¹And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

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.[Na: siny hoditra]

²And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

²Ary 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.

³And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

³Dia 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.

⁴Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

⁴Dia 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.

⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

⁵Ary 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 ampandehanana.

⁶And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

⁶Ary 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.

⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

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

⁸The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

⁸Nataon'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.

⁹Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

⁹Ary 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.

¹⁰And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

¹⁰Fa 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?

¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

¹¹Ary 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.

¹²It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

¹²Angamba Jehovah hamindra fo amiko ny amin'ny heloko ary hamaly soa ahy noho izao ozona nanjo ahy androany izao.[Na: hijery ny fahoriako (na, ny ranomasoko?)]

¹³And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

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

¹⁴And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

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

¹⁵And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¹⁵[Ny nataon'i Absaloma tany Jerosalema, sy ny hevitra nomen'i Ahitofela azy, ary ny nanafoanan'i Hosay izany] Ary Absaloma sy ny vahoaka rehetra tamin'ny Isiraely dia tonga tany Jerosalema, ary Ahitofela koa dia teo aminy.

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

¹⁶Ary 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!

¹⁷And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

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

¹⁸And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

¹⁸Ary 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.

¹⁹And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

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

²⁰Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

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

²¹And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

²¹Dia hoy Ahitofela tamin'i Absaloma: Midira 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.

²²So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

²²Ary 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.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.

²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

²³Ary 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.