1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 And 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. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. 13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. 19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

1 大卫刚越过山顶不远， 就看见米非波设的仆人洗巴前来迎接他； 又有一对预备好了的驴子， 驴子身上驮着两百个饼， 一百个葡萄干饼， 一百个夏天的果饼和一皮袋酒。

2 王问洗巴： "你为什么带这些东西来？"洗巴回答： "驴子是给王的家眷骑的， 饼和夏天的果饼是给年轻人吃的， 酒是给在旷野里疲乏的人喝的。"

3 王又问： "你主人的孙子米非波设在哪里？"洗巴回答王说： "唉！ 他还留在耶路撒冷， 因为他心里想： ‘以色列家会把我祖父扫罗的王国归还给我。’"

4 王对洗巴说： "看哪！ 凡属米非波设所有的， 都归给你了。"洗巴说： "我叩拜我主我王， 愿我在你眼前蒙恩！ "

5 大卫王来到巴户琳的时候， 忽然有一人从那里出来， 他是属扫罗家族的， 名叫示每， 是基拉的儿子。他一边出来， 一边咒骂；

6 又拿石头投掷大卫和大卫王所有的臣仆， 那时众人和众勇士都在王的左右。

7 示每咒骂的时候， 这样说： "你这流人血的人啊， 滚开！ 你这无赖啊， 滚开！

8 你流了扫罗全家的血， 接替扫罗作王， 耶和华已经把这罪报应在你身上； 耶和华已经把这国交在你儿子押沙龙的手里。看哪！ 你现在自取其祸了， 因为你是个流人血的人。"

9 洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛对王说： "为什么让这条死狗咒骂我主我王呢？让我过去， 把他的头砍下来。"

10 王说： "洗鲁雅的儿子啊， 我与你们有什么关系呢？如果他咒骂是因为耶和华对他说： ‘你要咒骂大卫！ ’那么谁敢说： ‘你为什么这样作呢？’"

11 大卫又对亚比筛和他所有的臣仆说： "看哪！ 连我亲生的儿子尚且寻索我的命， 何况这便雅悯人呢？由他去吧， 由他咒骂吧！ 因为这是耶和华吩咐他的。

12 也许耶和华看见我的苦难， 就施恩与我， 以取代今天这人对我的咒骂。"

13 于是大卫和跟从他的人继续在大路上往前去。示每也沿着山坡， 与大卫并排而行， 一边走， 一边咒骂， 又用石头投掷他， 拿尘土扬他。

14 王和所有与他在一起的人到了一个地方， 都觉得累了， 就在那里舒展一下。

15 押沙龙和以色列众人进了耶路撒冷， 亚希多弗也与押沙龙在一起。

16 大卫的朋友亚基人户筛去见押沙龙， 对他说： "愿王万岁！ 愿王万岁！ "

17 押沙龙问户筛： "你就以这样的‘慈爱’待你的朋友吗？你为什么没有与你的朋友一同走呢？"

18 户筛回答押沙龙： "不！ 耶和华和这民， 以及以色列众人所拣选的， 我应该归属他， 与他在一起。

19 再者， 我要事奉谁呢？不是前王的儿子吗？我以前怎样事奉你的父亲， 我现在也必怎样事奉你。"

20 押沙龙对亚希多弗说： "你们出个主意， 我们应该怎样行才好？"

21 亚希多弗对押沙龙说： "你去与你父亲留下来看守王宫的那些妃嫔亲近， 这样以色列众人听见你与你父亲已经完全决裂， 所有跟随你的人的手就都更坚强了。"

22 于是有人为押沙龙在王宫的平顶上搭了一座帐棚， 押沙龙就在以色列众人眼前与他父亲的妃嫔亲近。

23 那时， 亚希多弗所出的策略， 好像是人求问 神得来的话一样。亚希多弗为大卫， 或为押沙龙所出的策略都是这样。