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13And a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom."David flees from Jerusalem. 2Sm.15.13-37וַיָּבֹא הַמַּגִּיד אֶל־דָּוִד לֵאמֹר הָיָה לֶב־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלֹום׃
14Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee; or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom; go in haste, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword." וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּו בִירוּשָׁלִַם קוּמוּ וְנִבְרָחָה כִּי לֹא־תִהְיֶה־לָּנוּ פְלֵיטָה מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלֹום מַהֲרוּ לָלֶכֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵר וְהִשִּׂגָנוּ וְהִדִּיחַ עָלֵינוּ אֶת־הָרָעָה וְהִכָּה הָעִיר לְפִי־חָרֶב׃
15And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides." וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה עֲבָדֶיךָ׃
16So the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house. וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־בֵּיתֹו בְּרַגְלָיו וַיַּעֲזֹב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת עֶשֶׂר נָשִׁים פִּלַגְשִׁים לִשְׁמֹר הַבָּיִת׃
17And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they halted at the last house. וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָם בְּרַגְלָיו וַיַּעַמְדוּ בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק׃
18And all his servants passed by him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king. וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו עֹבְרִים עַל־יָדֹו וְכָל־הַכְּרֵתִי וְכָל־הַפְּלֵתִי וְכָל־הַגִּתִּים שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹות אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ בְרַגְלֹו מִגַּת עֹבְרִים עַל־פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Go back, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile from your home. וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־אִתַּי הַגִּתִּי לָמָּה תֵלֵךְ גַּם־אַתָּה אִתָּנוּ שׁוּב וְשֵׁב עִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי־נָכְרִי אַתָּה וְגַם־גֹּלֶה אַתָּה לִמְקֹומֶךָ׃
20You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, seeing I go I know not where? Go back, and take your brethren with you; and may Yahweh show steadfast love and faithfulness to you." תְּמֹול בֹּואֶךָ וְהַיֹּום כ= אֲנֹועֲךָ ק= אֲנִיעֲךָ עִמָּנוּ לָלֶכֶת וַאֲנִי הֹולֵךְ עַל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי הֹולֵךְ שׁוּב וְהָשֵׁב אֶת־אַחֶיךָ עִמָּךְ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת׃
21But Ittai answered the king, "As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be." וַיַּעַן אִתַּי אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמַר חַי־יְהוָה וְחֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי אִם־בִּמְקֹום אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה־שָּׁם אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־לְמָוֶת אִם־לְחַיִּים כִּי־שָׁם יִהְיֶה עַבְדֶּךָ׃
22And David said to Ittai, "Go then, pass on." So Ittai the Gittite passed on, with all his men and all the little ones who were with him. וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אִתַּי לֵךְ וַעֲבֹר וַיַּעֲבֹר אִתַּי הַגִּתִּי וְכָל־אֲנָשָׁיו וְכָל־הַטַּף אֲשֶׁר אִתֹּו׃
23And all the country wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness. וְכָל־הָאָרֶץ בֹּוכִים קֹול גָּדֹול וְכָל־הָעָם עֹבְרִים וְהַמֶּלֶךְ עֹבֵר בְּנַחַל קִדְרֹון וְכָל־הָעָם עֹבְרִים עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶרֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּר׃
24And Abiathar came up, and lo, Zadok came also, with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God, until the people had all passed out of the city. וְהִנֵּה גַם־צָדֹוק וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם אִתֹּו נֹשְׂאִים אֶת־אֲרֹון בְּרִית הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּצִּקוּ אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַל אֶבְיָתָר עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הָעָם לַעֲבֹור מִן־הָעִיר׃
25Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favour in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his habitation; וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לְצָדֹוק הָשֵׁב אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים הָעִיר אִם־אֶמְצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וֶהֱשִׁבַנִי וְהִרְאַנִי אֹתֹו וְאֶת־נָוֵהוּ׃
26but if he says, 'I have no pleasure in you,' behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him." וְאִם כֹּה יֹאמַר לֹא חָפַצְתִּי בָּךְ הִנְנִי יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר טֹוב בְּעֵינָיו׃ ס
27The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Look, go back to the city in peace, you and Abiathar, with your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־צָדֹוק הַכֹּהֵן הֲרֹואֶה אַתָּה שֻׁבָה הָעִיר בְּשָׁלֹום וַאֲחִימַעַץ בִּנְךָ וִיהֹונָתָן בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר שְׁנֵי בְנֵיכֶם אִתְּכֶם׃
28See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me." רְאוּ אָנֹכִי מִתְמַהְמֵהַּ כ= בְּעַבְרֹות ק= בְּעַרְבֹות הַמִּדְבָּר עַד בֹּוא דָבָר מֵעִםָּכֶם לְהַגִּיד לִי׃
29So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they remained there. וַיָּשֶׁב צָדֹוק וְאֶבְיָתָר אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים יְרוּשָׁלִָם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם׃
30But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered; and all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went. וְדָוִד עֹלֶה בְמַעֲלֵה הַזֵּיתִים עֹלֶה וּבֹוכֶה וְרֹאשׁ לֹו חָפוּי וְהוּא הֹלֵךְ יָחֵף וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּו חָפוּ אִישׁ רֹאשֹׁו וְעָלוּ עָלֹה וּבָכֹה׃
31And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, please " O Yahweh, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness." וְדָוִד הִגִּיד לֵאמֹר אֲחִיתֹפֶל בַּקֹּשְׁרִים עִם־אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד סַכֶּל־נָא אֶת־עֲצַת אֲחִיתֹפֶל יְהוָה׃
32When David came to the summit, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent and earth upon his head. וַיְהִי דָוִד בָּא עַד־הָרֹאשׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה שָׁם לֵאלֹהִים וְהִנֵּה לִקְרָאתֹו חוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי קָרוּעַ כֻּתָּנְתֹּו וַאֲדָמָה עַל־רֹאשֹׁו׃
33David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו דָּוִד אִם עָבַרְתָּ אִתִּי וְהָיִתָ עָלַי לְמַשָּׂא׃
34But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,' then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. וְאִם־הָעִיר תָּשׁוּב וְאָמַרְתָּ לְאַבְשָׁלֹום עַבְדְּךָ אֲנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶהְיֶה עֶבֶד אָבִיךָ וַאֲנִי מֵאָז וְעַתָּה וַאֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּה לִי אֵת עֲצַת אֲחִיתֹפֶל׃
35Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. וַהֲלֹוא עִמְּךָ שָׁם צָדֹוק וְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָיָה כָּל־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמַע מִבֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ תַּגִּיד לְצָדֹוק וּלְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֲנִים׃
36Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and by them you shall send to me everything you hear." הִנֵּה־שָׁם עִםָּם שְׁנֵי בְנֵיהֶם אֲחִימַעַץ לְצָדֹוק וִיהֹונָתָן לְאֶבְיָתָר וּשְׁלַחְתֶּם בְּיָדָם אֵלַי כָּל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמָעוּ׃
37So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem. וַיָּבֹא חוּשַׁי רֵעֶה דָוִד הָעִיר וְאַבְשָׁלֹם יָבֹא יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃

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