صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 15

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

And after this Absalom began to furnish himself with a chariot 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 Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road. Then when anyone had a dispute which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom would call out to him and say, "What city are you from?" When he said, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,"

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

then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your matters are good and right; but there is no one from the king to hear you."

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

And Absalom would say, "Oh that I were made judge in the land, then anyone who had a dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice."

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

It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he would extend his hand and embrace him, and kiss him.

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

Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole 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،

It happened at the end of four years, that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

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 while I stayed at Geshur in Aram, saying, 'If the LORD will bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD in Hebron.'"

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

The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose, and went to Hebron.

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

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'"

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

Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they did not know 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 he sent and invited Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh, where he was offering sacrifice. The conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

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

A messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom."

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».

So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee, otherwise none of us shall escape from Absalom. Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring down the city on top of 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».

Then the king's servants said to him, "Look, your servants are ready to do whatever the king chooses."

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

And the king went out with all his household following him. But the king left ten women, who were secondary wives, to take care of the palace.

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

So the king went out with all his servants following him, and they stopped at the last 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 the people passed on before him. And all those with him, all the officers and warriors, were six hundred men, and they passed on before him. And when all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites who followed him from Gath passed 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.

Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and you also are an exile from your place.

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

You came only yesterday. Should I today make you wander about with us, since I go I know not where? Go back, and take your brothers with you, and may the LORD show you kindness and truth."

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».

Ittai answered the king, and said, "As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be."

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

So David said to Ittai, "Go and pass over." Then Ittai passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were 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 land wept aloud as all the people crossed over. And the king crossed the Wadi Kidron, and all the people passed before him on the Olive road into 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 look, Zadok also came (and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD) and Abiathar. And they set down the ark of God until all the people finished passing by from the city.

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

The king said to Zadok, "Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and show me both it and his dwelling place;

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

but if he should say, 'I have no delight in you;' look, here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him."

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 also to Zadok the priest, "Look, you return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

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

Look, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me."

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

So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark to Jerusalem and returned it 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 Olives, and wept as he went, and he had his head covered and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up weeping as they went.

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

And it had been told to David, saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." David said, "LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

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

It happened that when David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, look, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth on his head.

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

David said to him, "If you pass on with me, then you will 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 return to the city, and tell Absalom, 'Your brothers have left, O king, after your father left, and now I am your servant, O king. Allow me to live. As I have been your father's servant in the past, so now I am your servant,' then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

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

And look, Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. So whatever you hear from the king's house you must tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

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

Look, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son. And by them you must send to me everything that you hear."

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

So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.