< 2 Samuel 17 >

1 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Ahitofel kay Absalom, “Ngayon hayaan mo akong pumili ng labindalawang libong kalalakihan at babangon ako at tutugisin si David ngayong gabi.
Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.
2 Pupunta ako sa kaniya habang pagod siya at nanghihina at gugulatin ko siya sa takot. Tatakas ang mga taong kasama niya at ang hari lamang ang aking sasalakayin.
We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.
3 Ibabalik ko sa iyo ang lahat ng tao, tulad ng isang babaeng ikakasal na papunta sa kaniyang asawa at ang lahat ng taong nasasakupan mo ay magiging mapayapa.”
Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”
4 Kasiya-siya kay Absalom at sa lahat ng mga nakatatanda ng Israel kung ano ang sinabi ni Ahitofel.
Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.
5 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Absalom, “Ngayon tawagin din si Cusai ang Arkite at pakinggan natin kung ano ang kaniyang sasabihin.”
But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”
6 Nang dumating si Cusai kay Absalom, ipinaliwanag ni Absalom sa kaniya kung ano ang sinabi ni Ahitofel at pagkatapos tinanong si Cusai, “Dapat ba naming gawin ang anumang sabihin ni Ahitofel? Kung hindi, sabihan kami kung ano ang payo mo.”
So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”
7 Kaya sinabi ni Cusai kay Absalom, “Hindi mabuti ang ibinigay na payo ni Ahitofel sa panahong ito.”
Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.
8 Idinagdag ni Cusai, “Alam mong malakas na mga mandirigma ang iyong ama at ang kaniyang mga tauhan at mabangis sila at katulad sila ng isang osong ninakawan ng mga anak sa isang bukid. Ang iyong ama ay isang taong mandirigma; hindi siya matutulog kasama ang hukbo ngayong gabi.
You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.
9 Tingnan mo, marahil ngayon ay nagtatago siya sa isang hukay o sa ibang lugar. Mangyayari ito kapag napatay ang ilan sa iyong tauhan sa simula ng isang pagsalakay na sasabihin ng sinumang makarinig nito, “Isang malupit na pagpatay ang naganap sa mga sundalong sumunod kay Absalom.'
Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’
10 Pagkatapos kahit na siguro ang matatapang na mandirigma, na ang mga puso ay katulad ng puso ng Leon, ay matatakot dahil alam ng buong Israel na isang magiting na tao ang iyong ama at napakalakas ng kalalakihang kasama niya.
Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.
11 Kaya pinapayuhan kita na dapat sama-samang magtipon ang buong Israel sa iyo, mula sa Dan hanggang Beer-seba, kasindami ng buhangin na nasa tabing-dagat at pupunta ka mismo sa labanan.
“So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.
12 Pagkatapos pupunta tayo sa kaniya kahit saan man siya matagpuan at lulukuban natin siya tulad ng hamog na nuhuhulog sa lupa. Wala tayong ititira kahit isa sa kaniyang tauhan, o siya mismo na buhay.
We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.
13 Kung tatakas siya sa isang lungsod, sa gayon magdadala ang buong Israel sa lungsod na iyan ng mga lubid at hihilain natin ito sa ilog, hanggang sa wala nang kahit isang maliit na bato ang matatagpuan doon.”
If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”
14 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Absalom at ng kalalakihan ng Israel, “Mas mabuti ang payo ni Cusai ang Arkite kaysa kay Ahitofel.” Itinalaga ni Yahweh ang pagtanggi sa mabuting payo ni Ahitofel para magdala ng kapahamakan kay Absalom.
Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.
15 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Cusai kina Zadok at Abiatar na mga pari, “Pinayuhan ni Ahitofel sina Absalom at ang mga nakatatanda ng Israel sa gayon at sa gayong paraan, pero nagpayo ako ng ibang bagay.
Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.
16 Kaya ngayon, magmadaling umalis at ibalita kay David; sabihin sa kaniya, 'Huwag magkampo ngayong gabi sa mga tawiran ng Araba, pero tiyaking tumawid sa lahat ng paraan, o masasakmal ang hari kasama ang lahat ng taong kasama niya.'''
Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”
17 Ngayon si Jonatan at Ahimaaz ay nananatili sa balon ng Rogel; madalas pumunta ang isang babaeng lingkod at nagdadala ng mga mensahe sa kanila. Pagkatapos aalis sila at sasabihin kay Haring David, para hindi sila makita na pumupunta sa lungsod.
[The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.
18 Pero nakita sila ng isang binata at sinabi kay Absalom. Kaya nagmadaling umalis sina Jonatan at Ahimaaz at dumating sa bahay ng isang tao sa Bahurim, na may isang balon sa kaniyang patyo, kung saan sila bumaba.
But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].
19 Kinuha ng asawa ng lalaki ang pantakip ng balon at inilatag ito sa bukana ng balon at hinagisan ito ng trigo, kaya walang isa ang nakakaalam na nasa balon sina Jonatan at Ahimaaz.
The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].
20 Dumating ang mga tauhan ni Absalom sa bahay ng babae at sinabing, “Nasaan sina Ahimaaz at Jonatan?” Sinabi sa kanila ng babae, “Tumawid sila sa ilog.” Kaya pagkatapos nilang maghanap sa paligid at hindi sila natagpuan, bumalik sila sa Jerusalem.
Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21 Pagkapos nang umalis sila umakyat sina Jonatan at Ahimaaz mula sa balon. Nagtungo sila kay haring David para mag-ulat; sinabi nila sa kaniya, “Bumangon ka at magmadaling tumawid sa tubig dahil nagbigay si Ahitofel ng gayon at gayong payo tungkol sa iyo.”
After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”
22 Pagkatapos bumangon si David at ang lahat ng taong kasama niya, at tumawid sila sa Jordan. Pagliwanag ng umaga walang isa sa kanila ang nabigong tumawid sa Jordan.
So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.
23 Nang makita ni Ahitofel na hindi sinunod ang kaniyang payo, nilagyan niya ng upuan ang kaniyang asno at umalis. Umuwi siya sa kaniyang sariling lungsod, inayos ang kaniyang mga bagay-bagay at nagbigti siya. Sa ganitong paraan namatay siya at inilibing sa libingan ng kaniyang ama.
When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].
24 Pagkatapos dumating si David sa Mahanaim. Samantalang si Absalom, tumawid siya sa Jordan, siya at ang lahat ng kalalakihan ng Israel na kasama niya.
David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].
25 Pagkatapos ginawang pinuno ni Absalom si Amasa sa hukbo sa halip na si Joab. Si Amasa ay anak na lalaki ni Jeter na Israelita na sumiping kay Abigail, anak na babae ni Nahas at kapatid ni Zeruias, ang ina ni Joab.
Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
26 Pagkatapos nagkampo ang Israel at si Absalom sa lupain ng Galaad.
Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].
27 Nang dumating si David sa Mahanaim, sina Sobi anak na lalaki ni Nahas mula sa Rabba na mga taga-Ammon at Maquir anak na lalaki ni Ammiel mula sa Lo Debar at Barzilai na taga-Galaad na mula sa Rogelim,
When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]
28 nagdala ng mga tulugang banig at mga kumot, mga mangkok at mga banga, mga trigo at harinang sebada, sinangag na butil, mga patani, mga lentil,
brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.
29 pulot, mantikilya, tupa at keso. Kaya maaaring kumain si David at ang mga taong kasama niya. Sinabi ng mga lalaking ito, “Gutom ang mga tao, pagod at uhaw sa ilang.”
They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.

< 2 Samuel 17 >