2 Samuel 19

1 and to tell to/for Joab behold [the] king to weep and to mourn upon Absalom

Soon Joab was told, “The king is crying and mourning for Absalom.”

2 and to be [the] deliverance: victory in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for mourning to/for all [the] people for to hear: hear [the] people in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to say to hurt [the] king upon son: child his

Victory that day was turned into mourning for the whole army, because they were told, “The king is grieving for his son.”

3 and to steal [the] people in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to come (in): come [the] city like/as as which to steal [the] people [the] be humiliated in/on/with to flee they in/on/with battle

They stole back into town that day like defeated people steal in, ashamed of running away from the battle.

4 and [the] king to cover [obj] face his and to cry out [the] king voice great: large son: child my Absalom Absalom son: child my son: child my

The king held his face in his hands and sobbed loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

5 and to come (in): come Joab to(wards) [the] king [the] house: home and to say be ashamed [the] day: today [obj] face all servant/slave your [the] to escape [obj] soul: life your [the] day: today and [obj] soul: life son: child your and daughter your and soul: life woman: wife your and soul: life concubine your

Then Joab went inside and told the king, “Today you have humiliated all your men who have saved your life, and the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

6 to/for to love: lover [obj] to hate you and to/for to hate [obj] to love: lover you for to tell [the] day for nothing to/for you ruler and servant/slave for to know [the] day for (if *QK) Absalom alive and all our [the] day to die for then upright in/on/with eye: appearance your

You did this by loving those who hate you and hating those who love you. Today you have made it plain that the commanders and the men don't mean anything to you. Today I'm sure that you'd be quite happy if Absalom was alive and all of us were dead!

7 and now to arise: rise to come out: come and to speak: speak upon heart servant/slave your for in/on/with LORD to swear for nothing you to come out: come if: surely no to lodge man with you [the] night and be evil to/for you this from all [the] bad: evil which to come (in): come upon you from youth your till now

So get up, go out, and thank your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don't, you won't have a man left by tonight. That will be far worse for you than all the disasters you've had from your youth until now.”

8 and to arise: rise [the] king and to dwell in/on/with gate and to/for all [the] people to tell to/for to say behold [the] king to dwell in/on/with gate and to come (in): come all [the] people to/for face: before [the] king and Israel to flee man: anyone to/for tent: home his

So the king got up and went to sit at the town gate. Everybody was told: “Look, the king is sitting at the town gate.” They all came to see the king. In the meantime the Israelites had run away and gone to their homes.

9 and to be all [the] people to judge in/on/with all tribe Israel to/for to say [the] king to rescue us from palm enemy our and he/she/it to escape us from palm Philistine and now to flee from [the] land: country/planet from upon Absalom

Everyone among the tribes of Israel were arguing with each other, saying, “The king rescued us from the persecution of our enemies, he saved us from the Philistines, but now he's had to run from the country because of Absalom.

10 and Absalom which to anoint upon us to die in/on/with battle and now to/for what? you(m. p.) be quiet to/for to return: return [obj] [the] king

Now Absalom, the man we chose to be our king by anointing him, he's died in battle. Why don't we do something and invite King David to come back?”

11 and [the] king David to send: depart to(wards) Zadok and to(wards) Abiathar [the] priest to/for to say to speak: speak to(wards) old: elder Judah to/for to say to/for what? to be last to/for to return: return [obj] [the] king to(wards) house: home his and word all Israel to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king to(wards) house: home his

King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Tell the elders of Judah, ‘Are you going to be the last people to bring the king back to his palace, since the king has heard that all of Israel wants it?

12 brother: male-sibling my you(m. p.) bone my and flesh my you(m. p.) and to/for what? to be last to/for to return: return [obj] [the] king

You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last ones to want to bring the king back?’

13 and to/for Amasa to say not bone my and flesh my you(m. s.) thus to make: do to/for me God and thus to add if not ruler army to be to/for face: before my all [the] day: always underneath: instead Joab

Tell Amasa, ‘Aren't you my flesh and blood too? May God punish me very severely if from now on you're not the commander of my army instead of Joab!’”

14 and to stretch [obj] heart all man Judah like/as man one and to send: depart to(wards) [the] king to return: return you(m. s.) and all servant/slave your

Amasa convinced all the people of Judah to unitedly support David, so they sent a message to the king: “Please come back, you and everyone with you.”

15 and to return: return [the] king and to come (in): come till [the] Jordan and Judah to come (in): come [the] Gilgal [to] to/for to go: follow to/for to encounter: meet [the] king to/for to pass: bring [obj] [the] king [obj] [the] Jordan

The king began his journey back, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah met him at Gilgal to help him cross the river.

16 and to hasten Shimei son: child Gera Benjaminite [the] Benjaminite which from Bahurim and to go down with man Judah to/for to encounter: meet [the] king David

Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

17 and thousand man with him from Benjamin and Ziba youth house: household Saul and five ten son: child his and twenty servant/slave his with him and to rush [the] Jordan to/for face: before [the] king

With him were one thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin, including Ziba, servant of Saul's family, as well as Ziba's fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king.

18 and to pass [the] ford to/for to pass: bring [obj] house: household [the] king and to/for to make: do [the] pleasant (in/on/with eye: appearance his *QK) and Shimei son: child Gera to fall: fall to/for face: before [the] king in/on/with to pass he in/on/with Jordan

They crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and whatever else he wanted. Shimei crossed the Jordan and fell facedown before the king.

19 and to say to(wards) [the] king not to devise: count to/for me lord my iniquity: guilt and not to remember [obj] which to pervert servant/slave your in/on/with day which to come out: come lord my [the] king from Jerusalem to/for to set: consider [the] king to(wards) heart his

“Your Majesty, please forgive me and disregard the wrong that I, your servant, did when Your Majesty left Jerusalem. Please forget all about it.

20 for to know servant/slave your for I to sin and behold to come (in): come [the] day: today first to/for all house: household Joseph to/for to go down to/for to encounter: meet lord my [the] king

I, your servant, recognize that I have sinned. But look! Today I'm the first from any of the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet Your Majesty.”

21 and to answer Abishai son: child Zeruiah and to say underneath: because of this not to die Shimei for to lighten [obj] anointed LORD

Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said, “Shouldn't Shimei be executed for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed one?”

22 and to say David what? to/for me and to/for you son: child Zeruiah for to be to/for me [the] day: today to/for Satan [the] day: today to die man: anyone in/on/with Israel for not to know for [the] day: today I king upon Israel

But David replied, “What's that got do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Do you want to be my enemies today? Is this a day to execute anybody in Israel? Aren't I certain that today I'm the king of Israel once more?”

23 and to say [the] king to(wards) Shimei not to die and to swear to/for him [the] king

David turned to Shimei and swore an oath to him, “You're not going to die.”

24 and Mephibosheth son: descendant/people Saul to go down to/for to encounter: meet [the] king and not to make: do foot his and not to make: do mustache his and [obj] garment his not to wash to/for from [the] day to go: went [the] king till [the] day which to come (in): come in/on/with peace: well-being

Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, went to meet the king. He had refused to look after his feet or trim his mustache or have his clothes washed from the day the king left until the day of his peaceful return.

25 and to be for to come (in): come Jerusalem to/for to encounter: meet [the] king and to say to/for him [the] king to/for what? not to go: went with me Mephibosheth

When he arrived from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn't you come with me, Mephibosheth?”

26 and to say lord my [the] king servant/slave my to deceive me for to say servant/slave your to saddle/tie to/for me [the] donkey and to ride upon her and to go: went with [the] king for lame servant/slave your

Mephibosheth answered, “Your Majesty, my servant Ziba tricked me. I told him, ‘Saddle up my donkey so I can ride her and leave with the king,’ because you know that I'm lame.

27 and to spy in/on/with servant/slave your to(wards) lord my [the] king and lord my [the] king like/as messenger: angel [the] God and to make: do [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your

Ziba has misrepresented me, your servant, to Your Majesty. However, Your Majesty is like an angel of God, so do what you think best.

28 for not to be all house: household father my that if: except if: except human death to/for lord my [the] king and to set: make [obj] servant/slave your in/on/with to eat table your and what? there to/for me still righteousness and to/for to cry out still to(wards) [the] king

All my grandfather's family could only expect death from Your Majesty, but you included me, your servant, among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to ask the king for anything more?”

29 and to say to/for him [the] king to/for what? to speak: speak still word: case your to say you(m. s.) and Ziba to divide [obj] [the] land: country

“Why talk any more about these issues of yours?” David responded. “I've decided that you and Ziba should divide the land.”

30 and to say Mephibosheth to(wards) [the] king also [obj] [the] all to take: take after which to come (in): come lord my [the] king in/on/with peace: well-being to(wards) house: home his

Mephibosheth replied to the king, “Let him have it all! I'm just happy that Your Majesty has returned home in peace.”

31 and Barzillai [the] Gileadite to go down from Rogelim and to pass with [the] king [the] Jordan to/for to send: depart him [obj] ([the] Jordan *QK)

Barzillai the Gileadite had also came down from Rogelim to help the king cross the Jordan and to make his way onwards from there.

32 and Barzillai be old much son: aged eighty year and he/she/it to sustain [obj] [the] king in/on/with sojourn his in/on/with Mahanaim for man great: large he/she/it much

Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age, and because he was a very wealthy man, he had provided the king with food while he was staying in Mahanaim.

33 and to say [the] king to(wards) Barzillai you(m. s.) to pass with me and to sustain [obj] you with me me in/on/with Jerusalem

The king said to Barzillai, “Cross the Jordan with me, and I will provide for you while you stay with me in Jerusalem.”

34 and to say Barzillai to(wards) [the] king like/as what? day: year year life my for to ascend: rise with [the] king Jerusalem

“How much longer do you think I have to live so I could go to Jerusalem and stay there with the king?” Barzillai replied.

35 son: aged eighty year I [the] day: today to know between good to/for bad: harmful if: surely yes to perceive servant/slave your [obj] which to eat and [obj] which to drink if: surely yes to hear: hear still in/on/with voice to sing and to sing and to/for what? to be servant/slave your still to/for burden to(wards) lord my [the] king

“I'm already eighty. I don't enjoy anything anymore. I can't taste what I eat or drink. I can't hear when people sing. There's no point for me, your servant, to be another burden to Your Majesty!

36 like/as little to pass servant/slave your [obj] [the] Jordan with [the] king and to/for what? to wean me [the] king [the] recompense [the] this

For your servant to cross the Jordan River with the king is enough reward for me!

37 to return: return please servant/slave your and to die in/on/with city my with grave father my and mother my and behold servant/slave your Chimham to pass with lord my [the] king and to make: do to/for him [obj] which be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance your

Then let your servant go back home, that I may die in my home town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant, my son Chimham. Let him cross over with Your Majesty, and treat him as you think best.”

38 and to say [the] king with me to pass Chimham and I to make: do to/for him [obj] [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your and all which to choose upon me to make: do to/for you

The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will treat him as you think best, and I will do for you whatever you want.”

39 and to pass all [the] people [obj] [the] Jordan and [the] king to pass and to kiss [the] king to/for Barzillai and to bless him and to return: return to/for place his

So everybody crossed the Jordan first, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and then Barzillai went back home.

40 and to pass [the] king [the] Gilgal [to] and Chimham to pass with him and all people Judah (to pass: bring *QK) [obj] [the] king and also half people Israel

Then the king carried on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. The whole army of Judah and half the army of Israel accompanied the king.

41 and behold all man Israel to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king and to say to(wards) [the] king why? to steal you brother: male-sibling our man Judah and to pass: bring [obj] [the] king and [obj] house: household his [obj] [the] Jordan and all human David with him

But soon the men of Israel who were there came to the king and asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, secretly take Your Majesty away and bring you and your household across the Jordan, together with all your men?”

42 and to answer all man Judah upon man Israel for near [the] king to(wards) me and to/for what? this to be incensed to/for you upon [the] word: thing [the] this to eat to eat from [the] king if gift to lift: give(gift) to/for us

The men of Judah explained to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is one of our relatives. Why are you getting upset about this? When did we ever eat the king's food? When did we ever get anything for yourselves?”

43 and to answer man Israel [obj] man Judah and to say ten hand: times to/for me in/on/with king and also in/on/with David I from you and why? to lighten me and not to be word my first to/for me to/for to return: return [obj] king my and to harden word man Judah from word man Israel

“We've got ten shares in the king,” the men of Israel replied, “so we have a greater claim on David than you do. So why do you look down us? Weren't we the first ones to talk about bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah argued even more strongly than the men of Israel.