صموئيل الثاني 16 | الكتاب المقدس

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داود وصيبا

1 وَعِنْدَمَا عَبَرَ دَاوُدُ قِمَّةَ الْجَبَلِ لاقَاهُ صِيبَا خَادِمُ مَفِيبُوشَثَ بِحِمَارَيْنِ مُحَمَّلَيْنِ بِمِئَتَيْ رَغِيفِ خُبْزٍ وَمِئَةِ عُنْقُودِ زَبِيبٍ وَمِئَةِ قُرْصِ تِينٍ وَزِقِّ خَمْرٍ. 2 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لِمَنْ كُلُّ هَذَا؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «الْحِمَارَانِ لِرُكُوبِ عَائِلَةِ الْمَلِكِ، وَالْخُبْزُ وَالتِّينُ لِيَأْكُلَهَا الرِّجَالُ، وَالْخَمْرُ لِمَنْ أَعْيَا فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ». 3 فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «وَأَيْنَ حَفِيدُ سَيِّدِكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ صِيبَا: «هُوَ مُقِيمٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ لأَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ قَائِلاً: الْيَوْمَ يَرُدُّ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَمْلَكَةَ جِدِّي». 4 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِصِيبَا: «لَقَدْ وَهَبْتُكَ كُلَّ مَا يَمْتَلِكُهُ مَفِيبُوشَثُ». فَقَالَ صِيبَا: «إِنَّنِي أَنْحَنِي أَمَامَكَ بِخُضُوعٍ، لَعَلَّنِي أَحْظَى بِرِضَى سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ».

شمعي يهين داود

5 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَحُورِيمَ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى عَشِيرَةِ شَاوُلَ، يُدْعَى شِمْعِي بنَ جِيرَا، وَرَاحَ يَكِيلُ لَهُ الشَّتَائِمَ، 6 وَرَشَقَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ وَالشَّعْبَ الَّذِي مَعَهُ وَالأَبْطَالَ الْمُلْتَفِّينَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَيَسَارِهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ. 7 وَهُوَ يُرَدِّدُ فِي شَتَائِمِهِ: «اخْرُجْ! اخْرُجْ يَا رَجُلَ الدِّمَاءِ وَرَجُلَ بَلِيَّعَالَ! 8 لَقَدْ رَدَّ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْكَ كُلَّ مَا سَفَكْتَهُ مِنْ دِمَاءِ بَيْتِ شَاوُلَ الَّذِي مَلَكْتَ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ، وَقَدْ سَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ ابْنِكَ. وَهَا أَنْتَ غَارِقٌ فِي شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكَ لأَنَّكَ رَجُلُ دِمَاءٍ». 9 فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ ابْنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِمَاذَا يَشْتِمُ هَذَا الْكَلْبُ الْمَيْتُ سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ؟ دَعْنِي أَهْجُمُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَقْطَعَ رَأْسَهُ». 10 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا مِنْ شَأْنِكُمْ يَا بَنِي صُرُوِيَّةَ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ اشْتِمْ دَاوُدَ. فَمَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ: لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هَذَا؟» 11 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لأَبِيشَايَ وَسَائِرِ رِجَالِهِ: «هُوَذَا ابْنِي الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ صُلْبِي يَسْعَى لِقَتْلِي، فَكَمْ بالْحَرِيِّ هَذَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيُّ. دَعُوهُ يَشْتِمُ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَمَرَهُ بِشَتْمِي. 12 لَعَلَّ الرَّبَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي، وَيُكَافِئُنِي خَيْراً عِوَضَ شَتَائِمِهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ». 13 وَتَابَعَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ الْمَسِيرَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَلَكِنَّ شِمْعِي ظَلَّ يَمْشِي بِمُحَاذَاتِهِمْ عَلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ وَهُوَ يَكِيلُ لَهُمُ الشَّتَائِمَ وَيَرْشُقُهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَيَذْرِي عَلَيْهِمِ التُّرَابَ. 14 وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْمَلِكُ وَالشَّعْبُ الَّذِي مَعَهُ ضِفَافَ الأُرْدُنِّ كَانَ الإِعْيَاءُ قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ، فَاسْتَرَاحُوا هُنَاكَ.

مشورة حوشاي وأخيتوفل

15 أَمَّا أَبْشَالُومُ وَأَتْبَاعُهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَخِيتُوفَلُ، فَقَدْ دَخَلُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ. 16 وَجَاءَ حُوشَايُ الأَرْكِيُّ مُسْتَشَارُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ هَاتِفاً: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ! لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!» 17 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشَالُومُ: «أَبِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ تُكَافِئُ صَدِيقَكَ؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَذْهَبْ مَعَهُ؟» 18 فَأَجَابَ: «لا، إِنَّنِي أَخْدُمُ وَأُقِيمُ مَعَ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُ الرَّبُّ وَهَذَا الشَّعْبُ وَكُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. 19 ثُمَّ مَنْ أَخْدُمُ؟ أَلَسْتُ أَخْدُمُ ابْنَهُ؟ فَكَمَا خَدَمْتُ فِي حَضْرَةِ أَبِيكَ كَذَلِكَ أَخْدُمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ». 20 وَسَأَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ: «أَشِيرُوا مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟» 21 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيتُوفَلُ: «ادْخُلْ وَضَاجِعْ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيكَ اللَّوَاتِي تَرَكَهُنَّ لِلْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الْقَصْرِ، فَيَسْمَعَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ صِرْتَ مَكْرُوهاً لَدَى أَبِيكَ، فَتَتَشَدَّدَ أَيْدِي مُنَاصِرِيكَ». 22 فَنَصَبُوا لأَبْشَالُومَ الْخَيْمَةَ عَلَى السَّطْحِ، وَدَخَلَ لِمُضَاجَعَةِ مَحْظِيَّاتِ أَبِيهِ عَلَى مَرْأَى جَمِيعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ. 23 وَكَانَتْ مَشُورَاتُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ الَّتِي يُسْدِيهَا فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ تَحْظَى بِقُبُولِ دَاوُدَ وأَبْشَالُوُمَ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ فِي اعْتِبَارِهِمَا كَأَنَّهَا صَادِرَةٌ عَنْ فَمِ اللهِ.

New International Version

David and Ziba

1 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine. 2 The king asked Ziba, ‘Why have you brought these?’ Ziba answered, ‘The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.’ 3 The king then asked, ‘Where is your master’s grandson?’ Ziba said to him, ‘He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, “Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.” ’ 4 Then the king said to Ziba, ‘All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.’ ‘I humbly bow,’ Ziba said. ‘May I find favour in your eyes, my lord the king.’

Shimei curses David

5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out. 6 He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei said, ‘Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!’ 9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, ‘Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.’ 10 But the king said, ‘What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, “Curse David,” who can ask, “Why do you do this?” ’ 11 David then said to Abishai and all his officials, ‘My son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjaminite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. 12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.’ 13 So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt. 14 The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.

The advice of Ahithophel and Hushai

15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him. 16 Then Hushai the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, ‘Long live the king! Long live the king!’ 17 Absalom said to Hushai, ‘So this is the love you show your friend? If he’s your friend, why didn’t you go with him?’ 18 Hushai said to Absalom, ‘No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel – his I will be, and I will remain with him. 19 Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.’ 20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, ‘Give us your advice. What should we do?’ 21 Ahithophel answered, ‘Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be more resolute.’ 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who enquires of God. That was how both David and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel’s advice.