¹Oo halkaasna waxaa joogay nin waxmatare ah, oo magiciisa la odhan jiray Shebac, oo ahaa ina Bikrii, oo qoladiisu ahayd reer Benyaamiin, oo buunkii buu afuufay, oo yidhi, Annagu Daa'uud qayb kuma lihin, dhaxalna kuma lihin ina Yesay, haddaba reer binu Israa'iilow, nin walowba teendhadaadii tag.

¹And there hath been called there a man of worthlessness, and his name [is] Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and saith, `We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel.`

²Sidaas daraaddeed raggii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu way ka hadheen Daa'uud la socodkiisii, oo waxay daba galeen Shebac oo ahaa ina Bikrii, laakiinse raggii reer Yahuudah waxay ku hadheen boqorkoodii, oo ay la socdeen tan iyo Webi Urdun xataa ilaa Yeruusaalem.

²And every man of Israel goeth up from after David, after Sheba son of Bichri, and the men of Judah have cleaved to their king, from the Jordan even unto Jerusalem.

³Daa'uudna waa yimid gurigiisii Yeruusaalem ku yiil, markaasaa boqorkii soo kaxaystay tobankiisii naagood oo addoommaha ahaa, ee uu kaga tegey inay guriga dhawraan, oo intuu meel gaadh leh geliyey ayuu masruufayay, laakiinse uma uu tegin. Sidaas daraaddeed ilamaa maalintii ay dhinteen bay xidhnaayeen, iyagoo carmallo ah.

³And David cometh in unto his house at Jerusalem, and the king taketh the ten women-concubines — whom he had left to keep the house, and putteth them in a house of ward, and sustaineth them, and unto them he hath not gone in, and they are shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood living.

⁴Markaasaa boqorkii wuxuu Camaasaa ku yidhi, Ragga reer Yahuudah muddo saddex maalmood ah isugu kay yeedh, oo adiguna markaas halkan joog.

⁴And the king saith unto Amasa, `Call for me the men of Judah [in] three days, and thou, stand here,`

⁵Markaasaa Camaasaa u tegey inuu reer Yahuudah isugu yeedho, laakiinse wuu ka daba maray wakhtigii loo qabtay ee lala ballamay.

⁵and Amasa goeth to call Judah, and tarrieth beyond the appointed time that he had appointed him;

⁶Markaasaa Daa'uud Abiishay ku yidhi, Hadda Shebac oo ah ina Bikrii wuxuu inagu samayn doonaa waxyeello ka sii daran tii Absaaloom, haddaba addoommada sayidkaaga kexee, oo eryo, waaba intaasoo ay magaalo deyr leh helaan, oo ay inaga baxsadaane.

⁶and David saith unto Abishai, `Now doth Sheba son of Bichri do evil to us more than Absalom; thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he have found for himself fenced cities, and delivered himself [from] our eye.`

⁷Markaasaa waxaa isagii raacay Yoo'aab raggiisii, iyo reer Kereetiim iyo reer Feleetii, iyo raggii xoogga lahaa oo dhan, oo Yeruusaalem bay uga baxeen inay eryadaan Shebac ina Bikrii.

⁷And the men of Joab go out after him, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and all the mighty men, and they go out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri;

⁸Oo markay gaadheen dhagaxii weynaa oo Gibecoon ku yiil ayaa waxaa ka hor yimid Camaasaa. Oo Yoo'aabna wuxuu guntanaa dharkiisii dagaalka ee uu xidhay, oo wuxuu kaloo ka kor dhex-xidhay seef gal lihi ku xidhnayd, oo markuu horay u soo baxay ayay ka dhacday.

⁸they [are] near the great stone that [is] in Gibeon, and Amasa hath gone before them, and Joab [is] girded; his long robe he hath put on him, and upon it a girdle — a sword [is] fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and he hath gone out, and it falleth.

⁹Markaasaa Yoo'aab Camaasaa ku yidhi, Walaalkayow, ma nabdoon tahay? Yoo'aabna gacanta midig ayuu Camaasaa gadhka ku qabtay inuu dhunkado.

⁹And Joab saith to Amasa, `Art thou [in] peace, my brother?` and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;

¹⁰Laakiinse Camaasaa iskama uu jirin seefta Yoo'aab gacanta ugu jirtay, sidaasuu calooshuu seeftii ugaga dhuftay, oo xiidmihiisiina dhulkuu ugu soo daadiyey, oo mar kalena kuma uu dhufan; wuuna dhintay. Dabadeedna Yoo'aab iyo walaalkiis Abiishay waxay eryadeen Shebac oo ahaa ina Bikrii.

¹⁰and Amasa hath not been watchful of the sword that [is] in the hand of Joab, and he smiteth him with it unto the fifth [rib], and sheddeth out his bowels to the earth, and he hath not repeated [it] to him, and he dieth; and Joab and Abishai his brother have pursued after Sheba son of Bichri.

¹¹Markaasaa waxaa ag istaagay mid ka mid ah Yoo'aab raggiisii dhallinyarada ahaa, oo wuxuu yidhi, Kii Yoo'aab jecel iyo kii Daa'uud la dhinac ahu Yoo'aab ha raaceen.

¹¹And a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, `He who hath delight in Joab, and he who [is] for David — after Joab!`

¹²Oo Camaasaa wuxuu yiil jidka dhexdiisa isagoo dhiiggiisii dhex jiifa. Oo ninkiina markuu arkay in dadkii oo dhammu weli taagan yihiin ayuu Camaasaa jidkii ka qaaday oo meel ku jiiday, markaasuu marona kor saaray kolkuu arkay in dadkii yimid oo dhammu ay is-ag taageen.

¹²And Amasa is rolling himself in blood, in the midst of the highway, and the man seeth that all the people have stood still, and he bringeth round Amasa out of the highway to the field, and casteth over him a garment, when he hath seen that every one who hath come by him — hath stood still.

¹³Oo markii jidka laga durkiyey ayaa dadkii oo dhammu tageen oo Yoo'aab raaceen inay eryadaan Shebac oo ahaa ina Bikrii.

¹³When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.

¹⁴Isna wuxuu dhex maray qabiilooyinkii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan iyo tan iyo Aabeel, iyo Beytmacakaah, iyo reer Beerii oo dhan, oo dhammaantood intay soo urureen ayay eryadeen.

¹⁴And he passeth over through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maachah, and to all the Berites, and they are assembled, and go in also after him,

¹⁵Oo intay yimaadeen ayay isagii ku hareereeyeen Aabeel oo ku taal Beytmacakaah, oo taallo ciid ah ayay derbigii magaalada ag tuuleen, ilaa ay qarkii ugu sarreeyey gaadsiiyeen; oo dadkii Yoo'aab la socday oo dhammuna aad bay u garaacayeen derbigii magaalada si ay u dumiyaan.

¹⁵and they go in and lay siege against him, in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and cast up a mount against the city, and it standeth in a trench, and all the people who are [are] with Joab are destroying, to cause the wall to fall.

¹⁶Markaasaa naag caqli badanu magaaladii ka dhawaaqday, oo waxay tidhi, Waan idin baryayaaye, I maqla, oo i dhegaysta; oo waxaad Yoo'aab ku tidhaahdaan, Halkan iigu kaalay, aan kula hadlee.

¹⁶And a wise woman calleth out of the city, `Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.`

¹⁷Markaasuu u soo dhowaaday, oo naagtii waxay ku tidhi, Ma Yoo'aab baad tahay? Oo isna wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Haah, waan ahay. Kolkaasay ku tidhi, Bal erayadayda maqal, anoo addoontaada ah, oo isna wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Waan ku maqlayaa.

¹⁷And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, `Art thou Joab?` and he saith, `I [am].` And she saith to him, `Hear the words of thy handmaid;` and he saith, `I am hearing.`

¹⁸Markaasay la hadashay oo ku tidhi, Waxaa waa hore la odhan jiray, Hubaal Aabeel talo ha laga doonto, oo saasay xaalkii ku dhammeeyeen.

¹⁸and she speaketh, saying, `They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

¹⁹Anigu waxaan ka mid ahay kuwa reer binu Israa'iil ee nabadda jecel ee aaminka ah, adiguse waxaad doonaysaa inaad dumiso magaalo iyo hooyo reer binu Israa'iil ah. Rabbiga dhaxalkiisase maxaad u liqaysaa?

¹⁹I [am] of the peaceable — faithful ones of Israel; thou art seeking to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why dost thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?

²⁰Markaasaa Yoo'aab wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Inaan wax liqo oo dumiyo ha iga fogaato, oo ha iga dheeraato.

²⁰And Joab answereth and saith, `Far be it — far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

²¹Laakiinse xaaladdu saas ma aha. Nin ka yimid dalka buuraha leh oo reer Efrayim, oo magiciisa la yidhaahdo Shebac ina Bikrii ayaa gacanta u qaaday boqorka Daa'uud ah. Haddaba isaga keliya ii soo gacangeliya, oo anna magaalada waan ka tegayaa. Markaasaa naagtii waxay Yoo'aab ku tidhi, Bal eeg, madaxiisii ayaa derbiga lagaaga soo tuurayaa.

²¹The matter [is] not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim — Sheba son of Bichri his name — hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.` And the woman saith unto Joab, `Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.`

²²Markaasaa naagtii waxay caqligeedii ula tagtay dadkii oo dhan. Shebac oo ina Bikrii ahaana intay madaxii ka soo gooyeen ayay Yoo'aab dibadda ugu soo tuureen. Markaasuu buunkii afuufay, oo ay magaaladii ka kala dareereen, oo nin waluba wuxuu tegey teendhadiisii. Oo Yoo'aabna Yeruusaalem iyo boqorkii buu ku noqday.

²²And the woman cometh unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast [it] unto Joab, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and they are scattered from the city, each to his tents, and Joab hath turned back to Jerusalem unto the king.

²³Haddaba Yoo'aab wuxuu u sarreeyey ciidanka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan; Benaayaah oo ahaa ina Yehooyaadaacna wuxuu u sarreeyey reer Kereetiim iyo reer Feleetii.

²³And Joab [is] over all the host of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the Cherethite, and over the Pelethite,

²⁴Oo Adoraamna wuxuu ahaa kan baad qaada, Yehooshaafaad oo ahaa ina Axiiluudna wuxuu ahaa kan taariikhda dhiga,

²⁴and Adoram [is] over the tribute, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] the remembrancer,

²⁵oo Shewaana karraani buu ahaa, Saadooq iyo Aabyaataarna wadaaddo bay ahaayeen,oo Ciiraa oo reer Yaa'iir ahaa isna Daa'uud buu wadaad u ahaa.

²⁵and Sheva [is] scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests,

²⁶oo Ciiraa oo reer Yaa'iir ahaa isna Daa'uud buu wadaad u ahaa.

²⁶and also, Ira the Jairite hath been minister to David.