1 ولما عبر داود قليلا عن القمة اذا بصيبا غلام مفيبوشث قد لقيه بحمارين مشدودين عليهما مئتا رغيف خبز ومئة عنقود زبيب ومئة قرص تين وزق خمر.2 فقال الملك لصيبا ما لك وهذه. فقال صيبا الحماران لبيت الملك للركوب والخبز والتين للغلمان ليأكلوا والخمر ليشربه من اعيا في البرية.3 فقال الملك واين ابن سيدك. فقال صيبا للملك هوذا هو مقيم في اورشليم لانه قال اليوم يرد لي بيت اسرائيل مملكة ابي.4 فقال الملك لصيبا هوذا لك كل ما لمفيبوشث. فقال صيبا سجدت. ليتني اجد نعمة في عينيك يا سيدي الملك5 ولما جاء الملك داود الى بحوريم اذا برجل خارج من هناك من عشيرة بيت شاول اسمه شمعي بن جيرا. يسب وهو يخرج6 ويرشق بالحجارة داود وجميع عبيد الملك داود وجميع الشعب وجميع الجبابرة عن يمينه وعن يساره.7 وهكذا كان شمعي يقول في سبه اخرج اخرج يا رجل الدماء ورجل بليعال.8 قد رد الرب عليك كل دماء بيت شاول الذي ملكت عوضا عنه وقد دفع الرب المملكة ليد ابشالوم ابنك وها انت واقع بشرّك لانك رجل دماء.9 فقال ابيشاي ابن صروية للملك لماذا يسب هذا الكلب الميت سيدي الملك. دعني اعبر فاقطع راسه.10 فقال الملك ما لي ولكم يا بني صروية. دعوه يسب لان الرب قال له سبّ داود ومن يقول لماذا تفعل هكذا.11 وقال داود لابيشاي ولجميع عبيده هوذا ابني الذي خرج من احشائي يطلب نفسي فكم بالحري الآن بنياميني. دعوه يسب لان الرب قال له.12 لعل الرب ينظر الى مذلتي ويكافئني الرب خيرا عوض مسبته بهذا اليوم.13 واذ كان داود ورجاله يسيرون في الطريق كان شمعي يسير في جانب الجبل مقابله ويسب وهو سائر ويرشق بالحجارة مقابله ويذري التراب.14 وجاء الملك وكل الشعب الذين معه وقد اعيوا فاستراحوا هناك15 واما ابشالوم وجميع الشعب رجال اسرائيل فاتوا الى اورشليم واخيتوفل معهم.16 ولما جاء حوشاي الاركي صاحب داود الى ابشالوم قال حوشاي لابشالوم ليحي الملك ليحي الملك.17 فقال ابشالوم لحوشاي أهذا معروفك مع صاحبك. لماذا لم تذهب مع صاحبك.18 فقال حوشاي لابشالوم كلا ولكن الذي اختاره الرب وهذا الشعب وكل رجال اسرائيل فله اكون ومعه اقيم.19 وثانيا من اخدم. أليس بين يدي ابنه. كما خدمت بين يدي ابيك كذلك اكون بين يديك20 وقال ابشالوم لاخيتوفل اعطوا مشورة ماذا نفعل.21 فقال اخيتوفل لابشالوم ادخل الى سراري ابيك اللواتي تركهنّ لحفظ البيت فيسمع كل اسرائيل انك قد صرت مكروها من ابيك فتتشدد ايدي جميع الذين معك.22 فنصبوا لابشالوم الخيمة على السطح ودخل ابشالوم الى سراري ابيه امام جميع اسرائيل.23 وكانت مشورة اخيتوفل التي كان يشير بها في تلك الايام كمن يسأل بكلام الله. هكذا كل مشورة اخيتوفل على داود وعلى ابشالوم جميعا

1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 And the king said to Ziba, What mean you by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king' household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.3 And the king said, And where is your master' son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he stays at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, your are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.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.7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:8 The LORD has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned; and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son: and, behold, you are taken in your mischief, because you are a bloody man.9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray you, and take off his head.10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Why have you done so?11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has bidden him.12 It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill' side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David' friend, was come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why went you not with your friend?18 And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father' presence, so will I be in your presence.20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father' concubines, which he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred of your father: then shall the hands of all that are with you be strong.22 So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father' concubines in the sight of all Israel.23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counceled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.