2 Samuel 2
1 And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron.
А после тога Давид упита Господа говорећи: Хоћу ли отићи у који град Јудин? А Господ му рече: Отиди. А Давид рече: У који да отидем? Рече: Хеврон.
2 So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
И Давид отиде онамо са две жене своје, Ахиноамом из Језраела и Авигејом која пре беше жена Навала из Кармила.
3 And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
И људе који беху с њим одведе Давид, све с породицама њиховим, и настанише се по градовима хевронским.
4 And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul.
И дођоше људи од Јуде, и помазаше онде Давида за цара над домом Јудиним. И јавише Давиду говорећи: Људи из Јависа Галадовог погребоше Саула.
5 David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him.
И Давид посла посланике к људима у Јавису Галадовом, и рече им: Да сте благословени Господу што учинисте милост господару свом, Саулу и погребосте га.
6 And now the Lord surely will render you mercy and truth, and I also will, requite you for this good turn, because you have done this thing.
Зато да учини Господ вама милост и веру; а ја ћу вам учинити добро, што сте то учинили.
7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.
И нека вам се укрепе руке и будите храбри; јер Саул, господар ваш, погибе, а дом Јудин помаза мене за цара над собом.
8 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul’s army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?
Али Авенир, син Ниров, војвода Саулов узе Исвостеја сина Сауловог, и одведе га у Маханајим.
9 And made him king over Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
И зацари га над Галадом и над Асуром и Језраелом и Јефремом и Венијамином и над свим Израиљем.
10 Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of Juda followed David.
Четрдесет година беше Исвостеју сину Сауловом кад поче царовати над Израиљем; и царова две године. Само дом Јудин држаше се Давида.
11 And the number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
А Давид царова у Хеврону над домом Јудиним седам година и шест месеци.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.
Потом изиђе Авенир, син Ниров, и слуге Исвостеја сина Сауловог из Маханајима у Гаваон.
13 And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side.
Такође и Јоав син Серујин и слуге Давидове изиђоше и сретоше се с њима код језера гаваонског, и стадоше један с једне стране а други с друге стране.
14 And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
Тада рече Авенир Јоаву: Нека устану момци и нека се проиграју пред нама. И рече Јоав: Нека устану.
15 Then there arose and went over twelve in number of Benjamin, of the part of Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
И устадоше, и изиђоше на број: дванаест од Венијамина са стране Исвостеја сина Сауловог, и дванаест између слуга Давидових.
16 And every one catching his fellow, by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
И ухватише један другог за главу, и тисну један другом мач свој у бок, и попадаше заједно. Отуда се прозва оно место Халкат-Асурим код Гаваона.
17 And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
И би жесток бој оног дана; и слуге Давидове разбише Авенира и Израиљце.
18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.
А онде беху три сина Серујина: Јоав и Ависај и Асаило. А Асаило беше лак на ногу као срна у пољу;
19 And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
И потера Асаило Авенира, и не сврну ни надесно ни налево иза Авенира.
20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.
И Авенир обазре се натраг и рече: Јеси ли ти, Асаило? А он рече: Ја сам.
21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.
А Авенир му рече: Сврни надесно или налево, и узми једног од тих момака, и скини одору с њега. Али не хте Асаило сврнути иза њега.
22 And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother.
И Авенир опет рече Асаилу: Одступи од мене; зашто да те саставим са земљом? И како бих смео погледати у Јоава брата твог?
23 But he refused to hearken to him, and would not turn aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to the place where Asael fell down and died stood still.
Али он не хте одступити; и Авенир га удари копљем под пето ребро, и изађе му копље на леђа, те он паде онде и умре на месту. И ко год дође на оно место где паде и погибе Асаило, устављаше се.
24 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.
Али Јоав и Ависај потераше Авенира, и сунце зађе кад дођоше до брда Аме, која је према Гији на путу у пустињу гаваонску.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a hill.
И скупише се синови Венијаминови за Авениром, те се начини чета, и стадоше на врх једног брда.
26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren?
И Авенир викну Јоава и рече: Хоће ли мач прождирати довека? Не знаш ли да јади бивају напослетку? Зашто већ не кажеш народу да се прођу браће своје?
27 And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.
А Јоав рече: Тако жив био Бог, да ниси казао, народ би још јутрос отишао, ниједан не би терао брата свог.
28 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
Тада затруби Јоав у трубу, и устави се сав народ и престаше терати Израиља, и не бише се више.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.
И тако Авенир и људи његови идоше преко поља целу ону ноћ, и пређоше преко Јордана, и прошавши сав Витрон дођоше у Маханајим.
30 And Joab returning, after he had left Abner, assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David’s servants nineteen men, beside Asael.
А Јоав се врати од Авенира, и кад скупи сав народ, не беше од слуга Давидових деветнаест људи и Асаила.
31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin, and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all died.
Али слуге Давидове побише синова Венијаминових, људи Авенирових, три стотине и шездесет људи, који изгибоше.
32 And they took Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father in Bethlehem, and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched all the night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
А Асаила узеше и погребоше у гробу оца његовог који беше у Витлејему. И Јоав и људи његови идоше сву ноћ, и освануше у Хеврону.
