1 Kad Dāvids bija mazliet nogājis no kalna gala, redzi, tad Ciba, Mefibošeta puisis, nāca viņam pretī ar pāris apkrautiem ēzeļiem, un tie uz muguras nesa divi simti maizes, simts rozīņu raušu, simts vasaras augļu saiņu un ādas trauku ar vīnu. 2 Un ķēniņš sacīja Cibam: "Kas tie tev tur ir?" Tad Ciba sacīja: "Ēzeļi ir ķēniņa nama ļaudīm, ko jāt, bet maize un vasaras augļi kalpotājiem, ko ēst, bet vīns tiem, kas tuksnesī piekusuši, ko dzert." 3 Tad ķēniņš jautāja: "Bet kur tad ir tava kunga dēls?" Un Ciba atbildēja ķēniņam: "Redzi, viņš ir palicis Jeruzālemē, jo viņš teica: šodien Israēla nams man atdos atpakaļ mana vectēva ķēniņa valstību." 4 Tad ķēniņš sacīja Cibam: "Lai tad nu tev arī pieder viss, kas piederēja Mefibošetam!" Un Ciba sacīja: "Es noliecos tavā priekšā, lai atrodu labvēlību tavās acīs, mans kungs un ķēniņ!" 5 Kad ķēniņš Dāvids nonāca līdz Bahurimai, redzi, tad no turienes iznāca kāds vīrs no Saula nama piederīgiem, un viņa vārds bija Šimejs, Geras dēls. Tuvodamies viņš nepārtraukti lādējās 6 un meta akmeņus uz Dāvidu un uz visiem ķēniņa Dāvida kalpiem, kaut gan visa karavīru saime un visi miesassargi gāja ķēniņam pa labo un pa kreiso pusi. 7 Un Šimejs tam sacīja, lādēdams: "Ej ārā, ej projām, tu, asinskārīgais vīrs, tu, ļaundari! 8 Tas Kungs tev tagad liek nest visu Saula nama asins parādu, kā vietā tu esi uzkundzējies par ķēniņu. Bet tagad Tas Kungs nodod ķēniņa valsts varu tava dēla Absaloma rokā, un redzi, nu tu pats tagad esi nelaimē, jo tu esi asinskārīgs vīrs!" 9 Tad Abišajs, Cerujas dēls, sacīja ķēniņam: "Kāpēc šis sprāgušais suns lād manu kungu un ķēniņu? Atļauj man noiet tur pāri pie viņa un viņam noraut galvu!" 10 Bet ķēniņš atbildēja: "Kāda daļa man ar jums, jūs Cerujas dēli? Ļaujiet taču viņam lādēties! Laikam jau gan viņš lād tādēļ, ka Tas Kungs būs viņam sacījis: lādi Dāvidu! - Kā gan tad drīkst jautāt: kādēļ tu tā dari?" 11 Un Dāvids sacīja Abišajam un visiem saviem kalpiem: "Redzi, mans paša dēls, kas cēlies no maniem gurniem, tagad tīko pēc manas dzīvības; vai tad ne vairāk šis benjamīnietis! Ļaujiet tam, lai viņš lādas, jo Tas Kungs viņam to ir licis! 12 Varbūt Tas Kungs mani uzlūkos manā postā un jau šodien pārvērtīs viņa lāstu man par svētību." 13 Tā Dāvids gāja ar saviem vīriem tālāk pa ceļu, bet Šimejs gāja otrā pusē gar kalna klintāju, un iedams viņš lādējās, meta akmeņus uz viņiem un svaidīja pīšļus. 14 Un ķēniņš ar tiem vīriem, kas bija pie viņa, piekusuši nonāca pie avotiem un tur atveldzējās. 15 Bet Absaloms un visi Israēla vīri gāja uz Jeruzālemi un Ahitofels līdz ar viņu. 16 Un notika, kad Dāvida draugs Hušajs no Arkas nāca pie Absaloma, tad Hušajs uzsauca Absalomam: "Ilgu mūžu ķēniņam! Ilgu mūžu ķēniņam!" 17 Bet Absaloms atbildēja Hušajam: "Vai tā ir tava uzticība pret tavu draugu? Kāpēc tu neesi gājis ar savu draugu?" 18 Tad Hušajs atbildēja Absalomam: "Nē! Bet, ko Tas Kungs ir izredzējis un šī tauta un visi Israēla vīri, tam es arī piederēšu un pie tā es arī palikšu! 19 Un tālāk - kam tad lai es kalpoju? Vai lai es nekalpoju viņa dēlam? Tāpat kā es esmu kalpojis tavam tēvam, tāpat es gribu būt tavā priekšā!" 20 Un Absaloms sacīja Ahitofelam: "Dodiet padomu, ko lai mēs iesākam!" 21 Un Ahitofels sacīja Absalomam: "Ieej pie sava tēva blakussievām, ko viņš te ir atstājis, lai tās sargātu namu. Tad viss Israēls dzirdēs, ka tu esi kļuvis pretīgs savam tēvam. Un visu to rokas, kas pie tevis, taps stiprinātas." 22 Un viņi izplēta Absaloma telti uz jumta, un Absaloms iegāja pie sava tēva blakussievām, visam Israēlam to redzot. 23 Un Ahitofela padoms, ko viņš tanī laikā deva, bija tik augstu turēts itin kā Dieva atklāsme; tāds bija Ahitofela padoms tiklab Dāvidam, kā Absalomam.
David and Ziba
1 When David had gone a little beyond the top of the hill, he was suddenly met by Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, who had with him a couple of donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine. 2 King David asked him, “What are you going to do with all that?”
Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for Your Majesty's family to ride, the bread and the fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they get tired in the wilderness.”
3 “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your master Saul?” the king asked him.
“He is staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba answered, “because he is convinced that the Israelites will now restore to him the kingdom of his grandfather Saul.”
4 The king said to Ziba, “Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours.”
“I am your servant,” Ziba replied. “May I always please Your Majesty!”
David and Shimei
5 When King David arrived at Bahurim, one of Saul's relatives, Shimei son of Gera, came out to meet him, cursing him as he came. 6 Shimei started throwing stones at David and his officials, even though David was surrounded by his men and his bodyguards. 7 Shimei cursed him and said, “Get out! Get out! Murderer! Criminal! 8 You took Saul's kingdom, and now the Lord is punishing you for murdering so many of Saul's family. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom, and you are ruined, you murderer!”
9 Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, said to the king, “Your Majesty, why do you let this dog curse you? Let me go over there and cut off his head!”
10 “This is none of your business,” the king said to Abishai and his brother Joab. “If he curses me because the Lord told him to, who has the right to ask why he does it?” 11 And David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “My own son is trying to kill me; so why should you be surprised at this Benjaminite? The Lord told him to curse; so leave him alone and let him do it. 12 Perhaps the Lord will notice my misery and give me some blessings to take the place of his curse.” 13 So David and his men continued along the road. Shimei kept up with them, walking on the hillside; he was cursing and throwing stones and dirt at them as he went. 14 The king and all his men were worn out when they reached the Jordan, and there they rested.
Absalom in Jerusalem
15 Absalom and all the Israelites with him entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with them. 16 When Hushai, David's trusted friend, met Absalom, he shouted, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
17 “What has happened to your loyalty to your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why didn't you go with him?”
18 Hushai answered, “How could I? I am for the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the Israelites. I will stay with you. 19 After all, whom should I serve, if not my master's son? As I served your father, so now I will serve you.”
20 Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and said, “Now that we are here, what do you advise us to do?”
21 Ahithophel answered, “Go and have intercourse with your father's concubines whom he left behind to take care of the palace. Then everyone in Israel will know that your father regards you as his enemy, and your followers will be greatly encouraged.” 22 So they set up a tent for Absalom on the palace roof, and in the sight of everyone Absalom went in and had intercourse with his father's concubines.
23 Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.
