2 Samoela 16

1 Ary nony vao nihilana kely avy teo an-tampon’ ny tendrombohitra Davida, indro, Ziba, mpanompon’ i Mefiboseta, nitsena azy mitondra boriky roa voaisy lasely sady ampitondraina mofo roan-jato sy voaloboka maina zato sampaho sy voankazo masaka fahavaratra zato ary divay iray tavoara.

And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe [came] to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred [bunches of] raisins, and a hundred [cakes of] dates, and bottle of wine.

2 Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Ziba: Ahoana no hevitrao amin’ ireto? Dia hoy Ziba: Ny boriky dia ho an’ ny ankohonan’ ny mpanjaka itaingenany; ary ny mofo sy ny voankazo masaka fahavaratra hohanin’ ny zatovo; ary ny divay hosotroin’ izay reraka any an-efitra.

And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said, The asses [are] for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates [are] for the young men to eat, and the wine [is] for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink.

3 Dia hoy ny mpanjaka: Aiza ny zanakalahin’ ny tomponao? Ary hoy Ziba tamin’ ny mpanjaka: Indro, mitoetra any Jerosalema izy; fa hoy izy: Anio no hampodian’ ny taranak’ Isiraely ny fanjakan’ ikaky ho ahy.

And the king said, And where [is] the son of thy master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

4 Dia hoy ny mpanjaka tamin’ i Ziba: Indro, anao izay rehetra an’ i Mefiboseta. Ary hoy Ziba: Trarantitra anie ianao, aoka hahazo fitia eto imasonao aho, ry mpanjaka tompoko.

And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property [is] thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.

5 Ary nony nanakaiky an’ i Bahorima Davida mpanjaka, indro, nisy lehilahy, tamingan’ i Saoly ny anarany dia Simey, zanak’ i Gera nivoaka avy tao izy ka nanozona teny am-pandehanana.

And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [was] Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,

6 Ary nitora-bato an’ i Davida mpanjaka sy ny mpanompony rehetra izy; ary ny vahoaka rehetra sy ny lehilahy mahery rehetra dia teo amin’ ny ankavanan’ ny mpanjaka sy teo amin’ ny ankaviany.

and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king.

7 Ary hoy ny fanozon’ i Simey: Mandehana, mandehana, ry lehilahy mpandatsa-drà sy tena ratsy fanahy!

And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody man, and man of sin.

8 Nataon’ i Jehovah manody anao izao ny ran’ ny tamingan’ i Saoly, ilay nodimbiasanao fanjakana; ary Jehovah nanome ny fanjakana ho eo an-tànan’ i Absaloma zanakao kosa; ary indro, efa idiran-doza izao ianao, satria mpandatsa-drà.

The Lord has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, because thou hast reigned in his stead; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Abessalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art taken] in thy mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man.

9 Ary hoy Abisay, zanak’ i Zeroia, tamin’ ny mpanjaka: Nahoana no avela hanozona ny mpanjaka tompoko io alika maty io? Trarantitra ianao, aoka aho handeha ka hanapaka ny lohany.

And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head.

10 Fa hoy ny mpanjaka: Moa mifaninona akory izaho sy ianareo, ry zanak’ i Zeroia? Raha manozona izy, sady Jehovah no nanao taminy hoe: Ozony Davida, dia iza indray no hanao hoe: Nahoana ianao no manao izany?

And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told him to curse David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus?

11 Ary hoy koa Davida tamin’ i Abisay sy tamin’ ny mpanompony rehetra: Indro, ny zanako naterako aza mitady ny aiko, ka mainka io Benjamita io! Avelao ihany izy hanozona, fa Jehovah no nampanao azy izany.

And David said to Abessa and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him.

12 Angamba Jehovah hamindra fo amiko ny amin’ ny heloko ary hamaly soa ahy noho izao ozona nanjo ahy androany izao.

If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day.

13 Ary nony nandeha teny an-dalana Davida sy ny olony, dia nandeha tamin’ ny ilan’ ny havoana tandrifiny kosa Simey ka nanozona teny am-pandehanana sady nitora-bato nanandrify azy sy namafy vovoka.

And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.

14 Ary dia tonga tao ny mpanjaka sy ny vahoaka rehetra izay nanaraka azy sady efa reraka, ka dia naka aina teo izy.

And the king, and all the people with him, came away and refreshed themselves there.

15 Ary Absaloma sy ny vahoaka rehetra tamin’ ny Isiraely dia tonga tany Jerosalema, ary Ahitofela koa dia teo aminy.

And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him.

16 Ary Hosay Arkita, sakaizan’ i Davida, dia tonga tao amin’ i Absaloma ka nanao taminy hoe: Ho ela velona anie ny mpanjaka! ho ela velona anie ny mpanjaka!

And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend of David came to Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king live.

17 Fa hoy Absaloma tamin’ i Hosay: izao va no fitianao ny sakaizanao? Nahoana ianao no tsy mba nandeha niaraka tamin’ ny sakaizanao?

And Abessalom said to Chusi, [Is] this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend?

18 Ary hoy Hosay tamin’ i Absaloma: Tsia, fa izay nofidin’ i Jehovah sa ireto vahoaka ireto mbamin’ ny lehilahy amin’ ny Isiraely, dia izy no hombako, sady ao aminy no hitoerako.

And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen, —his will I be, and with him I will dwell.

19 Ary koa, iza indray no hotompoiko? Tsy eo anatrehan’ ny zanany va? Tahaka ny nanompoako teo anatrehan’ ny rainao no hanompoako eto anatrehanao koa.

And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.

20 Ary hoy Absaloma tamin’ i Ahitofela: Heveronareo tsara izay hataontsika.

And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do.

21 Dia hoy Ahitofela tamin’ i Absaloma: Midìra ao amin’ ny vaditsindranon-drainao, izay nampiandrasiny trano; dia ho ren’ ny Isiraely rehetra fa efa nanamaimbo tena eo anatrehan-drainao ianao, ka dia hahery ny tànan’ izay rehetra momba anao.

And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear that thou hast dishonoured thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strengthened.

22 Ary dia nanorin-day ho an’ i Absaloma teo an-tampon-trano ny olona; ary Absaloma niditra tao amin’ ny vaditsindranon-drainy teo imason’ ny Isiraely rehetra.

And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

23 Ary ny hevitr’ i Ahitofela izay nataony tamin’ izany dia hoatra ny manontany amin’ Andriamanitra; toy izany avokoa ny hevitra rehetra nataon’ i Ahitofela, na tamin’ i Davida, na tamin’ i Absaloma.

And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counselled in former days, [was] as if one should enquire of the word of God: so [was] all the counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.