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.

¹Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

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

²To David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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 Maacah the 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.

⁶It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in 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?"

⁷Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you 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 angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning 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,

⁹God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don’t do even 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 transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”

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

¹¹He could not answer Abner another word, 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."

¹²Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring all Israel around to you.”

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."

¹³He said, “Good; I will make a treaty with you; but one thing I require of you. That is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come 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."

¹⁴David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”

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

¹⁵Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel 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.

¹⁶Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said 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.

¹⁷Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past, you sought for David 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.'"

¹⁸Now then do it; for Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David, I will 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.

¹⁹Abner 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 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. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.

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.

²¹Abner 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 you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” 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.

²²Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was 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.

²³When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, 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 have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite 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."

²⁵You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”

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.

²⁶When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn’t 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.

²⁷When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so 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;

²⁸Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are guiltless before Yahweh forever of 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. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who 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 killed 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,

³¹David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. 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.

³²They 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:

³³The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

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.

³⁴Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell.” 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."

³⁵All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes 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.

³⁶All the people took notice of 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.

³⁷So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.

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

³⁸The king said to his servants, “Don’t you know that there a prince and a great man has 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."

³⁹I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May Yahweh reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.”