2 Samuel 18
1 David arranged his soldiers for the battle. He divided them into groups, and appointed a commander for each 100 soldiers and a commander for each 1,000 soldiers.
| وَأَحْصَى دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ، وَجَعَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ. | ١ |
2 He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you [to the battle].”
| وَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ ثُلْثًا بِيَدِ يُوآبَ، وَثُلْثًا بِيَدِ أَبِيشَايَ ٱبْنِ صَرُويَةَ أَخِي يُوآبَ، وَثُلْثًا بِيَدِ إِتَّايَ ٱلْجَتِّيِّ. وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنِّي أَنَا أَيْضًا أَخْرُجُ مَعَكُمْ». | ٢ |
3 But his soldiers said, “No, we will not allow you to go with us. If they force us all to run away, they will not be concerned about that happening. Or if they kill half of us, that will also not be what they want. To them, [killing] you is more important than [killing] 10,000 of us. So it will be better that you [stay here] in the city and send help to us.”
| فَقَالَ ٱلشَّعْبُ: «لَا تَخْرُجْ، لِأَنَّنَا إِذَا هَرَبْنَا لَا يُبَالُونَ بِنَا، وَإِذَا مَاتَ نِصْفُنَا لَا يُبَالُونَ بِنَا. وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتَ كَعَشْرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَّا. وَٱلْآنَ ٱلْأَصْلَحُ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا نَجْدَةً مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ». | ٣ |
4 The king replied, “Okay, I will do whatever seems best to you.” So he stood at the gate [and watched] while his soldiers marched out, group by group.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ أَفْعَلُهُ». فَوَقَفَ ٱلْمَلِكُ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْبَابِ وَخَرَجَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِئَاتٍ وَأُلُوفًا. | ٤ |
5 [While they were leaving, ] the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!” And all the troops heard it when David gave that order about Absalom to those three commanders.
| وَأَوْصَى ٱلْمَلِكُ يُوآبَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلًا: «تَرَفَّقُوا لِي بِٱلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ». وَسَمِعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ حِينَ أَوْصَى ٱلْمَلِكُ جَمِيعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ بِأَبْشَالُومَ. | ٥ |
6 So the army went out to fight against the Israeli soldiers [who were with Absalom]. They fought the battle in the forest [where people from the tribe] of Ephraim [lived].
| وَخَرَجَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَكَانَ ٱلْقِتَالُ فِي وَعْرِ أَفْرَايِمَ، | ٦ |
7 David’s soldiers defeated Absalom’s soldiers. They killed 20,000 of them!
| فَٱنْكَسَرَ هُنَاكَ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. قُتِلَ عِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا. | ٧ |
8 The battle was fought {They fought the battle} all over that area, and the number of men who died because of [dangerous things in] the forest [PRS] was greater than the number of men who were killed (in the battle/by swords).
| وَكَانَ ٱلْقِتَالُ هُنَاكَ مُنْتَشِرًا عَلَى وَجْهِ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَزَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَكَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَعْرُ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أَكَلَهُمُ ٱلسَّيْفُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ. | ٨ |
9 During the battle, Absalom suddenly came near [some of] David’s soldiers. Absalom was riding on his mule; and when the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head/hair was caught in the branches. The mule kept going, but Absalom was left dangling in the air.
| وَصَادَفَ أَبْشَالُومُ عَبِيدَ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ رَاكِبًا عَلَى بَغْلٍ، فَدَخَلَ ٱلْبَغْلُ تَحْتَ أَغْصَانِ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلْمُلْتَفَّةِ، فَتَعَلَّقَ رَأْسُهُ بِٱلْبُطْمَةِ وَعُلِّقَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱلْبَغْلُ ٱلَّذِي تَحْتَهُ مَرَّ. | ٩ |
10 One of David’s soldiers saw what happened, and went and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
| فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ وَأَخْبَرَ يُوآبَ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبْشَالُومَ مُعَلَّقًا بِٱلْبُطْمَةِ». | ١٠ |
11 Joab said to the man, “What? You say that you saw him hanging there, so why did you not kill him immediately [RHQ]? [If you had killed him, ] I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt!”
| فَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ: «إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَأَيْتَهُ، فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَضْرِبْهُ هُنَاكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ وَعَلَيَّ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَمِنْطَقَةً». | ١١ |
12 The man replied to Joab, “Even if you gave me 1,000 pieces of silver, I would not have done anything to harm [IDM] the king’s son. We all heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!’
| فَقَالَ ٱلرَّجُلُ لِيُوآبَ: «فَلَوْ وُزِنَ فِي يَدِي أَلْفٌ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ لَمَا كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ يَدِي إِلَى ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ أَوْصَاكَ فِي آذَانِنَا أَنْتَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلًا: ٱحْتَرِزُوا أَيًّا كَانَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ. | ١٢ |
13 If I had disobeyed the king and killed Absalom, the king would have heard about it, because the king hears about everything, and even you would not have defended me!”
| وَإِلَّا فَكُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ بِنَفْسِي زُورًا، إِذْ لَا يَخْفَى عَنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ شَيْءٌ، وأَنْتَ كُنْتَ وَقَفْتَ ضِدِّي». | ١٣ |
14 Joab said, “I am not going to waste time talking to you!” Then he took three spears [and went to where Absalom was], and thrust them into Absalom’s chest/heart while he was still alive, dangling from the oak tree.
| فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «إِنِّي لَا أَصْبِرُ هَكَذَا أَمَامَكَ». فَأَخَذَ ثَلَاثَةَ سِهَامٍ بِيَدِهِ وَنَشَّبَهَا فِي قَلْبِ أَبْشَالُومَ، وَهُوَ بَعْدُ حَيٌّ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ. | ١٤ |
15 Then ten young men who carried weapons for Joab surrounded Absalom and [finished] killing him.
| وَأَحَاطَ بِهَا عَشْرَةُ غِلْمَانٍ حَامِلُو سِلَاحِ يُوآبَ، وَضَرَبُوا أَبْشَالُومَ وَأَمَاتُوهُ. | ١٥ |
16 Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that they should not fight any more], and his soldiers returned from pursuing those Israeli soldiers.
| وَضَرَبَ يُوآبُ بِٱلْبُوقِ فَرَجَعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ عَنِ ٱتِّبَاعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ يُوآبَ مَنَعَ ٱلشَّعْبَ. | ١٦ |
17 They took Absalom’s body and threw it into a huge pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. Then all the remaining Israeli soldiers [who had been with Absalom] fled to their own towns.
| وَأَخَذُوا أَبْشَالُومَ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْوَعْرِ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، وَأَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ رُجْمَةً عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا مِنَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ. وَهَرَبَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ. | ١٧ |
18 Absalom had no sons to preserve his [family] name. So, while Absalom was alive, he built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley [near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him]. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s monument.
| وَكَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ قَدْ أَخَذَ وَأَقَامَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ ٱلنُّصْبَ ٱلَّذِي فِي وَادِي ٱلْمَلِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ لِيَ ٱبْنٌ لِأَجْلِ تَذْكِيرِ ٱسْمِي». وَدَعَا ٱلنُّصْبَ بِٱسْمِهِ، وَهُوَ يُدْعَى «يَدَ أَبْشَالُومَ» إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. | ١٨ |
19 [After Absalom had been killed, ] Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said to Joab, “Allow me to run to the king to tell him the good news that Yahweh has rescued him from the power of his enemies!”
| وَقَالَ أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ: «دَعْنِي أَجْرِ فَأُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدِ ٱنْتَقَمَ لَهُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ». | ١٩ |
20 But Joab said to him, “No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. [If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, ] because his son is dead.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُ يُوآبُ: «مَا أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ بِشَارَةٍ فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. فِي يَوْمٍ آخَرَ تُبَشِّرُ، وَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُبَشِّرُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ قَدْ مَاتَ». | ٢٠ |
21 Then Joab said to David’s servant who was from Ethiopia, “You go and tell the king what you have seen.” So the man from Ethiopia bowed in front of Joab, and started to run.
| وَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِكُوشِي: «ٱذْهَبْ وَأَخْبِرِ ٱلْمَلِكَ بِمَا رَأَيْتَ». فَسَجَدَ كُوشِي لِيُوآبَ وَرَكَضَ. | ٢١ |
22 Then Ahimaaz said again to Joab, “Even though [that man from Ethiopia is running], allow me to run behind him.” Joab replied, “My boy/son, why do you want to do that? You will not receive any reward for your news!”
| وَعَادَ أَيْضًا أَخِيمَعَصُ بْنُ صَادُوقَ فَقَالَ لِيُوآبَ: «مَهْمَا كَانَ، فَدَعْنِي أَجْرِ أَنَا أَيْضًا وَرَاءَ كُوشِي». فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «لِمَاذَا تَجْرِي أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي، وَلَيْسَ لَكَ بِشَارَةٌ تُجَازَى؟» | ٢٢ |
23 But Ahimaaz replied, “That does not matter, I want to go.” So Joab said, “Okay, go.” So Ahimaaz ran along [another] road through the Jordan Valley and arrived [where David was] before the man from Ethiopia arrived.
| قَالَ: «مَهْمَا كَانَ أَجْرِي». فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱجْرِ». فَجَرَى أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْغَوْرِ وَسَبَقَ كُوشِيَ. | ٢٣ |
24 David was sitting between the outer gate and the inner gate [of the city]. The watchman/lookout went up on top of the city wall and stood on the roof over the gates. He looked out and saw one man running alone.
| وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ ٱلْبَابَيْنِ، وَطَلَعَ ٱلرَّقِيبُ إِلَى سَطْحِ ٱلْبَابِ إِلَى ٱلسُّورِ وَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا بِرَجُلٍ يَجْرِي وَحْدَهُ. | ٢٤ |
25 The watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, [that indicates/means that] he is bringing [good] news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.
| فَنَادَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ وَأَخْبَرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ. فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «إِنْ كَانَ وَحْدَهُ فَفِي فَمِهِ بِشَارَةٌ». وَكَانَ يَسْعَى وَيَقْرُبُ. | ٢٥ |
26 Then the watchman saw another man running. So he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There is another man running!” And the king said, “He also is bringing [some good] news.”
| ثُمَّ رَأَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ رَجُلًا آخَرَ يَجْرِي، فَنَادَى ٱلرَّقِيبُ ٱلْبَوَّابَ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رَجُلٌ يَجْرِي وَحْدَهُ». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضًا مُبَشِّرٌ». | ٢٦ |
27 The watchman said, “I think the first man [must be Ahimaaz, because he] is running like Ahimaaz runs.” The king said, “He is a good man, and [I am sure] he is coming with good news.”
| وَقَالَ ٱلرَّقِيبُ: «إِنِّي أَرَى جَرْيَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ كَجَرْيِ أَخِيمَعَصَ بْنِ صَادُوقَ». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «هَذَا رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ وَيَأْتِي بِبِشَارَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ». | ٢٧ |
28 [When] Ahimaaz [reached the king, he] called out “I hope/desire that things will go well with you!” Then he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king and said, “Your Majesty, praise Yahweh our God, who has rescued you from the men who were rebelling against you!”
| فَنَادَى أَخِيمَعَصُ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «ٱلسَّلَامُ». وَسَجَدَ لِلْمَلِكِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. وَقَالَ: «مُبَارَكٌ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي دَفَعَ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ رَفَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ». | ٢٨ |
29 The king said, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” Ahimaaz [did not want to answer that question, so he] replied, “When Joab sent me, I saw that there was a lot of confusion, but I do not know what it was about.”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَسَلَامٌ لِلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ؟» فَقَالَ أَخِيمَعَصُ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ جُمْهُورًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ إِرْسَالِ يُوآبَ عَبْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَعَبْدَكَ، وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ مَاذَا». | ٢٩ |
30 Then the king said, “Stand aside.” So Ahimaaz stepped aside and stood there.
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «دُرْ وَقِفْ هَهُنَا». فَدَارَ وَوَقَفَ. | ٣٠ |
31 Suddenly the man from Ethiopia arrived, and said, “Your Majesty, I have good news for you! Yahweh has enabled your soldiers to defeat all those who rebelled against you!”
| وَإِذَا بِكُوشِي قَدْ أَتَى، وَقَالَ كُوشِي: «لِيُبَشَّرْ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدِ ٱنْتَقَمَ لَكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْقَائِمِينَ عَلَيْكَ». | ٣١ |
32 The king said to him, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” And the man from Ethiopia replied, “Sir, I wish/desire that what happened to him would happen to all of your enemies and to all those who rebel against you!”
| فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِكُوشِي: «أَسَلَامٌ لِلْفَتَى أَبْشَالُومَ؟» فَقَالَ كُوشِي: «لِيَكُنْ كَٱلْفَتَى أَعْدَاءُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ قَامُوا عَلَيْكَ لِلشَّرِّ». | ٣٢ |
33 The king [realized that he meant that Absalom was dead, so he] became (extremely distressed/overcome with grief), and he went up to the room above the gateway and cried. While he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! My son! O, my son Absalom, I desire/wish that I had died instead of you!”
| فَٱنْزَعَجَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى عِلِّيَّةِ ٱلْبَابِ وَكَانَ يَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ هكَذَا وَهُوَ يَتَمَشَّى: «يَا ٱبْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ، يَا ٱبْنِي، يَا ٱبْنِي أَبْشَالُومُ! يَالَيْتَنِي مُتُّ عِوَضًا عَنْكَ! يَا أَبْشَالُومُ ٱبْنِي، يَا ٱبْنِي». | ٣٣ |
