< 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 to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, To Hebron.
ثُمَّ اسْتَشَارَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ: «هَلْ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى إِحْدَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا؟» فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اذْهَبْ». فَسَأَلَ: «إِلَى أَيَّةِ مَدِينَةٍ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِلَى حَبْرُونَ».١
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
فَانْطَلَقَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ بصُحْبَةِ زَوْجَتَيْهِ أَخِينُوعَمَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةِ وَأَبِيجَايِلَ أَرْمَلَةِ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيِّ.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.
وَاصْطَحَبَ مَعَهُ رِجَالَهُ وَأَهْلَ بُيُوتِهِمْ، فَأَقَامُوا فِي مُدُنِ حَبْرُونَ.٣
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, [That] the men of Jabesh-gilead [were they] that buried Saul.
وَجَاءَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا فَنَصَّبُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ. وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ رِجَالَ يَابِيشَ جِلْعَادَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ دَفَنُوا شَاوُلَ،٤
5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness to your lord, [even] to Saul, and have buried him.
بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِرُسُلٍ قَائِلاً: «لِتَكُونُوا مُبَارَكِينَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ لأَنَّكُمْ صَنَعْتُمْ هَذَا الْمَعْرُوفَ بِسَيِّدِكُمْ شَاوُلَ فَدَفَنْتُمُوهُ.٥
6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth to you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
فَلْيُكَافِئْكُمُ الرَّبُّ إِحْسَاناً وَخَيْراً، وَأَنَا أَيْضاً أُجَازِيكُمْ خَيْراً لِقَاءَ حُسْنِ عَمَلِكُمْ.٦
7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
وَالآنَ تَشَجَّعُوا وَكُونُوا أَبْطَالاً لأَنَّ سَيِّدَكُمْ مَاتَ، وَقَدْ نَصَّبَنِي بَيْتُ يَهُوذَا مَلِكاً عَلَيْكُمْ».٧
8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
وَأَمَّا أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ قَائِدُ جَيْشِ شَاوُلَ فَأَخَذَ إِيشْبُوشَثَ بْنَ شَاوُلَ وَاجْتَازَ بِهِ الأُرْدُنَّ 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.
وَأَقَامَهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى الْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ وَالأَشِيرِيِّينَ وَالْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّينَ وَعَلَى بَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ وَبَنِي بِنْيَامِينَ وَسَائِرِ 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 فِي الأَرْبَعِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَظَلَّ فِي الْحُكْمِ سَنَتَيْنِ، أَمَّا سِبْطُ يَهُوذَا فَقَدِ الْتَفَّ حَوْلَ دَاوُدَ.١٠
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ فِي حَبْرُونَ عَلَى سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا سَبْعَ سَنَوَاتٍ 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.
وَتوَجَّهَ أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ مَعَ بَعْضِ قُوَّاتِ إِيشْبُوشَثَ مِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ إِلَى جِبْعُونَ،١٢
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
وَكَذَلِكَ خَرَجَ يُوآبُ بْنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ مَعَ بَعْضِ قُوَّاتِ دَاوُدَ فَالْتَقَوْا جَمِيعاً عِنْدَ بِرْكَةِ جِبْعُونَ، فَجَلَسَ كُلُّ فَرِيقٍ مُقَابِلَ الآخَرِ عَلَى جَانِبَيِ الْبِرْكَةِ.١٣
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
فَقَالَ أَبْنَيْرُ لِيُوآبَ: «لِيَقُمْ جُنُودُنَا لِلْمُبَارَزَةِ أَمَامَنَا». فَأَجَابَ يُوآبُ: لِيَقُومُوا.١٤
15 Then there arose, and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, who [pertained] to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
فَهَبَّ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي بِنْيَامِينَ مِنْ أَتْبَاعِ إِيشْبُوشَثَ وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ مِنْ قُوَّاتِ 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.
وَاشْتَبَكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ نَدِّهِ وَأَغْمَدَ سَيْفَهُ فِيهِ، فَمَاتُوا جَمِيعاً. وَدُعِيَ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعُ «حِلْقَثَ هَصُّورِيمَ» (وَمَعْنَاهُ حَقْلُ السُّيُوفِ). الَّتِي هِيَ فِي جِبْعُونَ.١٦
17 And there was a very severe battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
وَاشْتَدَّ الْقِتَالُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، فَانْكَسَرَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَرِجَالُهُ أَمَامَ قُوَّاتِ دَاوُدَ.١٧
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.
وَكَانَ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ هُنَاكَ أَبْنَاءُ صُرُوِيَّةَ: يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ وَعَسَائِيلُ. وَكَانَ عَسَائِيلُ سَرِيعَ الْعَدْوِ كَالْغَزَالِ الْبَرِّيِّ.١٨
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
فَتَعَقَّبَ عَسَائِيلُ أَبْنَيْرَ وَلَمْ يَمِلْ عَنْهُ يَمْنَةً أَوْ يَسْرَةً.١٩
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asahel? And he answered, I [am].
فَالْتَفَتَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَرَاءَهُ وَتَسَاءَلَ: «هَلْ أَنْتَ عَسَائِيلُ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «أَنَا هُوَ».٢٠
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold on one of the young men, and take to thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
فَقَالَ لَهُ: «تَنَحَّ عَنِّي وَاقْبِضْ عَلَى أَحَدِ الرِّجَالِ الآخَرِينَ وَاسْلُبْهُ سِلاحَهُ». غَيْرَ أَنَّ عَسَائِيلَ ظَلَّ يَسْعَى فِي أَثَرِهِ.٢١
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: Why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
ثُمَّ عَادَ أَبْنَيْرُ يُلِحُّ عَلَى عَسَائِيلَ أَنْ يَكُفَّ عَنْهُ قَائِلاً: «لِمَاذَا تَدْفَعُنِي إِلَى قَتْلِكَ؟ وَكَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أُوَاجِهَ أَخَاكَ يُوآبَ إذَا قَتَلْتُكَ؟»٢٢
23 But he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth [rib], 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.
لَكِنَّ عَسَائِيلَ أَبَى أَنْ يَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ، فَطَعَنَهُ أَبْنَيْرُ بِعَقِبِ الرُّمْحِ، فَغَاصَ الرُّمْحُ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَخَرَجَ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ، فَوَقَعَ صَرِيعاً وَمَاتَ فِي مَكَانِهِ. فَكَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَمُرُّ بِالْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي صُرِعَ فِيهِ عَسَائِيلُ يَتَوَقَّفُ عِنْدَهُ.٢٣
24 Joab also, and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
وَطَارَدَ يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ أَبْنَيْرَ حَتَّى مَغِيبِ الشَّمْسِ حَيْثُ أَتَيَا إِلَى تَلِّ أَمَّةَ مُقَابِلَ جِيحَ الوَاقِعَةِ عَلَى طَرِيقِ صَحْرَاءِ جِبْعُونَ.٢٤
25 And the children of Benjamin assembled themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
فَاجْتَمَعَ أَبْنَاءُ بِنْيَامِينَ وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ فِي قُوَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَاصْطَفُّوا عَلى 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 latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou wilt bid the people return from following their brethren?
فَنَادَى أَبْنَيْرُ يُوآبَ قَائِلاً: «أَيَنْبَغِي لِلسَّيْفِ أَنْ يَظَلَّ يَنْهَشُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ عَاقِبَةَ الْقِتَالِ هِي مَرَارَةٌ؟ فَإِلَى مَتَى لَا تَأْمُرُ جَيْشَكَ بِالارْتِدَادِ عَنْ إِخْوَتِهِمْ؟»٢٦
27 And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
فَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ اللهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ لَمْ تَتَكَلَّمْ لَتَعَقَّبَ رِجَالِي فِي الصَّبَاحِ إِخْوَتَهُمْ».٢٧
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
وَنَفَخَ يُوآبُ بِالْبُوقِ فَكَفَّ جَمِيعُ جَيْشِهِ عَنْ مُطَارَدَةِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَامْتَنَعُوا عَنِ الْمُحَارَبَةِ.٢٨
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
فَانْطَلَقَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَرِجَالُهُ طَوَالِ اللَّيْلِ عَبْرَ وَادِي الأُرْدُنِّ وَظَلُّوا يَجِدُّونَ فِي السَّيْرِ إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغُوا مَحَنَايِمَ.٢٩
30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had assembled all the people, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.
وَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ عَنْ أَبْنَيْرَ، وَجَمَّعَ جَيْشَهُ، فَوَجَدَ أَنَّ الْمَفْقُودِينَ مِنْ قُوَّاتِ دَاوُدَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلى عَسَائِيلَ.٣٠
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, [so that] three hundred and sixty men died.
أَمَّا الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا مِنَ الْبَنْيَامِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ رِجَالِ أَبْنَيْرَ عَلَى أَيْدِي قُوَّاتِ دَاوُدَ فَكَانُوا ثَلاثَ مِئَةً وَسِتِّينَ رَجُلاً.٣١
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulcher of his father, which [was in] Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
وَنَقَلُوا عَسَائِيلَ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرِ أَبِيهِ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ. وَسَارَ يُوآبُ وَرِجَالُهُ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ حَتَّى وَصَلُوا حَبْرُونَ عِنْدَ الْفَجْرِ.٣٢

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