2 صَمُوئيل 20

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ أَنْ كَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ لَئِيمٌ يُدْعَى شَبَعَ بْنَ بِكْرِي مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، فَنَفَخَ هَذَا بِالْبُوقِ وَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ لَنَا نَصِيبٌ فِي دَاوُدَ وَلا قِسْمٌ فِي ابْنِ يَسَّى، فَلْيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ».

And there happened to be there a worthless fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

٢ 2 فَتَخَلَّى كُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ وَتَبِعُوا شَبَعَ بْنَ بِكْرِي، وَأَمَّا رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا فَلازَمُوا مَلِكَهُمْ وَوَاكَبُوهُ مِنَ الأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

So every man of Israel withdrew from following David, followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah held fast to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

٣ 3 وَعِنْدَمَا اسْتَقَرَّ الْمَلِكُ فِي مَقَرِّهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ حَجَزَ الْمَحْظِيَّاتِ الْعَشْرَ اللَّوَاتِي تَرَكَهُنَّ لِحِفْظِ الْقَصْرِ وَكَانَ يَعُولُهُنَّ، وَلَكِنَّهُ امْتَنَعَ عَنْ مُعَاشَرَتِهِنَّ، وَبَقِينَ كَالأَرَامِلِ مَحْجُوزَاتٍ حَتَّى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِنَّ.

And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and fed them, but went not in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.

٤ 4 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِعَمَاسَا: «احْشِدْ لِي رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا فِي ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَاحْضُرْ أَنْتَ إِلَى هُنَا».

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble to me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

٥ 5 فَانْطَلَقَ عَمَاسَا لِيُجَنِّدَ رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا، وَلَكِنَّهُ تَأَخَّرَ عَنِ الْمَوْعِدِ الَّذِي حَدَّدَهُ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ.

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لأَبِيشَايَ: «قَدْ يُسَبِّبُ شَبَعُ الآنَ لَنَا أَذىً أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَبَّبَهُ أَبْشَالُومُ، أَسْرِعْ خُذْ حَرَسِي الْخَاصَّ وَتَعَقَّبْهُ لِئَلّا يَلْجَأَ إِلَى مُدُنٍ حَصِينَةٍ وَيُفْلِتَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِينَا».

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue him, lest he get for himself fortified cities, and escape us.

٧ 7 فَمَضَى أَبِيشَايُ عَلَى رَأْسِ رِجَالِ يُوآبَ وَالْجَلادِينَ وَالسُّعَاةِ وَالْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ، وَانْدَفَعُوا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَتَعَقَّبُوا شَبَعَ بْنَ بِكْرِي.

And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

٨ 8 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا عِنْدَ الصَّخْرَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ فِي جِبْعُونَ، أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَمَاسَا. وَكَانَ يُوآبُ مُرْتَدِياً ثَوْبَهُ الْعَسْكَرِيَّ مُتَنَطِّقاً عَلَى حَقَوَيْهِ بِحِزَامٍ مُعَلَّقٍ بِهِ سَيْفٌ فِي غِمْدِهِ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ لِلِقَائِهِ انْدَلَقَ السَّيْفُ مِنَ الْغِمْدِ.

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded to him, and upon it a belt with a sword fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِعَمَاسَا: «أَتَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْعَافِيَةِ يَا أَخِي؟» وَقَبَضَتْ يَدُ يُوآبَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى لِحْيَةِ عَمَاسَا وَكَأَنَّهُ يَهُمُّ بِتَقْبِيلِهِ.

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يَحْتَرِزْ عَمَاسَا مِنَ السَّيْفِ الَّذِي كَانَ بِيَدِ يُوآبَ، فَطَعَنَهُ بِهِ، فَانْدَلَقَتْ أَمْعَاؤُهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَثْنِ عَلَيْهِ لأَنَّهُ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفَوْرِ، وَتَابَعَ يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ تَعَقُّبَهُمَا لِشَبَعَ بْنِ بِكْرِي.

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him in the fifth rib, and shed out his inward parts to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

١١ 11 فَوَقَفَ أَحَدُ غِلْمَانِ يُوآبَ عِنْدَ جُثَّةِ عَمَاسَا صَائِحاً: «مَنْ هُوَ مُعْجَبٌ بِيُوآبَ وَوَلاؤُهُ لِدَاوُدَ فَلْيَتْبَعْ يُوآبَ».

And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

١٢ 12 وَكَانَ عَمَاسَا رَاقِداً فِي وَسَطِ الطَّرِيقِ غَارِقاً فِي دِمَائِهِ، وَلَمَّا رَأَى الرَّجُلُ أَنَّ كُلَّ الْجُنُودِ الْمَارِّينَ يَتَوَقَّفُونَ عِنْدَهُ، نَقَلَ جُثَّةَ عَمَاسَا مِنَ الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ وَغَطَّاهَا بِثَوْبٍ.

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

١٣ 13 وَمَا لَبِثَ، بَعْدَ نَقْلِ الْجُثَّةِ مِنَ الطَّرِيقِ، أَنْ لَحِقَ كُلُّ جُنْدِيٍّ بِيُوآبَ لِمُطَارَدَةِ شَبَعَ بْنِ بِكْرِي.

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

١٤ 14 وَدَارَ شَبَعُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَتَّى آبَلَ وَبيْتِ مَعْكَةَ وَسَائِرِ مِنْطَقَةِ الْبِيرِيِّينَ فَالْتَفُّوا حَوْلَهُ وَانْضَمُّوا إِلَيْهِ.

And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

١٥ 15 وَجَاءَتْ قُوَّاتُ يُوآبَ وَحَاصَرَتْهُ فِي آبَلِ بَيْتِ مَعْكَةَ، وَأَقَامُوا مِتْرَاساً مُرْتَفِعاً إزَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي مُوَاجَهَةِ اسْتِحْكَامَاتِ السُّورِ وَشَرَعُوا فِي هَدْمِهِ.

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

١٦ 16 فَنَادَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَكِيمَةٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ: «اسْمَعُوا، اسْمَعُوا! قُولُوا لِيُوآبَ، ادْنُ مِنْ هُنَا لأُكَلِّمَكَ».

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come here, that I may speak with thee.

١٧ 17 فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: «أَأَنْتَ يُوآبُ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا هُوَ». فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَصْغِ إِلَى كَلامِ أَمَتِكَ». فَقَالَ: «أَنَا سَامِعٌ»

And when he was come near to her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

١٨ 18 فَتَكَلَّمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: «كَانُوا قَدِيماً يَقُولُونَ: إِنْ أَرَدْتَ الْحُصُولَ عَلَى جَوَابٍ (حَكِيمٍ) فَإِنَّكَ تَجِدُهُ فِي آبَلَ، وَكَانَ هَذَا يَحْسِمُ كُلَّ جِدَالٍ.

Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

١٩ 19 أَنَا وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ بَقِيَّةِ الْمُسَالِمِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنْتَ تَبْغِي تَدْمِيرَ مَدِينَةٍ هِيَ أُمٌّ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَلِمَاذَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَبْتَلِعَ مِيرَاثَ الرَّبِّ؟»

I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

٢٠ 20 فَأَجَابَ يُوآبُ: «مَعَاذَ اللهِ، مَعاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أَبْتَلِعَ أَوْ أَنْ أُدَمِّرَ.

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

٢١ 21 إِنَّ الأَمْرَ لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ، إِنَّمَا هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ يُدْعَى شَبَعَ بْنَ بِكْرِي تَطَاوَلَ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ. سَلِّمُوهُ وَحْدَهُ فَأَنْصَرِفَ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ». فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ لِيُوآبَ: «عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ يُطْرَحُ إِلَيْكَ رَأْسُهُ مِنْ عَلَى السُّورِ».

The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

٢٢ 22 وَتَدَاوَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَعَ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ فَأَقْنَعَتْهُمْ بِسَدَادِ رَأْيِهَا، فَقَطَعُوا رَأْسَ شَبَعَ بْنِ بِكْرِي وَأَلْقَوْهُ إِلَى يُوآبَ، فَنَفَخَ بِالبُوقِ، فَفَكُّوا الْحِصَارَ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَعَادَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَأَمَّا يُوآبُ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ يُوآبُ الْقَائِدَ الْعَامَّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ قَائِدَ حَرَسِ الْمَلِكِ،

Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

٢٤ 24 وَأَدُورَامُ مَسْؤولاً عَنْ فِرَقِ الأَشْغَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بنُ أَخِيلُودَ الْمُسَجِّلَ التَّارِيخِيَّ،

And Adoram was over the forced labour: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

٢٥ 25 وَشِيوَا كَاتِبَ الْمَلِكِ، وَصَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ كَاهِنَيْنِ.

And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

٢٦ 26 أَمَّا عِيرَا الْيَائِيرِيُّ فَكَانَ كَاهِنَ دَاوُدَ الْخَاصَّ.

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler of David.