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1Ahithôphel pơhiăp hăng Absalôm tui anai, “Kâo či ruah pluh-dua-rơbâo⚓ čô ƀing ling tơhan laih anŭn tơbiă nao mlam anai mơtam kiăng kơ kiaŏ mă Dawid.
2Kâo či kơsung blah ñu tơdang ñu tơdu rơmơ̆n laih anŭn gleh glan. Kâo či pơhuĭ pơbra̱l hĭ ñu, tui anŭn abih bang mơnuih hrŏm hăng ñu či đuaĭ kơdŏp hĭ yơh. Kâo či kơnơ̆ng pơrai hĭ pơtao đôč,
3laih anŭn či ba glaĭ abih bang mơnuih pơkŏn kơ ih pơ anai. Tơdang pô ih hlak hơduah anŭn djai hĭ laih, sĭt abih bang ƀing ană plei či wơ̆t glaĭ pơ ih yơh laih anŭn ƀing gơñu ƀu či răm rai hĭ ôh.”
4Hơdră jơlan anŭn jing hiam kơ Absalôm laih anŭn kơ abih bang ƀing kŏng tha Israel mơ̆n.
5Samơ̆ Absalôm laĭ tui anai, “Tơña lăng bĕ Husai mơnuih Arkit dơ̆ng, tui anŭn ƀing ta dưi hơmư̆ hơget tơlơi ñu khŏm pơhiăp.”
6Tơdang Husai rai pơ ñu, Absalôm laĭ tui anai, “Ahithôphel hơmâo brơi laih tơlơi djru pơmĭn anŭn. Hiư̆m ngă, ƀing ta khŏm ngă tui hăng tơlơi ñu djru pơmĭn anŭn mơ̆? Tơdah ƀu năng ôh, pha brơi bĕ kơ ƀing ta tơlơi ih djru pơmĭn.”
7Husai laĭ glaĭ kơ Absalôm tui anai, “Tơlơi djru pơmĭn Ahithôphel hơmâo brơi laih anŭn ƀu hiam đơi ôh tal anai.
8Ih thâo krăn laih kơ ama ih laih anŭn ƀing ling tơhan ñu. Ƀing gơñu jing ƀing pơblah laih anŭn kheñ⚓ kar hăng sa drơi tơgâo arăng mă hĭ khul ană ñu yơh. Laih dơ̆ng, ama ih jing pô mưn tŭ laih amăng tơlơi pơblah; ñu ƀu či pơdơi hrŏm hăng ƀing tơhan ñu ôh.
9Truh kơ ră anai, ñu hlak dŏ kơdŏp amăng pa̱r ƀôdah amăng anih pơkŏn laih. Tơdah ñu kơsung blah ƀơi ling tơhan ih hlâo, tui anŭn hlơi pô hơmư̆ kơ tơlơi kơsung blah anŭn hăng laĭ kơ tơlơi ƀing ling tơhan Dawid hơmâo pơblah dưi hĭ hăng ƀing ling tơhan ih laih.
10Giŏng anŭn, wơ̆t tơdah hơmâo ling tơhan khĭn kơtang biă mă, jing pô hơmâo pran jua ñu hrup hăng hơtai boh rơmung dŭl tŭ mơ̆n, ñu ăt či huĭ bra̱l yơh, yuakơ ƀing Israel thâo krăn laih ama ih jing pô thâo pơblah laih anŭn ƀing nao hăng ñu jing ƀing khĭn kơtang mơ̆n.
11“Tui anŭn, kâo djru pơmĭn kơ ih tui anai: Brơi bĕ abih bang ƀing Israel, čơdơ̆ng mơ̆ng Dan truh pơ Beêrseba, jing ƀing lu kar hăng čuah ƀơi ha̱ng rơsĭ, pơƀut glaĭ pơ ih, hăng ih pô yơh dui ba ƀing gơñu nao pơ tơlơi pơblah.
12Giŏng anŭn, ƀing ta či kơsung blah ñu ƀơi anih pă tŭ mơ̆n tơdah ƀing ta ƀuh ñu laih anŭn ƀing ta či kơsung blah ñu kar hăng ia ngo̱m lê̆ ƀơi lŏn yơh. Ƀing gơmơi či pơdjai hĭ ñu wơ̆t hăng abih bang ƀing ling tơhan ñu mơ̆n.
13Tơdah ñu kơdŭn đuaĭ mŭt amăng sa boh plei, tui anŭn abih bang ƀing Israel či pơrai hĭ plei anŭn kar hăng djă̱ ba hrĕ kuĭ nao pơ plei anŭn yơh kiăng dui hua tơbiă plei anŭn nao pơ dơnung tơl ƀu hơmâo ôh sa čơđeh rơmeh dưi dŏ glaĭ.”
14Absalôm laih anŭn abih bang ƀing Israel laĭ tui anai, “Tơlơi Husai mơnuih Arkit djru pơmĭn anai jing hiam hloh kơ tơlơi djru pơmĭn Ahithôphel.” Yuakơ Yahweh hơmâo pơkra laih hơdră kiăng kơ pơrai hĭ tơlơi djru pơmĭn hiam Ahithôphel, tui anŭn yơh kiăng ba rai tơlơi răm rai ƀơi Absalôm.
15Husai ruai kơ Zadôk laih anŭn kơ Abiathar jing ƀing khua ngă yang kơ tơlơi Ahithôphel hơmâo djru pơmĭn laih kơ Absalôm laih anŭn kơ ƀing kŏng tha Israel kiăng ngă tơlơi hrup hăng anai hrup hăng anŭn, samơ̆ ñu hơmâo djru pơmĭn laih kơ ƀing gơñu hăng tơlơi phara.
16Husai ăt pơtă kơ ƀing gơñu tui anai, “Ră anai mơit nao mơtam bĕ tơlơi laĭ pơthâo anŭn kơ Dawid kơ tơlơi ñu anăm dŏ đŏm mlam ƀơi kơđông amăng tơdron ha̱r ôh; găn nao bĕ anăm dŏ akaih ôh huĭdah ƀing gơñu či hơma̱o nao pơrai hĭ pơtao wơ̆t hăng abih bang ƀing đuaĭ tui pơtao mơ̆n.”
17Yônathan laih anŭn Ahimaaz hlak dŏ pơ anih In-Rôgêl. Sa čô hlŭn đah kơmơi juăt nao laĭ pơthâo kơ ƀing gơñu, tui anŭn ƀing gơñu nao laĭ pơthâo kơ pơtao Dawid yơh, yuakơ ƀing gơñu huĭ kơ arăng ƀuh tơdah mŭt amăng plei.
18Samơ̆ sa čô hlak ai ƀuh ƀing gơñu laih anŭn nao laĭ pơthâo hăng Absalôm amăng hrơi anŭn. Tui anŭn, dua gơñu đuaĭ hĭ tañ mơtam laih anŭn đuaĭ nao pơ sang sa čô đah rơkơi dŏ pơ plei Bahurim. Pô đah rơkơi anŭn hơmâo sa boh ia dơmŭn amăng tơdron sang ñu laih anŭn ƀing gơñu trŭn kơdŏp amăng anŭn yơh.
19Bơnai pô anŭn mă sa blah gơnam la̱ng go̱m hĭ kơbăng ia laih anŭn tuh traih pơdai gah ngŏ anŭn. Ƀu hơmâo hlơi pô thâo kơ tơlơi anŭn ôh.
20Tơdang ƀing tơhan Absalôm nao pơ sang đah kơmơi anŭn, ƀing gơñu tơña kơ gơ̆ tui anai, “Pơpă Ahimaaz laih anŭn Yônathan lĕ?” Pô đah kơmơi anŭn laĭ glaĭ kơ ƀing gơñu tui anai, “Ƀing gơñu găn čroh ia anŭn.” Ƀing tơhan anŭn hơduah kơsem samơ̆ ƀu ƀuh hlơi pô ôh, tui anŭn ƀing gơñu wơ̆t glaĭ pơ plei Yerusalaim yơh.
21Tơdơi kơ ƀing tơhan anŭn đuaĭ glaĭ laih, dua čô anŭn tơbiă hĭ mơ̆ng ia dơmŭn anŭn laih anŭn nao laĭ pơthâo kơ pơtao Dawid. Ƀing gơñu laĭ kơ pơtao tui anai, “Tơbiă găn nao krong anŭn mơtam bĕ; Ahithôphel hơmâo djru pơmĭn laih tui anai tui adih kiăng pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng ih.”
22Tui anŭn, Dawid hăng abih bang ƀing đuaĭ tui ñu găn krong Yurdan. Truh kơ mơguah, abih bang ƀing gơñu hơmâo găn hĭ laih krong anŭn hăng tơlơi rơnŭk rơnua.
23Tơdang Ahithôphel ƀuh arăng ƀu ngă tui tơlơi djru pơmĭn ñu ôh, ñu mă aseh glai ñu laih anŭn tơbiă glaĭ pơ sang ñu amăng plei ñu pô. Ñu dap rơmet sang ñu tŏ tơroai laih anŭn yol hĭ tơkuai ñu pô yơh. Tui anŭn, ñu djai hĭ laih anŭn arăng dơ̱r ñu amăng pơsat ama ñu.
24Dawid nao pơ plei pơnăng Mahanaim laih, tơdang anŭn Absalôm hlak găn krong Yurdan wơ̆t hăng abih bang ƀing Israel.
25Absalôm hơmâo ruah mă Amasa jing khua git gai tơhan pơala kơ Yôab. Amasa jing ană đah rơkơi kơ sa čô anăn Yether, jing mơ̆ng kơnung djuai Ismaêl. Ñu dŏ kơ HʼAbigail, ană dra Nahas. HʼAbigail jing amai adơi hăng HʼZeruyah laih anŭn HʼZeruyah ăt jing amĭ kơ Yôab mơ̆n.⚓
26Ƀing Israel laih anŭn Absalôm dŏ jưh amăng anih tring Gilead.
27Tơdang Dawid truh pơ plei Mahanaim, Sobi, jing ană đah rơkơi Nahas mơ̆ng plei Raƀah mơnuih Ammôn, Makhir, jing ană đah rơkơi Ammiêl mơ̆ng plei Lô-Debar, laih anŭn Barzillai, jing mơnuih Gilead mơ̆ng plei Rôglim,
28ba rai khul anih đih laih anŭn khul hraŏ wơ̆t hăng khul mŏng ja̱m, khul gơnam hơtŭk tơnă. Ƀing gơñu ăt ba rai pơdai kơtor laih anŭn pơdai kơtur, tơpŭng laih anŭn braih hơna, rơtă̱ laih anŭn rơtă̱ hơbai,
29ia hơni laih anŭn ia tơsâo rơmô tơlŏ, khul triu laih anŭn ƀañ ia tơsâo rơmô, ia tơsâo rơmô kơ Dawid laih anŭn kơ abih bang ƀing rai hrŏm ƀơ̆ng. Yuakơ ƀing gơñu laĭ kơ tơlơi ƀing gơñu thâo krăn ƀing gơ̆ rơpa mơhao laih anŭn gleh glan biă mă yơh amăng tơdron ha̱r.
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1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would⚓ choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
2I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king
3and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.”
4This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
5But Absalom said, “Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear what he has to say as well.”
6When Hushai came to him, Absalom said, “Ahithophel has given this advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion.”
7Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.
8You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.
9Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first,⚓ whoever hears about it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
10Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.
11“So I advise you: Let all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, with you yourself leading them into battle.
12Then we will attack him wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.
13If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not so much as a pebble is left.”
14Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
15Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised them to do so and so.
16Now send a message at once and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords in the wilderness; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’ ”
17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel. A female servant was to go and inform them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they could not risk being seen entering the city.
18But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left at once and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
19His wife took a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it. No one knew anything about it.
20When Absalom’s men came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?”
The woman answered them, “They crossed over the brook.”⚓ The men searched but found no one, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21After they had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, “Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you.”
22So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Absalom’s Death
24David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,⚓ an Ishmaelite⚓ who had married Abigail⚓ , the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
26The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
28brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,⚓
29honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.”