| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܘܥ̇ܫܢ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܘܡܬܡܣܟܢܝܢ | 1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker. |
| 2 ܘܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܢ̇ܝܐ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܗܘܐ ܒܘܟܪܗ ܚܡܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܬܐ | 2 And sons were born to David at Hebron: his first-born was Amnon, of Ahino-am of Jezreel; |
| 3 ܘܬܢܝܢܗ ܟܠܒ ܡܢ ܐܒܝܓܠ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܢܒܠ ܟܪܡܠܝܐ ܘܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܡܥܟܐ ܒܪܬ ܬܘܠܡܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܫܘܪ | 3 and his second, Chile-ab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; |
| 4 ܘܐܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܐܕܘܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܓܝܬ ܘܚܡܝܫܝܐ ܫܦܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܦܝܛܠ | 4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; |
| 5 ܘܫܬܝܬܝܐ ܐܝܬܪܥܡ ܕܡܢ ܥܓܠܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ | 5 and the sixth, Ithre-am, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. |
| 6 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܒܝܬ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܠܒܝܬ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܡܚܡܣܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ | 6 While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul. |
| 7 ܘܠܫܐܘܠ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܪܘܟܬܐ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܪܨܦܐ ܒܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܡܢܐ ܥܐܠ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܕܪܘܟܬܗ ܕܐܒܝ | 7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" |
| 8 ܘܐܬܒܐܫ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܛܒ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܪܝܫ ܟܠܒ̈ܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܥܒܕܬ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܒܘܟ ܘܒܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܘܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡܬܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܢܬ ܕܟܪܬ ܥܠܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ | 8 Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head of Judah? This day I keep showing loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman. |
| 9 ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܗ | 9 God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him, |
| 10 ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܡܩܡܘ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܕܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܪܫܒܥ | 10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beer-sheba." |
| 11 ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܬܘܒ ܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܠܡܬܒܘܬܗ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ | 11 And Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. |
| 12 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܩܝܡܟ ܥܡܝ ܘܗܐ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܡܟ ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܠܘܬܟ ܠܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 12 And Abner sent messengers to David at Hebron, saying, "To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you." |
| 13 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܟ ܩܝܡܐ ܒܪܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܚܕ ܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܠܐ ܬܚܙܐ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܬܝܬܐ ܥܡܟ ܠܡܠܟܠ ܒܪܬ ܫܐܘܠ | 13 And he said, "Good; I will make a covenant with you; but one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face." |
| 14 ܘܫܕܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܐܢܬܬܝ ܕܡܟܪܬ ܠܝ ܒܡܐܬܝܢ ܥܘܪ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed at the price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines." |
| 15 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܘܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܦܠܛܝ ܒܪ ܠܝܫ ܕܡܢ ܓܠܝܡ | 15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband Palti-el the son of Laish. |
| 16 ܘܐܙ̇ܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܗܠܟ ܘܒܟ̇ܐ ܒܬܪܗ̇ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܝܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܗܦܘܟ ܘܗܦܟ | 16 But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go, return"; and he returned. |
| 17 ܘܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ ܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܢܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ | 17 And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, "For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. |
| 18 ܘܗܫܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܒܝܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܝ ܐܥܒܕ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ | 18 Now then bring it about; for the LORD has promised David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.'" |
| 19 ܘܡܠܠ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܐܦ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܩܕܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܟܕ ܫܦܪ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ | 19 Abner also spoke to Benjamin; and then Abner went to tell David at Hebron all that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do. |
| 20 ܘܐܬܐ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܥܡܗ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܠܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܡܫܬܝܐ ܪܒܐ | 20 When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. |
| 21 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܐܩܘܡ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܐܟܢܫ ܠܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܩܝܡܘܢ ܥܡܟ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܬܡܠܟ ܒܟܠ ܕܪܓܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܫܕܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܫܠܡܐ | 21 And Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires." So David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. |
| 22 ܘܗܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܝܘܐܒ ܐܬܘ ܡܢ ܓܝܣܐ ܘܕܒܪܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܫܕܪܗ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܫܠܡܐ | 22 Just then the servants of David arrived with Joab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. |
| 23 ܘܐܬܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܫܕܪܗ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܫܠܡܐ | 23 When Joab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Joab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go, and he has gone in peace." |
| 24 ܘܐܬܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܗܐ ܐܬܐ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܘܬܟ ܠܡܢܐ ܫܕܪܬܝܗܝ ܘܐܙܠ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܟ | 24 Then Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone? |
| 25 ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܠܡܫܕܠܘܬܟ ܐܬܐ ܘܠܡܕܥ ܡܦܩܟ ܘܡܥܠܟ ܘܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ | 25 You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing." |
| 26 ܘܢܦܩ ܝܘܐܒ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܐܗܦܟܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܪܗܣܝܪܐ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ | 26 When Joab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah; but David did not know about it. |
| 27 ܘܗܦܟ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܠܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܛܫܝܗ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܬܡܢ ܒܚܘܡܫܗ ܘܡܝܬ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܥܫܐܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ | 27 And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he smote him in the belly, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. |
| 28 ܘܫܡܥ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܠܟܘܬܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܡܢ ܕܡܗ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ | 28 Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, "I and my kingdom are for ever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner the son of Ner. |
| 29 ܢܬܬܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܘܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܢܕ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܕܝܒܐ ܘܓܪܒܐ ܘܕܐܚܕ ܡܘܥܙܠܐ ܘܕܢܦܠ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܕܚܣܝܪ ܠܚܡܐ | 29 May it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge, or who is leprous, or who holds a spindle, or who is slain by the sword, or who lacks bread!" |
| 30 ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܩܛܠܘ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܥܠ ܕܩܛܠ ܠܥܫܐܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܘܢ ܒܓܒܥܘܢ ܒܩܪܒܐ | 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon. |
| 31 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܨܪܘ ܡܐ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܬܟܒܢܘ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܘܐܪܩܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܪܣܐ | 31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Rend your clothes, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier. |
| 32 ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܩܠܗ ܘܒܟܐ ܥܠ ܩܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܒܟܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ | 32 They buried Abner at Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. |
| 33 ܘܐܬܐܒܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܠ ܡܝܬ ܐܒܢܝܪ | 33 And the king lamented for Abner, saying, "Should Abner die as a fool dies? |
| 34 ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܠܐ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܢ ܘܪ̈ܓܠܝܟ ܠܐ ܒܫ̈ܫܠܬܐ ܩܪܒܬ ܐܝܟ ܢܦܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܢܦܠܬ ܘܐܘܣܦܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܒܟܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 34 Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen." And all the people wept again over him. |
| 35 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܘܟܠܘܬܗ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܠܚܡܐ ܥܕ ܩܝܡ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܝܡܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܝ ܐܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܥܪܒ ܫܡܫܐ ܐܛܥܡ ܠܚܡܐ ܐܘ ܡܕܡ | 35 Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!" |
| 36 ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܘܛܐܒ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܫܦܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ | 36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as everything that the king did pleased all the people. |
| 37 ܘܝܕܥܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ | 37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's will to slay Abner the son of Ner. |
| 38 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܪܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܦܠ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 38 And the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? |
| 39 ܘܐܢܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܩܫܝܢ ܡܢܝ ܢܦܪܘܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܒ̇ܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܫܬܗ | 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. The LORD requite the evildoer according to his wickedness!" |
