1 Dovydui paėjus kiek toliau nuo kalno viršūnės, jį sutiko Mefi Bošeto tarnas Ciba su pora asilų, apkrautų dviem šimtais duonos kepalų, šimtu ryšulių džiovintų vynuogių, šimtu ryšulių vasaros vaisių ir odine vyno.

2 Karalius klausė Cibą: "Kam tau visa tai?" Ciba atsakė: "Asilai­ karaliaus namiškiams joti, duona ir vaisiai­jaunuoliams valgyti, o vynas­nusilpusiems dykumoje atgaivinti".

3 Karalius klausė: "Kur yra tavo valdovo sūnus?" Ciba atsakė karaliui: "Jis pasiliko Jeruzalėje, sakydamas: ‘Šiandien Izraelis man sugrąžins mano tėvo karalystę’ ".

4 Karalius tarė Cibai: "Kas buvo Mefi Bošeto, dabar priklauso tau". Ciba atsakė: "Nuolankiai maldauju tave, mano valdove karaliau, leisk man surasti malonę tavo akyse".

5 Karaliui Dovydui atvykus į Bahurimą, Sauliaus giminės vyras Šimis, Geros sūnus, išėjo ir keikė eidamas.

6 Jis mėtė akmenimis Dovydą bei visus jo tarnus; karalius buvo apsuptas žmonių ir karių.

7 Šimis keikdamas sakė: "Išeik, išeik, tu kraugery, Belialo žmogau.

8 Viešpats atmokėjo tau už visą Sauliaus namų kraują, kurio vietoje tu pasidarei karaliumi. Viešpats atidavė karalystę tavo sūnui Abšalomui. Dabar tu patekai nemalonėn, nes esi kraugerys".

9 Cerujos sūnus Abišajas paklausė karaliaus: "Kodėl šitas pastipęs šuo keikia mano valdovą karalių? Leisk man nueiti ir nuimti jam galvą".

10 Karalius atsakė: "Kas man ir jums, Cerujos sūnūs! Jis keikia, kadangi Viešpats jam liepė: ‘Keik Dovydą!’ Kas gali klausti: ‘Kodėl taip darai?’ "

11 Dovydas kalbėjo Abišajui ir visiems tarnams: "Štai mano paties sūnus ieško mano gyvybės. Tuo labiau šis benjaminas. Palikite jį ramybėje, tegul jis keikia, nes jam taip liepė Viešpats.

12 Gal Viešpats pažvelgs į mano sielvartą ir man atmokės geru už jo šiandieninius keiksmus".

13 Dovydas ėjo keliu su savo vyrais, o Šimis­kalno šlaitu šalia jo keikdamas, mėtydamas akmenimis ir barstydamas dulkes.

14 Pagaliau karalius ir visi jo žmonės pavargo ir ten ilsėjosi.

15 Abšalomas su visais žmonėmis atėjo į Jeruzalę; Achitofelis buvo su juo.

16 Arkietis Hušajas, Dovydo draugas, atėjęs pas Abšalomą, tarė: "Tegyvuoja karalius! Tegyvuoja karalius!"

17 Abšalomas paklausė jo: "Ar toks tavo dėkingumas draugui? Kodėl nėjai su savo draugu?"

18 Hušajas atsakė Abšalomui: "Aš priklausau tam, kurį išrinko Viešpats, Izraelio vyrai ir šitie žmonės.

19 Kam gi aš galėčiau tarnauti, jei ne jo sūnui. Kaip tarnavau tavo tėvui, taip noriu tarnauti tau".

20 Abšalomas tarė Ahitofeliui: "Patark, ką mums daryti?"

21 Ahitofelis tarė Abšalomui: "Įeik pas savo tėvo suguloves, kurias jis paliko namų saugoti. Kai izraelitai sužinos, kad tapai pasibjaurėtinas savo tėvui, visų tavo šalininkų rankos sustiprės".

22 Jie pastatė Abšalomui palapinę ant stogo, o jis, visiems izraelitams matant, įėjo pas savo tėvo suguloves.

23 Tais laikais Ahitofelio patarimas būdavo labai vertinamas, lyg jį duotų pats Dievas. Jo patarimų klausė Dovydas ir Abšalomas.

1 And when David had gone a little way past the top of the slope, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to him, with two asses on which were two hundred cakes of bread and a hundred stems of dry grapes and a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.

2 And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.

3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

4 Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

5 And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

6 And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left.

7 And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:

8 The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.

9 Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.

10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?

11 And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.

12 It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.

13 So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.

14 And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.

15 And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

16 Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

17 And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

18 And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him.

19 And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

22 So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

23 In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.