2 Samuel 21
1 May taggutom ng panahon ni David ng tatlong taon na magkakasunod, at hinanap ni David ang mukha ni Yahweh. Kaya sinabi ni Yahweh, “Kaya may taggutom sa iyo dahil kay saul at sa mapanganib niyang pamiya, dahil inilagay niya ang mga lahi ni Gibeon sa kamatayan.”
During the time that David [ruled], there was a famine [in Israel] for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “[In order for the famine to end], Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon [city].”
2 Ngayon hindi nagmula ang mga lahi ni Gibeon sa Israel; nagmula sila sa anumang natira ng mga Amoreo. Sumumpa ang mga tao ng Israel na hindi sila papatayin, subalit gayunpaman sinubukan silang lahat na patayin ni Saul sa kanyang kasigasig sa mga tao ng Israel at sa Judah.
The people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he (was very zealous/wanted very much) to enable the people of Judah and Israel [to be the only ones living in that land]. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
3 Kaya tinawag ni Haring David ang mga lahi ni Gibeon at sinabi sa kanila, “Ano ang kailangan kong gawin para sa inyo? Paano ako makagagawa ng pambayad sa kasalanan, nang sa gayun maaari ninyong pagpalain ang mga tao ni Yahweh, na nagmana ng kanyang kabutihan at mga pangako?”
and said to them, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?”
4 Sumagot ang mga lahi ni Gibeon sa kaniya, “Hindi ito tungkol sa pilak o ginto sa pagitan namin at kay Saul o sa kaniyang pamilya. At hindi para ilagay namin ang sinumang tao sa kamatayan sa Israel.” Sumagot si David, “Anuman ang hilingin ninyo, iyon ang gagawin ko para sa inyo.”
They replied, “You cannot settle our quarrel with Saul and his family by giving us silver or gold. And we do not have the right to kill any Israelis.” So David asked, “Then/So what do you say that I should do for you?”
5 Sumagot sila sa hari, “Ang taong sumubok na patayin kaming lahat, na nagbalak ng masama laban sa amin, para mawasak kami ngayon at mawalan lugar sa loob ng mga hangganan ng Israel—
They replied, “Saul [wanted to] get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate/kill all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
6 hayaang ibigay sa amin ang pitong kalalakihan mula sa kaniyang kaapu-apuhan, at bibitayin namin sila sa harapan ni Yahweh sa Gibea ni Saul, ang isang pinili ni Yahweh.” Kaya sumagot ang hari, “Ibibigay ko sila sa inyo.”
Hand over to us seven of Saul’s descendants. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our town, the town where Saul, whom Yahweh previously chose to be king, lived.” The king replied, “Okay, I will hand them over to you.”
7 Pero iniligtas ng hari si Mefiboset anak na lalaki ni Jonatan anak na lalaki ni Saul, dahil sa sinumpaan ni Yahweh sa pagitan nila, sa pagitan ni David at Jonatan anak na lalaki ni Saul.
The king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and [Mephibosheth’s father] Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
8 Pero kinuha ng hari ang dalawang anak na lalaki ni Rizpa anak na babae ni Aya, mga anak na lalaki na kaniyang ipinanganak kay Saul—pinangalanan ang dalawang anak na lalaking Armoni at Mefiboset; at kinuha rin ni David ang limang anak na lalaki ni Mical na anak na babae ni Saul, na kaniyang iniluwal kay Adriel anak na lalaki ni Barzilai ang taga-Mehola.
Instead, he took Armoni and another man named Mephibosheth, the two sons that Saul’s slave wife Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth to, and the five sons that Saul’s daughter Merab had given birth to. Merab’s husband was Adriel, the son of a man named Barzillai from Meholah [town].
9 Ibinigay niya sila sa mga kamay ng mga lahi ni Gibeon. Binitay nila sila sa bundok sa harapan ni Yahweh, at silang pito ay namatay lahat ng magkakasama. Nilagay sila sa kamatayan sa panahon ng ani, sa panahon ng mga unang araw sa umpisa ng ani ng sebada.
David handed those men over to the men from Gibeon. Then they hanged those seven men on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They were all killed during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
10 Pagkatapos si Rizpa, ang anak na babae ni Aya, kumuha ng telang magaspang at nilatag sa kaniyang sarili sa bundok sa tabi ng patay na mga katawan, mula sa simula ng ani hanggang bumuhos ang ulan sa kanila galing sa langit. Hindi niya hinayaan ang mga ibon sa langit na galawin ang mga katawan sa araw o mga mababangis na hayop sa gabi.
Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats’ hair, and spread it on the rock [where the corpses lay]. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
11 Sinabi kay David ang anumang ginawa ni Rizpa, anak na babae ni Aya, ang asawang alipin ni Saul.
When someone told David what Rizpah had done,
12 Kaya pumunta si David at kinuha ang mga buto ni Saul at mga buto ni Jonatan kaniyang anak na lalaki mula sa kalalakihan ng Jabes Galaad, na nagnakaw sa kanila mula sa plasa ng Beth San, kung saan sila binitay ng mga Palestina, pagkatapos mapatay ng mga Palestina si Saul sa Gilboa.
he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the (plaza/public square) in Beth-Shan [city], where the men from Philistia had hanged them previously, on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa [Mountain].
13 Kinuha ni David mula doon ang mga buto ni Saul at Jonatan na kaniyang anak, at tinipon rin niya ang mga buto ng pitong kalalakihan na binitay.
David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men [from Gibeon] whom the men from Philistia had hanged.
14 Inilibing nila ang mga buto ni Saul at Jonatan na kaniyang anak na lalaki sa bansa ni Benjamin sa Zela, sa libingan ni Kish na kaniyang ama. Isinagawa nila ang lahat ng inutos ng hari. Pagkatapos sinagot ng Diyos ang kanilang mga panalangin sa lupain.
They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan in Zela [town] in the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. Doing all that the king commanded, they buried their bones in the tomb where Saul’s father Kish [was buried]. After that, [because] God [saw that Saul’s family had been punished to pay for Saul’s murder of many people from Gibeon, he] answered the Israelis’ prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
15 Pagkatapos pumunta ang mga taga-Filisteo sa digmaan kasama ng Israel. Kaya bumaba si David kasama ng kaniyang hukbo at nakipaglaban sa Filisteo. Napagtagumapayan ni David ang nakakapagod na labanan.
The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight the Philistines. During the battle, David became weary.
16 Si Esbibenob, isang kaapu-apuhan ng mga higante, na ang sibat na pilak ay may bigat sa tatlung daang siklo, at armado ng isang bagong espada, inilaan para patayin si David.
One of the Philistia men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of [a group of] giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed about (7-1/2 pounds/3-1/2 kg.), and he also had a new sword.
17 Pero iniligtas si David ni Abisai anak na lalaki ni Zeruias, sinalakay ang Filisteo, at pinatay siya. Pagkatapos sumumpa ang kalalakihan ni David, sinabing, “Hindi kana dapat pumunta sa digmaan kasama namin, para hindi mo mapatay ang lampara ng Israel.”
But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, “[If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like] [MET] extinguishing the last light in Israel.”
18 Nangyari pagkatapos nito nagkaroon uli ng isang labanan kasama ng mga taga-Filisteo sa Gob, nang pinatay ni Sibecai na Husatita si Saf, na isa sa lahi ni Hus, na isa sa mga kaapu-apuhan ng Refaim.
Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near Gob [village]. During the battle, Sibbecai, from [the] Hushah [clan], killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
19 Nangyari uli sa isang labanan kasama ng mga taga-Filisteo sa Gob, na si Elhanan anak na lalaki ni Jair ang Betlehemita na pinatay si Goliat ang Geteo, ang tungkod ng sibat ay gaya ng isang sinag ng panghabi.
[Later] there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed [the brother of] Goliath from Gath [city]; Goliath’s spear shaft/handle was (very thick, like the bar on a weaver’s loom/over two inches thick).
20 Nangyari sa isa pang labanan sa Gat na mayroong isang tao na napakataas na mayroong anim na daliri sa bawat kamay at anim na daliri sa bawat paa, dalawampu't-apat sa bilang. Siya rin ay naggaling sa Refaim.
Later there was another battle near Gath. There was a (huge man/giant) there who liked to fight [in battles]. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
21 At nang hinamon niya ang Israel, si Jonatan anak na lalaki ni Simea, kapatid na lalaki ni David, ay pinatay siya.
But when he (made fun of/ridiculed) the men in the Israeli [army], Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimeah, killed him.
22 Ito ang mga kaapu-apuhan ng Refaim ng Gat, at pinatay sila sa pamamagitan ng kamay ni David at sa kamay ng kaniyang mga sundalo.
Those four men were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
