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

¹And David marshalled 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 to 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 should in any case flee, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; for *thou* art worth ten thousand of us; and now it is better that thou succour 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 to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came 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 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.

⁶And 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 routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: 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.

⁸And the battle was there scattered 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 found himself in the presence of David's servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

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

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

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 to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten silver pieces 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 to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand silver pieces 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, Take care, whoever it be [of you], of 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."

¹³Or I should have acted falsely against mine own life, for there is no matter concealed from the king, and thou 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 spears in his hand, and thrust them into Absalom's body, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.

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 bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed 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 kept 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 a great pit in the wood, and raised a very great heap of stones upon him. 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 a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.

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."

¹⁹And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run, I pray, and carry the king the news that Jehovah has 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 to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, 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 to 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."

²²And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, Come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that there is no news suited [to thee]?

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.

²³-- But, come what may, let me run. And he said to him, Run. And Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outstripped 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.

²⁴And David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, on to 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 news in his mouth. And he came on 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 to the porter and said, Behold a man running alone. And the king said, He also is a bearer of news.

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 see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.

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 to the king, Peace! And he fell down to the earth on his face before the king, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has 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 said, I saw a great tumult when Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant; 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, Let my lord the king receive good tidings, for Jehovah has 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 to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite said, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee for evil, be as that young man.

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 upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!