2 Samuel 2

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 After this David consulted Yahweh, asking, 'Shal I go up to one of the towns of Judah?' Yahwehreplied, 'Go up!' 'Which one shal I go to?' David asked. 'To Hebron,' was the reply.	1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܘܫܐܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܣܩ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܣܩ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܣܩ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܚܒܪܘܢ
2 So David went up, with his two wives Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail widow of Nabal of Carmel.	2 ܘܣܠܩ ܠܬܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܦ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܐܒܝܓܠ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܢܒܠ ܟܪܡܠܝܐ
3 In addition David brought up the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in thetowns of Hebron.	3 ܘܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡܗ ܣܠܩܘ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ
4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David as king of the House of Judah. They told Davidthat the people of Jabesh in Gilead had given Saul burial,	4 ܘܐܬܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܡܡܫܚ ܬܡܢ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܢܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܩܒܪܘ ܠܫܐܘܠ
5 so David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh in Gilead. 'May you be blessed by Yahweh,' he said,'for showing this faithful love to Saul your lord, and for burying him.	5 ܘܫܕܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܡ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܥܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܩܒܪܬܘܢܝܗܝ
6 And now may Yahweh show faithful love and constancy towards you! I too shall treat you wel becauseyou have done this.	6 ܘܗܫܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ
7 And now take courage and be men of valour. Saul your lord is dead, but the House of Judah hasanointed me to be their king.'	7 ܘܗܫܐ ܢܬܚ̈ܝܠܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܘܠܝ ܡܫܚܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
8 Abner son of Ner, Saul's army commander, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul and brought him over toMahanaim.	8 ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܕܒܪ ܠܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܥܒܪܗ ܠܡܚܢܝܡ
9 He had made him king of Gilead, of the Asherites, of Jezreel, of Ephraim, of Benjamin and indeed of allIsrael.	9 ܘܐܡܠܟܗ ܥܠ ܓܠܥܕ ܘܥܠ ܓܫܘܪ ܘܥܠ ܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܥܠ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܥܠ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
10 Ishbaal son of Saul was forty years old when he became king of Israel, and he reigned for two years.Only the House of Judah supported David.	10 ܒܪ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܪܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܝܕ
11 The length of David's reign over Judah in Hebron was seven years and six months.	11 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܠܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ
12 Abner son of Ner, with the retainers of Ishbaal son of Saul, marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.	12 ܘܢܦܩ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܘܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܢ ܡܚܢܝܡ ܠܓܒܥܘܢ
13 Joab son of Zeruiah, with David's retainers, also took the field, encountering them at the pool ofGibeon. There they halted, one party on one side of the pool, and the other opposite.	13 ܘܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܘܦܓܥܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܝܡܐ ܒܓܒܥܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܡܟܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܡܟܐ
14 Abner then said to Joab, 'Let the men come forward and fight it out between us!' Joab replied, 'Letthem come forward.'	14 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܢܫܬܥܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ
15 So they came forward and were numbered off, twelve from Benjamin for Ishbaal son of Saul, andtwelve of David's retainers.	15 ܘܩܡܘ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܕܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ
16 Each caught his opponent by the head and drove his sword into his side; and thus they al felltogether. Hence the place was cal ed the Field of Sides; it is at Gibeon.	16 ܘܐܚܕܘ ܐܢܫ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܣܝܦܗ ܡܢ ܓܢܒ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܩܪܘ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܩܠܬ ܨܕܢ ܕܒܓܒܥܘܢ
17 That day a very fierce battle took place, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by David'sretainers.	17 ܘܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܫܝܢ ܛܒ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel could run like a wildgazel e.	18 ܘܗܘܘ ܬܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܗ ܕܨܘܪܝܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܘܥܫܐܝܠ ܘܥܫܐܝܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܛܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
19 Asahel chased Abner, not swerving to the right or left from pursuing him.	19 ܘܪܕܦ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ
20 Abner turned and said, 'Asahel, is that you?' He replied, 'It is.'	20 ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܗܘ
21 Abner said, 'Turn to your right or your left, catch one of the men and take his spoil!' But Asahel wouldnot break off the pursuit.	21 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܣܛܝ ܠܟ ܠܝܡܝܢܟ ܐܘ ܠܣܡܠܟ ܘܐܚܘܕ ܠܟ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܘܣܒ ܠܟ ܙܝܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܕܢܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ
22 Again Abner spoke to Asahel, 'Stop following me, unless you want me to strike you to the ground; andthen how could I look your brother Joab in the face?'	22 ܘܐܘܣܦ ܬܘܒ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܥܫܐܝܠ ܕܢܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܣܛܝ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܡܚܝܟ ܘܐܪܡܝܟ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܪܝܡ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܘܐܚܘܪ ܒܝܘܐܒ ܐܚܘܟ
23 But he refused to be diverted, so Abner struck him in the belly with the butt of his spear so that theshaft came out through his back; and he fell at his feet and died on the spot. On coming to the place whereAsahel had fal en and died, everyone halted.	23 ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܠܡܣܛܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܕܘܢܒܐ ܕܢܝܙܟܐ ܥܠ ܚܕܝܗ ܘܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܬܡܢ ܘܡܝܬ ܥܠ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܘܟܘܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܠ ܬܡܢ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ
24 Joab and Abishai took up the pursuit of Abner and at sunset reached the Hil of Ammah, which is tothe east of Giah on the road through the desert of Gibeon.	24 ܘܩܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܫܡܫܐ ܥܪܒ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܡܛܝܘ ܠܓܒܥܬ ܝܡܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܓܝܚ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܓܒܥܘܢ
25 The Benjaminites gathered in close formation behind Abner and halted on the top of a hil .	25 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܗܘܘ ܓܘܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܩܡܘ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܪܡܬܐ ܚܕܐ
26 Abner cal ed out to Joab, 'Is the sword to go on devouring for ever? Surely you see that this can onlyend in bitterness? How long wil it be before you order those people to stop pursuing their brothers?'	26 ܘܩܪܐ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܬܩ̇ܛܠ ܚܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܡܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܡܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐ̈ܚܝܗܘܢ
27 Joab replied, 'As Yahweh lives, if you had not spoken, these men would not have given up the pursuitof their brothers until morning.'	27 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܐܠܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܨܦܪܐ ܡܦܪܩ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܚܘܗܝ
28 Joab then sounded the trumpet and all the troops halted; they pursued Israel no further and fought nomore.	28 ܘܩܪܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܩܡܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܪܕܦܘ ܬܘܒ ܒܬܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܣܦܘ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ
29 Al that night Abner and his men made their way through the Arabah; they crossed the Jordan and,marching throughout the morning, came to Mahanaim.	29 ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܟܠܗ ܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܓܫܘܪ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܡܚܢܝܡ
30 Joab, having stopped pursuing Abner, mustered the whole contingent; David's retainers had lostnineteen men in addition to Asahel,	30 ܘܝܘܐܒ ܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܬܡܢܝܘ ܕܐܬܡܚܝܘ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܥܫܐܝܠ ܡܝܬ
31 but had killed three hundred and sixty of Benjamin, Abner's men.	31 ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
32 They took up Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb, which is at Bethlehem. Joab and his menthen marched throughout the night, reaching Hebron at daybreak.	32 ܘܫܩܠܘܗܝ ܠܥܫܐܝܠ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܟܠܗ ܠܠܝܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܗܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ