Judges 9
1 And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
I Avimeleh sin Jerovalov otide u Sihem k braæi matere svoje i reèe njima i svemu rodu otaèkoga doma matere svoje govoreæi:
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
Kažite svijem Sihemljanima: šta vam je bolje, da su vam gospodari sedamdeset ljudi, svi sinovi Jerovalovi, ili da vam je gospodar jedan èovjek? I opominjite se da sam ja kost vaša i tijelo vaše.
3 And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
Tada rekoše braæa matere njegove za nj svijem Sihemljanima sve te rijeèi, i srce njihovo privi se k Avimelehu, jer rekoše: naš je brat.
4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they followed him.
I dadoše mu sedamdeset sikala srebra iz doma Val-Veritova, za koje najmi Avimeleh ljudi praznova i skitnica, te iðahu za njim.
5 And he came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons upon one stone; but there remained Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal; for he had hid himself.
I doðe u kuæu oca svojega u Ofru, i pobi braæu svoju, sinove Jerovalove, sedamdeset ljudi, na jednom kamenu; ali osta Jotam najmlaði sin Jerovalov, jer se sakri.
6 And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is in Shechem.
Tada se skupiše svi Sihemljani i sav dom Milov, i otidoše i postaviše Avimeleha carem kod hrasta koji stoji u Sihemu.
7 And they told it to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye citizens of Shechem, that God may hearken to you.
A kad to javiše Jotamu, otide i stade navrh gore Garizina, i podigavši glas svoj povika i reèe im: èujte me, Sihemljani, tako vas Bog èuo!
8 The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
Išla drveta da pomažu sebi cara, pa rekoše maslini: budi nam car.
9 And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
A maslina im reèe: zar ja da ostavim pretilinu svoju, kojom se èast èini Bogu i ljudima, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.
Potom rekoše drveta smokvi: hodi ti, budi nam car.
11 But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?
A smokva im reèe: zar ja da ostavim slast svoju i krasni rod svoj, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
12 Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.
Tada rekoše drveta vinovoj lozi: hodi ti, budi nam car.
13 And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
A loza im reèe: zar ja da ostavim vino svoje, koje veseli Boga i ljude, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
14 Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.
Tada sva drveta rekoše trnu: hodi ti, budi nam car.
15 And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
A trn odgovori drvetima: ako doista hoæete mene da pomažete sebi za cara, hodite sklonite se u hlad moj; ako li neæete, neka izide oganj iz trna i spali kedre Livanske.
16 Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and if ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;
Tako sada, jeste li pravo i pošteno radili postavivši Avimeleha carem? i jeste li dobro uèinili Jerovalu i domu njegovu? i jeste li mu uèinili kako vas je zadužio?
17 — for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
Jer je otac moj vojevao za vas i nije mario za život svoj, i izbavio vas je iz ruku Madijanskih.
18 but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother;
A vi danas ustaste na dom oca mojega, i pobiste sinove njegove, sedamdeset ljudi, na jednom kamenu, i postaviste carem Avimeleha, sina sluškinje njegove, nad Sihemljanima zato što je brat vaš.
19 — if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
Ako ste pravo i pošteno radili danas prema Jerovalu i njegovu domu, veselite se s Avimeleha i on neka se veseli s vas.
20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
Ako li nijeste, neka izide oganj od Avimeleha i spali Sihemljane i dom Milov, i neka izide oganj od Sihemljana i od doma Milova i spali Avimeleha.
21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.
Tada pobježe Jotam, i pobjegav doðe u Vir, i ondje osta bojeæi se Avimeleha brata svojega.
22 And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
I vlada Avimeleh Izrailjem tri godine.
23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
Ali Bog pusti zlu volju meðu Avimeleha i meðu Sihemljane; i Sihemljani iznevjeriše Avimeleha,
24 that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
Da bi se osvetila nepravda uèinjena na sedamdeset sinova Jerovalovijeh, i krv njihova da bi došla na Avimeleha brata njihova, koji ih ubi, i na Sihemljane, koji ukrijepiše ruku njegovu da ubije braæu svoju.
25 And the citizens of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them. And it was told Abimelech.
I Sihemljani pometaše mu zasjede po vrhovima gorskim, pa plijenjahu sve koji prolažahu mimo njih onijem putem. I bi javljeno Avimelehu.
26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence in him.
Potom doðe Gal sin Evedov sa svojom braæom, i uljezoše u Sihem, i Sihemljani se pouzdaše u nj.
27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
I izašavši u polje braše vinograde svoje i gaziše grožðe, i veseliše se; i uðoše u kuæu boga svojega, i jedoše i piše, i psovaše Avimeleha.
28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his overseer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! and why should we serve him?
I Gal sin Evedov reèe: ko je Avimeleh i šta je Sihem, da mu služimo? Nije li sin Jerovalov? a Zevul nije li njegov pristav? Služite sinovima Emora oca Sihemova. A što bismo služili tomu?
29 Oh! would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
O kad bi taj narod bio pod mojom rukom, da smetnem Avimeleha! I reèe Avimelehu: prikupi vojsku svoju, i izidi.
30 And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and his anger was kindled;
A kad èu Zevul, upravitelj gradski, rijeèi Gala sina Evedova, razgnjevi se vrlo.
31 and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee;
I posla tajno poslanike k Avimelehu i poruèi mu: evo Gal sin Evedov i braæa mu doðoše u Sihem, i evo pobuniše grad na te.
32 and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.
Nego ustani noæu ti i narod što je s tobom, i zasjedi u polju.
33 And it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt find occasion.
A ujutru kad sunce ograne, digni se i udari na grad; i evo on i narod koji je s njim izaæi æe preda te, pa uèini s njim što ti može ruka.
34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.
I Avimeleh usta noæu i sav narod što bješe s njim; i zasjedoše Sihemu u èetiri èete.
35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Then Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, out of the ambush.
A Gal sin Evedov izide i stade pred vratima gradskim; a Avimeleh i narod što bješe s njim izide iz zasjede.
36 And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.
A Gal vidjev narod reèe Zevulu: eno narod slazi svrh gore. A Zevul mu odgovori: od sjena gorskoga èine ti se ljudi.
37 And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.
Opet progovori Gal i reèe: eno narod slazi s visa, i èeta jedna ide putem k šumi Meonenimskoj.
38 Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight against them.
A Zevul mu reèe: gdje su ti sada usta, kojima si govorio: ko je Avimeleh da mu služimo? Nije li to onaj narod koji si prezirao? Izidi sada, i bij se s njim.
39 And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.
I izide Gal pred Sihemljanima, i pobi se s Avimelehom.
40 And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate.
Ali Avimeleh ga potjera, i on pobježe od njega; i padoše mnogi pobijeni do samijeh vrata gradskih.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah. And Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they might not dwell in Shechem.
I Avimeleh osta u Arumi; a Zevul istjera Gala i braæu njegovu, te ne mogahu sjedeti u Sihemu.
42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
A sjutradan izide narod u polje, i bi javljeno Avimelehu.
43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush in the field. And he looked, and behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them and smote them.
A on uze narod svoj i razdijeli ga u tri èete, i namjesti ih u zasjedu u polju; i kad vidje gdje narod izlazi iz grada, skoèi na njih i pobi ih.
44 And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and two of the companies ran upon all that were in the fields, and slew them.
Jer Avimeleh i èeta koja bijaše s njim udariše i stadoše kod vrata gradskih; a druge dvije èete udariše na sve one koji bijahu u polju, i pobiše ih.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.
I Avimeleh bijaše grad vas onaj dan, i uze ga, i pobi narod koji bješe u njemu, i raskopa grad, i posija so po njemu.
46 And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the god Berith.
A kad to èuše koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj, uðoše u kulu kuæe boga Verita.
47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem had gathered together.
I bi javljeno Avimelehu da su se ondje skupili svi koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj.
48 Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, do as I have done.
Tada Avimeleh izide na goru Salmon, on i sav narod što bješe s njim; i uzev Avimeleh sjekiru u ruku otsijeèe granu od drveta i podiže je i metnu je na rame, i reèe narodu koji bijaše s njim: što vidjeste da sam ja uèinio, brzo èinite kao ja.
49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
I svaki iz naroda otsijeèe sebi granu, i poðoše za Avimelehom i pometaše grane oko kule, i zapališe njima grad; i izgiboše svi koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj, oko tisuæu ljudi i žena.
50 And Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Potom otide Avimeleh na Teves, i stade u oko kod Tevesa, i uze ga.
51 But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower.
A bijaše tvrda kula usred grada, i u nju pobjegoše svi ljudi i žene i svi graðani, i zatvorivši se popeše se na krov od kule.
52 And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;
A Avimeleh doðe do kule i udari na nju, i doðe do vrata od kule da je zapali ognjem.
53 and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.
Ali jedna žena baci komad žrvnja na glavu Avimelehu i razbi mu glavu.
54 Then he called hastily to the young man that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they say not of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
A on brže viknu momka koji mu nošaše oružje, i reèe mu: izvadi maè svoj i ubij me, da ne reku za me: žena ga je ubila. I probode ga sluga njegov, te umrije.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place.
A kad vidješe Izrailjci gdje pogibe Avimeleh, otidoše svaki u svoje mjesto.
56 And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.
Tako plati Bog Avimelehu za zlo koje je uèinio ocu svojemu ubivši sedamdeset braæe svoje.
57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
I sve zlo ljudi Sihemljana povrati Bog na njihove glave, i steèe im se kletva Jotama sina Jerovalova.
