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1  Moreover Ahithophel³⁰² said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Absalom,⁵³ Let me now⁴⁹⁹⁴ choose out⁹⁷⁷ twelve^{8147 6240} thousand⁵⁰⁵ men,³⁷⁶ and I will arise⁶⁹⁶⁵ and pursue⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ David¹⁷³² this night:³⁹¹⁵

2  And I will come⁹³⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ him while he¹⁹³¹ is weary³⁰²³ and weak⁷⁵⁰⁴ handed,³⁰²⁷ and will make him afraid:^{2729 853} and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ are with⁸⁵⁴ him shall flee;⁵¹²⁷ and I will smite^{5221 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ only:⁹⁰⁵

3  And I will bring back⁷⁷²⁵ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ thee: the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ thou⁸⁵⁹ seekest¹²⁴⁵ is as if all³⁶⁰⁵ returned:⁷⁷²⁵ so all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ shall be¹⁹⁶¹ in peace.⁷⁹⁶⁵

4  And the saying¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased³⁴⁷⁴ Absalom⁵³ well,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the elders²²⁰⁵ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

5  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Absalom,⁵³ Call⁷¹²¹ now⁴⁹⁹⁴ Hushai²³⁶⁵ the Archite⁷⁵⁷ also,¹⁵⁷¹ and let us hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ likewise¹⁵⁷¹ what⁴¹⁰⁰ he¹⁹³¹ saith.⁶³¹⁰

6  And when Hushai²³⁶⁵ was come⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ Absalom,⁵³ Absalom⁵³ spoke⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Ahithophel³⁰² hath spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ after this²⁰⁸⁸ manner:¹⁶⁹⁷ shall we do⁶²¹³ after ⁸⁵³ his saying?¹⁶⁹⁷ if⁵¹⁸ not;³⁶⁹ speak¹⁶⁹⁶ thou.⁸⁵⁹

7  And Hushai²³⁶⁵ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Absalom,⁵³ The counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ that⁸³⁴ Ahithophel³⁰² hath given³²⁸⁹ is not³⁸⁰⁸ good²⁸⁹⁶ at this²⁰⁶³ time.⁶⁴⁷¹

8  For, said⁵⁵⁹ Hushai,²³⁶⁵ thou⁸⁵⁹ knowest^{3045 853} thy father¹ and his men,³⁷⁶ that³⁵⁸⁸ they¹⁹⁹² be mighty men,¹³⁶⁸ and they¹⁹⁹² be chafed⁴⁷⁵¹ in their minds,⁵³¹⁵ as a bear¹⁶⁷⁷ robbed of her whelps⁷⁹⁰⁹ in the field:⁷⁷⁰⁴ and thy father¹ is a man³⁷⁶ of war,⁴⁴²¹ and will not³⁸⁰⁸ lodge³⁸⁸⁵ with⁸⁵⁴ the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

9  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ he¹⁹³¹ is hid²²⁴⁴ now⁶²⁵⁸ in some²⁵⁹ pit,⁶³⁵⁴ or¹⁷⁶ in some²⁵⁹ other place:⁴⁷²⁵ and it will come to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when some of them be overthrown⁵³⁰⁷ at the first,⁸⁴⁶² that whosoever heareth^{8085 8085} it will say,⁵⁵⁹ There is¹⁹⁶¹ a slaughter⁴⁰⁴⁶ among the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ follow³¹⁰ Absalom.⁵³

10  And he¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ that is valiant,^{1121 2428} whose⁸³⁴ heart³⁸²⁰ is as the heart³⁸²⁰ of a lion,⁷³⁸ shall utterly melt:^{4549 4549} for³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ knoweth³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ thy father¹ is a mighty man,¹³⁶⁸ and they which⁸³⁴ be with⁸⁵⁴ him are valiant²⁴²⁸ men.¹¹²¹

11  Therefore³⁵⁸⁸ I counsel³²⁸⁹ that all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ be generally⁶²² gathered⁶²² unto⁵⁹²¹ thee, from Dan^{4480 1835} even to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Beer-sheba,⁸⁸⁴ as the sand²³⁴⁴ that⁸³⁴ is by⁵⁹²¹ the sea³²²⁰ for multitude;⁷²³⁰ and that thou go¹⁹⁸⁰ to battle⁷¹²⁸ in thine own person.⁶⁴⁴⁰

12  So shall we come⁹³⁵ upon⁴¹³ him in some²⁵⁹ place⁴⁷²⁵ where^{834 8033} he shall be found,⁴⁶⁷² and we will light⁵¹¹⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ him as⁸³⁴ the dew²⁹¹⁹ falleth⁵³⁰⁷ on⁵⁹²¹ the ground:¹²⁷ and of him and of all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ that⁸³⁴ are with⁸⁵⁴ him there shall not³⁸⁰⁸ be left³⁴⁹⁸ so much¹⁵⁷¹ as one.²⁵⁹

13  Moreover, if⁵¹⁸ he be gotten⁶²² into⁴¹³ a city,⁵⁸⁹² then shall all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ bring⁵³⁷⁵ ropes²²⁵⁶ to⁴¹³ that¹⁹³¹ city,⁵⁸⁹² and we will draw⁵⁴⁹⁸ it into⁵⁷⁰⁴ the river,⁵¹⁵⁸ until^{5704 834} there be not³⁸⁰⁸ one small¹⁵⁷¹ stone⁶⁸⁷² found⁴⁶⁷² there.⁸⁰³³

14  And Absalom⁵³ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ The counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ of Hushai²³⁶⁵ the Archite⁷⁵⁷ is better²⁸⁹⁶ than the counsel^{4480 6098} of Ahithophel.³⁰² For the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had appointed⁶⁶⁸⁰ to defeat^{6565 853} the good²⁸⁹⁶ counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ of Ahithophel,³⁰² to the intent⁵⁶⁶⁸ that the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ might bring⁹³⁵ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ upon⁴¹³ Absalom.⁵³

15  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Hushai²³⁶⁵ unto⁴¹³ Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ and to⁴¹³ Abiathar⁵⁴ the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ Thus²⁰⁶³ and thus²⁰⁶³ did Ahithophel³⁰² counsel^{3289 853} Absalom⁵³ and the elders²²⁰⁵ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and thus²⁰⁶³ and thus²⁰⁶³ have I⁵⁸⁹ counseled.³²⁸⁹

16  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore send⁷⁹⁷¹ quickly,⁴¹²⁰ and tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ David,¹⁷³² saying,⁵⁵⁹ Lodge³⁸⁸⁵ not⁴⁰⁸ this night³⁹¹⁵ in the plains⁶¹⁶⁰ of the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ but¹⁵⁷¹ speedily⁵⁶⁷⁴ pass over;⁵⁶⁷⁴ lest⁶⁴³⁵ the king⁴⁴²⁸ be swallowed up,¹¹⁰⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ are with⁸⁵⁴ him.

17  Now Jonathan³⁰⁸³ and Ahimaaz²⁹⁰ stayed⁵⁹⁷⁵ by En-rogel;⁵⁸⁸³ for³⁵⁸⁸ they might³²⁰¹ not³⁸⁰⁸ be seen⁷²⁰⁰ to come⁹³⁵ into the city:⁵⁸⁹² and a wench⁸¹⁹⁸ went¹⁹⁸⁰ and told⁵⁰⁴⁶ them; and they¹⁹⁹² went¹⁹⁸⁰ and told⁵⁰⁴⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ David.¹⁷³²

18  Nevertheless a lad⁵²⁸⁸ saw⁷²⁰⁰ them, and told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Absalom:⁵³ but they went¹⁹⁸⁰ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them away quickly,⁴¹²⁰ and came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ a man's³⁷⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁴ in Bahurim,⁹⁸⁰ which had a well⁸⁷⁵ in his court;²⁶⁹¹ whither⁸⁰³³ they went down.³³⁸¹

19  And the woman⁸⁰² took³⁹⁴⁷ and spread^{6566 853} a covering⁴⁵³⁹ over⁵⁹²¹ the well's⁸⁷⁵ mouth,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and spread⁷⁸⁴⁹ ground corn⁷³⁸³ thereon;⁵⁹²¹ and the thing¹⁶⁹⁷ was not³⁸⁰⁸ known.³⁰⁴⁵

20  And when Absalom's⁵³ servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ the woman⁸⁰² to the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ they said,⁵⁵⁹ Where³⁴⁶ is Ahimaaz²⁹⁰ and Jonathan?³⁰⁸³ And the woman⁸⁰² said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, They be gone over⁵⁶⁷⁴ the brook⁴³²³ of water.⁴³²⁵ And when they had sought¹²⁴⁵ and could not³⁸⁰⁸ find⁴⁶⁷² them, they returned⁷⁷²⁵ to Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

21  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ after³¹⁰ they were departed,¹⁹⁸⁰ that they came up⁵⁹²⁷ out of the well,^{4480 875} and went¹⁹⁸⁰ and told⁵⁰⁴⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ David,¹⁷³² and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ David,¹⁷³² Arise,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and pass quickly over^{5674 4120 853} the water:⁴³²⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ thus³⁶⁰² hath Ahithophel³⁰² counseled³²⁸⁹ against⁵⁹²¹ you.

22  Then David¹⁷³² arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him, and they passed over^{5674 853} Jordan:³³⁸³ by⁵⁷⁰⁴ the morning¹²⁴² light²¹⁶ there lacked⁵⁷³⁷ not³⁸⁰⁸ one²⁵⁹ of them that⁸³⁴ was not³⁸⁰⁸ gone over^{5674 853} Jordan.³³⁸³

23  And when Ahithophel³⁰² saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ his counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ was not³⁸⁰⁸ followed,⁶²¹³ he saddled²²⁸⁰ his ⁸⁵³ ass,²⁵⁴³ and arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and got¹⁹⁸⁰ him home to⁴¹³ his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ to⁴¹³ his city,⁵⁸⁹² and put^{6680 413} his household¹⁰⁰⁴ in order, and hanged himself,²⁶¹⁴ and died,⁴¹⁹¹ and was buried⁶⁹¹² in the sepulcher⁶⁹¹³ of his father.¹

24  Then David¹⁷³² came⁹³⁵ to Mahanaim.⁴²⁶⁶ And Absalom⁵³ passed over^{5674 853} Jordan,³³⁸³ he¹⁹³¹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him.

25  And Absalom⁵³ made⁷⁷⁶⁰ Amasa⁶⁰²¹ captain⁵⁹²¹ of the host⁶⁶³⁵ instead⁸⁴⁷⁸ of Joab:³⁰⁹⁷ which Amasa⁶⁰²¹ was a man's³⁷⁶ son,¹¹²¹ whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Ithra³⁵⁰¹ an Israelite,³⁴⁸¹ that⁸³⁴ went⁹³⁵ in to⁴¹³ Abigail²⁶ the daughter¹³²³ of Nahash,⁵¹⁷⁶ sister²⁶⁹ to Zeruiah⁶⁸⁷⁰ Joab's³⁰⁹⁷ mother.⁵¹⁷

26  So Israel³⁴⁷⁸ and Absalom⁵³ pitched²⁵⁸³ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Gilead.¹⁵⁶⁸

27  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when David¹⁷³² was come⁹³⁵ to Mahanaim,⁴²⁶⁶ that Shobi⁷⁶²⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Nahash⁵¹⁷⁶ of Rabbah^{4480 7237} of the children¹¹²¹ of Ammon,⁵⁹⁸³ and Machir⁴³⁵³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ammiel⁵⁹⁸⁸ of Lo-debar,^{4480 3810} and Barzillai¹²⁷¹ the Gileadite¹⁵⁶⁹ of Rogelim,^{4480 7274}

28  Brought⁵⁰⁶⁶ beds,⁴⁹⁰⁴ and basins,⁵⁵⁹² and earthen³³³⁵ vessels,³⁶²⁷ and wheat,²⁴⁰⁶ and barley,⁸¹⁸⁴ and flour,⁷⁰⁵⁸ and parched⁷⁰³⁹ corn, and beans,⁶³²¹ and lentils,⁵⁷⁴² and parched⁷⁰³⁹ pulse,

29  And honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ and butter,²⁵²⁹ and sheep,⁶⁶²⁹ and cheese⁸¹⁹⁴ of kine,¹²⁴¹ for David,¹⁷³² and for the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him, to eat:³⁹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ they said,⁵⁵⁹ The people⁵⁹⁷¹ is hungry,⁷⁴⁵⁷ and weary,⁵⁸⁸⁹ and thirsty,⁶⁷⁷¹ in the wilderness.⁴⁰⁵⁷

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1 καὶ εἶπεν Αχιτοφελ πρὸς Αβεσσαλωμ ἐπιλέξω δὴ ἐμαυτῷ δώδεκα χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν καὶ ἀναστήσομαι καὶ καταδιώξω ὀπίσω Δαυιδ τὴν νύκτα

2 καὶ ἐπελεύσομαι ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς κοπιῶν καὶ ἐκλελυμένος χερσίν καὶ ἐκστήσω αὐτόν καὶ φεύξεται πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ πατάξω τὸν βασιλέα μονώτατον

3 καὶ ἐπιστρέψω πάντα τὸν λαὸν πρὸς σέ ὃν τρόπον ἐπιστρέφει ἡ νύμφη πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς πλὴν ψυχὴν ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς σὺ ζητεῖς καὶ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ ἔσται εἰρήνη

4 καὶ εὐθὴς ὁ λόγος ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς πάντων τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ισραηλ

5 καὶ εἶπεν Αβεσσαλωμ καλέσατε δὴ καί γε τὸν Χουσι τὸν Αραχι καὶ ἀκούσωμεν τί ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ καί γε αὐτοῦ

6 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Χουσι πρὸς Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ εἶπεν Αβεσσαλωμ πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγων κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ἐλάλησεν Αχιτοφελ εἰ ποιήσομεν κατὰ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ εἰ δὲ μή σὺ λάλησον

7 καὶ εἶπεν Χουσι πρὸς Αβεσσαλωμ οὐκ ἀγαθὴ αὕτη ἡ βουλή ἣν ἐβουλεύσατο Αχιτοφελ τὸ ἅπαξ τοῦτο

8 καὶ εἶπεν Χουσι σὺ οἶδας τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτοῦ ὅτι δυνατοί εἰσιν σφόδρα καὶ κατάπικροι τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτῶν ὡς ἄρκος ἠτεκνωμένη ἐν ἀγρῷ καὶ ὡς ὗς τραχεῖα ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ἀνὴρ πολεμιστὴς καὶ οὐ μὴ καταλύσῃ τὸν λαόν

9 ἰδοὺ γὰρ αὐτὸς νῦν κέκρυπται ἐν ἑνὶ τῶν βουνῶν ἢ ἐν ἑνὶ τῶν τόπων καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ ἐπιπεσεῖν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἀρχῇ καὶ ἀκούσῃ ὁ ἀκούων καὶ εἴπῃ ἐγενήθη θραῦσις ἐν τῷ λαῷ τῷ ὀπίσω Αβεσσαλωμ

10 καί γε αὐτὸς υἱὸς δυνάμεως οὗ ἡ καρδία καθὼς ἡ καρδία τοῦ λέοντος τηκομένη τακήσεται ὅτι οἶδεν πᾶς Ισραηλ ὅτι δυνατὸς ὁ πατήρ σου καὶ υἱοὶ δυνάμεως οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

11 ὅτι οὕτως συμβουλεύων ἐγὼ συνεβούλευσα καὶ συναγόμενος συναχθήσεται ἐπὶ σὲ πᾶς Ισραηλ ἀπὸ Δαν καὶ ἕως Βηρσαβεε ὡς ἡ ἄμμος ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς πλῆθος καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου πορευόμενον ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν

12 καὶ ἥξομεν πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς ἕνα τῶν τόπων οὗ ἐὰν εὕρωμεν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ καὶ παρεμβαλοῦμεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν ὡς πίπτει ἡ δρόσος ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ οὐχ ὑπολειψόμεθα ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καί γε ἕνα

13 καὶ ἐὰν εἰς πόλιν συναχθῇ καὶ λήμψεται πᾶς Ισραηλ πρὸς τὴν πόλιν ἐκείνην σχοινία καὶ συροῦμεν αὐτὴν ἕως εἰς τὸν χειμάρρουν ὅπως μὴ καταλειφθῇ ἐκεῖ μηδὲ λίθος

14 καὶ εἶπεν Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ἀγαθὴ ἡ βουλὴ Χουσι τοῦ Αραχι ὑπὲρ τὴν βουλὴν Αχιτοφελ καὶ κύριος ἐνετείλατο διασκεδάσαι τὴν βουλὴν Αχιτοφελ τὴν ἀγαθήν ὅπως ἂν ἐπαγάγῃ κύριος ἐπὶ Αβεσσαλωμ τὰ κακὰ πάντα

15 καὶ εἶπεν Χουσι ὁ τοῦ Αραχι πρὸς Σαδωκ καὶ Αβιαθαρ τοὺς ἱερεῖς οὕτως καὶ οὕτως συνεβούλευσεν Αχιτοφελ τῷ Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις Ισραηλ καὶ οὕτως καὶ οὕτως συνεβούλευσα ἐγώ

16 καὶ νῦν ἀποστείλατε ταχὺ καὶ ἀναγγείλατε τῷ Δαυιδ λέγοντες μὴ αὐλισθῇς τὴν νύκτα ἐν Αραβωθ τῆς ἐρήμου καί γε διαβαίνων σπεῦσον μήποτε καταπίῃ τὸν βασιλέα καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν τὸν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

17 καὶ Ιωναθαν καὶ Αχιμαας εἱστήκεισαν ἐν τῇ πηγῇ Ρωγηλ καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἡ παιδίσκη καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ πορεύονται καὶ ἀναγγέλλουσιν τῷ βασιλεῖ Δαυιδ ὅτι οὐκ ἐδύναντο ὀφθῆναι τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν

18 καὶ εἶδεν αὐτοὺς παιδάριον καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ δύο ταχέως καὶ εἰσῆλθαν εἰς οἰκίαν ἀνδρὸς ἐν Βαουριμ καὶ αὐτῷ λάκκος ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ καὶ κατέβησαν ἐκεῖ

19 καὶ ἔλαβεν ἡ γυνὴ καὶ διεπέτασεν τὸ ἐπικάλυμμα ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ λάκκου καὶ ἔψυξεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ Αραφωθ καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ῥῆμα

20 καὶ ἦλθαν οἱ παῖδες Αβεσσαλωμ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ εἶπαν ποῦ Αχιμαας καὶ Ιωναθαν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ γυνή παρῆλθαν μικρὸν τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἐζήτησαν καὶ οὐχ εὗραν καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν εἰς Ιερουσαλημ

21 ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ ἀπελθεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ λάκκου καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν τῷ βασιλεῖ Δαυιδ καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Δαυιδ ἀνάστητε καὶ διάβητε ταχέως τὸ ὕδωρ ὅτι οὕτως ἐβουλεύσατο περὶ ὑμῶν Αχιτοφελ

22 καὶ ἀνέστη Δαυιδ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ διέβησαν τὸν Ιορδάνην ἕως τοῦ φωτὸς τοῦ πρωί ἕως ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔλαθεν ὃς οὐ διῆλθεν τὸν Ιορδάνην

23 καὶ Αχιτοφελ εἶδεν ὅτι οὐκ ἐγενήθη ἡ βουλὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπέσαξεν τὴν ὄνον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν πόλιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνετείλατο τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπήγξατο καὶ ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ

24 καὶ Δαυιδ διῆλθεν εἰς Μαναϊμ καὶ Αβεσσαλωμ διέβη τὸν Ιορδάνην αὐτὸς καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

25 καὶ τὸν Αμεσσαϊ κατέστησεν Αβεσσαλωμ ἀντὶ Ιωαβ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ Αμεσσαϊ υἱὸς ἀνδρὸς καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ιοθορ ὁ Ισραηλίτης οὗτος εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Αβιγαιαν θυγατέρα Ναας ἀδελφὴν Σαρουιας μητρὸς Ιωαβ

26 καὶ παρενέβαλεν πᾶς Ισραηλ καὶ Αβεσσαλωμ εἰς τὴν γῆν Γαλααδ

27 καὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα ἦλθεν Δαυιδ εἰς Μαναϊμ Ουεσβι υἱὸς Ναας ἐκ Ραββαθ υἱῶν Αμμων καὶ Μαχιρ υἱὸς Αμιηλ ἐκ Λωδαβαρ καὶ Βερζελλι ὁ Γαλααδίτης ἐκ Ρωγελλιμ

28 ἤνεγκαν δέκα κοίτας καὶ ἀμφιτάπους καὶ λέβητας δέκα καὶ σκεύη κεράμου καὶ πυροὺς καὶ κριθὰς καὶ ἄλευρον καὶ ἄλφιτον καὶ κύαμον καὶ φακὸν

29 καὶ μέλι καὶ βούτυρον καὶ πρόβατα καὶ Σαφφωθ βοῶν καὶ προσήνεγκαν τῷ Δαυιδ καὶ τῷ λαῷ τῷ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ φαγεῖν ὅτι εἶπαν ὁ λαὸς πεινῶν καὶ ἐκλελυμένος καὶ διψῶν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ

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‎1 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה נָּ֗א שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֙לֶף֙ אִ֔ישׁ וְאָק֛וּמָה וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אַחֲרֵי־דָוִ֖ד הַלָּֽיְלָה׃

‎2 ‏וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֙עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ וְנָ֖ס כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

‎3 ‏וְאָשִׁ֥יבָה כָל־הָעָ֖ם אֵלֶ֑יךָ כְּשׁ֣וּב הַכֹּ֔ל הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁלֽוֹם׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּישַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וּבְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

‎5 ‏וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם קְרָ֣א נָ֔א גַּ֖ם לְחוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֑י וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה מַה־בְּפִ֖יו גַּם־הֽוּא׃

‎6 ‏וַיָּבֹ֣א חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם֒ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל הֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ אִם־אַ֖יִן אַתָּ֥ה דַבֵּֽר׃ ס

‎7 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חוּשַׁ֖י אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם לֹֽא־טוֹבָ֧ה הָעֵצָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־יָעַ֥ץ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל בַּפַּ֥עַם הַזֹּֽאת׃

‎8 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃

‎9 ‏הִנֵּ֨ה עַתָּ֤ה הֽוּא־נֶחְבָּא֙ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַפְּחָתִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת וְהָיָ֗ה כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הָֽיְתָה֙ מַגֵּפָ֔ה בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃

‎10 ‏וְה֣וּא גַם־בֶּן־חַ֗יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִבּ֛וֹ כְּלֵ֥ב הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הִמֵּ֣ס יִמָּ֑ס כִּֽי־יֹדֵ֤עַ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּי־גִבּ֣וֹר אָבִ֔יךָ וּבְנֵי־חַ֖יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

‎11 ‏כִּ֣י יָעַ֗צְתִּי הֵ֠אָסֹף יֵאָסֵ֨ף עָלֶ֤יךָ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וּפָנֶ֥יךָ הֹלְכִ֖ים בַּקְרָֽב׃

‎12 ‏וּבָ֣אנוּ אֵלָ֗יו באחת בְּאַחַ֤ד הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔ם וְנַ֣חְנוּ עָלָ֔יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִפֹּ֥ל הַטַּ֖ל עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־נ֥וֹתַר בּ֛וֹ וּבְכָל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃

‎13 ‏וְאִם־אֶל־עִיר֙ יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַהִ֖יא חֲבָלִ֑ים וְסָחַ֤בְנוּ אֹתוֹ֙ עַד־הַנַּ֔חַל עַ֛ד אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־נִמְצָ֥א שָׁ֖ם גַּם־צְרֽוֹר׃ פ

‎14 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל טוֹבָ֗ה עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל וַיהוָ֣ה צִוָּ֗ה לְהָפֵ֞ר אֶת־עֲצַ֤ת אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה לְבַעֲב֗וּר הָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃ ס

‎15 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־צָד֤וֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כָּזֹ֣את וְכָזֹ֗את יָעַ֤ץ אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃

‎16 ‏וְעַתָּ֡ה שִׁלְח֣וּ מְהֵרָה֩ וְהַגִּ֨ידוּ לְדָוִ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר אַל־תָּ֤לֶן הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְגַ֖ם עָב֣וֹר תַּעֲב֑וֹר פֶּ֚ן יְבֻלַּ֣ע לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּלְכָל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

‎17 ‏וִיהוֹנָתָ֨ן וַאֲחִימַ֜עַץ עֹמְדִ֣ים בְּעֵין־רֹגֵ֗ל וְהָלְכָ֤ה הַשִּׁפְחָה֙ וְהִגִּ֣ידָה לָהֶ֔ם וְהֵם֙ יֵֽלְכ֔וּ וְהִגִּ֖ידוּ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֛וּ לְהֵרָא֖וֹת לָב֥וֹא הָעִֽירָה׃

‎18 ‏וַיַּ֤רְא אֹתָם֙ נַ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם מְהֵרָ֜ה וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אִ֣ישׁ בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים וְל֥וֹ בְאֵ֛ר בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ שָֽׁם׃

‎19 ‏וַתִּקַּ֣ח הָאִשָּׁ֗ה וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח עָלָ֖יו הָֽרִפ֑וֹת וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃

‎20 ‏וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ עַבְדֵי֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁ֜ה הַבַּ֗יְתָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אַיֵּ֗ה אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ וִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה עָבְר֖וּ מִיכַ֣ל הַמָּ֑יִם וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֔אוּ וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס

‎21 ‏וַיְהִ֣י׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י לֶכְתָּ֗ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד ק֣וּמוּ וְעִבְר֤וּ מְהֵרָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם כִּי־כָ֛כָה יָעַ֥ץ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃

‎22 ‏וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן עַד־א֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר עַד־אַחַד֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־עָבַ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

‎23 ‏וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל רָאָ֗ה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א נֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ עֲצָתוֹ֒ וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ אֶֽת־הַחֲמ֗וֹר וַיָּ֜קָם וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֙ אֶל־עִיר֔וֹ וַיְצַ֥ו אֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק וַיָּ֕מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקֶ֥בֶר אָבִֽיו׃ ס

‎24 ‏וְדָוִ֖ד בָּ֣א מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗ם עָבַר֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֕וּא וְכָל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּֽוֹ׃

‎25 ‏וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָ֖ב עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב׃

‎26 ‏וַיִּ֤חַן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם אֶ֖רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ ס

‎27 ‏וַיְהִ֕י כְּב֥וֹא דָוִ֖ד מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה וְשֹׁבִ֨י בֶן־נָחָ֜שׁ מֵרַבַּ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֗וֹן וּמָכִ֤יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵל֙ מִלֹּ֣א דְבָ֔ר וּבַרְזִלַּ֥י הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י מֵרֹגְלִֽים׃

‎28 ‏מִשְׁכָּ֤ב וְסַפּוֹת֙ וּכְלִ֣י יוֹצֵ֔ר וְחִטִּ֥ים וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְקֶ֣מַח וְקָלִ֑י וּפ֥וֹל וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים וְקָלִֽי׃

‎29 ‏וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ לְדָוִ֛ד וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ הָעָ֗ם רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

Vul

1 Dixit ergo Achitophel ad Absalom: Eligam mihi duodecim millia virorum, et consurgens persequar David hac nocte.

2 Et irruens super eum (quippe qui lassus est, et solutis manibus), percutiam eum: cumque fugerit omnis populus qui cum eo est, percutiam regem desolatum.

3 Et reducam universum populum, quomodo unus homo reverti solet: unum enim virum tu quæris: et omnis populus erit in pace.

4 Placuitque sermo ejus Absalom, et cunctis majoribus natu Israël.

5 Ait autem Absalom: Vocate Chusai Arachiten, et audiamus quid etiam ipse dicat.

6 Cumque venisset Chusai ad Absalom, ait Absalom ad eum: Hujuscemodi sermonem locutus est Achitophel: facere debemus an non? quod das consilium?

7 Et dixit Chusai ad Absalom: Non est bonum consilium quod dedit Achitophel hac vice.

8 Et rursum intulit Chusai: Tu nosti patrem tuum, et viros qui cum eo sunt, esse fortissimos et amaro animo, veluti si ursa raptis catulis in saltu sæviat: sed et pater tuus vir bellator est, nec morabitur cum populo.

9 Forsitan nunc latitat in foveis, aut in uno, quo voluerit, loco: et cum ceciderit unus quilibet in principio, audiet quicumque audierit, et dicet: Facta est plaga in populo qui sequebatur Absalom.

10 Et fortissimus quisque, cujus cor est quasi leonis, pavore solvetur: scit enim omnis populus Israël fortem esse patrem tuum, et robustos omnes qui cum eo sunt.

11 Sed hoc mihi videtur rectum esse consilium. Congregetur ad te universus Israël, a Dan usque Bersabee, quasi arena maris innumerabilis: et tu eris in medio eorum.

12 Et irruemus super eum in quocumque loco inventus fuerit, et operiemus eum, sicut cadere solet ros super terram: et non relinquemus de viris qui cum eo sunt, ne unum quidem.

13 Quod si urbem aliquam fuerit ingressus, circumdabit omnis Israël civitati illi funes, et trahemus eam in torrentem, ut non reperiatur ne calculus quidem ex ea.

14 Dixitque Absalom, et omnes viri Israël: Melius est consilium Chusai Arachitæ, consilio Achitophel: Domini autem nutu dissipatum est consilium Achitophel utile, ut induceret Dominus super Absalom malum.

15 Et ait Chusai Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotibus: Hoc et hoc modo consilium dedit Achitophel Absalom et senioribus Israël: et ego tale et tale dedi consilium.

16 Nunc ergo mittite cito, et nuntiate David, dicentes: Ne moreris nocte hac in campestribus deserti, sed absque dilatione transgredere: ne forte absorbeatur rex, et omnis populus qui cum eo est.

17 Jonathas autem et Achimaas stabant juxta fontem Rogel: abiit ancilla et nuntiavit eis. Et illi profecti sunt, ut referrent ad regem David nuntium: non enim poterant videri, aut introire civitatem.

18 Vidit autem eos quidam puer, et indicavit Absalom: illi vero concito gradu ingressi sunt domum cujusdam viri in Bahurim, qui habebat puteum in vestibulo suo: et descenderunt in eum.

19 Tulit autem mulier, et expandit velamen super os putei, quasi siccans ptisanas: et sic latuit res.

20 Cumque venissent servi Absalom in domum, ad mulierem dixerunt: Ubi est Achimaas et Jonathas? Et respondit eis mulier: Transierunt festinanter, gustata paululum aqua. At hi qui quærebant, cum non reperissent, reversi sunt in Jerusalem.

21 Cumque abiissent, ascenderunt illi de puteo, et pergentes nuntiaverunt regi David, et dixerunt: Surgite, et transite cito fluvium: quoniam hujuscemodi dedit consilium contra vos Achitophel.

22 Surrexit ergo David, et omnis populus qui cum eo erat, et transierunt Jordanem, donec dilucesceret: et ne unus quidem residuus fuit, qui non transisset fluvium.

23 Porro Achitophel videns quod non fuisset factum consilium suum, stravit asinum suum, surrexitque, et abiit in domum suam et in civitatem suam: et disposita domo sua, suspendio interiit, et sepultus est in sepulchro patris sui.

24 David autem venit in castra, et Absalom transivit Jordanem, ipse et omnes viri Israël cum eo.

25 Amasam vero constituit Absalom pro Joab super exercitum: Amasa autem erat filius viri qui vocabatur Jetra de Jezraëli, qui ingressus est ad Abigail filiam Naas, sororem Sarviæ, quæ fuit mater Joab.

26 Et castrametatus est Israël cum Absalom in terra Galaad.

27 Cumque venisset David in castra, Sobi filius Naas de Rabbath filiorum Ammon, et Machir filius Ammihel de Lodabar, et Berzellai Galaadites de Rogelim,

28 obtulerunt ei stratoria, et tapetia, et vasa fictilia, frumentum, et hordeum, et farinam, et polentam, et fabam, et lentem, et frixum cicer,

29 et mel, et butyrum, oves, et pingues vitulos: dederuntque David, et populo qui cum eo erat, ad vescendum: suspicati enim sunt populum fame et siti fatigari in deserto.