¹

And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

¹

И$ бы'сть по си'хъ, и^ сътвори` себњ` а^весоломъ колесни'ць и^ ѓ^рђжїе и^ коня` събра, и^ н~ мђжъ текђщихъ преD ниM”

²

And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

²

И$ ё^рани` а^весало'мъ и^ ста` на нача'лнњмъ пђти` вра'тъ и^ бы'сть вся'къ мђж'ъ, ѓ^ не'мже бы'сть пря` прїиде преD цр~я на сђ'дъ. и^ възопи` к немђ` а^весоло'мъ. и^ рече е^мђ эT кое^го гра'да т^ы е^си. и^ рече е^мђ мђ'жъ, эT е^ді'наго колњ'на і^и^л~ева а%зъ ра'бъ тво'и”

³

And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs are right and clear, yet thou hast no one appointed of the king to hear thee.

³

И$ рече к немђ` а^весоло'мъ, с^е словеса` твоя бл~га и^ добра`. и^ послђшаяй и^хъ нњ'сть т^и эT цр~я”

⁴

And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!

⁴

И$ реq а^весоло'мъ, кто` м^я поста'витъ сђдїю` въ земли` наD і^и^л~емъ, и^же къ мнњ` прїидетъ вся'къ мђ'жъ і^и~леv, и^мњя'и прю` и^л^и сђдъ. т^о и^ ѓ^правда'ю я&.

⁵

And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

⁵

И$ бысть е^гда` приближи'тися е^мђ мђжъ на поклоне'нїе, и^ простеръ рђкђ свою` прїя'тъ и&, и^ цњлова и&”

⁶

And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.

⁶

И$ сътвори` та'ко а^весоло'мъ по всемђ` гл~ђ семђ` всемђ` і^и^л~ю, приходя'щиM на сDђ къ цр~ю, и^ присвойстве'ны сътвори` срDца сн~овъ і^и^л~евъ”

⁷

And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.

⁷

И$ бысть эT конца`, м~ лњтъ, и^ рече а^весоло'м# къ эTц~ђ свое^мђ и^дђ` нн~њ, і^ и^спо'лню мл~твы моя`, и^ми'же моли'хся г~ђ въ хевро'нњ”

⁸

For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.

⁸

И$ми'же мл~твами моли'ся ра'бъ тво'и сы'и въ гев#сђ'рњ сљ=ристемъ гл~я, аще възвраща'я възврати'тъ м^я г~ь въ і^ерsли'мъ и^ послђжђ г~ђ”

⁹

And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.

⁹

И$ рече е^мђ цр~ь и^ди` с ми'роM, и^ въста'въ і^ и'де в# хевро'нъ”

¹⁰

And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

¹⁰

И$ посла` а^весоло'мъ послы` въ вся'ко колњ'но і^и^л~ево гл~я, е^гда` ё^слы'шите трђбы рова'ны, т^о р#цњте ја%ко ё%же цр~ьствђетъ а^весоло'мъ въ хевро'нњ”

¹¹

And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.

¹¹

І$ и^до'ша съ а^весоло'момъ, с~, мђжъ нарочи'тыX эT і^ерsли'ма, і^ и^дя'хђ въ простра'нъстви свое^мъ, и^ не разђмњва'хђ вся'кого гл~а”

¹²

And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.

¹²

И$ посла` а^весоло'мъ, и^ призва` а^хитофе'ла галамонњ'искаго совњтника двд~ва” эT гра'да е^мђ свое^го голо'мы, внегда` жрътвы свои` жря'ше, и^ бы'сть смяте'нїе крњ'пко, бя'ше б^о мно'жество людїи, и^дђщихъ съ а^весоло'момъ”

¹³

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.

¹³

И$ прїиде нњ'кто възвњща'я дв~дђ и^ гл~я, ё%же бы'сть срDце всњ'хъ мђ'жїи і^и^л~евь, съ а^весоло'моM сн~омъ твоиM”

¹⁴

And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴

И$ рече дв~дъ всMњ ѓ%трокоM своиM сђщиM въ і^ерsли'мњ, въста'нњте и^ бњжиM ја%ко нњ'сть на'мъ сп~се'нїя эT лица` а^весоло'мля, и^ ё^скори'те да и%демъ, да не заста'въ на'съ и^збїетъ н^ы, и^ възы'щетъ на на'съ зло'бы, и^збїеT граD мечемъ”

¹⁵

And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.

¹⁵

И$ рњша ѓ%троцы къ цр~ю, вс^е е^ли'ко заповњ'да г~ь на'мъ и^ цр~ь на'шъ, с^е м^ы ѓ%троцы твои`”

¹⁶

And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.

¹⁶

І$ и^зы'де цр~ь и^ ве'сь до'мъ е^го нога'ми свои'ми, и^ ѓ^ста'ви цр~ь, і~, же'нъ поDло'жнинць храни'ти доM”

¹⁷

And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

¹⁷

І$ и^зы'де цр~ь и^ вс^и ѓ%троцы е^го пњши, и^ ста'ша эT домђ дале'че”

¹⁸

And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.

¹⁸

И$ вс^и ѓ%троцы е^го стрегђще и^дя'хђ, и^ вс^и эTража'ющїи и^ вс^и ё^тњша'ющїи и^дя'хђ с ниM и^ вс^и геџњ'и, х~, мђж# шеDше пњши эT геџа преDи^дяхђ преD лицеM цр~евыM”

¹⁹

And the king said to Ethi the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou hast come forth as a sojourner out of thy place.

¹⁹

И$ реq цр~ь къ е^џи е^џњ'инђ, почтот^ы и'деши с на'ми, възврати'ся и^ бђ'деши съ цр~емъ ја%ко чђжъ е^си т^ы, и^ ја%ко пришелъ е^си т^ы эT свое'я земля`

²⁰

Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.

²⁰

вче'ра, и^ днsь л^и и^схо'диши с на'ми” И$ а'з# б^о и^дђ` а%може и^дђ` и^ т^ы възврати'ся і^ и^ди`, и^ възврати бра'тїю свою съ собо'ю, и^ да г~ь сътвориT с тобо'ю млsть і^ и'стиннђ”

²¹

And Ethi answered the king and said, As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.

²¹

И$ эTвњща` е%џи къ цр~ю, и^ рече, жи'въ г~ь, и^ жи'въ господи'нъ мо'и цр~ь, ја%ко в не'мже бђ'деT господиn мо'и цр~ь, лю'бо въ смр~ти, лю'бо въ жи'зни, т^ђ и^ а'зъ е^смь ра'бъ тво'и с тобо'ю”

²²

And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.

²²

И$ рече цр~ь къ е%џи, гря'ди и^ прїиди` со мно'ю, и^ прїиде е%џи геџеиn и^ цр~ь и^ вс^и ѓ%троцы е^го с ни'мъ и^ ве'сь нароD и%же с ни'мъ”

²³

And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.

²³

Вс^я же земля` пла'кашася гла'сомъ вели'кимъ, и^ вс^и лю'дїе и^дђщїи`, пре'иде цр~ь чреs пото'къ ке'дрьскыи, и^ вс^и лю'дїе преD лицемъ цр~евымъ, и^дя'хђ пђтем# пђсты'ннымъ”

²⁴

And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Bæthar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.

²⁴

И$ с^е по немъ по'иде садо'къ і^е^ре'и, и^ вс^и левљ=ти с ни'м#, нося'ще кїѓ'тъ завњта гн~я эT жева'ры, и^ поста'виша кїѓ'тъ бж~їи. и^ а^вїа^џа'ръ възы'деT и^ ста` дон#деже преDста'ша лю'ди и^дђщи и^з гра'да”

²⁵

And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favour in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will shew me it and its beauty.

²⁵

И$ рече цр~ь къ садо'кђ. възврати` киѓ^тъ бж~їи въ' граD, и^ да ста'нетъ на мњ'стњ свое^мъ. а%ще ѓ^брњтоX бл~годать преD ѓ^чи'ма гн~има, и^ въз#врати'тъ м^я и^ пока'жетъ м^и е^го и^ лњпотђ` свою`”

²⁶

But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in thee; behold, here I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.

²⁶

И$ а'ще та'ко речетъ не въсхотњ'хъ тебе`. с^е а%зъ е^смь сътвори'тъ м^и по бл~гомђ преD ѓ^чи'ма свои'ма”

²⁷

And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, thou shalt return to the city in peace, and Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.

²⁷

И$ рече цр~ь садо'кђ і^е^ре'ю. с^е ты възврати'шися въ' граD с ми'роM и^ а^хима'съ сн~ъ тво'и, і^ѓ^а^наџа'нъ сн~ъ а^виа^џа'ровъ, и^ дв^а сн~а ва'ша с ва'ми”

²⁸

Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.

²⁸

Видњте же ја%ко а%зъ вселю'ся въ раѓ'тъ пђсты'нныи. до'ндеже прїидетъ м^и вњ'сть эT ваs, сказа'яй м^и ѓ^ всемъ”

²⁹

So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

²⁹

И$ възврати` садо'къ и^ а^виа^џа'ръ кїѓ'тъ бж~їи въ і^ерsли'мъ, и^ поставиша и& т^ђ,

³⁰

And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.

³⁰

и^ дв~дъ въсходя'ше въсходоM на' горђ е^леѓ'ньскђю. и^ пла'кася покры'вше главђ` свою, і^ и^дя'ше бо'сыма нога'ма. и^ вс^и лю'дїе и^же с ни'мъ покрове'нныма глава'ма въсходя'ще въсхо'доM пла'кахђся”

³¹

And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also is among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray thee, the counsel of Achitophel.

³¹

И$ възвњсти'ша дв~дђ гл~юще. а^хитофе'ль съ смятенїемъ съ а^весоло'момъ, и^ съ мђжи и^же бњша с ни'мъ шли`. и^ реq цр~ь да раздрђши'тъ совTњ а^хитофе'левъ г~ь б~ъ мо'и”

³²

And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth was upon his head.

³²

И$ б^њ давыдъ гряды'и къ ро'са, и^дњже поклонися б~ђ т^ђ. и^ с^е на срњте'нїе е^мђ и^зы'де хђсїи ста'рецъ. растерѕа'въ ри'зы своя`, и^ посы'пав# главђ` свою`”

³³

And David said to him, If thou shouldest go over with me, then wilt thou be a burden to me;

³³

И$ реq е^мђ дв~дъ. а%ще мине'ши со мно'ю и бђдеши м^и на ё^тњ'хђ”

³⁴

but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I am thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me the counsel of Achitophel.

³⁴

И$ а'ще во' граD възврати'шися, и^ речеши а^весоло'мђ. минђша бра'тїа твоя`, и^ цр~ь за мно'ю минђ` эTц~ъ тво'и, и^ нн~њ раби` твои` е^смы` цр~ю. пощади м^я жи'ва бы'ти ра'бъ е^смь бы'лъ эTц~а твоеh тогда`. и^ нн~њ а%зъ е^смь тво'и ра'бъ разрђши'ши м^и совTњ а^хитоџе'лоv”

³⁵

And, behold, there are there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.

³⁵

И$ с^е с тобо'ю та'мо садо'къ и^ а^вїа^џа'ръ і^ере'и. и^ бђдетъ вся'къ гл~ъ, и^ ја%коy слы'шиши и^зъ ё^стъ цр~ьскъ, и^ ска'жеши садо'кђ и^ а^вїа^џарђ і^е^ре'е^ма.

³⁶

Behold, there are there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.

³⁶

И$ та'мо с ни'ма дв^а сн~а е'ю, а^михаs сн~ъ садо'коv” и^ѓ^а^наџаn сн~ъ а^вїа^џаровъ. пђстите в рђкахъ е'ю къ мнњ вся'къ гл~ъ, и^же а%ще ё^слы'шите”

³⁷

So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.

³⁷

И$ вни'де хђсїи старыи подрђгъ двDвъ въ' градъ, а^весоло'мъ тогда` вхожда'ше въ і^ерsли'мъ, и^ а^хитоџель с ниM”