2 Samuel 16

1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

1 وَعِنْدَمَا عَبَرَ دَاوُدُ قِمَّةَ الْجَبَلِ لاقَاهُ صِيبَا خَادِمُ مَفِيبُوشَثَ بِحِمَارَيْنِ مُحَمَّلَيْنِ بِمِئَتَيْ رَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ وَمِئَةِ عُنْقُودِ زَبِيبٍ وَمِئَةِ قُرْصِ تِينٍ وَزِقِّ خَمْرٍ.

2 “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

2 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لِمَنْ كُلُّ هَذَا؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «الْحِمَارَانِ لِرُكُوبِ عَائِلَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَالْخُبْزُ وَالتِّينُ لِيَأْكُلَهَا الرِّجَالُ، وَالْخَمْرُ لِمَنْ أَعْيَا فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ».

3 “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

3 فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «وَأَيْنَ حَفِيدُ سَيِّدِكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ لأَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ قَائِلاً: الْيَوْمَ يَرُدُّ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَمْلَكَةَ جِدِّي».

4 So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”

4 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لَقَدْ وَهَبْتُكَ كُلَّ مَا يَمْتَلِكُهُ مَفِيبُوشَثُ». فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «إِنَّنِي أَنْحَنِي أَمَامَكَ بِخُضُوعٍ، لَعَلَّنِي أَحْظَى بِرِضَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ».

5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

5 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى عَشِيرَةِ شَاوُلَ، يُدْعَى شِمْعِي بنَ جِيرَا، وَرَاحَ يَكِيلُ لَهُ الشَّتَائِمَ،

6 He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.

6 وَرَشَقَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ وَالشَّعْبَ الَّذِي مَعَهُ وَالأَبْطَالَ الْمُلْتَفِّينَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَيَسَارِهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ.

7 And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!

7 وَهُوَ يُرَدِّدُ فِي شَتَائِمِهِ: «اخْرُجْ! اخْرُجْ يَا رَجُلَ الدِّمَاءِ وَرَجُلَ بَلِيَّعَالَ!

8 The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

8 لَقَدْ رَدَّ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْكَ كُلَّ مَا سَفَكْتَهُ مِنْ دِمَاءِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ الَّذِي مَلَكْتَ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ، وَقَدْ سَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ ابْنِكَ. وَهَا أَنْتَ غَارِقٌ فِي شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكَ لأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ دِمَاءٍ».

9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

9 فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ ابْنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا يَشْتِمُ هَذَا الْكَلْبُ الْمَيْتُ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ؟ دَعْنِي أَهْجُمُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَقْطَعَ رَأْسَهُ».

10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”

10 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا مِنْ شَأْنِكُمْ يَا بَنِي صُرُوِيَّةَ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ اشْتِمْ دَاوُدَ. فَمَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ: لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هَذَا؟»

11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

11 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لأَبِيشَايَ وَسَائِرِ رِجَالِهِ: «هُوَذَا ابْنِي الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ صُلْبِي يَسْعَى لِقَتْلِي، فَكَمْ بالْحَرِيِّ هَذَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيُّ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَمَرَهُ بِشَتْمِي.

12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”

12 لَعَلَّ الرَّبَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي، وَيُكَافِئُنِي خَيْراً عِوَضَ شَتَائِمِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ».

13 So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.

13 وَتَابَعَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ الْمَسِيرَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَلَكِنَّ شِمْعِي ظَلَّ يَمْشِي بِمُحَاذَاتِهِمْ عَلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ وَهُوَ يَكِيلُ لَهُمُ الشَّتَائِمَ وَيَرْشُقُهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَيَذْرِي عَلَيْهِمِ التُّرَابَ.

14 Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.

14 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ وَالشَّعْبُ الَّذِي مَعَهُ ضِفَافَ الأُرْدُنِّ كَانَ الإِعْيَاءُ قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ، فَاسْتَرَاحُوا هُنَاكَ.

15 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

15 أَمَّا أَبْشَالُومُ وَأَتْبَاعُهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَخِيتُوفَلُ، فَقَدْ دَخَلُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ.

16 And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

16 وَجَاءَ حُوشَايُ الأَرْكِيُّ مُسْتَشَارُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ هَاتِفاً: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ! لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!»

17 “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

17 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشَالُومُ: «أَبِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ تُكَافِئُ صَدِيقَكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَذْهَبْ مَعَهُ؟»

18 “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

18 فَأَجَابَ: «لا، إِنَّنِي أَخْدُمُ وَأُقِيمُ مَعَ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُ الرَّبُّ وَهَذَا الشَّعْبُ وَكُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

19 Furthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”

19 ثُمَّ مَنْ أَخْدُمُ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَخْدُمُ ابْنَهُ؟ فَكَمَا خَدَمْتُ فِي حَضْرَةِ أَبِيكَ كَذَلِكَ أَخْدُمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ».

20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”

20 وَسَأَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ: «أَشِيرُوا مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟»

21 Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

21 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيتُوفَلُ: «ادْخُلْ وَضَاجِعْ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيكَ اللَّوَاتِي تَرَكَهُنَّ لِلْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الْقَصْرِ، فَيَسْمَعَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ صِرْتَ مَكْرُوهاً لَدَى أَبِيكَ، فَتَتَشَدَّدَ أَيْدِي مُنَاصِرِيكَ».

22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

22 فَنَصَبُوا لأَبْشَالُومَ الْخَيْمَةَ عَلَى السَّطْحِ، وَدَخَلَ لِمُضَاجَعَةِ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيهِ عَلَى مَرْأَى جَمِيعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ.

23 Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

23 وَكَانَتْ مَشُورَاتُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ الَّتِي يُسْدِيهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ تَحْظَى بِقُبُولِ دَاوُدَ وأَبْشَالُوُمَ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ فِي اعْتِبَارِهِمَا كَأَنَّهَا صَادِرَةٌ عَنْ فَمِ اللهِ.