19–BOB
Yoʻab Dovudga tanbeh beradi
1 Shoh Dovud Absalom uchun koʻz yoshi toʻkib, aza tutayotir, deb Yoʻabga xabar berishdi. 2 Dovudning sipohlari ham: “Shoh oʻgʻli uchun aza tutyapti ekan”, deb eshitishdi. Shunday qilib, oʻsha kungi gʻalaba barcha lashkar uchun azaga aylandi. 3 Oʻsha kuni sipohlar xuddi urushdan qochganlarday, shaharga xijolat tortib, pisib kirishdi. 4 Shoh esa yuzini berkitib, bor ovozi bilan: “Oh, oʻgʻlim Absalom! Absalom, bolaginam, jigarim!” deb faryod qilardi.
5 Yoʻab shoh turgan uyga kirib, unga shunday dedi:
— Bugun sizning joningizni, oʻgʻillaringiz, qizlaringiz, xotinlaringiz, kanizaklaringizning jonlarini qutqargan odamlaringizning hammasini xijolatga qoʻydingiz. 6 Chunki siz oʻzingizdan nafratlanganlarga mehr qoʻyib, sizni yaxshi koʻrganlardan nafratlanar ekansiz. Bugun lashkarboshilaringiz va mard yigitlaringiz sizning oldingizda hech narsaga arzimasligini oshkor qilib qoʻydingiz. Ha, men bir narsani anglab yetdim: bugun Absalom omon qolib, hammamiz oʻlib ketsak, sizga yaxshi boʻlar ekan! 7 Endi turing, tashqariga chiqib, odamlaringizga dalda bering! Egamning nomini oʻrtaga qoʻyib ont ichamanki, agar chiqmasangiz, shu kecha sizning yoningizda birorta odam qolmaydi. Bu esa yoshligingizdan to shu bugungacha boshingizga kelgan kulfatlar ichida eng yomoni boʻladi!
8 Shu gapdan keyin shoh shahar darvozasi oldiga borib oʻtirdi. Jamiki lashkarga: “Shoh shahar darvozasida oʻtiribdi” degan xabar yetib bordi. Shundan keyin ular shohning yoniga tashrif buyurishdi.
Dovud Quddusga qaytadi
Bu paytda Isroil xalqidan Absalom tomonda boʻlganlari uy–uylariga qochib ketgan edi. 9 Isroilning turli qabilalaridan boʻlgan odamlar bir–birlari bilan bahs qilishardi:
— Bizni gʻanimlarimiz qoʻlidan Dovud xalos qilgan, Filistlar qoʻlidan qutqargan edi. U Absalomdan qochib, yurtdan ketib qolgan. 10 Bizga yoʻlboshchi boʻlsin deb, Absalomga moy surtib shoh qilgan edik, lekin u jangda oʻldi. Shunday ekan, Dovuddan iltimos qilaylik, qaytib kelsin, bizning shohimiz boʻlsin.
11 Shoh Dovud ruhoniylar Zodoʻx bilan Abuatarga quyidagicha xabar joʻnatdi:
— Yahudo oqsoqollariga borib aytinglar, shoh shunday demoqda: “Butun Isroil xalqi, shohni oʻz xonadoniga qaytarish kerak, deyapti. Isroil xalqining gaplari mening qulogʻimga yetib keldi. Nima uchun sizlar loqaydlik qilyapsizlar? 12 Sizlar qarindoshlarimsiz, jigarlarimsiz! Nega sizlar shohni qaytarib olib kelishni orqaga suryapsizlar?” 13 Emosaga ham shu gapni yetkazinglar: “Sen jigarimsan–ku! Seni hozirdan boshlab Yoʻabning oʻrniga umrbod lashkarboshi qilib tayinlayman. Shunday qilmasam, Xudo meni ne koʻyga solsa solsin, hatto undan battarrogʻini qilsin!”
14 Shunday qilib, Dovud jamiki Yahudo xalqini tamoman oʻziga moyil qildi. Nihoyat, ular shohga: “Hamma odamlaringizni ergashtirib orqaga qayting!” deb xabar berishdi. 15 Shoh orqaga qaytib, Iordan daryosi boʻyiga yetib keldi. Yahudo xalqi: “Shohni kutib olaylik, Iordan daryosidan olib oʻtaylik”, deb Gilgalga keldi. 16 Benyamin qabilasidan Gera oʻgʻli Shimax ham shu yerda edi. U shoh Dovudni kutib olish uchun shoshilganicha Boxurim shahridan Yahudo odamlari bilan birga daryo boʻyiga yetib keldi. 17 Uning yonida Benyamin qabilasidan ming kishi bor edi. Shoul xonadonining xizmatkori Zibax ham oʻn besh oʻgʻlini va yigirmata qulini ergashtirib keldi. Ular daryo boʻyiga tezda shohdan oldin yetib kelishdi. 18 “Shoh xonadonini daryodan olib oʻtaylik, shohning hamma xohishini bajo keltiraylik”, deb ular xizmat qilishdi.
Dovud Shimaxni kechiradi
Shoh Iordan daryosini endi kechib oʻtmoqchi boʻlib turgan edi, Shimax oʻzini shohning oyoqlari ostiga tashladi–da, 19 unga yolvordi:
— Shoh hazratlari gunohimdan oʻtsinlar! Quddusdan chiqqan kuningizda men qilgan gunohni eslamasinlar, xayollariga keltirmasinlar, shoh hazratlari! 20 Chunki men, qulingiz, oʻz gunohimni bilaman. Mana, shoh hazratlarini kutib olish uchun bugun jamiki Isroildagi odamlardan birinchi boʻlib men keldim.
21 Shunda Zeruya oʻgʻli Abushay:
— Nahotki Egam moy surtib tanlagan shohni haqorat qilgani uchun Shimax oʻldirilmasa?! — dedi.
22 — Ey Zeruya oʻgʻillari! — dedi Dovud. — Kim sizlarning fikringizni soʻradi? Menga aql oʻrgatmoqchimisizlar? Shu topda Isroil shohi ekanimni oʻzim bilmaymanmi? Isroilda shu bugun birorta odamning qoni toʻkilmaydi!
23 Soʻng Dovud Shimaxga:
— Oʻlmaysan! — deb ont ichdi.
Dovudning Mefibositga mehribonligi
24 Shoulning nabirasi Mefibosit ham shohni kutib olishga borgan edi. Shoh ketgan kundan boshlab sogʻ–salomat qaytgunigacha, Mefibosit na oyoqlarini, na kiyimlarini yuvgan, na soqolini qirqqan edi. 25 Mefibosit shohni kutib olishga Quddusdan kelganda, Dovud undan:
— Mefibosit, nimaga men bilan ketmading? — deb soʻradi. 26 Mefibosit shunday javob berdi:
— Ey shoh hazratlari, men, qulingiz, choʻloq boʻlganim uchun qulim Zibaxga: “Eshakni egarla, men eshakka minib shoh bilan birga ketaman”, degan edim. Lekin u meni aldadi, 27 shoh hazratlarining oldida men, qulingizning yuzini qora qildi. Ammo siz, shoh hazratlari, Xudoning farishtasidaysiz. Sizga nima maʼqul kelsa, shuni qiling. 28 Otam xonadonining hamma aʼzolari shoh hazratlaridan faqat oʻlimni kutib yurganlarida, men, qulingizga, siz xonadoningiz aʼzolari qatorida dasturxoningizdan taom yeyish imtiyozini berdingiz. Sizdan bundan ortiq bir narsa soʻrashga qanday haqim bor, ey shohim?!
29 — Oʻzingning ishlaring toʻgʻrisida gapirishingga hojat yoʻq, — dedi shoh. — Senga va Zibaxga, yerlarni boʻlishib olaveringlar, deb buyurgan edim–ku.
30 — Shoh hazratlari nihoyat saroyga sogʻ–salomat qaytib keldilar, shuning oʻzi menga kifoya, — dedi Mefibosit. — Endi hamma yerni Zibax olaversin.
Dovudning Borzulayga mehribonligi
31 Giladlik Borzulay ham shohga Iordan daryosini kechib oʻtishida yordam berib, uni kuzatib qoʻyay deb, Roʻgʻolimdan kelgan edi. 32 Borzulay ancha keksayib qolgan, sakson yoshda edi. U boy odam boʻlib, shoh Moxanayimda istiqomat qilib turgan paytda, shohning tirikchiligini taʼminlagan edi. 33 Shoh Borzulayga:
— Men bilan yuring, endi Quddusda men sizning tirikchiligingizni taʼminlayman, — dedi. 34 Lekin Borzulay:
— Qancha umrim qoldiki, siz bilan Quddusga ketsam? — dedi. 35 — Men, qulingiz, hozir sakson yoshdaman. Bundan bu yogʻiga nima yoqadi, nima yoqmaydi — ajrata bilmasam, yeb–ichganimning taʼmini seza olmasam. Yana erkak–ayol qoʻshiqchilarning ovozini farqlay olmasam. Shunday ekan, nimaga shoh hazratlariga yana yuk boʻlayin? 36 Men, qulingiz, Iordan daryosini shoh bilan birga kechib, sizga bir oz hamroh boʻlaman, xolos. Shoh nima uchun menga shu qadar iltifot qilishi kerak? 37 Ijozat bersangiz, men orqamga qaytayin, oʻz shahrimda jon berib, ota–onamning xilxonasiga dafn qilinayin. Lekin mana qulingiz Ximxon shu yerda, u siz bilan narigi qirgʻoqqa oʻtsin. Unga nimani maʼqul koʻrsangiz, shuni qilarsiz.
38 — Ximxon men bilan narigi qirgʻoqqa kechib oʻtadi, — dedi shoh. — Siz unga nimani maʼqul koʻrsangiz, u uchun shuni bajo keltiraman. Oʻzingiz uchun nima istaysiz? Ayting, bajo qilayin.
39 Shundan soʻng shoh bilan barcha odamlar Iordan daryosini kechib oʻtdilar . Shoh Dovud Borzulayni oʻpib, duo qildi. Borzulay oʻz yurtiga qaytib ketdi.
Yahudo va Isroil xalqi shohni talashishadi
40 Shoh Gilgalga joʻnadi. Ximxon ham u bilan birga ketdi. Yahudo odamlarining hammasi va Isroil odamlarining yarmi shohni kuzatib borayotgan edilar. 41 Bir payt jamiki Isroil xalqi shohning oldiga borib shunday deyishdi:
— Nega birodarlarimiz Yahudo xalqi sizni olib qochib, oʻzingizni, xonadoningizni, odamlaringizni Iordan daryosining bu tomoniga ham oʻtkazib qoʻyishdi?
42 Yahudo xalqi Isroil xalqiga shunday javob qaytarishdi:
— Chunki shoh bizning yaqinimiz. Nimaga sizlar xafa boʻlyapsizlar? Shohning yeydiganidan biror narsa yedikmi?! Yoki oʻzimizga biror narsa oldikmi?
43 — Isroilda oʻnta qabila bor, — deb javob berdi Isroil xalqi. — Shuning uchun Dovudda sizlardan koʻra, bizning oʻn marta haqimiz bor. Shunday ekan, nega bizni mensimaysizlar?! Shohimizni qaytarib kelaylik, deb birinchi boʻlib biz aytmaganmidik?!
Yahudo xalqining gapi Isroil xalqinikidan koʻra, qattiqroq boʻldi.
1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
9 ¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
11 ¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
16 ¶ And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; 19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all 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, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed? 22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? 23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
24 ¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
31 ¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
41 ¶ And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan? 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost ? or hath he given us any gift? 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
