¹ Yr oedd Joab fab Serfia yn gwybod fod calon Dafydd yn troi at Absalom.

¹Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

² Felly anfonodd Joab i Tecoa a chymryd oddi yno wraig ddoeth, a dywedodd wrthi, "Cymer arnat alaru a gwisg ddillad galar, a phaid �'th eneinio dy hun; bydd fel gwraig sydd ers amser maith yn galaru am y marw.

²And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

³ A dos at y brenin, a dywed fel hyn wrtho" � a gosododd Joab y geiriau yn ei genau.

³And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

⁴ Aeth y wraig o Tecoa at y brenin, a syrthiodd ar ei hwyneb i'r llawr a moesymgrymu; yna dywedodd, "Rho help, O frenin."

⁴And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

⁵ Gofynnodd y brenin iddi, "Beth sy'n dy boeni?" Dywedodd hithau, "Gwraig weddw wyf fi a'm gu373?r wedi marw.

⁵And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

⁶ Yr oedd gan dy lawforwyn ddau fab, ond cwerylodd y ddau allan yn y wlad, heb neb i'w gwahanu; a thrawodd un ohonynt y llall, a'i ladd.

⁶And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

⁷ Ac yn awr y mae'r holl dylwyth wedi codi yn erbyn dy lawforwyn, a dweud, 'Rho inni'r hwn a laddodd ei frawd, er mwyn inni ei ladd am fywyd y brawd a lofruddiodd; a difethwn yr etifedd hefyd.' Felly byddant yn diffodd y marworyn sydd ar �l gennyf, fel na adewir i'm gu373?r nac enw nac epil ar wyneb daear."

⁷And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

⁸ Dywedodd y brenin wrth y wraig, "Dos di adref, ac fe roddaf orchymyn yn dy gylch."

⁸And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

⁹ Atebodd hithau, "Bydded yr euogrwydd arnaf fi, f'arglwydd frenin, ac ar fy nheulu i; a bydded y brenin a'i orsedd yn ddieuog."

⁹And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

¹⁰ Dywedodd y brenin, "Pwy bynnag fydd yn yngan gair wrthyt, tyrd ag ef ataf fi, ac ni fydd yn dy boeni di byth mwy."

¹⁰And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

¹¹ Atebodd hithau, "Bydded i'r brenin ddwyn hyn i sylw'r ARGLWYDD dy Dduw, rhag i'r dialwr gwaed ddistrywio eto, a rhag iddynt ddifetha fy mab." A dywedodd y brenin, "Cyn wired � bod yr ARGLWYDD yn fyw, ni chaiff blewyn o wallt pen dy fab syrthio i'r llawr."

¹¹Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

¹² Yna dywedodd y wraig, "Gad i'th lawforwyn ddweud un gair eto wrth f'arglwydd frenin." Dywedodd yntau, "Dywed."

¹²Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

¹³ Ac meddai'r wraig, "Pam yr wyt wedi cynllunio fel hyn yn erbyn pobl Dduw? Wrth wneud y dyfarniad hwn y mae'r brenin fel un sy'n euog ei hun, am nad yw'n galw'n �l yr un a alltudiodd.

¹³And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

¹⁴ Rhaid inni oll farw; yr ydym fel du373?r a dywelltir ar lawr ac ni ellir ei gasglu eto. Nid yw Duw yn adfer bywyd, ond y mae'n cynllunio ffordd rhag i'r alltud barhau'n alltud.

¹⁴For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

¹⁵ Yn awr, y rheswm y deuthum i ddweud y neges hon wrth f'arglwydd frenin oedd fod y bobl wedi codi ofn arnaf; a phenderfynodd dy lawforwyn, 'Fe siaradaf �'r brenin; efallai y bydd yn gwneud dymuniad ei forwyn.

¹⁵Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

¹⁶ Y mae'n siu373?r y gwrendy'r brenin, ac y bydd yn achub ei lawforwyn o law'r sawl sydd am fy nistrywio i a'm mab hefyd o etifeddiaeth Dduw.'

¹⁶For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

¹⁷ Meddyliodd dy lawforwyn hefyd y byddai gair f'arglwydd frenin yn gysur, oherwydd y mae f'arglwydd frenin fel angel Duw, yn medru dirnad rhwng da a drwg. Bydded yr ARGLWYDD dy Dduw gyda thi."

¹⁷Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

¹⁸ Dywedodd y brenin wrth y wraig, "Paid � chelu oddi wrthyf un peth yr wyf am ei ofyn iti." Atebodd hithau, "Gofyn di, f'arglwydd frenin."

¹⁸Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

¹⁹ Yna gofynnodd y brenin, "A yw llaw Joab gyda thi yn hyn i gyd?" Atebodd y wraig, "Cyn wired � bod f'arglwydd frenin yn fyw, nid oes modd osgoi yr hyn a ddywedodd f'arglwydd frenin, ie, dy was Joab a roddodd orchymyn imi, ac ef a osododd y geiriau hyn i gyd yng ngenau dy lawforwyn.

¹⁹And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

²⁰ Er mwyn rhoi agwedd wahanol ar y peth y gwnaeth dy was Joab hyn, ond y mae f'arglwydd cyn galled ag angel Duw i ddeall popeth ar wyneb daear."

²⁰To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

²¹ Dywedodd y brenin wrth Joab, "Edrych, yr wyf am wneud hyn; felly, dos a thyrd �'r llanc Absalom yn �l."

²¹And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

²² Syrthiodd Joab ar ei wyneb i'r llawr, a moesymgrymodd a bendithio'r brenin, a dweud, "Fe u373?yr dy was heddiw imi ennill ffafr yn dy olwg, f'arglwydd frenin, am iti wneud dymuniad dy was."

²²And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

²³ Aeth Joab ar unwaith i Gesur, a dod ag Absalom yn �l i Jerwsalem.

²³So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

²⁴ Ond dywedodd y brenin, "Aed i'w du375? ei hun; ni chaiff weld fy wyneb i." Felly aeth Absalom i'w du375? ac ni welodd wyneb y brenin.

²⁴And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

²⁵ Trwy Israel gyfan nid oedd neb y gellid ei ganmol am ei harddwch fel Absalom; nid oedd mefl arno o wadn ei droed hyd ei gorun.

²⁵But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

²⁶ Byddai'n eillio'i ben ar ddiwedd pob blwyddyn am fod ei wallt mor drwm, a phan bwysai'r gwallt oedd wedi ei eillio oddi ar ei ben, pwysai ddau can sicl yn �l safon y brenin.

²⁶And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

²⁷ Ganwyd i Absalom dri mab, ac un ferch, o'r enw Tamar; yr oedd honno'n ferch brydferth.

²⁷And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

²⁸ Arhosodd Absalom yn Jerwsalem am ddwy flynedd gyfan heb weld wyneb y brenin.

²⁸So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

²⁹ Yna anfonodd am Joab, er mwyn iddo'i anfon at y brenin, ond nid oedd yn fodlon dod. Anfonodd eilwaith, ond yr oedd yn gwrthod dod.

²⁹Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

³⁰ Yna dywedodd wrth ei weision, "Edrychwch, y mae llain Joab yn ffinio ar f'un i, ac y mae haidd ganddo yno; ewch a rhowch hi ar d�n." A dyna weision Absalom yn rhoi'r llain ar d�n.

³⁰Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

³¹ Aeth Joab ar unwaith at Absalom i'w du375?, a gofyn iddo, "Pam y mae dy weision wedi rhoi fy llain i ar d�n?"

³¹Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

³² Ac meddai Absalom wrth Joab, "Edrych, fe anfonais atat a dweud, 'Tyrd yma imi dy anfon di at y brenin i ofyn pam y deuthum yn �l o Gesur; byddai'n well arnaf pe bawn wedi aros yno.' Yn awr yr wyf am weld wyneb y brenin, ac os oes camwedd ynof, lladded fi."

³²And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

³³ Yna daeth Joab at y brenin ac adrodd yr hanes wrtho, a galwodd yntau Absalom ato; ac wedi iddo ddod at y brenin, moesymgrymodd iddo �'i wyneb i'r llawr o flaen y brenin, a rhoddodd y brenin gusan i Absalom.

³³So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.