2 Samuel 20

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel.	1 ܘܐܫܬܘܪܝ ܬܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܫܡܗ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܩܪܐ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪ. ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܝܫܝ ܙܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ.
2 And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem.	2 ܘܦܫܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܩܦܘ ܠܡܠܟܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
3 And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood.	3 ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܥܣܪ̈ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܟܬܐ ܕܫܒܩ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܚܒܫ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܬܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܘܬܪܣܝ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܝܬ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܐ
4 And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.	4 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܥܡܣܐ ܘܥܕ ܠܝ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܢܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܩܘܡ
5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.	5 ܘܐܙܠ ܥܡܣܐ ܠܡܘܥܕܘ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܘܚܪ ܡܢ ܘܥܕܐ ܕܘܥܕܗ
6 And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.	6 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܫܐ ܒܐܫ ܠܢ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܡܢ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܐܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܡܟ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܪܟ ܘܙܠ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܗ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܢ ܘܢܩܘܡ ܒܗܝܢ ܘܢܚܛܛ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܢ
7 So Joab's men went out with him, and the Cerethi and the Phelethi: and all the valiant men went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.	7 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܒܬܪܗ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ
8 And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and strike.	8 ܗܢܘܢ ܡܛܝܘ ܠܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܒܓܒܥܘܢ ܘܥܡܣܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܝܘܐܒ ܡܚܙܩ ܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܙܝܢܗ ܘܣܦܣܪܐ ܡܨܡܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܪܡܝܐ ܒܚ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܓܠܒܐ ܘܗܘ ܢܦܩ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܣܦܣܪܗ
9 And Joab said to Amasa: God save thee, my brother. And he took Amasa by the chin with his right hand to kiss him.	9 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܥܡܣܐ ܫܠܡ ܠܟ ܐܚܝ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܕܩܢܗ ܕܥܡܣܐ ܘܢܫܩܗ
10 But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri.	10 ܘܥܡܣܐ ܠܐ ܐܙܕܗܪ ܡܢ ܣܦܣܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܒܗ̇ ܥܠ ܦܠܓܗ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܢܝܗܝ ܘܡܝܬ ܘܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ
11 In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David.	11 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܙܠ ܘܩܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܬ ܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܘܐܒ
12 And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might not stop on his account.	12 ܘܥܡܣܐ ܡܦܠܦܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܡܗ ܘܪܡܐ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܩܡ ܠܗ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܓܪܗ ܠܥܡܣܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܝܠܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܗ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪܛܘܛܐ ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܩܐܡ ܠܗ
13 And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.	13 ܘܟܕ ܓܪܗ ܡܢ ܫܒܝܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܟܠܢܫ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܒܬܪ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ
14 Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela and Bethmaacha: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.	14 ܘܥܒܪܘ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܐܒܠ ܘܒܒܝܬ ܡܥܟܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ
15 And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.	15 ܘܥܠܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܐܒܠ ܘܒܒܝܬ ܡܥܟܐ ܘܐܟܡܢܘ ܟܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܩܡܬ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܡܓܪܓܝܢ ܕܢܪܡܘܢܗ ܫܘܪܐ
16 And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.	16 ܘܩܪܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܩܪܘܒ ܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟ
17 And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.	17 ܘܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܐܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܫܡܥ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܐܡܬܟ ܐܡܪ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ
18 And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.	18 ܐܡܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܐܡܪ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܕܡܫܐܠ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܡܘܒܕܝܢ
19 Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord?	19 ܐܢܐ ܦܪܥܬ ܚ̈ܘܒܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܩܛܠ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܛܒܥ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
20 And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.	20 ܥܢܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܚܣ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܐܛܒܥ ܘܠܐ ܐܚܒܠ
21 The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall.	21 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܫܡܗ ܐܘܫܒ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܒܘܗܝ ܠܝ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܕܐ ܠܟ ܪܝܫܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ
22 So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.	22 ܘܐܙܠܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܒܚܟܝܡܘܬܗ̇ ܘܢܣܒܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܫܡܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܟܪܝ ܘܫܕܐܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܘܩܪܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܦܪܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܗܦܟ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ
23 So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,	23 ܘܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܗܘܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܥܠ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ
24 But Aduram over the tributes: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.	24 ܘܐܕܘܢܝܪܡ ܥܠ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܘܝܘܫܦܛ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܠܘܕ ܡܥܗܕܢܐ
25 And Siva was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priests.	25 ܘܫܪܝܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܘܨܕܘܩ ܘܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
26 And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.	26 ܘܐܦ ܥܐܙܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ