| א וְדָוִד, עָבַר מְעַט מֵהָרֹאשׁ, וְהִנֵּה צִיבָא נַעַר מְפִיבֹשֶׁת, לִקְרָאתוֹ; וְצֶמֶד חֲמֹרִים חֲבֻשִׁים, וַעֲלֵיהֶם מָאתַיִם לֶחֶם וּמֵאָה צִמּוּקִים וּמֵאָה קַיִץ--וְנֵבֶל יָיִן. | 1 And when David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. |
| ב וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל-צִיבָא, מָה-אֵלֶּה לָּךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא הַחֲמוֹרִים לְבֵית-הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְכֹּב, ולהלחם וְהַלֶּחֶם וְהַקַּיִץ לֶאֱכוֹל הַנְּעָרִים, וְהַיַּיִן, לִשְׁתּוֹת הַיָּעֵף בַּמִּדְבָּר. | 2 And the king said unto Ziba: 'What meanest thou by these?' And Ziba said: 'The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.' |
| ג וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ, וְאַיֵּה בֶּן-אֲדֹנֶיךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, הִנֵּה יוֹשֵׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִַם--כִּי אָמַר, הַיּוֹם יָשִׁיבוּ לִי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת מַמְלְכוּת אָבִי. | 3 And the king said: 'And where is thy master's son?' And Ziba said unto the king: 'Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said: To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.' |
| ד וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ, לְצִבָא, הִנֵּה לְךָ, כֹּל אֲשֶׁר לִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת; וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי, אֶמְצָא-חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ. | 4 Then said the king to Ziba: 'Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.' And Ziba said: 'I prostrate myself; let me find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.' |
| ה וּבָא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד, עַד-בַּחוּרִים; וְהִנֵּה מִשָּׁם אִישׁ יוֹצֵא מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת בֵּית-שָׁאוּל, וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעִי בֶן-גֵּרָא, יֹצֵא יָצוֹא, וּמְקַלֵּל. | 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and kept on cursing as he came. |
| ו וַיְסַקֵּל בָּאֲבָנִים אֶת-דָּוִד, וְאֶת-כָּל-עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד; וְכָל-הָעָם, וְכָל-הַגִּבֹּרִים, מִימִינוֹ, וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ. | 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. |
| ז וְכֹה-אָמַר שִׁמְעִי, בְּקַלְלוֹ; צֵא צֵא אִישׁ הַדָּמִים, וְאִישׁ הַבְּלִיָּעַל. | 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow; |
| ח הֵשִׁיב עָלֶיךָ יְהוָה כֹּל דְּמֵי בֵית-שָׁאוּל, אֲשֶׁר מָלַכְתָּ תַּחְתָּו, וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת-הַמְּלוּכָה, בְּיַד אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנֶךָ; וְהִנְּךָ, בְּרָעָתֶךָ, כִּי אִישׁ דָּמִים, אָתָּה. | 8 the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.' |
| ט וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן-צְרוּיָה, אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, לָמָּה יְקַלֵּל הַכֶּלֶב הַמֵּת הַזֶּה, אֶת-אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ; אֶעְבְּרָה-נָּא, וְאָסִירָה אֶת-רֹאשׁוֹ. {ס} | 9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king: 'Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.' {S} |
| י וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ, מַה-לִּי וְלָכֶם בְּנֵי צְרֻיָה; כי כֹּה יְקַלֵּל, וכי כִּי יְהוָה אָמַר לוֹ קַלֵּל אֶת-דָּוִד, וּמִי יֹאמַר, מַדּוּעַ עָשִׂיתָה כֵּן. {ס} | 10 And the king said: 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him: Curse David; who then shall say: Wherefore hast thou done so?' {S} |
| יא וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶל-כָּל-עֲבָדָיו, הִנֵּה בְנִי אֲשֶׁר-יָצָא מִמֵּעַי מְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת-נַפְשִׁי; וְאַף כִּי-עַתָּה בֶּן-הַיְמִינִי, הַנִּחוּ לוֹ וִיקַלֵּל--כִּי אָמַר-לוֹ, יְהוָה. | 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants: 'Behold, my son, who came forth of my body, seeketh my life; how much more this Benjamite now? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. |
| יב אוּלַי יִרְאֶה יְהוָה, בעוני בְּעֵינִי; וְהֵשִׁיב יְהוָה לִי טוֹבָה, תַּחַת קִלְלָתוֹ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה. | 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.' |
| יג וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו, בַּדָּרֶךְ; {ס} וְשִׁמְעִי הֹלֵךְ בְּצֵלַע הָהָר לְעֻמָּתוֹ, הָלוֹךְ וַיְקַלֵּל, וַיְסַקֵּל בָּאֲבָנִים לְעֻמָּתוֹ, וְעִפַּר בֶּעָפָר. {פ} | 13 So David and his men went by the way; {S} and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. {P} |
| יד וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר-אִתּוֹ, עֲיֵפִים; וַיִּנָּפֵשׁ, שָׁם. | 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there. |
| טו וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם, וְכָל-הָעָם אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל, בָּאוּ, יְרוּשָׁלִָם; וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל, אִתּוֹ. | 15 And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. |
| טז וַיְהִי, כַּאֲשֶׁר-בָּא חוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי רֵעֶה דָוִד--אֶל-אַבְשָׁלוֹם; וַיֹּאמֶר חוּשַׁי אֶל-אַבְשָׁלוֹם, יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ. | 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Long live the king, long live the king.' |
| יז וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל-חוּשַׁי, זֶה חַסְדְּךָ אֶת-רֵעֶךָ; לָמָּה לֹא-הָלַכְתָּ, אֶת-רֵעֶךָ. | 17 And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?' |
| יח וַיֹּאמֶר חוּשַׁי, אֶל-אַבְשָׁלֹם, לֹא, כִּי אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר יְהוָה וְהָעָם הַזֶּה וְכָל-אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל--לא לוֹ אֶהְיֶה, וְאִתּוֹ אֵשֵׁב. | 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide. |
| יט וְהַשֵּׁנִית, לְמִי אֲנִי אֶעֱבֹד--הֲלוֹא, לִפְנֵי בְנוֹ: כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבַדְתִּי לִפְנֵי אָבִיךָ, כֵּן אֶהְיֶה לִפָנֶיךָ. {פ} | 19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.' {P} |
| כ וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם, אֶל-אֲחִיתֹפֶל: הָבוּ לָכֶם עֵצָה, מַה-נַּעֲשֶׂה. | 20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.' |
| כא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחִיתֹפֶל, אֶל-אַבְשָׁלֹם, בּוֹא אֶל-פִּלַגְשֵׁי אָבִיךָ, אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ לִשְׁמוֹר הַבָּיִת; וְשָׁמַע כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי-נִבְאַשְׁתָּ אֶת-אָבִיךָ, וְחָזְקוּ, יְדֵי כָּל-אֲשֶׁר אִתָּךְ. | 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.' |
| כב וַיַּטּוּ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם הָאֹהֶל, עַל-הַגָּג; וַיָּבֹא אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל-פִּלַגְשֵׁי אָבִיו, לְעֵינֵי כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.-- |
| כג וַעֲצַת אֲחִיתֹפֶל, אֲשֶׁר יָעַץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשְׁאַל- אִישׁ, בִּדְבַר הָאֱלֹהִים; כֵּן כָּל-עֲצַת אֲחִיתֹפֶל, גַּם-לְדָוִד גַּם לְאַבְשָׁלֹם. {ס} | 23 Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. {S} |