صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 15

١ 1 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَبْشَالُومَ ٱتَّخَذَ مَرْكَبَةً وَخَيْلًا وَخَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا يَجْرُونَ قُدَّامَهُ.

And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ يُبَكِّرُ وَيَقِفُ بِجَانِبِ طَرِيقِ ٱلْبَابِ، وَكُلُّ صَاحِبِ دَعْوَى آتٍ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْحُكْمِ، كَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: «مِنْ أَيَّةِ مَدِينَةٍ أَنْتَ؟». فَيَقُولُ: «مِنْ أَحَدِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَبْدُكَ».

And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

٣ 3 فَيَقُولُ أَبْشَالُومُ لَهُ: «ٱنْظُرْ. أُمُورُكَ صَالِحَةٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ لَكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

And Abessalom said to him, See, your affairs [are] right and clear, yet you have no one [appointed] of the king to hear you.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبْشَالُومُ: «مَنْ يَجْعَلُنِي قَاضِيًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَأْتِيَ إِلَيَّ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ لَهُ خُصُومَةٌ وَدَعْوَى فَأُنْصِفَهُ؟».

And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!

٥ 5 وَكَانَ إِذَا تَقَدَّمَ أَحَدٌ لِيَسْجُدَ لَهُ، يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ وَيُمْسِكُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ.

And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

٦ 6 وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ يَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ لِجَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْحُكْمِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَٱسْتَرَقَّ أَبْشَالُومُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.

٧ 7 وَفِي نِهَايَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «دَعْنِي فَأَذْهَبَ وَأُوفِيَ نَذْرِي ٱلَّذِي نَذَرْتُهُ لِلرَّبِّ فِي حَبْرُونَ،

And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.

٨ 8 لِأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا عِنْدَ سُكْنَايَ فِي جَشُورَ فِي أَرَامَ قَائِلًا: إِنْ أَرْجَعَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَإِنِّي أَعْبُدُ ٱلرَّبَّ».

For your servant vowed a vow when I lived at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «ٱذْهَبْ بِسَلَامٍ». فَقَامَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ.

And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.

١٠ 10 وَأَرْسَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ جَوَاسِيسَ فِي جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: «إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَ ٱلْبُوقِ، فَقُولُوا: قَدْ مَلَكَ أَبْشَالُومُ فِي حَبْرُونَ».

And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall you say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

١١ 11 وَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَ أَبْشَالُومَ مِئَتَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَدْ دُعُوا وَذَهَبُوا بِبَسَاطَةٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا.

And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.

١٢ 12 وَأَرْسَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى أَخِيتُوفَلَ ٱلْجِيلُونِيِّ مُشِيرِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ مَدِينَتِهِ جِيلُوهَ إِذْ كَانَ يَذْبَحُ ذَبَائِحَ. وَكَانَتِ ٱلْفِتْنَةُ شَدِيدَةً وَكَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ لَا يَزَالُ يَتَزَايَدُ مَعَ أَبْشَالُومَ.

And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.

١٣ 13 فَأَتَى مُخَبِّرٌ إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا: «إِنَّ قُلُوبَ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ صَارَتْ وَرَاءَ أَبْشَالُومَ».

And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِجَمِيعِ عَبِيدِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ: «قُومُوا بِنَا نَهْرُبُ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَنَا نَجَاةٌ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَبْشَالُومَ. أَسْرِعُوا لِلذَّهَابِ لِئَلَّا يُبَادِرَ وَيُدْرِكَنَا وَيُنْزِلَ بِنَا ٱلشَّرَّ وَيَضْرِبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ».

And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ عَبِيدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِلْمَلِكِ: «حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يَخْتَارُهُ سَيِّدُنَا ٱلْمَلِكُ نَحْنُ عَبِيدُهُ».

And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold [we are] your servants.

١٦ 16 فَخَرَجَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِهِ وَرَاءَهُ. وَتَرَكَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَشَرَ نِسَاءٍ سَرَارِيَّ لِحِفْظِ ٱلْبَيْتِ.

And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.

١٧ 17 وَخَرَجَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي أَثَرِهِ وَوَقَفُوا عِنْدَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْأَبْعَدِ.

And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

١٨ 18 وَجَمِيعُ عَبِيدِهِ كَانُوا يَعْبُرُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْجَلَّادِينَ وَٱلسُّعَاةِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْجَتِّيِّينَ، سِتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ أَتَوْا وَرَاءَهُ مِنْ جَتَّ، وَكَانُوا يَعْبُرُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِإِتَّايَ ٱلْجَتِّيِّ: «لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبُ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا مَعَنَا؟ اِرْجِعْ وَأَقِمْ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ وَمَنْفِيٌّ أَيْضًا مِنْ وَطَنِكَ.

And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why do you also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for you are a stranger, and you has come forth as a sojourner out of your place.

٢٠ 20 أَمْسًا جِئْتَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ أُتِيهُكَ بِٱلذَّهَابِ مَعَنَا وَأَنَا أَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَنْطَلِقُ؟ اِرْجِعْ وَرَجِّعْ إِخْوَتَكَ. ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ مَعَكَ».

Whereas you came yesterday, shall I today cause you to travel with us, and shall you [thus] change your place? you did come forth yesterday, and today shall I set you in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go wherever I may go: return then, and cause your brethren to return with you, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with you.

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَ إِتَّايُ ٱلْمَلِكَ وَقَالَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ وَحَيٌّ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ، إِنَّهُ حَيْثُمَا كَانَ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ، إِنْ كَانَ لِلْمَوْتِ أَوْ لِلْحَيَاةِ، فَهُنَاكَ يَكُونُ عَبْدُكَ أَيْضًا».

And Ethi answered the king and said, [As] the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wherever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall your servant be.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِإِتَّايَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱعْبُرْ». فَعَبَرَ إِتَّايُ ٱلْجَتِّيُّ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِهِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْأَطْفَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَتْ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَبْكِي بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَعْبُرُونَ. وَعَبَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ، وَعَبَرَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ نَحْوَ طَرِيقِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.

٢٤ 24 وَإِذَا بِصَادُوقَ أَيْضًا وَجَمِيعُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مَعَهُ يَحْمِلُونَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱللهِ. فَوَضَعُوا تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ، وَصَعِدَ أَبِيَاثَارُ حَتَّى ٱنْتَهَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنَ ٱلْعُبُورِ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصَادُوقَ: «أَرْجِعْ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَإِنَّهُ يُرْجِعُنِي وَيُرِينِي إِيَّاهُ وَمَسْكَنَهُ.

And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favor in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will show me it and its beauty.

٢٦ 26 وَإِنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا: إِنِّي لَمْ أُسَرَّ بِكَ. فَهَأَنَذَا، فَلْيَفْعَلْ بِي حَسَبَمَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ».

But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in you; behold, [here] I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.

٢٧ 27 ثُمَّ قَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصَادُوقَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ: «أَأَنْتَ رَاءٍ؟ فَٱرْجِعْ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ بِسَلَامٍ أَنْتَ وَأَخِيمَعَصُ ٱبْنُكَ وَيُونَاثَانُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ. ٱبْنَاكُمَا كِلَاهُمَا مَعَكُمَا.

And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, you shall return to the city in peace, and Achimaas your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.

٢٨ 28 ٱنْظُرُوا. أَنِّي أَتَوَانَى فِي سُهُولِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ كَلِمَةٌ مِنْكُمْ لِتَخْبِيرِي».

Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.

٢٩ 29 فَأَرْجَعَ صَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَقَامَا هُنَاكَ.

So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

٣٠ 30 وَأَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَصَعِدَ فِي مِصْعَدِ جَبَلِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ. كَانَ يَصْعَدُ بَاكِيًا وَرَأْسُهُ مُغَطَّى وَيَمْشِي حَافِيًا، وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ غَطَّوْا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ رَأْسَهُ، وَكَانُوا يَصْعَدُونَ وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ.

And David went up by the ascent of [the mount of] Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered [every] man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.

٣١ 31 وَأُخْبِرَ دَاوُدُ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ أَخِيتُوفَلَ بَيْنَ ٱلْفَاتِنِينَ مَعَ أَبْشَالُومَ» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «حَمِّقْ يَارَبُّ مَشُورَةَ أَخِيتُوفَلَ».

And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also [is] among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray you, the counsel of Achitophel.

٣٢ 32 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ٱلْقِمَّةِ حَيْثُ سَجَدَ لِلهِ، إِذَا بِحُوشَايَ ٱلْأَرْكِيِّ قَدْ لَقِيَهُ مُمَزَّقَ ٱلثَّوْبِ وَٱلتُّرَابُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ.

And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having tore his garment, and earth [was] upon his head.

٣٣ 33 فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «إِذَا عَبَرْتَ مَعِي تَكُونُ عَلَيَّ حِمْلًا.

And David said to him, If you should go over with me, then will you be a burden to me;

٣٤ 34 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا رَجَعْتَ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَقُلْتَ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: أَنَا أَكُونُ عَبْدَكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ. أَنَا عَبْدُ أَبِيكَ مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ وَٱلْآنَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ. فَإِنَّكَ تُبْطِلُ لِي مَشُورَةَ أَخِيتُوفَلَ.

but if you shall return to the city, and shall say to Abessalom, Your brethren are passed over, and the king your father is passed over after me: and now I am your servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of your father, and now I [am] your humble servant—so shall you disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.

٣٥ 35 أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ هُنَاكَ صَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ ٱلْكَاهِنَانِ. فَكُلُّ مَا تَسْمَعُهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَأَخْبِرْ بِهِ صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنَيْنِ.

And, behold, [there are] there with you Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that you shall hear of the house of the king, you shall report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.

٣٦ 36 هُوَذَا هُنَاكَ مَعَهُمَا ٱبْنَاهُمَا أَخِيمَعَصُ لِصَادُوقَ وَيُونَاثَانُ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ. فَتُرْسِلُونَ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمَا إِلَيَّ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ تَسْمَعُونَهَا».

Behold, [there are] there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them you shall report to me every word which you shall hear.

٣٧ 37 فَأَتَى حُوشَايُ صَاحِبُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَبْشَالُومُ يَدْخُلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.