Rotherham(i)
3 See! thy cause, is good and right,––but, to hear it, thou hast no one, from the king.
4 And Absalom said, Oh would that I were appointed to judge in the land! that, unto me, might come every man having a complaint or a defence, then would I see him righted.
5 Moreover, so it used to be, that, when any man came near to do him homage, he would put forth his hand, and lay hold of him, and kiss him.
6 And Absolom did, after this manner, to all Israel who came for judgment, unto the king,––so Absolom stole away the heart of the men of Israel.
7 And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king––Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron; 8 for thy servant vowed, a vow, while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying,––If Yahweh, will but bring me back, unto Jerusalem, then will I serve Yahweh,
7 And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king––Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron; 8 for thy servant vowed, a vow, while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying,––If Yahweh, will but bring me back, unto Jerusalem, then will I serve Yahweh,