2 Samuel 16
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Tinulungan ni Ziba si David
16 Si(A) David ay pababa na noon sa bundok nang sa di kalayua'y nakasalubong niya si Ziba, ang alipin ni Mefiboset. Ito'y may akay na dalawang asno na may kargang dalawandaang pirasong tinapay, sandaang kumpol ng pasas, sandaang buwig ng sariwang prutas, at isang sisidlang balat na puno ng alak. 2 “Anong gagawin mo sa mga 'yan, Ziba?” tanong ng hari.
Sumagot si Ziba, “Ang dalawang asno ay para sakyan ng inyong pamilya, ang tinapay at ubas ay pagkain ng inyong mga alipin, at ang alak po nama'y para sa sinumang manghihina sa ilang.”
3 “Saan(B) naroon ang anak ng iyong panginoong si Saul?” tanong ng hari.
“Nasa Jerusalem po,” tugon ni Ziba, “sapagkat ang paniwala po niya'y ibibigay na sa kanya ang kaharian ng kanyang ama.”
4 Sinabi ng hari, “Ziba, ang lahat ng ari-arian ni Mefiboset ay magiging iyo.”
Sumagot si Ziba, “Pag-utusan po ninyo ang inyong lingkod; maging karapat-dapat sana ako sa inyong pagtitiwala.”
Nilait ni Simei si David
5 Nang papalapit na sa Bahurim si Haring David, isang kamag-anak ni Saul ang lumabas sa lansangan na nagmumura. Ito'y si Simei na anak ni Gera. 6 Pinagbabato niya si David at ang mga tauhan nito, kahit napapaligiran ang hari ng kanyang mga bantay at kawal. 7 Ganito ang kanyang isinisigaw: “Lumayas ka! Lumayas ka! Mamamatay-tao! Kriminal! 8 Naghiganti na sa iyo si Yahweh dahil sa pagpatay sa sambahayan ni Saul at pag-agaw sa kanyang trono. Ibinigay na kay Absalom ang kanyang kaharian. Tapos na ang mga maliligayang araw mo; isa kang mamamatay tao!”
9 Sinabi ni Abisai, “Mahal na hari, bakit pumapayag kayong lapastanganin ng hampaslupang ito? Ipahintulot po ninyong tagpasin ko ang kanyang ulo.”
10 Ngunit sinabi ng hari kay Abisai at sa kapatid nitong si Joab, “Huwag kayong makialam. Kung iniutos ni Yahweh kay Simei na sumpain ako, sinong may karapatang sumaway sa kanya?” 11 Sinabi ni David kay Abisai at sa lahat niyang lingkod, “Kung ang anak ko mismo ay nagtatangka sa aking buhay, hindi nga kataka-taka ang ginagawa ng Benjaminitang ito. Hayaan ninyo siyang magmura at sumpain ako. Inutusan siya ni Yahweh na gawin ito. 12 Baka naman kahabagan ako ni Yahweh sa kalagayang ito,[a] at pagpalain ako sa halip na sumpain.” 13 Patuloy sa paglakad sina David at ang kanyang mga tauhan, samantalang sa gilid ng burol, sa tapat nila'y sumasabay si Simei. Hindi ito tumitigil ng panlalait, pambabato, at pagsasaboy ng alikabok sa dakong kinaroroonan nila sa kapatagan. 14 Pagkatapos, dumating ang hari at ang kanyang mga kasamahan na pagod na pagod sa may Ilog Jordan.[b] At nagpahinga muna sila roon.
Pumasok si Absalom sa Jerusalem
15 Hindi nagtagal, pumasok nga sa Jerusalem si Absalom kasama ang lahat ng Israelita pati si Ahitofel. 16 Nang magkita si Absalom at ang kaibigan ni David na si Cusai, sumigaw ito, “Mabuhay ang hari! Mabuhay ang hari!”
17 “Ito ba ang pagpapakita mo ng katapatan sa kaibigan mong si David?” tanong ni Absalom. “Bakit hindi ka sumama sa iyong kaibigan?”
18 Sumagot si Cusai, “Hindi po ako sumama sa kanya, sapagkat ang nais kong paglingkuran ay ang haring pinili ni Yahweh, ng mga tao, at ng bansang Israel. 19 Hindi ba marapat na paglingkuran ko ang anak ng aking panginoon? Paglilingkuran ko po kayo tulad nang paglilingkod ko sa inyong ama.”
20 Tinawag ni Absalom si Ahitofel at humingi ng payo rito, “Ano ba ang mabuting gawin natin?”
21 “Ganito ang gawin mo,” wika ni Ahitofel, “Sipingan mo ang mga asawang-lingkod ng iyong ama na iniwan niya sa palasyo. Sa ganoon, mababalita sa Israel na talagang kinakalaban mo ang iyong ama, at lalong lalakas ang loob ng mga kumakampi sa iyo.” 22 Kaya't(C) kanilang ipinagtayo si Absalom ng tolda sa itaas ng palasyo upang makita ng buong Israel ang pagsiping niya sa mga asawang-lingkod ng kanyang ama.
23 Noong panahong iyon, ang mga payo ni Ahitofel ay itinuturing na salita ng Diyos. Maging sina David at Absalom ay sumusunod sa kanyang mga payo.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 16:12 kalagayang ito: o kaya'y aking kasalanan .
- 2 Samuel 16:14 sa may Ilog Jordan: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito .
2 Samuel 16
New International Version
David and Ziba
16 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba,(A) the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.(B)
2 The king asked Ziba, “Why have you brought these?”
Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh(C) those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
3 The king then asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?”(D)
Ziba(E) said to him, “He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, ‘Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”
4 Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth(F) is now yours.”
“I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
Shimei Curses David
5 As King David approached Bahurim,(G) a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei(H) son of Gera, and he cursed(I) as he came out. 6 He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned.(J) The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”(K)
9 Then Abishai(L) son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog(M) curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.”(N)
10 But the king said, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?(O) If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why do you do this?’”(P)
11 David then said to Abishai and all his officials, “My son,(Q) my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.(R) 12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(S) and restore to me his covenant blessing(T) instead of his curse today.(U)”
13 So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt. 14 The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination exhausted.(V) And there he refreshed himself.
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15 Meanwhile, Absalom(W) and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel(X) was with him. 16 Then Hushai(Y) the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
17 Absalom said to Hushai, “So this is the love you show your friend? If he’s your friend, why didn’t you go with him?”(Z)
18 Hushai said to Absalom, “No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and I will remain with him. 19 Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.”(AA)
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give us your advice. What should we do?”
21 Ahithophel answered, “Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be more resolute.” 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.(AB)
23 Now in those days the advice(AC) Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David(AD) and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel’s advice.
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