Absalommi ge ra mâǃoaxatsoatsoa
1 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Absalomma torokunis tsî hāgu tsî korodisi khoegu, ǁîb ais ai gere ǃkhoegu tsîna ge ǂhomibasen. 2 ǁÎb ge mâ ǃnauǁgoagas hoasa khâimâ tsî ǃās di dao-ams ǃoa garu daob xōǀkhā sī gere mâ. Tsîb ge khoe-i ga ǃgomsi-i ǀkha gao-aob ǃoa a hā huihe i nîse, o ǁî-e ǂgai tsî “Mâ ǃāsa xuts ra hā?” ti gere dî. Tsî i ga ǁî-e “Israeli ǃhaodi di ǀguis di ta ge a” ti a mî, 3 ob ge Absalomma ǁî-e ǃoa gere mî: “Sats ge ǀgaisa tsî ǂhanu ǁhōba ūhâ, xawe i ge gao-aob tawa ǃgâ tsi nî khoe-i xare-e a ǀkhai.” 4 ǃAruǀîb ge gere mî: “Nē ǃhūb ǃnâ ta ga ǂhanuǂhanu-aose mâiheo, o ta ge mâ khoe-i, ǃgomsi-i ǀkha tita ǃoa ra hā-i hoa-e ǂhanu-aise ga ǀgoraǃgâ hâ.” 5 Tsî khoe-i ga ǁîba ǃoa a hā ǁîb aiǃâ i nî ǃhonǁgoase ob ge Absalomma ǁî-e ǃkhō tsî gere ǁoa. 6 ǁNātib ge Absalomma Israelǁîn, gao-aob ǃoa ǃgomsinan nî ǂhanuǂhanubahese gere hān hoan ǀkha dī tsî ǁnā ǀgaus ai Israelǁîna ǁîb ǀkhāb ǁga gere ǂgae.
7 Haka kurigu khaoǃgâb ge Absalomma gao-aob ǃoa ge mî: “Mā-am te, î ta ǃgû tsî ti mîmâis ǃKhūba ta ge mîmâibasa Hebrons ǃnâ sī dīǀoaǀoa. 8 Gesurs, Siriab dis ǃnâ ta ǁan hâ hîa ta ge ge mîmâi: ‘ǃKhūb ga Jerusalems kōse oasī-ū teo, o ta ge Hebrons ǃnâ sī nî ǃoaba bi.’ ”
9 Ob ge gao-aoba “ǂKhîb ǃnâ ǃgû re” ti ge mî. Ob ge Absalomma ǂhomisen tsî Hebrons ǁga ge ǃgû. 10 Absalommi ge ǁkhāti sîsabega Israeli ǃhaodi hoade ǃoa ge sî, î gu sī mî: “Xâiǁnâs ǀōba du ga ǁnâu, o du ge ‘Absalommi ge Hebrons ǃnâ go gao-ao kai’ ti nî mî.” 11 Absalommi ǁkhaus ai gu ge ǀgamkaidisi khoega ǁîb ǀkha Jerusalemsa xu ge ǃgû. ǁÎgu ge xū-i xare-e gu ǁîb ǀapes xa ǂan tamase, ǂgomǃgâs ai ǁîba ge sao. 12 Absalommi ge ǁkhāti ǁguibab ra hîa, Ahitofeli Gilos dib, Davidi ǀapemā-aoba Gilosa xu ge ǂgaihā kai. ǀApeǀhaos ge ge ǀgai tsîn ge Absalommi saoǃgonaona ǃaruǀîǀgui ǃgôab ǃnâ ge ǀarosen.
Davidi ge Jerusalemsa xu ra ǃhū
13 O i ge sîsabe-e Davida hā ge mîba: “Israelǁîn hoan ge Absalomma ra sao.”
14 Ob ge Davida ǁîb ǂamkhoegu, ǁîb tawa Jerusalems ǃnâ hâgu hoaga ge mîmā: “ǂHomisen, î ge Absalommi xa ge nî hāǃgâhes aiǃâ ǃhū. ǃHae, îb tā hā ǀhao-ū ge tsî sage ǂkhôa tsî ǃās ǃnâ hân hoana ǃgam.”
15 O gu ge gao-aoba ge ǃeream: “Gao-aots ra mî khami ge ge nî dī.” 16 Ob ge gao-aoba ǁîb surib tsî ǂamkhoegu tsîn ǀkha ge ǃkhoeni; ǁîb disi xōǀkhātaradi ǀguideb ge omma di nî ǃûiga ge hâ kai.
17 Gao-aob tsî ǁîb khoegu tsîn ge ǃāsa xu gu ge ǂoao, ǀuniga oms ǃās dis tawa sī ge mâ. 18 ǁNāpa gu ge ǂamkhoegu âba ǁîb xōǀkhā ge ǃkharu, ǁnās ǁkhās xase gu ge ǁîba ra ǃûi khoegu tsî ǃnanikaidisi khoegu ǁîba ge Gatsa xu a saogu tsîna ge ǃkharu. 19 Ob ge gao-aoba Ittaib, Gats dib ǃoa ge mî: “Tare xū-i ǃaromats sige ǀkha ra ǃgû? Oa, îts ǀasa gao-aob ǀkha sī hâ. ǃHaokhoets kom satsao, ǃhūsabetsao sa ǃhūb ǂûba xu. 20 ǀAse ǀguits kom nēpa ge hāo, tare-i ǃaroma ta sige ǀkha nî ǁhapuma kai tsi. Tita ge mâǀî ta ra ǃgû ǃkhais tsîna a ǀū, xuige oa, îts sa khoegu ona ūsao. Ab ǃKhūb di ǀnammi tsî ǂgomǂgomsasiba hâǀkhā tsi.”
21 Ob ge Ittaiba gao-aob ǃoa ge mî: “ǃGôahesa gao-aotse, ǃKhūb ǀons ǃnâ ta ra nūba tsi, sats ǀkha ta ǃgûts ga ǃkhai-i hoa-i ai nî hâsa, ûib ǃnâs kas, ǁōb ǃnâs kas hoasa.”
22 Ob ge gao-aoba “Hā, î ǁnâi sao te re” ti ge mî. ǁNāti gu ge Ittaib, Gatǁîb tsî ǁîb ǀkha ge hâ i khoegu hoagu tsî ǁîgu taradi tsî ǀgôan tsîna Davidi ǀkha ge ǃgû. 23 Hoaraga khoen ǃhūb din ge Davidi saoǃgonaon ǃāba ra ǃgâu hîa ǃgarise ge ā. Gao-aob tsî ǁaes hoas tsîn ge Kidronǃāroba ǃgâu tsî ǃgaroǃhūb ǀkhāb ǁga ge ǃgû.
24 Prister Sadoki ge ǁnāpa ge hâ i tsî ǁîb ǀkha gu ge Leviǁîgu ǃGaeǀhaos ǂGaes Elob disa ra tanigu tsîna ge hâ i. Abiatari on ge ge hā. Leviǁîgu ge ǃGaeǀhaos ǂGaes Elob disa mâi tsî ǁîsa, khoen hoan ge ǃāsa xu ǂoatoas kōse ūkhâi tama ge i. 25 Ob ge gao-aoba Sadoka ge mîmā: “ǃGaeǀhaos ǂGaes Elob disa ǁkhawa ǃāsa ǃoa oa-ū. ǃKhūb ga ǀkhomxa te tsî oaǀkhī-ū te, ob ge ǁîs tsî mâǃkhais âs tsîra nî mû kai te. 26 Xawe ǃKhūb ga tita ǀkha ǂkhîǂâixa tama io, ab ǁnâi ǁîba ǃgâiba khami dī-ū te.” 27 ǃAruǀîb ge gao-aoba prister Sadoka ǃoa ge mî: “Kō, ǃnōsase ǃās ǁga oa, î sa ôab Ahimaasi tsî Abiatari ôab Jonatanni tsîkha ūsao. 28 Tita ge ǃgaroǃhūb ǃnâ ǃārob ǃgâunas tawa, haisi-am-i sakho xu nî hās kōse nî ǃâu.” 29 ǁNāti kha ge Sadoki tsî Abiatari tsîkha ǃGaeǀhaos ǂGaes Elob disa Jerusalems ǁga ge oa-ū tsî ǁnāpa ge hâ.
30 Xawe Davidi ge ā ra garuse ǀKheraǃhommi ai ge ǂoa, danas âba ǃoab âb ǁgauǁgaus ase ǃgū-ai hâse tsî ǀōǂai hâse. ǁÎb ǀkha ge hâ in hoan ge ǁkhāti danadi âna ǃgū-ai tsî garu gere ā. 31 Tsî Davidi ge “Ahitofeli ge Absalommi ǀkha ra ǀapeǀhaon ǃnâ hâ” ti ǂanǂanhe, ob ge “ǃKhūtse, as Ahitofeli ǀapemāsa toxopa ǁauxū kai re” ti ge ǀgore.
32 Davidi ge ǃhommiǂaob ai, Elob ra ǀgoreǀîhe ǃkhaib ai a sī, ob ge Arkǁîb, Husaiba ǁîb tawa, ǀkhausa saran tsî ǃhūxa danas ǀkha ge sī. 33 Ob ge Davida ǁîb ǃoa ge mî: “Tita ǀkhats ga ǃgû, ots ge ǃgomma nî mā te. 34 Xawe ǃās ǁga oa tsîts ga Absalomma sī a mîba: ‘Sa ǃgā kai ta ge nî, gao-aotse. Sa îb Davidi ǃgāta ge ǂguro ge i, xawe nēsisa xu ta ge sa ǃgāse nî ī.’ Ots ge Ahitofeli ǀapesa a ǁauǁauba te ǁkhā. 35 Pristerkha Sadoki tsî Abiatari tsîkha ge ǁnāpa sa tawa nî hâ. Gao-omma xuts ga ǁnâu xūn hoanats ge ǁîkha nî mîba. 36 ǁÎkha di ôakha, Ahimaasi tsî Jonatanni tsîkha ge ǁnāpa ǁîkha ǀkha hâ, ots ge ǁnâuts ka xū-i hoa-e ǁîkha ǀkha a ǂanǂan te ǁkhā.”
37 Nētib ge Davidi di ǀhōsab Husaiba Absalommi Jerusalems ǃnâ ra sī hîa ǁîb tsîna ǃās ǃnâ ge ǂgâ.
1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so , that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! 5 And it was so , that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 ¶ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD. 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
10 ¶ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
13 ¶ And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
19 ¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
24 ¶ And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. 25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
30 ¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
31 ¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
32 ¶ And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount , where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: 33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son , and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
