2 Samuel 2
1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up.' And David said: 'Whither shall I go up?' And He said: 'Unto Hebron.'
| وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ سَأَلَ ٱلرَّبَّ قَائِلًا: «أَأَصْعَدُ إِلَى إِحْدَى مَدَائِنِ يَهُوذَا؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «ٱصْعَدْ». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ أَصْعَدُ؟» فَقَالَ: «إِلَى حَبْرُونَ». | ١ |
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
| فَصَعِدَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ هُوَ وَٱمْرَأَتَاهُ أَخِينُوعَمُ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ ٱمْرَأَةُ نَابَالَ ٱلْكَرْمَلِيِّ. | ٢ |
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
| وَأَصْعَدَ دَاوُدُ رِجَالَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ وَبَيْتَهُ، وَسَكَنُوا فِي مُدُنِ حَبْرُونَ. | ٣ |
4 And the men of Judah came, and they there anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying: 'The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.'
| وَأَتَى رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا وَمَسَحُوا هُنَاكَ دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا عَلَى بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا. وَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ رِجَالَ يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ دَفَنُوا شَاوُلَ». | ٤ |
5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
| فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلًا إِلَى أَهْلِ يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «مُبَارَكُونَ أَنْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، إِذْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ هَذَا ٱلْمَعْرُوفَ بِسَيِّدِكُمْ شَاوُلَ فَدَفَنْتُمُوهُ. | ٥ |
6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you; and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
| وَٱلْآنَ لِيَصْنَعِ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَكُمْ إِحْسَانًا وَحَقًّا، وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَفْعَلُ مَعَكُمْ هَذَا ٱلْخَيْرَ لِأَنَّكُمْ فَعَلْتُمْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ. | ٦ |
7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.'
| وَٱلْآنَ فَلْتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَكُونُوا ذَوِي بَأْسٍ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ سَيِّدُكُمْ شَاوُلُ، وَإِيَّايَ مَسَحَ بَيْتُ يَهُوذَا مَلِكًا عَلَيْهِمْ». | ٧ |
8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
| وَأَمَّا أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ، رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ شَاوُلَ، فَأَخَذَ إِيشْبُوشَثَ بْنَ شَاوُلَ وَعَبَرَ بِهِ إِلَى مَحَنَايِمَ، | ٨ |
9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
| وَجَعَلَهُ مَلِكًا عَلَى جِلْعَادَ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَشُّورِيِّينَ وَعَلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ وَعَلَى أَفْرَايِمَ وَعَلَى بَنْيَامِينَ وَعَلَى كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٩ |
10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
| وَكَانَ إِيشْبُوشَثُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ ٱبْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَمَلَكَ سَنَتَيْنِ. وَأَمَّا بَيْتُ يَهُوذَا فَإِنَّمَا ٱتَّبَعُوا دَاوُدَ. | ١٠ |
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
| وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمُدَّةُ ٱلَّتِي مَلَكَ فِيهَا دَاوُدُ فِي حَبْرُونَ عَلَى بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا سَبْعَ سِنِينَ وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ. | ١١ |
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
| وَخَرَجَ أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ وَعَبِيدُ إِيشْبُوشَثَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ مِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ. | ١٢ |
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out; and they met together by the pool of Gibeon, and sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
| وَخَرَجَ يُوآبُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ وَعَبِيدُ دَاوُدَ، فَٱلْتَقَوْا جَمِيعًا عَلَى بِرْكَةِ جِبْعُونَ، وَجَلَسُوا هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى ٱلْبِرْكَةِ مِنْ هُنَا وَهَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى ٱلْبِرْكَةِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. | ١٣ |
14 And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us.' And Joab said: 'Let them arise.'
| فَقَالَ أَبْنَيْرُ لِيُوآبَ: «لِيَقُمِ ٱلْغِلْمَانُ وَيَتَكَافَحُوا أَمَامَنَا». فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «لِيَقُومُوا». | ١٤ |
15 Then they arose and passed over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
| فَقَامُوا وَعَبَرُوا بِٱلْعَدَدِ، ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ لِأَجْلِ بَنْيَامِينَ وَإِيشْبُوشَثَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ، وَٱثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ. | ١٥ |
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together; wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
| وَأَمْسَكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِرَأْسِ صَاحِبِهِ وَضَرَبَ سَيْفَهُ فِي جَنْبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَسَقَطُوا جَمِيعًا. فَدُعِيَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعُ «حِلْقَثَ هَصُّورِيمَ»، ٱلَّتِي هِيَ فِي جِبْعُونَ. | ١٦ |
17 And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
| وَكَانَ ٱلْقِتَالُ شَدِيدًا جِدًّا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَٱنْكَسَرَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَرِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ. | ١٧ |
18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as light of foot as one of the roes that are in the field.
| وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ بَنُو صَرُويَةَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةُ: يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ وَعَسَائِيلُ. وَكَانَ عَسَائِيلُ خَفِيفَ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ كَظَبْيِ ٱلْبَرِّ. | ١٨ |
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
| فَسَعَى عَسَائِيلُ وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ، وَلَمْ يَمِلْ فِي ٱلسَّيْرِ يَمْنَةً وَلَا يَسْرَةً مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَبْنَيْرَ. | ١٩ |
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said: 'Is it thou, Asahel?' And he answered: 'It is I.'
| فَٱلْتَفَتَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى وَرَائِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَأَنْتَ عَسَائِيلُ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَنَا هُوَ». | ٢٠ |
21 And Abner said to him: 'Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour.' But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْنَيْرُ: «مِلْ إِلَى يَمِينِكَ أَوْ إِلَى يَسَارِكَ وَٱقْبِضْ عَلَى أَحَدِ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ سَلَبَهُ». فَلَمْ يَشَأْ عَسَائِيلُ أَنْ يَمِيلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ. | ٢١ |
22 And Abner said again to Asahel: 'Turn thee aside from following me; wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?'
| ثُمَّ عَادَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَقَالَ لِعَسَائِيلَ: «مِلْ مِنْ وَرَائِي. لِمَاذَا أَضْرِبُكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ فَكَيْفَ أَرْفَعُ وَجْهِي لَدَى يُوآبَ أَخِيكَ؟» | ٢٢ |
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside; wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the groin, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place; and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
| فَأَبَى أَنْ يَمِيلَ، فَضَرَبَهُ أَبْنَيْرُ بِزُجِّ ٱلرُّمْحِ فِي بَطْنِهِ، فَخَرَجَ ٱلرُّمْحُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ، فَسَقَطَ هُنَاكَ وَمَاتَ فِي مَكَانِهِ. وَكَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَأْتِي إِلَى ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي سَقَطَ فِيهِ عَسَائِيلُ وَمَاتَ يَقِفُ. | ٢٣ |
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
| وَسَعَى يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ، وَغَابَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ عِنْدَمَا أَتَيَا إِلَى تَلِّ أَمَّةَ ٱلَّذِي تُجَاهَ جِيحَ فِي طَرِيقِ بَرِّيَّةِ جِبْعُونَ. | ٢٤ |
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
| فَٱجْتَمَعَ بَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ وَصَارُوا جَمَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً، وَوَقَفُوا عَلَى رَأْسِ تَلٍّ وَاحِدٍ. | ٢٥ |
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said: 'Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?'
| فَنَادَى أَبْنَيْرُ يُوآبَ وَقَالَ: «هَلْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلسَّيْفُ؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا تَكُونُ مَرَارَةً فِي ٱلْأَخِيرِ؟ فَحَتَّى مَتَى لَا تَقُولُ لِلشَّعْبِ أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا مِنْ وَرَاءِ إِخْوَتِهِمْ؟» | ٢٦ |
27 And Joab said: 'As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then only after the morning the people had gone away, every one from following his brother.'
| فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱللهُ، إِنَّهُ لَوْ لَمْ تَتَكَلَّمْ لَكَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ قَدْ صَعِدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَخِيهِ». | ٢٧ |
28 So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
| وَضَرَبَ يُوآبُ بِٱلْبُوقِ فَوَقَفَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَلَمْ يَسْعَوْا بَعْدُ وَرَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَا عَادُوا إِلَى ٱلْمُحَارَبَةِ. | ٢٨ |
29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
| فَسَارَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَرِجَالُهُ فِي ٱلْعَرَبَةِ ذَلِكَ ٱللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ وَعَبَرُوا ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ، وَسَارُوا فِي كُلِّ ٱلشُّعَبِ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى مَحَنَايِمَ. | ٢٩ |
30 And Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
| وَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَبْنَيْرَ وَجَمَعَ كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ. وَفُقِدَ مِنْ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا وَعَسَائِيلُ. | ٣٠ |
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, even of Abner's men — three hundred and threescore men died.
| وَضَرَبَ عَبِيدُ دَاوُدَ مِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ وَمِنْ رِجَالِ أَبْنَيْرَ، فَمَاتَ ثَلَاثُ مِئْةَ وَسِتُّونَ رَجُلًا. | ٣١ |
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.
| وَرَفَعُوا عَسَائِيلَ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرِ أَبِيهِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ. وَسَارَ يُوآبُ وَرِجَالُهُ ٱللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ وَأَصْبَحُوا فِي حَبْرُونَ. | ٣٢ |
