1 Kraljevima 20
1 Ben-Hadad, kralj Arama, skupi svu vojsku svoju - s njim bijahu trideset i dva kralja, s konjima i bojnim kolima - i ode opsjedati Samariju i udari na nju.
Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
2 Posla u grad glasnike izraelskom kralju Ahabu
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
3 i reče mu: “Ovako veli Ben-Hadad: 'Tvoje srebro i tvoje zlato moje je, a žene tvoje i djeca ostaju tebi.'”
saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
4 Izraelski kralj ovako mu odgovori: “Na tvoju zapovijed, gospodaru kralju! Tvoj sam ja sa svime što mi pripada.”
And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
5 Ali se glasnici vratiše i rekoše: “Ovako kaže Ben-Hadad i poručuje ti: 'Daj mi svoje srebro i zlato, svoje žene i djecu.
The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
6 Budi siguran da ću sutra u ovo doba poslati svoje sluge i oni će pretražiti tvoju kuću i kuće tvojih sluga i stavit će svoju ruku na sve što im se svidi i to će odnijeti.'”
But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
7 Izraelski kralj sazva sve starješine zemaljske i reče: “Promislite i pogledajte! Ovaj nam sprema zlo! Traži od mene moje žene i djecu, premda mu nisam odbio svoje srebro i zlato.”
Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
8 Starješine mu i sav narod odgovoriše: “Nemoj poslušati! Nemoj pristati!”
And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
9 Tada on ovako odgovori Ben-Hadadovim poslanicima: “Recite gospodaru kralju: 'Sve što si prvi put tražio od svoga sluge, ja ću učiniti, ali ovo drugo ne mogu.'” I poslanici odoše i odnesoše odgovor.
So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.
10 Tada mu Ben-Hadad poruči: “Neka mi bogovi učine zlo i neka pridaju još toliko, ako bude dosta praha Samarije da svi oni koji me slijede dobiju po pregršt!”
Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
11 Ali mu kralj izraelski odgovori: “Kaže se: 'Neka se ne hvali koji se opasuje kao onaj koji se raspasuje!'”
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
12 A kad je Ben-Hadad to čuo - upravo je pio s kraljevima pod šatorima - zapovjedi svojim slugama: “Na svoja mjesta!” I oni zauzeše svoje položaje protiv grada.
Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
13 Tada potraži jedan prorok Ahaba, kralja Izraela, i reče: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Jesi li vidio ono silno mnoštvo? Ja ću ti ga danas evo predati u ruke i ti ćeš spoznati da sam ja Jahve.'”
Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
14 Ahab reče: “Po kome?” On odgovori: “Ovako veli Jahve: po momcima pokrajinskih namjesnika.” Ahab upita: “Tko će početi boj?” On odgovori: “Ti!”
“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
15 Ahab izvrši smotru momaka pokrajinskih upravitelja. Bijaše ih dvije stotine trideset i dva. Poslije njih izvršio je smotru sve vojske svih Izraelaca. Bijaše ih sedam tisuća.
So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
16 Oni iziđoše u podne, dok je Ben-Hadad pio u šatorima sa trideset i dva kralja koji mu bijahu saveznici.
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
17 Momci pokrajinskih upravitelja iziđoše prvi. Obavijestiše Ben-Hadada: “Izišli su ljudi iz Samarije.”
And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
18 On reče: “Ako su izišli radi mira, pohvatajte ih žive; ako su izišli u boj, opet ih uhvatite žive!”
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
19 Ali kad su oni - momci pokrajinskih upravitelja - izišli iz grada, za njima je slijedila ostala vojska
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
20 i svaki je udario na svog protivnika. Aramejci su bježali, a Izraelci ih progonili. Ben-Hadad, aramejski kralj, spasio se na konju zajedno s nekim konjanicima.
and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
21 Tada je izišao izraelski kralj; zarobio je konje i kola i nanio Aramejcima težak poraz.
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
22 Tada pristupi prorok izraelskom kralju i reče mu: “Hajdemo! Ohrabri se i razmisli dobro što ti je činiti, jer će dogodine aramejski kralj napasti na te.”
Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
23 Sluge su savjetovale aramejskog kralja: Njihov bog je bog gora, i zato su bili jači od nas. Ali ako se pobijemo s njima u ravnici, sigurno ćemo mi biti jači od njih.
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
24 Učinimo dakle ovako: makni ove kraljeve i postavi na njihovo mjesto upravitelje.
So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.
25 Zatim skupi sebi veliku vojsku kolika je bila ona koju si izgubio, toliko konja i toliko kola. Tada ćemo se pobiti s njima u ravnici, i sigurno ćemo ih nadvladati.” On ih posluša i učini tako.
And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.
26 Na početku godine Ben-Hadad podiže Aramejce i pođe na Afek da vojuje s Izraelom.
In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
27 Izraelci se podigoše i krenuše protiv njih. I utaboriše se Izraelci pred njima kao dva mala stada koza, dok su Aramejci prekrili zemlju.
The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
28 Tada pristupi Božji čovjek izraelskom kralju i reče: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Zato što Aramejci kažu za Jahvu da je Bog bregova i da nije Bog ravnica, ja ću predati u tvoje ruke ovo silno mnoštvo da spoznate da sam ja Jahve'.”
Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
29 Sedam dana bijahu utaboreni jedni sučelice drugima. Sedmoga dana zametnu se boj i Izraelci poubijaše Aramejce, stotinu tisuća pješaka u jedan jedini dan.
For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
30 Ostatak pobježe u Afek, u grad, ali se sruši zidina na dvadeset i sedam tisuća ljudi koji su ostali. Pobjegao je i Ben-Hadad. U gradu je prelazio iz jednog skrovišta u drugo.
The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
31 Njegove su mu sluge rekle: “Gle! Mi smo čuli da su izraelski kraljevi milosrdni. Stavimo kostrijet oko bokova svojih i konope oko svojih glava, pa izađimo pred kralja izraelskog: možda će ti poštedjeti život.”
Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
32 I svezaše kostrijeti oko bokova svojih i konopce oko svojih glava. Otišli su pred izraelskog kralja i rekli: “Tvoj sluga Ben-Hadad kaže: 'Ostavi me na životu!'” On odgovori: “Je li još živ? On je moj brat.”
So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
33 Ljudi su to uzeli kao dobar znak i požurili se da ga uhvate za riječ govoreći: “Ben-Hadad tvoj je brat.” Ahab odgovori: “Idite! Dovedite ga!” Ben-Hadad dođe i on ga uze na kola.
Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
34 Ben-Hadad reče mu tada: “Vratit ću ti gradove koje je moj otac uzeo tvome ocu; stajat će ti na raspolaganju četvrti u Damasku, kao što ih je postavio moj otac u Samariji. Pod ovim me uvjetom otpusti.” Ahab sklopi s njime savez i otpusti ga.
Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
35 Neki od proročkih sinova reče po Jahvinoj zapovijedi svome drugu: “Udari me!” Ali čovjek ne htjede da ga tuče.
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
36 Tada mu onaj reče: “Budući da nisi slušao glasa Jahvina, evo, kad odeš od mene, lav će te razderati.” Tek što se udaljio od njega, naiđe na lava koji ga razdera.
Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
37 Prorok nađe drugoga čovjeka i reče: “Udari me!” Čovjek ga izudara i izrani.
Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,
38 Prorok ode, postavi se kralju na put, a preko očiju navuče povez da ga ne prepoznaju.
and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
39 Kad je kralj prolazio, on povika: “Tvoj je sluga bio izišao u boj, kadli iz bojnih redova jedan istupi i dovede mi nekog čovjeka govoreći: 'Čuvaj ovoga čovjeka! Ako nestane, tvoj će život biti za njegov život, ili ćeš platiti srebrni talenat.'
As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
40 I dok je tvoj sluga radio ovdje-ondje, njega je nestalo.” Tada mu reče kralj Izraela: “Eto ti presude! Sam si je izrekao!”
But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
41 Nato onaj odmah ukloni povez s očiju i kralj izraelski vidje da je to jedan od proroka.
Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
42 A on reče kralju: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Budući da si pustio da ti iz ruke utekne čovjek koga sam udario prokletstvom, tvoj će život biti za njegov život, tvoj narod za njegov narod.'”
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
43 I kralj izraelski ode svojoj kući, mrk i srdit, i uđe u Samariju.
Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
