2 Samuel 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 And so, after these things, David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I ascend to one of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Ascend.” And David said, “To where shall I ascend?” And he responded to him, “To Hebron.”	1 وكان بعد ذلك ان داود سأل الرب قائلا أأصعد الى احدى مدن يهوذا. فقال له الرب اصعد. فقال داود الى اين اصعد. فقال الى حبرون.
2 Therefore, David ascended with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.	2 فصعد داود الى هناك هو وامرأتاه اخينوعم اليزرعيلية وابيجايل امرأة نابال الكرملي.
3 And as for the men who were with him, David led forth each man with his household. And they stayed in the towns of Hebron.	3 واصعد داود رجاله الذين معه كل واحد وبيته وسكنوا في مدن حبرون.
4 And the men of Judah went and anointed David there, so that he would reign over the house of Judah. And it was reported to David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul.	4 وأتى رجال يهوذا ومسحوا هناك داود ملكا على بيت يهوذا واخبروا داود قائلين ان رجال يابيش جلعاد هم الذين دفنوا شاول.
5 Therefore, David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and he said to them: “Blessed are you to the Lord, who has accomplished this mercy with your lord Saul, so that you would bury him.	5 فارسل داود رسلا الى اهل يابيش جلعاد يقول لهم مباركون انتم من الرب اذ قد فعلتم هذا المعروف بسيدكم شاول فدفنتموه.
6 And now, certainly, the Lord will repay to you mercy and truth. But I also will act with favor, because you have accomplished this word.	6 والآن ليصنع الرب معكم احسانا وحقا وانا ايضا افعل معكم هذا الخير لانكم فعلتم هذا الامر.
7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be sons of fortitude. For even though your lord Saul has died, still the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”	7 والآن فلتتشدد ايديكم وكونوا ذوي بأس لانه قد مات سيدكم شاول واياي مسح بيت يهوذا ملكا عليهم
8 Then Abner, the son of Ner, the leader of the army of Saul, took Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, and he led him around, throughout the camp.	8 واما ابنير بن نير رئيس جيش شاول فاخذ ايشبوشث بن شاول وعبر به الى محنايم
9 And he appointed him as king over Gilead, and over Geshuri, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all of Israel.	9 وجعله ملكا على جلعاد وعلى الاشوريين وعلى يزرعيل وعلى افرايم وعلى بنيامين وعلى كل اسرائيل.
10 Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, was forty years old when he had begun to rule over Israel. And he reigned for two years. For only the house of Judah followed David.	10 وكان ايشبوشث بن شاول ابن اربعين سنة حين ملك على اسرائيل وملك سنتين. واما بيت يهوذا فانما اتبعوا داود.
11 And the number of the days, during which David was staying and ruling in Hebron over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.	11 وكانت المدة التي ملك فيها داود في حبرون على بيت يهوذا سبع سنين وستة اشهر
12 And Abner, the son of Ner, and the youths of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gibeon.	12 وخرج ابنير بن نير وعبيد ايشبوشث بن شاول من محنايم الى جبعون.
13 Therefore, Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the youths of David, went out and met them beside the pool of Gibeon. And when they had convened together, they sat down opposite one another: these on one side of the pool, and those on the other side.	13 وخرج يوآب ابن صروية وعبيد داود فالتقوا جميعا على بركة جبعون وجلسوا هؤلاء على البركة من هنا وهؤلاء على البركة من هناك.
14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the youths rise up and play before us.” And Joab answered, “Let them rise up.”	14 فقال ابنير ليوآب ليقم الغلمان ويتكافحوا امامنا. فقال يوآب ليقوموا.
15 Therefore, they rose up and crossed over, twelve in number of Benjamin, from the side of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, and twelve of the youths of David.	15 فقاموا وعبروا بالعدد اثنا عشر لاجل بنيامين وايشبوشث بن شاول واثنا عشر من عبيد داود.
16 And each one, taking hold of his peer by the head, fixed a sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together. And the name of that place was called: The Field of the Valiant in Gibeon.	16 وامسك كل واحد براس صاحبه وضرب سيفه في جنب صاحبه وسقطوا جميعا. فدعي ذلك الموضع حلقث هصوريم التي هي في جبعون.
17 And a very harsh war rose up on that day. And Abner, with the men of Israel, was put to flight by the youths of David.	17 وكان القتال شديدا جدا في ذلك اليوم وانكسر ابنير ورجال اسرائيل امام عبيد داود.
18 Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.	18 وكان هناك بنو صروية الثلاثة يوآب وابيشاي وعسائيل. وكان عسائيل خفيف الرجلين كظبي البر.
19 And Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right, nor to the left, to cease in the pursuit of Abner.	19 فسعى عسائيل وراء ابنير ولم يمل في السير يمنة ولا يسرة من وراء ابنير.
20 And so, Abner looked behind his back, and he said, “Are you not Asahel?” And he responded, “I am.”	20 فالتفت ابنير الى ورائه وقال أأنت عسائيل. فقال انا هو.
21 And Abner said to him, “Go to the right, or to the left, and apprehend one of the youths, and take his spoils for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to cease from pursuing him closely.	21 فقال له ابنير مل الى يمينك او الى يسارك واقبض على احد الغلمان وخذ لنفسك سلبه. فلم يشأ عسائيل ان يميل من ورائه.
22 And again, Abner said to Asahel: “Withdraw, and do not choose to follow me. Otherwise, I will be compelled to stab you to the ground, and I will not be able to lift up my face before your brother, Joab.”	22 ثم عاد ابنير وقال لعسائيل مل من ورائي. لماذا اضربك الى الارض. فكيف ارفع وجهي لدى يوآب اخيك.
23 But he disdained to heed him, and he was not willing to turn aside. Therefore, turning, Abner struck him with his spear in the groin, and he pierced him through, and he died in the same place. And all those who would pass by the place, in which Asahel had fallen and died, would stand still.	23 فأبى ان يميل فضربه ابنير بزج الرمح في بطنه فخرج الرمح من خلفه فسقط هناك ومات في مكانه. وكان كل من ياتي الى الموضع الذي سقط فيه عسائيل ومات يقف
24 Now while Joab and Abishai were pursuing Abner as he fled, the sun set. And they went as far as the Hill of the Aqueduct, which is opposite the valley on the way of the desert in Gibeon.	24 وسعى يوآب وابيشاي وراء ابنير وغابت الشمس عندما أتيا الى تل أمّة الذي تجاه جيح في طريق برية جبعون.
25 And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves to Abner. And being joined in one battle line, they stood at the summit of a hill.	25 فاجتمع بنو بنيامين وراء ابنير وصاروا جماعة واحدة ووقفوا على راس تل واحد.
26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and he said: “Will your sword rage unto utter destruction? Are you ignorant that it is perilous to act in desperation? How long will you not tell the people to cease from the pursuit of their brothers?”	26 فنادى ابنير يوآب وقال هل الى الابد ياكل السيف. ألم تعلم انها تكون مرارة في الاخير. فحتى متى لا تقول للشعب ان يرجعوا من وراء اخوتهم.
27 And Joab said: “As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers.”	27 فقال يوآب حيّ هو الله انه لو لم تتكلم لكان الشعب في الصباح قد صعد كل واحد من وراء اخيه.
28 Therefore, Joab sounded the trumpet, and the entire army stood still, and they did not pursue after Israel any more, and they did not engage in conflict.	28 وضرب يوآب بالبوق فوقف جميع الشعب ولم يسعوا بعد وراء اسرائيل ولا عادوا الى المحاربة.
29 Then Abner and his men went away, all that night, through the plains. And they crossed the Jordan, and having roamed throughout all of Beth-horon, they arrived in the camp.	29 فسار ابنير ورجاله في العربة ذلك الليل كله وعبروا الاردن وساروا في كل الشعب وجاءوا الى محنايم.
30 But Joab, returning after he had released Abner, gathered together all the people. And of David’s youths, they were missing nineteen men, aside from Asahel.	30 ورجع يوآب من وراء ابنير وجمع كل الشعب. وفقد من عبيد داود تسعة عشر رجلا وعسائيل.
31 But of Benjamin and of the men who were with Abner, the servants of David had struck three hundred and sixty, who also died.	31 وضرب عبيد داود من بنيامين ومن رجال ابنير فمات ثلاث مئة وستون رجلا.
32 And they took Asahel, and they buried him in the sepulcher of his father at Bethlehem. And Joab, and the men who were with him, walked throughout the night, and they arrived in Hebron at the very break of day.	32 ورفعوا عسائيل ودفنوه في قبر ابيه الذي في بيت لحم. وسار يوآب ورجاله الليل كله واصبحوا في حبرون