King of Judah
1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
Ikawa baada ya hayo, Daudi akauliza kwa Bwana, akasema, Je! Niupandie mji wo wote wa Yuda? Bwana akamwambia, Haya! Panda. Daudi akasema, Niupandie mji upi? Akasema, Hebroni.
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
Basi Daudi akapanda aende huko, pamoja na wakeze wawili, Ahinoamu wa Yezreeli, na Abigaili, mkewe Nabali, wa Karmeli.
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Daudi naye akawapandisha watu wake waliokuwa pamoja naye, kila mtu na watu wa nyumbani mwake; wakakaa katika miji ya Hebroni.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
Basi watu wa Yuda wakaenda, wakamtia Daudi mafuta huko, awe mfalme juu ya nyumba ya Yuda. Wakamwambia Daudi wakasema, Watu wa Yabesh-gileadi ndio waliomzika Sauli.
5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
Basi Daudi akatuma wajumbe kwa watu wa Yabesh-gileadi, na kuwaambia, Na mbarikiwe ninyi na Bwana, kwa kuwa mmemtendea bwana wenu fadhili hii, yaani Sauli, mkamzika.
6 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
Bwana naye sasa awatendee ninyi fadhili na kweli; mimi nami nitawalipeni fadhili hiyo, kwa sababu mmetenda jambo hilo.
7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
Basi sasa, mikono yenu na itiwe nguvu, nanyi iweni mashujaa; maana Sauli, bwana wenu, amekufa, tena nyumba ya Yuda wamenitia mimi mafuta niwe mfalme juu yao.
The End of Saul's House
8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Basi Abneri, mwana wa Neri, amiri wa jeshi la Sauli, alikuwa amemtwaa Ishboshethi, mwana wa Sauli, na kumvusha na kumpeleka Mahanaimu;
9 and made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
akamweka awe mfalme juu ya Gileadi, na Waasheri, na Yezreeli, na Efraimu, na Benyamini, na juu ya Israeli wote.
10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
(Huyo Ishboshethi, mwana wa Sauli, umri wake alikuwa amepata miaka arobaini alipoanza kutawala juu ya Israeli, akatawala miaka miwili.) Lakini nyumba ya Yuda waliandamana na Daudi.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Na wakati Daudi alipotawala Hebroni juu ya nyumba ya Yuda ulikuwa miaka saba na miezi sita.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Basi Abneri, mwana wa Neri, na watumishi wa Ishboshethi, mwana wa Sauli, wakatoka Mahanaimu kwenda Gibeoni.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together 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.
Huyo Yoabu naye, mwana wa Seruya, na watumishi wa Daudi, wakatoka, wakakutana nao karibu na ziwa la Gibeoni; wakaketi, hawa upande huu wa ziwa, na hawa upande huu wa ziwa.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Abneri akamwambia Yoabu, Tafadhali vijana hawa na waondoke na kucheza mbele yetu. Yoabu akasema, Haya! Na waondoke.
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Basi wakaondoka, wakaenda upande wa pili kwa hesabu yao watu kumi na wawili wa Benyamini, na wa Ishboshethi, mwana wa Sauli na watu kumi na wawili wa watumishi wa Daudi.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
Wakakamatana, kila mtu akimshika mwenziwe kichwa chake, na kutia upanga wake katika ubavu wa mwenzake; wakaanguka pamoja; hata mahali pale pakaitwa Helkath-hasurimu, napo ni katika Gibeoni.
17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Vita vile vilikuwa vikali sana siku ile; naye Abneri akashindwa, na watu wa Israeli, mbele ya watumishi wa Daudi.
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
Na wana watatu wa Seruya walikuwako huko, Yoabu, na Abishai, na Asaheli; na Asaheli alikuwa mwepesi wa miguu kama kulungu.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Naye Asaheli akamfuatia Abneri; na katika kwenda kwake hakugeuka kwenda mkono wa kuume wala mkono wa kushoto katika kumfuatia Abneri.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am .
Basi Abneri akatazama nyuma yake, akasema, Ni wewe, Asaheli? Akajibu, Ni mimi.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
Basi Abneri akamwambia, Geuka mkono wa kuume au mkono wa kushoto, ukamshike mmoja wa vijana, ukazitwae silaha zake. Lakini Asaheli hakukubali kugeuka na kuacha kumfuata.
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
Abneri akamwambia Asaheli mara ya pili, Geuka, acha kunifuatia mimi; kwa nini nikupige hata chini? Hapo ningewezaje kuinua uso wangu mbele ya Yoabu, ndugu yako?
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib , that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Lakini akakataa kugeuka; kwa hiyo Abneri akampiga tumboni kwa ncha ya nyuma ya mkuki wake, ule mkuki ukamtoka kwa nyuma; naye akaanguka hapo, akafa papo hapo; ikawa, watu wote waliofika hapo, alipoanguka Asaheli na kufa, wakasimama.
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Ila Yoabu na Abishai wakamfuatia Abneri; na jua likachwa hapo walipoufikilia mlima wa Ama, uelekeao Gia, katika njia ya nyika ya Gibeoni.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
Nao wana wa Benyamini wakakusanyika pamoja nyuma ya Abneri, wakawa kikosi kimoja, wakasimama juu ya mlima.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
Ndipo huyo Abneri akamwita Yoabu, akasema, Je! Upanga uwale watu sikuzote? Je! Hujui ya kwamba utakuwa uchungu mwisho wake? Basi itakuwa hata lini usijewaamuru watu warudi na kuacha kuwafuatia ndugu zao?
27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
Naye Yoabu akasema, Aishivyo Mungu, usingalinena, basi asubuhi wangalikwenda zao, wasiwafuatie kila mtu ndugu yake.
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Basi Yoabu akapiga tarumbeta, na watu wote wakasimama, wasiwafuatie Israeli tena, wala hawakupigana tena.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
Wakaenda Abneri na watu wake usiku ule wote kati ya ile Araba; wakavuka Yordani, wakapita kati ya Bithroni yote, wakaja Mahanaimu.
30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
Akarudi Yoabu naye kutoka kumfuatia Abneri; na alipokwisha kuwakusanya watu wote pamoja, wa hao watumishi wa Daudi walipungukiwa na watu kumi na kenda pamoja na Asaheli.
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
Ila watumishi wa Daudi walikuwa wamewapiga watu wa Benyamini, na watu wa Abneri, hata wakafa watu mia tatu na sitini.
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Nao wakamwinua Asaheli, wakamzika katika kaburi la baba yake, lililokuwako Bethlehemu. Yoabu na watu wake wakaenda usiku kucha, wakapambazukiwa huko Hebroni.
