¹ Rhestrodd Dafydd y bobl oedd gydag ef, a phenodi capteiniaid ar filoedd a chapteiniaid ar gannoedd.

¹And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

² Yna rhannodd y fyddin yn dair, traean o dan Joab, traean dan Abisai fab Serfia, brawd Joab, a thraean dan Itai y Gethiad; a dywedodd y brenin wrth y fyddin, "Mi ddof finnau hefyd gyda chwi."

²And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

³ Ond atebasant, "Ni chei di ddod. Petaem ni yn ffoi am ein heinioes, ni fyddai neb yn meddwl dim o'r peth; a phetai ein hanner yn marw, ni fyddai neb yn malio amdanom; ond yr wyt ti cystal � deng mil ohonom ni. Felly'n awr y mae'n well i ni dy fod yn aros i'n cynorthwyo o'r ddinas."

³But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

⁴ Dywedodd y brenin y gwn�i'r hyn a dybient hwy yn orau, a safodd yn ymyl y porth fel yr oedd y fyddin yn mynd allan yn ei channoedd a'i miloedd.

⁴And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

⁵ Gorch-mynnodd y brenin i Joab, Abisai ac Itai, "Er fy mwyn i byddwch yn dyner wrth y llanc Absalom." Yr oedd y fyddin i gyd yn clywed pan roes y brenin orchymyn i'r capteiniaid ynglu375?n ag Absalom.

⁵And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

⁶ Aeth y fyddin i'r maes i gyfarfod ag Israel, a digwyddodd y frwydr yng nghoetir Effraim.

⁶So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

⁷ Gorchfygwyd byddin Israel yno gan ddilynwyr Dafydd, a bu colledion mawr yno � ugain mil o fewn y diwrnod hwnnw.

⁷And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

⁸ Lledodd yr ymladd dros y wlad i gyd, a difaodd y goedwig fwy o'r fyddin nag a wnaeth y cleddyf y diwrnod hwnnw.

⁸For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

⁹ Digwyddodd dilynwyr Dafydd daro ar Absalom. Fel yr oedd Absalom yn marchogaeth ar ei ful, aeth hwnnw dan gangen derwen fawr; daliwyd pen Absalom yn y dderwen, a'i adael rhwng nef a daear wrth i'r mul oedd dano fynd yn ei flaen.

⁹And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

¹⁰ Gwelodd rhywun ef, a dweud wrth Joab ei fod wedi gweld Absalom ynghrog mewn derwen.

¹⁰And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

¹¹ Ac meddai Joab wrth y dyn oedd wedi dweud wrtho, "Os gwelaist ti ef, pam na fu iti ei daro i lawr yn y fan? Fe fyddwn wedi gofalu am roi iti ddeg darn arian a gwregys."

¹¹And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [pieces of] silver, and a girdle.

¹² Ond dywedodd y dyn wrth Joab, "Petawn i'n cael mil o ddarnau arian ar gledr fy llaw, ni feiddiwn estyn llaw yn erbyn mab y brenin; oherwydd fe glywsom �'n clustiau ein hunain pan roddodd y brenin orchymyn i ti ac i Abisai ac i Itai, a dweud, 'Cymerwch ofal, bawb, o'r llanc Absalom.'

¹²And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [pieces of] silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

¹³ Pe bawn i wedi troseddu yn erbyn ei einioes, ni fyddai modd cuddio dim rhag y brenin; a byddit tithau wedi sefyll o'r naill ochr."

¹³Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me].

¹⁴ Atebodd Joab, "Nid wyf am wastraffu amser fel hyn gyda thi." Cymerodd dair picell yn ei law a thrywanu Absalom yn ei galon, ac yntau'n dal yn fyw yng nghanol y dderwen.

¹⁴Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

¹⁵ Yna tyrrodd deg llanc oedd yn gofalu am arfau Joab o gwmpas Absalom, a'i daro a'i ladd.

¹⁵And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

¹⁶ Ar hyn canodd Joab yr utgorn, a dychwelodd y fyddin o erlid yr Israeliaid am i Joab eu galw'n �l.

¹⁶And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.

¹⁷ Cymerwyd Absalom a'i fwrw i geubwll mawr oedd yn y goedwig, a chodi tomen enfawr o gerrig drosto. Ffodd yr Israeliaid i gyd adref.

¹⁷And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

¹⁸ Yn ystod ei fywyd yr oedd Absalom wedi cymryd colofn a'i gosod i sefyll yn Nyffryn y Brenin, "Oherwydd," meddai, "nid oes gennyf fab i gadw f'enw mewn cof." Galwodd y golofn ar ei enw ei hun, ac fe'i gelwir hi'n Gofeb Absalom hyd heddiw.

¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day.

¹⁹ Dywedodd Ahimaas fab Sadoc, "Gad i mi redeg a rhoi'r newydd i'r brenin fod yr ARGLWYDD wedi achub ei gam oddi ar law ei elynion."

¹⁹Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that Jehovah hath avenged him of his enemies.

²⁰ Ond dywedodd Joab wrtho, "Nid ti fydd y negesydd heddiw; cei fynd �'r neges rywdro arall, ond nid heddiw, oherwydd bod mab y brenin wedi marw."

²⁰And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

²¹ Yna meddai Joab wrth ryw Ethiopiad, "Dos, dywed wrth y brenin yr hyn a welaist." Moes-ymgrymodd yr Ethiopiad i Joab a rhedodd ymaith.

²¹Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

²² Ond gwnaeth Ahimaas fab Sadoc gais arall, ac meddai wrth Joab, "Beth bynnag a ddigwydd, yr wyf finnau hefyd am gael rhedeg ar �l yr Ethiopiad." Gofynnodd Joab, "Pam y mae arnat ti eisiau mynd, fy machgen? Ni chei wobr am ddwyn y neges."

²²Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?

²³ Ond plediodd, "Sut bynnag y bydd, gad imi fynd." Felly dywedodd wrtho, "Dos, ynteu." Rhedodd Ahimaas ar hyd y gwastadedd, ac ennill y blaen ar yr Ethiopiad.

²³But come what may, [said he], I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

²⁴ Yr oedd Dafydd yn eistedd rhwng y ddeuborth. Pan aeth gwyliwr i fyny uwchben y porth i ben y mur, a chodi ei lygaid ac edrych, dyna lle'r oedd dyn yn rhedeg ar ei ben ei hun.

²⁴Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

²⁵ Galwodd y gwyliwr a hysbysu'r brenin. Atebodd y brenin, "Os yw ar ei ben ei hun, y mae'n dod � neges."

²⁵And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

²⁶ Fel yr oedd yn dal i agos�u, sylwodd y gwyliwr ar ddyn arall yn rhedeg, a galwodd i lawr at y porthor a dweud, "Dacw ddyn arall yn rhedeg ar ei ben ei hun." Dywedodd y brenin, "Negesydd yw hwn eto."

²⁶And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

²⁷ Yna dywedodd y gwyliwr, "Yr wyf yn gweld y cyntaf yn rhedeg yn debyg i Ahimaas fab Sadoc." Ac meddai'r brenin, "Dyn da yw hwnnw; daw ef � newyddion da,"

²⁷And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

²⁸ Pan gyrhaeddodd Ahimaas, dywedodd wrth y brenin, "Heddwch!" Yna moesymgrymodd i'r brenin �'i wyneb i'r llawr, a dweud, "Bendigedig fyddo'r ARGLWYDD dy Dduw, sydd wedi cau am y dynion a gododd yn erbyn f'arglwydd frenin."

²⁸And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

²⁹ Gofynnodd y brenin, "A yw'r llanc Absalom yn iawn?" Ac meddai Ahimaas, "Yr oedd dy was yn gweld cynnwrf mawr pan anfonodd Joab, gwas y brenin, fi i ffwrdd, ond ni wn beth oedd."

²⁹And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

³⁰ Dywedodd y brenin, "Saf yma o'r neilltu." Felly safodd o'r neilltu.

³⁰And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

³¹ Yna cyrhaeddodd yr Ethiopiad a dweud, "Newydd da, f'arglwydd frenin! Oherwydd y mae'r ARGLWYDD wedi achub dy gam heddiw yn erbyn yr holl rai oedd yn codi yn dy erbyn."

³¹And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for Jehovah hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

³² Gofynnodd y brenin i'r Ethiopiad, "A yw'r llanc Absalom yn iawn?" Atebodd yr Ethiopiad, "Bydded i elynion f'arglwydd frenin a phawb sy'n codi yn d'erbyn er drwg, fod fel y llanc."

³²And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

³³ Cynhyrfodd y brenin, ac aeth i fyny i'r llofft uwchben y porth ac wylo; ac wrth fynd, yr oedd yn dweud fel hyn, "O Absalom fy mab, fy mab Absalom! O na fyddwn i wedi cael marw yn dy le, O Absalom fy mab, fy mab!"

³³And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!