2 Samuel 16
1 Und da David ein wenig von der Höhe gegangen war, siehe, da begegnete ihm Ziba, der Knabe Mephiboseths, mit einem Paar Esel gesattelt; darauf waren zweihundert Brote und hundert Stück Rosinen und hundert Stück Feigen und ein Legel Weins.
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
2 Da sprach der König zu Ziba: Was willst du damit machen? Ziba sprach: Die Esel sollen für das Gesinde des Königs, drauf zu reiten, und die Brote und Feigen für die Knaben, zu essen, und der Wein, zu trinken, wenn sie müde werden in der Wüste.
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
3 Der König sprach: Wo ist der Sohn deines HERRN? Ziba sprach zum Könige: Siehe, er blieb zu Jerusalem; denn er sprach: Heute wird mir das Haus Israel meines Vaters Reich wiedergeben.
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
4 Der König sprach zu Ziba: Siehe, es soll dein sein alles, was Mephiboseth hat. Ziba sprach: Ich bete an; laß mich Gnade finden vor dir, mein HERR König!
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
5 Da aber der König David bis gen Bahurim kam, siehe, da ging ein Mann daselbst heraus vom Geschlecht des Hauses Sauls, der hieß Simei, der Sohn Geras, der ging heraus und fluchte;
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
6 und warf David mit Steinen und alle Knechte des Königs David. Denn alles Volk und alle Gewaltigen waren zu seiner Rechten und zur Linken.
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 So sprach aber Simei, da er fluchte: Heraus, heraus, du Bluthund, du loser Mann!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
8 Der HERR hat dir vergolten alles Blut des Hauses Sauls, daß du an seiner Statt bist König worden. Nun hat der HERR das Reich gegeben in die Hand deines Sohns Absalom; und siehe, nun steckest du in deinem Unglück, denn du bist ein Bluthund.
Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
9 Aber Abisai, der Sohn Zerujas, sprach zu dem Könige: Sollte dieser tote Hund meinem HERRN, dem Könige, fluchen? Ich will hingehen und ihm den Kopf abreißen.
Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
10 Der König sprach: Ihr Kinder Zerujas, was habe ich mit euch zu schaffen? Laßt ihn fluchen; denn der HERR hat es ihn geheißen: Fluche David! Wer kann nun sagen: Warum tust du also?
But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
11 Und David sprach zu Abisai und zu allen seinen Knechten: Siehe, mein Sohn, der von meinem Leibe kommen ist, stehet mir nach meinem Leben, warum nicht auch jetzt der Sohn Jeminis? Laßt ihn bezähmen, daß er fluche; denn der HERR hat es ihn geheißen.
Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 Vielleicht wird der HERR mein Elend ansehen und mir mit Güte vergelten sein heutiges Fluchen.
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
13 Also ging David mit seinen Leuten des Weges; aber Simei ging an des Berges Seite neben ihm her und fluchte und warf mit Steinen zu ihm und sprengete mit Erdenklößen.
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 Und der König kam hinein mit allem Volk, das bei ihm war, müde, und erquickte sich daselbst.
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 Aber Absalom und alles Volk der Männer Israels kamen gen Jerusalem, und Ahitophel mit ihm.
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 Da aber Husai, der Arachiter, Davids Freund, zu Absalom hineinkam, sprach er zu Absalom: Glück zu, er König! Glück zu, er König!
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
17 Absalom aber sprach zu Husai: Ist das deine Barmherzigkeit an deinem Freunde? Warum bist du nicht mit deinem Freunde gezogen?
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
18 Husai aber sprach zu Absalom: Nicht also, sondern welchen der HERR erwählet und dies Volk und alle Männer in Israel, des will ich sein und bei ihm bleiben.
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
19 Zum andern, wem sollte ich dienen? Sollte ich nicht vor seinem Sohn dienen? Wie ich vor deinem Vater gedienet habe, so will ich auch vor dir sein.
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 Und Absalom sprach zu Ahitophel: Ratet zu, was sollen wir tun?
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
21 Ahitophel sprach zu Absalom: Beschlaf die Kebsweiber deines Vaters, die er gelassen hat, das Haus zu bewahren, so wird das ganze Israel hören, daß du deinen Vater hast stinkend gemacht, und wird aller Hand, die bei dir sind, desto kühner werden.
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
22 Da machten sie Absalom eine Hütte auf dem Dache; und Absalom beschlief die Kebsweiber seines Vaters vor den Augen des ganzen Israel.
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
23 Zu der Zeit, wenn Ahitophel einen Rat gab, das war, als wenn man Gott um etwas hätte gefragt; also waren alle Ratschläge Ahitophels beide bei David und bei Absalom.
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
