2 Samuel 19

# In Hebrew texts 19:1-43 is numbered 19:2-44. 1Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son.” 3The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle. 4The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

5Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines. 6You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead. 7Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come on you from your youth till now.”

8So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,” they all came before him.

Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.

David Returns to Jerusalem

9Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom; 10and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”

11King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the king at his quarters? 12You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ 13And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.’ ”

14He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.” 15Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan.

Now the men of Judah had come to Gilgal to go out and meet the king and bring him across the Jordan. 16Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17With him were a thousand Benjamites, along with Ziba, the steward of Saul’s household, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, where the king was. 18They crossed at the ford to take the king’s household over and to do whatever he wished.

When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell prostrate before the king 19and said to him, “May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind. 20For I your servant know that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first from the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet my lord the king.”

21Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the Lord’s anointed.”

22David replied, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? What right do you have to interfere? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?” 23So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king promised him on oath.

24Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. 25When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

26He said, “My lord the king, since I your servant am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba my servant betrayed me. 27And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever you wish. 28All my grandfather’s descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?”

29The king said to him, “Why say more? I order you and Ziba to divide the land.”

30Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has returned home safely.”

31Barzillai the Gileadite also came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and to send him on his way from there. 32Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man. 33The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”

34But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king? 35I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? 36Your servant will cross over the Jordan with the king for a short distance, but why should the king reward me in this way? 37Let your servant return, that I may die in my own town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever you wish.”

38The king said, “Kimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever you wish. And anything you desire from me I will do for you.”

39So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and bid him farewell, and Barzillai returned to his home.

40When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel had taken the king over.

41Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?”

42All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about it? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions? Have we taken anything for ourselves?”

43Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?”

But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

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2 SAMUELE 19

Joabe o kgalemela Davida

1Joabe a bolellwa, ha thwe: “Hela, kgosi e ntse e lla, e hlomohetse Abosalome.” 2Yaba ho hlola ha letsatsi leo ho fetoha bofifi ho bahlabani bohle, hobane hona letsatsing leo ba ile ba utlwa ho thwe: “Kgosi e hlomohetse mora wa yona.” 3Ka letsatsi leo bahlabani ba kena motseng ka lenyele, jwaloka bahlabani ba hlabilweng ke dihlong ha ba balehile ntweng. 4Kgosi ya ikgurumetsa sefahleho, ya bokolla haholo, ya re: “Jo! ngwanaka Abosalome! Jo! ngwanaka, ngwanaka Abosalome!”

5Jwale Joabe a ya lapeng ho kgosi, a re: “Kajeno o tlontlolotse bahlanka bohle ba hao, ba o pholositseng, ba pholosa le bara ba hao, le baradi ba hao, le basadi ba hao, le basadi ba hao ba mafielo. 6O rata ba o hloileng, empa o hloile ba o ratang. Kajeno o iponahaditse hore ha o re letho ka mahosana kapa bahlanka. Kajeno ke elellwa hore haeba Abosalome a ne a sa shwa, eba rona bohle re shwele, o ka be o thabile. 7Ka baka leo, ema, o tsamaye, o yo bua hantle le bahlanka ba hao, hobane ke hlapanya ka Morena hore haeba o sa ye, ha ho motho ya tla o lebela bosiung bona. Hona ho tla ba hobe ho wena ho feta bomadimabe bohle bo kileng ba o wela hodimo ho tloha bohlankaneng ba hao, ho fihlela kajeno.”

8Yaba kgosi e a ema, e ya dula kgorong ya motse. Bahlabani bohle ba tsebiswa, ha thwe: “Kgosi ke eo e dutse kgorong ya motse.” Yaba bahlabani bao ba phuthehela kapele ho kgosi. E mong le e mong wa Baiseraele o ne a ile a balehela lapeng la hae.

Davida o kgutlela Jerusalema

9Setjhaba sohle sa Iseraele, ho ya ka merabe ya sona, se ne se ngangisana ka bosona, se re: “Kgosi e re namoletse matsohong a dira tsa rona; e re pholositse le matsohong a Bafilesita, empa jwale e siile naha, e balehile Abosalome. 10Abosalome eo re mo tlotseditseng ho ba kgosi ya rona, o bolailwe ntweng. Jwale ke ka baka lang, ha le sa re kgosi e kgutle?”

11Yaba kgosi Davida o romela molaetsa ho moprista Sadoke, le ho moprista Abiatare, o re: “Bolellang baholo ba Juda, le re: ‘Ke ka baka lang ha e le lona ba ho qetela, ba reng kgosi e kgutlele tlung ya yona? Molaetsa wa Baiseraele bohle, o reng kgosi e kgutlele tlung ya yona, o se o fihlile. 12Lona le bana beso, le madi eso; jwale ke hobaneng ha le le ba ho qetela, ba reng kgosi e kgutle?’ 13Ho Amasa le tle le re: ‘Na wena ha o madi eso? Morena a nketse tjena le tjena, le ho feta, haeba o ke ke wa ba molaodi wa mabotho sebakeng sa Joabe, kamehla ha ke ntse ke phela.’ ”

14Kgosi ya hapa dipelo tsa banna bohle ba morabe wa Juda, ba eba ntsweleng, hoo ba bileng ba romela molaetsa ho yona, ba re: “Kgutla, wena le bahlanka bohle ba hao.”

Davida le Shimei

15Yaba kgosi e a kgutla, e fihla Jorodane. Ba morabe wa Juda ba ya Gilegale, ho ya kgahlanyetsa kgosi le ho e tshedisa Jorodane. 16Shimei, mora wa Gera wa Mobenjamine, ya tswang Bahurime, a theoha le banna ba morabe wa Juda ka potlako ho ya kgahlanyetsa kgosi Davida. 17Shimei o ne a ena le banna ba sekete ba morabe wa Benjamine, le Siba, mohlanka wa lelapa la Saule, le bara ba hae ba leshome le metso e mehlano, le bahlanka ba hae ba mashome a mabedi. Batho bana ba potlakela ho ya fihla Jorodane pele ho kgosi. 18Seketswana sa tshelela mose ho Jorodane, ho ya lata ba lelapa la kgosi, le ho etsa seo kgosi e lakatsang ha se etswa.

Hoba Shimei, mora wa Gera, a tshele Jorodane, a obamela kgosi, 19a re ho yona: “Monga ka, o se ke wa ntadima ke le motho ya kgopo, mme o se ke wa hopola bobe boo mohlanka wa hao a neng a bo etse ka letsatsi leo monga ka, kgosi ya ka, a neng a tloha Jerusalema ka lona. Kgosi e se ke ya ntjara ka pelo. 20Mohlanka wa hao o a tseba hore o sitilwe; ka baka leo, ke tlile kajeno, ke le wa pele hara bohle ba morabe wa Josefa, hore ke theohe, ke tlo kgahlanyetsa monga ka, kgosi ya ka.”

21Jwale Abishai, mora wa Seruya, a araba, a re: “Eka kgona Shimei a bolaelwe taba ena, hobane o ne a hlapaole motlotsuwa wa Morena!”

22Yaba Davida o re: “Ekaba taba ya ka le lona, bara ba Seruya, ke efe, ha e le moo kajeno le se le le dira tsa ka? Ka letsatsi lena ha ho motho ya tla bolawa naheng ena ya Iseraele, hobane kajeno ke a tseba hore ke nna kgosi ya Iseraele.” 23Kgosi ya re ho Shimei: “O ke ke wa bolawa!” Yaba kgosi e a mo hlapanyetsa.

Davida o hauhela Mefiboshete

24Mefiboshete, mora wa Saule, a theoha ho ya kgahlanyetsa kgosi. Ho tloha mohla kgosi e tsamayang, ho fihlela e ba e kgutla ka kgotso, Mefiboshete, mora wa Saule, o ne a eso ka a kutletsa maoto a hae, kapa a beola ditedu tsa hae, kapa a hlatswa diaparo tsa hae. 25Yare ha a fihla ho tla kgahlanyetsa kgosi, a etswa Jerusalema, kgosi ya re ho yena: “Mefiboshete, ke ka baka lang o sa kang wa tsamaya le nna?”

26Mefiboshete a re: “Oho, monga ka, kgosi ya ka, mohlanka wa ka o ile a nthetsa. Nna, mohlanka wa hao, ke ne ke itse ke tla iqhanehela tonki ya ka, ke e palame, ke tsamaye le kgosi, hobane ke sehlotsa; 27yaba mohlanka eo o ntshenya lebitso ho monga ka, kgosi ya ka. Empa monga ka, kgosi ya ka, o jwaloka lengeloi la Modimo; ka baka leo, etsa seo o bonang se lokela. 28Bohle ba lelapa la ntate ba ne ba lokelwa ke ho bolawa ke monga ka, kgosi ya ka, empa o ile wa nkenya hara bao o jang le bona. Ka baka leo, ke sa na le tokelo efe, ya hore ke nne ke ipiletse ho kgosi?”

29Yaba kgosi e re ho yena: “O sa buelang ditaba tsa hao? Ke qetile ka hore wena le Siba le tla arolelana naha.”

30Mefiboshete a re ho kgosi: “Siba a hle a e nke yohle, hobane monga ka, kgosi ya ka, o kgutletse hae ka kgotso.”

Davida o leboha Barasilai

31Barasilai wa Mogileade a theoha Rogeleme, a tsamaya le kgosi ho ya e tshedisa Jorodane. 32Barasilai o ne a se a tsofetse haholo, a ena le dilemo tse mashome a robedi. Ha kgosi e ntse e le Mahanaime, Barasilai o ne a e fepa, hobane o ne a ruile haholo. 33Kgosi ya re ho Barasilai: “Tshela le nna, re ye Jerusalema, mme ke tla o fepa.”

34Empa Barasilai a re ho kgosi: “Ebe ke sa tla phela nako e kae, hoo nka yang le kgosi Jerusalema? 35Kajeno ke na le dilemo tse mashome a robedi; na nka hlola ke sa tseba ho kgetholla botle ho bobe? Kapa nka hlola ke sa utlwa monate wa seo ke se jang, kapa seo ke se nwang? Na nka hlola ke sa utlwa melodi ya banna ba binang, le ya basadi ba binang? Ebe jwale nka nna ka imetsa monga ka, kgosi ya ka, ka baka lefe? 36Mohlanka wa hao o tla tshela Jorodane le kgosi, a e felehetse ho se hokae. Jwale kgosi e ka nnea moputso oo ka baka lefe? 37Ke a o rapela: Ako dumelle mohlanka wa hao hore a kgutle, ke tle ke yo shwela motseng wa heso, pela lebitla la ntate le la mme. Mohlanka wa hao Kimehame ke enwa; ha e be yena ya tshelelang mose le monga ka, kgosi ya ka. Mo etsetse seo o bonang se le molemo.”

38Kgosi ya re: “Ke tla tshelela mose wane le Kimehame, mme ke tla mo etsetsa seo wena o bonang se le molemo. Le wena ke tla o etsetsa tsohle tseo o ka di kopang ho nna.”

39Setjhaba sohle sa tshela Jorodane, le kgosi ya tshela. Yaba kgosi e aka Barasilai, ya mo hlohonolofatsa, mme Barasilai a kgutlela ha habo.

Baiseraele le Bajuda ba a qabana

40Kgosi ya tshelela Gilegale, le Kimehame a tshela le yona. Setjhaba sohle sa morabe wa Juda sa tshedisa kgosi noka; le karolo e nngwe ya setjhaba sa Iseraele ya etsa jwalo.

41Jwale banna bohle ba Baiseraele ba tla ho kgosi, ba re ho yona: “Ke ka baka lang ha bana babo rona, e leng banna ba morabe wa Juda, ba ile ba nka kgosi ka lenyele, ba e tshedisa Jorodane, hammoho le ba lelapa la yona, le banna bohle ba Davida?”

42Banna bohle ba morabe wa Juda ba araba banna ba Iseraele, ba re: “Ke kahobane kgosi e tswalana le rona. Jwale taba ee e le halefisa ka baka lefe? Na kgosi e kile ya re fepa? Kapa ebe re filwe dimpho?”

43Banna ba Iseraele ba araba banna ba morabe wa Juda, ba re: “Kabelo ya rona ho kgosi e feta ya lona haleshome; le ho Davida re na le tokelo e fetang ya lona. Jwale le re nyedisitse ka baka lefe? Na hase rona ba qadileng ho bua pele ka taba ya hore kgosi e kgutliswe?”

Dipolelo tsa banna ba morabe wa Juda di ne di hlaba ho feta tsa banna ba Iseraele.

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