2 Samuel 3

1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

١ وَطَالَتِ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ وَبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً وَبْيتُ شَاوُلَ يَتَفَاقَمُ ضَعْفاً.

2 And to David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

٢ وَأَنْجَبَ دَاوُدُ بَنِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، كَانَ أَكْبَرُهُمْ أَمْنُونَ مِنْ أَخِينُوعَمَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةِ.

3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

٣ وَالثَّانِي كِيلآبُ مِنْ أَبِيجَايِلَ أَرْمَلَةِ نَابَالَ الْكَرْمَلِيِّ، وَالثَّالِثُ أَبْشَالُومُ ابْنُ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتِ تَلْمَايَ مَلِكِ جَشُورَ،

4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

٤ وَالَّرابِعُ أَدُونِيَّا بْنُ حَجِّيثَ، وَالْخَامِسُ شَفْطِيَّا بْنُ أَبِيطَالَ،

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

٥ وَالسَّادِسُ يَثْرَعَامُ ابْنُ عَجْلَةَ امْرَأَةِ دَاوُدَ.

6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

٦ وَفِي غُضُونِ الْحَرْبِ الَّتِي نَشَبَتْ بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شاوُلَ وَبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ قَوِيَ نُفُوذُ أَبْنَيْرَ فِي أَوْسَاطِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ.

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name [was] Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and [Ish-bosheth] said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?

٧ وَكَانَ لِشَاوُلَ مَحْظِيَّةٌ اسْمُهَا رِصْفَةُ بِنْتُ أَيَّةَ، فَقَالَ إِيشْبُوشَثُ لأَبْنَيْرَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَاجَعْتَ مَحْظِيَّةَ أَبِي؟»

8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, [Am] I a dog's head, who against Judah do show kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to-day with a fault concerning this woman?

٨ فَاسْتَشَاطَ أَبْنَيْرُ غَيْظاً مِنْ كَلامِ إِيشْبُوشَثَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ أَنَا رَأْسُ كَلْبٍ لِيَهُوذَا! إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَأَنَا أَبْذِلُ وَلائِي فِي سَبِيلِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، وَلَمْ أُسَلِّمْكَ لِيَدِ دَاوُدَ، والآنَ تَتَّهِمُنِي بِانْتِهَاكِ عِرْضِ الْمَرْأَةِ؟

9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

٩ لِيُعَاقِبِ الرَّبُّ أَبْنَيْرَ أَشَّدَ عِقَابٍ إِنْ لَمْ أُنَاصِرْ دَاوُدَ كَمَا وَعَدَه الرَّبُّ

10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.

١٠ أَنْ يَنْقُلَ الْمَمْلَكَةَ مِنْ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ وَيُوَلِّيَهُ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا مِنْ دَانَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ».

11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

١١ فَلَمْ يَنْبَسْ إِيشْبُوشَثُ بِحَرْفٍ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَبْنَيْرَ.

12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose [is] the land? saying [also], Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel to thee.

١٢ وَبَعَثَ أَبْنَيْرُ عَلَى الْفَوْرِ رُسُلاً إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَاِئلاً: «مَنْ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْبِلادِ؟ أَبْرِمْ مَعِي مِيثَاقاً فَأُناصِرَكَ بِضَمِّ جَمِيعِ أَسْباطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَيْكَ».

13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou shalt first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

١٣ فَأَجَابَهُ دَاوُدُ: «حَسَناً، أَنَا أُبْرِمُ مَعَكَ مِيثَاقاً، إِلّا أَنَّنِي أَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْكَ أَمْراً وَاحِداً، هُوَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ أَوَّلاً بِمِيكَالَ بِنْتِ شَاوُلَ حِينَ تَأْتِي لِمُقَابَلَتِي، وَإلَّا فَلَنْ تَرَى وَجْهِي».

14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver to [me] my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

١٤ وَبَعَثَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلاً إِلَى إيشْبُوشَثَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ قَائِلاً: «أَعْطِنِي امْرَأَتِي مِيكَالَ الَّتِي خَطَبْتُهَا بِمِئَةٍ مِنْ غُلَفِ الْفِلسْطِينِيِّينَ».

15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, [even] from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

١٥ فَأَرْسَلَ إِيشْبُوشَثُ وَأَخَذَهَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَجُلِهَا فَلْطِيئِيلَ بْنِ لايِشَ.

16 And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

١٦ فَرَاحَ رَجُلُهَا يَسِيرُ مَعَهَا بَاكِياً وَرَاءَهَا حَتَّى مَدِينَةِ بَحُورِيمَ، إِلَى أَنْ أَمَرَهُ أَبْنَيْرُ: «امْضِ. ارْجِعْ». فَرَجَعَ.

17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past [to be] king over you:

١٧ وَقَالَ أَبْنَيْرُ لِشُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «مُنْذُ زَمَنٍ وَأَنْتُمْ تُطَالِبُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ دَاوُدُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلِكاً.

18 Now then do [it]: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.

١٨ فَالآنَ افْعَلُوا، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ وَعَدَ دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: بِقِيَادَةِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي أُنْقِذُ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ سَاِئرِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ».

19 And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

١٩ ثُمَّ تَدَاوَلَ أَبْنَيْرُ الأَمْرَ مَعَ شُيُوخِ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ لِيُبَلِّغَ دَاوُدَ مَا تَمَّ الاتِّفَاقُ عَلَيْهِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ رُؤُسَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

20 So Abner came to David in Hebron, and twenty men with him: and David made Abner and the men that [were] with him, a feast.

٢٠ وَجَاءَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ بِصُحْبَةِ عِشْرِينَ رَجُلاً، فَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ مَأْدُبَةً لَهُمْ،

21 And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

٢١ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنَيْرُ لِدَاوُدَ: «دَعْنِي أَذْهَبُ عَلَى الْفَوْرِ لأَجْمَعَ لِسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ جَمِيعَ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُبَايِعُوكَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَتَحَقَّقَ مَا تَصْبُو إِلَيْهِ». فَشَيَّعَهُ دَاوُدُ وَمَضَى بِسَلامٍ.

22 And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from [pursuing] a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner [was] not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

٢٢ وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ وَصَلَ يُوآبُ مَعَ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ قَادِمِينَ مِنْ غَزْوَةٍ أَصَابُوا فِيهَا غَنِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً. وكَانَ أَبْنَيْرُ آنَئِذٍ قَدْ غَادَرَ حَبْرُونَ بَعْدَ أنْ شَيَّعَهُ دَاوُدُ بِسَلامٍ.

23 When Joab and all the host that [was] with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he hath gone in peace.

٢٣ فَقِيلَ لِيُوآبَ: «قَدْ وَفَدَ أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ، فَأَطْلَقَهُ الْمَلِكُ مُشَيَّعاً بِالسَّلامَةِ».

24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why [is] it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

٢٤ فَمَثُلَ يُوآبُ فِي حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟ لَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ أَبْنَيْرُ، فَلِمَاذَا تَرَكْتَهُ يَمْضِي بِسَلامٍ؟

25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going-out and thy coming-in, and to know all that thou doest.

٢٥ أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرَ لَمْ يَأْتِ إِلّا لِيَتَمَلَّقَكَ وَيَتَجَسَّسَ عَلَيْكَ وَيَطَّلِعَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا تَصْنَعُ».

26 And when Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew [it] not.

٢٦ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يُوآبُ مِنْ لَدُنِ دَاوُدَ وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلاً وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ فَرَدُّوهُ مِنْ بِئْرِ السِّيرَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلْمِ دَاوُدَ.

27 And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib] that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

٢٧ وَعِنْدَمَا رَجَعَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ انْتَحَى بِهِ يُوآبُ جَانِباً عِنْدَ مُنْتَصَفِ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُسِرَّ إِلَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ، وَطَعَنَهُ فِي بَطْنِهِ فَمَاتَ انْتِقَاماً لِدَمِ عَسَائِيلَ.

28 And afterward when David heard [it], he said, I and my kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

٢٨ وَمَا إِنْ عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ: «بَرِيءٌ أَنَا وَمَمْلَكَتِي أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ مِنْ دَمِ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنِ نَيْرٍ.

29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

٢٩ وَلْيَنْصَبَّ دَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ يُوآبَ وَعَلَى كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ، وَلا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْ بَيْتِ يُوآبَ مُصَابٌ بِالسَّيَلانِ وَبِالْبَرَصِ وَبِالْعَرَجِ، وَصَرِيعٌ بِالسَّيْفِ وَمُفْتَقِرٌ إِلَى الْخُبْزِ».

30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

٣٠ وَهَكَذَا قَتَلَ يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ أَخُوهُ أَبْنَيْرَ ثَأْراً لِسَفْكِهِ دَمِ عَسَائِيلَ أَخِيهِمَا فِي جِبْعُونَ فِي الْحَرْبِ.

31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that [were] with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David [himself] followed the bier.

٣١ وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ يُوآبَ وَسَائِرَ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ قَاِئلاً: «مَزِّقُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ وَارْتَدُوا الْمُسُوحَ، وَالْطِمُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ نَوْحاً عَلَى أَبْنَيْرَ». وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ الْمَلِكُ يَمْشِي خَلْفَ النَّعْشِ.

32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

٣٢ وَتَمَّ دَفْنُ أَبْنَيْرَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، وَنَاحَ الْمَلِكُ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ عَلَى قَبْرِ أَبْنَيْرَ وَبَكَاهُ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ.

33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

٣٣ وَرَثَا الْمَلِكُ أَبْنَيْرَ قَائِلاً: «أَهَكَذَا يَمُوتُ أَبْنَيْرُ كَمَوْتِ أَحْمَقَ؟

34 Thy hands [were] not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

٣٤ يَدَاكَ لَمْ تَكُونَا مَغْلُولَتَيْنِ، وَرِجْلاكَ لَمْ تَكُونَا مُصَفَّدَتَيْنِ بِسَلاسِلِ النُّحَاسِ. مُتَّ كَمَنْ يَصْرَعُهُ الأَشْرَارُ». وَعَادَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ يَنْدُبُونَهُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day, David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, If I taste bread or aught else, till the sun is down.

٣٥ وَعِنْدَمَا جَاءَ مَنْ يُقَدِّمُ لِدَاوُدَ طَعَاماً فِي أَثْنَاءِ النَّهَارِ، أَقْسَمَ دَاوُدُ قَائِلاً: «لِيُعَاقِبْنِي الرَّبُّ أَشَدَّ عِقَابٍ وَيَزِدْ، إِنْ كُنْتُ أَذُوقُ خُبْزاً أَوْ أَيَّ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ».

36 And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as what ever the king did pleased all the people.

٣٦ فَذَاعَ الأَمْرُ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ وَحَظِيَ دَاوُدُ بِرِضَاهُمْ مِثْلَمَا حَظِيَ بِرِضَاهُمْ بِمَآثِرِهِ السَّابِقَةِ.

37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

٣٧ وَأَدْرَكَ كُلُّ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَلِكِ يَدٌ فِي مَقْتَلِ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنِ نَيْرٍ.

38 And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there hath a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

٣٨ وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِحَاشِيَتِهِ: «أَلا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ قَائِداً وَرَجُلاً عَظِيماً قَدْ سَقَطَ الْيَوْمَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

39 And I [am] this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah [are] too hard for me. The LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

٣٩ وَهَا أَنَا، عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّنِي الْمَلِكُ الْمَمْسُوحُ، فَإِنَّنِي أَضْعَفُ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ صُرُوِيَّةَ؟ إنَّهُمْ أَقْوَى مِنِّي. لِيُجَازِ الرَّبُّ مُرْتَكِبَ الشَّرِّ بِمُوْجِبِ شَرِّهِ».