¹ Parhaodd y rhyfel rhwng teulu Saul a theulu Dafydd yn hir, gyda Dafydd yn mynd yn gryfach, a theulu Saul yn mynd yn wannach.

¹And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.

² Ganwyd meibion i Ddafydd yn Hebron. Ei gyntafanedig oedd Amnon, plentyn Ahinoam o Jesreel.

²And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

³ Yr ail oedd Chileab, plentyn Abigail, gwraig Nabal, o Garmel; y trydydd oedd Absalom, mab Maacha merch Talmai brenin Gesur.

³and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

⁴ Y pedwerydd oedd Adoneia mab Haggith; y pumed oedd Seffatia mab Abital;

⁴and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

⁵ a'r chweched, Ithream, plentyn Egla gwraig Dafydd. Dyma'r rhai a anwyd i Ddafydd yn Hebron.

⁵and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

⁶ Tra oedd rhyfel rhwng teulu Saul a theulu Dafydd, yr oedd Abner yn ennill mwy a mwy o ddylanwad gyda theulu Saul.

⁶And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

⁷ Bu gan Saul ordderch o'r enw Rispa ferch Aia; a phan ddywedodd Isboseth wrth Abner, "Pam yr aethost i mewn at ordderch fy nhad?"

⁷And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?

⁸ fe lidiodd Abner yn fawr oherwydd geiriau Isboseth, ac atebodd, "Ai penci ar ochr Jwda wyf fi? Hyd yma b�m yn deyrngar i deulu dy dad Saul, ac i'w berthnasau a'i gyfeillion; ac ni adewais i ti syrthio i ddwylo Dafydd, a dyma ti heddiw yn edliw imi drosedd gyda benyw.

⁸Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Judah do shew kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou reproachest me this day with the fault of this woman?

⁹ Gwnaed Duw fel hyn i mi, Abner, a rhagor hefyd, os na wnaf dros Ddafydd yr hyn a addawodd yr ARGLWYDD iddo,

⁹So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;

¹⁰ a thynnu'r frenhiniaeth oddi ar deulu Saul a sefydlu Dafydd ar orsedd Israel a Jwda, o Dan hyd Beerseba."

¹⁰to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba!

¹¹ Ni fedrai Isboseth yngan yr un gair wrth Abner wedi hyn, oherwydd bod arno ei ofn.

¹¹And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

¹² Anfonodd Abner negeswyr ar ei ran at Ddafydd i ddweud, "Pwy biau'r wlad? Gwna di gyfamod � mi, ac yna bydd fy llaw o'th blaid i droi Israel gyfan atat."

¹²And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to turn all Israel to thee.

¹³ Atebodd yntau, "Ardderchog! Fe wnaf fi gyfamod � thi; ond yr wyf am hawlio un peth gennyt: ni chei weld fy wyneb, heb iti ddod � Michal ferch Saul gyda thi, pan ddoi i'm gweld."

¹³And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

¹⁴ Yna anfonodd Dafydd negeswyr at Isboseth fab Saul, a dweud, "Rho imi fy ngwraig Michal, a ddywedd�ais imi am gant o flaengrwyn Philistiaid."

¹⁴And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

¹⁵ Anfonodd Isboseth a'i chymryd oddi wrth ei gu373?r Paltiel fab Lais.

¹⁵And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

¹⁶ Dilynodd ei gu373?r yn wylofus ar ei h�l hyd Bahurim, ond wedi i Abner ddweud wrtho, "Dos yn d'�l", fe ddychwelodd adref.

¹⁶And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

¹⁷ Anfonodd Abner air at henuriaid Israel a dweud, "Ers tro byd buoch yn ceisio cael Dafydd yn frenin arnoch.

¹⁷Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;

¹⁸ Yn awr, gweithredwch; oherwydd y mae'r ARGLWYDD wedi dweud am Ddafydd, 'Trwy law fy ngwas Dafydd y gwaredaf fy mhobl Israel oddi wrth y Philistiaid a'u gelynion i gyd.'"

¹⁸and now do [it], for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By my servant David will I save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

¹⁹ Siaradodd Abner hefyd � llwyth Benjamin. Yna aeth Abner i Hebron i ddweud wrth Ddafydd y cwbl yr oedd Israel a llwyth Benjamin wedi cytuno arno.

¹⁹And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

²⁰ Daeth Abner at Ddafydd i Hebron gydag ugain o ddynion, a gwnaeth Dafydd wledd i Abner a'i ddynion.

²⁰So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.

²¹ Yna dywedodd Abner wrth Ddafydd, "Yr wyf am fynd yn awr i gasglu Israel gyfan ynghyd at f'arglwydd frenin, er mwyn iddynt wneud cyfamod � thi; yna byddi'n frenin ar y cyfan yr wyt yn ei chwenychu." Gadawodd Dafydd i Abner fynd ymaith, ac aeth yntau mewn heddwch.

²¹And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy heart desires. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

²² Ar hynny, cyrhaeddodd dilynwyr Dafydd gyda Joab; yr oeddent wedi bod ar gyrch, ac yn dwyn llawer o ysbail gyda hwy. Nid oedd Abner gyda Dafydd yn Hebron, oherwydd bod Dafydd wedi gadael iddo fynd mewn heddwch.

²²And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from an expedition, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

²³ Pan gyrhaeddodd Joab a'r holl lu oedd gydag ef, clywodd fod Abner fab Ner wedi bod gyda'r brenin, a'i fod yntau wedi gadael iddo fynd mewn heddwch.

²³And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away; and he is gone in peace.

²⁴ Aeth Joab at y brenin a dweud, "Beth wyt ti wedi ei wneud? Fe ddaeth Abner yma atat; pam y gadewaist iddo fynd ymaith?

²⁴Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is gone?

²⁵ Yr wyt yn adnabod Abner fab Ner; i'th dwyllo di y daeth, ac i gael gwybod dy holl symudiadau a phopeth yr wyt yn ei wneud."

²⁵Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

²⁶ Pan aeth Joab allan oddi wrth Ddafydd, anfonodd negeswyr ar �l Abner, a daethant ag ef yn �l o ffynnon Sira heb yn wybod i Ddafydd.

²⁶And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

²⁷ Pan ddychwelodd Abner i Hebron, cymerodd Joab ef o'r neilltu yng nghanol y porth, fel pe bai am siarad yn gyfrinachol ag ef. Ond trawodd ef yn ei fol o achos gwaed ei frawd Asahel, a bu farw yno.

²⁷And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him secretly, and smote him there in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

²⁸ Wedi i'r peth ddigwydd y clywodd Dafydd, a dywedodd, "Dieuog wyf fi a'm teyrnas am byth gerbron yr ARGLWYDD ynglu375?n � gwaed Abner fab Ner;

²⁸And afterwards David heard [it], and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

²⁹ bydded ei waed ar Joab a'i holl deulu! Na fydded teulu Joab heb aelod diferllyd, neu wahanglwyfus, neu ar ei faglau, neu glwyfedig gan gleddyf, neu brin o fwyd!"

²⁹let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!

³⁰ Yr oedd Joab a'i frawd Abisai wedi llofruddio Abner oherwydd iddo ef ladd eu brawd Asahel yn y frwydr yn Gibeon.

³⁰So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

³¹ Dywedodd Dafydd wrth Joab a'r holl bobl oedd gydag ef, "Rhwygwch eich dillad a gwisgwch sachliain a gwnewch alar o flaen Abner." Cerddodd y Brenin Dafydd ar �l yr elor,

³¹And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.

³² a chladdwyd Abner yn Hebron. Wylodd y brenin yn uchel uwchben bedd Abner ac yr oedd yr holl bobl yn wylo hefyd.

³²And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

³³ Yna canodd y brenin yr alarnad hon am Abner:

³³And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

³⁴ "A oedd raid i Abner farw fel ynfytyn? Nid oedd dy ddwylo wedi eu rhwymo, na'th draed ynghlwm mewn cyffion. Syrthiaist fel un yn syrthio o flaen rhai twyllodrus." Ac yr oedd yr holl bobl yn parhau i wylo drosto.

³⁴Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest thou! And all the people wept again over him.

³⁵ Daeth y bobl i gyd i gymell Dafydd i fwyta tra oedd yn olau dydd; ond aeth Dafydd ar ei lw, "Fel hyn y gwnelo Duw i mi, a rhagor, os cyffyrddaf � bara neu ddim oll cyn machlud haul."

³⁵And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or aught else till the sun be down!

³⁶ Cymerodd pawb sylw o hyn, ac yr oedd yn dda ganddynt, fel yr oedd y cwbl a wn�i'r brenin yn dda yng ngolwg yr holl bobl.

³⁶And all the people remarked it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

³⁷ Yr oedd yr holl bobl ac Israel gyfan yn sylweddoli y diwrnod hwnnw nad oedd a wnelo'r brenin ddim � lladd Abner fab Ner.

³⁷And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.

³⁸ Dywedodd y brenin wrth ei ddilynwyr, "Onid ydych yn sylweddoli fod pendefig a gu373?r mawr wedi syrthio heddiw yn Israel?

³⁸And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

³⁹ Er imi gael f'eneinio'n frenin, yr wyf heddiw yn wan, ac y mae'r dynion hyn, meibion Serfia, yn rhy arw i mi; bydded i'r ARGLWYDD dalu i'r sawl sy'n gwneud drwg, yn �l ei ddrygioni."

³⁹And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness!