< صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 18 >

وَأَحْصَى دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ، وَجَعَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ. ١ 1
And David numbered the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
وَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ثُلْثًا بِيَدِ يُوآبَ، وَثُلْثًا بِيَدِ أَبِيشَايَ ٱبْنِ صَرُويَةَ أَخِي يُوآبَ، وَثُلْثًا بِيَدِ إِتَّايَ ٱلْجَتِّيِّ. وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنِّي أَنَا أَيْضًا أَخْرُجُ مَعَكُمْ». ٢ 2
And David sent away the people, the third part under the hand of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Abessa the son of Saruia, the brother of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Ethi the Gittite. And David said to the people, I also will surely go out with you.
فَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ: «لَا تَخْرُجْ، لِأَنَّنَا إِذَا هَرَبْنَا لَا يُبَالُونَ بِنَا، وَإِذَا مَاتَ نِصْفُنَا لَا يُبَالُونَ بِنَا. وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتَ كَعَشْرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَّا. وَٱلْآنَ ٱلْأَصْلَحُ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا نَجْدَةً مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ». ٣ 3
And they said, You shall not go out: for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for you [are] as ten thousand of us: and now [it is] well that you shall be to us an aid to help us in the city.
فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ أَفْعَلُهُ». فَوَقَفَ ٱلْمَلِكُ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْبَابِ وَخَرَجَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِئَاتٍ وَأُلُوفًا. ٤ 4
And the king said to them, Whatsoever shall seem good in your eyes I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
وَأَوْصَى ٱلْمَلِكُ يُوآبَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلًا: «تَرَفَّقُوا لِي بِٱلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ». وَسَمِعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ حِينَ أَوْصَى ٱلْمَلِكُ جَمِيعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ بِأَبْشَالُومَ. ٥ 5
And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the king charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom.
وَخَرَجَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَكَانَ ٱلْقِتَالُ فِي وَعْرِ أَفْرَايِمَ، ٦ 6
And all the people went out into the wood against Israel; and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim.
فَٱنْكَسَرَ هُنَاكَ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. قُتِلَ عِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا. ٧ 7
And the people of Israel fell down there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter in that day, [even] twenty thousand men.
وَكَانَ ٱلْقِتَالُ هُنَاكَ مُنْتَشِرًا عَلَى وَجْهِ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَزَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَكَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَعْرُ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أَكَلَهُمُ ٱلسَّيْفُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. ٨ 8
And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed amongst the people in that day.
وَصَادَفَ أَبْشَالُومُ عَبِيدَ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ رَاكِبًا عَلَى بَغْلٍ، فَدَخَلَ ٱلْبَغْلُ تَحْتَ أَغْصَانِ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلْمُلْتَفَّةِ، فَتَعَلَّقَ رَأْسُهُ بِٱلْبُطْمَةِ وَعُلِّقَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱلْبَغْلُ ٱلَّذِي تَحْتَهُ مَرَّ. ٩ 9
And Abessalom went to meet the servants of David: and Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.
فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ وَأَخْبَرَ يُوآبَ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبْشَالُومَ مُعَلَّقًا بِٱلْبُطْمَةِ». ١٠ 10
And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Abessalom hanging in an oak.
فَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَأَيْتَهُ، فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَضْرِبْهُ هُنَاكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ وَعَلَيَّ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَمِنْطَقَةً». ١١ 11
And Joab said to the man who reported it to him, And, behold, you did see him: why did you not strike him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten [pieces] of silver, and a girdle.
فَقَالَ ٱلرَّجُلُ لِيُوآبَ: «فَلَوْ وُزِنَ فِي يَدِي أَلْفٌ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ لَمَا كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ يَدِي إِلَى ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ أَوْصَاكَ فِي آذَانِنَا أَنْتَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلًا: ٱحْتَرِزُوا أَيًّا كَانَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ. ١٢ 12
And the man said to Joab, Were I even to receive a thousand shekels of silver, I would not lift my hand against the king's son; for in our ears the king charged you and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Take care of the young man Abessalom for me,
وَإِلَّا فَكُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ بِنَفْسِي زُورًا، إِذْ لَا يَخْفَى عَنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ شَيْءٌ، وأَنْتَ كُنْتَ وَقَفْتَ ضِدِّي». ١٣ 13
so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of the matter will be concealed from the king, and you will set yourself against me.
فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «إِنِّي لَا أَصْبِرُ هَكَذَا أَمَامَكَ». فَأَخَذَ ثَلَاثَةَ سِهَامٍ بِيَدِهِ وَنَشَّبَهَا فِي قَلْبِ أَبْشَالُومَ، وَهُوَ بَعْدُ حَيٌّ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ. ١٤ 14
And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with you. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abessalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.
وَأَحَاطَ بِهَا عَشْرَةُ غِلْمَانٍ حَامِلُو سِلَاحِ يُوآبَ، وَضَرَبُوا أَبْشَالُومَ وَأَمَاتُوهُ. ١٥ 15
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed Abessalom, and struck him and killed him.
وَضَرَبَ يُوآبُ بِٱلْبُوقِ فَرَجَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ عَنِ ٱتِّبَاعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ يُوآبَ مَنَعَ ٱلشَّعْبَ. ١٦ 16
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
وَأَخَذُوا أَبْشَالُومَ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْوَعْرِ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، وَأَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ رُجْمَةً عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا مِنَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ. وَهَرَبَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ. ١٧ 17
And he took Abessalom, and cast him into a great cavern in the wood, into a deep pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every man to his tent.
وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ قَدْ أَخَذَ وَأَقَامَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ ٱلنُّصْبَ ٱلَّذِي فِي وَادِي ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ لِيَ ٱبْنٌ لِأَجْلِ تَذْكِيرِ ٱسْمِي». وَدَعَا ٱلنُّصْبَ بِٱسْمِهِ، وَهُوَ يُدْعَى «يَدَ أَبْشَالُومَ» إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. ١٨ 18
Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set up for himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king's dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: and he called the pillar, Abessalom's hand, until this day.
وَقَالَ أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ: «دَعْنِي أَجْرِ فَأُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدِ ٱنْتَقَمَ لَهُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ». ١٩ 19
And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said, Let me run now and carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
فَقَالَ لَهُ يُوآبُ: «مَا أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ بِشَارَةٍ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. فِي يَوْمٍ آخَرَ تُبَشِّرُ، وَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُبَشِّرُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ قَدْ مَاتَ». ٢٠ 20
And Joab said to him, You [shall] not [be] a messenger of glad tidings this day; you shall bear them another day; but on this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
وَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِكُوشِي: «ٱذْهَبْ وَأَخْبِرِ ٱلْمَلِكَ بِمَا رَأَيْتَ». فَسَجَدَ كُوشِي لِيُوآبَ وَرَكَضَ. ٢١ 21
And Joab said to Chusi, Go, report to the king all that you have seen. And Chusi did obeisance to Joab, and went out.
وَعَادَ أَيْضًا أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ فَقَالَ لِيُوآبَ: «مَهْمَا كَانَ، فَدَعْنِي أَجْرِ أَنَا أَيْضًا وَرَاءَ كُوشِي». فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «لِمَاذَا تَجْرِي أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي، وَلَيْسَ لَكَ بِشَارَةٌ تُجَازَى؟» ٢٢ 22
And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said again to Joab, Nay, let me also run after Chusi. And Joab said, Why would you thus run, my son? attend, you have no tidings for profit if you go.
قَالَ: «مَهْمَا كَانَ أَجْرِي». فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱجْرِ». فَجَرَى أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْغَوْرِ وَسَبَقَ كُوشِيَ. ٢٣ 23
And he said, Why should I not run? and Joab said to him, Run. And Achimaas ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Chusi.
وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ ٱلْبَابَيْنِ، وَطَلَعَ ٱلرَّقِيبُ إِلَى سَطْحِ ٱلْبَابِ إِلَى ٱلسُّورِ وَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا بِرَجُلٍ يَجْرِي وَحْدَهُ. ٢٤ 24
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
فَنَادَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ وَأَخْبَرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ. فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «إِنْ كَانَ وَحْدَهُ فَفِي فَمِهِ بِشَارَةٌ». وَكَانَ يَسْعَى وَيَقْرُبُ. ٢٥ 25
And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, [there are] good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.
ثُمَّ رَأَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ رَجُلًا آخَرَ يَجْرِي، فَنَادَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ ٱلْبَوَّابَ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رَجُلٌ يَجْرِي وَحْدَهُ». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضًا مُبَشِّرٌ». ٢٦ 26
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّقِيبُ: «إِنِّي أَرَى جَرْيَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ كَجَرْيِ أَخِيمَعَصَ بْنِ صَادُوقَ». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذَا رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ وَيَأْتِي بِبِشَارَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ». ٢٧ 27
And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and will come to [report] glad tidings.
فَنَادَى أَخِيمَعَصُ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «ٱلسَّلَامُ». وَسَجَدَ لِلْمَلِكِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. وَقَالَ: «مُبَارَكٌ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي دَفَعَ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ رَفَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ». ٢٨ 28
And Achimaas cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed [be] the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَسَلَامٌ لِلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ؟» فَقَالَ أَخِيمَعَصُ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ جُمْهُورًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ إِرْسَالِ يُوآبَ عَبْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَعَبْدَكَ، وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ مَاذَا». ٢٩ 29
And the king said, [Is] the young man Abessalom safe? and Achimaas said, I saw a great multitude [at the time] of Joab's sending the king's servant and your servant, and I knew not what was there.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «دُرْ وَقِفْ هَهُنَا». فَدَارَ وَوَقَفَ. ٣٠ 30
And the king said, Turn aside, stand still here. And he turned aside, and stood.
وَإِذَا بِكُوشِي قَدْ أَتَى، وَقَالَ كُوشِي: «لِيُبَشَّرْ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدِ ٱنْتَقَمَ لَكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْقَائِمِينَ عَلَيْكَ». ٣١ 31
And, behold, Chusi came up, and said to the king, Let my lord the king hear glad tidings, for the Lord has avenged you this day upon all them that rose up against you.
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِكُوشِي: «أَسَلَامٌ لِلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ؟» فَقَالَ كُوشِي: «لِيَكُنْ كَٱلْفَتَى أَعْدَاءُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ قَامُوا عَلَيْكَ لِلشَّرِّ». ٣٢ 32
And the king said to Chusi, Is it well with the young man Abessalom? and Chusi said, Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all whoever have risen up against him for evil, be as that young man.
فَٱنْزَعَجَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى عِلِّيَّةِ ٱلْبَابِ وَكَانَ يَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ هكَذَا وَهُوَ يَتَمَشَّى: «يَا ٱبْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ، يَا ٱبْنِي، يَا ٱبْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ! يَالَيْتَنِي مُتُّ عِوَضًا عَنْكَ! يَا أَبْشَالُومُ ٱبْنِي، يَا ٱبْنِي». ٣٣ 33
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my son, my son Abessalom; would God I had died for you, [even] I [had died] for you, Abessalom, my son, my son!

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