约押对他说：“你今天不可去报消息，改天才可以去报。你今天不可去报消息，因为王的儿子死了。”

约押对他说：“你今日不可去报信，改日可以报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

约押对他说：“你今日不可作报信的人，改日再去报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

约押对他说：“你今日不可作报信的人，改日再去报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

但约押对他说：“你今天不要去报信，改天再报吧。你不要今天去，因为王的儿子死了。”

約押對他說：「你今日不可去報信，改日可以報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

約押對他說：「你今日不可作報信的人，改日再去報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

約押對他說：「你今日不可作報信的人，改日再去報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

但約押對他說：「你今天不要去報信，改天再報吧。你不要今天去，因為王的兒子死了。」

約押對他說：“你今天不可去報消息，改天才可以去報。你今天不可去報消息，因為王的兒子死了。”

約押對他說：『你今天不可去報消息，改日去報好啦。今天不可報，因為王的兒子死了。』

約押對他說：「你今天不要作報信的人，改天去報信吧。今天你不要去報信，因為王的兒子死了。」

約押曰、今日勿報音信、他日可也、王子既死、今日不可報音信也、

約押曰、王子既死、爾今日勿報信音、當俟他日。

約押謂之曰、爾今日無庸報消息、他日報消息可也、今日王子死、勿報消息、

“ You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him.“ You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

“ I don’t want you to take the news to the king today,” Joab told him.“ You can do it some other time. But you must not do it today, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said to him,“ You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

“ No,” Joab told him,“ it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”

Joab replied to him,“ You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

But Joab said to him,“ You are not the man to bring news this day, but you shall bring news another day; however, you shall bring no news this day, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said to him,“ You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Joab replied to him,“ You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

But Joab said to him,“ You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, for the king’s son is dead.”

Joab said to him,“ You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

守望的人说：“我看前头那人的跑法好像撒督的儿子亚希玛斯的跑法一样。”王说：“他是个好人，必是带好消息来的。”

王悲恸得全身发抖，就上城楼去哀哭。他一面走一面这样说：“我儿押沙龙啊！我儿，我儿押沙龙啊！但愿我替你死。押沙龙啊！我儿，我儿啊！”（本节在《马索拉文本》为19:1）

现在你们要赶快派人去告诉大卫：‘今天晚上你不可在旷野的渡口住宿，务要过河，免得王和跟随他的众人都被吞灭。’”那时，约拿单和亚希玛斯停留在隐‧罗结，他们不敢进城，怕被人看见。有一个婢女经常出来，把话告诉他们，然后他们再去告诉大卫王。但有一个仆人看见他们，就去告诉押沙龙。因此，他们两人急忙离开那里，来到巴户琳某人的家里；那人的院子里有一口井，他们就下到井里。那家的主妇拿了一块大布，盖在井口上，又在上面铺了一些麦子，所以没有人知道这件事。押沙龙的臣仆到这家来见那妇人，问她：“亚希玛斯和约拿单在哪里？”那妇人回答他们说：“他们已经过了河了。”于是臣仆搜索他们，却没有找着，就都回耶路撒冷去了。他们走了以后，两人从井里上来，去告诉大卫王，对大卫说：“你们要起来，赶快过河，因为亚希多弗已经定了这样这样的谋略攻击你们。”

王问：“那年轻人押沙龙平安不平安？”亚希玛斯回答：“约押差派王的仆人，就是你的仆人我来的时候，我看见有大动乱，却不知道是什么事。”

王吩咐约押、亚比筛和以太说：“为我的缘故，你们要宽待那年轻人押沙龙。”王为押沙龙吩咐众将领的话，众人都听到了。