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.

And when David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle 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 unto Ziba: 'What meanest thou by these?' And Ziba said: 'The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.'

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 said: 'And where is thy master's son?' And Ziba said unto the king: 'Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said: To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom 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 is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.' And Ziba said: 'I prostrate myself; let me find favour 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 David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and kept on cursing as he came.

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

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

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

And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;

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 returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.'

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

Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king: 'Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.'

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

And the king said: 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him: Curse David; who then shall say: Wherefore 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 David said to Abishai, and to all his servants: 'Behold, my son, who came forth of my body, seeketh my life; how much more this Benjamite now? let him alone, and let him 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 look on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing of me 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.

So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

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

And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself 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 Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

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

And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Long live the king, long live the king.'

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

And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness 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.

And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

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

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.'

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

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.'

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 unto Absalom: 'Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.'

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

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's 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.

Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.