2 Samuel 19
1 Soon Joab was told, “The king is crying and mourning for Absalom.”
| وَقِيلَ لِيُوآبَ: «هُوَذَا الْمَلِكُ يَبْكِي وَيَنُوحُ عَلَى أَبْشَالُومَ». | ١ |
2 Victory that day was turned into mourning for the whole army, because they were told, “The king is grieving for his son.”
| فَتَحَوَّلَ النَّصْرُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَدَى جَمِيعِ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى مَنَاحَةٍ، إِذْ شَاعَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ حَزِنَ جِدّاً عَلَى مَصْرَعِ ابْنِهِ. | ٢ |
3 They stole back into town that day like defeated people steal in, ashamed of running away from the battle.
| فَتَسَلَّلَ أَفْرَادُ الْجَيْشِ عَائِدِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَمَا يَتَسَلَّلُ قَوْمٌ لَحِقَ بِهِمْ عَارُ الْهَزِيمَةِ. | ٣ |
4 The king held his face in his hands and sobbed loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
| وَأَخْفَى الْمَلِكُ وَجْهَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ صَارِخاً بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «يَا ابْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ، يَا أَبْشَالُومُ ابْنِي، ابْنِي». | ٤ |
5 Then Joab went inside and told the king, “Today you have humiliated all your men who have saved your life, and the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.
| فَتَوَجَّهَ يُوآبُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لَقَدْ أَخْجَلْتَ الْيَوْمَ جَمِيعَ رِجَالِكَ الَّذِينَ أَنْقَذُوكَ أَنْتَ وَأَبْنَاءَكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءَكَ وَمَحْظِيَّاتِكَ، | ٥ |
6 You did this by loving those who hate you and hating those who love you. Today you have made it plain that the commanders and the men don't mean anything to you. Today I'm sure that you'd be quite happy if Absalom was alive and all of us were dead!
| بِمَحَبَّتِكَ لِمُبْغِضِيكَ وَبُغْضِكَ لِمُحِبِّيكَ، فَقَدْ أَبْدَيْتَ الْيَوْمَ بِوُضُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَا اعْتِبَارَ لَدَيْكَ لِلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَلا لِلْعَبِيدِ، لأَنِّي أَدْرَكْتُ الْيَوْمَ أَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ حَيًّا وَكُلُّنَا هَلَكْنَا، لَطَابَ الأَمْرُ لَكَ. | ٦ |
7 So get up, go out, and thank your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don't, you won't have a man left by tonight. That will be far worse for you than all the disasters you've had from your youth until now.”
| فَقُمِ الآنَ وَاخْرُجْ وَاشْرَحْ قُلُوبَ رِجَالِكَ، لأَنِّي قَدْ أَقْسَمْتُ بِالرَّبِّ أَنَّهُ إِنْ لَمْ تَخْرُجْ، فَلَنْ يَبْقَى مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ اللَّيْلَةَ، فَيَكُونُ هَذَا الأَمْرُ أَسْوَأَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ كُلِّ كَارِثَةٍ أَصَابَتْكَ مُنْذُ صِبَاكَ إِلَى الآنَ». | ٧ |
8 So the king got up and went to sit at the town gate. Everybody was told: “Look, the king is sitting at the town gate.” They all came to see the king. In the meantime the Israelites had run away and gone to their homes.
| فَقَامَ الْمَلِكُ وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ. فَذَاعَ الْخَبَرُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ أَوْسَاطِ الْجَيْشِ أَنَّ المَلِكَ جَاِلسٌ عِنْدَ الْبَوَّابَةِ، فَأَقْبَلَ الجَيْشُ إلَيْهِ. أَمَّا الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ فَهَرَبُوا لائِذِينَ بِبُيُوتِهِمْ. | ٨ |
9 Everyone among the tribes of Israel were arguing with each other, saying, “The king rescued us from the persecution of our enemies, he saved us from the Philistines, but now he's had to run from the country because of Absalom.
| وَنَشَبَتْ خُصُومَاتٌ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ أَنْقَذَنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِنَا، وَخَلَّصَنَا مِنْ حُكْمِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَهَا هُوَ قَدْ هَرَبَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ لِيَنْجُوَ مِنْ أَبْشَالُومَ. | ٩ |
10 Now Absalom, the man we chose to be our king by anointing him, he's died in battle. Why don't we do something and invite King David to come back?”
| وَأَبْشَالُومُ الَّذِي نَصَّبْنَاهُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْنَا مَاتَ فِي الْحَرْبِ. فَالآنَ لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ مُتَقَاعِسُونَ عَنْ إِرْجَاعِ الْمَلِكِ؟» | ١٠ |
11 King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Tell the elders of Judah, ‘Are you going to be the last people to bring the king back to his palace, since the king has heard that all of Israel wants it?
| وَبَعَثَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنَيْنِ قَائِلاً: «اسْأَلا شُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِمَاذَا تَكُونُونَ آخِرَ مَنْ يُطَالِبُ بِعَوْدَةِ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى مَقَرِّهِ، وَقَدْ بَلَغَ مَسَامِعَ الْمَلِكِ فِي بَيْتِهِ كُلُّ مَا قِيلَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ | ١١ |
12 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last ones to want to bring the king back?’
| أَنْتُمْ إِخْوَتِي وَعَظْمِي وَلَحْمِي، فَلِمَاذَا تَكُونُونَ آخِرَ مَنْ يُطَالِبُ بِإِرْجَاعِ الْمَلِكِ. | ١٢ |
13 Tell Amasa, ‘Aren't you my flesh and blood too? May God punish me very severely if from now on you're not the commander of my army instead of Joab!’”
| وَقُولا لِعَمَاسَا: أَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ مِنْ لَحْمِي وَعَظْمِي؟ فَلْيُعَاقِبْنِي الرَّبُّ أَشَدَّ عِقَابٍ وَيَزِدْ، إِنْ لَمْ أَجْعَلْكَ طَوَالَ حَيَاتِكَ قَائِداً لِجَيْشِي بَدَلَ يُوآبَ». | ١٣ |
14 Amasa convinced all the people of Judah to unitedly support David, so they sent a message to the king: “Please come back, you and everyone with you.”
| فَاسْتَمَالَ بِذَلِكَ قُلُوبَ جَمِيعِ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يُنَاشِدُونَهُ الرُّجُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «عُدْ أَنْتَ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِكَ». | ١٤ |
15 The king began his journey back, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah met him at Gilgal to help him cross the river.
| فَرَجَعَ الْمَلِكُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الأُرْدُنَّ، فَتَوَافَدَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَالْعُبُورِ بِهِ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ. | ١٥ |
16 Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
| وَأَسْرَعَ شِمْعِي بْنُ جِيرَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيُّ، الَّذِي مِنْ بَحُورِيمَ، وَرَافَقَ رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا لاسْتِقْبَالِ الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ، | ١٦ |
17 With him were one thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin, including Ziba, servant of Saul's family, as well as Ziba's fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king.
| وَمَعَهُ أَلْفُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، كَمَا جَاءَ صِيبَا خَادِمُ شَاوُلَ وَمَعَهُ أَوْلادُهُ الْخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَعَبِيدُهُ الْعِشْرُونَ، وَخَاضُوا نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ. | ١٧ |
18 They crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and whatever else he wanted. Shimei crossed the Jordan and fell facedown before the king.
| وَإِذِ اجْتَازُوا الْمَخَاضَةَ لِمُوَاكَبَةِ بَيْتِ الْمَلِكِ وَعَمَلِ مَا يَسْتَحْوِذُ عَلَى رِضَاهُ، مَثَلَ شِمْعِي بْنُ جِيرَا أَمَامَ المَلِكِ عِنْدَ عُبُورِهِ الأُرْدُنَّ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ مُتَوَسِّلاً | ١٨ |
19 “Your Majesty, please forgive me and disregard the wrong that I, your servant, did when Your Majesty left Jerusalem. Please forget all about it.
| قَائِلاً: «لِيَغْفِرْ لِي سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ إِثْمِي وَلا يَذْكُرِ افْتِرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَمَا خَرَجَ المَلِكُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلا يَكْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فِي قَلْبِهِ، | ١٩ |
20 I, your servant, recognize that I have sinned. But look! Today I'm the first from any of the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet Your Majesty.”
| لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَنِّي قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ، هَا أَنَا قَدْ جِئْتُ الْيَوْمَ فِي طَلِيعَةِ بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ لاسْتِقْبَالِ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ». | ٢٠ |
21 Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said, “Shouldn't Shimei be executed for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed one?”
| فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ بْنُ صُرُويَّةَ: «أَلا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُقْتَلَ شِمْعِي لأَجْلِ هَذَا؟ لَقَدْ شَتَمَ مُخْتَارَ الرَّبِّ». | ٢١ |
22 But David replied, “What's that got do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Do you want to be my enemies today? Is this a day to execute anybody in Israel? Aren't I certain that today I'm the king of Israel once more?”
| فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «كُفَّا عَنِّي يَاابْنَيْ صُرُويَّةَ، فَلِمَاذَا تُقَاوِمَانِنِي؟ أَيُقْتَلُ الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَنَا الآنَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ٢٢ |
23 David turned to Shimei and swore an oath to him, “You're not going to die.”
| ثُمَّ قَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِشِمْعِي: «لَنْ تَمُوتَ». وَأَقْسَمَ لَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ. | ٢٣ |
24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, went to meet the king. He had refused to look after his feet or trim his mustache or have his clothes washed from the day the king left until the day of his peaceful return.
| وَكَذَلِكَ جَاءَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ حَفِيدُ شَاوُلَ لِلِقَاءِ الْمَلِكِ، وَكَانَ قَدْ أَهْمَلَ الاعْتِنَاءَ بِرِجْلَيْهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَغْسِلْ ثِيَابَهُ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي غَادَرَ فِيهِ الْمَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى حِينِ رُجُوعِهِ سَالِماً. | ٢٤ |
25 When he arrived from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn't you come with me, Mephibosheth?”
| وَعِنْدَمَا جَاءَ لِلِقَائِهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ سَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَأْتِ مَعِي يَا مَفِيبُوشَثُ؟» | ٢٥ |
26 Mephibosheth answered, “Your Majesty, my servant Ziba tricked me. I told him, ‘Saddle up my donkey so I can ride her and leave with the king,’ because you know that I'm lame.
| فَأَجَابَ: «إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ أَعْرَجُ، فَقُلْتُ لِنَفْسِي. أُسْرِجُ حِمَارِي وَأَرْكَبُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمْضِي مَعَ المَلِكِ، وَلَكِنَّ صِيبَا وَكِيلَ أَعْمَالِي خَدَعَنِي، | ٢٦ |
27 Ziba has misrepresented me, your servant, to Your Majesty. However, Your Majesty is like an angel of God, so do what you think best.
| وَوَشَى بِعَبْدِكَ بُهْتَاناً إِلَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ، وَسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ كَمَلاكِ اللهِ. فَافْعَلْ مَا يَرُوقُ لَكَ. | ٢٧ |
28 All my grandfather's family could only expect death from Your Majesty, but you included me, your servant, among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to ask the king for anything more?”
| إِنَّ كُلَّ بَيْتِ أَبِي لَا يَسْتَحِقُّونَ مِنْكَ شَيْئاً سِوَى الْمَوْتِ، وَلَكِنَّكَ أَكْرَمْتَنِي، فَجَعَلْتَ عَبْدَكَ بَيْنَ الآكِلِينَ عَلَى مَائِدَتِكَ، فَأَيُّ حَقٍّ لِي بَعْدُ أُطَالِبُ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ؟» | ٢٨ |
29 “Why talk any more about these issues of yours?” David responded. “I've decided that you and Ziba should divide the land.”
| فَأَجَابَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «كَفَاكَ حَدِيثاً عَنْ شُؤُونِكَ، لَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ أَنْ تَقْسِمَ أَنْتَ وَصِيبَا الْحُقُولَ». | ٢٩ |
30 Mephibosheth replied to the king, “Let him have it all! I'm just happy that Your Majesty has returned home in peace.”
| فَقَالَ مَفِيبُوشَثُ: «فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا كُلَّهَا بَعْدَ أَنْ عَادَ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ بِسَلامٍ». | ٣٠ |
31 Barzillai the Gileadite had also came down from Rogelim to help the king cross the Jordan and to make his way onwards from there.
| وَنَزَلَ بَرْزِلايُ الْجِلْعَادِيُّ مِنْ رُوجَلِيمَ وَعَبَرَ الأُرْدُنَّ مَعَ الْمَلِكِ لِيُشَيِّعَهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. | ٣١ |
32 Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age, and because he was a very wealthy man, he had provided the king with food while he was staying in Mahanaim.
| وَكَانَ بَرْزِلايُ قَدْ طَعَنَ فِي السِّنِّ وَبَلَغَ الثَّمَانِينَ عَاماً، وَكَانَ قَدْ عَالَ الْمَلِكَ عِنْدَ إِقَامَتِهِ فِي مَحَنَايِمَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلاً ثَرِيًّا جِدّاً. | ٣٢ |
33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross the Jordan with me, and I will provide for you while you stay with me in Jerusalem.”
| فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِبَرْزِلايَ: «تَعَالَ مَعِي لأُورُشَلِيمَ فَأَقُومَ عَلَى إِعَالَتِكَ» | ٣٣ |
34 “How much longer do you think I have to live so I could go to Jerusalem and stay there with the king?” Barzillai replied.
| فَأَجَابَ بَرْزِلايُ: «كَمْ بَقِيَ لِي مِنَ الْعُمْرِ حَتَّى أَصْعَدَ مَعَ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ؟ | ٣٤ |
35 “I'm already eighty. I don't enjoy anything anymore. I can't taste what I eat or drink. I can't hear when people sing. There's no point for me, your servant, to be another burden to Your Majesty!
| أَنَا الْيَوْمَ قَدْ بَلَغْتُ الثَّمَانِيَن، فَهَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُمَيِّزَ بَيْنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَالرَّدِيءِ؟ وَهَلْ يَلْتَذُّ عَبْدُكَ بِمَا يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ؟ وَهَلْ مَازِلْتُ قَادِراً عَلَى الاسْتِمَاعِ إِلَى أَصْوَاتِ الْمُغَنِّينَ وَالْمُغَنِّيَاتِ؟ فَلِمَاذَا يُصْبِحُ عَبْدُكَ عِبْئاً عَلَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ؟ | ٣٥ |
36 For your servant to cross the Jordan River with the king is enough reward for me!
| لِيُرَافِقْ عَبْدُكَ مَوْكِبَكَ قَلِيلاً بَعْدَ عُبُورِكَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَلَكِنْ عَلامَ يُكَافِئُنِي الْمَلِكُ هَذِهِ الْمُكَافَأَةَ؟ | ٣٦ |
37 Then let your servant go back home, that I may die in my home town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant, my son Chimham. Let him cross over with Your Majesty, and treat him as you think best.”
| دَعْنِي أَرْجِعُ لأَمُوتَ فِي مَدِينَتِي بِجِوَارِ ضَرِيحِ أَبِي وَأُمِّي، وَهَا هُوَ وَلَدِي كِمْهَامُ يَذْهَبُ مَعَ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ فَكَافِئْهُ بِمَا يَحْلُو لَكَ». | ٣٧ |
38 The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will treat him as you think best, and I will do for you whatever you want.”
| فَأَجَابَ الْمَلِكُ: «لِيُرَافِقْنِي كِمْهَامُ فَأُجْزِلَ لَهُ مَا يَرُوقُ لَكَ مِنْ مُكَافَأَةٍ وَكُلُّ مَا تَتَمَنَّاهُ مِنِّي أُلَبِّيهِ لَكَ». | ٣٨ |
39 So everybody crossed the Jordan first, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and then Barzillai went back home.
| فَاجْتَازَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ الْمَلِكُ. وَقَبَّلَ الْمَلِكُ بَرْزِلايَ وَبَارَكَهُ، ثُمَّ قَفَلَ هَذَا رَاجِعاً إِلَى مَحَلِّ إِقَامَتِهِ. | ٣٩ |
40 Then the king carried on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. The whole army of Judah and half the army of Israel accompanied the king.
| وَتَوَجَّهَ الْمَلِكُ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ يُرَافِقُهُ كِمْهَامُ وَسَائِرُ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا الَّذِينَ وَاكَبُوهُ مُجْتَازِينَ بِهِ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ، وَكَذَلِكَ نِصْفُ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٤٠ |
41 But soon the men of Israel who were there came to the king and asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, secretly take Your Majesty away and bring you and your household across the Jordan, together with all your men?”
| وَاجْتَمَعَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقَالُوا لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا أَخَذَكَ إِخْوَتُنَا رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا خُفْيَةً، وَعَبَرُوا الأُرْدُنَّ بِالْمَلِكِ وَبِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَبِكُلِّ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ؟» | ٤١ |
42 The men of Judah explained to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is one of our relatives. Why are you getting upset about this? When did we ever eat the king's food? When did we ever get anything for yourselves?”
| فَأَجَابَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا رِجَالَ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَرِيبٌ لَنَا، فَمَاذَا يُثِيرُ غَيْظَكُمْ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ؟ هَلْ أَكَلْنَا شَيْئاً مِنْ مَؤُونَةِ الْمَلِكِ؟ هَلْ نِلْنَا مُكَافَأَةً عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟» | ٤٢ |
43 “We've got ten shares in the king,” the men of Israel replied, “so we have a greater claim on David than you do. So why do you look down us? Weren't we the first ones to talk about bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah argued even more strongly than the men of Israel.
| فَقَالَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا: «إِنَّ لَنَا عَشَرَةَ سِهَامٍ فِي الْمَلِكِ، وَنَحْنُ أَوْلَى مِنْكُمْ بِدَاوُدَ، فَلِمَاذَا اسْتَخْفَفْتُمْ بِنَا؟ أَوَ لَمْ نَكُنْ نَحْنُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ تَحَدَّثَ عَنْ إِرْجَاعِ مَلِكِنَا؟» فَكَانَ رَدُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا أَغْلَظَ مِنْ كَلامِ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٤٣ |
