2 Samuel 15
1 Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.
Poslije toga nabavi Abšalom sebi kola i konje i pedeset ljudi koji su trčali pred njim.
2 And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
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”,
3 And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.
tada bi mu Abšalom rekao: “Vidiš, tvoja je stvar dobra i pravedna, ali nećeš naći nikoga koji bi te saslušao kod kralja.”
4 And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!
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!”
5 And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.
A kad bi mu se tko približio da mu se pokloni, on bi pružio ruku, privukao ga k sebi i poljubio.
6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.
Tako je činio Abšalom svim Izraelcima koji su dolazili na sud kralju. Time je Abšalom predobivao srca Izraelaca za sebe.
7 Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:
Kad su prošle četiri godine, Abšalom reče kralju: “Dopusti da odem u Hebron i da izvršim zavjet kojim sam se zavjetovao Jahvi.
8 For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.
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.'”
9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.
A kralj mu odgovori: “Idi u miru!” I on krenu na put i ode u Hebron.
10 But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.
Abšalom razasla tajne glasnike po svim Izraelovim plemenima i poruči im: “Kad čujete zvuk roga, tada recite: Abšalom je postao kralj u Hebronu.”
11 And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.
A ode s Abšalomom dvije stotine ljudi iz Jeruzalema; bijahu to uzvanici koji su bezazleno pošli ne znajući što se sprema.
12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
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.
13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.
Tada stiže Davidu glasnik te mu javi: “Srce Izraelaca priklonilo se Abšalomu.”
14 And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.
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!”
15 And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.
A kraljevi dvorani odgovoriše kralju: “Što god odluči naš gospodar kralj, evo tvojih slugu!”
16 So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.
I kralj iziđe pješice sa svim svojim dvorom; ipak ostavi kralj deset inoča da čuvaju palaču.
17 And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.
I kralj ode pješice sa svim narodom i zaustavi se kod posljednje kuće.
18 And all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.
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.
19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.
Kralj upita Itaja Gićanina: “Zašto i ti ideš s nama? Vrati se i ostani kod kralja! Ti si stranac, prognan iz svoje zemlje.
20 It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.
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!”
21 And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.
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!”
22 And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.
Tada David reče Itaju: “Hajde, prođi!” I Itaj iz Gata prođe sa svim svojim ljudima i sa svom svojom pratnjom.
23 And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.
Svi plakahu iza glasa. Kralj je stajao na potoku Kidronu i sav je narod prolazio pred njim prema pustinji.
24 Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.
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.
25 And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:
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.
26 But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.
A ako rekne ovako: 'Nisi mi po volji!' - onda evo me, neka čini sa mnom što je dobro u njegovim očima!”
27 The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.
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.
28 See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you.
Evo, ja ću se zadržati na ravnicama pustinje dok ne dođe od vas glas da me obavijesti.”
29 So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.
Nato Sadok i Ebjatar odnesoše Kovčeg Božji natrag u Jeruzalem i ostadoše ondje.
30 And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.
David se uspinjao na Maslinsku goru, sve plačući, pokrivene glave i bos, i sav narod koji ga je pratio iđaše pokrivene glave i plačući.
31 And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.
Tada javiše Davidu da je i Ahitofel među urotnicima s Abšalomom. A David zavapi: “Obezumi Ahitofelove savjete, Jahve!”
32 Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
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.
33 David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:
David mu reče: “Ako pođeš sa mnom, bit ćeš mi na teret.
34 But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.
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.
35 And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
S tobom će biti i svećenici Sadok i Ebjatar. Sve što čuješ iz palače, javi svećenicima Sadoku i Ebjataru.
36 See, they have with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar; by them you may send word to me of everything which comes to your ears.
S njima su ondje i dva njihova sina, Ahimaas Sadokov i Jonatan Ebjatarov: po njima mi javljajte sve što čujete.”
37 So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.
Tako se Hušaj, prijatelj Davidov, vrati u grad upravo u času kad je Abšalom ulazio u Jeruzalem.
