? Haddaba ilaa goormay noqonaysaa markaad dadka kala hadlayso inay ka hadhaan walaalahooda ay eryanayaan?
Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that [if we continue fighting], the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. [So we should stop fighting each other] (How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.)” [RHQ]
27 Markaasaa Yoo'aab wuxuu yidhi, Rabbiga noloshiisaan ku dhaartaye, haddaadan hadlin, hubaal dadku subaxda waa iska tegi lahaa oo ninnaba walaalkiis ma eryadeen.
Joab replied, “Just as surely as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have continued pursuing your men until tomorrow morning!”
28 Sidaas daraaddeed Yoo'aab buunkii buu afuufay, oo dadkii oo dhammu way wada istaageen, oo mar dambe reer binu Israa'iilna ma ayan eryan, kol kalena ma ay diririn.
So Joab blew a trumpet [to signal that they should stop fighting]. So all his men did that. They did not pursue the soldiers of Israel any more, and they stopped fighting.
29 Oo Abneer iyo raggiisiina habeenkii oo dhan ayay sii dhex guuraynayeen Caraabaah; wayna ka gudbeen Webi Urdun, oo Bitroon oo dhanna way dhex mareen, oo waxay yimaadeen Maxanayim.
That night Abner and his soldiers went through the Jordan [River] Valley. They crossed the Jordan [River] and marched all the next morning, and they finally arrived at Mahanaim.
30 Oo Yoo'aabna wuu ka noqday eryadkii uu Abneer eryanayay; oo markuu dadkii oo dhan soo urursaday, waxaa addoommadii Daa'uud ka dhinnaaday sagaal iyo toban nin iyo Casaaheel.
Joab [and his soldiers] stopped pursuing Abner. And when he gathered all his soldiers together, he found out that in addition to Asahel, only 19 of them had been killed in the battle.
31 Laakiinse addoommadii Daa'uud wax bay reer Benyaamiin iyo raggii Abneer ka laayeen, oo waxaa ka dhintay saddex boqol iyo lixdan nin.
But David’s soldiers had killed 360 of Abner’s men, all from the tribe of Benjamin.
32 Markaasay Casaaheel qaadeen oo ku aaseen qabrigii aabbihiis, oo ku yiil Beytlaxam. Oo Yoo'aab iyo raggiisiina habeenkii oo dhan ayay guureeyeen oo waxaa waagu ugu beryay Xebroon.
[Some of Joab’s soldiers] took Asahel’s body and buried it in the tomb where his father had been buried, in Bethlehem. Then they marched all during the night, and at dawn they arrived [back home] at Hebron.
