| 1 ܐܡܪ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܐܓܒܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܩܘܡ ܐܪܕܘܦ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܠܠܝܐ | 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom: “I will choose for myself twelve thousand men, and rising up, I will pursue David this night. |
| 2 ܘܐܕܪܟܝܘܗܝ ܥܕ ܠܐܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܕܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܥܪܘܩ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܐܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ | 2 And rushing against him, for he is weary and has weakened hands, I will strike him. And when all the people who are with him will have fled, I will strike down the king in isolation. |
| 3 ܘܐܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܦܟ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܨܒܝܬ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܫܠܡ | 3 And I will lead back the entire people, returning in the manner of one man. For you are seeking only one man. And all the people shall be in peace.” |
| 4 ܘܫܦܪܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 4 And this word pleased Absalom and all those greater by birth of Israel. |
| 5 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܩܪܘ ܠܚܘܫܝ ܐܪܟܝܐ ܘܢܫܡܥ ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܦ ܗܘ | 5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say.” |
| 6 ܘܐܬܐ ܚܘܫܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܘܐܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ | 6 And when Hushai had gone to Absalom, Absalom said to him: “Ahithophel has spoken a word in this manner. Should we do it or not? What counsel do you give?” |
| 7 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܡ̣ܠܟܐ ܕܡܠܟ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ | 7 And Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given at this time is not good.” |
| 8 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܝ ܐܢܬ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܘܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܐ ܕܬܒ̇ܪܐ ܒܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܒܘܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܩܪܒܬܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܐܬ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܥܡܐ. | 8 And again Hushai declared, “You know your father, and the men who are with him, to be very strong and bitter in soul, comparable to a bear raging in the forest when her young have been taken away. Moreover, your father is a man of war, and so he will not live among the people. |
| 9 ܗܫܐ ܡܬܛܫܐ ܗܘ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܢܦܠܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܘܫܡܥ ܛܒܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ | 9 Perhaps now he hides in pits, or in another place, wherever he wills. And if by chance, in the beginning, anyone may fall, whoever hears about it, no matter what he has heard, will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who were following Absalom.’ |
| 10 ܐܦܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܓܢܒܪ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܡܬܡܣܝܘ ܡܬܡܣܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥ̇ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܐܒܘܟ ܘܕܥܡܗ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ | 10 And even the very strong, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will be weakened out of fear. For all the people of Israel know your father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are robust. |
| 11 ܡܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܟܢܫ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܘܬܟ ܡܢ ܕܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܪܫܒܥ ܘܐܢܬ ܐܙܠ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ | 11 But this seems to me to be the right counsel: Let all of Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand of the sea which is innumerable. And you will be in their midst. |
| 12 ܘܐܙܠܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܘܫܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܠ ܛܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܘܬܪ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܕ | 12 And we shall rush against him in whatever place he will have been found. And we shall cover him, as the dew usually falls upon the ground. And we shall not leave behind even one of the men who are with him. |
| 13 ܘܐܢ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܢܪܡܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܘܢܓܕܘܢܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܬܡܢ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܨܨܪܐ | 13 And if he will enter into any city, all of Israel shall encircle that city with ropes. And we will pull it into the torrent, so that there may not be found even one small stone from it.” |
| 14 ܐܡܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܛܒ ܗܘ ܡ̣ܠܟܗ ܕܚܘܫܝ ܐܪܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܡ̣ܠܟܗ ܕܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܦܩܕ ܠܡܒܛܠܘ ܡܠ̣ܟܗ ܛܒܐ ܕܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 14 And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, said: “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” So, by an act of the Lord, the useful counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, in order that the Lord might lead evil over Absalom. |
| 15 ܐܡܪ ܚܘܫܝ ܠܨܕܘܩ ܘܠܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܡܠܟܬ ܐܢܐ | 15 And Hushai said to the priests, Zadok and Abiathar: “Ahithophel gave counsel to Absalom and to the elders of Israel in this and that manner. And I gave counsel in such and such a manner. |
| 16 ܗܫܐ ܫܕܪܘ ܒܥܓܠ ܚܘܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܬܒܘܬ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܟ | 16 Now therefore, send quickly, and report to David, saying: ‘You shall not stay this night in the plains of the desert. Instead, without delay, go across. Otherwise the king may be engulfed, and all the people who are with him.’ ” |
| 17 ܘܢܬܢ ܘܐܚܝܡܥܨ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܩܨܪܐ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܐܡܬܐ ܚܘܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܘܠܡܥܠ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ | 17 But Jonathan and Ahimaaz remained beside the Fountain of Rogel. And a handmaid went away and reported it to them. And they set out, so that they might carry the report to king David. For they could not be seen, nor enter into the city. |
| 18 ܘܚܙܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܠܝܐ ܘܚܘܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܝܡ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܒܪܐ ܒܕܪܬܗ ܘܢܚܬܘ ܠܗ̇ | 18 But a certain young man saw them, and he revealed it to Absalom. Yet truly, they traveled quickly and entered into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, and they descended into it. |
| 19 ܘܢܣܒܬ ܠܗ̇ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܦܪܣܐ ܘܦܪܣܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܘܫܛܚܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܫܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ | 19 Then a woman took and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as if drying hulled barley. And so the matter was hidden. |
| 20 ܘܐܬܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܒܝܬܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝܟܘ ܐܚܝܡܥܨ ܘܢܬܢ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܟܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܥܘ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 20 And when the servants of Absalom had entered into the house, they said to the woman, “Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman responded to them, “They passed through hurriedly, after they had taken a little water.” But those who were seeking them, when they had not found them, returned to Jerusalem. |
| 21 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܠܩܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܚܘܝܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܩܘܡ ܒܥܓܠ ܘܥܒܪ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ | 21 And when they had gone, they ascended from the well. And traveling, they reported to king David, and they said: “Rise up, and go across the river quickly. For Ahithophel has given a counsel of this kind against you.” |
| 22 ܘܩܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܫܦܪܐ ܠܐ ܦܫ ܐܢܫ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ | 22 Therefore, David rose up, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed over the Jordan, until first light. And not even one of them was left behind who had not crossed over the river. |
| 23 ܘܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܚܙܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܪ ܡܠ̣ܟܗ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܥܠ ܚܡܪܗ ܘܩܡ ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܠܩܪܝܬܗ ܘܦܩܕ ܥܠ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܚܢܩ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܡܝܬ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ | 23 Then Ahithophel, seeing that his counsel had not been done, saddled his donkey, and he rose up and went away to his own house and to his own city. And putting his house in order, he killed himself by hanging. And he was buried in the sepulcher of his father. |
| 24 ܘܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܪ ܠܡܚܢܝܡ ܘܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܒܪ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܘ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܡܗ | 24 Then David went to the encampment, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. |
| 25 ܘܠܥܡܣܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܡܣܐ ܒܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܪܠܝܐ ܘܫܡܗ ܝܬܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܠ ܐܒܝܓܠ ܒܪܬ ܢܚܫ ܚܬܗ̇ ܕܨܘܪܝܐ ܐܡܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ | 25 Truly, Absalom appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man who was called Ithra of Jezrael, who entered to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, who was the mother of Joab. |
| 26 ܘܫܪܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ | 26 And Israel made camp with Absalom in the land of Gilead. |
| 27 ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܚܢܝܡ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܒܪ ܢܚܫ ܡܢ ܪܒܬ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܡܟܝܪ ܒܪ ܓܡܝܠ ܡܢ ܠܘܕܒܪ ܘܒܪܙܠܝ ܓܠܥܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܘܒܠܝܢ | 27 And when David had arrived at the encampment, Shobi, the son of Nahash, from Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai, the Gileadite of Rogelim, |
| 28 ܩܪܒܘ ܥܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܘܬܫ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܘܩܡܚܐ ܘܓܘ̈ܡܐ ܘܛܠܦܚ̈ܐ | 28 brought to him bedding, and tapestries, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and cooked grain, and beans, and lentils, and fried chick peas, |
| 29 ܘܕܒܫܐ ܘܚܐܘܬܐ ܘܥܢܐ ܘܓܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܠܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܡܐ ܟܦܢ ܗܘ ܘܡܛܪܦ ܘܨܗܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ | 29 and honey, and butter, sheep and fattened calves. And they gave these to David and to the people who were with him to eat. For they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the desert. |
