Ish-Bosheth Is Murdered
1Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had died in Hebron. Then he wasn’t so brave anymore. And all the Israelites became alarmed. 2Two men in Ish-Bosheth’s army led small fighting groups that attacked their enemies. The names of the men were Baanah and Rekab. They were sons of Rimmon from the town of Beeroth. Rimmon was from the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is considered to be part of Benjamin. 3That’s because the people who used to live in Beeroth had run away to Gittaim. They have lived there as outsiders to this day.
4Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son named Mephibosheth. Both of Mephibosheth’s feet were hurt. He was five years old when the news that Saul and Jonathan had died came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and ran. But as she hurried to get away, he fell down. That’s how his feet were hurt.
5Rekab and Baanah started out for the house of Ish-Bosheth. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. They arrived there during the hottest time of the day. Ish-Bosheth was taking his early afternoon nap. 6Rekab and his brother Baanah went into the inside part of the house. They acted as if they were going to get some wheat. Instead, they stabbed Ish-Bosheth in the stomach. Then they slipped away.
7They had gone into the house while Ish-Bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom. They stabbed him and killed him. Then they cut off his head and took it with them. They traveled all night through the Arabah Valley. 8They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to King David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here’s the head of Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul. Saul was your enemy. He often tried to kill you. Today the Lord has paid back Saul and his family. He has let you get even with them. You are our king and master.”
9David gave an answer to Rekab and his brother Baanah. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. David said, “The Lord has saved me from every trouble. 10Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead.’ He thought he was bringing me good news. But I grabbed him. I had him put to death in Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news! And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive. 11Now you evil men have killed a man in his own house. He hadn’t done anything wrong. You killed him while he was lying on his own bed. You spilled his blood. So shouldn’t I spill your blood? Shouldn’t I wipe you off the face of the earth?”
12Then David gave an order to his men. They killed Rekab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet. They hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they buried the head of Ish-Bosheth in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.
Ginpatay si Ishboshet
1Sang pagkabati ni Ishboshet, nga anak ni Saul, nga ginpatay si Abner sa Hebron, hinadlukan gid siya pati ang tanan nga katawhan sang Israel. 2May duha ka tinawo si Ishboshet nga nagpangulo sa mga manugsalakay sa mga banwa sang ila mga kaaway. Sila amo si Baanah kag si Recab. Mga anak sila ni Rimon nga taga-Beerot, nga halin sa tribo ni Benjamin. Ining Beerot sakop subong sang Benjamin, 3kay ang mga nahauna nga mga pumuluyo sini nagpalagyo sa Gitaim, kag hasta subong nagaestar sila didto bilang mga dumuluong.
4(May isa pa ka anak si Saul nga si Jonatan nga may anak nga lupog. Ang iya ngalan si Mefiboshet. Nagaedad siya sang lima ka tuig sang napatay si Saul kag si Jonatan sa Jezreel. Sang mabalitaan sang yaya ni Mefiboshet nga napatay si Saul kag si Jonatan, ginhakwat niya siya kag nagpalagyo. Pero samtang nagadali-dali ang yaya sa pagpalagyo, nabuy-an niya ang bata, kag ang resulta nalupog ini.)
5Isa ka adlaw, nagkadto sa balay ni Ishboshet si Recab kag si Baanah nga mga anak ni Rimon nga taga-Beerot. Nag-abot sila didto sang udtong-adlaw, samtang nagapahuway si Ishboshet. 6-7Nagsulod sila sa balay nga kuno makuha sang trigo. Dayon nagsulod sila sa kuwarto ni Ishboshet, nga sa diin nagahigda siya sa iya katre, kag ginbuno nila siya sa tiyan. Pagkatapos gin-utod nila ang iya ulo kag gindala ini sa ila pagpalagyo. Nagpanglakaton sila sa Kapatagan sang Jordan4:6-7 Kapatagan sang Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba. sa bilog nga gab-i.
8Pag-abot nila sa Hebron, gindala nila ang ulo ni Ishboshet kay David kag nagsiling sila sa iya, “Ari ang ulo ni Ishboshet nga anak sang imo kaaway nga si Saul nga nagtinguha sa pagpatay sa imo. Nagtimalos ang Ginoo para sa imo subong nga adlaw kontra kay Saul kag sa iya mga kaliwat.” 9Nagsabat si David sa ila, “Isugid ko sa inyo ang matuod sa presensya sang buhi nga Ginoo nga nagluwas sa akon sa tanan nga katalagman. 10Sadto anay may tawo nga nagkadto sa akon sa Ziklag kag nagsiling nga patay na si Saul. Naghunahuna siya nga nagdala siya sang maayo nga balita sa akon. Sa baylo, ginpadakop ko siya kag ginpapatay. Amo ato ang akon premyo sa iya, sa iya nga ginbalita. 11Karon, kamo nga mga malaot silutan ko sing sobra pa sa sini, kay ginpatay ninyo ang isa ka tawo nga wala sing sala, nga nagakatulog pa sa iya katre sa iya balay. Sukton ko kamo sa inyo pagpatay sa iya agod mawala kamo sa kalibutan.”
12Gani nagmando si David sa iya mga tinawo nga patyon si Recab kag si Baanah, kag gintuman nila ini. Gin-utod nila ang ila sini mga kamot kag mga tiil kag ginpakabit ang ila mga lawas sa may punong sa Hebron. Ginkuha nila ang ulo ni Ishboshet kag ginlubong sa ginlubngan kay Abner sa Hebron.
