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Axaloo tuag
1Tavi txawm txheeb cov tuabneeg kws nrug nwg moog hab tsaa kuas muaj thawj kaav ib txheeb leej hab kaav ib puas leej.
2Tavi xaa nwg cov tub rog tawm moog ua peb paab, Yau‑a kaav ib paab, Anpisai kws yog Xeluya tug tub kaav ib paab hab Ithai kws yog tuabneeg Ka kaav ib paab. Vaajntxwv has rua nwg cov tub rog tas, “Kuv yuav nrug mej moog hab.”
3Tassws puab has tas, “Koj tsw xob moog. Yog peb yuav tswv, yeeb ncuab yuav tsw quav ntsej peb. Yog peb tuag ib nraab lawm, los puab yeej yuav tsw quav ntsej peb. Tassws koj muaj nqes npaum le peb ib vaam leej. Koj nyob huv lub moos xaa tuabneeg tuaj paab peb xwb mas zoo dua.”
4Vaajntxwv has rua puab tas, “Mej pum zoo le caag kuv yuav ua lawv le ntawd.” Vaajntxwv txhad sawv ntsug ntawm rooj loog ib saab saib thaus cov tub rog suavdawg tawm tuaj moog ua tej paab ib puas leej tej paab ib txheeb leej.
5Vaajntxwv has rua Yau‑a hab Anpisai hab Ithai tas, “Saib rua sau kuv es tsw xob ua nyaav rua tug tub hluas Axaloo hov.” Thaus vaajntxwv has txug Axaloo le nuav rua cov thawj rog suavdawg, mas cov tub rog suavdawg kuj puavleej nov.
6Cov tub rog txawm tawm moog ua rog rua cov Yixayee, puab sws ntaus sws tua rua huv haav zoov Efa‑i.
7Cov Yixayee kuj swb Tavi cov tub rog, mas nub hov muaj tuabneeg raug tua tuag coob kawg, tuag ob vaam leej rua hov ntawd.
8Kev ua rog nthuav daav moog thoob plawg lub tebchaws ntawd. Nub ntawd haav zoov noj tuabneeg coob dua nav ntaaj noj.
9Mas Axaloo ca le ntswb nthaav Tavi cov tub rog. Axaloo caij rawv luj txwv, mas thaus luj txwv dha moog rua huv qaab tug ntoo qheb kws ntxhuv ntxhuv, Axaloo lub taubhau txawm khuab nkaus rua huv tug ceg ntoo ceev ceev le. Thaus tug luj txwv kws nwg caij dha dhau lawm nwg txawm dai quas vag ib ntaa ntoo.
10Muaj ib tug yawm lug pum tes txawm moog has rua Yau‑a tas, “Kuv pum Axaloo dai sau ib tug ntoo qheb.”
11Yau‑a has rua tug kws has rua nwg hov tas, “Ua le caag nua? Koj pum nwg lawm lov? Ua caag koj tsw muab nwg tua pov tseg rua hov ntawd? Kuv yuav zoo sab muab kaum lub txag nyaj hab ib txuj hlaab tawv rua koj.”
12Tassws tug yawm hov teb Yau‑a tas, “Txawm yog kuv txhais teg tau puag ib txheeb lub txag nyaj los kuv yuav tsw cev teg tawm tsaam vaajntxwv tug tub, tsua qhov peb lub qhov ntsej tau nov tej kws vaajntxwv has rua koj hab Anpisai hab Ithai lawm has tas, ‘Mej saib rua sau kuv es tsom kwm tug tub hluas Axaloo hov.’
13Yog kuv tsw noog lug es txuv nwg txujsa lawm, yeej tsw muaj daabtsw yuav npog tau ntawm vaajntxwv, tes koj yuav tsw quav ntsej paab kuv.”
14Yau‑a txawm has tas, “Kuv yuav tsw nkim swjhawm rua koj le nuav.” Yau‑a txawm coj peb raab muv moog nkaug raug Axaloo lub plawv rua thaus nwg tseed caj dai sau tug ntoo qheb.
15Kaum tug tub rog hluas kws nqaa Yau‑a tej cuab yeej ua rog vej nkaus Axaloo hab muab nwg tua kag.
16Yau‑a txawm tshuab raaj kub yaaj, mas cov tub rog txhad rov qaab tsw lawv cov Yixayee lawm, vem yog Yau‑a tswj puab ca.
17Puab muab Axaloo lub cev tuag nrum rua huv ib lub qhov luj huv haav zoov, hab tib ib pawg pob zeb luj luj rua sau. Cov Yixayee suavdawg nyag taug nyag tswv rov moog tsev taag lawm.
18Thaus Axaloo tseed ua neej nyob nwg txhus ib tug ncej ua chaw ncu txug nwg rua huv lub Haav Vaajntxwv, vem nwg has tas, “Kuv tsw muaj tub kws yuav tuav kuv lub npe moog le.” Nwg txhad hu tug ncej hov lawv le nwg lub npe, luas txhad hu tas tug ncej Axaloo lug txug naj nub nwgnuav.
19Xantau tug tub Ahima‑a has tas, “Ca kuv dha coj xuv moog has rua vaajntxwv paub tas Yawmsaub cawm nwg dim huv nwg cov yeeb ncuab txhais teg lawm.”
20Yau‑a has rua nwg tas, “Nub nua koj tsw xob coj xuv moog. Koj coj xuv moog dua rua lwm nub kuj tau, tassws nub nua koj tsw xob coj xuv moog tsua qhov vaajntxwv tug tub tuag lawm.”
21Yau‑a has rua ib tug tuabneeg Khuj tas, “Koj ca le coj xuv moog has rua vaajntxwv lawv le koj qhov muag pum.” Tug tuabneeg Khuj hov kuj nyo hau pe Yau‑a hab dha moog.
22Xantau tug tub Ahima‑a txawm rov has rua Yau‑a tas, “Txawm le caag kuj xwj, thov ca kuv dha lawv tug tuabneeg Khuj hov moog.” Yau‑a has tas, “Miv tub, koj yuav dha moog ua daabtsw, tsua qhov koj yuav tsw tau nqe zug xaa tsaab xuv nuav?”
23Nwg has tas, “Txawm le caag los xwj kuv yuav dha moog.” Yau‑a has rua nwg tas, “Dha los maj.” Tes Ahima‑a txawm dha taug txujkev nraag taj moog, fuas tau tug tuabneeg Khuj ntej moog.
24Thaus ntawd Tavi nyob tsawg ntawm ob txheej rooj loog ntu nruab nraab. Muaj ib tug faaj xwm nce moog rua sau lub ntsaa loog moog sawv txheej saab sau lub rooj loog. Thaus nwg tsaa muag saib pum ib tug yawm dha tuab leeg lug.
25Tug faaj xwm qw has rua vaajntxwv paub. Vaajntxwv has tas, “Yog tuab leeg lug xwb, yeej yog coj xuv zoo lug.” Tug yawm hov dha lug ze quas zug.
26Tug faaj xwm pum dua ib tug dha lug hab. Tug faaj xwm qw rua tug kws zuv rooj loog tas, “Saib nawj, muaj dua ib tug dha tuab leeg lug hab.” Vaajntxwv has tas, “Yog nwg coj xuv zoo lug hab.”
27Tug faaj xwm has tas, “Kuv saib mas tug kws dha ua ntej dha zoo yaam nkaus le Xantau tug tub Ahima‑a.” Vaajntxwv has tas, “Nwg yog tuabneeg zoo. Nwg coj xuv zoo lug.”
28Tes Ahima‑a qw rua vaajntxwv tas, “Zoo lauj!” Nwg txawm khoov ntshws ua lub plhu ti nkaus aav pe has tas, “Qhuas Yawmsaub kws yog koj tug Vaajtswv kws tau muab cov tuabneeg faav xeeb kws tawm tsaam kuv tug tswv cob rua huv vaajntxwv txhais teg lawm.”
29Vaajntxwv has tas, “Tug tub hluas Axaloo nyob zoo lov?” Ahima‑a teb tas, “Thaus Yau‑a khaiv kuv kws yog koj tug qhev lug nuav, kuv pum muaj tuabneeg coob vej quas vog kuas tsw paub tas sov yog daabtsw.”
30Vaajntxwv has tas, “Ca le lug sawv ntawm nuav.” Nwg txawm moog sawv ntsug tuabywv.
31Ua cav tug tuabneeg Khuj hov txawm dha lug txug. Nwg has tas, “Muaj xuv zoo has rua vaajntxwv kws yog kuv tug tswv, tsua qhov nub nua Yawmsaub cawm koj dim huv cov tuabneeg suavdawg kws sawv tawm tsaam koj txhais teg lawm.”
32Vaajntxwv nug tug tuabneeg Khuj tas, “Tug tub hluas Axaloo nyob zoo lov?” Tug tuabneeg Khuj teb tas, “Thov ca vaajntxwv tej yeeb ncuab hab txhua tug kws sawv tawm tsaam vaajntxwv kws yog kuv tug tswv zoo le tug tub hluas hov.”
33Vaajntxwv nyuaj sab heev kawg, nwg nce moog rua ib chaav tsev kws nyob txheej sau lub rooj loog hab quaj quaj. Thaus nwg nce moog nwg has tas, “Au kuv tug tub Axaloo, kuv tug tub, kuv tug tub Axaloo 'e, kuv xaav tuag thij koj. Au Axaloo, kuv tug tub, kuv tug tub 'e.”
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押沙龙败亡
1大卫数点跟随他的百姓，立千夫长、百夫长率领他们。
2大卫把军兵分为三队⚓：三分之一在约押手下，三分之一在洗鲁雅的儿子约押弟弟亚比筛手下，三分之一在迦特人以太手下。王对军兵说：“我必与你们一同出战。”
3军兵却说：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人不会把心放在我们身上；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不会把心放在我们身上。但现在你一人抵过我们万人，所以你最好留在城里支援我们。”
4王对他们说：“你们看怎样好，我就怎样做。”于是王站在城门旁，所有的军兵成百成千地挨次出战去了。
5王嘱咐约押、亚比筛、以太说：“你们要为我的缘故宽待那年轻人押沙龙。”王为押沙龙的事嘱咐众将领的话，所有的军兵都听见了。
6军兵出到田野迎战以色列，在以法莲的树林里交战。
7在那里，以色列百姓败在大卫的臣仆面前。那日在那里阵亡的很多，共有二万人。
8战争蔓延到整个地面，那日被树林吞噬的军兵比被刀剑吞噬的更多。
9押沙龙刚好遇见了大卫的臣仆。押沙龙骑着骡子，从大橡树密枝底下经过，他的头被橡树夹住，悬挂在空中⚓，所骑的骡子就离他去了。
10有个人看见，就告诉约押说：“看哪，我看见押沙龙挂在橡树上了。”
11约押对报信的人说：“看哪，你既看见了，为什么不当场把他击杀在地呢？我必赏你十个银子和一条带子。”
12那人对约押说：“即使我手里得了一千银子，也不敢伸手害王的儿子，因为我们听见王嘱咐你、亚比筛、以太说：‘你们要谨慎，不可害那年轻人押沙龙。’
13我若冒着生命危险做这傻事⚓，无论何事都瞒不过王，你自己也必远远站在一旁。”
14约押说：“我不能在你面前这样耗下去！”约押手拿三枝短枪，趁押沙龙在橡树上⚓还活着，就刺透他的心。
15给约押拿兵器的十个青年围着押沙龙，击杀他，将他杀死。
16约押吹角，军兵就回来，不去追赶以色列人，因为约押制止了军兵。
17他们拿下押沙龙，把他丢在树林中一个大坑里，上头堆起一大堆石头。以色列众人都逃跑，各回自己的帐棚去了。
18押沙龙活着的时候，曾在王谷立了一根柱子，因他说：“我没有儿子为我留名。”他就以自己的名字称那柱子为押沙龙碑，直到今日。
大卫听闻押沙龙死讯
19撒督的儿子亚希玛斯说：“让我跑去报信给王，耶和华已经为王伸冤，使他脱离仇敌的手了。”
20约押对他说：“你今日不可作报信的人，改日再去报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”
21约押对古实人说：“你去把你所看见的告诉王。”古实人向约押叩拜后，就跑去了。
22撒督的儿子亚希玛斯又对约押说：“无论怎样，让我随着古实人跑去吧！”约押说：“我儿，你报这信息，既不得赏赐，何必要跑去呢？”
23他说：“无论怎样，我要跑去。”约押对他说：“你跑去吧！”亚希玛斯就从平原的路往前跑，越过了古实人。
24大卫正坐在内外城门之间。守望的人上到城墙，在城门的顶上举目观看，看哪，有一个人独自跑来。
25守望的人就大声告诉王。王说：“他若独自来，必是报口信的。”那人跑得越来越近了。
26守望的人又见一人跑来，就对守城门的人喊说：“看哪，又有一人独自跑来。”王说：“这也是报信的。”
27守望的人说：“我看前面那人的跑法，好像撒督的儿子亚希玛斯的跑法。”王说：“他是个好人，是来报好消息的。”
28亚希玛斯向王呼叫说：“平安了！”他就脸伏于地向王叩拜，说：“耶和华－你的上帝是应当称颂的，他已把那些举手攻击我主我王的人交出来了。”
29王说：“年轻人押沙龙平安吗？”亚希玛斯说：“约押派王的仆人，就是你的仆人时，我看见一阵大骚动，却不知道是什么事。”
30王说：“你退去，站在这里。”他就退去，站着。
31看哪，古实人也来到，说：“有信息报给我主我王！耶和华今日为你伸冤，使你脱离一切起来攻击你之人的手。”
32王对古实人说：“年轻人押沙龙平安吗？”古实人说：“愿我主我王的仇敌，和一切起来恶意要害你的人，都像那年轻人一样。”
33王战抖，就上城门的楼房去痛哭，一面走一面说：“我儿押沙龙啊！我儿，我儿押沙龙啊！我恨不得替你死，押沙龙啊，我儿！我儿！”