Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:6-23

6In that thou lovestלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157thine enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130,and hatestוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130thy friendsאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157.For thou hast declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046this dayH3117,that thou regardest neither princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269nor servantsH5650:for this dayH3117I perceiveיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,that ifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had livedחַי֙chaiH2416,and all we had diedמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191this dayH3117,then it had pleased thee wellיָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H3477.

7Now therefore ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,go forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318,and speakוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696comfortablyלֵ֣בlevH3820unto thy servantsH5650:for I swearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by Yhwhבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068,if thou go not forthיוֹצֵ֗אyo.Tze'H3318,there will not tarryיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with thee this nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915:and that will be worseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489unto thee than all the evilהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that befellבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935thee from thy youthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271until now.

8Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseH6965,and satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the gateבַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.And they toldהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046unto all the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Behold, the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428doth sitיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:for Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֖סnasH5127every manH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.

9And all the peopleH5971were at strifeנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughout all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478,sayingH559,The kingH4428savedהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesאֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,and he deliveredמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and now he is fledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10And AbsalomH53,whom we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886over us, is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.Now therefore why speakמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790ye not a word of bringingH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725?

11And kingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why are ye the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004?seeing the speechוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is comeבָּ֥אba'H935to the kingH4428, evento his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12Ye aremy brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, ye aremy bonesעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and my fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320:wherefore then are ye the lastH314to bring backH7725the kingH4428?

13And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye to Amasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Artthou not of my boneH6106,and of my fleshH1320?Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so to me, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also, if thou be not captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me continuallyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117in the roomתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

14And he bowedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186the heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of all the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even as the heart ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376;so that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971this wordunto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725thou, and all thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

15So the kingH4428returnedH7725,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.And JudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,to goH3212to meetH7125the kingH4428,to conductH5674the kingH4428overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

16And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145, which wasof Bahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםmi.ba.chu.RimH980,hastedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116and came downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381with the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063to meetH7125kingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17And there werea thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of BenjaminH1145with him, and Zibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH6240 H2568sonsH1121and his twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they went overוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428.

18And there went overוְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.RahH5674a ferry boatהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to carry overלַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.VirH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213what he thoughtבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.And Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096the sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617fell downנָפַל֙na.FalH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428,as he was come overבְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.RoH5674JordanH3383;

19And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingH4428,Let not my lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113imputeיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803iniquityעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771unto me, neither do thou rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142that which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650did perverselyהֶעֱוָ֣הhe.'e.VahH5753the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117that my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428went outיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,that the kingH4428should takeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760it to his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

20For thy servantH5650doth knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:therefore, behold, I am comeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223this dayH3117of all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to go downלָרֶ֕דֶתla.Re.detH3381to meetH7125my lordH113the kingH4428.

21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Shall not Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191for this, because he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

22And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,What have I to do with you, ye sonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,that ye should this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117be adversariesלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854unto me? shall there any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be put to deathH4191this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?for do not I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I amthis dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

23Therefore the kingH4428saidH559unto Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096,Thou shalt not dieH4191.And the kingH4428swareוַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650unto him.

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