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 Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath 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 go in 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 Tekoa 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, Of a truth I am a widow, and my 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 killed 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 thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of 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 thy 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 Tekoa 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, Whosoever saith aught 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 Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah 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 thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a 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 devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.

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 split on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast 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 seeing that I am come to speak this word 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 servant.

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 servant 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 thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Jehovah thy God 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, aught 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 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 aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy 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 change the face of the matter 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 back.

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 did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed 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, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned 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.

²⁵Now 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 cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut 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.

²⁸And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he 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.

²⁹Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but 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 were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be 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.