Davidוְדָוִדhad gone onעָבַרa littleמְעַטfromמֵthe summit,הָרֹאשׁand thereוְהִנֵּהwas Ziba,צִיבָאthe young manנַעַרof Mephibosheth,מְפִי בֹשֶׁתto meet him,לִקְרָאתוֹwith a pairוְצֶמֶדof donkeysחֲמֹרִיםsaddled,חֲבֻשִׁיםand on themוַעֲלֵיהֶםtwo hundredמָאתַיִםloaves of bread,לֶחֶםa hundredוּמֵאָהclusters of raisins,צִמּוּקִיםa hundredוּמֵאָהsummer fruits,קַיִץand a skinוְנֵבֶלof wine.יָיִן
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלZiba,צִיבָא“Whatמָהare theseאֵלֶּהto you?”לָּךְZibaצִיבָאsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִיםare for the householdלְבֵיתof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְto ride,לִרְכֹּבand the breadוְהַלֶּחֶםand the summer fruitוְהַקַּיִץfor the young menהַנְּעָרִיםto eat,לֶאֱכוֹלand the wineוְהַיַּיִןfor the exhaustedהַיָּעֵףin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרto drink.”לִשְׁתּוֹת
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“And whereוְאַיֵּהis the sonבֶּןof your master?”אֲדֹנֶיךָZibaצִיבָאsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Look,הִנֵּהhe is stayingיוֹשֵׁבin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםforכִּיhe said,אָמַר‘Todayהַיּוֹםthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill give backיָשִׁיבוּto meלִיthe kingdomמַמְלְכוּתof my father.’”אָבִי
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Ziba,לְצִבָא“Look,הִנֵּהyoursלְךָis allכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to Mephibosheth.”לִמְפִי בֹשֶׁתZibaצִיבָאsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“I bow down;הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִיmay I findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king.”הַמֶּלֶךְ
When Kingוּ הַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִדcameבָאtoעַדBahurim,בַּחוּרִיםthereוְהִנֵּהfrom thereמִשָּׁםa manאִישׁcame outיוֹצֵאof the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחַתof the houseבֵּיתof Saul,שָׁאוּלwhose name wasוּשְׁמוֹShimeiשִׁמְעִיsonבֶןof Gera;גֵּרָאhe came out,יֹצֵא יָצוֹאcursing as he came.וּמְקַלֵּל
He threwוַיְסַקֵּלstonesבָּאֲבָנִיםat Davidדָּוִדand atוְאֶתallכָּלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof KingהַמֶּלֶךְDavid,דָּוִדand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםand allוְכָלthe mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִיםwere on his rightמִימִינוֹand on his left.וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ
Thisוְכֹהis what Shimeiשִׁמְעִיsaidאָמַרas he cursed:בְּקַלְלוֹ“Get out,צֵאget out,צֵאyou manאִישׁof bloodהַדָּמִיםand wickedהַבְּלִיָּעַלman!וְאִישׁ
YHWHיְהוָהhas brought backהֵשִׁיבon youעָלֶיךָallכֹּלthe bloodדְּמֵיof the houseבֵיתof Saul,שָׁאוּלin whose placeאֲשֶׁר תַּחְתָּיוyou have reigned;מָלַכְתָּand YHWHוַ יְהוָהhas givenיִּתֵּןthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָהinto the handבְּיַדof Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםyour son.בְּנֶךָAnd look,וְהִנְּךָyou are in your evil,בְּרָעָתֶךָforכִּיa manאִישׁof bloodדָּמִיםyou are!”אָתָּה
Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרוּיָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Whyלָמָּהshould thisהַזֶּהdeadהַמֵּתdogהַכֶּלֶבcurseיְקַלֵּלmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king?הַמֶּלֶךְPleaseנָּאlet me cross overאֶעְבְּרָהand take offוְאָסִירָהhis head.”רֹאשׁוֹ
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“What have Iמַה לִּיto do with you,וְלָכֶםsonsבְּנֵיof Zeruiah?צְרֻיָהSoכֹּהlet him curse,יְקַלֵּלforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas saidאָמַרto him,לוֹ‘CurseקַלֵּלDavid’;דָּוִדand whoוּמִיshall say,יֹאמַר‘Whyמַדּוּעַhave you doneעָשִׂיתָהso?’”כֵּן
DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיand toוְאֶלallכָּלhis servants,עֲבָדָיו“Look,הִנֵּהmy son,בְנִיwhoאֲשֶׁרcame outיָצָאfrom my own body,מִמֵּעַיseeksמְבַקֵּשׁmy life;נַפְשִׁיhow much moreוְאַף כִּיnowעַתָּהthis Benjaminite!בֶּן הַיְמִינִיLeave him aloneהַנִּחוּ לוֹand let him curse,וִיקַלֵּלforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas toldאָמַרhim.לוֹ
PerhapsאוּלַיYHWHיְהוָהwill lookיִרְאֶהon my eye,בְּעֵינִיand YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill repayהֵשִׁיבmeלִיgoodטוֹבָהin place ofתַּחַתhis curseקִלְלָתוֹthisהַזֶּהday.”הַיּוֹם
Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְalong the road,בַּדָּרֶךְand Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִיwas goingהֹלֵךְalong the sideבְּצֵלַעof the hillהָהָרopposite him,לְעֻמָּתוֹcursingוַיְקַלֵּלas he went,הָלוֹךְand he threwוַיְסַקֵּלstonesבָּאֲבָנִיםopposite himלְעֻמָּתוֹand threwוְעִפַּרdust.בֶּעָפָר
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹarrivedוַיָּבֹאexhausted,עֲיֵפִיםand he caught his breathוַיִּנָּפֵשׁthere.שָׁם
Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלוֹםand allוְכָלthe people,הָעָםthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלcameבָּאוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹפֶלwas with him.אִתּוֹ
Whenוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרHushaiחוּשַׁיthe Archite,הָאַרְכִּיDavid’sדָוִדcompanion,רֵעֶהcameבָּאtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםHushaiחוּשַׁיsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלֹם“Long liveיְחִיthe king!הַמֶּלֶךְLong liveיְחִיthe king!”הַמֶּלֶךְ
AbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלHushai,חוּשַׁי“Is thisזֶהyour loyal loveחַסְדְּךָtoאֶתyour companion?רֵעֶךָWhyלָמָּהdid you notלֹאgoהָלַכְתָּwithאֶתyour companion?”רֵעֶךָ
HushaiחוּשַׁיsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלֹם“No;לֹאbutכִּיthe one whomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהand thisוְ הַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםand allוְכָלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave chosen,בָּחַרhisלוֹI will be,אֶהְיֶהand with himוְאִתּוֹI will stay.אֵשֵׁב
And secondly,וְהַשֵּׁנִיתwhomלְמִיshould Iאֲנִיserve?אֶעֱבֹדShould it not beהֲלוֹאbeforeלִפְנֵיhis son?בְנוֹAsכַּאֲשֶׁרI servedעָבַדְתִּיbeforeלִפְנֵיyour father,אָבִיךָsoכֵּןI will beאֶהְיֶהbefore you.”לְפָנֶיךָ
AbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAhithophel,אֲחִיתֹפֶל“Giveהָבוּyourלָכֶםcounsel:עֵצָהwhatמַהshall we do?”נַּעֲשֶׂה
AhithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלֹם“Go inבּוֹאtoאֶלyour father’sאָבִיךָconcubines,פִּלַגְשֵׁיwhomאֲשֶׁרhe leftהִנִּיחַto keepלִשְׁמוֹרthe house;הַבָּיִתand allכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill hearוְשָׁמַעthatכִּיyou have made yourself odiousנִבְאַשְׁתָּto your father,אֶת אָבִיךָand the handsוְ יְדֵיof allכָּלwhoאֲשֶׁרare with youאִתָּךְwill be strengthened.”חָזְקוּ
So they pitchedוַיַּטּוּfor Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹםthe tentהָאֹהֶלonעַלthe roof,הַגָּגand Absalomוַ אַבְשָׁלוֹםwent inיָּבֹאtoאֶלhis father’sאָבִיוconcubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁיin the eyesלְעֵינֵיof allכָּלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
The counselוַעֲצַתof Ahithophel,אֲחִיתֹפֶלwhichאֲשֶׁרhe counseledיָעַץin thoseהָהֵםdays,בַּיָּמִיםwas as ifכַּאֲשֶׁרa manאִישׁinquiredיִשְׁאַלof the wordבִּדְבַרof Elohim;הָאֱלֹהִיםsoכֵּןwas allכָּלthe counselעֲצַתof Ahithophel,אֲחִיתֹפֶלbothגַּםto Davidלְדָוִדandגַּםto Absalom.לְאַבְשָׁלֹם