1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
1 Amma Zeruwiya ize Yowab wo faham ka bay kaŋ Dawda bina go Absalom do haray.
1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
2Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
2 Yowab binde donton hala Tekowa. Noodin a na wayboro fo kaŋ gonda carmay ce. A ne waybora se: «Ma ni boŋ himandi boro kaŋ go ga baray. Ma si ji tuusu ni gaahamo gaa, amma ni ma hima sanda wayboro kaŋ gay a goono ga bine sunnu te buuko fo se.
2And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:
3Go in to the king, and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
3 Ni ma koy bonkoono jine ka salaŋ a se ya-cine.» Yowab binde na sanniyaŋ daŋ a meyo ra.
3and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
4When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
4 Waato kaŋ Tekowa waybora to bonkoono do, kal a ye hala ganda ka sombu ka ne: «Ya nin bonkoono, m'ay gaakasinay!»
4And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
5The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
5 Bonkoono mo ne a se: «Ifo no ka du nin?» A tu ka ne: «Haciika ay ya goboro no zama ay kurnyo bu.
5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
6Your handmaid had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.
6 Ay, ni koŋŋa mo gonda ize aru hinka. I boro hinka din binde gurjay fari do, fayko kulu mo si no, kal afa na afa kar ka wi.
6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.
7Behold, the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.”
7 A go mo, iri dumey tun ay, ni koŋŋa gaa ka ne kala ni ma bora kaŋ na nga nya izo kar ka wi din mo nooyandi, iri m'a wi a nya izo fundo kaŋ a kaa din sabbay se. Yaadin gaa mo i ga tubuko wi nooya. Woodin teeyaŋ gaa mo i g'ay danjo kaŋ cindi ay se wi. Maa wala dumi si cindi ay kurnyo se ndunnya ra.»
7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.
8The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
8 Bonkoono ne waybora se: «Koy ni kwaara. Ay ga lordi te ni sanno boŋ.»
8And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
9The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.”
9 Tekowa waybora din binde ne bonkoono se: «Ya koyo ay bonkoono, laala ma ye ka kaŋ ay boŋ nd'ay baaba windo boŋ mo, bonkoono nda nga karga ma goro fansante.»
9And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.
10The king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.”
10 Bonkoono ne a se: «Boro kulu kaŋ na sanni fo kulu dumi te ni se, ma kande bora din ay do. A si ye ka ni ham koyne.»
10And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
11Then she said, “Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”
11 Kala waybora ne: «Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, naŋ bonkoono ma fongu Rabbi ni Irikoyo, zama daw banako ma si ye ka halaciyaŋ te koyne. I ma si ay izo halaci.» Bonkoono ne koyne: «Ay ze da Rabbi fundikoono, ni izo boŋ hamni folloŋ si kaŋ ganda.»
11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
12Then the woman said, “Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Say on.”
12 Waato din gaa waybora ne: «Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma naŋ ay, ni koŋŋa ma salaŋ koyo ay bonkoono se.» A ne waybora se: «Ma ci.»
12Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
13The woman said, “Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? For in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring home again his banished one.
13 Waybora ne: «Ifo se no ni na hasaraw dabaro wo kaa taray Irikoy jama se? Zama mate kaŋ cine nin, bonkoono, ni goono ga sanney wo ci, a ciya sanda taalikoy nooya, za kaŋ bonkoono mana donton nga wano kaŋ zuru din do, a ma ye ka kaa fu.
13And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.
14For we must die, and are as water split on the ground, which can’t be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast from him.
14 Zama tilas iri ga bu, iri ga hima danga hari kaŋ mun ganda, kaŋ si ku koyne. Irikoy mo si fundi kom, amma a ga dabari te kaŋ ga naŋ zuranta ma si ciya furante nga se.
14For we must needs die, and are as water split on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.
15Now therefore seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and your handmaid said, ‘I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.’
15 Sohõ binde, za kaŋ ay kaa zama ay ma sanno wo ci koyo ay bonkoono se, zama borey n'ay humburandi, ay, ni koŋŋa mo ne: Sohõ kal ay ma salaŋ bonkoono se. Hambara a ga nga koŋŋa muraado feeri a se.
15Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.
16For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
16 Zama bonkoono ga maa, hal a ma nga koŋŋa faaba bora kambe ra kaŋ ceeci nga ma in d'ay izo kulu halaci, k'iri fay da tubo kaŋ Irikoy n'iri no.
16For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
17Then your handmaid said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’”
17 Saaya din no ay, ni koŋŋa ne: Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, naŋ koyo ay bonkoono sanno ma ciya bakaraw wane. Zama sanda mate kaŋ Irikoy malayka bara, yaadin cine no koyo ay bonkoono bara, nga ma ilaalo nda ihanno fay se. Rabbi ni Irikoyo mo ma goro ni banda.»
17Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Jehovah thy God be with thee.
18Then the king answered the woman, “Please don’t hide anything from me that I ask you.” The woman said, “Let my lord the king now speak.”
18 Waato din gaa no bonkoono tu ka ne waybora se: «Ay ga ni ŋwaaray no, ni ma si hay kulu tugu ay se kaŋ ay ga ni hã.» Waybora ne: «Koyo ay bonkoono ma salaŋ.»
18Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
19The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;
19 Kala bonkoono ne: «D'a ta day, Yowab kambe si ni banda hayo wo kulu ra?» Waybora mo tu ka ne: «Ya koyo ay bonkoono, ay ga ze da ni fundo, boro si no kaŋ ga bare kambe ŋwaari wala kambe wow haray ka fay da haŋ kaŋ koyo ay bonkoono ci, baa afolloŋ. Zama ni tamo Yowab no k'ay lordi, nga mo no ka sanney wo kulu daŋ ay, ni koŋŋa me ra.
19And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
20to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
20 Ni tamo Yowab na woodin te zama i ma muraado wo hanse. Ay koyo mo gonda laakal gumo, laakal sanda Irikoy malayka fo cine, hal a ga bay hay kulu kaŋ yaŋ go no laabo ra.»
20to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21The king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have done this thing. Go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.”
21 Bonkoono mo ne Yowab se: «Guna, ni jin ka haya din te. Ma koy binde ka ye ka kande arwaso Absalom.»
21And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.
22Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”
22 Kala Yowab ye ganda nga moyduma boŋ ka sombu ka bonkoono sifa. Yowab ye ka ne: «Hunkuna ay, ni tamo bay kaŋ ay du gaakuri ni jine, ya koyo ay bonkoono, za kaŋ bonkoono goy nga tamo ŋwaara boŋ.»
22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant.
23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
23 Yowab binde tun ka koy Gesur ka kande Absalom Urusalima ra.
23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24The king said, “Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, and didn’t see the king’s face.
24 Amma bonkoono ne: «A ma koy nga bumbo windo ra, amma a ma si di ay moyduma.» Absalom binde koy nga bumbo windo ra amma a mana di bonkoono moyduma.
24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
25Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
25 Amma Israyla kulu ra sinda bora kaŋ saabuyaŋ wasa ka to Absalom, gaaham booriyaŋ do haray. Za a ce taamey gaa kal a boŋo gaa, kulu sinda leebu baa afo a gaa.
25Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
26When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight.
26 Jiiri kulu, jiiro bananta no a ga cabu, zama hamno ga tin a se, woodin se no a g'a cabu. Saaya kaŋ cine a na nga boŋ hamno cabu kal a ma nga boŋ hamno neesi. A ga to sanda kilo hinka nda jare me, bonkoono neesijo boŋ.
26And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.
27To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful face.
27 I na ize alboro hinza hay Absalom se, da ize way fo kaŋ maa ga ti Tamar. Waybora binde isogo no gumo.
27And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
28Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem; and he didn’t see the king’s face.
28 Absalom goro Urusalima ra jiiri hinka timmante, a mana di bonkoono moyduma.
28And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king's face.
29Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
29 Gaa no Absalom donton i ma Yowab ce, zama nga m'a donton bonkoono do, amma Yowab wangu ka koy a do. A ye ka donton sorro hinkanta, amma a wangu ka koy.
29Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
30Therefore he said to his servants, “Behold, Joab’s field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
30 Woodin se no a ne nga tamey se: «Wa guna, Yowab faro go ay wano jarga, a gonda sayir* mo a ra. Wa koy ka danji daŋ faro gaa.» Absalom tamey binde na danji daŋ faro gaa.
30Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
31 Kala Yowab tun ka koy Absalom do a kwaara ka ne a se: «Ifo se no ni tamey na danji daŋ ay faro gaa?»
31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
32Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”’”
32 Absalom tu Yowab se ka ne: «Guna, ay donton ni gaa. Ay go ga ne: Ma kaa neewo zama ay ma ni donton bonkoono do ka ne: ‹Ifo se no ay kaa ka fun Gesur? A bisa ay se ay ma goro noodin hala hõ.› Sohõ binde, ma naŋ ay ma di bonkoono moyduma. Da laala fo go no ay do mo, a m'ay wi.»
32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.
33So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
33 Yowab binde kaa bonkoono do ka ci a se. Waato kaŋ a na Absalom ce, kal a kaa bonkoono do. A na nga moyduma sumbal hala ganda bonkoono jine. Bonkoono mo na Absalom garbey sunsum.
33So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.