2 Samuel 14

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 When Joab, son of Zeruiah, observed how the king felt toward Absalom,	1 ܘܝܕܥ ܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܪܥܝ ܠܒܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ
2 he sent to Tekoa and brought from there a gifted woman, to whom he said: "Pretend to be in mourning. Put on mourning apparel and do not anoint yourself with oil, that you may appear to be a woman who has been long in mourning for a departed one.	2 ܘܫܕܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܬܩܘܥ ܘܕܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܐܬܐܒܠܝ ܘܠܒܫܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܡܫܚܝܢ ܡܫܚܐ ܘܗܘܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܬܐܒܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܐ
3 Then go to the king and speak to him in this manner." And Joab instructed her what to say.	3 ܘܥܘܠܝ ܠܟܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܬܩܢ ܝܘܐܒ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܣܡ ܒܦܘܡܗ̇
4 So the woman of Tekoa went to the king and fell prostrate to the ground in homage, saying, "Help, your majesty!"	4 ܘܥܠܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܩܘܥܝܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܦܪܘܩܝܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ
5 The king said to her, "What do you want?" She replied: "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.	5 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܠܝ ܡܝܬ ܠܗ
6 Your servant had two sons, who quarreled in the field. There being no one to part them, one of them struck his brother and killed him.	6 ܘܠܐܡܬܟ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܨܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܕܒܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܦܨܝܢܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܚܣܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܩܛܠܗ
7 Then the whole clan confronted your servant and demanded: 'Give up the one who killed his brother. We must put him to death for the life of his brother whom he has slain; we must extinguish the heir also.' Thus they will quench my remaining hope and leave my husband neither name nor posterity upon the earth."	7 ܘܗܐ ܩܡܬ ܠܗ̇ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܡܬܟ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܒܝܘܗܝ ܠܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܛܠ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܩܛܠ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܕܢܘܒܕܘܢܗ ܠܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܕܢܕܥܟܘܢ ܓܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܬ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܫܡܐ ܘܫܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ
8 The king then said to the woman: "Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf."	8 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܙܠܝ ܠܒܝܬܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܟܝ
9 The woman of Tekoa answered him, "Let me and my family be to blame, my lord king; you and your throne are innocent."	9 ܐܡܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܩܘܥܝܬܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܗܕܐ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܘܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܡܦܨܝ
10 Then the king said, "If anyone says a word to you, have him brought to me, and he shall not touch you again."	10 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܝ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܬܐܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܟܝ
11 But she went on to say, "Please, your majesty, keep in mind the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood may not go too far in destruction and that my son may not be done away with." He replied, "As the LORD lives, not a hair of your son shall fall to the ground."	11 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܢܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܠܐ ܢܘܒܕܘܢ ܠܒܪܝ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܡܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܒܪܟܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ
12 The woman continued, "Please let your servant say still another word to my lord the king." He replied, "Speak."	12 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܐܡܬܟ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪܝ
13 So the woman said: "Why, then, do you think of this same kind of thing against the people of God? In pronouncing as he has, the king shows himself guilty, for not bringing back his own banished son.	13 ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܛܥܝܟ
14 We must indeed die; we are then like water that is poured out on the ground and cannot be gathered up. Yet, though God does not bring back life, he does take thought how not to banish anyone from him.	14 ܡܡܬ ܡܝܬܝܢܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܚܢܢ ܕܡܬܐܫܕܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܡܬܚܫܒ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܐܢܫ
15 And now, if I have presumed to speak of this matter to your majesty, it is because the people have given me cause to fear. And so your servant thought: 'Let me speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the petition of his maidservant.	15 ܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܠܚܘܢܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܡܬܟ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ
16 For the king must surely consent to free his servant from the grasp of one who would seek to destroy me and my son as well from God's inheritance.'"	16 ܟܒܪ ܢܦܨܐ ܠܐܡܬܗ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܘܒܕܘܢܢܝ ܠܝ ܘܠܒܪܝ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
17 And the woman concluded: "Let the word of my lord the king provide a resting place; indeed, my lord the king is like an angel of God, evaluating good and bad. The LORD your God be with you."	17 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܡܬܟ ܬܫܪ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ
18 The king answered the woman, "Now do not conceal from me anything I may ask you!" The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."	18 ܘܥܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܫܝܢ ܡܢܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ
19 So the king asked, "Is Joab involved with you in all this?" And the woman answered: "As you live, my lord the king, it is just as your majesty has said, and not otherwise. It was your servant Joab who instructed me and told your servant all these things she was to say.	19 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܟܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܘܥܢܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܚܝܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ ܣܛܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܒܕܟ ܗܘ ܝܘܐܒ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܘܗܘ ܣܡ ܒܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܐܡܬܟ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ
20 Your servant Joab did this to come at the issue in a roundabout way. But my lord is as wise as an angel of God, so that he knows all things on earth."	20 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܥܒܕ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܟ ܝܘܐܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܚܟܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܡܠܐ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ
21 Then the king said to Joab: "I hereby grant this request. Go, therefore, and bring back young Absalom."	21 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܙܠ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ ܠܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܛܠܝܐ
22 Falling prostrate to the ground in homage and blessing the king, Joab said, "This day I know that I am in good favor with you, my lord the king, since the king has granted the request of his servant."	22 ܘܢܦܠ ܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܘܒܪܟ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܥܒܕܟ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ
23 Joab then went off to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.	23 ܘܩܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܓܫܘܪ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
24 But the king said, "Let him go to his own house; he shall not appear before me." So Absalom went off to his house and did not appear before the king.	24 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܩܕܡܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܙܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ
25 In all Israel there was not a man who could so be praised for his beauty as Absalom, who was without blemish from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.	25 ܘܐܝܟ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܫܬܒܚ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܦܣܬܐ ܕܪܓܠܗ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܚܗ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܘܡܐ
26 When he shaved his head--which he used to do at the end of every year, because his hair became too heavy for him--the hair weighed two hundred shekels according to the royal standard.	26 ܘܡܐ ܕܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܪܝܫܗ ܡܢ ܥܕܢ ܠܥܕܢ ܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܫܢ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܬܩܠ ܗܘܐ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ
27 Absalom had three sons born to him, besides a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.	27 ܘܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܬܡܪ ܘܐܦ ܗܝ ܗܘܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܒܚܙܘܐ
28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without appearing before the king.	28 ܘܝܬܒ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ
29 Then he summoned Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. Although he summoned him a second time, Joab refused to come.	29 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܠ ܝܘܐܒ ܕܢܫܕܪܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܬܘܒ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ
30 He therefore instructed his servants: "You see Joab's field that borders mine, on which he has barley. Go, set it on fire." And so Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Joab's farmhands came to him with torn garments and reported to him what had been done.	30 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܚܙܘ ܚܩܠܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܓܢܒܝ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܐܘ ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܙܠܘ ܐܘܩܕܘܗ̇ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܚܩܠܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ
31 At this, Joab went to Absalom in his house and asked him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"	31 ܘܩܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܚܩܠܝ ܒܢܘܪܐ
32 Absalom answered Joab: "I was summoning you to come here, that I may send you to the king to say: 'Why did I come back from Geshur? I would be better off if I were still there!' Now, let me appear before the king. If I am guilty, let him put me to death."	32 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܐ ܫܕܪܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܬܐܬܐ ܐܫܕܪܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܡܢ ܓܫܘܪ ܦܩܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܐܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܗܫܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܢܩܛܠܢܝ
33 Joab went to the king and reported this. The king then called Absalom, who came to him and in homage fell on his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed him.	33 ܘܐܬܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܫܩܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ