2 Samuel 18
1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
| وَأَحْصَى دَاوُدُ جَيْشَهُ وَعَيَّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَادَةَ أُلُوفٍ وَمِئَاتٍ، | ١ |
2 And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
| ثُمَّ قَسَمَهُمْ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ، جَعَلَ يُوآبَ عَلَى وَاِحدَةٍ مِنْهَا، وَأَبِيشَايَ ابْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ أَخَا يُوآبَ عَلَى الثَّانِيَةِ، وَإِتَّايَ الْجَتِّيَّ عَلَى الْفِرْقَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ. وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِرِجَالِهِ: «إِنِّي أَيْضاً أَخْرُجُ مَعَكُمْ». | ٢ |
3 But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.
| لَكِنَّ الشَّعْبَ قَالَ: «لا تَخْرُجْ مَعَنَا، لأَنَّنَا إِذَا انْهَزَمْنَا فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُبَالُونَ بِنَا. وَإذَا مَاتَ نِصْفُنَا فَلا يَكْتَرِثُونَ بِنَا أَيْضاً. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَإِنَّكَ تُعَادِلُ عَشَرَةَ آلافٍ مِنَّا، وَمِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ تَمْكُثَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَتُسْعِفَنَا بِنَجْدَةٍ إِنْ دَعَا الأَمْرُ». | ٣ |
4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
| فَأَجَابَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «سَأَفْعَلُ مَا يَرُوقُ لَكُمْ». وَوَقَفَ الْمَلِكُ إِلَى جِوَارِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ يُشَيِّعُ مِئَاتِ وَأُلُوفَ الْجُنُودِ الْخَارِجِينَ لِلْقِتَالِ. | ٤ |
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
| وَأَوْصَى الْمَلِكُ يُوآبَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلاً: «تَرَفَّقُوا مِنْ أَجْلِي بِالْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ»، وَسَمِعَ الْجُنُودُ حِينَ أَوْصَى الْمَلِكُ كُلَّ قَادَتِهِ بِأَبْشَالُومَ. | ٥ |
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
| وَانْطَلَقَ الْجَيْشُ إِلَى السَّهْلِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَدَارَتْ مَعْرَكَةٌ فِي غَابَةِ أَفْرَايِمَ، | ٦ |
7 And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
| انْتَهَتْ بِهَزِيمَةِ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ قُوَّاتِ دَاوُدَ، وَقُتِلَ مِنْهُمْ عِشْرُونَ أَلْفاً فِي مَجْزَرَةِ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ. | ٧ |
8 For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
| وَاتَّسَعَتْ رُقْعَةُ الْقِتَالِ، وَافْتَرَسَتِ الْغَابَةُ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ افْتَرَسَهُمُ السَّيْفُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ. | ٨ |
9 And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
| وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ الْتَقَى أَبْشَالُومُ بِبَعْضِ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ يَرْكَبُ آنَئِذٍ عَلَى بَغْلٍ مَرَّ بِهِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ بَلُّوطٍ ضَخْمَةٍ ذَاتِ أَغْصَانٍ كَثِيفَةٍ مُتَشَابِكَةٍ، فَعَلِقَ شَعْرُهُ بِأَحَدِ فُرُوعِهَا، وَمَرَّ الْبَغْلُ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ وَتَرَكَهُ مُتَدَلِّياً بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ. | ٩ |
10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
| فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ وَأَخْبَرَ يُوآبَ: «رَأَيْتُ أَبْشَالُومَ مُعَلَّقاً بِشَجَرَةِ الْبَلُّوطِ». | ١٠ |
11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [pieces of] silver, and a girdle.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ يُوآبُ: «رَأَيْتَهُ مُعَلَّقاً وَلَمْ تَقْتُلْهُ؟ لَوْ فَعَلْتَ، لأَعْطَيْتُكَ عَشَرَةَ قِطَعٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَحِزَامَ الْمُحَارِبِ». | ١١ |
12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [pieces of] silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
| فَأَجَابَ الرَّجُلُ: «وَلَوْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَلْفاً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ لَمَا كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ يَدِي إِلَى ابْنِ الْمَلِكِ، لأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ أَوْصَاكَ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَّا أَنْتَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلاً: لِيَحْرِصْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى حَيَاةِ أَبْشَالُومَ، | ١٢ |
13 Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life, (and there is no matter hid from the king, ) then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.
| وَلَوْ قَتَلْتُ ابْنَهُ لَكُنْتُ قَدِ ارْتَكَبْتُ جِنَايَةً فِي حَقِّ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي لَا تَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ خَافِيَةٌ، وَلَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ نَفْسُكَ وَقَفْتَ ضِدِّي». | ١٣ |
14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
| فَقَال يُوآبُ: «لا يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَصْبِرَ هَكَذَا أَمَامَكَ» وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلاثَةَ سِهَامٍ أَنْشَبَهَا فِي قَلْبِ أَبْشَالُومَ، وَهُوَ مَا بَرِحَ حَيًّا مُعَلَّقاً بِشَجَرَةِ الْبَلُّوطِ. | ١٤ |
15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
| ثُمَّ أَحَاطَ بِالشَّجَرَةِ عَشَرَةُ غِلْمَانٍ، حَامِلِي سِلاحِ يُوآبَ، وَأَجْهَزُوا عَلَى أَبْشَالُومَ فَمَاتَ. | ١٥ |
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
| وَنَفَخَ يُوآبُ بِالْبُوقِ فَارْتَدَّ جَيْشُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ تَعَقُّبِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ لأَنَّ يُوآبَ حَالَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ. | ١٦ |
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
| وَأَنْزَلُوا أَبْشَالُومَ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي الْغَابَةِ فِي حُفْرَةٍ عَمِيقَةٍ، وَأَهَالُوا عَلَيْهِ رُجْمَةً كَبِيرَةً جِدّاً مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ. وَهَرَبَ كُلُّ جُنْدِيٍّ مِنْ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. | ١٧ |
18 Now Absalom in his life time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called Absalom’s monument, unto this day.
| وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ قَدْ أَقَامَ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِهِ نَصَباً تَذْكَارِيًّا فِي وَادِي الْمَلِكِ، لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ لِيَ ابْنٌ يَحْمِلُ اسْمِي مِنْ بَعْدِي». وَمَازَالَ هَذَا النَّصَبُ مَعْرُوفاً بِنَصَبِ أَبْشَالُومَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. | ١٨ |
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
| وَقَالَ أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ لِيُوآبَ: «دَعْنِي أُهْرَعُ لأُبَشِّرَ الْمَلِكَ أَنَّ اللهَ قَدِ انْتَقَمَ لَهُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ». | ١٩ |
20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
| فَأَجَابَهُ يُوآبُ: «لا، لَسْتَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَحْمِلُ بِشَارَةً فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، دَعْهَا لِفُرْصَةٍ أُخْرَى إذْ لَا بِشَارَةَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ لأَنَّ الْمَيْتَ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمَلِكِ». | ٢٠ |
21 Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
| وَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِرَجُلٍ كُوشِيٍّ: «اذْهَبْ وَأَبْلِغِ الْمَلِكَ بِمَا شَاهَدْتَ». فَسَجَدَ الكُوشِيُّ لِيُوآبَ وَمَضَى مُسْرِعاً. | ٢١ |
22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?
| وَأَلَحَّ أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ عَلَى يُوآبَ قَائِلاً: «مَهْمَا حَدَثَ، دَعْنِي أَجْرِي وَرَاءَ الْكُوشِيِّ أَيْضاً». فَقَال يُوآبُ: «لِمَاذَا تَجْرِي أَنْتَ يَا ابْني، وَلَسْتَ تَحْمِلُ بِشَارَةً تُكَافَأُ عَلَيْهَا؟» | ٢٢ |
23 But come what may, [said he], I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and overran the Cushite.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَهْمَا كَانَ الأَمْرُ دَعْنِي أَجْرِي». فَأَذِنَ لَهُ، فَجَرَى أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي طَرِيقِ الْغَوْرِ وَسَبَقَ الْكُوشِيَّ. | ٢٣ |
24 Now David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ دَاوُدُ جَالِساً فِي السَّاحَةِ الْفَاصِلَةِ بَيْنَ الْبَوَّابَةِ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ وَالْبَوَّابَةِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةِ طَلَعَ الرَّقِيبُ إِلَى السُّورِ فَوْقَ سَطْحِ الْبَابِ، وَتَلَفَّتَ حَوْلَهُ وَإذَا بِهِ يَرَى رَجُلاً يَرْكُضُ وَحْدَهُ، | ٢٤ |
25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
| فَأَبْلَغَ الرَّقِيبُ الْمَلِكَ، فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنْ كَانَ وَحْدَهُ فَهُوَ حَامِلُ بُشْرَى». وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ اقْتِرَابِ الرَّسُولِ | ٢٥ |
26 And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
| رَأَى الرَّقِيبُ رَجُلاً آخَرَ يَرْكُضُ، فَقَالَ لِلْبَوَّابِ: «هُوَذَا رَجُلٌ آخَرُ يَجْرِي وَحْدَهُ». فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضاً مُبَشِّرٌ». | ٢٦ |
27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
| وَعَادَ الرَّقِيبُ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي أَرَى عَدْوَ الأَوَّلِ كَعَدْوِ أَخِيمَعَصَ بْنِ صَادُوقَ». فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «هَذَا رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ يَحْمِلُ بُشْرَى سَارَّةً». | ٢٧ |
28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
| وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ أَخِيمَعَصُ هَتَفَ: «سَلامٌ لِلْمَلِكِ» وَسَجَدَ أَمَامَهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «تَبَارَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ الَّذِي أَظْفَرَكَ بِالْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ». | ٢٨ |
29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
| فَسَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَسَالِمٌ الْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَخِيمَعَصُ: «حِينَ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُكَ يُوآبُ رَأَيْتُ هُنَاكَ جَلَبَةً لَمْ أُدْرِكْ دَوَاعِيهَا». | ٢٩ |
30 And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «تَنَحَّ جَانِباً وَانْتَظِرْ هُنَا». فَتَنَحَّى وَوَقَفَ يَنْتَظِرُ. | ٣٠ |
31 And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
| وَإذَا بِالْكُوشِيِّ مُقْبِلٌ قَائِلاً: «بُشْرَى لِسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ انْتَقَمَ لَكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الثَّائِرِينَ عَلَيْكَ». | ٣١ |
32 And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
| فَسَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ الْكُوشِيَّ: «أَسَاِلمٌ الْفَتى أَبْشَالُومُ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «لِيَكُنْ أَعْدَاءُ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ وَجَمِيعُ مَنْ ثَارَ عَلَيْكَ عُدْوَاناً كَالْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ». | ٣٢ |
33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
| فَارْتَعَشَ الْمَلِكُ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى عِلِّيَّةِ الْبَوَّابَةِ بَاكِياً يَذْرَعُ أَرْضَ الْحُجْرَةِ قَائِلاً: «يَا ابْنِي، يَا ابْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ. يَا لَيْتَنِي مُتُّ عِوَضاً عَنْكَ يَا أَبْشَالُومُ يَا ابْنِي. آهِ يَا ابْنِي». | ٣٣ |
