1In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. 2He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.” 4And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.” 5Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. 6Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel. 7At the end of four⚓ years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. 8While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.⚓ ’ ” 9The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron. 10Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ” 11Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter. 12While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
David Flees
13A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.” 14Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” 15The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.” 16The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace. 17So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city. 18All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king. 19The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland. 20You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”⚓ 21But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be.” 22David said to Ittai, “Go ahead, march on.” So Ittai the Gittite marched on with all his men and the families that were with him. 23The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness. 24Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city. 25Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place again. 26But if he says, ‘I am not pleased with you,’ then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.” 27The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Do you understand? Go back to the city with my blessing. Take your son Ahimaaz with you, and also Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You and Abiathar return with your two sons. 28I will wait at the fords in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there. 30But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up. 31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.” 32When David arrived at the summit, where people used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust on his head. 33David said to him, “If you go with me, you will be a burden to me. 34But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘Your Majesty, I will be your servant; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,’ then you can help me by frustrating Ahithophel’s advice. 35Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Tell them anything you hear in the king’s palace. 36Their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with anything you hear.” 37So Hushai, David’s confidant, arrived at Jerusalem as Absalom was entering the city.
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Ap-salôm Chuaq Ngê Ễ Pupứt Chớc Puo Davĩt
1Toâq ntun ễn, Ap-salôm thrũan muoi lám sễ aséh rachíl, dếh aséh hỡ, dŏq yỗn án bữm, cớp tahan sỡng chít náq pỡq nhũang dŏq curiaq án. 2Cu tarưp Ap-salôm dốq tamỡ tễ cláih cớp pỡq tayứng kễng rana mut ngoah toong viang vil. Toâq án hữm cũai bữn ŏ́c ralỗih ễ pỡq ramóh puo Davĩt yỗn parchĩn chuai alới, án dốq arô cớp blớh cũai ki toâq tễ léq. Khân cũai ki pai án toâq tễ muoi tỗp cũai I-sarel, 3chơ Ap-salôm dốq pai neq: “Mới chanchớm salĩq! Khân puai phễp rit hái, máh ranáq mới pai la lứq pĩeiq. Ma puo tỡ bữn chóh cũai dŏq tamứng máh ranáq mới ễ atỡng.” 4Cớp án pai tữm ễn neq: “Khân cứq la cũai parchĩn parnai tâng cruang nâi, ma bữn cũai aléq cuclỗiq túh toâq pỡ cứq, ki cứq ễ parchĩn yỗn cũai ki tanoang tapứng lứq.” 5Khân bữn cũai toâq pũp ễ cucốh yám noap án, án dốq cuvỡ atĩ kĩau, cớp hũn cũai ki hỡ. 6Ap-salôm dốq táq nneq níc chóq nheq máh cũai I-sarel ca ễ pỡq ramóh puo yỗn parchĩn parnai chuai alới. Yuaq ngkíq, máh cũai noap lứq Ap-salôm. 7Toâq vớt pỗn cumo chơ, Ap-salôm atỡng puo Davĩt neq: “Mpoaq ơi! Cứq sễq pỡq chu vil Hep-rôn. Cứq yoc ễ táq loah ariang cứq khoiq par‑ữq dŏq cớp Yiang Sursĩ. 8Yuaq bo cứq ỡt pỡ vil Kê-sur tâng cruang Si-ri, cứq khoiq parkhán chóq Yiang Sursĩ neq: ‘Khân Ncháu chuai cứq yỗn bữn píh chu loah pỡ vil Yaru-salem, cứq ễ dững crơng chiau sang cớp sang toam Ncháu pỡ vil Hep-rôn.’” 9Puo ta‑ỡi án: “O, mới pỡq ien khễ nơ!” Ap-salôm loŏh tễ Davĩt, chơ pỡq chu vil Hep-rôn. 10Ma Ap-salôm ớn cũai pỡq cachâp cũai I-sarel dũ tỗp neq: “Toâq anhia sâng sưong lavia, cóq anhia pai casang lứq neq: ‘Ap-salôm khoiq bữn cỡt puo chơ pỡ vil Hep-rôn!’” 11Ap-salôm mơi cũai bar culám náq tễ vil Yaru-salem pỡq cớp án. Ma alới tỡ bữn dáng ngê án ễ táq. 12Bo Ap-salôm chiau sang crơng, án ớn noau pỡq chu vil Ki-lôh pỡq coâiq Ahi-tô-phel la cũai puo Davĩt dốq sarhống. Ranáq Ap-salôm chíl puo cỡt toâr la‑ữt, cớp máh cũai puai án cỡt clứng achỗn ễn.
Davĩt Lúh Tễ Vil Yaru-salem
13Bữn cũai dững parnai toâq atỡng puo Davĩt neq: “Máh cũai I-sarel ntôm parkhán ễ puai Ap-salôm.” 14Ngkíq Davĩt ớn máh ayững atĩ án tâng vil Yaru-salem neq: “Khân tỗp hái yoc ễ lúh tễ Ap-salôm, cóq hái lúh sanua toâp! Táq chái-chái! Tỡ bữn dũn án toâq pỡ nâi, cớp chíl tỗp hái, dếh cachĩt nheq tỗp hái hỡ.” 15Tỗp alới ta‑ỡi puo: “Tỗp hếq pruam táq machớng puo ớn.” 16Chơ puo Davĩt cớp nheq tữh cũai tâng dống sũ án, dếh máh cũai ayững atĩ án dễq. Ma puo dŏq lacuoi cỗiq án muoi chít náq yỗn ỡt nhêng salĩq dống toâr puo. 17Bo puo cớp máh cũai ayững atĩ ntôm loŏh tễ vil, alới tangứt pỡ dống parsốt tháng. 18Máh cũai ayững atĩ án tayứng cheq án bo tahan tễ tỗp Khê-ret cớp tỗp Palet ca dốq curiaq puo pỡq pha choâng moat alới. Bữn tapoât culám náq tahan puai puo Davĩt tễ vil Cat hỡ pỡq pha alới tê. 19Puo Davĩt pai chóq I-tai, cũai sốt tahan tễ vil Cat neq: “Noau ớn mới pỡq cớp hếq? Mới píh chu ỡt cớp puo tamái ki. Mới la cũai ỡt tarôq; mới khoiq dễq tễ dống sũ vil viang mới. 20Mới ỡt tâng ntốq nâi tỡ yũah dũn; cỗ nŏ́q mới ễ pỡq tứng-tooc cớp tỗp hếq? Yuaq hếq tỡ dáng raloaih ntốq ễ pỡq. Pỡq, mới chu! Cớp dững yớu mới chu tê. Sễq Yiang Sursĩ sarũiq táq mới, cớp ỡt níc cớp mới.” 21Ma I-tai ta‑ỡi puo Davĩt neq: “Puo ơi! Hếq sễq thễ dũan samoât lứq nhơ ramứh Yiang Sursĩ, hếq ễ pỡq cớp anhia dũ ntốq cu nnơi anhia pỡq; hếq pruam cuchĩt parnơi cớp anhia.” 22Davĩt ta‑ỡi án: “Khân ngkíq, o! Hái pỡq loah!” Ngkíq I-tai dếh máh tahan án, cớp con lacuoi tỗp alới pỡq loah. 23Bo puo Davĩt cớp máh cũai puai án pỡq, máh cũai proai nhiam casang lứq. Ma Davĩt cớp tỗp tahan án coaiq tũm Ki-trôn cớp pỡq chu ntốq aiq. 24Sadôc, la cũai tễng rit sang Yiang Sursĩ, cớp tỗp Lê-vi ca crang Hĩp Parnai Parkhán la ỡt pỡ ki tê. Tỗp alới achúh hĩp cớp tỡ bữn crang noâng, toau nheq tữh cũai proai loŏh vớt nheq tễ vil; dếh Abia-tha, la cũai tễng rit sang, ỡt ntốq ki. 25Chơ puo ớn Sadôc neq: “Mới dững Hĩp Parnai Parkhán nâi píh chu loah. Khân chumát Yiang Sursĩ sâng bũi pahỡm chóq cứq, án yỗn cứq píh chu loah, chơ cứq bữn hữm loah Hĩp Parnai Parkhán nâi ỡt bân ntốq án dốq ỡt. 26Ma khân Ncháu tỡ bữn bũi pahỡm chóq cứq, sễq án táq ntrớu án yoc ễ táq.” 27Puo Davĩt pai chóq Sadôc ễn neq: “Mới dáng tỡ bữn tễ ranáq tỡ yũah toâq? Cóq mới píh chu loah pỡ vil Yaru-salem ien khễ, cớp dững Ahi-mat con samiang mới, dếh Yô-nathan con samiang Abia-tha chu tê. 28Ma cứq ễ ỡt acoan cheq pỡ ntrin dỡq tâng ntốq aiq, toau bữn sâng han tễ anhia.” 29Ngkíq, Sadôc cớp Abia-tha ĩt crang Hĩp Parnai Parkhán, cớp dững achu loah pỡ vil Yaru-salem, dếh ỡt loâng ngki. 30Bo puo Davĩt tacứh chỗn chu dũal cóh O‑li‑vê, án nhiam. Án tỡ bữn sớp cỡp, cớp án pul plỡ táq tếc án sâng ngua lứq. Nheq tữh cũai pỡq cớp án pul plỡ cớp nhiam tê. 31Bữn cũai toâq atỡng Davĩt neq: “Ahi-tô-phel pruam cớp Ap-salôm.” Chơ Davĩt câu neq: “Ơ Yiang Sursĩ ơi! Sễq anhia rapĩen chíq santoiq Ahi-tô-phel tĩeih cỡt ŏ́c tỡ bữn lứq ễn.” 32Tữ Davĩt chỗn toâq pỡ anũol dũal cóh, bân ntốq dốq sang toam Yiang Sursĩ, Husai tễ sâu Akit, la yớu ratoi Davĩt, toâq ramóh Davĩt. Án háq tampâc án tâc cớp ĩt cutễq pức tâng plỡ. 33Davĩt pai chóq án neq: “Khân mới pỡq cớp cứq, mới tỡ têq rachuai cứq ntrớu mŏ. 34Ma khân mới píh chu loah pỡ vil Yaru-salem, têq mới rachuai cứq na atỡng Ap-salôm neq: ‘Cứq ễ táq ranáq chuai mới tanoang tapứng, ariang cứq khoiq táq yỗn mpoaq mới.’ Cớp cóq mới táq nheq rangứh rahỡ dŏq catáng máh santoiq Ahi-tô-phel tĩeih. 35Bữn bar náq cũai tễng rit sang Yiang Sursĩ ỡt ngki, ramứh Sadôc cớp Abia-tha. Têq mới atỡng alới dũ ramứh mới sâng tễ dống puo. 36Cớp bar náq con samiang alới, ramứh Ahi-mat cớp Yô-nathan, la ỡt ngki tê. Cóq mới ớn bar náq ki dững santoiq mới khoiq sâng, chơ atỡng cứq.” 37Ngkíq Husai, la yớu ratoi Davĩt, píh chu loah pỡ vil Yaru-salem; ma pĩeiq racoâp cớp Ap-salôm chu tê.