2 صَمُوئيل 15

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

After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, 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».

Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. When any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgement, then Absalom called to him, and said, “What city are you from?” He said, “Your 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».

Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”

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

Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!”

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

It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, 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.

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

At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

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

For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If the LORD shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.’”

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

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

١٠ 10 وَبَثَّ أَبْشَالُومُ جَوَاسِيسَ فِي أَوْسَاطِ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً: «إِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ نَفِيرَ الْبُوقِ، 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 shofar, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’”

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

Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn’t know anything.

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

Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

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

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

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»

David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise! Let’s flee, or else none of us will escape from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

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

The king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.”

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

The king went out, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.

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

The king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.

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

All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed 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.

Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner and also an exile. Return to your own 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 you came but yesterday, should I today make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you.”

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».

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

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

David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were 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.

All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over towards 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.

Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down God’s ark; and Abiathar went up until all the people finished passing out of the city.

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

The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favour in the LORD’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation;

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

but if he says, ‘I have no delight in you,’ behold, here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him.”

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

The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

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

Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

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

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.

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

David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

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

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is amongst the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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

When David had come to the top, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his tunic torn and earth on his head.

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

David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will 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 you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’

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

Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore whatever you hear out of the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

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

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”

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

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