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STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCHNEW JERUSALEM
1 וְשָׁם נִקְרָא אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל וּשְׁמֹו שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי אִישׁ יְמִינִי וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁפָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין־לָנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא נַחֲלָה־לָנוּ בְּבֶן־יִשַׁי אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו יִשְׂרָאֵל1 Now there happened to be a scoundrel there called Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, who soundedthe trumpet and shouted: We have no share in David, we have no heritage in the son of Jesse. Every man to histents, O Israel!
2 וַיַּעַל כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַחֲרֵי דָוִד אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה דָּבְקוּ בְמַלְכָּם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְעַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָם2 At this al the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judahstuck close to their king, from the Jordan al the way to Jerusalem.
3 וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּיתֹו יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּקַּח הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת עֶשֶׂר־נָשִׁים ׀ פִּלַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ לִשְׁמֹר הַבַּיִת וַיִּתְּנֵם בֵּית־מִשְׁמֶרֶת וַיְכַלְכְּלֵם וַאֲלֵיהֶם לֹא־בָא וַתִּהְיֶינָה צְרֻרֹות עַד־יֹום מֻתָן אַלְמְנוּת חַיּוּת׃ ס3 David returned to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines, whom he had left to lookafter the palace, and put them under guard. He provided for their upkeep but never went near them again; theywere shut away until the day they died, widows, as it were, of a living man.
4 וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂא הַזְעֶק־לִי אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וְאַתָּה פֹּה עֲמֹד4 The king said to Amasa, 'Summon me the men of Judah and be here yourself within three days.'
5 וַיֵּלֶךְ עֲמָשָׂא לְהַזְעִיק אֶת־יְהוּדָה [וַיִּיחֶר כ] (וַיֹּוחֶר ק) מִן־הַמֹּועֵד אֲשֶׁר יְעָדֹו׃ ס5 Amasa went off to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time fixed by David.
6 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי עַתָּה יֵרַע לָנוּ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי מִן־אַבְשָׁלֹום אַתָּה קַח אֶת־עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנֶיךָ וּרְדֹף אַחֲרָיו פֶּן־מָצָא לֹו עָרִים בְּצֻרֹות וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵנוּ6 David then said to Abishai, 'Sheba son of Bichri is now in a position to do us more damage even thanAbsalom. Take your master's retainers and be after him, before he can reach any fortified towns and elude us.'
7 וַיֵּצְאוּ אַחֲרָיו אַנְשֵׁי יֹואָב וְהַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִים וַיֵּצְאוּ מִירוּשָׁלִַם לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי7 Joab, the Cherethites, the Pelethites and al the champions took the field under Abishai, setting offfrom Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
8 הֵם עִם־הָאֶבֶן הַגְּדֹולָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעֹון וַעֲמָשָׂא בָּא לִפְנֵיהֶם וְיֹואָב חָגוּר ׀ מִדֹּו לְבֻשׁוּ [וְעָלֹו כ] (וְעָלָיו ק) חֲגֹור חֶרֶב מְצֻמֶּדֶת עַל־מָתְנָיו בְּתַעְרָהּ וְהוּא יָצָא וַתִּפֹּל׃ ס8 They were near the great stone at Gibeon when Amasa met them, coming the other way. Joab waswearing his uniform, over which he had buckled on a sword hanging from his waist in its scabbard; the swordcame out and fel .
9 וַיֹּאמֶר יֹואָב לַעֲמָשָׂא הֲשָׁלֹום אַתָּה אָחִי וַתֹּחֶז יַד־יְמִין יֹואָב בִּזְקַן עֲמָשָׂא לִנְשָׁק־לֹו9 Joab said to Amasa, 'Are you well, brother?' and, with his right hand, took Amasa by the beard to kisshim.
10 וַעֲמָשָׂא לֹא־נִשְׁמַר בַּחֶרֶב ׀ אֲשֶׁר בְּיַד־יֹואָב וַיַּכֵּהוּ בָהּ אֶל־הַחֹמֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּךְ מֵעָיו אַרְצָה וְלֹא־שָׁנָה לֹו וַיָּמֹת ס וְיֹואָב וַאֲבִישַׁי אָחִיו רָדַף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי10 Amasa paid no attention to the sword, which Joab had now picked up, and Joab struck him with it inthe bel y, spil ing his entrails al over the ground. He did not need to strike a second blow; and Amasa died, whileJoab and Abishai hurried on in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
11 וְאִישׁ עָמַד עָלָיו מִנַּעֲרֵי יֹואָב וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אֲשֶׁר חָפֵץ בְּיֹואָב וּמִי אֲשֶׁר־לְדָוִד אַחֲרֵי יֹואָב11 One of Joab's men stood on guard beside Amasa, shouting, 'Whoever is on Joab's side, whoever isfor David, fol ow Joab!'
12 וַעֲמָשָׂא מִתְגֹּלֵל בַּדָּם בְּתֹוךְ הַמְּסִלָּה וַיַּרְא הָאִישׁ כִּי־עָמַד כָּל־הָעָם וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־עֲמָשָׂא מִן־הַמְסִלָּה הַשָּׂדֶה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה כָּל־הַבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָד12 Amasa meanwhile lay wal owing in his blood in the middle of the road. Seeing that everyone wasstopping, the man dragged Amasa off the road into the field and threw a cloak over him, having realised thateveryone passing would stop.
13 כַּאֲשֶׁר הֹגָה מִן־הַמְסִלָּה עָבַר כָּל־אִישׁ אַחֲרֵי יֹואָב לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי13 Once Amasa had been taken off the road, the men all carried on, fol owing Joab in pursuit of Shebason of Bichri.
14 וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבֵלָה וּבֵית מַעֲכָה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִים ס [וַיִּקְלֵהוּ כ] (וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ ק) וַיָּבֹאוּ אַף־אַחֲרָיו14 Sheba crossed al the tribes of Israel as far as Abel Beth-Maacah, and the Bichrites al . . . Theyformed up and fol owed him.
15 וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיָּצֻרוּ עָלָיו בְּאָבֵלָה בֵּית הַמַּעֲכָה וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ סֹלְלָה אֶל־הָעִיר וַתַּעֲמֹד בַּחֵל וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אֶת־יֹואָב מַשְׁחִיתִם לְהַפִּיל הַחֹומָה15 Laying siege to him in Abel Beth-Maacah, they threw up a ramp against the outer wal of the town,
16 וַתִּקְרָא אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה מִן־הָעִיר שִׁמְעוּ שִׁמְעוּ אִמְרוּ־נָא אֶל־יֹואָב קְרַב עַד־הֵנָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶיךָ16 while the whole army accompanying Joab undermined the wal to bring it down. A quick-wittedwoman shouted from the town, 'Listen!
17 וַיִּקְרַב אֵלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַאַתָּה יֹואָב וַיֹּאמֶר אָנִי וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי אֲמָתֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר שֹׁמֵעַ אָנֹכִי17 Listen! Say to Joab, "Come here, I want to speak to you." ' He came forward, and the woman said,'Are you Joab?' 'I am', he replied. She said, 'Listen to what your servant says.' 'I am listening,' he replied.
18 וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר יְדַבְּרוּ בָרִאשֹׁנָה לֵאמֹר שָׁאֹל יְשָׁאֲלוּ בְּאָבֵל וְכֵן הֵתַמּוּ18 She then spoke as follows, 'In olden days people used to say, "Abel and Dan are where you shouldenquire
19 אָנֹכִי שְׁלֻמֵי אֱמוּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ לְהָמִית עִיר וְאֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָּה תְבַלַּע נַחֲלַת יְהוָה׃ פ19 whether a tradition established by the faithful of Israel has final y died out." And yet you are trying todestroy a town, a metropolis of Israel. Why do you want to devour Yahweh's heritage?'
20 וַיַּעַן יֹואָב וַיֹּאמַר חָלִילָה חָלִילָה לִי אִם־אֲבַלַּע וְאִם־אַשְׁחִית20 'The last thing I want to do', said Joab, 'is either to devour or to destroy.
21 לֹא־כֵן הַדָּבָר כִּי אִישׁ מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי שְׁמֹו נָשָׂא יָדֹו בַּמֶּלֶךְ בְּדָוִד תְּנוּ־אֹתֹו לְבַדֹּו וְאֵלְכָה מֵעַל הָעִיר וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־יֹואָב הִנֵּה רֹאשֹׁו מֻשְׁלָךְ אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַד הַחֹומָה21 This is not the issue; a man from the highlands of Ephraim, cal ed Sheba son of Bichri, has revoltedagainst the king, against David. Hand that one man over and I wil raise the siege of the town.' 'Very wel ,' thewoman said to Joab, 'his head wil be thrown over the wal to you.'
22 וַתָּבֹוא הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם בְּחָכְמָתָהּ וַיִּכְרְתוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֶל־יֹואָב וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר וַיָּפֻצוּ מֵעַל־הָעִיר אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וְיֹואָב שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס22 The woman went and spoke to al the people as her wisdom dictated. They cut off the head of Shebason of Bichri and threw it down to Joab. He had the trumpet sounded and they withdrew from the town and allwent home, while Joab himself went back to the king in Jerusalem.
23 וְיֹואָב אֶל כָּל־הַצָּבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָיָה בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע עַל־ [הַכְּרִי כ] (הַכְּרֵתִי ק) וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִי23 Joab commanded the whole army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the Cherethites andPelethites;
24 וַאֲדֹרָם עַל־הַמַּס וִיהֹושָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד הַמַּזְכִּיר24 Adoram was in charge of forced labour; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was herald;
25 [וּשֵׁיָא כ] (וּשְׁוָא ק) סֹפֵר וְצָדֹוק וְאֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִים25 Shiya was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
26 וְגַם עִירָא הַיָּאִרִי הָיָה כֹהֵן לְדָוִד׃ ס26 also: Ira the Jairite was David's priest.