2 Samuel 18
1 Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
I prebroji David narod što bijaše s njim, i postavi im tisuænike i stotinike.
2 He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
I predade David treæinu naroda Joavu, i treæinu Avisaju sinu Serujinu bratu Joavovu, i treæinu Itaju Getejinu. Pa onda reèe car narodu: i ja æu iæi s vama.
3 But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
Ali narod reèe: nemoj ti iæi; jer i da pobjegnemo, neæe mariti za to; ili da nas pola izgine, neæe mariti za to; jer si ti sam kao nas deset tisuæa, zato je bolje da nam iz grada pomažeš.
4 “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
A car im reèe: što vam se èini da je dobro uèiniæu. I car stade kod vrata, i sav narod izlažaše po sto i po tisuæu.
5 Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
I zapovjedi car Joavu i Avisaju i Itaju, i reèe: èuvajte mi dijete Avesaloma. I sav narod èu kako car zapovjedi svijem vojvodama za Avesaloma.
6 So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.
I tako izide narod u polje pred Izrailja, i zametnu se boj u šumi Jefremovoj.
7 There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.
Ondje razbiše narod Izrailjev sluge Davidove, i mnogo izgibe ondje u onaj dan, dvadeset tisuæa.
8 The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
Jer se boj raširi po svoj zemlji, i više proždrije naroda u onaj dan šuma nego što proždrije maè.
9 Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
A Avesalom se sukobi sa slugama Davidovijem, i Avesalom jahaše na mazgi, i mazga naiðe pod granat veliki hrast, te on zape glavom za hrast i osta viseæi izmeðu neba i zemlje, a mazga ispod njega otrèa.
10 When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
Vidjevši to jedan èovjek javi Joavu, i reèe: gle, vidjeh Avesaloma gdje visi o hrastu.
11 “You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
A Joav reèe èovjeku koji mu to kaza: gle, vidje, pa zašto ga ne ubi i ne svali ga na zemlju? Ja bih ti dao deset sikala srebra i jedan pojas.
12 The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
A èovjek reèe Joavu: da mi je u rukama izmjereno tisuæu sikala srebra, ne bih digao ruke svoje na sina careva; jer smo èuli kako je car zapovjedio tebi i Avisaju i Itaju govoreæi: èuvajte mi svi dijete Avesaloma.
13 If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
Ili da sam uèinio nevjeru na svoju dušu, ništa se ne može od cara zatajiti, i ti bi sam ustao na me.
14 But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
A Joav reèe: neæu ja dangubiti s tobom. Pa uzev tri strijele u ruku, zastrijeli ih u srce Avesalomu, jošte živu o hrastu.
15 And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
Potom opkoliše Avesaloma deset momaka, koji nošahu oružje Joavu, i biše ga i ubiše.
16 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
Tada Joav zatrubi u trubu, i narod presta goniti Izrailja, jer Joav ustavi narod.
17 They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
I uzeše Avesaloma i baciše u šumi u veliku jamu, i nabacaše na nj vrlo veliku gomilu kamenja; a Izrailjci svi pobjegoše svaki k svome šatoru.
18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
Avesalom pak bješe podigao sebi spomenik za života u dolini carskoj; jer govoraše: nemam sina, da se saèuva spomen imenu mojemu. I nazva onaj spomenik svojim imenom, koji se zove mjesto Avesalomovo do današnjega dana.
19 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
Tada reèe Ahimas sin Sadokov: da otrèim da odnesem glas caru, da ga je Gospod izbavio iz ruku neprijatelja njegovijeh.
20 But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
A Joav mu reèe: nemoj danas biti glasnik, nego æeš javiti drugi dan; a danas nemoj nositi glasa, jer je sin carev poginuo.
21 So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.
Zatijem reèe Joav Husiju: idi, javi caru što si vidio. I pokloni se Husije Joavu, i otrèa.
22 Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
A Ahimas sin Sadokov opet reèe Joavu: što mu drago, da trèim i ja za Husijem. Reèe Joav: što bi trèao, sine, kad nemaš dobra glasa?
23 “No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
Opet reèe: što mu drago, da trèim. Odgovori mu: a ti trèi. I otrèa Ahimas preèim putem, i preteèe Husija.
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
A David sjeðaše meðu dvojim vratima, i stražar izide na krov od vrata, na zid, i podigavši oèi svoje ugleda, a to jedan èovjek trèi.
25 So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
Pa povika stražar i javi caru. A car reèe: ako je jedan, glas nosi. I onaj iðaše sve bliže.
26 the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
Potom ugleda stražar drugoga èovjeka gdje trèi. I povika stražar k vrataru i reèe: evo još jedan, trèi sam. A car reèe: i on nosi glas.
27 The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
I reèe stražar: trk prvoga èini mi se kao da je trk Ahimasa sina Sadokova. Reèe car: dobar je èovjek, i ide s dobrijem glasom.
28 Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
Tada povika Ahimas i reèe caru: sretno! I pokloni se caru licem do zemlje, i reèe: da je blagosloven Gospod Bog tvoj, koji predade ljude koji podigoše ruke svoje na cara gospodara mojega.
29 The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
A car mu reèe: je li zdravo dijete Avesalom? Odgovori Ahimas: vidio sam veliku vrevu, kad Joav posla slugu careva i mene slugu tvojega, ali ne znam šta bješe.
30 “Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.
A car mu reèe: ukloni se, i stani tamo. I on se ukloni, i stade.
31 Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
Tada, gle, doðe Husije i reèe: glas caru i gospodaru mojemu da te je Gospod izbavio danas iz ruku svijeh koji ustaše na te.
32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”
A car reèe Husiju: je li zdravo dijete Avesalom? A Husije reèe: neka neprijatelji gospodara mojega cara i koji god ustaju na te zla radi, neka proðu kao to dijete.
33 The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Tada se car sneveseli, i pope se u gornju klijet nad vratima, i stade plakati, a iduæi govoraše: sine moj Avesalome, sine moj, sine moj Avesalome! kamo da sam ja umro mjesto tebe! Avesalome sine moj, sine moj!
