1 大卫刚越过山顶不远， 就看见米非波设的仆人洗巴前来迎接他； 又有一对预备好了的驴子， 驴子身上驮着两百个饼， 一百个葡萄干饼， 一百个夏天的果饼和一皮袋酒。 2 王问洗巴： "你为什么带这些东西来？"洗巴回答： "驴子是给王的家眷骑的， 饼和夏天的果饼是给年轻人吃的， 酒是给在旷野里疲乏的人喝的。" 3 王又问： "你主人的孙子米非波设在哪里？"洗巴回答王说： "唉！ 他还留在耶路撒冷， 因为他心里想： ‘以色列家会把我祖父扫罗的王国归还给我。’" 4 王对洗巴说： "看哪！ 凡属米非波设所有的， 都归给你了。"洗巴说： "我叩拜我主我王， 愿我在你眼前蒙恩！ " 5 大卫王来到巴户琳的时候， 忽然有一人从那里出来， 他是属扫罗家族的， 名叫示每， 是基拉的儿子。他一边出来， 一边咒骂； 6 又拿石头投掷大卫和大卫王所有的臣仆， 那时众人和众勇士都在王的左右。 7 示每咒骂的时候， 这样说： "你这流人血的人啊， 滚开！ 你这无赖啊， 滚开！ 8 你流了扫罗全家的血， 接替扫罗作王， 耶和华已经把这罪报应在你身上； 耶和华已经把这国交在你儿子押沙龙的手里。看哪！ 你现在自取其祸了， 因为你是个流人血的人。" 9 洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛对王说： "为什么让这条死狗咒骂我主我王呢？让我过去， 把他的头砍下来。" 10 王说： "洗鲁雅的儿子啊， 我与你们有什么关系呢？如果他咒骂是因为耶和华对他说： ‘你要咒骂大卫！ ’那么谁敢说： ‘你为什么这样作呢？’" 11 大卫又对亚比筛和他所有的臣仆说： "看哪！ 连我亲生的儿子尚且寻索我的命， 何况这便雅悯人呢？由他去吧， 由他咒骂吧！ 因为这是耶和华吩咐他的。 12 也许耶和华看见我的苦难， 就施恩与我， 以取代今天这人对我的咒骂。" 13 于是大卫和跟从他的人继续在大路上往前去。示每也沿着山坡， 与大卫并排而行， 一边走， 一边咒骂， 又用石头投掷他， 拿尘土扬他。 14 王和所有与他在一起的人到了一个地方， 都觉得累了， 就在那里舒展一下。 15 押沙龙和以色列众人进了耶路撒冷， 亚希多弗也与押沙龙在一起。 16 大卫的朋友亚基人户筛去见押沙龙， 对他说： "愿王万岁！ 愿王万岁！ " 17 押沙龙问户筛： "你就以这样的‘慈爱’待你的朋友吗？你为什么没有与你的朋友一同走呢？" 18 户筛回答押沙龙： "不！ 耶和华和这民， 以及以色列众人所拣选的， 我应该归属他， 与他在一起。 19 再者， 我要事奉谁呢？不是前王的儿子吗？我以前怎样事奉你的父亲， 我现在也必怎样事奉你。" 20 押沙龙对亚希多弗说： "你们出个主意， 我们应该怎样行才好？" 21 亚希多弗对押沙龙说： "你去与你父亲留下来看守王宫的那些妃嫔亲近， 这样以色列众人听见你与你父亲已经完全决裂， 所有跟随你的人的手就都更坚强了。" 22 于是有人为押沙龙在王宫的平顶上搭了一座帐棚， 押沙龙就在以色列众人眼前与他父亲的妃嫔亲近。 23 那时， 亚希多弗所出的策略， 好像是人求问 神得来的话一样。亚希多弗为大卫， 或为押沙龙所出的策略都是这样。

1 And David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth -- to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred [of] summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.2 And the king saith unto Ziba, `What -- these to thee?` and Ziba saith, `The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.`3 And the king saith, `And where [is] the son of thy lord?` and Ziba saith unto the king, `Lo, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day do the house of Israel give back to me the kingdom of my father.`4 And the king saith to Ziba, `Lo, thine [are] all that Mephibosheth hath;` and Ziba saith, `I have bowed myself -- I find grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king.`5 And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [is] Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;6 and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.7 And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!8 Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou [art] in thine evil, for a man of blood thou [art].`9 And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, `Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.`10 And the king saith, `What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for -- let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?`11 And David saith unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, `Lo, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for Jehovah hath said [so] to him;12 it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.`13 And David goeth with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill over-against him, going on, and he revileth, and stoneth with stones over-against him, and hath dusted with dust.14 And the king cometh in, and all the people who [are] with him, wearied, and they are refreshed there.15 And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,16 and it cometh to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David`s friend, hath come unto Absalom, that Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Let the king live! let the king live!`17 And Absalom saith unto Hushai, `This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?`18 And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Nay, for he whom Jehovah hath chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, his I am, and with him I abide;19 and secondly, for whom do I labour? is it not before his son? as I served before thy father so am I before thee.`20 And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, `Give for you counsel what we do.`21 And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, `Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who [are] with thee have been strong.`22 And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days [is] as [when] one inquireth at the word of God; so [is] all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.