¹It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”

¹ Wedi hyn ymofynnodd Dafydd �'r ARGLWYDD a gofyn, "A af i fyny i un o drefi Jwda?" Dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrtho, "Dos." Gofynnodd Dafydd, "I ba un?" Atebodd yr ARGLWYDD, "I Hebron."

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

² Felly fe aeth Dafydd i fyny yno, a'i ddwy wraig, Ahinoam o Jesreel ac Abigail, gwraig Nabal, o Garmel;

³David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.

³ hefyd fe aeth Dafydd �'r gwu375?r oedd ganddo, bob un �'i deulu, a thrigo yn nhref Hebron.

⁴The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”

⁴ Yna daeth gwu375?r Jwda, ac eneinio Dafydd yno yn frenin ar du375? Jwda. Dywedwyd wrth Ddafydd mai gwu375?r Jabes-gilead oedd wedi claddu Saul,

⁵David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

⁵ ac anfonodd Dafydd negeswyr atynt a dweud wrthynt, "Bendith yr ARGLWYDD arnoch am ichwi wneud y gymwynas hon �'ch arglwydd Saul, a'i gladdu.

⁶Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.

⁶ Ac yn awr bydded i'r ARGLWYDD ddangos caredigrwydd a ffyddlondeb atoch chwithau; a gwnaf finnau ddaioni i chwi, am ichwi wneud y peth hwn.

⁷Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

⁷ Byddwch gryf a dewr yn awr; y mae eich arglwydd Saul wedi marw, ond y mae tu375? Jwda wedi f'eneinio i yn frenin arnynt."

⁸Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

⁸ Yr oedd Abner fab Ner, cadfridog Saul, wedi cymryd Isboseth fab Saul ac wedi mynd ag ef drosodd i Mahanaim.

⁹and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

⁹ Gwnaeth ef yn frenin dros Gilead, pobl Aser, Jesreel, Effraim a Benjamin, a thros Israel gyfan.

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

¹⁰ Deugain oed oedd Isboseth fab Saul pan ddaeth yn frenin ar Israel, a theyrnasodd am ddwy flynedd; ond yr oedd tu375? Jwda yn dilyn Dafydd.

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

¹¹ Saith mlynedd a chwe mis oedd hyd y cyfnod y bu Dafydd yn frenin ar du375? Jwda yn Hebron.

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

¹² Aeth Abner fab Ner gyda dilynwyr Isboseth allan o Mahanaim tua Gibeon.

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

¹³ Aeth Joab fab Serfia a dilynwyr Dafydd allan hefyd; a chyfarfu'r ddau wrth bwll Gibeon, gyda'r naill fintai ar un ochr i'r pwll, a'r llall yr ochr arall.

¹⁴Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

¹⁴ Ac meddai Abner wrth Joab, "Gad i'r llanciau ddod a chynnal gornest o'n blaenau." Cytunodd Joab.

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

¹⁵ Yna daethant ymlaen, a chyfrifwyd deuddeg o lwyth Benjamin ar ochr Isboseth fab Saul, a deuddeg o blith dilynwyr Dafydd.

¹⁶They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

¹⁶ Cydiodd pob un ym mhen ei wrthwynebydd a thrywanu ei gleddyf i'w ystlys, a syrthiodd y cwbl gyda'i gilydd; am hynny galwyd y lle hwnnw sydd yn Gibeon yn Helcath-hasurim.

¹⁷The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

¹⁷ Bu brwydr galed iawn y diwrnod hwnnw, a threchwyd Abner fab Ner a'r Israeliaid gan ddilynwyr Dafydd.

¹⁸The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.

¹⁸ Yr oedd tri mab Serfia yno, Joab, Abisai ac Asahel; ac yr oedd Asahel cyn gyflymed ei draed ag unrhyw ewig ar y dd�l.

¹⁹Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

¹⁹ Rhedodd Asahel ar �l Abner heb wyro i'r dde na'r chwith oddi ar ei �l.

²⁰Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is I.”

²⁰ Edrychodd Abner o'i �l a dywedodd, "Ai ti sydd yna, Asahel?" Atebodd yntau, "Ie."

²¹Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

²¹ Dywedodd Abner wrtho, "Tro draw i'r dde neu i'r chwith, a dal un o'r llanciau, a chymer ei arfau ef." Ond ni fynnai Asahel droi oddi ar ei �l.

²²Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?”

²² Dywedodd Abner eto wrth Asahel, "Tro draw oddi wrthyf; pam y mae'n rhaid imi dy daro i'r llawr? Sut y gallwn wynebu dy frawd Joab?"

²³However he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. It happened, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

²³ Ond gwrthododd droi draw, a thrawodd Abner ef yn ei fol � b�n ei waywffon, nes iddi ddod allan trwy ei gefn. Syrthiodd i lawr, ac yno y bu farw. Ac wrth ddod heibio'r fan y bu i Asahel syrthio a marw, safai pawb yn ei unfan.

²⁴But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

²⁴ Ond daliodd Joab ac Abisai i ymlid ar �l Abner, ac fel yr oedd yr haul yn machlud, daethant at fryn Amma sydd gyferbyn � Gia, i gyfeiriad anialwch Gibeon.

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

²⁵ Ymgasglodd y Benjaminiaid at Abner, ac ymffurfio'n un fintai a sefyll ar gopa bryn Amma.

²⁶Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

²⁶ Yna gwaeddodd Abner ar Joab a dweud, "A yw'r cleddyf i ddifa am byth? Oni wyddost mai chwerw fydd diwedd hyn? Am ba hyd y gwrthodi ddweud wrth y milwyr am beidio ag erlid eu perthnasau?"

²⁷Joab said, “As God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

²⁷ Atebodd Joab, "Cyn wired � bod Duw yn fyw, oni bai dy fod wedi siarad, ni fyddai'r milwyr wedi peidio ag ymlid eu perthnasau tan y bore."

²⁸So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

²⁸ Yna seiniodd Joab yr utgorn, a pheidiodd yr holl bobl ag ymlid yr Israeliaid, na brwydro rhagor.

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

²⁹ Aeth Abner a'i ddynion ar draws yr Araba drwy'r nos, a chroesi'r Iorddonen, a dal ymlaen drwy gydol y bore nes dod i Mahanaim.

³⁰Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

³⁰ A phan ddaeth Joab yn ei �l o ddilyn Abner, fe gasglodd y bobl ynghyd, ac yr oedd pedwar ar bymtheg o ddilynwyr Dafydd yn eisiau, yn ogystal ag Asahel.

³¹But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred sixty men died.

³¹ Yr oedd dilynwyr Dafydd wedi lladd o blith Benjamin dri chant a thrigain o filwyr Abner. Cymerwyd Asahel a'i gladdu ym medd ei dad ym Methlehem.

³²They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

³² Yna cerddodd Joab a'i ddynion drwy'r nos, a chyrraedd Hebron fel yr oedd yn dyddio.