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2 Samuel 19
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2 Samuel 19
Magandang Balita Biblia
Pinagsabihan ni Joab si Haring David
19 May nagbalita kay Joab na umiiyak at nagluluksa ang hari sa pagkamatay ni Absalom. 2 Kaya't napalitan ng pagluluksa ang dapat sana'y pagdiriwang dahil sa pagtatagumpay ng hukbo. Nabalitaan ng mga kawal na labis na dinamdam ng hari ang nangyari sa kanyang anak. 3 Dahil dito'y tahimik silang pumasok sa lunsod, na parang mga kawal na nahihiyang magpakita sa madla dahil sa pagkatalo sa labanan. 4 Tinakpan ng hari ang kanyang mukha at umiyak nang malakas, “Absalom, anak ko! Absalom, anak ko!”
5 Pumasok si Joab sa silid at sinabi sa hari, “Sa araw na ito, inilagay ninyo sa kahihiyan ang inyong mga lingkod na nagligtas sa inyo, sa inyong mga anak, mga asawa at asawang-lingkod. 6 Minamahal ninyo ang namumuhi sa inyo at kinamumuhian ang nagmamahal sa inyo. Maliwanag ngayon na walang halaga sa inyo ang inyong mga opisyal at mga tauhan. Matamis pa yata sa inyo ang kami ay masawing lahat, basta't buháy lamang si Absalom. 7 Kaya, lumakad kayo ngayon din at harapin ninyo ang inyong mga tauhan at kilalanin ninyo ang kanilang katapatan. Kung hindi, isinusumpa ko sa pangalan ni Yahweh, sa gabi ring ito'y wala isa mang kawal na mananatili sa inyo. Kapag nangyari ito, ito na ang pinakamalaking kapahamakan sa buong buhay ninyo.” 8 Dahil dito, tumayo ang hari at naupo sa may pintuan ng lunsod. Nang malaman ito ng kanyang mga kawal, sila'y nagsilapit sa kanya.
Nagbalik si David sa Jerusalem
Samantala nagsitakas ang mga Israelita at nag-uwian sa kani-kanilang bayan. 9 At ganito ang naging usapan sa buong lupain: “Iniligtas tayo ni Haring David sa lahat nating kaaway, at pinalaya sa mga Filisteo. Ngunit dahil kay Absalom, napilitan siyang umalis. 10 Kinilala nating hari si Absalom, ngunit siya'y napatay sa labanan. Bakit hindi pa natin pababalikin ang dati nating hari?”
11 Ang usapang ito'y kumalat sa buong Israel, at umabot sa pandinig ni David. Kaya't isinugo niya ang mga paring sina Zadok at Abiatar upang sabihin sa pinuno ng Juda, “Bakit wala pa kayong ginagawang hakbang upang magbalik ang hari sa palasyo? 12 Kayo'y mga tunay na laman at dugo ko. Bakit nahúhulí pa kayo sa paghahangad na ako'y mapabalik doon?” 13 At ipinasabi naman niya kay Amasa, “Ikaw ay tunay kong laman at dugo. Ikaw ngayon ang hinihirang kong pinuno ng hukbo, kapalit ni Joab. Patayin nawa ako ng Diyos kung hindi ito ang gagawin ko!” 14 Buong galak na tinanggap ng mga taga-Juda ang balitang ito, kaya't ipinasundo nila si Haring David at ang lahat ng mga kasama niya.
15 Pumunta na nga sina Haring David at ang mga kasama niya sa Ilog Jordan. Nagtipon naman ang mga taga-Juda sa Gilgal upang salubungin siya at samahan sa pagtawid sa Ilog. 16 Isa(A) sa sumalubong kay David ay si Simei, anak ni Gera na taga-Bahurim. Ang taong ito ay Benjaminita, at nagmamadali ring sumama sa mga taga-Juda. 17 Kasama niya ang may sanlibong katao buhat din sa Benjamin. Nagmamadali ring bumabâ sa Jordan si Ziba, ang alipin ng sambahayan ni Saul, kasama ang kanyang labinlimang anak na lalaki at dalawampung alipin. 18 Tumawid sila sa ilog upang tulungang makatawid ang sambahayan ng hari at upang gawin ang anumang ipag-utos niya.
Pinatawad ni David si Simei
Nang tatawid na lamang sila sa Jordan, nagpatirapa sa harapan ng hari si Simei. 19 Sinabi niya sa hari, “Kalimutan na po sana ninyo ang kasamaang ginawa ko nang kayo'y papaalis noon sa Jerusalem. Patawarin na po ninyo ako sa lahat ng ito. 20 Inaamin ko pong nagkasala ako sa inyo. Kaya po naman ako ang nauna sa mga liping taga-hilaga upang sumalubong sa inyo, Mahal na Hari.”
21 Tumutol si Abisai at ang sabi, “Hindi ba dapat patayin ang taong ito sapagkat nilait niya ang haring pinili ni Yahweh?”
22 Nagsalita ang hari, “Sino bang humihingi ng payo ninyo, mga anak ni Zeruias? Bakit ninyo ako pinangungunahan? Ako ngayon ang hari ng buong Israel, at isinusumpa ko: Walang sinumang papatayin sa Israel ngayon!” 23 Pagkatapos, sinabi ng hari kay Simei, “Nangangako akong hindi ka papatayin.”
Ang Kagandahang-loob ni David kay Mefiboset
24 Si(B) Mefiboset na apo ni Saul ay sumalubong din sa hari. Mula nang umalis si David hanggang sa matagumpay niyang pagbabalik, hindi naghugas ng paa si Mefiboset ni nagputol ng balbas o naglaba ng kanyang damit. 25 Nang dumating siya mula sa Jerusalem, sinabi ng hari, “Bakit hindi ka sumama sa akin, Mefiboset?”
26 “Mahal na hari,” wika niya, “alam po ninyong ako'y pilay. Kaya ipinahanda ko po sa aking katulong ang sasakyan kong asno upang sumama sa inyo. Ngunit hindi niya ako sinunod. 27 Sa halip ay nagpunta siya sa inyo at siniraan ako. Alam kong kayo'y tulad ng anghel ng Diyos, kaya gawin po ninyo sa akin ang sa palagay ninyo'y nararapat. 28 Ang buong sambahayan ng aking ama, ako at ang lahat sa amin ay maaari ninyong ipapatay, ngunit sa halip, binigyan pa ninyo ang inyong alipin ng lugar sa inyong hapag. Wala na po akong mairereklamo sa inyo, Mahal na Hari.”
29 Sumagot ang hari, “Wala ka nang dapat sabihin pa, Mefiboset! Nakapagpasya na ako na maghahati kayo ni Ziba sa ari-arian ni Saul.”
30 Ngunit sinabi ni Mefiboset, “Hayaan na po ninyo sa kanyang lahat. Sapat na sa aking kayo'y mapayapang nakauwi.”
Ang Kagandahang-loob ni David kay Barzilai
31 May(C) isang taga-Gilead na bumabâ mula sa Rogelim at naghatid din sa hari hanggang Jordan; ito'y si Barzilai. 32 Siya'y walumpung taon na at napakalaki ng naitulong sa hari noong ito'y nasa Mahanaim pa. Siya'y isa sa kinikilalang mayaman doon, at siya ang nagbibigay ng pagkain sa hari. 33 Bago tumawid ang hari ay sinabi nito, “Mabuti pa'y sumama ka sa amin sa Jerusalem. Doon ka na tumira sa palasyo at ako ang bahala sa iyo.”
34 Sumagot si Barzilai, “Ilang taon na lang ang itatagal ko, bakit pa po ako sasama sa inyo sa Jerusalem? 35 Walumpung taon na ako at wala nang kasiyahan sa mga kalayawan. Hindi ko na malasahan ang sarap ng pagkain at inumin. Wala nang pang-akit sa akin pati magagandang awitin. Magiging pabigat lamang ako sa inyo, Mahal na Hari. 36 Ihahatid ko na lang kayo hanggang sa makatawid ng Jordan. Hindi na ninyo ako kailangang gantimpalaan nang ganito. 37 Hayaan na ninyo akong magbalik sa aking bayang sinilangan, at doon ko na hihintayin ang aking mga huling araw sa tabi ng puntod ng aking ama at ina. Narito ang lingkod ninyong si Camaam; siya ang isama ninyo, ang katulong kong ito, at kayo na ang bahala sa kanya.”
38 Sumagot ang hari, “Sige, isasama ko siya. Gagawin ko rin ang lahat ng gusto mo para sa ikabubuti niya. Tungkol naman sa iyo, gagawin ko rin ang lahat ng gusto mo.” 39 Tumawid sa Jordan ang lahat. Bago tumawid ang hari, hinagkan muna niya at binasbasan si Barzilai. Pagkatapos, umuwi na si Barzilai sa kanyang tahanan.
Nagtalo ang mga Taga-Juda at Taga-Israel tungkol sa Hari
40 Nagtuloy sa Gilgal ang hari, kasama si Camaam. Kasama rin nila ang lahat ng taga-Juda at kalahati ng mga taga-Israel. 41 Pagdating doon, sama-samang lumapit kay David ang mga Israelita. Sabi nila, “Bakit po kami inunahan ng mga kapatid naming taga-Juda sa pagsundo sa inyo, at sa inyong mga tauhan at sambahayan mula sa kabila ng Jordan?”
42 Sumagot ang mga taga-Juda, “Ginawa namin iyon sapagkat ang hari ay malapit naming kamag-anak. Anong ikinasasama ng loob ninyo? Hindi naman kami palamunin ng hari! Hindi rin niya kami binayaran!”
43 Sumagot ang mga taga-Israel, “Sampung beses ang karapatan namin kay Haring David, kahit pa kamag-anak ninyo siya. Bakit naman minamaliit ninyo kami? Nakakalimutan yata ninyo na kami ang unang nakaisip na ibalik ang hari.”
Ngunit mas magagaspang ang pananalita ng mga taga-Juda kaysa mga taga-Israel.
2 Samuel 19
New King James Version
2 Samuel 19
New King James Version
David Returns to Jerusalem
19 And Joab was told, “Behold, the king is weeping and (A)mourning for Absalom.” 2 So the victory that day was turned into (B)mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.” 3 And the people [a]stole back (C)into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king (D)covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, (E)“O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
5 Then (F)Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines, 6 in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you [b]regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well. 7 Now therefore, arise, go out and speak [c]comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.” 8 Then the king arose and sat in the (G)gate. And they told all the people, saying, “There is the king, sitting in the gate.” So all the people came before the king.
For everyone of Israel had (H)fled to his tent.
David Returns to Jerusalem
9 Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king saved us from the hand of our (I)enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the (J)Philistines, and now he has (K)fled from the land because of Absalom. 10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?”
11 So King David sent to (L)Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the words of all Israel have come to the king, to his very house? 12 You are my brethren, you are (M)my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ 13 (N)And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? (O)God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me [d]continually in place of Joab.’ ” 14 So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, (P)just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants!”
15 Then the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to (Q)Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to escort the king (R)across the Jordan. 16 And (S)Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 There were a thousand men of (T)Benjamin with him, and (U)Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king. 18 Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good.
David’s Mercy to Shimei
Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. 19 Then he said to the king, (V)“Do not let my lord [e]impute iniquity to me, or remember what (W)wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should (X)take it to heart. 20 For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all (Y)the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”
21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, (Z)because he (AA)cursed the Lord’s anointed?”
22 And David said, (AB)“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? (AC)Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” 23 Therefore (AD)the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him.
David and Mephibosheth Meet
24 Now (AE)Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace. 25 So it was, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, (AF)“Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
26 And he answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king,’ because your servant is lame. 27 And (AG)he has slandered your servant to my lord the king, (AH)but my lord the king is like the angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes. 28 For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king. (AI)Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to [f]cry out anymore to the king?”
29 So the king said to him, “Why do you speak anymore of your matters? I have said, ‘You and Ziba divide the land.’ ”
30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house.”
David’s Kindness to Barzillai
31 And (AJ)Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And (AK)he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come across with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”
34 But Barzillai said to the king, “How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 I am today (AL)eighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king? 36 Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. And why should the king repay me with such a reward? 37 Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant (AM)Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.”
38 And the king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you. Now whatever you request of me, I will do for you.” 39 Then all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king (AN)kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own place.
The Quarrel About the King
40 Now the king went on to Gilgal, and [g]Chimham went on with him. And all the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel. 41 Just then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and (AO)brought the king, his household, and all David’s men with him across the Jordan?”
42 So all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is (AP)a close relative of ours. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?”
43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have (AQ)ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?”
Yet (AR)the words of the men of Judah were [h]fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 19:3 went by stealth
- 2 Samuel 19:6 have no respect for
- 2 Samuel 19:7 Lit. to the heart of
- 2 Samuel 19:13 permanently
- 2 Samuel 19:19 charge me with iniquity
- 2 Samuel 19:28 complain
- 2 Samuel 19:40 MT Chimhan
- 2 Samuel 19:43 harsher
2 Samuel 19
New International Version
2 Samuel 19
New International Version
19 [a]Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son.” 3 The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle. 4 The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
5 Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines. 6 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead. 7 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come on you from your youth till now.”(A)
8 So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,(B)” they all came before him.
Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.
David Returns to Jerusalem
9 Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines.(C) But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom;(D) 10 and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”
11 King David sent this message to Zadok(E) and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the king at his quarters? 12 You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ 13 And say to Amasa,(F) ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood?(G) May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(H) if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.(I)’”
14 He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.” 15 Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan.
Now the men of Judah had come to Gilgal(J) to go out and meet the king and bring him across the Jordan. 16 Shimei(K) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 With him were a thousand Benjamites, along with Ziba,(L) the steward of Saul’s household,(M) and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, where the king was. 18 They crossed at the ford to take the king’s household over and to do whatever he wished.
When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell prostrate before the king 19 and said to him, “May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem.(N) May the king put it out of his mind. 20 For I your servant know that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first from the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet my lord the king.”
21 Then Abishai(O) son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed(P) the Lord’s anointed.”(Q)
22 David replied, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?(R) What right do you have to interfere? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today?(S) Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?” 23 So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king promised him on oath.(T)
24 Mephibosheth,(U) Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. 25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me,(V) Mephibosheth?”
26 He said, “My lord the king, since I your servant am lame,(W) I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba(X) my servant betrayed me. 27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel(Y) of God; so do whatever you wish. 28 All my grandfather’s descendants deserved nothing but death(Z) from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table.(AA) So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?”
29 The king said to him, “Why say more? I order you and Ziba to divide the land.”
30 Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has returned home safely.”
31 Barzillai(AB) the Gileadite also came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and to send him on his way from there. 32 Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy(AC) man. 33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”
34 But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king? 35 I am now eighty(AD) years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers?(AE) Why should your servant be an added(AF) burden to my lord the king? 36 Your servant will cross over the Jordan with the king for a short distance, but why should the king reward me in this way? 37 Let your servant return, that I may die in my own town near the tomb of my father(AG) and mother. But here is your servant Kimham.(AH) Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever you wish.”
38 The king said, “Kimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever you wish. And anything you desire from me I will do for you.”
39 So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and bid him farewell,(AI) and Barzillai returned to his home.
40 When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel had taken the king over.
41 Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?”(AJ)
42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about it? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions? Have we taken anything for ourselves?”
43 Then the men of Israel(AK) answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?”
But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-43 is numbered 19:2-44.
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