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ܘܕܘܝܕ ܦܪܩ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܐܬܪ ܕܣܓܕ ܗܘܐ ܘܨܝܒܐ ܛܠܝܗ ܕܡܦܝܒܫܬ ܐܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܘܐܝܬܝ ܥܡܗ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܕ ܛܥܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܝܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܓܪ̈ܝܨܢ ܘܡܐܐ ܕܒ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܡܐܐ ܓܘܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܙܩܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ
wdwyd prq qlyl mn dwkth' 'thr dsgd hw' wtsyb' Tlyh dmpybshth 'th' l'wreh w'ythy emh thryn khmryn kd Teynyn w'yth elyhwn m'thyn grytsn wm'' dblyn wm'' gwbnyn wzq' dkhmr'
When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܨܝܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܠܟ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܨܝܒܐ ܚܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܫܩܠܘܢ ܛܥܘܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܚܡܐ ܘܓܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܕܢܫܬܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܪܦܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ
'mr lh mlk' ltsyb' hlyn mn 'ymk' lk 'mr lh tsyb' khmr' dnshqlwn Tewnth' dbyth mlk' wlkhm' wgwbn' dn'klwn Tly' wkhmr' dnshthwn 'ylyn dmTrpyn bmdbr'
The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܒܪ ܡܪ̈ܝܟ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܨܝܒܐ ܗܐ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܢܦܢܘܢ ܠܝ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܐܒܝ
w'mr lh mlk' 'ykw br mryk 'mr lh tsyb' h' ythb b'wrshlm w'mr npnwn ly bny 'ysryl mlkwthh dsh'wl 'by
The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܨܝܒܐ ܝܗܝܒ ܠܟ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܡܦܝܒܫܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܨܝܒܐ ܣܓܝ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ
'mr lh dwyd ltsyb' yhyb lk klmdm d'yth lmpybshth w'mr tsyb' sgy 'yth ly w'n' 'shkkhth rkhm' beynyk mry mlk'
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
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ܘܐܬܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܝܡ ܘܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܫܡܗ ܫܡܥܝ ܒܪ ܓܐܪܐ ܢܦ̇ܩ ܘܡܨܚܐ ܠܗ ܠܕܘܝܕ
w'th' mlk' dwyd edm' lbyth khwrym wnpq mn thmn gbr' khd mn shrbth' dbyth sh'wl wshmh shmey br g'r' npq wmtskh' lh ldwyd
When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.
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ܘܪܓܡ ܠܗ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܘܡܢ ܣܡܠܗ
wrgm lh bk'p' lh wlklhwn ebdwhy wlklh em' wlklhwn ebdwhy dmn ymynh wmn smlh
He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
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ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܡܥܝ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܡܨܚܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܦܘܩ ܦܘܩ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܫ̇ܕ ܕܡܐ ܘܥܘܠܐ
whkn' 'mr hw' lh shmey ldwyd kd mtskh' hw' lh pwq pwq gbr' 'shd dm' wewl'
Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
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ܢܦܪܥܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܐܡܠܟܬ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܢܫܠܡܝܗ̇ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܟ ܘܗܐ ܐܬܦܪܥܬ ܒܝܫܬܟ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܫ̇ܕ ܕܡܐ
nprek mry' klh dm' dbyth sh'wl d'mlkth bthrh wnshlmyh mry' mlkwthk b'ydh d'bshlwm brk wh' 'thpreth byshthk mTwl dgbr' 'nth 'shd dm'
Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܝܫܝ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܨܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܠܒܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܐܣܒܝܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ
'mr lh 'byshy br tswry' ldwyd lmn' mtskh' hn' klb' myth' lmry mlk' 'ebr 'sbywhy ryshh
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܐ ܠܝ ܘܠܟܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܫܘܒܩܘܗܝ ܡܨܚܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܨܚܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܠܡܢܐ ܗܘܢܝ ܗܟܢܐ
'mr lh mlk' dwyd m' ly wlkwn bny tswry' shwbqwhy mtskh' mry' hw 'mr lh dtskh' ldwyd mn dyn 'mr ly lmn' hwny hkn'
The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܝܫܝ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܗܐ ܒܪܝ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܥܝ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܒܢܝ̈ ܝܡܝܢܝ ܫܘܒܩܘܗܝ ܡܨܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ
'mr lh dwyd l'byshy wlklhwn ebdwhy h' bry dnpq mn mey be' dnsb npshy w'p hsh' bny ymyny shwbqwhy mtskh' 'lh' hw 'mr lh
David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came out of my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.
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ܛܟ ܢܚܙܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܫܘܥܒܕܝ ܘܢܦܪܥܢܝ ܛܒܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܨܘܚܝ̈ܬܝ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ
Tk nkhz' mry' bshwebdy wnpreny Tbth' khlp tswkhythy dywmn'
It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
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ܘܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܫܡܥܝ ܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܛܦܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܡܨܚܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܪܓܡ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܫܕܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܥܦܪܐ
w'zl hw' dwyd webdwhy b'wrkh' wshmey 'zl hw' bTpy' dTwr' lqwblh mtskh' hw' lh wrgm hw' lh bk'p' wshd' hw' bh epr'
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust.
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ܘܐܬܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܟܕ ܡܛܪܦܝܢ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚܘ ܬܡܢ
w'th' mlk' wklh em' demh kd mTrpyn w'ththnykhw thmn
The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he refreshed himself there.
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ܘܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܬܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܥܡܗ
w'bshlwm wklh em' demh wkwlh 'ysryl 'thw l'wrshlm w'khythwpyl emh
Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
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ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܚܘܫܝ ܐܪܟܝܐ ܪܚܡܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܚܝܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܝܝ ܡܠܟܐ
wkd 'th' khwshy 'rky' rkhmh ddwyd lwth 'bshlwm 'mr lh khwshy l'bshlwm khyy mlk' khyy mlk'
When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܚܘܫܝ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܪܚܡܘܬܗ ܕܪܚܡܟ ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܙܠܬ ܥܡ ܪܚܡܟ
'mr lh 'bshlwm lkhwshy hd' hy rkhmwthh drkhmk lmn' l' 'zlth em rkhmk
Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܓܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܡܗ ܐܬܒ
'mr lh khwshy l'bshlwm l' hw' em mn dgb' mry' wem' hn' wklh 'ysryl dylh emh 'thb
Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, I will be his, and I will stay with him.
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ܘܕܝܠܗ ܐܗܘܐ ܘܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܠܚܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܟ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦܠܘܚ ܩܕܡܝܟ
wdylh 'hw' wdthrthyn zbnyn dmn 'n' ebd' l' hwth b'ydy 'yk dplkhth qdm 'bwk hkn' 'plwkh qdmyk
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”
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ܐܡܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܡܠܘܟܝܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ
'mr 'bshlwm l'khythwpyl mlwkyny mn' 'ebd
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we shall do.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܘܠ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܘܟܬܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܕܫܒܩ ܕܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܥܡ ܕܪ̈ܘܟܬܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܡܬܚܝ̈ܠܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܡܟ
'mr lh 'khythwpyl l'bshlwm ewl el drwkthh d'bwk dshbq dnTrn bythh wm' dshme klh 'ysryl dhwyth em drwkthh d'bwk mthkhyln 'ydy' dkl mn demk
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.”
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ܘܢܩܫܘ ܠܗ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܘܟܬܗ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wnqshw lh l'bshlwm mshkn' el 'gr' wel 'bshlwm el drwkthh d'bwhy leyn klh 'ysryl
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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ܘܡ̣ܠܟܐ ܕܡܠܟ ܗܘܐ ܐܚܝܬܘܦܠ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܫܐܠ ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܡ̣ܠܟ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܚܝܬܘܦܝܠ ܐܦ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܦ ܠܐܒܝܫܠܘܡ
wmlk' dmlk hw' 'khythwpl bywmth' hnwn 'yk 'nsh dnsh'l bmlthh d'lh' hkn' kwlhwn mlkwhy d'khythwpyl 'p ldwyd w'p l'byshlwm
The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel was like this both with David and with Absalom.