2 Samuel 2

1At nangyari, pagkatapos nito, na nagusisa si David sa Panginoon, na nagsasabi, Aahon ba ako sa alinman sa mga bayan ng Juda? At sinabi ng Panginoon sa kaniya, Umahon ka. At sinabi ni David, Saan ako aahon? At kaniyang sinabi, Sa Hebron. 2Sa gayo'y umahon si David doon, at pati ng kaniyang dalawang asawa, si Ahinoam na taga Jezreel, at si Abigail na asawa ni Nabal, na taga Carmelo. 3At ang kaniyang mga lalake na kasama niya ay iniahon ni David bawa't lalake na kasama ang kanikaniyang sangbahayan: at sila'y nagsitahan sa mga bayan ng Hebron. 4At nagsiparoon ang mga lalake ng Juda, at kanilang pinahiran ng langis doon si David upang maging hari sa sangbahayan ng Juda. At kanilang isinaysay kay David, na sinasabi, Ang mga lalake sa Jabes-galaad ay siyang naglibing kay Saul. 5At nagsugo ng mga sugo si David sa mga lalake sa Jabes-galaad, at sinabi sa kanila, Pagpalain nawa kayo ng Panginoon, na kayo'y nagpakita ng kagandahang loob na ito sa inyong panginoon, sa makatuwid baga'y kay Saul, at inyong inilibing siya. 6At ngayon nawa'y pagpakitaan kayo ng Panginoon ng kagandahang loob at katotohanan: at ako naman ay gaganti sa inyo nitong kagandahang loob, sapagka't inyong ginawa ang bagay na ito. 7Ngayon nga, magsilakas nawa ang inyong mga kamay, at kayo nawa'y maging matatapang: sapagka't patay na si Saul na inyong panginoon, at pinahiran ng langis naman ako ng sangbahayan ni Juda upang maging hari sa kanila. 8Kinuha nga ni Abner na anak ni Ner na kapitan sa hukbo ni Saul, si Is-boseth na anak ni Saul, at inilipat sa Mahanaim; 9At kaniyang ginawa siyang hari sa Galaad, at sa mga Asureo, at sa Jezreel, at sa Ephraim, at sa Benjamin, at sa buong Israel. 10Si Is-boseth na anak ni Saul ay may apat na pung taon nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari sa Israel, at siya'y naghari na dalawang taon. Nguni't ang sangbahayan ni Juda ay sumunod kay David. 11At ang panahon na ipinaghari ni David sa Hebron sa sangbahayan ni Juda ay pitong taon at anim na buwan. 12At si Abner na anak ni Ner, at ang mga lingkod ni Is-boseth na anak ni Saul, ay nangapasa Gabaon mula sa Mahanaim. 13At si Joab na anak ni Sarvia, at ang mga lingkod ni David ay nagsilabas, at sinalubong sila sa siping ng tangke sa Gabaon; at sila'y naupo, na ang isa'y sa isang dako ng tangke, at ang isa'y sa kabilang dako ng tangke. 14At sinabi ni Abner kay Joab, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na bumangon ang mga bataan at magsanay ng tabak sa harap natin. At sinabi ni Joab, Bumangon sila. 15Nang magkagayo'y bumangon sila at tumawid ayon sa bilang; labing dalawa sa Benjamin, at sa ganang kay Is-boseth na anak ni Saul, at labing dalawa sa mga lingkod ni David. 16At hinawakan sa ulo ng bawa't isa sa kanila ang kaniyang kaaway, at isinaksak ang kaniyang tabak sa tagiliran ng kaniyang kaaway; sa gayo'y nangabuwal sila na magkakasama: kaya't ang dakong yaon ay tinatawag na Helcath-assurim na nasa Gabaon. 17At ang pagbabaka ay lumalalang mainam nang araw na yaon; at si Abner ay nadaig, at ang mga lalake ng Israel sa harap ng mga lingkod ni David. 18At nandoon ang tatlong anak ni Sarvia, si Joab, at si Abisai, at si Asael: at si Asael ay magaan ang paa na gaya ng mailap na usa. 19At hinabol ni Asael si Abner; at sa pagyaon, siya'y hindi lumihis sa kanan o sa kaliwa man sa pagsunod kay Abner. 20Nang magkagayo'y nilingon ni Abner, at sinabi, Ikaw ba'y si Asael? At siya'y sumagot: Ako nga. 21At sinabi ni Abner sa kaniya, Lumihis ka sa iyong kanan o sa iyong kaliwa, at iyong tangnan ang isa sa mga bataan, at kunin mo ang kaniyang sakbat. Nguni't ayaw ni Asael na humiwalay sa pagsunod sa kaniya. 22At sinabi uli ni Abner kay Asael, Lumihis ka sa pagsunod sa akin: bakit nga kita ibubulagta sa lupa? paanong aking maitataas nga ang aking mukha kay Joab na iyong kapatid? 23Gayon ma'y tumanggi siyang lumihis: kaya't sinaktan siya ni Abner sa tiyan ng dulo ng sibat, na anopa't ang sibat ay lumabas sa likod niya; at siya'y nabuwal doon at namatay sa dako ring yaon: at nangyari, na lahat na naparoon sa dakong kinabuwalan ni Asael at kinamatayan, ay nangapatigil. 24Nguni't hinabol ni Joab at ni Abisai si Abner: at ang araw ay nakalubog na nang sila'y dumating sa burol ng Amma, na nasa harap ng Gia sa siping ng daan sa ilang ng Gabaon. 25At ang mga anak ng Benjamin ay nagpipisan sa likuran ni Abner, at nagisang pulutong, at nagsitayo sa taluktok ng isang burol. 26Nang magkagayo'y tinawag ni Abner si Joab, at nagsabi, Mananakmal ba ang tabak magpakailan man? hindi mo ba nalalaman na magkakaroon ng kapaitan sa katapusan? hanggang kailan mo nga pababalikin ang bayan na mula sa pagsunod sa kanilang mga kapatid? 27At sinabi ni Joab, Buhay ang Dios, kung hindi mo sana sinalita ay tunay nga na umalis disin ang bayan sa kinaumagahan, o sinundan man ng sinoman ang bawa't isa sa kaniyang kapatid. 28Sa gayo'y hinipan ni Joab ang pakakak, at ang buong bayan ay tumigil, at hindi na hinabol ang Israel, o sila man ay lumaban pa. 29At si Abner at ang kaniyang mga lalake ay nagdaan buong gabi sa Araba; at sila'y nagsitawid ng Jordan, at nagsidaan sa buong Bitron, at nagsidating sa Mahanaim. 30At bumalik si Joab na humiwalay ng paghabol kay Abner: at nang kaniyang mapisan ang buong bayan, nagkulang sa mga lingkod ni David ay labing siyam na lalake at si Asael. 31Nguni't sinaktan ng mga lingkod ni David ang Benjamin, at ang mga lalake ni Abner, na anopa't nangamatay ay tatlong daan at anim na pung lalake. 32At kanilang iniahon si Asael, at inilibing nila siya sa libingan ng kaniyang ama, na nasa Bethlehem. At si Joab at ang kaniyang mga lalake ay nagsiyaon buong gabi, at dumating sila sa Hebron sa kinaumagahan.

1Ofter this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.” 2So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 3David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron. 4The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.” 5David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him. 6Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing. 7Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.” 8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!” 15Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 18The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle. 19Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is I.” 21Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?” 23However he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. 24But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 25The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. 26Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?” 27Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.” 28So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 29Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim. 30Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred sixty men died. 32They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

1En het geschiedde daarna, dat David den HEERE vraagde, zeggende: Zal ik optrekken in een der steden van Juda? En de HEERE zeide tot hem: Trek op. En David zeide: Waarheen zal ik optrekken? En Hij zeide: Naar Hebron. 2Alzo toog David derwaarts op, als ook zijn twee vrouwen, Ahinoam, de Jizreelietische, en Abigail, de huisvrouw van Nabal, den Karmeliet. 3Ook deed David zijn mannen optrekken, die bij hem waren, een iegelijk met zijn huisgezin; en zij woonden in de steden van Hebron. 4Daarna kwamen de mannen van Juda, en zalfden aldaar David tot een koning over het huis van Juda. Toen boodschapten zij David, zeggende: Het zijn de mannen van Jabes in Gilead, die Saul begraven hebben. 5Toen zond David boden tot de mannen van Jabes in Gilead, en hij zeide tot hen: Gezegend zijt gij den HEERE, dat gij deze weldadigheid gedaan hebt aan uw heer, aan Saul, en hebt hem begraven. 6Zo doe nu de HEERE aan u weldadigheid en trouw! En ik ook, ik zal aan u dit goede doen, dewijl gij deze zaak gedaan hebt. 7En nu, laat uw handen sterk zijn, en zijt dapper, dewijl uw heer Saul gestorven is; en ook hebben mij die van het huis van Juda tot koning over zich gezalfd. 8Abner nu, de zoon van Ner, de krijgsoverste, dien Saul gehad had, nam Isboseth, Sauls zoon, en voerde hem over naar Mahanaim, 9En maakte hem ten koning over Gilead, en over de Aschurieten, en over Jizreel, en over Efraim, en over Benjamin, en over gans Israel. 10Veertig jaren was Isboseth, Sauls zoon, oud, als hij koning werd over Israel; en hij regeerde het tweede jaar; alleenlijk die van het huis van Juda volgden David na. 11Het getal nu der dagen, die David koning geweest is te Hebron, over het huis van Juda, is zeven jaren en zes maanden. 12Toen toog Abner, de zoon van Ner, uit, met de knechten van Isboseth, den zoon van Saul, van Mahanaim naar Gibeon. 13Joab, de zoon van Zeruja, en de knechten van David, togen ook uit; en zij ontmoetten elkander bij den vijver van Gibeon; en zij bleven, deze aan deze zijde des vijvers, en die aan gene zijde des vijvers. 14En Abner zeide tot Joab: Laat zich nu de jongens opmaken, en voor ons aangezicht spelen. En Joab zeide: Laat hen zich opmaken. 15Toen maakten zich op, en gingen over in getal, twaalf van Benjamin, te weten voor Isboseth, Sauls zoon, en twaalf van Davids knechten. 16En de een greep den ander bij het hoofd, en stiet zijn zwaard in de zijde des anderen, en zij vielen te zamen; daarvan noemde men dezelve plaats Chelkath-Hazurim, die bij Gibeon is. 17En er was op dienzelfden dag een gans zeer harde strijd. Doch Abner en de mannen van Israel werden voor het aangezicht der knechten van David geslagen. 18Nu waren aldaar drie zonen van Zeruja, Joab, en Abisai en Asahel; en Asahel was licht op zijn voeten, als een der reeen, die in het veld zijn. 19En Asahel jaagde Abner achterna; en hij week niet, om van achter Abner ter rechterhand of ter linkerhand af te gaan. 20Toen zag Abner achter zich om, en zeide: Zijt gij dit, Asahel? En hij zeide: Ik ben het. 21En Abner zeide tot hem: Wijk tot uw rechterhand of tot uw linkerhand, en grijp u een van die jongens, en neem voor u hun gewaad; maar Asahel wilde niet afwijken van achter hem. 22Toen voer Abner wijders voort, zeggende tot Asahel: Wijkt af van achter mij; waarom zal ik u ter aarde slaan? Hoe zou ik dan mijn aangezicht opheffen voor uw broeder Joab? 23Maar hij weigerde af te wijken. Zo sloeg hem Abner met het achterste van de spies aan de vijfde rib, dat de spies van achter hem uitging; en hij viel aldaar, en stierf op zijn plaats. En het geschiedde, dat allen, die tot de plaats kwamen, alwaar Asahel gevallen en gestorven was, staan bleven. 24Maar Joab en Abisai jaagden Abner achterna; en de zon ging onder, als zij gekomen waren tot den heuvel van Amma, dewelke is voor Giach, op den weg der woestijn van Gibeon. 25En de kinderen van Benjamin verzamelden zich achter Abner, en werden tot een hoop; en zij stonden op de spits van een heuvel. 26Toen riep Abner tot Joab, en zeide: Zal dan het zwaard eeuwiglijk verteren? Weet gij niet, dat het in het laatste bitterheid zal zijn? En hoe lang zult gij het volk niet zeggen, dat zij wederkeren van hun broederen te vervolgen? 27En Joab zeide: Zo waarachtig als God leeft, ten ware dat gij gesproken hadt, zekerlijk het volk zou al toen van den morgen af weggevoerd zijn geweest, een iegelijk van zijn broeder te vervolgen! 28Toen blies Joab met de bazuin; en al het volk stond stil, en zij jaagden Israel niet meer achterna, en voeren niet wijders voort te strijden. 29Abner dan en zijn mannen gingen dienzelfden gansen nacht over het vlakke veld; en zij gingen over de Jordaan en wandelden het ganse Bithron door, en kwamen tot Mahanaim. 30Joab keerde ook weder van achter Abner, en verzamelde het ganse volk. En er werden van Davids knechten gemist negentien mannen, en Asahel. 31Maar Davids knechten hadden van Benjamin en onder Abners mannen geslagen: driehonderd en zestig mannen waren er dood gebleven. 32En zij namen Asahel op, en begroeven hem in zijns vaders graf, dat te Bethlehem was. Joab nu en zijn mannen gingen den gansen nacht, dat hun het licht aanbrak te Hebron.