II Samuel

1 And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israēlites were troubled.

1 καὶ ἤκουσεν Μεμφιβοσθὲ υἱὸς Σαοὺλ ὅτι τέθνηκεν Ἀβεννὴρ ἐν Χεβρών, καὶ ἐξελύθησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ παρείθησαν.	1 Καὶ ἤκουσεν Ἰεβοσθὲ υἱὸς Σαοὺλ ὅτι τέθνηκεν Ἀβεννὴρ υἱὸς Νὴρ ἐν Χεβρών, καὶ ἐξελύθησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ παρείθησαν.
1 And Saoul’s son Memphibosthe heard that Abennēr had died at Chebrōn, and his hands were slackened, and all the men of Israēl grew faint.	1 And Saoul’s son Memphibosthe heard that Abennēr had died at Chebrōn, and his hands were slackened, and all the men of Israēl grew faint.

2 And Saul’s son had two men who were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

2 καὶ δύο ἄνδρες ἡγούμενοι συστρεμμάτων τῷ Μεμφιβοσθὲ υἱῷ Σαούλ, ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ Βαανὰ καὶ ὄνομα τῷ δευτέρῳ Ῥηχάβ, υἱοὶ Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμίν· ὅτι Βηρὼθ ἐλογίζετο τοῖς υἱοῖς Βενιαμίν,	2 καὶ δύο ἄνδρες ἡγούμενοι συστρεμμάτων τῷ Ἰεβοσθὲ υἱῷ Σαούλ, ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ Βαανὰ καὶ ὄνομα τῷ δευτέρῳ Ῥηχάβ, υἱοὶ Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμίν· ὅτι Βηρὼθ ἐλογίζετο τοῖς υἱοῖς Βενιαμίν,
2 And Saoul’s son Memphibosthe had two men, captains of bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the second, Rhēchab, sons of Rhemmōn the Berothite of the sons of Benjamin; for Beroth is attributed to the sons of Benjamin,	2 And Saoul’s son Memphibosthe had two men, captains of bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the second, Rhēchab, sons of Rhemmōn the Berothite of the sons of Benjamin; for Beroth is attributed to the sons of Benjamin,

3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were residents there until this day.)

3 καὶ ἀπέδρασαν οἱ Βηρωθαῖοι εἰς Γεθθαὶμ καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ παροικοῦντες ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.	3 καὶ ἀπέδρασαν οἱ Βηθωραῖοι εἰς Γεθθαὶμ καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ παροικοῦντες ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
3 and the Bērōthites escaped to Geththaim and were living there as resident aliens to this day.	3 and the Bērōthites escaped to Geththaim and were living there as resident aliens to this day.

4 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

4 καὶ τῷ Ἰωνάθαν υἱῷ Σαοὺλ υἱὸς πεπληγὼς τοὺς πόδας· υἱὸς ἐτῶν πέντε οὗτος ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἀγγελίαν Σαοὺλ καὶ Ἰωνάθαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐξ Ἰεζραέλ, καὶ ἦρεν αὐτὸν ἡ τιθηνὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφυγεν, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ σπεύδειν αὐτὴν καὶ ἀναχωρεῖν καὶ ἔπεσεν καὶ ἐχωλάνθη, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μεμφιβοσθέ.	4 καὶ τῷ Ἰωνάθαν υἱῷ Σαοὺλ υἱὸς πεπληγὼς τοὺς πόδας· υἱὸς ἐτῶν πέντε οὗτος ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἀγγελίαν Σαοὺλ καὶ Ἰωνάθαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐξ Ἰεζραήλ, καὶ ᾖρεν αὐτὸν ἡ τιθηνὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφυγε, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ σπεύδειν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀναχωρεῖν, καὶ ἔπεσε καὶ ἐχωλάνθη, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μεμφιβοσθέ.
4 And Saoul’s son Jōnathan had a son injured in the feet; he was a son of five years when the news about Saoul and his son Jōnathan came from Iezrael, and his nurse picked him up and fled, and it happened, when she hurried and withdrew, that he fell and became lame, and his name was Memphibosthe.	4 And Saoul’s son Jōnathan had a son injured in the feet; he was a son of five years when the news about Saoul and his son Jōnathan came from Iezraēl, and his nurse picked him up and fled, and it happened, when she hurried and withdrew, that he fell and became lame, and his name was Memphibosthe.

5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

5 καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν υἱοὶ Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου Ῥεκχὰ καὶ Βαανὰ καὶ εἰσῆλθον ἐν τῷ καύματι τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς οἶκον Μεμφιβοσθέ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκάθευδεν ἐν τῇ κοίτῃ τῆς μεσημβρίας,	5 καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν υἱοὶ Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου Ῥεκχὰ καὶ Βαανὰ καὶ εἰσῆλθον ἐν τῷ καύματι τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς οἶκον Ἰεβοσθέ. καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκάθευδεν ἐν τῇ κοίτῃ τῆς μεσημβρίας,
5 And sons of Rhemmōn the Bērōthite, Rhekcha and Baana, went, and about the heat of the day they entered into the house of Memphibosthe, and he was sleeping on the bed at noonday,	5 And sons of Rhemmōn the Bērōthite, Rhekcha and Baana, went, and about the heat of the day they entered into the house of Jebosthe, and he was sleeping on the bed at noonday,

6 And they came to that place into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

6 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ θυρωρὸς τοῦ οἴκου ἐκάθαιρεν πυροὺς καὶ ἐνύσταξεν καὶ ἐκάθευδεν, καὶ Ῥεκχὰ καὶ Βαανὰ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ διέλαθον	6 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ θυρωρὸς τοῦ οἴκου ἐκάθαιρε πυροὺς καὶ ἐνύσταξε καὶ ἐκάθευδε, καὶ Ῥεκχὰ καὶ Βαανὰ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ διέλαθον
6 and look! the doorkeeper of the house was cleaning wheat, and she became drowsy and slept, and Rhekcha and Baana, the brothers, escaped notice	6 and look! the doorkeeper of the house was cleaning wheat, and she became drowsy and slept, and Rhekcha and Baana, the brothers, escaped notice

7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and got them away through the plain all night.

7 καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκον, καὶ Μεμφιβοσθὲ ἐκάθευδεν ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κοιτῶνι αὐτοῦ, καὶ τύπτουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ θανατοῦσιν καὶ ἀφαιροῦσιν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβον τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπῆλθον ὁδὸν τὴν κατὰ δυσμὰς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα.	7 καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκον, καὶ Ἰεβοσθὲ ἐκάθευδεν ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κοιτῶνι αὐτοῦ, καὶ τύπτουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ θανατοῦσι καὶ ἀφαιροῦσι τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβον τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπῆλθον ὁδὸν τὴν κατὰ δυσμὰς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα.
7 and entered into the house, and Memphibosthe was asleep on his bed in his bedroom, and they attacked him and put him to death and beheaded him and took his head and returned by the western road the whole night.	7 and entered into the house, and Jebosthe was asleep on his bed in his bedroom, and they attacked him and put him to death and beheaded him and took his head and returned by the western road the whole night.

8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul your enemy, which sought your life; and Yahweh has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.”

8 καὶ ἤνεγκαν τὴν κεφαλὴν Μεμφιβοσθὲ τῷ Δαυὶδ εἰς Χεβρὼν καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἰδοὺ ἡ κεφαλὴ Μεμφιβοσθὲ υἱοῦ Σαοὺλ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου, ὃς ἐζήτει τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ ἔδωκεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ βασιλεῖ ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη, ἐκ Σαοὺλ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ.	8 καὶ ἤνεγκαν τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰεβοσθὲ τῷ Δαυὶδ εἰς Χεβρὼν καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα· ἰδοὺ ἡ κεφαλὴ Ἰεβοσθὲ υἱοῦ Σαοὺλ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου, ὃς ἐζήτει τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ ἔδωκε Κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ βασιλεῖ ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη, ἐκ Σαοὺλ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ.
8 And they brought the head of Memphibosthe to David at Chebrōn and said to the king, “Look! the head of Memphibosthe son of Saoul your enemy, who used to seek your life, and the Lord gave the master king vengeance on his enemies, as this day, on Saoul your enemy and on his offspring.”	8 And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David at Chebrōn and said to the king, “Look! the head of Jebosthe son of Saoul your enemy, who used to seek your life, and the Lord gave the master king vengeance on his enemies, as this day, on Saoul your enemy and on his offspring.”

9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

9 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δαυὶδ τῷ Ῥεκχὰ καὶ τῷ Βαανὰ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ υἱοῖς Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ζῇ κύριος, ὃς ἐλυτρώσατο τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως,	9 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δαυὶδ τῷ Ῥεκχὰ καὶ τῷ Βαανὰ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ υἱοῖς Ῥεμμὼν τοῦ Βηρωθαίου καὶ εἶπε αὐτοῖς· ζῇ Κύριος, ὃς ἐλυτρώσατο τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ πάσης θλίψεως,
9 And David answered Rhekcha and his brother Baana sons of Rhemmōn the Bērōthite and said to them, “The Lord lives, who redeemed my life out of every adversity,	9 And David answered Rhekcha and his brother Baana sons of Rhemmōn the Bērōthite and said to them, “The Lord lives, who redeemed my life out of every adversity,

10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and killed him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings.

10 ὅτι ὁ ἀπαγγείλας μοι ὅτι τέθνηκεν Σαοὺλ καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὡς εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἐνώπιόν μου καὶ κατέσχον αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέκτεινα ἐν Σεκελάκ, ᾧ ἔδει με δοῦναι εὐαγγέλια·	10 ὅτι ὁ ἀπαγγείλας μοι ὅτι τέθνηκε Σαούλ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὡς εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἐνώπιόν μου, καὶ κατέσχον αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέκτεινα αὐτὸν ἐν Σεκελάκ, ᾧ ἔδει με δοῦναι εὐαγγέλια.
10 because the one who told me that Saoul had died (and he was as one bringing good news before me) and I seized and killed him at Sekelak, to whom it was necessary that I give a reward for good tidings.	10 because the one who told me that Saoul had died (and he was as one bringing good news before me) and I seized and killed him at Sekelak, to whom it was necessary that I give a reward for good tidings.

11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”

11 καὶ νῦν ἄνδρες πονηροὶ ἀπεκτάγκασιν ἄνδρα δίκαιον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης αὐτοῦ· καὶ νῦν ἐκζητήσω τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ἐξολεθρεύσω ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς γῆς.	11 καὶ νῦν ἄνδρες πονηροὶ ἀπεκτάγκασιν ἄνδρα δίκαιον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης αὐτοῦ· καὶ νῦν ἐκζητήσω τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς γῆς.
11 And now wicked men have killed a righteous man on his bed in his own home! And now I shall require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the land.”	11 And now wicked men have killed a righteous man on his bed in his own home! And now I shall require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the land.”

12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

12 καὶ ἐνετείλατο Δαυὶδ τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀποκτέννουσιν αὐτοὺς καὶ κολοβοῦσιν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκρέμασαν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς κρήνης ἐν Χεβρών· καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Μεμφιβοσθὲ ἔθαψαν ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἀβεννὴρ υἱοῦ Νήρ.	12 καὶ ἐνετείλατο Δαυὶδ τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀποκτείνουσιν αὐτοὺς καὶ κολοβοῦσι τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκρέμασαν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς κρήνης ἐν Χεβρών· καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰεβοσθὲ ἔθαψαν ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἀβεννὴρ υἱοῦ Νήρ.
12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and chopped off their hands and their feet and hung them at the well at Chebrōn, and the head of Memphibosthe they buried in the tomb of Abennēr son of Nēr.	12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and chopped off their hands and their feet and hung them at the well at Chebrōn, and the head of Jebosthe they buried in the tomb of Abennēr son of Nēr.