صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 16

١ 1 وَلَمَّا عَبَرَ دَاوُدُ قَلِيلًا عَنِ ٱلْقِمَّةِ، إِذَا بِصِيبَا غُلَامِ مَفِيبُوشَثَ قَدْ لَقِيَهُ بِحِمَارَيْنِ مَشْدُودَيْنِ، عَلَيْهِمَا مِئَتَا رَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ وَمِئَةُ عُنْقُودِ زَبِيبٍ وَمِئَةُ قُرْصِ تِينٍ وَزِقُّ خَمْرٍ.

When Dauid was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the seruant of Mephibosheth mette him with a couple of asses sadled, and vpon them two hundreth cakes of bread, and an hundreth bunches of raisins, and an hundreth of dryed figges, and a bottel of wine.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «مَا لَكَ وَهَذِهِ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «ٱلْحِمَارَانِ لِبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِلرُّكُوبِ، وَٱلْخُبْزُ وَٱلتِّينُ لِلْغِلْمَانِ لِيَأْكُلُوا، وَٱلْخَمْرُ لِيَشْرَبَهُ مَنْ أَعْيَا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ».

And the King said vnto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, They be asses for the kings housholde to ride on, and bread and dryed figges for the yong men to eate, and wine, that the faint may drinke in the wildernesse.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «وَأَيْنَ ٱبْنُ سَيِّدِكَ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: ٱلْيَوْمَ يَرُدُّ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَمْلَكَةَ أَبِي».

And the king sayde, But where is thy masters sonne? Then Ziba answered the King, Beholde, he remayneth in Ierusalem: for he sayde, This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdome of my father.

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «هُوَذَا لَكَ كُلُّ مَا لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ». فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «سَجَدْتُ! لَيْتَنِي أَجِدُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ».

Then said the King to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that perteined vnto Mephibosheth. And Ziba saide, I beseech thee, let me finde grace in thy sight, my lord, O King.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ إِذَا بِرَجُلٍ خَارِجٍ مِنْ هُنَاكَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ، ٱسْمُهُ شِمْعِي بْنُ جِيرَا، يَسُبُّ وَهُوَ يَخْرُجُ،

And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familie of the house of Saul, named Shimei the sonne of Gera: and he came out, and cursed.

٦ 6 وَيَرْشُقُ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ دَاوُدَ وَجَمِيعَ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ.

And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruants of King Dauid: and all the people, and all the men of warre were on his right hande, and on his left.

٧ 7 وَهَكَذَا كَانَ شِمْعِي يَقُولُ فِي سَبِّهِ: «ٱخْرُجِ! ٱخْرُجْ يَا رَجُلَ ٱلدِّمَاءِ وَرَجُلَ بَلِيَّعَالَ!

And thus sayde Shimei when hee cursed, Come forth, come foorth thou murtherer, and wicked man.

٨ 8 قَدْ رَدَّ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكَ كُلَّ دِمَاءِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ ٱلَّذِي مَلَكْتَ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ، وَقَدْ دَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ لِيَدِ أَبْشَالُومَ ٱبْنِكَ، وَهَا أَنْتَ وَاقِعٌ بِشَرِّكَ لِأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ دِمَاءٍ».

The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned: and the Lord hath deliuered thy kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and beholde, thou art taken in thy wickednesse, because thou art a murtherer.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا يَسُبُّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلْبُ ٱلْمَيْتُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ؟ دَعْنِي أَعْبُرُ فَأَقْطَعَ رَأْسَهُ».

Then saide Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah vnto the King, Why doeth this dead dog curse my lord the King? let me goe, I pray thee, and take away his head.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا لِي وَلَكُمْ يَابَنِي صَرُويَةَ! دَعُوهُ يَسُبَّ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ: سُبَّ دَاوُدَ. وَمَنْ يَقُولُ: لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هَكَذَا؟»

But the King saide, What haue I to doe with you, ye sonnes of Zeruiah? for he curseth, eue because the Lord hath bidden him curse Dauid: who dare then say, Wherfore hast thou done so?

١١ 11 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيشَايَ وَلِجَمِيعِ عَبِيدِهِ: «هُوَذَا ٱبْنِي ٱلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ أَحْشَائِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسِي، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ ٱلْآنَ بَنْيَامِينِيٌّ؟ دَعُوهُ يَسُبَّ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ.

And Dauid sayd to Abishai, and to all his seruants, Beholde, my sonne which came out of mine owne bowels, seeketh my life: then howe much more now may this sonne of Iemini? Suffer him to curse: for the Lord hath bidden him.

١٢ 12 لَعَلَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي وَيُكَافِئُنِي ٱلرَّبُّ خَيْرًا عِوَضَ مَسَبَّتِهِ بِهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ».

It may be that the Lord will looke on mine affliction, and doe me good for his cursing this day.

١٣ 13 وَإِذْ كَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ يَسِيرُونَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، كَانَ شِمْعِي يَسِيرُ فِي جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مُقَابِلَهُ وَيَسُبُّ وَهُوَ سَائِرٌ وَيَرْشُقُ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ مُقَابِلَهُ وَيَذْرِي ٱلتُّرَابَ.

And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Shimei went by the side of the mountaine ouer against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones against him, and cast dust.

١٤ 14 وَجَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَقَدْ أَعْيَوْا فَٱسْتَرَاحُوا هُنَاكَ.

Then came the King and all the people that were with him wearie, and refreshed them selues there.

١٥ 15 وَأَمَّا أَبْشَالُومُ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَتَوْا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخِيتُوفَلُ مَعَهُمْ.

And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Ierusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

١٦ 16 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ حُوشَايُ ٱلْأَرْكِيُّ صَاحِبُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ، قَالَ حُوشَايُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ! لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ!»

And when Hushai the Archite Dauids friend was come vnto Absalom, Hushai said vnto Absalom, God saue the King, God saue the King.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِحُوشَايَ: «أَهَذَا مَعْرُوفُكَ مَعَ صَاحِبِكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَذْهَبْ مَعَ صَاحِبِكَ؟»

Then Absalom sayd to Hushai, Is this thy kindenes to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ حُوشَايُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «كَلَّا، وَلَكِنِ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَارَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ وَكُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَهُ أَكُونُ وَمَعَهُ أُقِيمُ.

Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, Nay, but whome the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel chuse, his will I be, and with him will I dwell.

١٩ 19 وَثَانِيًا: مَنْ أَخْدِمُ؟ أَلَيْسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱبْنِهِ؟ كَمَا خَدَمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِيكَ كَذَلِكَ أَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ».

And moreouer vnto whome shall I doe seruice? not to his sonne? as I serued before thy father, so will I before thee.

٢٠ 20 وَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِأَخِيتُوفَلَ: «أَعْطُوا مَشُورَةً، مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟».

Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, Giue counsell what we shall doe.

٢١ 21 فَقَالَ أَخِيتُوفَلُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «ٱدْخُلْ إِلَى سَرَارِيِّ أَبِيكَ ٱللَّوَاتِي تَرَكَهُنَّ لِحِفْظِ ٱلْبَيْتِ، فَيَسْمَعَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ صِرْتَ مَكْرُوهًا مِنْ أَبِيكَ، فَتَتَشَدَّدَ أَيْدِي جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ».

And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Goe in to thy fathers concubines, which he hath left to keepe the house: and when all Israel shall heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father, the hands of all that are with thee, shall be strong.

٢٢ 22 فَنَصَبُوا لِأَبْشَالُومَ ٱلْخَيْمَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ، وَدَخَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى سَرَارِيِّ أَبِيهِ أَمَامَ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَتْ مَشُورَةُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِهَا فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ كَمَنْ يَسْأَلُ بِكَلَامِ ٱللهِ. هَكَذَا كُلُّ مَشُورَةِ أَخِيتُوفَلَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ وَعَلَى أَبْشَالُومَ جَمِيعًا.

And the counsell of Ahithophel which he counseled in those dayes, was like as one had asked counsell at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with Dauid and with Absalom.