2 Samuel 2
1 Pagkaraan nito nagtanong si David kay Yahweh at sinabi, “Pupunta ba ako sa isa sa mga lungsod sa Juda?” Sumagot si Yahweh sa kaniya, “Pumunta ka.” Sabi ni David, “Sa anong lungsod ako pupunta?” Sumagot si Yahweh, “Sa Hebron.”
Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.
2 Kaya umalis si David kasama ang kaniyang dalawang asawa, si Ahinoam mula sa Jezreel, at Abigail mula sa Carmel, ang biyuda ni Nabal.
So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
3 Isinama ni David ang mga kalalakihan na kasama niya, na ang bawat isa ay isinama ang kanilang pamilya, sa mga lungsod ng Hebron, kung saan nagsimula silang manirahan.
And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.
4 Pagkatapos dumating ang mga kalalakihan mula sa Juda at hinirang si David na hari sa buong sambahayan ng Juda. Sinabi nila kay David, “Ang mga kalalakihan sa Jabes Galaad ang naglibing kay Saul.
And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.
5 Kaya nagpadala si David ng mga mensahero sa mga kalalakihan ng Jabes Galaad at sinabi sa kanila, “Kayo ay pinagpala ni Yahweh, dahil sa ipinakita ninyo na katapatan sa inyong panginoong si Saul at inilibing siya.
And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!
6 Ngayon nawa'y magpakita si Yahweh sa inyo ng tapat na kasunduan at katapatan. Magpapakita rin ako sa inyo nitong kabutihan dahil ginawa ninyo ang bagay na ito.
May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.
7 Kaya ngayon, hayaang maging malakas ang inyong mga kamay; maging matapang dahil si Saul na inyong panginoon ay namatay, at buong sambahayan ng Juda ay hinirang ako mag hari sa kanila.”
Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.
8 Pero si Abner anak na lalaki ni Ner, pinuno ng hukbo ni Saul, kinuha ang anak ni Saul na si Isobet at dinala siya sa Mahanaim;
Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,
9 ginawa niya si Isobet na hari sa buong Galaad, Asureo, Jezreel, Efraim, Benjamin, at sa buong Israel.
And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is, over all Israel.
10 Si Isobet anak na lalaki ni Saul, ay apatnapung-taong gulang nang mag-umpisa siyang maghari sa buong Israel, at naghari siya ng dalawang taon. Peroo ang sambahayan ng Juda ay sumunod kay David.
(Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was ruler for two years.) But Judah was on the side of David.
11 Ang panahon na si David ay naging hari sa Hebron sa buong sambahayan ni Juda ay pitong taon at anim na buwan.
And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Si Abner anak na lalaki ni Ner, at ang mga lingkod ni Isobet anak na lalaki ni Saul, ay umalis mula sa Mahanaim patungo sa Gibeon.
And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Si Joab anak na lalaki ni Zeruias at ang mga lingkod ni David ay lumabas at nakipagkita sa kanila sa lawa ng Gibeon. Umupo sila doon, isang grupo sa isang panig ng lawa at ang iba sa kabilang panig.
And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and came face to face with them by the pool of Gibeon; and they took up their position, facing one another on opposite sides of the pool.
14 Sinabi ni Abner kay Joab, “Hayaan ang mga binata ay tumayo at makipaglaban sa ating harapan.” Pagkatapos sinabi ni Joab, “Hayaan silang tumayo.”
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.
15 Pagkatapos nagsitayuan ang mga binata at sama-samang nagtipon, labingdalawa para kay Benjamin at Isobet anak na lalaki ni Saul, at labingdalawa mula sa mga lingkod ni David.
So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Sinunggaban ng bawat lalaki ang ulo ng kaniyang kaaway at sinaksak ang kaniyang espada sa gilid ng kaniyang kalaban, at pareho silang nagsibagsakan. Kaya ang lugar na iyon ay tinawag sa Hebreo, “Helkat Hazzurim,” o “Bukid ng mga Espada,” na nasa Gibeon.
And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.
17 Ang labanan ay masyadong marahas ng araw na iyon at si Abner at ang mga kalalakihan ng Israel ay natalo sa harapan ng mga lingkod ni David.
And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.
18 Ang tatlong anak na lalaki ni Zeruias ay naroon: Si Joab, at Abisai, at Asahel. Si Asahel ay napakabilis ng mga paa gaya ng isang gasel.
There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields.
19 Tinutugis ng malapitan ni Asahel si Abner at sinusundan siya na hindi lumilihis sa anumang dako.
Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.
20 Lumingon si Abner sa kaniyang likuran, at sinabi, “Ikaw ba iyan Asahel?” Sumagot siya, “Ako nga ito.”
Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.
21 Sinabi ni Abner sa kaniya, “Lumihis ka sa kanan o sa iyong kaliwa, at sunggaban mo ang isa sa binata at kunin ang kaniyang baluti.” Pero hindi lumihis si Asahel.
And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.
22 Kaya sinabi ulit ni Abner kay Asahel, Tigilan mo na ang pagtugis sa akin. Bakit kita pababagsakin sa lupa? Anong mukhang ihaharap ko kay Joab, na iyong kapatid na lalaki?”
Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.
23 Pero tumangging lumihis si Asahel at sinaksak siya ni Abner sa katawan sa pamamagitan ng mapurol na dulo ng kaniyang sibat, kaya ang sibat ay tumagos sa kabilang gilid. Bumagsak si Asahel at namatay doon. Kaya ang sinuman ang dumating sa lugar kung saan bumagsak at namatay si Asahel, ay huminto at nanatiling nakatayo.
But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, came to a stop.
24 Pero tinugis ni Joab at Abisai si Abner. Nang palubog na ang araw, pumunta sila sa burol ng Amma, na malapit sa Giah sa pamamagitan ng daan patungo sa kagubatan ng Gibeon.
But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.
25 Nagtipon ang mga kalalakihan ni Benjamin ng sama-sama sa likuran ni Abner at tumayo sa itaas ng burol.
And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.
26 Pagkatapos tinawag ni Abner si Joab at sinabi, “Dapat bang magpatayan tayo habang buhay? Hindi mo ba alam lalo lang itong lulubha sa katapusan? Gaano katagal bago mo sasabihin sa iyong mga kalalakihan na tigilan na ang pagtugis sa inyong mga kapatid na lalaki?
Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?
27 Sumagot si Joab, “Hanggang sa nabubuhay ang Diyos, kung hindi mo sinabi iyan, ang aking mga tauhan ay patuloy na tutugisin ang kanilang mga kapatid na lalaki hanggang umaga!”
And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
28 Kaya pinatunog ni Joab ang trumpeta, at ang lahat ng kaniyang tauhan ay tumigil at hindi na tinugis kailanman ang Israel, ni hindi na sila naglaban kailanman.
So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
29 Si Abner at ang kaniyang mga tauhan ay naglakbay nang buong magdamag patungong Araba. Tumawid sila sa Jordan, naglakad silang lahat ng sumunod na umaga, at pagkatapos nakarating sa Mahanaim.
And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.
30 Bumalik si Joab galing sa pagtugis kay Abner. Tinipon niya ang lahat ng kaniyang tauhan, kung saan nawawala si Asahel at ang labing-siyam na mga sundalo ni David.
And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.
31 Pero ang mga tauhan ni David ay nakapatay ng 360 tauhan ni Benjamin sa pamamagitan ni Abner.
But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men
32 Pagkatapos kinuha nila si Asahel at inilibing siya sa loob ng libingan ng kaniyang ama, na nasa Bethlehem. Naglakbay si Joab at ang kaniyang mga tauhan ng buong magdamag, at inabutan na sila ng maagang pagsikat ng araw sa Hebron.
And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men, travelling all night, came to Hebron at dawn.
