1 When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine. 2 The king said to Ziba, "What do you mean by these?"
Ziba said, "The donkeys 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 those who are faint in the wilderness may drink."
3 The king said, "Where is your master’s son?"
Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’"
4 Then the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours."
Ziba said, "I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king."
5 When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came. 6 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 Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow! 8 Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!"
9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head." 10 The king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’"
11 David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Behold, my son, who came out of my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him. 12 It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today." 13 So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust. 14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he refreshed himself there.
15 Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No; but whomever Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, I will be his, and I will stay with him. 19 Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence."
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."
21 Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father’s concubines that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong."
22 So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23 The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.
1 Nadat Dawid van die top af 'n entjie verder getrek het, kom Siba, die dienaar van Mefiboset, meteens hom tegemoet met 'n paar opgesaalde esels en op hulle twee honderd brode en honderd rosynekoeke en honderd somervrugte en 'n sak wyn.
2 En die koning het Siba gevra: Wat wil jy hiermee maak? En Siba sê: Die esels is vir die huis van die koning om op te ry, en die brood en die somervrugte vir die dienaars om te eet, en die wyn vir die vermoeides in die woestyn om te drink.
3 En die koning vra: Maar waar is die seun van jou heer? En Siba sê vir die koning: Kyk, hy het daar in Jerusalem gebly, want hy dink: Vandag sal die huis van Israel my vader se koningskap aan my teruggee.
4 Daarop sê die koning vir Siba: Kyk, alles wat aan Mefiboset behoort, is joue. En Siba sê: Ek buig my neer! Mag ek genade vind in u oë, my heer die koning!
5 En toe koning Dawid tot by Bahurim gekom het, kom daarvandaan juis 'n man te voorskyn uit die geslag van die huis van Saul met die naam van S¡me‹, die seun van Gera; hy het uitgekom en gedurigdeur gevloek
6 en Dawid en al die dienaars van koning Dawid met klippe gegooi, alhoewel al die mense en al die helde aan sy regter-- en aan sy linkerkant was.
7 En dit het S¡me‹gesê terwyl hy vloek: Weg, weg, jou bloedvergieter en jou deugniet!
8 Die HERE het al die bloed van die huis van Saul, in wie se plek jy koning geword het, op jou laat neerkom; en die HERE het die koningskap in die hand van jou seun Absalom gegee, en hier is jy nou in jou ongeluk, omdat jy 'n bloedvergieter is.
9 Toe vra Ab¡sai, die seun van Seruja, vir die koning: Waarom moet hierdie dooie hond my heer die koning vloek? Laat ek tog oorstap en sy kop afslaan!
10 Maar die koning sê: Wat het ek met julle te doen, seuns van Seruja? As hy vloek, en as die HERE aan hom gesê het: Vloek Dawid! wie mag dan vra: Waarom maak jy so?
11 Verder het Dawid aan Ab¡sai en al sy dienaars gesê: Kyk, my seun wat uit my liggaam voortgekom het, soek my lewe: hoeveel te meer dan nou die Benjaminiet? Laat hom staan, dat hy vloek, want die HERE het hom dit beveel.
12 Miskien sal die HERE my ellende aansien en sal die HERE my goed vergelde vir die vloek wat my vandag tref.
13 Dawid en sy manne het toe met die pad getrek, terwyl S¡me‹al langs hom aan die kant van die berg gedurig loop en vloek, en al langs hom met klippe gooi en stof maak.
14 En moeg het die koning en al die mense wat by hom was, by die Jordaan aangekom en daar asem geskep.
15 Intussen het Absalom en al die manskappe, die manne van Israel, in Jerusalem aangekom, en Agitofel was by hom.
16 En net toe Husai, die Arkiet, die vriend van Dawid, by Absalom kom, sê Husai vir Absalom: Mag die koning leef, mag die koning leef!
17 Maar Absalom vra vir Husai: Is dit jou liefde teenoor jou vriend? Waarom het jy nie saam met jou vriend getrek nie?
18 Toe sê Husai vir Absalom: Nee, maar aan hom wat die HERE verkies, en hierdie volk en al die manne van Israel, aan hom behoort ek, en by hom sal ek bly.
19 En ten tweede: Wie sal ,k dien? Is dit nie voor die aangesig van sy seun nie? Soos ek voor u vader gedien het, so sal ek voor u wees.
20 Daarop sê Absalom vir Agitofel: Julle moet raad gee onder mekaar wat ons moet doen.
21 En Agitofel sê vir Absalom: Gaan in by die byvroue van u vader wat hy laat agter bly het om die huis op te pas. Dan sal die hele Israel hoor dat u u gehaat gemaak het by u vader, en die hande van almal wat by u is, sal versterk word.
22 Hulle het toe vir Absalom 'n tent op die dak opgeslaan, en Absalom het voor die oë van die hele Israel by die byvroue van sy vader ingegaan.
23 En die raad wat Agitofel in die dae gegee het, was asof 'n mens die woord van God geraadpleeg het. So was elke raad van Agitofel vir Dawid sowel as vir Absalom.