2 Samuel 3

1 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

1 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْحَرْبُ طَوِيلَةً بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ وَبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَذْهَبُ يَتَقَوَّى، وَبَيْتُ شَاوُلَ يَذْهَبُ يَضْعُفُ.

2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 وَوُلِدَ لِدَاوُدَ بَنُونَ فِي حَبْرُونَ. وَكَانَ بِكْرُهُ أَمْنُونَ مِنْ أَخِينُوعَمَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةِ،

3 his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

3 وَثَانِيهِ كِيلآبَ مِنْ أَبِيجَايِلَ ٱمْرَأَةِ نَابَالَ ٱلْكَرْمَلِيِّ، وَٱلثَّالِثُ أَبْشَالُومَ ٱبْنَ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتِ تَلْمَايَ مَلِكِ جَشُورَ،

4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

4 وَٱلرَّابِعُ أَدُونِيَّا ٱبْنَ حَجِّيثَ، وَٱلْخَامِسُ شَفَطْيَا ٱبْنَ أَبِيطَالَ،

5 and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.

5 وَٱلسَّادِسُ يَثْرَعَامَ مِنْ عَجْلَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ دَاوُدَ. هَؤُلَاءِ وُلِدُوا لِدَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ.

6 During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

6 وَكَانَ فِي وُقُوعِ ٱلْحَرْبِ بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ وَبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، أَنَّ أَبْنَيْرَ تَشَدَّدَ لِأَجْلِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ.

7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

7 وَكَانَتْ لِشَاوُلَ سُرِّيَّةٌ ٱسْمُهَا رِصْفَةُ بِنْتُ أَيَّةَ. فَقَالَ إِيشْبُوشَثُ لِأَبْنَيْرَ: «لِمَاذَا دَخَلْتَ إِلَى سُرِّيَّةِ أَبِي؟»

8 Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

8 فَٱغْتَاظَ أَبْنَيْرُ جِدًّا مِنْ كَلَامِ إِيشْبُوشَثَ وَقَالَ: «أَلَعَلِّي رَأْسُ كَلْبٍ لِيَهُوذَا؟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَصْنَعُ مَعْرُوفًا مَعَ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ أَبِيكَ، مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ وَمَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ، وَلَمْ أُسَلِّمْكَ لِيَدِ دَاوُدَ، وَتُطَالِبُنِي ٱلْيَوْمَ بِإِثْمِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ!

9 May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

9 هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ ٱللهُ بِأَبْنَيْرَ وَهَكَذَا يَزِيدُهُ، إِنَّهُ كَمَا حَلَفَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ كَذَلِكَ أَصْنَعُ لَهُ

10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

10 لِنَقْلِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ، وَإِقَامَةِ كُرْسِيِّ دَاوُدَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَلَى يَهُوذَا مِنْ دَانَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ».

11 And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.

11 وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ بَعْدُ أَنْ يُجَاوِبَ أَبْنَيْرَ بِكَلِمَةٍ لِأَجْلِ خَوْفِهِ مِنْهُ.

12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”

12 فَأَرْسَلَ أَبْنَيْرُ مِنْ فَوْرِهِ رُسُلًا إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا: «لِمَنْ هِيَ ٱلْأَرْضُ؟ يَقُولُونَ: ٱقْطَعْ عَهْدَكَ مَعِي، وَهُوَذَا يَدِي مَعَكَ لِرَدِّ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَيْكَ».

13 “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

13 فَقَالَ: «حَسَنًا. أَنَا أَقْطَعُ مَعَكَ عَهْدًا، إِلَا إِنِّي أَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ أَمْرًا وَاحِدًا، وَهُوَ أَنْ لَا تَرَى وَجْهِي مَا لَمْ تَأْتِ أَوَّلًا بِمِيكَالَ بِنْتِ شَاوُلَ حِينَ تَأْتِي لِتَرَى وَجْهِي».

14 Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

14 وَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلًا إِلَى إِيشْبُوشَثَ بْنِ شَاوُلَ يَقُولُ: «أَعْطِنِي ٱمْرَأَتِي مِيكَالَ ٱلَّتِي خَطَبْتُهَا لِنَفْسِي بِمِئَةِ غُلْفَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

15 So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.

15 فَأَرْسَلَ إِيشْبُوشَثُ وَأَخَذَهَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَجُلِهَا، مِنْ فَلْطِيئِيلَ بْنِ لَايِشَ.

16 Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

16 وَكَانَ رَجُلُهَا يَسِيرُ مَعَهَا وَيَبْكِي وَرَاءَهَا إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْنَيْرُ: «ٱذْهَبِ. ٱرْجِعْ». فَرَجَعَ.

17 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.

17 وَكَانَ كَلَامُ أَبْنَيْرَ إِلَى شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ كُنْتُمْ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ تَطْلُبُونَ دَاوُدَ لِيَكُونَ مَلِكًا عَلَيْكُمْ.

18 Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”

18 فَٱلْآنَ ٱفْعَلُوا، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَلَّمَ دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا: إِنِّي بِيَدِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي أُخَلِّصُ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ أَيْدِي جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ».

19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

19 وَتَكَلَّمَ أَبْنَيْرُ أَيْضًا فِي مَسَامِعِ بَنْيَامِينَ، وَذَهَبَ أَبْنَيْرُ لِيَتَكَلَّمَ فِي سَماعِ دَاوُدَ أَيْضًا فِي حَبْرُونَ، بِكُلِّ مَا حَسُنَ فِي أَعْيُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفِي أَعْيُنِ جَمِيعِ بَيْتِ بَنْيَامِينَ.

20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.

20 فَجَاءَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ وَمَعَهُ عِشْرُونَ رَجُلًا. فَصَنَعَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبْنَيْرَ وَلِلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَلِيمَةً.

21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

21 وَقَالَ أَبْنَيْرُ لِدَاوُدَ: «أَقُومُ وَأَذْهَبُ وَأَجْمَعُ إِلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ جَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَقْطَعُونَ مَعَكَ عَهْدًا، وَتَمْلِكُ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا تَشْتَهِي نَفْسُكَ». فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ أَبْنَيْرَ فَذَهَبَ بِسَلَامٍ.

22 Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.

22 وَإِذَا بِعَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ وَيُوآبُ قَدْ جَاءُوا مِنَ ٱلْغَزْوِ وَأَتَوْا بِغَنِيمَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مَعَهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَبْنَيْرُ مَعَ دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَهُ فَذَهَبَ بِسَلَامٍ.

23 When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”

23 وَجَاءَ يُوآبُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْجَيْشِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ. فَأَخْبَرُوا يُوآبَ قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ جَاءَ أَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ فَأَرْسَلَهُ، فَذَهَبَ بِسَلَامٍ».

24 So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!

24 فَدَخَلَ يُوآبُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟ هُوَذَا قَدْ جَاءَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَيْكَ. لِمَاذَا أَرْسَلْتَهُ فَذَهَبَ؟

25 Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”

25 أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا جَاءَ لِيُمَلِّقَكَ، وَلِيَعْلَمَ خُرُوجَكَ وَدُخُولَكَ وَلِيَعْلَمَ كُلَّ مَا تَصْنَعُ».

26 As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.

26 ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يُوآبُ مِنْ عِنْدِ دَاوُدَ وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا وَرَاءَ أَبْنَيْرَ، فَرَدُّوهُ مِنْ بِئْرِ ٱلسِّيرَةِ وَدَاوُدُ لَا يَعْلَمُ.

27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

27 وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ، مَالَ بِهِ يُوآبُ إِلَى وَسَطِ ٱلْبَابِ لِيُكَلِّمَهُ سِرًّا، وَضَرَبَهُ هُنَاكَ فِي بَطْنِهِ فَمَاتَ بِدَمِ عَسَائِيلَ أَخِيهِ.

28 Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

28 فَسَمِعَ دَاوُدُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ أَنَا وَمَمْلَكَتِي لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ مِنْ دَمِ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنِ نَيْرٍ.

29 May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

29 فَلْيَحُلَّ عَلَى رَأْسِ يُوآبَ وَعَلَى كُلِّ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ، وَلَا يَنْقَطِعُ مِنْ بَيْتِ يُوآبَ ذُو سَيْلٍ وَأَبْرَصُ وَعَاكِزٌ عَلَى ٱلْعُكَّازَةِ وَسَاقِطٌ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَمُحْتَاجُ ٱلْخُبْزِ».

30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

30 فَقَتَلَ يُوآبُ وَأَبِيشَايُ أَخُوهُ أَبْنَيْرَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَتَلَ عَسَائِيلَ أَخَاهُمَا فِي جِبْعُونَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ.

31 Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

31 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِيُوآبَ وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ: «مَزِّقُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ وَتَنَطَّقُوا بِٱلْمُسُوحِ وَٱلْطِمُوا أَمَامَ أَبْنَيْرَ». وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْمَلِكُ يَمْشِي وَرَاءَ ٱلنَّعْشِ.

32 When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.

32 وَدَفَنُوا أَبْنَيْرَ فِي حَبْرُونَ. وَرَفَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صَوْتَهُ وَبَكَى عَلَى قَبْرِ أَبْنَيْرَ، وَبَكَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

33 And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

33 وَرَثَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَبْنَيْرَ وَقَالَ: «هَلْ كَمَوْتِ أَحْمَقَ يَمُوتُ أَبْنَيْرُ؟

34 Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.

34 يَدَاكَ لَمْ تَكُونَا مَرْبُوطَتَيْنِ، وَرِجْلَاكَ لَمْ تُوضَعَا فِي سَلَاسِلِ نُحَاسٍ. كَٱلسُّقُوطِ أَمَامَ بَنِي ٱلْإِثْمِ سَقَطْتَ». وَعَادَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ.

35 Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

35 وَجَاءَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِيُطْعِمُوا دَاوُدَ خُبْزًا، وَكَانَ بَعْدُ نَهَارٌ. فَحَلَفَ دَاوُدُ قَائِلًا: «هَكَذَا يَفْعَلُ لِيَ ٱللهُ وَهَكَذَا يَزِيدُ، إِنْ كُنْتُ أَذُوقُ خُبْزًا أَوْ شَيْئًا آخَرَ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ».

36 All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

36 فَعَرَفَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَحَسُنَ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ، كَمَا أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا صَنَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَانَ حَسَنًا فِي أَعْيُنِ جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

37 So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.

37 وَعَلِمَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَجَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ قَتْلُ أَبْنَيْرَ بْنِ نَيْرٍ.

38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?

38 وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «أَلَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَئِيسًا وَعَظِيمًا سَقَطَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

39 And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

39 وَأَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ ضَعِيفٌ وَمَمْسُوحٌ مَلِكًا، وَهَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالُ بَنُو صَرُويَةَ أَقْوَى مِنِّي. يُجَازِي ٱلرَّبُّ فَاعِلَ ٱلشَّرِّ كَشَرِّهِ».