1At binilang ni David ang bayan na kasama niya, at naglagay ng mga puno ng mga libolibo, at puno ng mga daandaan sa kanila. 2At pinayaon ni David ang bayan, ang isang ikatlong bahagi ay nasa kamay ni Joab, at ang ikatlong bahagi ay nasa kamay ni Abisai na anak ni Sarvia, na kapatid ni Joab, at ang ikatlong bahagi ay nasa kamay ni Ittai na Getheo. At sinabi ng hari sa bayan, Walang pagsalang ako'y lalabas na kasama ninyo. 3Nguni't sinabi ng bayan, Huwag kang lalabas: sapagka't kung kami man ay tumakas, ay hindi nila kami aalumanahin, o kung ang kalahati man namin ay mamatay, ay hindi nila kami aalumanahin: nguni't ikaw ay may halagang sangpung libo sa amin: kaya't ngayo'y lalong maigi na ikaw ay maghanda na iyong saklolohan kami mula sa bayan. 4At sinabi ng hari sa kanila, Kung ano ang inaakala ninyong mabuti ay aking gagawin. At ang hari ay tumayo sa tabi ng pintuang-bayan, at ang buong bayan ay lumabas na daan daan at libolibo. 5At ang hari ay nagutos kay Joab at kay Abisai, at kay Ittai, na nagsasabi, Inyong gamitan ng kaawaan, alangalang sa akin, ang binata, sa makatuwid baga'y si Absalom. At narinig ng buong bayan nang ipagbilin ng hari sa lahat ng punong kawal ang tungkol kay Absalom. 6Sa gayo'y lumabas ang bayan sa parang laban sa Israel; at ang pagbabaka ay nasa gubat ng Ephraim. 7At ang bayan ng Israel ay nasaktan doon sa harap ng mga lingkod ni David, at nagkaroon ng malaking patayan doon sa araw na yaon, na may dalawang pung libong lalake. 8Sapagka't doon ang pagbabaka ay nakalat sa ibabaw ng buong lupain: at ang gubat ay lumamon ng higit na bayan sa araw na yaon kay sa nilamon ng tabak. 9At nakasagupa ni Absalom ang mga lingkod ni David. At si Absalom ay nakasakay sa kaniyang mula, at ang mula ay nagdaan sa ilalim ng mayabong na mga sanga ng isang malaking ensina, at ang kaniyang ulo ay nasabit sa ensina, at siya'y nabitin; at ang mula na nasa ilalim niya ay nagpatuloy. 10At nakita siya ng isang lalake at isinaysay kay Joab, at sinabi, Narito, aking nakita si Absalom na nakabitin sa isang ensina. 11At sinabi ni Joab sa lalaking nagsaysay sa kaniya, At, narito, iyong nakita, at bakit hindi mo sinaktan doon sa lupa? at nabigyan sana kita ng sangpung putol na pilak, at isang pamigkis. 12At sinabi ng lalake kay Joab, Bagaman ako'y tatanggap ng isang libong putol na pilak sa aking kamay, gayon ma'y hindi ko iuunat ang aking kamay laban sa anak ng hari: sapagka't sa aming pakinig ay ibinilin ng hari sa iyo, at kay Abisai, at kay Ittai, na sinabi, Ingatan ninyo na huwag galawin ninoman ang binatang si Absalom. 13Sa ibang paraan, kung ako'y gumawa ng paglililo laban sa kaniyang buhay (at walang bagay na makukubli sa hari,) ikaw man sa iyong sarili ay mananayong laban sa akin. 14Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Joab, Hindi ako makatitigil ng ganito sa iyo. At siya'y kumuha ng tatlong pana sa kaniyang kamay at pinalagpas sa puso ni Absalom, samantalang siya'y buhay pa sa gitna ng ensina. 15At sangpung bataan na tagadala ng sandata ni Joab ay kumubkob at sinaktan si Absalom, at pinatay siya. 16At hinipan ni Joab ang pakakak, at ang bayan ay bumalik na mula sa paghabol sa Israel: sapagka't pinigil ni Joab ang bayan. 17At kanilang kinuha si Absalom at inihagis nila siya sa malaking hukay sa gubat, at tinabunan siya ng isang malaking bunton ng bato: at ang buong Israel ay tumakas bawa't isa sa kaniyang tolda. 18Si Absalom nga sa kaniyang kabuhayan ay nagpasiya at nagtayo sa ganang kaniya ng haligi, na pinaka alaala, na nasa libis ng hari: sapagka't kaniyang sinasabi, Wala akong anak na magiingat ng alaala ng aking pangalan: at kaniyang tinawag ang haligi ng ayon sa kaniyang sariling pangalan: at tinawag na monumento ni Absalom, hanggang sa araw na ito. 19Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Ahimaas na anak ni Sadoc, Patakbuhin mo ako ngayon, at magdala ng balita sa hari, kung paanong iginanti siya ng Panginoon sa kaniyang kaaway. 20At sinabi ni Joab sa kaniya, Hindi ka magiging tagapagdala ng balita sa araw na ito: kundi magdadala ka ng balita sa ibang araw: nguni't sa araw na ito ay hindi ka magdadala ng balita, sapagka't ang anak ng hari ay namatay. 21Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Joab sa Cusita, Yumaon ka na saysayin mo sa hari kung ano ang iyong nakita. At ang Cusita ay yumukod kay Joab, at tumakbo. 22Nang magkagayo'y nagsabi pa uli si Ahimaas na anak ni Sadoc kay Joab, Nguni't sa anomang kahinatnan, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na ako naman ay iyong patakbuhin na kasunod ng Cusita. At sinabi ni Joab, Bakit tatakbo ka, anak ko, dangang wala kang mapapala ng dahil sa balita? 23Nguni't sa anomang kahinatnan, ako'y tatakbo. At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Tumakbo ka. Nang magkagayo'y tumakbo si Ahimaas sa daan ng kapatagan, at inunahan ang Cusita. 24Si David nga ay nakaupo sa pagitan ng dalawang pintuang-bayan: at ang bantay ay sumampa sa ibabaw ng pintuang-bayan, sa kuta, at itinanaw ang kaniyang mga mata, at tumingin, at narito, isang lalake ay tumatakbong nagiisa. 25At sumigaw ang bantay, at isinaysay sa hari. At sinabi ng hari, Kung siya'y nagiisa, may balita sa kaniyang bibig. At siya'y nagpatuloy at lumapit. 26At ang bantay ay nakakita ng ibang lalake na tumatakbo at tinawag ng bantay ang tanod-pinto, at sinabi, Narito, may ibang lalake na tumatakbong nagiisa. At sinabi ng hari, Siya'y may dala ring balita. 27At sinabi ng bantay, Inaakala ko na ang takbo ng una ay gaya ng takbo ni Ahimaas na anak ni Sadoc. At sinabi ng hari, Siya'y mabuting lalake at napariritong may mabuting balita. 28At tumawag si Ahimaas at nagsabi sa hari, Lahat ay mabuti. At siya'y nagpatirapa sa lupa sa harap ng hari, at nagsabi, Purihin ang Panginoon mong Dios, na nagbigay ng mga lalaking nagsipagtaas ng kanilang kamay laban sa aking panginoon na hari. 29At sinabi ng hari, Ligtas ba ang binatang si Absalom? At sumagot si Ahimaas. Nang suguin ni Joab, ang lingkod ng hari, sa makatuwid baga'y ako na iyong lingkod, ako'y nakakita ng isang malaking pagkakagulo, nguni't hindi ko nalalaman kung ano. 30At sinabi ng hari, Pumihit ka, at tumayo ka rito. At siya'y pumihit at tumayo. 31At, narito, ang Cusita ay dumating; at sinabi ng Cusita, Balita sa aking panginoon na hari: sapagka't iginanti ka ng Panginoon sa araw na ito doon sa lahat na nagsibangon laban sa iyo. 32At sinabi ng hari sa Cusita, Ligtas ba ang binatang si Absalom? At sumagot ang Cusita, Ang mga kaaway ng aking panginoon na hari, at yaong lahat na nagsibangon laban sa iyo upang gawan ka ng masama ay maging gaya nawa ng binatang yaon. 33At ang hari ay nagulumihanan, at sumampa sa silid na nasa ibabaw ng pintuang bayan, at umiyak: at habang siya'y yumayaon, ganito ang sinasabi niya, Oh anak kong Absalom, anak ko, anak kong Absalom! Mano nawa'y ako ang namatay na kahalili mo, Oh Absalom, anak ko, anak ko!
1David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2David sent the people out, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, “I will also surely go out with you myself.” 3But the people said, “You shall not go out; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.” 4The king said to them, “I will do what seems best to you.” The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. 5The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom. 6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim. 7The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men. 8For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on. 10A certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.” 11Joab said to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a sash.” 12The man said to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no one touch the young man Absalom.’ 13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.” 14Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him. 16Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people. 17They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent. 18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale; for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in memory.” He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom’s monument, to this day. 19Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.” 20Joab said to him, “You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day. But today you shall bear no news, because the king’s son is dead.” 21Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen!” The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran. 22Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, “But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab said, “Why do you want to run, my son, since that you will have no reward for the news?” 23“But come what may,” he said, “I will run.” He said to him, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite. 24Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone. 25The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer. 26The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings news.” 27The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.” 28Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!” 29The king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don’t know what it was.” 30The king said, “Turn aside, and stand here.” He turned aside, and stood still. 31Behold, the Cushite came. The Cushite said, “News for my lord the king; for Yahweh has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you.” 32The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” The Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you harm, be as that young man is.” 33The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
1En David monsterde het volk, dat met hem was; en hij stelde over hen oversten van duizenden, en oversten van honderden. 2Voorts zond David het volk uit, een derde deel onder de hand van Joab, en een derde deel onder de hand van Abisai, den zoon van Zeruja, Joabs broeder, en een derde deel onder de hand van Ithai, den Gethiet. En de koning zeide tot het volk: Ik zal ook zelf zekerlijk met ulieden uittrekken. 3Maar het volk zeide: Gij zult niet uittrekken; want of wij te enen male vloden, zij zullen het hart op ons niet stellen; ja, of de helft van ons stierf, zij zullen het hart op ons niet stellen; maar gij zijt nu als tien duizend onzer. Zo zal het nu beter zijn, dat gij ons uit de stad ter hulpe zijt. 4Toen zeide de koning tot hen: Ik zal doen, wat goed is in uw ogen. De koning nu stond aan de zijde van de poort, en al het volk trok uit bij honderden en bij duizenden. 5En de koning gebood Joab, en Abisai, en Ithai, zeggende: Handelt mij zachtkens met den jongeling, met Absalom. En al het volk hoorde het, als de koning aan al de oversten van Absaloms zaak gebood. 6Alzo toog het volk uit in het veld, Israel tegemoet, en de strijd geschiedde bij Efraims woud. 7En het volk van Israel werd aldaar voor het aangezicht van Davids knechten geslagen; en aldaar geschiedde te dienzelven dage een grote slag, van twintig duizend. 8Want de strijd werd aldaar verspreid over al dat land. En het woud verteerde meer van het volk, dan die het zwaard verteerde, te denzelven dage. 9Absalom nu ontmoette voor het aangezicht der knechten Davids; en Absalom reed op een muildier; en als het muildier kwam onder de dichte takken van een groten eik, zo werd zijn hoofd vast aan den eik, dat hij hangen bleef tussen den hemel en tussen de aarde, en het muildier, dat onder hem was, ging door. 10Als dat een man zag, zo gaf hij het Joab te kennen, en zeide: Zie, ik heb Absalom zien hangen aan een eik. 11Toen zeide Joab tot den man, die het hem te kennen gaf: Zie toch, gij hebt het gezien, waarom dan hebt gij hem niet aldaar ter aarde geslagen, alzo het aan mij stond om u tien zilverlingen en een gordel te geven? 12Maar die man zeide tot Joab: En of ik al duizend zilverlingen op mijn handen mocht wegen, zo zou ik mijn hand aan des konings zoon niet slaan; want de koning heeft u, en Abisai, en Ithai, voor onze oren geboden, zeggende: Hoedt u, wie gij zijt, van den jongeling, van Absalom. 13Of ik al valselijk tegen mijn ziel handelde, zo zou toch geen ding voor den koning verborgen worden; ook gij zelf zoudt er u van tegenover stellen. 14Toen zeide Joab: Ik zal hier bij u alzo niet vertoeven; en hij nam drie pijlen, en stak ze in Absaloms hart, daar hij nog levend was in het midden van den eik. 15En tien jongens, wapendragers van Joab, omringden hem, en zij sloegen Absalom, en doodden hem. 16Toen blies Joab met de bazuin, en al het volk keerde af van Israel achterna te jagen, want Joab hield het volk terug. 17En zij namen Absalom, en wierpen hem in het woud, in een groten kuil, en stelden op hem een zeer groten steenhoop; en gans Israel vluchtte, een iegelijk naar zijn tent. 18Absalom nu had genomen, en in zijn leven voor zich opgericht een pilaar, die in het koningsdal is; want hij zeide: Ik heb geen zoon, om aan mijn naam te doen gedenken; en hij had dien pilaar genoemd naar zijn naam; daarom wordt hij tot op dezen dag genoemd: Absaloms hand. 19Toen zeide Ahimaaz, Zadoks zoon: Laat mij toch heenlopen, en den koning boodschappen, dat de HEERE hem recht gedaan heeft van de hand zijner vijanden. 20Maar Joab zeide tot hem: Gij zult dezen dag geen boodschapper zijn, maar op een anderen dag zult gij boodschappen; dezen dag nu zult gij niet boodschappen, daarom dat des konings zoon dood is. 21En Joab zeide tot Cuschi: Ga heen, en zeg den koning aan, wat gij gezien hebt; en Cuschi boog zich voor Joab, en liep heen. 22Doch Ahimaaz, Zadoks zoon, voer nog voort en zeide tot Joab: Wat het ook zij, laat mij toch ook Cuschi achterna lopen. En Joab zeide: Waarom zoudt gij nu heenlopen, mijn zoon! Zo gij toch geen bekwame boodschap hebt? 23Wat het ook zij, zeide hij, laat mij heenlopen; zo zeide hij tot hem: Loop heen. En Ahimaaz liep den weg van het effen veld, en kwam Cuschi voorbij. 24David nu zat tussen de twee poorten; en de wachter ging op het dak der poort aan den muur, en hief zijn ogen op, en zag, en ziet, er liep een man alleen. 25Zo riep de wachter, en zeide het den koning aan; en de koning zeide: Indien hij alleen is, zo is er een boodschap in zijn mond; en hij ging al voort en naderde. 26Toen zag de wachter een anderen man lopende, en de wachter riep tot den poortier en zeide: Zie, er loopt nog een man alleen. Toen zeide de koning: Die is ook een boodschapper. 27Voorts zeide de wachter: Ik zie den loop des eersten aan, als den loop van Ahimaaz, Zadoks zoon. Toen zeide de koning: Dat is een goed man, en hij zal met een goede boodschap komen. 28Ahimaaz dan riep en zeide tot den koning Vrede! En hij boog zich voor den koning met het aangezicht ter aarde, en hij zeide: Geloofd zij de HEERE, uw God, Die de mannen, dewelke hun hand tegen mijn heer den koning ophieven, heeft overgegeven. 29Toen zeide de koning: Is het wel met den jongeling, met Absalom? En Ahimaaz zeide: Ik zag een groot rumoer, als Joab, den knecht des konings, en mij uw knecht afzond, maar ik weet niet wat. 30En de koning zeide: Ga om, stel u hier; zo ging hij om, en bleef staan. 31En ziet, Cuschi kwam aan; en Cuschi zeide: Mijn heer den koning wordt geboodschapt, dat u de HEERE heden heeft recht gedaan van de hand van al degenen, die tegen u opstonden. 32Toen zeide de koning tot Cuschi: Is het wel met den jongeling, met Absalom? En Cuschi zeide: De vijanden van mijn heer den koning, en allen, die tegen u ten kwade opstaan, moeten worden als die jongeling. 33Toen werd de koning zeer beroerd, en ging op naar de opperzaal der poort, en weende; en in zijn gaan zeide hij alzo: Mijn zoon Absalom, mijn zoon, mijn zoon Absalom! Och, dat ik, ik voor u gestorven ware, Absalom, mijn zoon, mijn zoon!
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