2 صَمُوئيل 16

١ 1 وَعِنْدَمَا عَبَرَ دَاوُدُ قِمَّةَ الْجَبَلِ لاقَاهُ صِيبَا خَادِمُ مَفِيبُوشَثَ بِحِمَارَيْنِ مُحَمَّلَيْنِ بِمِئَتَيْ رَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ وَمِئَةِ عُنْقُودِ زَبِيبٍ وَمِئَةِ قُرْصِ تِينٍ وَزِقِّ خَمْرٍ.

When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لِمَنْ كُلُّ هَذَا؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «الْحِمَارَانِ لِرُكُوبِ عَائِلَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَالْخُبْزُ وَالتِّينُ لِيَأْكُلَهَا الرِّجَالُ، وَالْخَمْرُ لِمَنْ أَعْيَا فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ».

The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”

٣ 3 فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «وَأَيْنَ حَفِيدُ سَيِّدِكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ لأَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ قَائِلاً: الْيَوْمَ يَرُدُّ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَمْلَكَةَ جِدِّي».

The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”

٤ 4 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لَقَدْ وَهَبْتُكَ كُلَّ مَا يَمْتَلِكُهُ مَفِيبُوشَثُ». فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «إِنَّنِي أَنْحَنِي أَمَامَكَ بِخُضُوعٍ، لَعَلَّنِي أَحْظَى بِرِضَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ».

The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”

٥ 5 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى عَشِيرَةِ شَاوُلَ، يُدْعَى شِمْعِي بنَ جِيرَا، وَرَاحَ يَكِيلُ لَهُ الشَّتَائِمَ،

When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.

٦ 6 وَرَشَقَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ وَالشَّعْبَ الَّذِي مَعَهُ وَالأَبْطَالَ الْمُلْتَفِّينَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَيَسَارِهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ.

Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.

٧ 7 وَهُوَ يُرَدِّدُ فِي شَتَائِمِهِ: «اخْرُجْ! اخْرُجْ يَا رَجُلَ الدِّمَاءِ وَرَجُلَ بَلِيَّعَالَ!

Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!

٨ 8 لَقَدْ رَدَّ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْكَ كُلَّ مَا سَفَكْتَهُ مِنْ دِمَاءِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ الَّذِي مَلَكْتَ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ، وَقَدْ سَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ ابْنِكَ. وَهَا أَنْتَ غَارِقٌ فِي شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكَ لأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ دِمَاءٍ».

Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”

٩ 9 فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ ابْنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا يَشْتِمُ هَذَا الْكَلْبُ الْمَيْتُ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ؟ دَعْنِي أَهْجُمُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَقْطَعَ رَأْسَهُ».

Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا مِنْ شَأْنِكُمْ يَا بَنِي صُرُوِيَّةَ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ اشْتِمْ دَاوُدَ. فَمَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ: لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هَذَا؟»

But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”

١١ 11 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لأَبِيشَايَ وَسَائِرِ رِجَالِهِ: «هُوَذَا ابْنِي الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ صُلْبِي يَسْعَى لِقَتْلِي، فَكَمْ بالْحَرِيِّ هَذَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيُّ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَمَرَهُ بِشَتْمِي.

Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.

١٢ 12 لَعَلَّ الرَّبَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي، وَيُكَافِئُنِي خَيْراً عِوَضَ شَتَائِمِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ».

Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”

١٣ 13 وَتَابَعَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ الْمَسِيرَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَلَكِنَّ شِمْعِي ظَلَّ يَمْشِي بِمُحَاذَاتِهِمْ عَلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ وَهُوَ يَكِيلُ لَهُمُ الشَّتَائِمَ وَيَرْشُقُهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَيَذْرِي عَلَيْهِمِ التُّرَابَ.

Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.

١٤ 14 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ وَالشَّعْبُ الَّذِي مَعَهُ ضِفَافَ الأُرْدُنِّ كَانَ الإِعْيَاءُ قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ، فَاسْتَرَاحُوا هُنَاكَ.

When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.

١٥ 15 أَمَّا أَبْشَالُومُ وَأَتْبَاعُهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَخِيتُوفَلُ، فَقَدْ دَخَلُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ.

While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.

١٦ 16 وَجَاءَ حُوشَايُ الأَرْكِيُّ مُسْتَشَارُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ هَاتِفاً: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ! لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!»

When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشَالُومُ: «أَبِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ تُكَافِئُ صَدِيقَكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَذْهَبْ مَعَهُ؟»

Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”

١٨ 18 فَأَجَابَ: «لا، إِنَّنِي أَخْدُمُ وَأُقِيمُ مَعَ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُ الرَّبُّ وَهَذَا الشَّعْبُ وَكُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ مَنْ أَخْدُمُ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَخْدُمُ ابْنَهُ؟ فَكَمَا خَدَمْتُ فِي حَضْرَةِ أَبِيكَ كَذَلِكَ أَخْدُمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ».

You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”

٢٠ 20 وَسَأَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ: «أَشِيرُوا مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟»

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيتُوفَلُ: «ادْخُلْ وَضَاجِعْ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيكَ اللَّوَاتِي تَرَكَهُنَّ لِلْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الْقَصْرِ، فَيَسْمَعَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ صِرْتَ مَكْرُوهاً لَدَى أَبِيكَ، فَتَتَشَدَّدَ أَيْدِي مُنَاصِرِيكَ».

Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”

٢٢ 22 فَنَصَبُوا لأَبْشَالُومَ الْخَيْمَةَ عَلَى السَّطْحِ، وَدَخَلَ لِمُضَاجَعَةِ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيهِ عَلَى مَرْأَى جَمِيعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ.

So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَتْ مَشُورَاتُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ الَّتِي يُسْدِيهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ تَحْظَى بِقُبُولِ دَاوُدَ وأَبْشَالُوُمَ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ فِي اعْتِبَارِهِمَا كَأَنَّهَا صَادِرَةٌ عَنْ فَمِ اللهِ.

In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.