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Chapter 16
David and Ziba
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When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred [loaves] of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤍𐤏𐤓 𐤌𐤐𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤑𐤌𐤃 𐤇𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤒𐤉𐤑 𐤅𐤍𐤁𐤋 𐤉𐤉𐤍
וְדָוִ֗ד עָבַ֤ר מְעַט֙ מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ צִיבָ֛א נַ֥עַר מְפִי־ בֹ֖שֶׁת וְהִנֵּ֥ה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וְצֶ֨מֶד חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים חֲמֹרִ֜ים וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩ מָאתַ֨יִם לֶ֜חֶם וּמֵאָ֧ה צִמּוּקִ֛ים וּמֵ֥אָה קַ֖יִץ וְנֵ֥בֶל יָֽיִן׃ wə·ḏā·wiḏ ‘ā·ḇar mə·‘aṭ mê·hā·rōš ṣî·ḇā na·‘ar mə·p̄î- ḇō·šeṯ wə·hin·nêh liq·rā·ṯōw wə·ṣe·meḏ ḥă·ḇu·šîm ḥă·mō·rîm wa·‘ă·lê·hem mā·ṯa·yim le·ḥem ū·mê·’āh ṣim·mū·qîm ū·mê·’āh qa·yiṣ wə·nê·ḇel yā·yin — WLC · 1
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“Why do you have these?” asked the king -. Ziba replied “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤑 𐤄𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤏𐤐 𐤁𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
מָה־ אֵ֣לֶּה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־ צִיבָ֖א צִ֠יבָא וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָּ֑ךְ הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְבֵית־ לִרְכֹּ֗ב וּלְהַלֶּחֶם וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים לֶאֱכ֣וֹל וְהַיַּ֕יִן לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת הַיָּעֵ֖ף בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ māh- ’êl·leh way·yō·mer ham·me·leḵ ’el- ṣî·ḇā ṣî·ḇā way·yō·mer lāḵ ha·ḥă·mō·w·rîm ham·me·leḵ lə·ḇêṯ- lir·kōḇ ū·lə·hal·lɛ·ḥɛm wə·haq·qa·yiṣ han·nə·‘ā·rîm le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl wə·hay·ya·yin liš·tō·wṯ hay·yā·‘êp̄ bam·miḏ·bār — WLC · 2
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“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered -, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉
וְאַיֵּ֖ה אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ בֶּן־ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ צִיבָ֜א וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הִנֵּה֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר הַיּ֗וֹם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת יָשִׁ֤יבוּ לִי֙ מַמְלְכ֥וּת אָבִֽי׃ wə·’ay·yêh ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā ben- way·yō·mer ham·me·leḵ ṣî·ḇā way·yō·mer ’el- ham·me·leḵ hin·nêh yō·wō·šêḇ bî·rū·šā·lim kî ’ā·mar hay·yō·wm bêṯ yiś·rā·’êl ’êṯ yā·šî·ḇū lî mam·lə·ḵūṯ ’ā·ḇî — WLC · 3
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So the king said to Ziba, “All that [belongs] vvv to Mephibosheth is now yours “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤑𐤁𐤀 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤌𐤐𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤕 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤇𐤍 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לְצִבָ֔א כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִמְפִי־ בֹ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֣ה לְךָ֔ הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֥ן בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ham·me·leḵ way·yō·mer lə·ṣi·ḇā kōl ’ă·šer lim·p̄î- ḇō·šeṯ hin·nêh lə·ḵā hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî way·yō·mer ṣî·ḇā ’em·ṣā- ḥên bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā ’ă·ḏō·nî ham·me·leḵ — WLC · 4
Shimei Curses David
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As King David approached… Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just… coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached…, he kept yelling out curses.
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤂𐤓𐤀 𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤋
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד וּבָ֛א עַד־ בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים אִ֨ישׁ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית־ שָׁא֗וּל וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩ יוֹצֵ֜א וּשְׁמוֹ֙ שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־ גֵּרָ֔א יֹצֵ֥א יָצ֖וֹא וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃ ham·me·leḵ dā·wiḏ ū·ḇā ‘aḏ- ba·ḥū·rîm ’îš mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ bêṯ- šā·’ūl wə·hin·nêh miš·šām yō·w·ṣê ū·šə·mōw šim·‘î ḇen- gê·rā yō·ṣê yā·ṣō·w ū·mə·qal·lêl — WLC · 5
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He threw stones… at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men [were] on David’s… right and left.
𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤒𐤋 𐤁𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋𐤅
וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ אֶת־ דָּוִ֔ד וְאֶת־ כָּל־ עַבְדֵ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ הָעָם֙ וְכָל־ הַגִּבֹּרִ֔ים דָּוִ֑ד וְכָל־ מִימִינ֖וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ way·saq·qêl bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm ’eṯ- dā·wiḏ wə·’eṯ- kāl- ‘aḇ·ḏê ham·me·leḵ hā·‘ām wə·ḵāl hag·gib·bō·rîm dā·wiḏ wə·ḵāl mî·mî·nōw ū·miś·śə·mō·lōw — WLC · 6
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And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed…!
𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤁𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤑𐤀 𐤑𐤀 𐤄𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔
וְכֹֽה־ בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ שִׁמְעִ֖י אָמַ֥ר צֵ֥א צֵ֛א הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ אִ֥ישׁ הַדָּמִ֖ים וְאִ֥ישׁ wə·ḵōh- bə·qal·lōw šim·‘î ’ā·mar ṣê ṣê hab·bə·lî·yā·‘al ’îš had·dā·mîm wə·’îš — WLC · 7
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The LORD has paid you back… for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤋 𐤃𐤌𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤁𐤍𐤊 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤊 𐤁𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌
יְהוָ֜ה הֵשִׁיב֩ עָלֶ֨יךָ כֹּ֣ל׀ דְּמֵ֣י בֵית־ שָׁא֗וּל אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּחְתּוֹ מָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ יְהוָה֙ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד בְּנֶ֑ךָ אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם וְהִנְּךָ֙ בְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י אָֽתָּה׃ אִ֥ישׁ דָּמִ֖ים Yah·weh hê·šîḇ ‘ā·le·ḵā kōl də·mê ḇêṯ- šā·’ūl ’ă·šer taḥ·tō mā·laḵ·tā Yah·weh way·yit·tên ’eṯ- ham·mə·lū·ḵāh bə·yaḏ bə·ne·ḵā ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm wə·hin·nə·ḵā bə·rā·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā kî ’āt·tāh ’îš dā·mîm — WLC · 8
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Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over… and cut off his head…!” -
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤀𐤕
אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־ צְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֣מָּה הַזֶּ֔ה אֶת־ הַמֵּת֙ הַכֶּ֤לֶב יְקַלֵּ֞ל אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֶעְבְּרָה־ נָּ֖א רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ס וְאָסִ֥ירָה אֶת־ ’ă·ḇî·šay ben- ṣə·rū·yāh way·yō·mer ’el- ham·me·leḵ lām·māh haz·zeh ’eṯ- ham·mêṯ hak·ke·leḇ yə·qal·lêl ’ă·ḏō·nî ham·me·leḵ ’e‘·bə·rāh- nā rō·šōw wə·’ā·sî·rāh ’eṯ- — WLC · 9
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But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤒𐤋𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤊𐤍𐤎
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מַה־ לִּ֥י וְלָכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י צְרֻיָ֑ה כִּי יְקַלֵּ֗ל וְכִי יְהוָה֙ אָ֤מַר לוֹ֙ קַלֵּ֣ל אֶת־ דָּוִ֔ד וּמִ֣י יֹאמַ֔ר מַדּ֖וּעַ עָשִׂ֥יתָה כֵּֽן׃ס ham·me·leḵ way·yō·mer mah- lî wə·lā·ḵem bə·nê ṣə·ru·yāh kī yə·qal·lêl wə·ḵī Yah·weh ’ā·mar lōw qal·lêl ’eṯ- dā·wiḏ ū·mî yō·mar mad·dū·a‘ ‘ā·śî·ṯāh kên — WLC · 10
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Then David said to Abishai… and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, - my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, vvv [this] Benjamite! Leave him alone… and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤌𐤏𐤉 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤐 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤉
דָּוִ֤ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ אֲבִישַׁי֙ וְאֶל־ כָּל־ עֲבָדָ֔יו הִנֵּ֥ה בְנִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־ יָצָ֥א מִמֵּעַ֖י מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־ נַפְשִׁ֑י וְאַ֨ף כִּֽי־ עַתָּ֜ה בֶּן־ הַיְמִינִ֗י הַנִּ֤חוּ לוֹ֙ וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל יְהוָֽה׃ אָֽמַר־ ל֖וֹ כִּ֥י dā·wiḏ way·yō·mer ’el- ’ă·ḇî·šay wə·’el- kāl- ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw hin·nêh ḇə·nî ’ă·šer- yā·ṣā mim·mê·‘ay mə·ḇaq·qêš ’eṯ- nap̄·šî wə·’ap̄ kî- ‘at·tāh ben- hay·mî·nî han·ni·ḥū lōw wî·qal·lêl Yah·weh ’ā·mar- lōw kî — WLC · 11
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Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay… me with good for the cursing [I receive] today…”
𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤆𐤄
אוּלַ֛י יְהוָ֖ה יִרְאֶ֥ה בְּעֲוֹנִי וְהֵשִׁ֨יב יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ טוֹבָ֔ה תַּ֥חַת קִלְלָת֖וֹ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ ’ū·lay Yah·weh yir·’eh bə·ʿă·wō·nī wə·hê·šîḇ Yah·weh lî ṭō·w·ḇāh ta·ḥaṯ qil·lā·ṯōw hay·yō·wm haz·zeh — WLC · 12
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So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones,… and flung dust at [David].
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤎 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤑𐤋𐤏 𐤄𐤄𐤓 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤕𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤒𐤋 𐤁𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤐𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤐 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤕𐤅
דָּוִ֛ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ בַּדָּ֑רֶךְס וְשִׁמְעִ֡י הֹלֵךְ֩ בְּצֵ֨לַע הָהָ֜ר לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ הָלוֹךְ֙ וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ וְעִפַּ֖ר בֶּעָפָֽר׃פ לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ dā·wiḏ wa·’ă·nā·šāw way·yê·leḵ bad·då̄·rɛḵs wə·šim·‘î hō·lêḵ bə·ṣê·la‘ hā·hār lə·‘um·mā·ṯōw hā·lō·wḵ way·qal·lêl way·saq·qêl bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm wə·‘ip·par be·‘ā·p̄ār lə·‘um·mā·ṯōw — WLC · 13
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Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤐𐤔
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־ הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּ֖וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א עֲיֵפִ֑ים שָֽׁם׃ וַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁ ham·me·leḵ wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ’it·tōw way·yā·ḇō ‘ă·yê·p̄îm šām way·yin·nā·p̄êš — WLC · 14
The Counsel of Ahithophel and Hushai
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Then Absalom and all… the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel [was] with him.
𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤀𐤕𐤅
וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם וְכָל־ הָעָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֖אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל אִתּֽוֹ׃ wə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’îš yiś·rā·’êl bā·’ū yə·rū·šā·lim wa·’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el ’it·tōw — WLC · 15
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And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to [him], “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤉𐤇𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤇𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊
וַיְהִ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ דָוִ֖ד רֵעֶ֥ה חוּשַׁ֧י הָאַרְכִּ֛י בָּ֞א אֶל־ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חוּשַׁי֙ אֶל־ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם יְחִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְחִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ way·hî ka·’ă·šer- ḏā·wiḏ rê·‘eh ḥū·šay hā·’ar·kî bā ’el- ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm way·yō·mer ḥū·šay ’el- ’aḇ·šā·lōm yə·ḥî ham·me·leḵ yə·ḥî ham·me·leḵ — WLC · 16
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“Is this the loyalty [you show] your friend?” Absalom replied… “Why did you not go with your friend?”
𐤆𐤄 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤓𐤏𐤊 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤓𐤏𐤊
זֶ֥ה חַסְדְּךָ֖ אֶת־ רֵעֶ֑ךָ אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ חוּשַׁ֔י לָ֥מָּה לֹֽא־ הָלַ֖כְתָּ אֶת־ רֵעֶֽךָ׃ zeh ḥas·də·ḵā ’eṯ- rê·‘e·ḵā ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm way·yō·mer ’el- ḥū·šay lām·māh lō- hā·laḵ·tā ’eṯ- rê·‘e·ḵā — WLC · 17
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“Not at all,” Hushai… answered -. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel— his I will be, and with him I will remain.
𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤀𐤔𐤁
לֹ֕א חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ כִּי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּחַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה הַזֶּ֖ה וְהָעָ֥ם וְכָל־ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹא אֶהְיֶ֖ה וְאִתּ֥וֹ אֵשֵֽׁב׃ lō ḥū·šay ’el- way·yō·mer ’aḇ·šā·lōm kî ’ă·šer bā·ḥar Yah·weh haz·zeh wə·hā·‘ām wə·ḵāl ’îš yiś·rā·’êl lō ’eh·yeh wə·’it·tōw ’ê·šêḇ — WLC · 18
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Furthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve… in yours.”
𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊𐤐 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉
וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְמִי֙ אֲנִ֣י אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד הֲל֖וֹא בְנ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָבַ֙דְתִּי֙ אָבִ֔יךָ לִפְנֵ֣י כֵּ֖ן אֶהְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃פ לִפְנֵ֣י wə·haš·šê·nîṯ lə·mî ’ă·nî ’e·‘ĕ·ḇōḏ hă·lō·w ḇə·nōw ka·’ă·šer ‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî ’ā·ḇî·ḵā lip̄·nê kên ’eh·yeh li·p̄ā·ne·ḵā lip̄·nê — WLC · 19
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Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤄𐤁𐤅 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤏𐤑𐤄 𐤌𐤄 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־ אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל הָב֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם עֵצָ֖ה מַֽה־ נַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm way·yō·mer ’el- ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el hā·ḇū lā·ḵem ‘ê·ṣāh mah- na·‘ă·śeh — WLC · 20
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Ahithophel replied -, “Sleep with… your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤊 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤊 𐤅𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅
אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם בּ֚וֹא אֶל־ אָבִ֔יךָ פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִנִּ֖יחַ לִשְׁמ֣וֹר הַבָּ֑יִת כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְשָׁמַ֤ע כִּֽי־ נִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּ אֶת־ אָבִ֔יךָ יְדֵ֖י כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתָּֽךְ׃ וְחָ֣זְק֔וּ ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el way·yō·mer ’el- ’aḇ·šā·lōm bō·w ’el- ’ā·ḇî·ḵā pi·laḡ·šê ’ă·šer hin·nî·aḥ liš·mō·wr hab·bā·yiṯ kāl- yiś·rā·’êl wə·šā·ma‘ kî- niḇ·’aš·tā ’eṯ- ’ā·ḇî·ḵā yə·ḏê kāl- ’ă·šer ’it·tāḵ wə·ḥā·zə·qū — WLC · 21
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So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with… his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
𐤅𐤉𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤄𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤂 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וַיַּטּ֧וּ הָאֹ֖הֶל לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם עַל־ הַגָּ֑ג אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־ אָבִ֔יו פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ way·yaṭ·ṭū hā·’ō·hel lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm ‘al- hag·gāḡ ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm way·yā·ḇō ’el- ’ā·ḇîw pi·laḡ·šê lə·‘ê·nê kāl- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 22
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Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel - was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.
𐤄𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤉𐤏𐤑 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤍 𐤊𐤋 𐤂𐤌 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤂𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤎 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤏𐤑𐤕
הָהֵ֔ם בַּיָּמִ֣ים וַעֲצַ֣ת אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל יָעַץ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁאַלִ֖־ בִּדְבַ֣ר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כֵּ֚ן כָּל־ גַּם־ לְדָוִ֖ד גַּ֥ם לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ס אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל עֲצַ֣ת hā·hêm bay·yā·mîm wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el yā·‘aṣ ka·’ă·šer ’ă·šer yiš·ʾa·li- biḏ·ḇar hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm kên kāl- gam- lə·ḏā·wiḏ gam lə·’aḇ·šā·lōm ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el ‘ă·ṣaṯ — WLC · 23