2 Samuelova 2
1 Poslije toga David upita Jahvu ovako: “Treba li da pođem u koji Judin grad?” A Jahve mu odgovori: “Pođi!” David opet upita: “Kamo da pođem?” A odgovor bješe: “U Hebron!”
Some time after that, David asked Yahweh, “Should I go back to [live in] one of the towns in Judah?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go up there.” Then David asked, “To which town should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
2 Tako David ode onamo, a s njim i njegove dvije žene, Ahinoama iz Jizreela i Abigajila, Nabalova žena iz Karmela.
So David went up there, taking his two wives, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel [city], and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel [city].
3 I ljudi koji bijahu s Davidom odoše s njim, svaki sa svojom obitelji, i nastaniše se u gradićima Hebrona.
He also took the men who had been with him, and their families. They all started to live in villages near Hebron.
4 Tada dođoše ljudi iz Jude i pomazaše ondje Davida za kralja nad domom Judinim. Tada javiše Davidu da su ljudi iz Jabeša u Gileadu pokopali Šaula.
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and [one of] them poured olive oil on David’s head [to show they were appointing him to be] [MTY] the king of the tribe [MTY] of Judah. When David found out that the people of Jabesh [town] in [the] Gilead [region] had buried Saul’s body,
5 Nato David posla glasnike k Jabešanima u Gileadu i poruči im: “Budite blagoslovljeni od Jahve što ste izvršili to djelo ljubavi prema svome gospodaru Šaulu i što ste ga pokopali!
he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: “I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.
6 Zato neka vam Jahve iskaže svoju ljubav i dobrotu, a i ja ću vam učiniti dobro zato što ste tako radili.
Now I also desire/hope that Yahweh will faithfully love you and be loyal to you. And I will do good things for you because of what you have done [for Saul].
7 A sada se ohrabrite i budite junaci, jer je Šaul, vaš gospodar, poginuo, a mene je Judin dom pomazao za svoga kralja.”
Now, although Saul your king is dead, be strong and courageous, like the people of Judah, who have appointed me to be their king.”
8 Ali Abner, sin Nerov, vojvoda Šaulove vojske, bijaše uzeo Šaulova sina Išbaala i doveo ga prijeko u Mahanajim.
[While this was happening], Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across [the Jordan River] to Mahanaim [town].
9 Ondje ga je postavio za kralja nad Gileadom, nad Ašeranima, nad Jizreelom, Efrajimom, Benjaminom i nad svim Izraelom.
There Abner proclaimed that Ishbosheth was now the king of [the] Gilead [region] and of the tribe of Asher and the region of Jezreel and the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. That meant that he was the king of all of the people of Israel.
10 Išbaalu, sinu Šaulovu, bijaše četrdeset godina kad je postao kraljem nad Izraelom, a kraljevao je dvije godine. Samo je Judin dom pristao uz Davida.
Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he started to rule over the people of Israel. He ruled them for two years. But the tribe of Judah (was loyal to David/wanted David to be their king),
11 A David je kraljevao u Hebronu nad Judinim domom sedam godina i šest mjeseci.
and he ruled them for seven and a half years while he was living in Hebron.
12 Potom iziđe Abner, Nerov sin, s ljudima Šaulova sina Išbaala iz Mahanajima prema Gibeonu.
[One day] Abner and the officials of Isbosheth went from Mahanaim [across the Jordan River] to Gibeon [city].
13 Ali i Joab, Sarvijin sin, iziđe s Davidovim ljudima iz Hebrona i srete se s njima kod Gibeonskog jezera. Tu se zaustaviše, ovi s jedne strane jezera, a oni s druge strane.
Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and some of David’s officials [went from Hebron to Gibeon, and] met at the pool there. They all sat down, the one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the other side.
14 Tada Abner reče Joabu: “Neka ustanu mladići i neka se bore pred nama!” A Joab odgovori: “Neka ustanu!”
Abner said to Joab, “Let’s tell some of our young men to fight each other!” Joab replied, “Okay!”
15 I ustadoše, pa ih izbrojiše: dvanaest od Benjamina za Išbaala, Šaulova sina, i dvanaest od Davidovih ljudi.
So twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin fought for Ishbosheth, against twelve of David’s soldiers.
16 I svaki dohvati svoga protivnika za glavu i zabode mu mač u bok, tako da su svi popadali zajedno. Zato se to mjesto prozvalo Polje bokova, a leži kod Gibeona.
Each of them grabbed the head of the man against whom he was fighting, and thrust his sword into that man’s side. The result was that all 24 of them fell down dead. So that area in Gibeon is now called ‘Field of Swords’.
17 Potom se zametnu onoga dana vrlo žestoka bitka i Davidove čete razbiše Abnera i Izraelce.
Then [the others started to fight]. It was a very fierce battle. Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
18 A bijahu ondje tri Sarvijina sina: Joab, Abišaj i Asahel; a Asahel bijaše brz u trku kao gazela u polju.
Zeruiah’s three sons were there [on that day]: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was able to run very fast; he could run as fast as a wild gazelle/antelope.
19 I jurnu Asahel u potjeru za Abnerom; u stopu je slijedio Abnera ne skrećući ni desno ni lijevo.
Asahel started to pursue Abner. He ran straight toward Abner, without stopping.
20 Abner se obazre i upita: “Jesi li to ti, Asahele?” A on odgovori: “Jesam.”
Abner looked behind him, and said “Is that you, Asahel?” Asahel replied, “Yes!”
21 A Abner mu reče: “Okreni se nadesno ili nalijevo pa zgrabi jednoga od tih mladića i uzmi njegovu odoru!” Ali Asahel nije htio da skrene od njega.
Abner yelled at him, “Turn to one side or the other, [and pursue someone else]!” But Asahel would not stop pursuing Abner.
22 Abner opet reče Asahelu: “Ukloni se od mene! Zašto da te sastavim sa zemljom? Kako bih onda još smio doći na oči tvome bratu Joabu?”
So Abner yelled at him again, “Stop (chasing after/pursuing) me! (Why should I kill you?/It would not be good for me to kill you!) [RHQ] If I did that, (how could I (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab?/it would be very difficult for me to (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab.) [RHQ]”
23 Ali on nikako nije htio da se ukloni. Zato ga Abner udari stražnjim krajem koplja u trbuh tako da mu je koplje izašlo kroz leđa van: on ondje pade i umrije na mjestu. I ustavljao se tko god je došao na ono mjesto gdje je pao i umro Asahel.
But Asahel refused to stop pursuing Abner. So Abner [suddenly turned and] thrust the butt end of his spear into Asahel’s stomach. Because he thrust it very strongly, that end of the spear [went though Asahel’s body and] came out at his back, and he fell to the ground, dead. All the other soldiers who came to the place where his body was lying stopped and stood there, [stunned].
24 Ali Joab i Abišaj nastaviše da gone Abnera, a kad je sunce zašlo, stigoše do brežuljka Ame, koji leži istočno od doline, na putu prema Gebi.
But Joab and Abishai continued to pursue Abner. At sunset they came to Ammah Hill, which is east of Giah, along the road to the desert near Gibeon.
25 Dotle se Benjaminovi sinovi skupiše za Abnerom, sastaviše četu i stadoše na vrh brežuljka Ame.
The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner in one group, and stood at the top of a hill.
26 Tada Abner viknu Joabu: “Zar će nas dovijeka proždirati mač? Ne znaš li da će to svršiti nesrećom? Kad ćeš napokon kazati svojim ljudima da se okane gonjenja svoje braće?”
Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that [if we continue fighting], the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. [So we should stop fighting each other] (How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.)” [RHQ]
27 A Joab odvrati: “Tako mi živog Jahve, da ti nisi progovorio, tek bi se sutra ujutro ovi ljudi okanili gonjenja svoje braće.”
Joab replied, “Just as surely as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have continued pursuing your men until tomorrow morning!”
28 Nato Joab zatrubi u rog i sva vojska stade: prestadoše goniti Izraela i ne nastaviše boja.
So Joab blew a trumpet [to signal that they should stop fighting]. So all his men did that. They did not pursue the soldiers of Israel any more, and they stopped fighting.
29 Abner i njegovi ljudi išli su kroz Arabu cijelu onu noć; onda prijeđoše preko Jordana, nastaviše put cijelo jutro i stigoše napokon u Mahanajim.
That night Abner and his soldiers went through the Jordan [River] Valley. They crossed the Jordan [River] and marched all the next morning, and they finally arrived at Mahanaim.
30 Kad je Joab odustao od potjere za Abnerom i skupio svu vojsku, vidješe da između Davidovih ljudi nema devetnaestorice, i uz to Asahela.
Joab [and his soldiers] stopped pursuing Abner. And when he gathered all his soldiers together, he found out that in addition to Asahel, only 19 of them had been killed in the battle.
31 A Davidovi su ljudi od Benjaminovih sinova, Abnerovih vojnika, pobili tri stotine i šezdeset ljudi.
But David’s soldiers had killed 360 of Abner’s men, all from the tribe of Benjamin.
32 Asahela ponesoše i pokopaše u grobu njegova oca u Betlehemu. A Joab i njegovi ljudi išli su svu noć i već se bijaše zadanilo kad stigoše u Hebron.
[Some of Joab’s soldiers] took Asahel’s body and buried it in the tomb where his father had been buried, in Bethlehem. Then they marched all during the night, and at dawn they arrived [back home] at Hebron.
