Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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.

24And Mephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586came downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetH7125the kingH4428,and had neitherH3808dressedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272,nor trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his beardשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222,nor washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899,from the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428departedH3212until the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameבָּ֥אba'H935againin peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

25And it came to pass, when he was comeH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to meetH7125the kingH4428,that the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore wentestH1980not thou with me, MephiboshethH4648?

26And he answeredH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me: for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,I will saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280me a donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392thereon, and goH3212to the kingH4428;because thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650islameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.

27And he hath slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270thy servantH5650unto my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428isas an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213therefore what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28For all ofmy father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were butלֹ֨אlo'H3808deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582before my lordH113the kingH4428:yet didst thou setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896thy servantH5650among them that did eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thine own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.What rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666therefore haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426I yet to cryוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199any more unto the kingH4428?

29And the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why speakestתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696thou any more of thy mattersדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697?I have saidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Thou and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

30And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559unto the kingH4428,Yea, let him takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947all, forasmuchאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428is come againבָּ֞אba'H935in peaceבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965unto his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.

31And Barzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּי֙u.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569came downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִ֑יםme.ro.ge.LimH7274,and went overוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383with the kingH4428,to conductלְשַׁלְּח֖וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971him over Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ha.vai.yar.denH3383.

32Now BarzillaiH1271was a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966agedזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204man, evenfourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121:and he had provided the kingH4428of sustenanceכִלְכַּ֤לkhil.KalH3557while he layבְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹve.shi.va.ToH7871at Mahanaimבְמַחֲנַ֔יִםve.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266; for he wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376.

33And the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto BarzillaiH1271,Come thou overעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674with me, and I will feedH3557thee with me in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

34And BarzillaiH1271saidH559unto the kingH4428,How longיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117have I to liveשְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔יshe.Nei chai.YaiH2416 H8141,that I should go upאֶעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927with the kingH4428unto JerusalemH3389?

35I amthis dayH3117fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121: andcan I discernהַאֵדַ֣ע׀ha.'e.Da'H3045between goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilלְרָ֗עle.Ra'H7451?can thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650tasteיִטְעַ֤םyit.'AmH2938whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I eatאֹכַל֙'o.KhalH398or whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה'esh.TehH8354?can I hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085any more the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of singing menשָׁרִ֣יםsha.RimH7891and singing womenוְשָׁר֑וֹתve.sha.RotH7891?wherefore then should thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650be yet a burdenלְמַשָּׂ֔אle.ma.Sa'H4853unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428?

36Thy servantH5650will goH5674a little wayכִּמְעַ֞טkim.'AtH4592overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383with the kingH4428:and why should the kingH4428recompenseיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580it me with such a rewardהַגְּמוּלָ֖הha.ge.mu.LahH1578?

37Let thy servantH5650,I pray thee, turn back againיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725,that I may dieוְאָמֻ֣תve.'a.MutH4191in mine own cityבְּעִירִ֔יbe.'i.RiH5892, and be buriedby the graveקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and of my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517.But behold thy servantH5650Chimhamכִמְהָ֗םkhim.HamH3643;let him go overH5674with my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428;and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213to him what shall seem goodבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H2896unto thee.

38And the kingH4428answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,ChimhamH3643shall goH5674over with me, and I will doH6213to him that which shall seem goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH5869 H2896unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt requireתִּבְחַ֥רtiv.CharH977of me, thatwill I doH6213for thee.

39And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971went overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.And when the kingH4428was come overH5674,the kingH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֨קvai.yi.ShakH5401Barzillaiלְבַרְזִלַּי֙le.var.zi.LaiH1271,and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּvay.Va.ra.Khe.huH1288him; and he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his own placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ סlim.ko.MoH4725.

40Then the kingH4428went onH5674to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,and Chimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643went onH5674with him: and all the peopleH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063conductedH5674the kingH4428,and also halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677the peopleH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

41And, behold, all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of IsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to the kingH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingH4428,Why have our brethrenאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063stolen thee awayגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589,and have broughtH5674the kingH4428,and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and all David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with him, over Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?

42And all the menH376of JudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030the menH376of IsraelH3478,Because the kingH4428isnear of kinקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138to us: wherefore then be ye angryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734for this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?have we eatenהֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.KholH398at allאָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuH398of the king’sH4428cost?or hath he givenנִשָּׂ֖אni.Sa'H5375us any giftנִשֵּׂ֥אתni.SetH5379?

43And the menH376of IsraelH3478answeredH6030the menH376of JudahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,We have tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in the kingH4428,and weאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have also more rightin Davidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732than ye: why then did ye despiseהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us, that our adviceH1697should not be firstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223had in bringing backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725our kingH4428?And the wordsH1697of the menH376of JudahH3063were fiercerוַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙vai.Yi.keshH7185than the wordsH1697of the menH376of IsraelH3478.

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