| Chapter 2 |
1 | [] Meta de tauta hrwthsen o Dabid ton Kurion, legwn, na anabw eiV tina twn polewn Iouda; O de KurioV eipe proV auton, Anaba. Kai eipen o Dabid, pou na anabw; O de eipen, eiV Cebrwn. |
2 | Anebh loipon ekei o Dabid kai ai duo gunaikeV autou, Acinoam h IezrahlitiV kai Abigaia h gunh Nabal tou Karmhlitou. |
3 | Kai touV andraV touV met' autou anebibasen o Dabid, ekaston meta thV oikogeneiaV autou× kai katwkhsan en taiV polesi Cebrwn. |
4 | Kai hlqon oi andreV Iouda kai ecrisan ekei ton Dabid basilea epi ton oikon Iouda. Kai aphggeilan proV ton Dabid, legonteV, Oi andreV thV IabeiV-galaad hsan oi qayanteV ton Saoul. |
5 | Kai apesteilen o Dabid mhnutaV proV touV andraV thV IabeiV-galaad kai eipe proV autouV, Euloghmenoi na hsqe para tou Kuriou, dioti ekamete to eleoV touto eiV ton kurion saV, eiV ton Saoul, kai eqayate auton |
6 | eiqe loipon twra na kamh o KurioV proV esaV eleoV kai alhqeian kai egw proseti qelw antapodwsei eiV esaV to kalon touto, epeidh ekamete touto to pragma× |
7 | twra loipon, aV krataiwqwsin ai ceireV saV, kai ginesqe andreioi dioti o kurioV saV o Saoul apeqane, kai proseti o oikoV Iouda ecrisan eme basilea ef' eautwn. |
8 | [] O Abenhr omwV, o uioV tou Nhr, o arcistrathgoV tou Saoul, elabe ton IV-bosqe, uion tou Saoul, kai diebibasen auton eiV Macanaim, |
9 | kai ekamen auton basilea epi thV Galaad, kai epi twn Assouritwn, kai epi thV Iezrael, kai epi tou Efraim, kai epi tou Beniamin, kai epi pantoV tou Israhl. |
10 | Tessarakonta etwn hto IV-bosqe o uioV tou Saoul, ote egeine basileuV epi ton Israhl× kai ebasileuse duo eth× o oikoV omwV Iouda hkolouqhse ton Dabid. |
11 | Kai o ariqmoV twn hmerwn, kaq' aV ebasileusen o Dabid en Cebrwn epi tou oikou Iouda, hsan epta eth kai ex mhneV. |
12 | Exhlqe de Abenhr o uioV tou Nhr kai oi douloi tou IV-bosqe, uiou tou Saoul, ek Macanaim eiV Gabawn. |
13 | Kai Iwab, o uioV thV SerouiaV, kai oi douloi tou Dabid exhlqon kai sunaphnthqhsan plhsion tou udrostasiou thV Gabawn× kai ekaqhsan oi men enteuqen tou udrostasiou, oi de ekeiqen tou udrostasiou. |
14 | Kai eipen o Abenhr proV ton Iwab, AV shkwqwsi twra oi neoi kai aV paixwsin emprosqen hmwn. Kai eipen o Iwab, AV shkwqwsin. |
15 | Eshkwqhsan loipon kai eperasan kata ariqmon, dwdeka ek tou Beniamin, apo merouV tou IV-bosqe, uiou tou Saoul, kai dwdeka ek twn doulwn tou Dabid. |
16 | Kai epiasan ekastoV ton plhsion autou apo thV kefalhV, kai dieperase thn macairan autou eiV thn pleuran tou plhsion autou, kai epeson omou× oqen o topoV ekeinoV wnomasqh Celkaq-asoureim, ostiV einai en Gabawn. |
17 | Kai egeinen mach sklhrotath kat' ekeinhn thn hmeran× kai o Abenhr kai oi andreV Israhl enikhqhsan upo twn doulwn tou Dabid. |
18 | [] Hsan de ekei oi treiV uioi thV SerouiaV, Iwab kai Abisai kai Asahl× o de Asahl hto elafroV touV podaV, wV mia twn dorkadwn twn en agrw. |
19 | Kai katediwxen o Asahl opisw tou Abenhr× kai trecwn, den exeklinen eiV ta dexia oude eiV ta aristera, exopisqen tou Abenhr. |
20 | Kai ebleyen o Abenhr eiV ta opisw autou kai eipe, Su eisai o Asahl; O de apekriqh, Egw. |
21 | Kai eipe proV auton o Abenhr, Streyon su eiV ta dexia h eiV ta aristera, kai piason tina ek twn newn kai labe eiV seauton thn panoplian autou× plhn den hqelhsen o Asahl na ekklinh apo opisqen autou. |
22 | Kai palin eipen o Abenhr proV ton Asahl, Streyon apo opisqen mou× dia ti na se ktuphsw ewV edafouV; pwV qelw shkwsei tote to proswpon mou proV Iwab ton adelfon sou; |
23 | Alla den hqele na streyh× oqen epataxen auton o Abenhr me to opisqen tou doratoV autou eiV thn pempthn pleuran, kai exhlqe to doru apo twn opisqiwn autou, kai epesen ekei kai apeqanen en tw autw topw× kai osoi hrconto eiV ton topon, opou o Asahl epese kai apeqanen, istanto. |
24 | O de Iwab kai o Abisai katediwkon opisw tou Abenhr× kai o hlioV eduen ote autoi hlqon ewV tou bounou Amma, to opoion einai apenanti Gia, kata thn odon thV erhmou Gabawn. |
25 | [] Kai sunhqroisqhsan oi uioi Beniamin opisw tou Abenhr, kai egeinan en swma kai estaqhsan epi thV korufhV tinoV bounou. |
26 | Tote o Abenhr efwnhse proV ton Iwab kai eipe, Qelei katatrwgei akatapaustwV romfaia; den exeureiV oti pikria qelei eisqai eiV to teloV; ewV pote loipon den qeleiV prostaxei ton laon na epistreyh apo tou na katadiwkwsi touV adelfouV autwn; |
27 | Kai eipen o Iwab, Zh o QeoV, ean den hqeleV lalhsei, bebaiwV tote o laoV hqelen anabh to prwi, ekastoV apo thV katadiwxewV tou adelfou autou. |
28 | Kai esalpisen o Iwab en th salpiggi× kai estaqh paV o laoV, kai den katediwkon pleon katopin tou Israhl oude emaconto pleon. |
29 | Kai wdoiporhsan o Abenhr kai oi andreV autou dia thV pediadoV olhn thn nukta ekeinhn, kai diebhsan ton Iordanhn kai eperasan di' olhV thV Biqrwn kai hlqon eiV Macanaim. |
30 | O de Iwab epestreyen apo thV katadiwxewV tou Abenhr× kai ote sunhqroise panta ton laon, eleipon ek twn doulwn tou Dabid dekaennea andreV kai o Asahl. |
31 | Oi douloi de tou Dabid epataxan ek tou Beniamin kai ek twn andrwn tou Abenhr triakosiouV exhkonta andraV, oitineV apeqanon. |
32 | Kai eshkwsan ton Asahl kai eqayan auton en tw tafw tou patroV autou, tw en Bhqleem. O de Iwab kai oi andreV autou wdoiporhsan olhn thn nukta kai efqasan eiV Cebrwn peri ta caragmata. |