2 Samuel 19

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 The king was shaken, and went up to the room over the city gate to weep. He said as he wept, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!"	1 فأخبر يوآب هوذا الملك يبكي وينوح على ابشالوم.
2 Joab was told that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom;	2 فصارت الغلبة في ذلك اليوم مناحة عند جميع الشعب لان الشعب سمعوا في ذلك اليوم من يقول ان الملك قد تأسف على ابنه.
3 and that day's victory was turned into mourning for the whole army when they heard that the king was grieving for his son.	3 وتسلّل الشعب في ذلك اليوم للدخول الى المدينة كما يتسلّل القوم الخجلون عندما يهربون في القتال.
4 The soldiers stole into the city that day like men shamed by flight in battle.	4 وستر الملك وجهه وصرخ الملك بصوت عظيم يا ابني ابشالوم يا ابشالوم ابني يا ابني.
5 Meanwhile the king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom! My son, my son!"	5 فدخل يوآب الى الملك الى البيت وقال قد اخزيت اليوم وجوه جميع عبيدك منقذي نفسك اليوم وانفس بنيك وبناتك وانفس نسائك وانفس سراريك
6 Then Joab went to his residence and said: "Though they saved your life and your sons' and daughters' lives, also the lives of your wives and those of your concubines, you have put all your servants to shame today	6 بمحبتك لمبغضيك وبغضك لمحبيك. لانك اظهرت اليوم انه ليس لك رؤساء ولا عبيد لاني علمت اليوم انه لو كان ابشالوم حيّا وكلنا اليوم موتى لحسن حينئذ الامر في عينيك.
7 by loving those who hate you and hating those who love you. For you have shown today that officers and servants mean nothing to you. Indeed I am now certain that if Absalom were alive today and all of us dead, you would think that more suitable.	7 فالآن قم واخرج وطيب قلوب عبيدك. لاني قد اقسمت بالرب انه ان لم تخرج لا يبيت احد معك هذه الليلة ويكون ذلك اشرّ عليك من كل شر اصابك منذ صباك الى الآن.
8 Now then, get up! Go out and speak kindly to your servants. I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a single man will remain with you overnight, and this will be a far greater disaster for you than any that has afflicted you from your youth until now."	8 فقام الملك وجلس في الباب. فاخبروا جميع الشعب قائلين هوذا الملك جالس في الباب. فأتى جميع الشعب امام الملك. واما اسرائيل فهربوا كل واحد الى خيمته
9 So the king stepped out and sat at the gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the gate, they came into his presence. Now the Israelites had fled to their separate tents,	9 وكان جميع الشعب في خصام في جميع اسباط اسرائيل قائلين ان الملك قد انقذنا من يد اعدائنا وهو نجّانا من يد الفلسطينيين. والآن قد هرب من الارض لاجل ابشالوم
10 but throughout the tribes of Israel all the people were arguing among themselves, saying to one another: "The king delivered us from the clutches of our enemies, and it was he who rescued us from the grip of the Philistines. But now he has fled from the country before Absalom,	10 وابشالوم الذي مسحناه علينا قد مات في الحرب. فالآن لماذا انتم ساكتون عن ارجاع الملك.
11 and Absalom, whom we anointed over us, died in battle. Why, then, should you remain silent about restoring the king to his palace?" When the talk of all Israel reached the king,	11 وارسل الملك داود الى صادوق وابياثار الكاهنين قائلا كلما شيوخ يهوذا قائلين لماذا تكونون آخرين في ارجاع الملك الى بيته وقد أتى كلام جميع اسرائيل الى الملك في بيته.
12 David sent word to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: "Say to the elders of Judah: 'Why should you be last to restore the king to his palace?	12 انتم اخوتي انتم عظمي ولحمي. فلماذا تكونون آخرين في ارجاع الملك.
13 You are my brothers, you are my bone and flesh. Why should you be last to restore the king?'	13 وتقولان لعماسا. أما انت عظمي ولحمي. هكذا يفعل بي الله وهكذا يزيد ان كنت لا تصير رئيس جيش عندي كل الايام بدل يوآب.
14 Also say to Amasa: 'Are you not my bone and flesh? May God do thus and so to me, if you do not become my general permanently in place of Joab.'"	14 فاستمال بقلوب جميع رجال يهوذا كرجل واحد فارسلوا الى الملك قائلين ارجع انت وجميع عبيدك.
15 He won over all the Judahites as one man, and so they summoned the king to return, with all his servants.	15 فرجع الملك وأتى الى الاردن وأتى يهوذا الى الجلجال سائرا لملاقاة الملك ليعبّر الملك الاردن.
16 When the king, on his return, reached the Jordan, Judah had come to Gilgal to meet him and to escort him across the Jordan.	16 فبادر شمعي بن جيرا البنياميني الذي من بحوريم ونزل مع رجال يهوذا للقاء الملك داود
17 Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the Judahites to meet King David,	17 ومعه الف رجل من بنيامين وصيبا غلام بيت شاول وبنوه الخمسة عشر وعبيده العشرون معه فخاضوا الاردن امام الملك.
18 accompanied by a thousand men from Benjamin. Ziba, too, the servant of the house of Saul, accompanied by his fifteen sons and twenty servants, hastened to the Jordan before the king.	18 وعبر القارب لتعبير بيت الملك ولعمل ما يحسن في عينيه. وسقط شمعي بن جيرا امام الملك عندما عبر الاردن
19 They crossed over the ford to bring the king's household over and to do whatever he wished. When Shimei, son of Gera, crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king	19 وقال للملك. لا يحسب لي سيدي اثما ولا تذكر ما افترى به عبدك يوم خروج سيدي الملك من اورشليم حتى يضع الملك ذلك في قلبه.
20 and said to him: "May my lord not hold me guilty, and may he not remember and take to heart the wrong that your servant did the day my lord the king left Jerusalem.	20 لان عبدك يعلم اني قد اخطأت وهانذا قد جئت اليوم اوّل كل بيت يوسف ونزلت للقاء سيدي الملك.
21 For your servant knows that he has done wrong. Yet realize that I have been the first of the whole house of Joseph to come down today to meet my lord the king."	21 فاجاب ابيشاي ابن صروية وقال ألا يقتل شمعي لاجل هذا لانه سبّ مسيح الرب.
22 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, countered: "Shimei must be put to death for this. He cursed the LORD'S anointed."	22 فقال داود ما لي ولكم يا بني صروية حتى تكونوا لي اليوم مقاومين. آليوم يقتل احد في اسرائيل. أفما علمت اني اليوم ملك على اسرائيل.
23 David replied: "What has come between you and me, sons of Zeruiah, that you would create enmity for me this day? Should anyone die today in Israel? Am I not aware that today I am king of Israel?"	23 ثم قال الملك لشمعي لا تموت. وحلف له الملك.
24 Then the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.	24 ونزل مفيبوشث ابن شاول للقاء الملك ولم يعتن برجليه ولا اعتنى بلحيته ولا غسل ثيابه من اليوم الذي ذهب فيه الملك الى اليوم الذي اتى فيه بسلام.
25 Meribbaal, son of Saul, also went down to meet the king. He had not washed his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until he returned safely.	25 فلما جاء الى اورشليم للقاء الملك قال له الملك لماذا لم تذهب معي يا مفيبوشث.
26 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, "Why did you not go with me, Meribbaal?"	26 فقال يا سيدي الملك ان عبدي قد خدعني لان عبدك قال اشد لنفسي الحمار فاركب عليه واذهب مع الملك لان عبدك اعرج.
27 He replied: "My lord the king, my servant betrayed me. For your servant, who is lame, said to him, 'Saddle the ass for me, that I may ride on it and go with the king.'	27 ووشى بعبدك الى سيدي الملك وسيدي الملك كملاك الله فافعل ما يحسن في عينيك.
28 But he slandered your servant before my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do what you judge best.	28 لان كل بيت ابي لم يكن الا اناسا موتى لسيدي الملك وقد جعلت عبدك بين الآكلين على مائدتك فاي حق لي بعد حتى اصرخ ايضا الى الملك.
29 For though my father's entire house deserved only death from my lord the king, yet you placed your servant among the guests at your table. What right do I still have to make further appeal to the king?"	29 فقال له الملك لماذا تتكلم بعد بامورك. قد قلت انك انت وصيبا تقسمان الحقل.
30 But the king said to him: "Why do you go on talking? I say, 'You and Ziba shall divide the property.'"	30 فقال مفيبوشث للملك فليأخذ الكل ايضا بعد ان جاء سيدي الملك بسلام الى بيته
31 Meribbaal answered the king, "Indeed let him have it all, now that my lord the king has returned safely to his palace."	31 ونزل برزلاي الجلعادي من روجليم وعبر الاردن مع الملك ليشيعه عند الاردن
32 Barzillai the Gileadite also came down from Rogelim and escorted the king to the Jordan for his crossing, taking leave of him there.	32 وكان برزلاي قد شاخ جدا. كان ابن ثمانين سنة. وهو عال الملك عند اقامته في محنايم لانه كان رجلا عظيما جدا.
33 It was Barzillai, a very old man of eighty and very wealthy besides, who had provisioned the king during his stay in Mahanaim.	33 فقال الملك لبرزلاي اعبر انت معي وانا اعولك معي في اورشليم.
34 The king said to Barzillai, "Cross over with me, and I will provide for your old age as my guest in Jerusalem."	34 فقال برزلاي للملك كم ايام سني حياتي حتى اصعد مع الملك الى اورشليم.
35 But Barzillai answered the king: "How much longer have I to live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?	35 انا اليوم ابن ثمانين سنة. هل اميّز بين الطيب والردي وهل يستطعم عبدك بما آكل وما اشرب وهل اسمع ايضا اصوات المغنين والمغنيات. فلماذا يكون عبدك ايضا ثقلا على سيدي الملك.
36 I am now eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks, or still appreciate the voices of singers and songstresses? Why should your servant be any further burden to my lord the king?	36 يعبر عبدك قليلا الاردن مع الملك ولماذا يكافئني الملك بهذه المكافاة.
37 In escorting the king across the Jordan, your servant is doing little enough! Why should the king give me this reward?	37 دع عبدك يرجع فاموت في مدينتي عند قبر ابي وامي وهوذا عبدك كمهام يعبر مع سيدي الملك فافعل له ما يحسن في عينيك.
38 Please let your servant go back to die in his own city by the tomb of his father and mother. Here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever you will."	38 فاجاب الملك ان كمهام يعبر معي فأفعل له ما يحسن في عينيك وكل ما تتمناه مني افعله لك.
39 Then the king said to him, "Chimham shall come over with me, and I will do for him as you would wish. And anything else you would like me to do for you, I will do."	39 فعبر جميع الشعب الاردن والملك عبر. وقبّل الملك برزلاي وباركه فرجع الى مكانه
40 Then all the people crossed over the Jordan but the king remained; he kissed Barzillai and bade him Godspeed as he returned to his own district.	40 وعبر الملك الى الجلجال وعبر كمهام معه وكل شعب يهوذا عبّروا الملك وكذلك نصف شعب اسرائيل.
41 Finally the king crossed over to Gilgal, accompanied by Chimham. All the people of Judah and half of the people of Israel had escorted the king across.	41 واذا بجميع رجال اسرائيل جاءون الى الملك وقالوا للملك لماذا سرقك اخوتنا رجال يهوذا وعبروا الاردن بالملك وبيته وكل رجال داود معه.
42 But all these Israelites began coming to the king and saying, "Why did our brothers the Judahites steal you away and escort the king and his household across the Jordan, along with all David's men?"	42 فاجاب كل رجال يهوذا رجال اسرائيل لان الملك قريب اليّ ولماذا تغتاظ من هذا الأمر. هل اكلنا شيئا من الملك او وهبنا هبة.
43 All the Judahites replied to the men of Israel: "Because the king is our relative. Why are you angry over this affair? Have we had anything to eat at the king's expense? Or have portions from his table been given to us?"	43 فاجاب رجال اسرائيل رجال يهوذا وقالوا. لي عشرة اسهم في الملك وانا احق منك بداود. فلماذا استخففت بي ولم يكن كلامي اولا في ارجاع ملكي. وكان كلام رجال يهوذا اقسى من كلام رجال اسرائيل
44 The Israelites answered the Judahites: "We have ten shares in the king. Also, we are the first-born rather than you. Why do you slight us? Were we not first to speak of restoring the king?" Then the Judahites in turn spoke even more fiercely than the Israelites.