¹And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

¹¶ Na, i muri iho i tenei, ka ui a Rawiri ki a Ihowa, ka mea, Me haere ranei ahau ki runga, ki tetahi o nga pa o Hura? A ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Haere. Ano ra ko Rawiri, Me haere ahau ki hea? A ka mea ia, Ki Heperona.

²So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

²Heoi haere ana a Rawiri ki reira, ratou ko ana wahine tokorua, ko Ahinoama Ietereere, raua ko Apikaira wahine a Napara Karameri.

³And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

³I mauria ano e Rawiri ona hoa, tena tangata me tona whare, tena me tona; a noho ana ratou ki nga pa o Heperona.

⁴And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

⁴Na ka haere mai nga tangata o Hura, a whakawahia ana a Rawiri e ratou ki reira hei kingi mo te whare o Hura. A ka korerotia ki a Rawiri te korero mo nga tangata o Iapehe Kireara, na ratou i tanu a Haora.

⁵And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

⁵Na ka unga karere a Rawiri ki nga tangata o Iapehe Kirera hei mea ki a ratou, Kia manaakitia koutou e Ihowa mo tenei aroha i whakaputaina e koutou ki to koutou ariki, ara ki a Haora, mo ta koutou tanumanga i a ia.

⁶And now Jehovah show lovingkindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

⁶Na kia whakaputaina mai e Ihowa he aroha, he pono, ki a koutou; ka utua ano hoki koutou e ahau mo tenei mahi pai, mo koutou i mea i tenei mea.

⁷Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

⁷Tena ra, kia kaha o koutou ringa aianei, kia maia; kua mate hoki to koutou ariki, a Haora, kua oti ano ahau te whakawahi e te whare o Hura hei kingi mo ratou.

⁸Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

⁸¶ Na tera kua mau a Apanere tama a Nere, te rangatira o te ope a Haora, ki a Ihipohete tama a Haora, a kua kawea mai e ia ki tawahi nei, ki Mahanaima;

⁹and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

⁹A meinga ana e ia hei kingi mo Kireara, mo nga Ahuri, mo Ietereere, mo Eparaima, mo Pineamine, mo Iharaira katoa.

¹⁰Ish-bosheth, 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.

¹⁰E wha tekau nga tau o Ihipohete tama a Haora, i a ia i meinga ai hei kingi mo Iharaira, a e rua nga tau i kingi ai. Ko te whare ia o Hura i whai i a Rawiri.

¹¹And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

¹¹Na, ko te maha o nga ra i noho ai a Rawiri ki Heperona hei kingi mo te whare o Hura, e whitu tau e ono marama.

¹²And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹²Na ka haere atu a Apanere tama a Nere, ratou ko nga tangata a Ihipohete tama a Haora, i Mahanaima ki Kipeono.

¹³And Joab 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.

¹³Na ka puta atu a Ioapa tama a Teruia me nga tangata a Rawiri, a tutaki ana ratou ki te poka wai i Kipeono: na noho ana ratou, ko enei i tenei taha o te poka, a ko era i tera taha o te poka.

¹⁴And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

¹⁴Na ka mea a Apanere ki a Ioapa, Tena, kia whakatika nga tamariki ki te takaro ki to taua aroaro. Ano ra ko Ioapa, Me whakatika ratou.

¹⁵Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁵Katahi ratou ka whakatika, ka haere a tatau atu; kotahi tekau ma rua mo Pineamine, mo Ihipohete tama a Haora, a kotahi tekau ma rua o nga tangata a Rawiri.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁶Na hopukia ana e ratou te matenga o tana tangata, o tana tangata, a werohia ana a ratou hoari ki te kaokao o tana tangata, o tana tangata; na, hinga ngatahi ana ratou: koia i huaina ai te ingoa o taua wahi, ko Herekata Haturimi; koia tera i Kipe ono.

¹⁷And the battle was very sore that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

¹⁷Na nui atu te whawhai i taua ra, a patua iho a Apanere ratou ko nga tangata o Iharaira e nga tangata a Rawiri.

¹⁸And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

¹⁸¶ Na tokotoru nga tama a Teruia i reira, ko Ioapa, ko Apihai, ko Atahere; he wae mama hoki a Atahere, koia ano kei tetahi anaterope o te koraha.

¹⁹And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

¹⁹Na ka whai a Atahere i a Apanere; kihai hoki i peka, kihai i haere ki matau, ki maui, i a ia e whai ana i a Apanere.

²⁰Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

²⁰Katahi a Apanere ka titiro ki muri i a ia, a ka mea, Ko koe tena, e Atahere? A ka mea ia, Ko ahau tenei.

²¹And 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 armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

²¹Na ka mea a Apanere ki a ia, Peka atu koe ki tou matau, ki tou maui ranei, ka hopu ai i tetahi o nga tamariki mau, ka tango ai i ona hei kakahu o te riri mou. Otira kihai a Atahere i pai ki te peka ke atu i te whai i a ia.

²²And 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?

²²Na ka mea ano a Apanere ki a Atahere, Peka atu i te whai i ahau: he aha ahau i patu iho ai i a koe ki te whenua? me pehea hoki e ara ake ai toku mata ki tou tuakana, ki a Ioapa?

²³Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so 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.

²³Otira kihai ia i pai ki te peka ake: heoi werohia iho ia e Apanere ki te take o te tao ki tona puku, a puta rawa te tao i tetahi taha ona; na hinga iho ia ki taua wahi, a mate tonu iho ki reira: na tu katoa te hunga i tae mai ki te wahi i hinga ai a Atahere, i mate ai.

²⁴But Joab 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.

²⁴Otiia ka whai a Ioapa raua ko Apihai a Apanere: a kua heke te ra i to raua taenga ki te puke o Amaha, ki tera i te ritenga atu o Kia, i te huarahi ki te koraha i Kipeono.

²⁵And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

²⁵¶ Na ka huihui nga tama a Pineamine ki a Apanere, kotahi tonu to ratou ngohi, a tu ana ratou i runga i te pukepuke kotahi.

²⁶Then 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?

²⁶Katahi ka karanga a Apanere ki a Ioapa, ka mea, Me kai tonu koia te hoari? kahore ano koe kia mohio he kino te tukunga iho? ahea ra koe mea ai ki te iwi ra kia hoki atu i te whai i o ratou teina?

²⁷And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

²⁷Na ka mea a Ioapa, E ora ana te Atua, me i kahore koe te ki mai na, ina ko a te ata ano te iwi hoki ai i te whai i tona teina, i tona teina.

²⁸So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

²⁸Heoi whakatangihia ana e Ioapa te tetere, a tu katoa ana te iwi, kihai ano i mea ki te whai i a Iharaira, na mutu ake ta ratou whawhai.

²⁹And Abner 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.

²⁹Na haere ana a Apanere ratou ko ana tangata i te mania, a pau katoa taua po, a whiti ana i Horano, haere ana a puta noa i Pitirono, tae tonu atu ki Mahanaima.

³⁰And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

³⁰Na hoki ana a Ioapa i te whai i a Apanere: a no ka huihuia e ia te iwi katoa, na kotahi tekau ma iwa o nga tangata a Rawiri i kore, me Atahere.

³¹But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died.

³¹E toru rau e ono tekau ia nga tangata o Pineamine, ara o nga tangata a Apanere, i patua e nga tangata a Rawiri, i mate.

³²And 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 the day brake upon them at Hebron.

³²Na ka mau ratou ki a Atahere, a tanumia iho ki te tanumanga o tona papa ki Peterehema. Na haere ana a Ioapa ratou ko ana tangata a pau katoa taua po, a marama atu i a ratou i Heperona.