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وَعَلِمَ يُوآبُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ أَنَّ قَلْبَ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى أَبْشَالُومَ، ١ 1
Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآبُ إِلَى تَقُوعَ وَأَخَذَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ ٱمْرَأَةً حَكِيمَةً وَقَالَ لَهَا: «تَظَاهَرِي بِٱلْحُزْنِ، وَٱلْبَسِي ثِيَابَ ٱلْحُزْنِ، وَلَا تَدَّهِنِي بِزَيْتٍ، بَلْ كُونِي كَٱمْرَأَةٍ لَهَا أَيَّامٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَهِيَ تَنُوحُ عَلَى مَيْتٍ. ٢ 2
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
وَٱدْخُلِي إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكَلِّمِيهِ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ». وَجَعَلَ يُوآبُ ٱلْكَلَامَ فِي فَمِهَا. ٣ 3
And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
وَكَلَّمَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلتَّقُوعِيَّةُ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَخَرَّتْ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَسَجَدَتْ وَقَالَتْ: «أَعِنْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ». ٤ 4
So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا بَالُكِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «إِنِّي ٱمْرَأَةٌ أَرْمَلَةٌ. قَدْ مَاتَ رَجُلِي. ٥ 5
The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
وَلِجَارِيَتِكَ ٱبْنَانِ، فَتَخَاصَمَا فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَضَرَبَ أَحَدُهُمَا ٱلْآخَرَ وَقَتَلَهُ. ٦ 6
I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
وَهُوَذَا ٱلْعَشِيرَةُ كُلُّهَا قَدْ قَامَتْ عَلَى جَارِيَتِكَ وَقَالُوا: سَلِّمِي ضَارِبَ أَخِيهِ لِنَقْتُلَهُ بِنَفْسِ أَخِيهِ ٱلَّذِي قَتَلَهُ، فَنُهْلِكَ ٱلْوَارِثَ أَيْضًا. فَيُطْفِئُونَ جَمْرَتِي ٱلَّتِي بَقِيَتْ، وَلَا يَتْرُكُونَ لِرَجُلِي ٱسْمًا وَلَا بَقِيَّةً عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». ٧ 7
Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «ٱذْهَبِي إِلَى بَيْتِكِ وَأَنَا أُوصِي فِيكِ». ٨ 8
Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلتَّقُوعِيَّةُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «عَلَيَّ ٱلْإِثْمُ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ وَعَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي، وَٱلْمَلِكُ وَكُرْسِيُّهُ نَقِيَّانِ». ٩ 9
The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «إِذَا كَلَّمَكِ أَحَدٌ فَأْتِي بِهِ إِلَيَّ فَلَا يَعُودَ يَمَسُّكِ بَعْدُ». ١٠ 10
The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
فَقَالَتِ: «ٱذْكُرْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ حَتَّى لَا يُكَثِّرَ وَلِيُّ ٱلدَّمِ ٱلْقَتْلَ، لِئَلَّا يُهْلِكُوا ٱبْنِي». فَقَالَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّهُ لَا تَسْقُطُ شَعْرَةٌ مِنْ شَعْرِ ٱبْنِكِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ». ١١ 11
Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ: «لِتَتَكَلَّمْ جَارِيَتُكَ كَلِمَةً إِلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ». فَقَالَ: «تَكَلَّمِي» ١٢ 12
Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ: «وَلِمَاذَا ٱفْتَكَرْتَ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ عَلَى شَعْبِ ٱللهِ؟ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ كَمُذْنِبٍ بِمَا أَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ لَا يَرُدُّ مَنْفِيَّهُ. ١٣ 13
The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
لِأَنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ نَمُوتَ وَنَكُونَ كَٱلْمَاءِ ٱلْمُهْرَاقِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِي لَا يُجْمَعُ أَيْضًا. وَلَا يَنْزِعُ ٱللهُ نَفْسًا بَلْ يُفَكِّرُ أَفْكَارًا حَتَّى لَا يُطْرَدَ عَنْهُ مَنْفِيُّهُ. ١٤ 14
We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
وَٱلْآنَ حَيْثُ إِنِّي جِئْتُ لِأُكَلِّمَ ٱلْمَلِكَ سَيِّدِي بِهَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ أَخَافَنِي، فَقَالَتْ جَارِيَتُكَ: أُكَلِّمُ ٱلْمَلِكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ يَفْعَلُ كَقَوْلِ أَمَتِهِ. ١٥ 15
“Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ يَسْمَعُ لِيُنْقِذَ أَمَتَهُ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُهْلِكَنِي أَنَا وَٱبْنِي مَعًا مِنْ نَصِيبِ ٱللهِ. ١٦ 16
Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
فَقَالَتْ جَارِيَتُكَ: لِيَكُنْ كَلَامُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ عَزَاءً، لِأَنَّهُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ كَمَلَاكِ ٱللهِ لِفَهْمِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ يَكُونُ مَعَكَ». ١٧ 17
“And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «لَا تَكْتُمِي عَنِّي أَمْرًا أَسْأَلُكِ عَنْهُ». فَقَالَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ: «لِيَتَكَلَّمْ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ». ١٨ 18
Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَلْ يَدُ يُوآبَ مَعَكِ فِي هَذَا كُلِّهِ؟» فَأَجَابَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَقَالَتْ: «حَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، لَا يُحَادُ يَمِينًا أَوْ يَسَارًا عَنْ كُلِّ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ، لِأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ يُوآبَ هُوَ أَوْصَانِي، وَهُوَ وَضَعَ فِي فَمِ جَارِيَتِكَ كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. ١٩ 19
The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
لِأَجْلِ تَحْوِيلِ وَجْهِ ٱلْكَلَامِ فَعَلَ عَبْدُكَ يُوآبُ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ، وَسَيِّدِي حَكِيمٌ كَحِكْمَةِ مَلَاكِ ٱللهِ لِيَعْلَمَ كُلَّ مَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ». ٢٠ 20
He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيُوآبَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ، فَٱذْهَبْ رُدَّ ٱلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ». ٢١ 21
Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
فَسَقَطَ يُوآبُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَسَجَدَ وَبَارَكَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلِمَ عَبْدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، إِذْ فَعَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ قَوْلَ عَبْدِهِ». ٢٢ 22
Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
ثُمَّ قَامَ يُوآبُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى جَشُورَ وَأَتَى بِأَبْشَالُومَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. ٢٣ 23
Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «لِيَنْصَرِفْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَلَا يَرَ وَجْهِي». فَٱنْصَرَفَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَرَ وَجْهَ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٢٤ 24
But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ جَمِيلٌ وَمَمْدُوحٌ جِدًّا كَأَبْشَالُومَ، مِنْ بَاطِنِ قَدَمِهِ حَتَّى هَامَتِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ عَيْبٌ. ٢٥ 25
Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
وَعِنْدَ حَلْقِهِ رَأْسَهُ، إِذْ كَانَ يَحْلِقُهُ فِي آخِرِ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَثْقُلُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَحْلِقُهُ، كَانَ يَزِنُ شَعْرُ رَأْسِهِ مِئَتَيْ شَاقِلٍ بِوَزْنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٢٦ 26
His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
وَوُلِدَ لِأَبْشَالُومَ ثَلَاثَةُ بَنِينَ وَبِنْتٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ٱسْمُهَا ثَامَارُ، وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَةً جَمِيلَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ. ٢٧ 27
Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
وَأَقَامَ أَبْشَالُومُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ سَنَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَرَ وَجْهَ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ٢٨ 28
[After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
فَأَرْسَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى يُوآبَ لِيُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَيْهِ. ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ أَيْضًا ثَانِيَةً، فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ. ٢٩ 29
So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
فَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «ٱنْظُرُوا. حَقْلَةَ يُوآبَ بِجَانِبِي، وَلَهُ هُنَاكَ شَعِيرٌ. ٱذْهَبُوا وَأَحْرِقُوهُ بِٱلنَّارِ». فَأَحْرَقَ عَبِيدُ أَبْشَالُومَ ٱلْحَقْلَةَ بِٱلنَّارِ. ٣٠ 30
Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
فَقَامَ يُوآبُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا أَحْرَقَ عَبِيدُكَ حَقْلَتِي بِٱلنَّارِ؟» ٣١ 31
Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
فَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِيُوآبَ: «هَأَنَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ قَائِلًا: تَعَالَ إِلَى هُنَا فَأُرْسِلَكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ تَقُولُ: لِمَاذَا جِئْتُ مِنْ جَشُورَ؟ خَيْرٌ لِي لَوْ كُنْتُ بَاقِيًا هُنَاكَ. فَٱلْآنَ إِنِّي أَرَى وَجْهَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَإِنْ وُجِدَ فِيَّ إِثْمٌ فَلْيَقْتُلْنِي». ٣٢ 32
Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
فَجَاءَ يُوآبُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ. وَدَعَا أَبْشَالُومَ، فَأَتَى إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَسَجَدَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ قُدَّامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَقَبَّلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَبْشَالُومَ. ٣٣ 33
So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].

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