¹[Ny niodinan'i Absaloma, sy ny nandosiran'i Davida] Ary nony afaka izany, Absaloma dia nanomana kalesy iray sy soavaly ary olona dimam-polo lahy ho mpihazakazaka eo alohany.

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

²Ary Absaloma nifoha maraina koa, dia nijanona teo anilan'ny lalana mankeo am-bavahady, ka raha nisy olona nanana ady ho entiny any amin'ny mpanjaka hotsaraina, dia nantsoin'i Absaloma ka nanontaniany hoe: Avy any amin'ny tanàna aninona ianao? Ary hoy izy: Avy any Anonana amin'ny firenen'Isiraely ny mpanomponao.

²and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city [art] thou?` and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel [is] thy servant.`

³Dia hoy Absaloma taminy: Eny, tsara sy marina ny raharahanao, saingy tsy misy olona voatendrin'ny mpanjaka hihaino anao.

³And Absalom saith unto him, `See, thy matters [are] good and straightforward — and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.`

⁴Ary hoy koa Absaloma: Enga anie ka izaho no voatendry ho mpitsara amin'ny tany, ary ho avy atỳ amiko ny olona rehetra izay manana ady sy teny hotsaraina, dia homeko rariny izy!

⁴And Absalom saith, `Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? — then I have declared him righteous.`

⁵Ary isaky ny nisy olona nanatona hiankohoka teo anoloany, dia narosony ny tànany ka noraisiny sy norohany izany olona izany.

⁵And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

⁶Ary toy izany no nataon'i Absaloma tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra izay nankao amin'ny mpanjaka hotsaraina; ka dia voafetsin'i Absaloma ho azy ny fon'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely.

⁶and Absalom doth according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment unto the king, and Absalom stealeth the heart of the men of Israel.

⁷Ary nony afaka efa-polo taona, dia hoy Absaloma tamin'ny mpanjaka: Trarantitra ianao, aoka aho hankany Hebrona hanefa ny voadiko izay nivoadiako tamin'i Jehovah. [Na: (efa-taona)]

⁷And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom saith unto the king, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I complete my vow, that I vowed to Jehovah in Hebron,

⁸Fa nivoady aho mpanomponao, fony mbola nitoetra tany Gesora any Syria, nanao hoe: Raha mbola hampodin'i Jehovah any Jerosalema ihany aho, dia hanompo an'i Jehovah.

⁸for a vow hath thy servant vowed in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If Jehovah doth certainly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I have served Jehovah.`

⁹Ary hoy ny mpanjaka taminy: Mandehana soa aman-tsara ary. Dia niainga izy ka nankany Hebrona.

⁹And the king saith to him, `Go in peace;` and he riseth and goeth to Hebron,

¹⁰Ary Absaloma naniraka mpitety nankeny amin'ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra hanao hoe: Raha vao mandre ny feon'ny anjomara ianareo, dia miantsoa hoe: Absaloma no mpanjaka ao Hebrona.

¹⁰and Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, `At your hearing the voice of the trumpet, then ye have said, Absalom hath reigned in Hebron.`

¹¹Ary nisy roan-jato lahy izay nasain'i Absaloma, ka dia nanaraka azy avy tany Jerosalema, nefa nandeha tamin'ny fahatsoran'ny fony izy ireo, fa tsy nahafantatra na inona na inona.

¹¹And with Absalom have gone two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;

¹²Ary Absaloma naniraka naka an'i Ahitofela Gilonita, mpanolo-tsaina an'i Davida, avy tao an-tanànany, dia tao Gilo, raha mbola nanatitra ny fanatitra izy. Ary nihamasaka ny tetika fikomiana, ka dia nihamaro mandrakariva ny olona nomba an'i Absaloma.

¹²and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

¹³Ary nisy olona tonga tao amin'i Davida ka nilaza hoe: Lasa nanaraka an'i Absaloma fon'ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely.

¹³And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, `The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.`

¹⁴Ary hoy Davida tamin'ny mpanompony rehetra izay tao aminy tany Jerosalema: Mitsangàna, andeha isika handositra, fa tsy hisy hahafahantsika amin'i Absaloma; andeha hiala faingana, fandrao tamy faingana izy, ka tratrany eto isika, dia hataony idiran-doza tampoka eto isika, ary hasiany amin'ny lelan-tsabatra ny tanàna.

¹⁴And David saith to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, `Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.`

¹⁵Ary hoy ny mpanompon'ny mpanjaka taminy: Indreto ny mpanomponao hanao araka izay rehetra sitraky ny mpanjaka tompoko.

¹⁵And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth — lo, thy servants [do].`

¹⁶Dia nivoaka ny mpanjaka ka narahin'ny ankohonany rehetra. Ary ny mpanjaka namela folo vavy tamin'ny vaditsindranony hiandry trano.

¹⁶And the king goeth out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaveth ten women — concubines — to keep the house.

¹⁷Ary nivoaka ny mpanjaka, ka dia nanaraka azy ny vahoaka rehetra, ary nitoetra teo Faratanàna izy.

¹⁷And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

¹⁸Ary ny mpanompony rehetra nandeha teny anilany, ka ny miaramila mpiambina andriana rehetra sy ny Gatita rehetra, dia enin-jato lahy izay nanaraka azy avy tany Gata, nandeha teo alohan'ny mpanjaka.[Heb. Keretita sy Peletita]

¹⁸And all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.

¹⁹Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'Itahy Gatita: Nahoana no ianao avy no mba miaraka aminay? Miverena, ka mitoera any amin'ny mpanjaka; fa hafa firenena sady mpivahiny ianao; modia ho any amin'ny fonenanao.

¹⁹And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, `Why dost thou go — thou also — with us? turn back — and abide with the king, for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile thou — to thy place.

²⁰Fa vao omaly no nahatongavanao, ka anio va dia ho entiko manjenjena hiaraka aminay ianao? fa mandeha ho any amin'izay azoko aleha aho, koa miverena ihany ianao, ary ento hiara-miverina aminao koa ny rahalahinao; ho aminao anie ny famindram-po sy ny fahamarinana.

²⁰Yesterday [is] thy coming in, and to-day I move thee to go with us, and I am going on that which I am going! — turn back, and take back thy brethren with thee, — kindness and truth.`

²¹Fa Itahy namaly ny mpanjaka hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, ary raha velona koa ny mpanjaka tompoko, izay hitoeran'ny mpanjaka tompoko, na ho faty na ho velona, dia any koa no hitoeran'ny mpanomponao.

²¹And Ittai answereth the king and saith, `Jehovah liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely in the place where my lord the king is — if for death, if for life, surely there is thy servant.`

²²Ary hoy Davida tamin'Itahy: Andeha mandroso ary. Dia nandroso Itahy Gatita sy ny olony rehetra mbamin'ny zaza amim-behivavy rehetra izay teo.

²²And David saith unto Ittai, `Go and pass over;` and Ittai the Gittite passeth over, and all his men, and all the infants who [are] with him.

²³Ary ny olona rehetra dia nitomany nikaikaika, ary nita ny vahoaka rehetra; ny mpanjaka koa dia nita ny lohasahan-driaka Kidrona, ary ny vahoaka rehetra nandroso tamin'ny lalana mankany an-efitra.

²³And all the land are weeping — a great voice, and all the people are passing over; and the king is passing over through the brook Kidron, and all the people are passing over on the front of the way of the wilderness;

²⁴Ary indro koa Zadoka sy ny Levita rehetra nanaraka azy nitondra ny fiaran'ny faneken'Andriamanitra. Ary nametraka ny fiaran'Andriamanitra izy ary Abiatara niakatra mandra-pahatapitry ny olona rehetra avy tao an-tanàna.

²⁴and lo, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God, and they make the ark of God firm, and Abiathar goeth up, till the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.

²⁵Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'i Zadoka: Ento miverina ho any an-tanàna ihany ny fiaran'Andriamanitra; fa raha mahita fitia eo imason'i Jehovah aho, dia mbola ho entiny miverina ihany, ka hasehony ahy iny sy ny fitoerany.

²⁵And the king saith to Zadok, `Take back the ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of Jehovah, then He hath brought me back, and shewn me it and His habitation;

²⁶Fa raha izao kosa no lazainy: Tsy sitrako ianao, dia inty aho, aoka Izy hanao amiko araka izay ataony ho tsara.

²⁶and if thus He say, I have not delighted in thee; here [am] I, He doth to me as [is] good in His eyes.`

²⁷Ary hoy koa ny mpanjaka tamin'i Zadoka mpisorona: Tsy mpahita va ianao? miverena soa aman-tsara any an-tanàna ianao mbamin'ny zanakareo roa lahy miaraka aminareo, dia Ahimaza zanakao sy Jonatana, zanak'i Abiatara.

²⁷And the king saith unto Zadok the priest, `Art thou a seer? turn back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;

²⁸Indro, izaho hijanonjanona eny amin'ny fitàna any amin'ny efitra mandra-pahatongan'izay teny avy atỳ aminareo hambara amiko.[Na: tani-hay]

²⁸see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.`

²⁹Ary Zadoka sy Abiatara nitondra ny fiaran'Andriamanitra niverina nankany Jerosalema ihany; dia nitoetra tany izy.

²⁹And Zadok taketh back — and Abiathar — the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

³⁰Ary Davida niakatra teny an-tendrombohitra Oliva ka nitomany teny am-piakarana ary nisaron-doha sady nandeha tsy nikiraro; ary ny vahoaka rehetra izay nanaraka azy samy nisaron-doha sy niakatra ary nitomany teny am-piakarana avokoa.

³⁰And David is going up in the ascent of the olives, going up and weeping, and he hath the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who [are] with him have covered each his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;

³¹Ary nisy nanambara tamin'i Davida hoe: Ahitofela koa mba isan'ny mpiray tetika amin'i Absaloma. Dia hoy Davida: Mitaraina aminao aho, Jehovah ô, ampodio ho fahadalana ny hevitra ataon'i Ahitofela.

³¹and David declared, saying, `Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom;` and David saith, `Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.`

³²Ary nony tonga teo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra Davida, dia teo amin'izay fivavahan'ny olona tamin'Andriamanitra, indro, avy hitsena azy Hosay Arkita, voatriatra ny akanjony sady nihosin-tany ny lohany;

³²And it cometh to pass, David hath come unto the top, where he boweth himself to God, and lo, to meet him [is] Hushai the Archite, his coat rent, and earth on his head;

³³ary hoy Davida taminy: Raha miara-mandroso amiko ianao, dia ho tonga enta-mavesatra amiko;

³³and David saith to him, `If thou hast passed on with me then thou hast been on me for a burden,

³⁴fa raha hiverina any an-tanàna kosa ianao ka hanao amin'i Absaloma hoe: Ho mpanomponao aho, ry mpanjaka; efa mpanompon'ny rainao ihany aho taloha, fa ankehitriny kosa dia mpanomponao, aho dia hofoananao hahasoa ahy ny hevitra ataon'i Ahitofela.

³⁴and if to the city thou dost turn back, and hast said to Absalom, Thy servant I am, O king; servant of thy father I [am] also hitherto, and now, I [am] also thy servant; then thou hast made void for me the counsel of Ahithophel;

³⁵Ary tsy ao aminao va Zadoka sy Abiatara mpisorona? Koa izay zavatra rehetra renao avy ao an-tranon'ny mpanjaka, dia ambarao amin'i Zadoka sy Abiatara mpisorona.

³⁵and are there not with thee there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and it hath been, the whole of the matter that thou hearest from the house of the king thou dost declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.

³⁶Indreo, any aminy ny zanany roa lahy, dia Ahimaza, zanak'i Zadoka, sy Jonatana, zanak'i Abiatara; ary izy no hampitondrainareo izay rehetra renareo ho atỳ amiko.Koa dia tonga tany an-tanàna Hosay, sakaizan'i Davida, tamin'ny nahatongavan'i Absaloma tany Jerosalema.

³⁶Lo, there with them [are] their two sons, Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abiathar, and ye have sent by their hand unto me anything that ye hear.`

³⁷Koa dia tonga tany an-tanàna Hosay, sakaizan'i Davida, tamin'ny nahatongavan'i Absaloma tany Jerosalema.

³⁷And Hushai, David`s friend, cometh in to the city, and Absalom cometh in to Jerusalem.