¹Ary sendra nisy lehilahy iray tena ratsy fanahy teo, Seba no anarany, zanak'i Bikry Benjamita; ary nitsoka ny anjomara izy sady niantso hoe: Isika tsy manana anjara amin'i Davida na lova amin'ny zanak'i Jese; samia mody any amin'ny lainy avy, ry Isiraely ô.

¹There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

²Ka dia samy niara-nandao an'i Davida ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely ka nanaraka an'i Seba, zanak'i Bikry; fa ny lehilahy amin'ny Joda no nifikitra tamin'ny mpanjakany hatrany Jordana ka hatrany Jerosalema.

²So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

³Ary nony tonga tao an-tranony tany Jerosalema Davida mpanjaka, dia nalainy ny vaditsindranony folo vavy izay navelany hiandry trano tao, ka nataony tao an-trano fiambenana ary nomeny fivelomana, fa tsy nandriany intsony. Ka dia nambenana tao mandra-pahafatiny ireo ka velona tsy nanam-bady intsony.

³David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.

⁴Ary hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'i Amasa: Vorio ny lehilahy amin'ny Joda ho eto amiko amin'ny hateloana, ary aoka mba ho eto koa ny tenanao.

⁴Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”

⁵Ary dia lasa Arnasa namory ny Joda, fa nandiso ny fotoan'andro nomeny azy izy.

⁵So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

⁶Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Abisay: Ankehitriny izao dia Seba, zanak'i Bikry no ahitantsika loza mihoatra noho Absaloma; koa ento ny mpanomponao ny tomponao, ka enjeho izy, fandrao mahazo tanàna mimanda ka tsy ho azontsika.

⁶David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”

⁷Ary dia nivoaka hanenjika azy ny olon'i Joaba sy ny miaramila mpiambina andriana ary ny lehilahy mahery rehetra; dia nivoaka avy tany Jerosalema ireo hanenjika an'i Seba, zanak'i Bikry.[Heb. Keretita sy Peletita]

⁷There went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

⁸Fa nony tonga tao amin'ilay vato lehibe tao Gibeona izy, dia avy Amasa nitsena azy; ary ny akanjo fiadian'i Joaba, ilay niakanjoany, dia nofehezina taminy, ary teo amboniny teo am-balahany no nisy ny fehin-tsabany ambamin'ny tranony; ary nony nandeha izy, dia latsaka ny sabatra.

⁸When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

⁹Ary hoy Joaba tamin'i Amasa: Tsara ihany va ianao, ry rahalahy? Dia noraisin'i Joaba tamin'ny tànany ankavanana ny somotr'i Amasa horohany.

⁹Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

¹⁰Fa Amasa tsy nanahinahy ny sabatra teny an-tànan'i Joaba, kanjo nasiany tamin'ny kibony izy, ka dia nivaroraka tamin'ny tany ny tsinainy, ary tsy nasiany intsony, fa matiny tamin'izay. Ary Joaba sy Abisay rahalahiny nanenjika an'i Seba, zanak'i Bikry.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹¹Ary ny zatovon'i Joaba anankiray nijanona teo anilan'ny faty ka nanao hoe: Izay miandany amin'i Joaba sy Davida dia aoka hanaraka an'i Joaba.

¹¹There stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”

¹²Ary Amasa nihosin-drà teo anaty lalambe. Ary raha hitan-dralehilahy fa nijanona ny olona rehetra, dia nafindrany niala teo amin'ny lalambe ho any an-tsaha ny fatin'i Amasa ka nosaronany lamba, nony hitany fa nijanona izay rehetra mandalo azy.

¹²Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.

¹³Ary nony nafindrany niala teo amin'ny lalambe izy, dia nizotra nanaraka an'i Joaba ny olona rehetra hanenjika an'i Seba, zanak'i Bikry.

¹³When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹⁴Ary izy nandeha namaky ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra hatrany Abela sy Beti-maka sy ny an'ny Berita rehetra; ary nivory ireo, ka dia mba lasa nanaraka azy.

¹⁴He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

¹⁵Ary dia tonga izy ka nanao fahirano azy teo Abela sy Beti-maka, ary nanandratra tovon-tany tandrifin'ny tanàna izy, ka teo ivelany manolotra ny manda no nitoerany; ary ny olona izay nomba an'i Joaba dia namely nandrava ny manda.

¹⁵They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

¹⁶Ary nisy vehivavy hendry tao an-tanàna niantso hoe: Mihainoa, mihainoa e; masìna ianareo, lazao amin'i Joaba hoe: Mankanesa erỳ aminy, hono, ianao, fa misy holazainy aminao.

¹⁶Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”

¹⁷Ary nony efa mby tao akaiky izy, dia hoy ravehivavy: Hianao va no Joaba? Dia hoy izy: Eny, izaho no izy. Ary hoy ravehivavy taminy: Mihainoa ny teniko mpanompovavinao. Dia hoy izy: Mihaino aho izao.

¹⁷He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your handmaid.” He answered, “I do hear.”

¹⁸Ary hoy ravehivavy: Izao no fitenin'ny olona taloha: Aoka hanadina ao Abela izy; koa araka izany ny nahavitany raharaha.

¹⁸Then she spoke, saying, “They were used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;’ and so they settled it.

¹⁹Izaho dia isan'ny tia fihavanana sady olona mahatoky eto amin'ny Isiraely; fa ianao kosa mitady handrava renivohitra eto amin'ny. Isiraely, koa ahoana no hamongoranao ny lovan'i Jehovah?

¹⁹I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?”

²⁰Ary Joaba namaly hoe: Sanatria dia sanatria amiko izay handripaka sy handringana.

²⁰Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

²¹Tsy izany tsy akory; fa misy lehilahy avy amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima, Seba no anarany, zanak'i Bikry, izay efa nanainga tanana hikomy amin'i Davida mpanjaka; koa izy ihany no atolory ahy, dia hiala amin'ny tanàna aho. Ary hoy ravehivavy tamin'i Joaba: Indro, ny lohany atsipy eny aminao eny ankoatry ny manda.

²¹The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.”

²²Dia lasa nanatona ny olona rehetra tamin'ny fahendreny ravehivavy. Dia notapahin'ireo ny lohan'i Seba, zanak'i Bikry, ka natsipiny teny amin'i Joaba. Ary Joaba nitsoka ny anjomara, ka dia niala tamin'ny tanàna ny olona samy ho any amin'ny lainy avy. Ary Joaba niverina nankany Jerosalema ho any amin'ny mpanjaka.

²²Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

²³[Ny mpanao raharaham-panjakan'i Davida] Ary Joaba no komandin'ny miaramila rehetra tamin'ny Isiraely; ary Benaia, zanak'i Joiada, no mpifehy ny miaramila mpiambina andriana; [Heb. Keretita sy Peletita]

²³Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

²⁴ary Adorama no komandin'ny mpanao fanompoana; ary Josafata, zanak'i Ahiloda, no mpitadidy ny raharaham-panjakana;

²⁴and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

²⁵ary Seva no mpanoratra; ary Zadoka sy Abiatara no mpisorona;ary Ira Jairita kosa no mpanolo-tsaina an'i Davida.[Na: mpisorona]

²⁵and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

²⁶ary Ira Jairita kosa no mpanolo-tsaina an'i Davida.[Na: mpisorona]

²⁶and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.