¹Markaas dabadeed Daa'uud baa Rabbiga wax weyddiiyey, oo yidhi, Magaalooyinka dalka Yahuudah middood ma u kacaa? Rabbiguna wuxuu ku yidhi, Haah, u kac. Markaasaa Daa'uud yidhi, Xaggee baan u kacaa? Isna wuxuu yidhi, Xebroon tag.

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?` and Jehovah saith unto him, `Go up.` And David saith, `Whither do I go up?` and He saith, `To Hebron.`

²Saas daraaddeed Daa'uud halkaasuu u kacay, oo labadiisii naagoodna way raaceen, kuwaas oo ahaa Axiinocam tii reer Yesreceel, iyo Abiigayil oo u dhaxday Naabaal kii reer Karmel.

²And David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;

³Oo raggiisii isaga la jirayna Daa'uud wuu kaxaystay, iyadoo nin waluba reerkiisii wato; oo waxay degeen magaalooyinkii Xebroon.

³and his men who [are] with him hath David brought up — a man and his household — and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

⁴Markaasaa dadkii dalka Yahuudah yimid, oo halkaasay Daa'uud ugu subkeen inuu ahaado boqor u taliya dalka Yahuudah.

⁴And the men of Judah come, and anoint there David for king over the house of Judah; and they declare to David, saying, `The men of Jabesh-Gilead [are] they who buried Saul.`

⁵Markaasaa Daa'uud wargeeyayaal u diray dadkii reer Yaabeesh Gilecaad, oo ku yidhi, Rabbigu ha idin barakeeyo, waayo, waad u roonaateen oo aasteen sayidkiinnii Saa'uul ahaa.

⁵And David sendeth messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and saith unto them, `Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah, in that ye have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that ye bury him.

⁶Haddaba Rabbigu ha idiin roonaado oo runtana ha idin tuso; oo anna waan idiinka abaal gudi doonaa roonaantaas, maxaa yeelay, idinku waxaas baad samayseen.

⁶`And, now, Jehovah doth with you kindness and truth, and also, I do with you this good because ye have done this thing;

⁷Haddaba gacmihiinnu ha xoogaysteen, oo idinna xoog yeesha, waayo, sayidkiinnii Saa'uul waa dhintay, oo reer Yahuudahna anigay ii subkeen inaan u ahaado boqor u taliya.

⁷and now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. [is] dead, and also — me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.`

⁸Haddaba Abneer oo ahaa ina Neer, oo Saa'uul ciidankiisa sirkaal u ahaa ayaa soo kaxaystay Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul, oo wuxuu u soo gudbiyey xagga Maxanayim;

⁸And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul hath, hath taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causeth him to pass over to Mahanaim,

⁹oo wuxuu boqor uga dhigay reer Gilecaad, iyo reer Ashuur, iyo Yesreceel, iyo reer Efrayim, iyo Benyaamiin, iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan.

⁹and causeth him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel — all of it.

¹⁰(Oo Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul afartan sannadood buu jiray markii uu bilaabay inuu boqor u noqdo reer binu Israa'iil, oo wuxuuna boqor u ahaa laba sannadood.) Laakiinse reer Yahuudah waxay raaceen Daa'uud.

¹⁰A son of forty years, [is] Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

¹¹Oo wakhtigii Daa'uud Xebroon boqorka ugu ahaa reer Yahuudah wuxuu ahaa toddoba sannadood iyo lix bilood.

¹¹And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.

¹²Markaasaa Abneer oo ahaa ina Neer, iyo addoommadii Iishboshed ina Saa'uul, Maxanayim ka soo baxeen, oo waxay tageen Gibecoon.

¹²And Abner son of Ner goeth out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹³Kolkaasaa Yoo'aab oo ay Seruuyaah dhashay, iyo addoommadii Daa'uud soo baxeen, oo waxay ku wada kulmeen balligii Gibecoon agtiisa; oo iyana qolo waxay balliga ka fadhiisatay dhinac, qoladii kalena waxay balliga ka fadhiisteen dhinacii kale.

¹³And Joab son of Zeruiah, and servants of David, have gone out, and they meet by the pool of Gibeon together, and sit down, these by the pool on this [side], and these by the pool on that.

¹⁴Markaasaa Abneer wuxuu Yoo'aab ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye, ragga dhallinyarada ahu ha kaceen oo horteenna ha ku cayaareen. Yoo'aabna wuxuu yidhi, Waa yahay ee ha kaceen.

¹⁴And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;` and Joab saith, `Let them rise.`

¹⁵Markaasay kaceen oo tiro ku gudbeen; oo waxay ahaayeen laba iyo toban reer Benyaamiin ah, oo ka socda xaggii Iishboshed oo ahaa ina Saa'uul, iyo laba iyo toban ka socda addoommadii Daa'uud.

¹⁵And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁶Oo mid waluba ninkiisii ayuu madaxa qabsaday, oo seeftiisii ayuu dhinaca ka daray midkii uu haystay. Sidaasay dhammaantood u wada dhaceen. Saas aawadeed meeshaas oo Gibecoon ku taal waxaa loo baxshay Xelqad Hasuriim.

¹⁶And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword [is] in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and [one] calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon,

¹⁷Oo dagaalkiina aad buu u kululaaday maalintaas; oo waxaa laga adkaaday Abneer, iyo raggii reer binu Israa'iil, waxaana ka reeyey addoommadii Daa'uud.

¹⁷and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

¹⁸Oo saddexdii wiil ee ay Seruuyaah dhashay halkaas ayay wada joogeen, kuwaasoo ahaa Yoo'aab iyo Abiishay iyo Casaaheel. Casaaheelna wuxuu u cago fududaa sida cawsha duurka.

¹⁸And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field,

¹⁹Markaasaa Casaaheel wuxuu eryaday Abneer, oo intuu Abneer eryanayayna uma uu leexan midig iyo bidix toona.

¹⁹And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.

²⁰Markaasaa Abneer gadaashiisa dhugtay, oo wuxuu yidhi, War ma adigii baa, Casaaheelow? Oo isna wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Haah, waa anigii.

²⁰And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, `Art thou he — Asahel?` and he saith, `I [am].`

²¹Markaasaa Abneer wuxuu ku yidhi, War midigta ama bidixda u leexo, oo ragga dhallinyarada ah midkood qabso, oo ka soo qaado hubkiisa dagaalka. Laakiinse Casaaheel wuu diiday inuu isaga ka leexdo.

²¹And Abner saith to him, `Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize for thee one of the youths, and take to thee his armour;` and Asahel hath not been willing to turn aside from after him.

²²Markaasaa Abneer haddana Casaaheel ku yidhi, War ha i eryane, gees iiga leexo; maxaan dhulka kuugu dhufanayaa? Haddaba sidee baan wejiga u siin karayaa walaalkaa Yoo'aab?

²²And Abner addeth again, saying unto Asahel, `Turn thee aside from after me, why do I smite thee to the earth? and how do I lift up my face unto Joab thy brother?`

²³Habase yeeshee wuu diiday inuu gees uga leexdo; sidaas daraaddeed Abneer waranka dabadiisii ayuu caloosha kaga dhuftay, warankiina dib buu uga mudhbaxay; markaasuu halkaas ku dhacay, oo isla meeshaasuu ku dhintay; oo in alla intii soo gaadhay meeshii Casaaheel ku dhacay oo ku dhintay way wada istaageen.

²³And he refuseth to turn aside, and Abner smiteth him with the hinder part of the spear unto the fifth [rib], and the spear cometh out from behind him, and he falleth there, and dieth under it; and it cometh to pass, every one who hath come unto the place where Asahel hath fallen and dieth — they stand still.

²⁴Laakiinse Yoo'aab iyo Abiishay waxay eryadeen Abneer; oo qorraxdiina way dhacday markii ay yimaadeen buurtii Ammaah oo ku hor taal Giyax ee ku ag taal waddada cidlada Gibecoon.

²⁴And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

²⁵Markaasaa reer Benyaamiin dhammaantood soo wada urureen oo Abneer soo daba galeen, oo waxay noqdeen guuto keliya, markaasay buur isku dul taageen.

²⁵And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,

²⁶Dabadeedna Abneer wuxuu u dhawaaqay Yoo'aab, oo ku yidhi, War seeftu miyey weligeed baabbi'inaysaa? Ugudambaystase inay qadhaadh noqonayso sow ma ogid? Haddaba ilaa goormay noqonaysaa markaad dadka kala hadlayso inay ka hadhaan walaalahooda ay eryanayaan?

²⁶and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, `For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?`

²⁷Markaasaa Yoo'aab wuxuu yidhi, Rabbiga noloshiisaan ku dhaartaye, haddaadan hadlin, hubaal dadku subaxda waa iska tegi lahaa oo ninnaba walaalkiis ma eryadeen.

²⁷And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.`

²⁸Sidaas daraaddeed Yoo'aab buunkii buu afuufay, oo dadkii oo dhammu way wada istaageen, oo mar dambe reer binu Israa'iilna ma ayan eryan, kol kalena ma ay diririn.

²⁸And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.

²⁹Oo Abneer iyo raggiisiina habeenkii oo dhan ayay sii dhex guuraynayeen Caraabaah; wayna ka gudbeen Webi Urdun, oo Bitroon oo dhanna way dhex mareen, oo waxay yimaadeen Maxanayim.

²⁹And Abner and his men have gone through the plain all that night, and pass over the Jordan, and go on [through] all Bithron, and come in to Mahanaim.

³⁰Oo Yoo'aabna wuu ka noqday eryadkii uu Abneer eryanayay; oo markuu dadkii oo dhan soo urursaday, waxaa addoommadii Daa'uud ka dhinnaaday sagaal iyo toban nin iyo Casaaheel.

³⁰And Joab hath turned back from after Abner, and gathereth all the people, and there are lacking of the servants of David nineteen men, and Asahel;

³¹Laakiinse addoommadii Daa'uud wax bay reer Benyaamiin iyo raggii Abneer ka laayeen, oo waxaa ka dhintay saddex boqol iyo lixdan nin.Markaasay Casaaheel qaadeen oo ku aaseen qabrigii aabbihiis, oo ku yiil Beytlaxam. Oo Yoo'aab iyo raggiisiina habeenkii oo dhan ayay guureeyeen oo waxaa waagu ugu beryay Xebroon.

³¹and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men — they died.

³²Markaasay Casaaheel qaadeen oo ku aaseen qabrigii aabbihiis, oo ku yiil Beytlaxam. Oo Yoo'aab iyo raggiisiina habeenkii oo dhan ayay guureeyeen oo waxaa waagu ugu beryay Xebroon.

³²And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which [is] in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night — Joab and his men — and it is light to them in Hebron.