2 Samuelova 16

1 Kad je David prešao malo preko vrha, dođe mu u susret Siba, sluga Meribaalov, sa dva osamarena magarca koja su nosila dvije stotine kruhova, sto grozdova suhog grožđa, sto voćnjača i mijeh vina.

And when David had gone a little way past the top of the slope, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to him, with two asses on which were two hundred cakes of bread and a hundred stems of dry grapes and a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.

2 Kralj upita Sibu: “Što ćeš s tim?” A Siba odgovori: “Magarci će poslužiti kraljevoj obitelji za jahanje, kruh i voće momcima za jelo, a vino za piće onima koji se umore u pustinji.”

And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.

3 Kralj dalje upita: “A gdje je sin tvoga gospodara?” A Siba odgovori kralju: “Eno, ostao je u Jeruzalemu jer je mislio: 'Danas će mi dom Izraelov vratiti kraljevstvo moga oca.'”

And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

4 Tada kralj reče Sibi: “Sve što posjeduje Meribaal neka je tvoje.” A Siba odgovori: “Bacam se ničice pred tobom. O, da bih i dalje bio dostojan milosti u tvojim očima, kralju gospodaru!”

Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

5 Kad je kralj David došao do Bahurima, izađe odande čovjek od roda Šaulova. Zvao se Šimej, a bio je sin Gerin. Dok je izlazio, neprestano je proklinjao.

And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

6 Bacao je kamenje na Davida i na sve dvorane kralja Davida, premda je sva vojska sa svim junacima okruživala kralja s desne i lijeve strane.

And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left.

7 A Šimej je ovako govorio proklinjući: “Odlazi, odlazi, krvniče, ništarijo!

And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:

8 Jahve je okrenuo na tebe svu krv Šaulova doma, kojemu si ti oduzeo kraljevstvo. Ujedno je Jahve predao kraljevstvo u ruke tvome sinu Abšalomu. Evo, sad si zapao u nevolju jer si krvnik.”

The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.

9 Tada Sarvijin sin Abišaj zapita kralja: “Zar da ovaj uginuli pas proklinje moga gospodara kralja? Dopusti da odem prijeko i da mu skinem glavu!”

Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.

10 Ali kralj odgovori: “Što hoćete od mene, Sarvijini sinovi? Ako on proklinje te ako mu je Jahve zapovjedio: 'Proklinji Davida!' - tko ga smije pitati: 'Zašto činiš tako?'”

And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?

11 Nato David reče Abišaju i svim svojim dvoranima: “Eto, moj sin koji je izašao od moga tijela radi mi o glavi, a kamoli neće sada ovaj Benjaminovac! Pustite ga neka proklinje ako mu je Jahve to zapovjedio.

And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.

12 Možda će Jahve pogledati na moju nevolju te mi vratiti dobro za njegovu današnju psovku.”

It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.

13 Zatim David sa svojim ljudima nastavi put, a Šimej iđaše gorskom stranom usporedo s njim, neprestano psujući, bacajući kamenje i dižući prašinu.

So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.

14 Kralj i sav narod koji ga je pratio stigoše umorni i ondje odahnuše.

And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.

15 Abšalom je međutim sa svim narodom izraelskim ušao u Jeruzalem; i Ahitofel bijaše s njim.

And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

16 A kad je Hušaj Arčanin, Davidov prijatelj, došao k Abšalomu, reče Hušaj Abšalomu: “Živio kralj! Živio kralj!”

Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

17 A Abšalom upita Hušaja: “Je li to tvoja vjernost prema tvome prijatelju? Zašto nisi otišao sa svojim prijateljem?”

And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

18 A Hušaj odgovori Abšalomu: “Ne, nego koga je izabrao Jahve i ovaj narod i svi Izraelci, njegov ću biti i s njim ću ostati.

And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him.

19 A drugo: kome ću služiti? Zar ne njegovu sinu? Kako sam služio tvojemu ocu, tako ću služiti tebi.”

And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

20 Potom se Abšalom obrati Ahitofelu: “Savjetuj sada: što da činimo?”

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

21 Ahitofel odgovori Abšalomu: “Uđi k inočama svoga oca, koje je ostavio da čuvaju palaču: tada će sav Izrael čuti da si u zavadi sa svojim ocem, pa će se ohrabriti svi oni koji su pristali uz tebe.”

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

22 Tada razapeše za Abšaloma šator na krovu i Abšalom uđe k inočama svoga oca na oči svemu Izraelu.

So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

23 A savjet što bi ga dao Ahitofel u ono vrijeme vrijedio je kao odgovor Božji; toliko je vrijedio svaki Ahitofelov savjet i kod Davida i kod Abšaloma.

In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.