2 Samuelova 15
1 Poslije toga nabavi Abšalom sebi kola i konje i pedeset ljudi koji su trčali pred njim.
And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom prepares a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men are running before him;
2 Abšalom je u rano jutro stajao kraj puta koji vodi do gradskih vrata; i tko god je imao kakvu parnicu te išao kralju na sud, Abšalom bi ga dozvao k sebi i pitao: “Iz kojega si grada?” A kad bi ovaj odgovorio: “Tvoj je sluga iz toga i toga Izraelova plemena”,
and Absalom has risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it comes to pass, every man who has a pleading to come to the king for judgment, that Absalom calls to him and says, “Of what city [are] you?” And he says, “Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.”
3 tada bi mu Abšalom rekao: “Vidiš, tvoja je stvar dobra i pravedna, ali nećeš naći nikoga koji bi te saslušao kod kralja.”
And Absalom says to him, “See, your matters [are] good and straightforward—and there is none listening to you from the king.”
4 Abšalom bi nastavljao: “Ah, kad bi mene postavili za suca u zemlji! Svaki bi koji ima kakvu parnicu ili sud dolazio k meni i ja bih mu pribavio pravo!”
And Absalom says, “Who makes me judge in the land, that every man who has a plea and judgment comes to me? Then I have declared him righteous.”
5 A kad bi mu se tko približio da mu se pokloni, on bi pružio ruku, privukao ga k sebi i poljubio.
And it has come to pass, in the drawing near of anyone to bow himself to him, that he has put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;
6 Tako je činio Abšalom svim Izraelcima koji su dolazili na sud kralju. Time je Abšalom predobivao srca Izraelaca za sebe.
and Absalom does according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment to the king, and Absalom steals the heart of the men of Israel.
7 Kad su prošle četiri godine, Abšalom reče kralju: “Dopusti da odem u Hebron i da izvršim zavjet kojim sam se zavjetovao Jahvi.
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom says to the king, “Please let me go, and I complete my vow that I vowed to YHWH in Hebron,
8 Jer kad bijah u Gešuru u Aramu, tvoj se sluga zavjetovao ovako: 'Ako me Jahve dovede natrag u Jeruzalem, iskazat ću čast Jahvi u Hebronu.'”
for your servant has vowed a vow in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If YHWH certainly brings me back to Jerusalem, then I have served YHWH.”
9 A kralj mu odgovori: “Idi u miru!” I on krenu na put i ode u Hebron.
And the king says to him, “Go in peace”; and he rises and goes to Hebron,
10 Abšalom razasla tajne glasnike po svim Izraelovim plemenima i poruči im: “Kad čujete zvuk roga, tada recite: Abšalom je postao kralj u Hebronu.”
and Absalom sends spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, “At your hearing the voice of the horn, then you have said, Absalom has reigned in Hebron.”
11 A ode s Abšalomom dvije stotine ljudi iz Jeruzalema; bijahu to uzvanici koji su bezazleno pošli ne znajući što se sprema.
And two hundred men have gone with Absalom out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;
12 Abšalom posla i po Gilonjanina Ahitofela, Davidova savjetnika, iz njegova grada Gilona, da pribiva prinošenju žrtava. Urota je bila jaka, a mnoštvo Abšalomovih pristaša sve je više raslo.
and Absalom sends Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.
13 Tada stiže Davidu glasnik te mu javi: “Srce Izraelaca priklonilo se Abšalomu.”
And he who is declaring tidings comes to David, saying, “The heart of the men of Israel has been after Absalom.”
14 Tada David reče svim svojim dvoranima koji bijahu s njim u Jeruzalemu: “Ustanite! Bježimo! Inače nećemo uteći od Abšaloma. Pohitite brzo, da on ne bude brži i ne stigne nas, da ne obori na nas zlo i ne pobije grada oštricom mača!”
And David says to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, “Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; hurry to go, lest he hurries, and has overtaken us, and forced evil on us, and struck the city by the mouth of the sword.”
15 A kraljevi dvorani odgovoriše kralju: “Što god odluči naš gospodar kralj, evo tvojih slugu!”
And the servants of the king say to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses—behold, your servants do.”
16 I kralj iziđe pješice sa svim svojim dvorom; ipak ostavi kralj deset inoča da čuvaju palaču.
And the king goes out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaves ten women—concubines—to keep the house.
17 I kralj ode pješice sa svim narodom i zaustavi se kod posljednje kuće.
And the king goes out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.
18 Svi njegovi dvorani stajahu uza nj. Tada svi Kerećani, svi Pelećani, Itaj i svi Gićani koji bijahu došli s njim iz Gata, šest stotina ljudi, prođoše pred kraljem.
And all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.
19 Kralj upita Itaja Gićanina: “Zašto i ti ideš s nama? Vrati se i ostani kod kralja! Ti si stranac, prognan iz svoje zemlje.
And the king says to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you go—you also—with us? Return and abide with the king, for you [are] a stranger, and also an exile, you—to your place.
20 Jučer si došao, a danas da te vodim da se potucaš s nama kad ja idem kamo me sreća nanese. Vrati se i odvedi svoju braću natrag sa sobom, a Jahve neka ti iskaže ljubav i vjernost!”
Your coming in [was only] yesterday, and should I move you to go with us today, since I am going over [to] where [I do not know where] I am going? Return, and take your brothers back. Kindness and truth [be] with you.”
21 Ali Itaj odgovori kralju ovako: “Živoga mi Jahve i tako mi živ bio moj gospodar kralj: gdje god bude moj gospodar kralj, bilo na smrt ili na život, ondje će biti i tvoj sluga!”
And Ittai answers the king and says, “YHWH lives, and my lord the king lives, surely in the place where my lord the king is—if for death, if for life, surely your servant is there.”
22 Tada David reče Itaju: “Hajde, prođi!” I Itaj iz Gata prođe sa svim svojim ljudima i sa svom svojom pratnjom.
And David says to Ittai, “Go and pass over”; and Ittai the Gittite passes over, and all his men, and all the infants who [are] with him.
23 Svi plakahu iza glasa. Kralj je stajao na potoku Kidronu i sav je narod prolazio pred njim prema pustinji.
And all the land is weeping [with] a great voice, and all the people are passing over; and the king is passing over through the Brook of Kidron, and all the people are passing over on the front of the way of the wilderness;
24 Bijaše ondje i Sadok i s njim svi leviti koji su nosili Kovčeg Božji. I oni spustiše Kovčeg Božji kraj Ebjatara dok sav narod nije izišao iz grada.
and behold, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, are carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God, and they make the Ark of God firm, and Abiathar goes up, until the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.
25 Tada kralj reče Sadoku: “Odnesi Kovčeg Božji natrag u grad. Ako nađem milost u Jahve, on će me dovesti natrag i dopustiti mi da opet vidim njega i njegovo prebivalište.
And the king says to Zadok, “Take back the Ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of YHWH, then He has brought me back, and shown me it and His habitation;
26 A ako rekne ovako: 'Nisi mi po volji!' - onda evo me, neka čini sa mnom što je dobro u njegovim očima!”
and if thus He says, I have not delighted in you; here I [am], He does to me as [is] good in His eyes.”
27 Još kralj reče svećeniku Sadoku: “Hajde, ti i Ebjatar vratite se u miru u grad, i vaša dva sina s vama, tvoj sin Ahimaas i Ebjatarov sin Jonatan.
And the king says to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;
28 Evo, ja ću se zadržati na ravnicama pustinje dok ne dođe od vas glas da me obavijesti.”
see, I am lingering in the plains of the wilderness until the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.”
29 Nato Sadok i Ebjatar odnesoše Kovčeg Božji natrag u Jeruzalem i ostadoše ondje.
And Zadok takes back—and Abiathar—the Ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.
30 David se uspinjao na Maslinsku goru, sve plačući, pokrivene glave i bos, i sav narod koji ga je pratio iđaše pokrivene glave i plačući.
And David is going up in the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, going up and weeping, and he has the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who [are] with him have each covered his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;
31 Tada javiše Davidu da je i Ahitofel među urotnicima s Abšalomom. A David zavapi: “Obezumi Ahitofelove savjete, Jahve!”
and David declared, saying, “Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom”; and David says, “Please make the counsel of Ahithophel foolish, O YHWH.”
32 Kad je David došao na vrh gore, ondje gdje se klanja Bogu, dođe mu u susret Hušaj Arčanin, prijatelj Davidov, razdrte haljine i glave posute prahom.
And it comes to pass, David has come to the top, where he bows himself to God, and behold, Hushai the Archite [is there] to meet him, [with] his coat torn, and earth on his head;
33 David mu reče: “Ako pođeš sa mnom, bit ćeš mi na teret.
and David says to him, “If you have passed on with me then you have been for a burden on me,
34 Ali ako se vratiš u grad i kažeš Abšalomu: 'Bit ću tvoj sluga, gospodaru kralju; prije sam služio tvome ocu, a sada ću služiti tebi', moći ćeš tada okretati Ahitofelove savjete u moju korist.
and if you return to the city and have said to Absalom, I am your servant, O king; I [am] also servant of your father until now, and presently, I [am] also your servant; then you have made void the counsel of Ahithophel for me;
35 S tobom će biti i svećenici Sadok i Ebjatar. Sve što čuješ iz palače, javi svećenicima Sadoku i Ebjataru.
and are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? And it has been, the whole of the matter that you hear from the house of the king you declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.
36 S njima su ondje i dva njihova sina, Ahimaas Sadokov i Jonatan Ebjatarov: po njima mi javljajte sve što čujete.”
Behold, their two sons [are] there with them: Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abiathar, and you have sent to me by their hand anything that you hear.”
37 Tako se Hušaj, prijatelj Davidov, vrati u grad upravo u času kad je Abšalom ulazio u Jeruzalem.
And Hushai, David’s friend, comes to the city, and Absalom comes to Jerusalem.
