2 Samuel 14
1 Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.
А Јоав син Серујин опази да се срце царево обратило к Авесалому.
2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
И посла Јоав у Текују те дозва отуда жену лукаву, па јој рече: Учини се као да си у жалости, и обуци жалосне хаљине, и немој се намазати уљем, него буди као жена која одавна жали за мртвим.
3 And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.
И отиди к цару, и говори му тако и тако. И научи је Јоав шта ће говорити.
4 And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.
И кад отиде жена Текујанка к цару да говори, паде ничице на земљу и поклони се, и рече: Помагај царе!
5 And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
А цар јој рече: Шта ти је? А она рече: Удовица сам, умро ми је муж.
6 And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.
А имаше слушкиња твоја два сина, па се свадише у пољу, а не беше никога да их развади, те један удари другог и уби га.
7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.
И гле, сав дом уста на слушкињу твоју говорећи: Дај тог што је убио брата свог да га погубимо за душу брата његовог, ког је убио, и да истребимо наследника; и тако хоће да угасе искру која ми је остала, да не оставе име мужу мом ни остатак на земљи.
8 And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
А цар рече жени: Иди кући својој, а ја ћу наредити за те.
9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!
А жена Текујанка рече цару: Царе господару! Нека на ме и на дом оца мог падне кривица, а цар и његов престо нека је прав.
10 And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.
А цар рече: Ко узговори на те, доведи га к мени, и неће те се више дотаћи.
11 Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.
А она рече: Нека се опомене цар Господа Бога свог, да се не умноже осветници који убијају, и да не убију сина мог. А он рече: Тако жив био Господ, ниједна длака с твог сина неће пасти на земљу.
12 Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
А жена рече: Да каже слушкиња твоја нешто цару господару. А он рече: Говори.
13 And the woman said, Why have you had such a thought about the people of God? (for in saying these very words the king has put himself in the wrong because he has not taken back the one whom he sent far away.)
А жена рече: А зашто си намислио такву ствар народу Божијем? Јер цар као да је крив говорећи тако, јер неће цар да дозове натраг оног ког је одагнао.
14 For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.
Јер ћемо доиста помрети, и јесмо као вода која се проспе на земљу и више се не може скупити; јер му Бог није узео живот, него је наумио да одагнани не остане одагнан од њега.
15 And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.
И тако дођох да кажем ово цару господару свом, јер ме народ уплаши; зато рече слушкиња твоја: Да говорим цару, може бити да ће учинити цар шта слушкиња његова каже.
16 For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.
Јер ће цар услишити и избавити слушкињу своју из руке оног који хоће да истреби мене и сина мог из наследства Божијег.
17 Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!
И слушкиња твоја рече: Реч цара господара мог биће ми утеха, јер је цар господар мој као анђео Божји, те слуша и добро и зло, и Господ ће Бог твој бити с тобом.
18 Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.
А цар одговори и рече жени: Немој тајити од мене шта ћу те питати. А жена рече: Нека говори цар господар мој.
19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:
Тада цар рече: Да није Јоавов посао у свему томе што чиниш? А жена одговори и рече: Тако да је жива душа твоја, царе господару, не може се ни надесно ни налево од свега што каза цар господар мој; јер слуга твој Јоав заповедио ми је и научио слушкињу твоју све ово да говорим.
20 This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.
Слуга је твој Јоав учинио, те сам овако извила беседу своју; али је господар мој мудар као анђео Божји, те зна све што бива на земљи.
21 And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.
Тада рече цар Јоаву: Ево, ти си учинио то, иди, доведи натраг дете Авесалома.
22 Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.
Тада паде Јоав лицем на земљу, и поклони се и благослови цара, и рече Јоав: Данас види слуга твој да сам нашао милост пред тобом, царе господару, кад је цар учинио шта му слуга његов рече.
23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
Потом се подиже Јоав и отиде у Гесур, и доведе натраг у Јерусалим Авесалома.
24 And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.
И цар рече: Нека иде својој кући, а лице моје да не види. И отиде Авесалом својој кући, и не виде лице царево.
25 Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.
А не беше човека тако лепа као Авесалом у свем Израиљу, да га тако хвале; од пете до темена не беше на њему мане.
26 And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair; ) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
И кад би стригао главу (а имаше обичај сваке године стрићи је, јер му беше тешко), мерио би косу с главе своје, и биваше је двеста сикала царском мером.
27 And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.
И родише се Авесалому три сина и једна кћи, којој беше име Тамара, и она беше лепа.
28 For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.
И Авесалом оста целе две године у Јерусалиму, а лице царево не виде.
29 Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
Тада посла Авесалом по Јоава да га пошаље к цару; али он не хте доћи к њему; и посла опет други пут, али он не хте доћи.
30 So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.
Тада рече слугама својим: Видите ли њиву Јоавову поред моје? На њој је јечам; идите и упалите је. И упалише слуге Авесаломове ону њиву.
31 Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?
Тада се подиже Јоав, и дође к Авесалому у кућу, и рече му: Зашто слуге твоје упалише моју њиву?
32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.
Авесалом рече Јоаву: Ето слао сам к теби говорећи: Ходи овамо да те пошаљем к цару да му кажеш: Зашто сам дошао из Гесура? Боље би било да сам још онде. Зато да видим лице царево; ако ли има каква кривица на мени, нека ме погуби.
33 So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.
И отиде Јоав к цару, и каза му. И дозва Авесалома; а он дошавши к цару поклони се лицем до земље пред царем, и цар целива Авесалома.
