Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 15:13-37

13And there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935a messengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The heartsלֶב־lev-H3820of the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14And Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that werewith him at Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; for we shall not elseescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:make speedמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116to departH3212,lest he overtakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381us suddenlyיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116,and bringוְהִדִּ֤יחַve.hi.Di.achH5080evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, and smiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready to dowhatsoever my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall appointיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and all his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him. And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimH802, which wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, and tarriedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in a placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004that was far offהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH1023 H4801.

18And all his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passed onעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674besideיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027him; and all the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774,and all the Pelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432,and all the Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376which cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterבְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.LoH7272him from Gathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passed onעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,Wherefore goestH3212thou also with us? returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725to thy placeלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725,and abideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou arta strangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237,and also an exileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540.

20Whereas thou camestבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935butyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543,should I this dayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117make thee goH3212up and downאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128with us? seeing I goH1980whither I may, returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou, and take backוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thy brethrenאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251:mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with thee.

21And Ittaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asmy lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428livethוְחֵי֙ve.CheiH2416,surely in what placeבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall be, whether in deathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194or lifeלְחַיִּ֔יםle.chai.YimH2416,even there also will thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be.

22And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ittaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoH3212and pass overוַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.VorH5674.And Ittaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,and all his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582,and all the little onesהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945that were with him.

23And all the countryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776weptבּוֹכִים֙bo.KhimH1058with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passed overעֹֽבְרִ֑ים'oe.RimH5674:the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428also himself passed overעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971passed overעֹבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674,towardפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the wayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24And lo Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659also, and all the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881werewith him, bearingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and they set downוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54went upוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,until all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had doneתֹּ֥םtomH8552passingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674out of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659,Carry backהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:if I shall findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he will bring me againוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725,and shewוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me bothit, and his habitationנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116:

26But if he thus sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,I have no delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in thee; behold, here amI, let him doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to me as seemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ סbe.'ei.NavH5869goodH2896unto him.

27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art notthou a seerהֲרוֹאֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7200?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,and your twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121with you, Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thy sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,I will tarryמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102in the plainבְּעַֽרְב֖וֹתbe.'av.rotH5679 H6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,until there comeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697from you to certifyלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659therefore and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and they tarriedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

30And Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732went upעֹלֶה֩'o.LehH5927by the ascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of mountOlivetהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,and weptוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he went upעֹלֶ֣ה׀'o.LehH5927,and had his headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and he wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that waswith him coveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and they went upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they went upעָלֹ֖ה'a.LohH5927.

31And onetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamong the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,I pray thee, turn the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302into foolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.

32And it came to pass, that whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732was comeבָּ֣אba'H935to the topהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the mount,where he worshippedיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,behold, Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757came to meetH7125him with his coatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801rentקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167,and earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218:

33Unto whom Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If thou passest onעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with me, then thou shalt be a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853unto me:

34But if thou returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,I will be thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; as I have beenthy father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650hithertoמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227, so will I now also bethy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:then mayest thou for me defeatוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35And hast thounot there with thee Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548? therefore it shall be, thatwhat thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697soever thou shalt hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,thou shalt tellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046itto Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold, they havethere with them their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659son,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54son;and by themבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027ye shall sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971unto me every thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that ye can hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

37So Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935into Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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