2 Samuel 16
1 After David had gone a little way past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, waiting to meet him. He had two donkeys already saddled with him carrying two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
| 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. | ١ |
2 “What did you bring these for?” David asked Ziba. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king's family to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who get worn out in the wilderness.”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «مَا لَكَ وَهَذِهِ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «ٱلْحِمَارَانِ لِبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِلرُّكُوبِ، وَٱلْخُبْزُ وَٱلتِّينُ لِلْغِلْمَانِ لِيَأْكُلُوا، وَٱلْخَمْرُ لِيَشْرَبَهُ مَنْ أَعْيَا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ». | ٢ |
3 “Where is your master's grandson?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He decided to stay in Jerusalem. He's saying, ‘Today the people of Israel will give me back my grandfather's kingdom.’”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «وَأَيْنَ ٱبْنُ سَيِّدِكَ؟» فَقَالَ صِيبَا لِلْمَلِكِ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: ٱلْيَوْمَ يَرُدُّ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَمْلَكَةَ أَبِي». | ٣ |
4 The king told Ziba, “I give you everything that belongs to Mephibosheth!” “I bow before you,” Ziba replied. “May you approve of me, Your Majesty.”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «هُوَذَا لَكَ كُلُّ مَا لِمَفِيبُوشَثَ». فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «سَجَدْتُ! لَيْتَنِي أَجِدُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ». | ٤ |
5 As King David arrived at the town of Bahurim, a man from Saul's family was just leaving. His name was Shimei, son of Gera, and he was shouting out curses as he came.
| وَلَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ إِذَا بِرَجُلٍ خَارِجٍ مِنْ هُنَاكَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ، ٱسْمُهُ شِمْعِي بْنُ جِيرَا، يَسُبُّ وَهُوَ يَخْرُجُ، | ٥ |
6 He threw stones at David and all the king's officers, even though the king's men and all his bodyguards surrounded David.
| وَيَرْشُقُ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ دَاوُدَ وَجَمِيعَ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ. | ٦ |
7 “Get out of here, just get out, you murderer, you wicked man!” Shimei said as he cursed.
| وَهَكَذَا كَانَ شِمْعِي يَقُولُ فِي سَبِّهِ: «ٱخْرُجِ! ٱخْرُجْ يَا رَجُلَ ٱلدِّمَاءِ وَرَجُلَ بَلِيَّعَالَ! | ٧ |
8 “The Lord has paid you back for all of Saul's family that you killed, and for stealing Saul's throne. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom. Look how you've ended up in disaster because you're a murderer!”
| 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». | ٨ |
9 Abishai, son of Zeruiah, asked the king, “Why should this dead dog curse Your Majesty? Let me go and cut off his head!”
| فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا يَسُبُّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلْبُ ٱلْمَيْتُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ؟ دَعْنِي أَعْبُرُ فَأَقْطَعَ رَأْسَهُ». | ٩ |
10 “What's that got to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?” the king replied. “If he's cursing me because the Lord told him to, then who can question what he's doing?”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا لِي وَلَكُمْ يَابَنِي صَرُويَةَ! دَعُوهُ يَسُبَّ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ: سُبَّ دَاوُدَ. وَمَنْ يَقُولُ: لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هَكَذَا؟» | ١٠ |
11 David said to Abishai and to all his officers, “Look, if my very own son is trying to kill me, why shouldn't this Benjamite want to even more! Leave him alone; let him curse me, for the Lord told him to.
| وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيشَايَ وَلِجَمِيعِ عَبِيدِهِ: «هُوَذَا ٱبْنِي ٱلَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ أَحْشَائِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسِي، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ ٱلْآنَ بَنْيَامِينِيٌّ؟ دَعُوهُ يَسُبَّ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ. | ١١ |
12 Perhaps the Lord will see how I'm suffering and will pay me back with good for his curses today.”
| لَعَلَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي وَيُكَافِئُنِي ٱلرَّبُّ خَيْرًا عِوَضَ مَسَبَّتِهِ بِهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ». | ١٢ |
13 David and his men continued down the road, with Shimei keeping up with them on the hillside opposite. He went on cursing as he went along, throwing stones and dirt at David.
| وَإِذْ كَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ يَسِيرُونَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، كَانَ شِمْعِي يَسِيرُ فِي جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مُقَابِلَهُ وَيَسُبُّ وَهُوَ سَائِرٌ وَيَرْشُقُ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ مُقَابِلَهُ وَيَذْرِي ٱلتُّرَابَ. | ١٣ |
14 The king and everyone with him were tired out when they arrived at the Jordan. David rested there.
| وَجَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَقَدْ أَعْيَوْا فَٱسْتَرَاحُوا هُنَاكَ. | ١٤ |
15 In the meantime Absalom and all the Israelites with him arrived in Jerusalem, along with Ahithophel.
| وَأَمَّا أَبْشَالُومُ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَتَوْا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَخِيتُوفَلُ مَعَهُمْ. | ١٥ |
16 Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, went to see Absalom and declared, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
| وَلَمَّا جَاءَ حُوشَايُ ٱلْأَرْكِيُّ صَاحِبُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ، قَالَ حُوشَايُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ! لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ!» | ١٦ |
17 “Is this how you show loyalty to your friend?” Absalom asked. “Why didn't you leave with your friend?”
| فَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِحُوشَايَ: «أَهَذَا مَعْرُوفُكَ مَعَ صَاحِبِكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَذْهَبْ مَعَ صَاحِبِكَ؟» | ١٧ |
18 “Certainly not!” Hushai replied. “I'm on the side of the one chosen by the Lord, by the army, and by all the people of Israel. I will remain loyal to him.
| فَقَالَ حُوشَايُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «كَلَّا، وَلَكِنِ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَارَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ وَكُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَهُ أَكُونُ وَمَعَهُ أُقِيمُ. | ١٨ |
19 In any case, why shouldn't I serve his son? In the same way I served your father I will serve you.”
| وَثَانِيًا: مَنْ أَخْدِمُ؟ أَلَيْسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱبْنِهِ؟ كَمَا خَدَمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِيكَ كَذَلِكَ أَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ». | ١٩ |
20 Then Absalom asked Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What shall we do?”
| وَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ لِأَخِيتُوفَلَ: «أَعْطُوا مَشُورَةً، مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟». | ٢٠ |
21 Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father's concubines—the ones he left here to look after the palace. Then everyone in Israel will realize that you have so offended your father there's no turning back, which will encourage all your supporters.”
| 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». | ٢١ |
22 So they put up a tent on the palace roof and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines in the full view of everyone.
| فَنَصَبُوا لِأَبْشَالُومَ ٱلْخَيْمَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ، وَدَخَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى سَرَارِيِّ أَبِيهِ أَمَامَ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٢٢ |
23 At that time Ahithophel's advice was like receiving messages from God himself. This was how both David and Absalom viewed Ahithophel's advice.
| وَكَانَتْ مَشُورَةُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِهَا فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ كَمَنْ يَسْأَلُ بِكَلَامِ ٱللهِ. هَكَذَا كُلُّ مَشُورَةِ أَخِيتُوفَلَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ وَعَلَى أَبْشَالُومَ جَمِيعًا. | ٢٣ |
