¹And it came to pass after this that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

¹[Ny nanjakan'i Davida tamin'ny Joda, sy ny nanjakan'Isboseta tamin'ny Isiraely, ary ny niadian'izy roa tonta tao Gibeona] Ary rehefa afaka izany, Davida dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah hoe: Hiakatra ho any amin'ny tanànan'ny Joda anankiray va aho? Dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Miakara. Ary hoy Davida: Any aninona no hiakarako? Dia hoy Izy: Any Hebrona.

²So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

²Dia niakatra nankany Davida mbamin'ny vadiny roa, dia Ahinoama Jezirelita sy Abigaila, ilay novinadin'i Nabala Karmelita.

³And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

³Ary ny olona izay tao amin'i Davida mbamin'ny ankohonan'ireo dia samy nentiny niakatra koa, ka nonina tao amin'ny tanàna momba an'i Hebrona izy ireo.

⁴And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabesh-Gilead that have buried Saul.

⁴Ary dia avy ny lehilahy amin'ny Joda ka nanosotra an'i Davida tao mba ho mpanjaka amin'ny taranak'i Joda. Ary nisy nanambara tamin'i Davida hoe: Ny olona any Jabesi-gileada no nandevina an'i Saoly.

⁵And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him!

⁵Ary Davida dia naniraka olona hankany amin'ny mponina any Jabesi-gileada hanao aminy hoe: Hotahin'i Jehovah anie ianareo noho ny soa nataonareo tamin'i Saoly tomponareo tamin'ny nandevenanareo azy.

⁶And now Jehovah shew kindness and faithfulness to you; and I also will requite you this good, because ye have done this thing.

⁶Koa haneho famindram-po sy fahamarinana aminareo anie Jehovah, sady izaho koa efa manao izao soa izao aminareo noho ny nanaovanareo izany zavatra izany.

⁷And now let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

⁷Ary ankehitriny, aoka hampaherezina anie ny tananareo, ary aoka hatanjaka ianareo; fa maty Saoly tomponareo, ary izaho no nohosoran'ny firenen'i Joda ho mpanjakany.

⁸And Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

⁸Fa Abnera, zanak'i Nera, komandin'ny miaramilan'i Saoly, efa naka an'Isboseta, zanakalahin'i Saoly, ka nitondra azy nankany Mahanaima,

⁹and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

⁹dia nampanjaka azy tamin'i Gileada sy ny Asorita sy Jezirela sy ny Efraima sy ny Benjamina ary ny Isiraely rehetra.[Na: (Gesorita)]

¹⁰Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. However, the house of Judah followed David.

¹⁰(Ary efa-polo taona no nahaveloman'Isboseta, zanak'i Saoly, fony izy vao nanjaka amin'ny Isiraely, ary roa taona no nanjakany.) Fa ny firenen'i Joda nomba an'i Davida.

¹¹And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

¹¹Ary ny andro nanjakan'i Davida tao Hebrona tamin'ny taranak'i Joda dia fito taona sy enim-bolana.

¹²And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹²Ary Abnera, zanak'i Nera, sy ny mpanompon'Isboseta, zanak'i Saoly, niala tao Mahanaima ka nankany Gibeona.

¹³And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out. And they met together by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, these on the one side of the pool, and those on the other side of the pool.

¹³Ary Joaba, zanak'i Zeroia, sy ny mpanompon'i Davida nivoaka ka nihaona tamin'ireo teo amoron'ny kamory tao Gibeona; ary samy nipetraka teo amin'ny lafin'ny kamory avy izy.

¹⁴And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

¹⁴Ary hoy Abnera tamin'i Joaba: Masìna ianao, aoka hitsangana ny zatovo hanao kilalao eto anatrehantsika. Ary hoy Joaba; Aoka ary izy hitsangana.

¹⁵And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁵Dia nisy nitsangana ka nita, dia roa ambin'ny folo lahy tamin'ny Benjamina, izay an'Isboseta, zanak'i Saoly, ary roa ambin'ny folo lahy koa tamin'ny mpanompon'i Davida.

¹⁶And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side, and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is by Gibeon.

¹⁶Ary izy rehetra samy nifanavika nifampihazon-doha ka nifandefon-tehezana tamin'ny sabatra, dia niara-nikarapoka; koa izany no nanaovana izany fitoerana ao Gibeona izany hoe Helkata-hazorima.[Helkata-hazorima = Tamin'ny sabatra maranitra]

¹⁷And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

¹⁷Ary mafy ny ady tamin'izany andro izany; ary dia resy teo anoloan'ny mpanompon'i Davida Abnera sy ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely.

¹⁸And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.

¹⁸Ary mba teo koa izy telo lahy zanak'i Zeroia, dia Joaba sy Abisay ary Asahela; ary Asahela dia haingan-tongotra tahaka ny gazela any an-efitra.[Izahao i. and. 19]

¹⁹And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.

¹⁹Ary Asahela nanenjika an'i Abnera, ka ny fandehany nanenjika an'i Abnera dia tsy nivily akory na tamin'ny ankavanana na tamin'ny ankavia.

²⁰Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.

²⁰Ary Abnera niherika ka nanao hoe: Hianao moa izany, no Asahela? Dia hoy izy: Izaho ity.

²¹And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

²¹Dia hoy Abnera taminy: Mivilia ianao, na ho amin'ny ankavanana, na ho amin'ny ankavia, ary zatovo anankiray no sambory, ka baboy ho anao izay eny aminy rehetra. Fa Asahela tsy nety nivily, fa nanenjika azy ihany.

²²And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

²²Ary hoy indray Abnera tamin'i Asahela: Mivilia ianao, fa aza manenjika ahy; fa hataoko inona moa izay hamely anao hikarapoka amin'ny tany, ary hataoko ahoana no fijery an'i Joaba rahalahinao?

²³But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

²³Nefa tsy nety nivily ihany izy, ka dia nasian'i Abnera ny antsedefona ny kibony, ka dia niboroaka teo an-damosiny ny lefona, ary nikarapoka teo izy ka maty niaraka tamin'izay. Ary izay rehetra tonga teo amin'ilay nikarapohan'i Asahela sy nahafatesany dia nijanona.

²⁴And Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

²⁴Ary Joaba sy Abisay dia nanenjika an'i Abnera; ka nony tonga teo amin'ny havoana Ama izy, izay tandrifin'i Gia amin'ny lalana mankany amin'ny efitr'i Gibeona, dia maty ny masoandro.

²⁵And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.

²⁵Ary ny taranak'i Benjamina niangona teo amin'i Abnera ka nifoko ho iray toko ary nijanona teo an-tampon'ny havoana anankiray.

²⁶And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

²⁶Ary Abnera niantso an'i Joaba hoe: Handany mandrakizay va ny sabatra? Tsy fantatrao va fa hangidy ny hiafaran'izany? Koa mandra-pahoviana no tsy hampivereninao ny olona tsy hanenjika ny rahalahiny?

²⁷And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

²⁷Ary hoy Joaba: Raha velona koa Andriamanitra, raha tsy ilay teninao, dia efa lasa nody any naraina avokoa ny olona ka tsy nanenjika ny rahalahiny akory.[Izaho and. 14]

²⁸And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.

²⁸Dia nitsoka ny anjomara Joaba, ka dia nijanona ny olona rehetra, ary tsy nanenjika ny Isiraely intsony na niady taminy intsony izy.

²⁹And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

²⁹Ary Abnera sy ny olony nandeha mandritra ny alina namaky ny tani-hay, dia nita an'i Jordana sy namaky an'i Bitrona rehetra, ka dia tonga tao Mahanaima izy.[Heb. Arabà]

³⁰And Joab returned from following Abner, and gathered all the people together; and there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.

³⁰Ary rehefa niverina Joaba avy nanenjika an'i Abnera, dia novoriny ny olona rehetra, ary sivy ambin'ny folo lahy ihany mbamin'i Asahela no tsy teo ny mpanompon'i Davida.

³¹And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.

³¹Fa ny mpanompon'i Davida efa nahafaty enim-polo sy telon-jato lahy tamin'ny Benjamita sy ny olon'i Abnera.Ary Asahela dia nentiny ka naleviny tao amin'ny fasan-drainy, izay tao Betlehema. Ary Joaba sy ny olony nandeha mandritra ny alina, dia tonga tao Hebrona raha vao nazava ratsy ny andro.

³²And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

³²Ary Asahela dia nentiny ka naleviny tao amin'ny fasan-drainy, izay tao Betlehema. Ary Joaba sy ny olony nandeha mandritra ny alina, dia tonga tao Hebrona raha vao nazava ratsy ny andro.