2 Samuel 17

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Ahithophel went on to say to Absalom: "Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and be off in pursuit of David tonight.	1 και ειπεν αχιτοφελ προς αβεσσαλωμ επιλεξω δη εμαυτω δωδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων και αναστησομαι και καταδιωξω οπισω δαυιδ την νυκτα
2 If I come upon him when he is weary and discouraged, I shall cause him panic. When all the people with him flee, I shall strike down the king alone.	2 και επελευσομαι επ' αυτον και αυτος κοπιων και εκλελυμενος χερσιν και εκστησω αυτον και φευξεται πας ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου και παταξω τον βασιλεα μονωτατον
3 Then I can bring back the rest of the people to you, as a bride returns to her husband. It is the death of only one man you are seeking; then all the people will be at peace."	3 και επιστρεψω παντα τον λαον προς σε ον τροπον επιστρεφει η νυμφη προς τον ανδρα αυτης πλην ψυχην ενος ανδρος συ ζητεις και παντι τω λαω εσται ειρηνη
4 This plan was agreeable to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.	4 και ευθης ο λογος εν οφθαλμοις αβεσσαλωμ και εν οφθαλμοις παντων των πρεσβυτερων ισραηλ
5 Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also; let us hear what he too has to say."	5 και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ καλεσατε δη και γε τον χουσι τον αραχι και ακουσωμεν τι εν τω στοματι αυτου και γε αυτου
6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him: "This is what Ahithophel proposed. Shall we follow his proposal? If not, speak up."	6 και εισηλθεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ προς αυτον λεγων κατα το ρημα τουτο ελαλησεν αχιτοφελ ει ποιησομεν κατα τον λογον αυτου ει δε μη συ λαλησον
7 Hushai replied to Absalom, "This time Ahithophel has not given good counsel."	7 και ειπεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ ουκ αγαθη αυτη η βουλη ην εβουλευσατο αχιτοφελ το απαξ τουτο
8 And he went on to say: "You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are as fierce as a bear in the wild robbed of her cubs. Moreover, since your father is skilled in warfare, he will not spend the night with the people.	8 και ειπεν χουσι συ οιδας τον πατερα σου και τους ανδρας αυτου οτι δυνατοι εισιν σφοδρα και καταπικροι τη ψυχη αυτων ως αρκος ητεκνωμενη εν αγρω και ως υς τραχεια εν τω πεδιω και ο πατηρ σου ανηρ πολεμιστης και ου μη καταλυση τον λαον
9 Even now he lies hidden in one of the caves or in some other place. And if some of our soldiers should fall at the first attack, whoever hears of it will say, 'Absalom's followers have been slaughtered.'	9 ιδου γαρ αυτος νυν κεκρυπται εν ενι των βουνων η εν ενι των τοπων και εσται εν τω επιπεσειν αυτοις εν αρχη και ακουση ο ακουων και ειπη εγενηθη θραυσις εν τω λαω τω οπισω αβεσσαλωμ
10 Then even the brave man with the heart of a lion will lose courage. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.	10 και γε αυτος υιος δυναμεως ου η καρδια καθως η καρδια του λεοντος τηκομενη τακησεται οτι οιδεν πας ισραηλ οτι δυνατος ο πατηρ σου και υιοι δυναμεως οι μετ' αυτου
11 "This is what I counsel: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba, who are as numerous as the sands by the sea, be called up for combat; and go with them yourself.	11 οτι ουτως συμβουλευων εγω συνεβουλευσα και συναγομενος συναχθησεται επι σε πας ισραηλ απο δαν και εως βηρσαβεε ως η αμμος η επι της θαλασσης εις πληθος και το προσωπον σου πορευομενον εν μεσω αυτων
12 We can then attack him wherever we find him, settling down upon him as dew alights on the ground. None shall survive--neither he nor any of his followers.	12 και ηξομεν προς αυτον εις ενα των τοπων ου εαν ευρωμεν αυτον εκει και παρεμβαλουμεν επ' αυτον ως πιπτει η δροσος επι την γην και ουχ υπολειψομεθα εν αυτω και τοις ανδρασιν τοις μετ' αυτου και γε ενα
13 And if he retires into a city, all Israel shall bring ropes to that city and we can drag it into the gorge, so that not even a pebble of it can be found."	13 και εαν εις πολιν συναχθη και λημψεται πας ισραηλ προς την πολιν εκεινην σχοινια και συρουμεν αυτην εως εις τον χειμαρρουν οπως μη καταλειφθη εκει μηδε λιθος
14 Then Absalom and all the Israelites pronounced the counsel of Hushai the Archite better than that of Ahithophel. For the LORD had decided to undo Ahithophel's good counsel, in order thus to bring Absalom to ruin.	14 και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ και πας ανηρ ισραηλ αγαθη η βουλη χουσι του αραχι υπερ την βουλην αχιτοφελ και κυριος ενετειλατο διασκεδασαι την βουλην αχιτοφελ την αγαθην οπως αν επαγαγη κυριος επι αβεσσαλωμ τα κακα παντα
15 Then Hushai said to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: "This is the counsel Ahithophel gave Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I counseled.	15 και ειπεν χουσι ο του αραχι προς σαδωκ και αβιαθαρ τους ιερεις ουτως και ουτως συνεβουλευσεν αχιτοφελ τω αβεσσαλωμ και τοις πρεσβυτεροις ισραηλ και ουτως και ουτως συνεβουλευσα εγω
16 So send a warning to David immediately, not to spend the night at the fords near the desert, but to cross over without fail. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be destroyed."	16 και νυν αποστειλατε ταχυ και αναγγειλατε τω δαυιδ λεγοντες μη αυλισθης την νυκτα εν αραβωθ της ερημου και γε διαβαινων σπευσον μηποτε καταπιη τον βασιλεα και παντα τον λαον τον μετ' αυτου
17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, since they could not risk being seen entering the city. A maidservant was to come with information for them, and they in turn were to go and report to King David.	17 και ιωναθαν και αχιμαας ειστηκεισαν εν τη πηγη ρωγηλ και επορευθη η παιδισκη και ανηγγειλεν αυτοις και αυτοι πορευονται και αναγγελλουσιν τω βασιλει δαυιδ οτι ουκ εδυναντο οφθηναι του εισελθειν εις την πολιν
18 But an attendant saw them and informed Absalom. They sped on their way and reached the house of a man in Bahurim who had a cistern in his courtyard. They let themselves down into this,	18 και ειδεν αυτους παιδαριον και απηγγειλεν τω αβεσσαλωμ και επορευθησαν οι δυο ταχεως και εισηλθαν εις οικιαν ανδρος εν βαουριμ και αυτω λακκος εν τη αυλη και κατεβησαν εκει
19 and the housewife took the cover and spread it over the cistern, strewing ground grain on the cover so that nothing could be noticed.	19 και ελαβεν η γυνη και διεπετασεν το επικαλυμμα επι προσωπον του λακκου και εψυξεν επ' αυτω αραφωθ και ουκ εγνωσθη ρημα
20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman replied, "They went by a short while ago toward the water." They searched, but found no one, and so returned to Jerusalem.	20 και ηλθαν οι παιδες αβεσσαλωμ προς την γυναικα εις την οικιαν και ειπαν που αχιμαας και ιωναθαν και ειπεν αυτοις η γυνη παρηλθαν μικρον του υδατος και εζητησαν και ουχ ευραν και ανεστρεψαν εις ιερουσαλημ
21 As soon as they left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan came up out of the cistern and went on to inform King David. They said to him: "Leave! Cross the water at once, for Ahithophel has given the following counsel in regard to you."	21 εγενετο δε μετα το απελθειν αυτους και ανεβησαν εκ του λακκου και επορευθησαν και ανηγγειλαν τω βασιλει δαυιδ και ειπαν προς δαυιδ αναστητε και διαβητε ταχεως το υδωρ οτι ουτως εβουλευσατο περι υμων αχιτοφελ
22 So David and all his people moved on and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed.	22 και ανεστη δαυιδ και πας ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου και διεβησαν τον ιορδανην εως του φωτος του πρωι εως ενος ουκ ελαθεν ος ου διηλθεν τον ιορδανην
23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not acted upon, he saddled his ass and departed, going to his home in his own city. Then, having left orders concerning his family, he hanged himself. And so he died and was buried in his father's tomb.	23 και αχιτοφελ ειδεν οτι ουκ εγενηθη η βουλη αυτου και επεσαξεν την ονον αυτου και ανεστη και απηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου εις την πολιν αυτου και ενετειλατο τω οικω αυτου και απηγξατο και απεθανεν και εταφη εν τω ταφω του πατρος αυτου
24 Now David had gone to Mahanaim when Absalom crossed the Jordan accompanied by all the Israelites.	24 και δαυιδ διηλθεν εις μαναιμ και αβεσσαλωμ διεβη τον ιορδανην αυτος και πας ανηρ ισραηλ μετ' αυτου
25 Absalom had put Amasa in command of the army in Joab's place. Amasa was the son of an Ishmaelite named Ithra, who had married Abigail, daughter of Jesse and sister of Joab's mother Zeruiah.	25 και τον αμεσσαι κατεστησεν αβεσσαλωμ αντι ιωαβ επι της δυναμεως και αμεσσαι υιος ανδρος και ονομα αυτω ιοθορ ο ισραηλιτης ουτος εισηλθεν προς αβιγαιαν θυγατερα ναας αδελφην σαρουιας μητρος ιωαβ
26 Israel and Absalom encamped in the territory of Gilead.	26 και παρενεβαλεν πας ισραηλ και αβεσσαλωμ εις την γην γαλααδ
27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi, son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir, son of Ammiel from Lodebar, and Barzillai, the Gileadite from Rogelim,	27 και εγενετο ηνικα ηλθεν δαυιδ εις μαναιμ ουεσβι υιος ναας εκ ραββαθ υιων αμμων και μαχιρ υιος αμιηλ εκ λωδαβαρ και βερζελλι ο γαλααδιτης εκ ρωγελλιμ
28 brought couches, coverlets, basins and earthenware, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,	28 ηνεγκαν δεκα κοιτας και αμφιταπους και λεβητας δεκα και σκευη κεραμου και πυρους και κριθας και αλευρον και αλφιτον και κυαμον και φακον
29 honey, butter and cheese from the flocks and herds, for David and those who were with him to eat; for they said, "The people have been hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."	29 και μελι και βουτυρον και προβατα και σαφφωθ βοων και προσηνεγκαν τω δαυιδ και τω λαω τω μετ' αυτου φαγειν οτι ειπαν ο λαος πεινων και εκλελυμενος και διψων εν τη ερημω