2 صَمُوئيل 15

١ 1 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ اتَّخَذَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِنَفْسِهِ مَرْكَبَةً وَخَيْلاً وَاسْتَأْجَرَ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً يَجْرُونَ أَمَامَهُ.

And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ مُبَكِّراً صَبَاحَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَيَقِفُ إِلَى جِوَارِ طَرِيقِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَيَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ صَاحِبِ دَعْوَى يَقْصِدُ الْمَلِكَ لِيَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيَّتَهُ، فَيَسْأَلُهُ: «مِنْ أَيَّةِ مَدِينَةٍ أَنْتَ؟» فَيُجِيبُ: «عَبْدُكَ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى أَحَدِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

٣ 3 فَيَقُولُ أَبْشَالُومُ لَهُ: «إِنَّ دَعْوَاكَ حَقٌّ وَقَوِيمَةٌ، وَلَكِنْ لَا يُوْجَدُ مَنْدُوبٌ عَنِ الْمَلِكِ لِيَسْتَمِعَ إِلَيْكَ».

And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs [are] right and clear, yet thou hast no one [appointed] of the king to hear thee.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبْشَالُومُ: «لَوْ صِرْتُ قَاضِياً فِي الأَرْضِ لَكُنْتُ أُنْصِفُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ لَهُ خُصُومَةٌ أَوْ دَعْوَى».

And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!

٥ 5 وَكَانَ إِذَا تَقَدَّمَ أَحَدٌ لِيَسْجُدَ لَهُ، يَمُدُّ يَدَهَ وَيُنْهِضُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ.

And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

٦ 6 وَظَلَّ أَبْشَالُومُ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ مَعَ كُلِّ قَادِمٍ بِقَضِيَّةٍ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ، حَتَّى تَمَكَّنَ مِنِ اكْتِسَابِ قُلُوبِ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.

٧ 7 وَبَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ أَرْبَعِ سَنَوَاتٍ قَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «دَعْنِي أَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ لأُوفِيَ نَذْرِي الَّذِي نَذَرْتُهُ لِلرَّبِّ.

And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.

٨ 8 فَقَدْ نَذَرَ عَبْدُكَ، عِنْدَمَا كُنْتُ مُقِيماً فِي جَشُورَ فِي أَرَامَ، أَنَّهُ إِنْ رَدَّنِي الرَّبُّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَإِنِّي أُقَدِّمُ لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً».

For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لَهُ: «اذْهَبْ بِسَلامٍ». فَقَامَ وَمَضَى إِلَى حَبْرُونَ.

And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.

١٠ 10 وَبَثَّ أَبْشَالُومُ جَوَاسِيسَ فِي أَوْسَاطِ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً: «إِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ نَفِيرَ الْبُوقِ، فَقُولُوا: قَدْ مَلَكَ أَبْشَالُومُ فِي حَبْرُونَ».

And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

١١ 11 وَرَافَقَ أَبْشَالُومَ مِئَتَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ لَبَّوْا دَعْوَتَهُ عَنْ طِيبِ نِيَّةٍ غَيْرَ عَالِمِينَ بِشَيْءٍ.

And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.

١٢ 12 وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ تَقْرِيبِهِ ذَبَائِحَ، اسْتَدْعَى أَبْشَالُومُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ الْجِيلُونِيَّ مُشِيرَ دَاوُدَ، مِنْ بَلْدَتِهِ جِيلُوهَ. وَتَفَاقَمَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ وَازْدَادَ اِلْتِفَافُ الشَّعْبِ حَوْلَ أَبْشَالُومَ.

And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.

١٣ 13 فَجَاءَ مُخْبِرٌ قَالَ لِدَاوُدَ: «إِنَّ قُلُوبَ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ مَالَتْ نَحْوَ أَبْشَالُومَ».

And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِرِجَالِهِ الْمُلْتَفِّينَ حَوْلَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ: «قُوُموا بِنَا نَهْرُبُ، لأَنَّهُ لَا نَجَاةَ لَنَا مِنْ أَبْشَالُومَ. أَسْرِعُوا فِي الْهَرَبِ لِئَلّا يَفُوتَ الْوَقْتُ، وَيُدْرِكَنَا أَبْشَالُومُ وَيدَمِّرَ الْمَدِينَةَ»

And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

١٥ 15 فَأَجَابَهُ رِجَالُهُ: «نَحْنُ طَوْعُ أَمْرِكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تُشِيرُ بِهِ».

And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold [we are] thy servants.

١٦ 16 فَخَرَجَ الْمَلِكُ وَسَائِرُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ سِوَى عَشْرِ مَحْظِيَّاتٍ لِحِرَاسَةِ الْقَصْرِ.

And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.

١٧ 17 وَتَوَقَّفَ الْمَلِكُ وَالشَّعْبُ السَّائِرُ فِي إِثْرِهِ عِنْدَ آخِرِ بَيْتٍ فِي طَرَفِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

١٨ 18 وَأَخَذَ رِجَالُهُ يَمُرُّونَ أَمَامَهُ مِنْ ضُبَّاطٍ وَحَرَسٍ خَاصٍّ، ثُمَّ سِتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْجَتِّيِّينَ الَّذِينَ تَبِعُوهُ مِنْ جَتَّ.

And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِقَائِدِهِمْ إِتَّايَ الْجَتِّيِّ: «لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبُ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً مَعَنَا؟ اِرْجِعْ وَأَقِمْ مَعَ الْمَلِكِ الْجَدِيِدِ لأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ وَمَنْفِيٌّ أَيْضاً مِنْ وَطَنِكَ.

And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou has come forth as a sojourner out of thy place.

٢٠ 20 لَقَدْ جِئْتَ بِالأَمْسِ الْقَرِيبِ، فَهَلْ أَجْعَلُكَ الْيَوْمَ تَتَشَرَّدُ مَعَنَا، مَعَ أَنَّنِي لَا أَدْرِي إِلَى أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ؟ اِرْجِعْ وَعُدْ بِقَوْمِكَ، وَلْتُرَافِقْكَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْحَقُّ».

Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou [thus] change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّ إِتَّايَ أَجَابَ الْمَلِكَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ وَحَيٌّ هُوَ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ، أَنَّهُ حَيْثُمَا يَتَوَجَّهُ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ، سَوَاءٌ كَانَ لِلْحَيَاةِ أَمْ لِلْمَوْتِ، يَتَوَجَّهُ عَبْدُكَ أَيْضاً».

And Ethi answered the king and said, [As] the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لإِتَّايَ: «تَعَالَ، وَاعْبُرْ مَعَنَا». فَعَبَرَ إِتَّايُ الْجَتِّيُّ وَجَمِيعُ أَصْحَابِهِ وَسَائِرُ الأَطْفَالِ الَّذِيِنَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ.

And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.

٢٣ 23 وَرَاحَ أَهَالِي الأَرْضِ يَبْكُونَ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ فِيمَا كَانَ الْمَلِكُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ يَجْتَازُونَ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ.

And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.

٢٤ 24 وَجَاءَ صَادُوقُ أَيْضاً وَمَعَهُ جَمِيعُ اللّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِينَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ، وَوَضَعُوهُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ. وَأَصْعَدَ أَبِيَاثَارُ ذَبَائِحَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ مِنِ اجْتِيَازِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.

٢٥ 25 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصَادُوقَ: «أَرْجِعْ تَابُوتَ اللهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَإِنَّنِي إِنْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضَى الرَّبِّ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُنِي فَأَرَى التَّابُوتَ وَمَسْكَنَهُ.

And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favour in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will shew me it and its beauty.

٢٦ 26 وَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَحْوِذْ عَلَى رِضَاهُ وَقَالَ:’إِنِّي لَمْ أُسَرَّ بِكَ‘فَلْيَفْعَلْ بِي مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ».

But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in thee; behold, [here] I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.

٢٧ 27 وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الْمَلِكُ قَائِلاً لِصَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنِ: «أَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ رَائِياً؟ هَيَّا ارْجِعْ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ بِسَلامٍ أَنْتَ وَأَخِيمَعَصُ ابْنُكَ وَيُونَاثَانُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ. خُذَا ابْنَيْكُمَا مَعَكُمَا.

And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, thou shalt return to the city in peace, and Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.

٢٨ 28 أَمَّا أَنَا فَسَأَمْكُثُ مُنْتَظِراً عِنْدَ مَخَاوِضِ النَّهْرِ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ رَيْثَمَا يَصِلُنِي مِنْكُمْ خَبَرٌ».

Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.

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

So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

٣٠ 30 أَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَاسْتَمَرَّ يَرْتَقِي جَبَلَ الزَّيْتُونِ بَاكِياً مُغَطَّى الرَّأْسِ حَافِي الْقَدَمَيْنِ. وَغَطَّى جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ رُؤُوسَهُمْ وَارْتَقَوْا مَسَالِكَ الْجَبَلِ بَاكِينَ.

And David went up by the ascent of [the mount of] Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered [every] man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.

٣١ 31 وَقِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ إِنَّ أَخِيتُوفَلَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ الَّذِينَ انْضَمُّوا إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ. فَصَلَّى دَاوُدُ: «حَمِّقْ يَا رَبُّ مَشُورَةَ أَخِيتُوفَلَ».

And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also [is] among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray thee, the counsel of Achitophel.

٣٢ 32 عِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى قِمَّةِ الْجَبَلِ سَجَدَ لِلرَّبِّ، ثُمَّ شَاهَدَ حُوشَايَ الأَرْكِيَّ فِي انْتِظَارِهِ، مُمَزَّقَ الثِّيَابِ مُعَفَّرَ الرَّأْسِ بِالتُّرَابِ،

And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth [was] upon his head.

٣٣ 33 فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «إِذَا جِئْتَ مَعِي تُصْبِحُ عِبْئاً عَلَيَّ،

And David said to him, If thou shouldest go over with me, then wilt thou be a burden to me;

٣٤ 34 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا رَجَعْتَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقُلْتَ لأَبْشَالُومَ: أَنَا أَكُونُ خَادِماً لَكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فَقَدْ خَدَمْتُ أَبَاكَ مُنْذُ زَمَنٍ، وَهَا أَنَا الآنَ خَاِدمٌ لَكَ، فَإِنَّكَ بِذَلِكَ تُبْطِلُ لِي مَشُورَةَ أَخِيتُوفَلَ.

but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I [am] thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.

٣٥ 35 وَسَتَجِدُ مَعَكَ صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنَيْنِ فَأَخْبِرْهُمَا بِكُلِّ مَا تَسْمَعُهُ فِي مَجْلِسِ أَبْشَالُومَ

And, behold, [there are] there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.

٣٦ 36 فَيُرْسِلا ابْنَيْهِمَا أَخِيمَعَصَ وَيُونَاثَانَ لِيُبَلِّغَانِي بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَاهُ».

Behold, [there are] there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.

٣٧ 37 فَعَادَ حُوشَايُ مُسْتَشَارُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ بَيْنَمَا كَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ يَدْخُلُهَا.

So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.