2 Samuel 18
1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
Potom David pobroji narod što bijaše s njim i postavi nad njima tisućnike i stotnike.
2 And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people: 'I will surely go forth with you myself also.'
Zatim podijeli vojsku na tri skupine: jednu trećinu predade Joabu, drugu trećinu Abišaju, sinu Sarvijinu, bratu Joabovu, a treću trećinu Itaju iz Gata. Tada David reče narodu: “I ja ću s vama u rat.”
3 But the people said: 'Thou shalt not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.'
Ali se narod usprotivi: “Ne smiješ ti ići. Jer ako mi i pobjegnemo, neće nitko na to obraćati pažnju, ili ako nas i pola izgine, neće se na to obraćati pažnja; ali ti sam vrijediš kao nas deset tisuća. Osim toga, bolje je da budeš pripravan da nam iz grada pomogneš.”
4 And the king said unto them: 'What seemeth you best I will do.' And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
A kralj im odgovori: “Učinit ću sve što vam se čini dobro.” I kralj stade kod vrata dok je vojska izlazila po stotinama i tisućama.
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying: 'Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.' And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
A Joabu, Abišaju i Itaju dade zapovijed: “Čuvajte mi mladića Abšaloma!” I sav je narod čuo da je kralj tako zapovjedio svim vojvodama za Abšaloma.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
Tako vojska iziđe za boj spremna pred Izraela i bitka se zametnu u Efrajimovoj šumi.
7 And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
Izraelsku vojsku potukoše Davidovi ljudi; i velik poraz bijaše u onaj dan: dvadeset tisuća mrtvih.
8 For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Boj se proširio po svemu onom kraju i više je ljudi onoga dana progutala šuma nego mač.
9 And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth, and his head caught hold of the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
Abšalom slučajno zapade u ruke Davidovim ljudima. Abšalom je jahao na mazgi, a mazga naiđe pod grane velika hrasta, tako te je Abšalomu glava zapela o grane i on osta viseći između neba i zemlje, dok je mazga ispod njega otišla dalje.
10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.'
Vidje to neki čovjek i javi Joabu govoreći: “Upravo sam vidio Abšaloma gdje visi o jednom hrastu.”
11 And Joab said unto the man that told him: 'And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have had to give thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.'
A Joab odvrati čovjeku koji mu je to javio: “Kad si ga vidio, zašto ga na mjestu nisi sastavio sa zemljom? Moja bi onda bila dužnost da ti dam deset srebrnih šekela i jedan pojas!”
12 And the man said unto Joab: 'Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying: Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
Ali čovjek odgovori Joabu: “I kad bi mi na dlan izbrojio tisuću srebrnih šekela, ne bih digao ruku na kraljeva sina! Čuli smo na svoje uši kako je kralj zapovjedio tebi, Abišaju i Itaju govoreći: 'Čuvajte mi mladića Abšaloma!'
13 Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.'
Da sam podmuklo napao na njega izlažući opasnosti svoj život - jer kralju ništa ne ostaje skriveno - onda bi se ti držao po strani.”
14 Then said Joab: 'I may not tarry thus with thee.' And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.
A Joab odvrati: “Neću ja ovdje dangubiti s tobom!” I uze tri sulice u ruke i zabode ih u srce Abšalomu, koji je bio još živ viseći o hrastu.
15 And ten young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
Nato priđe deset momaka, štitonoša Joabovih, i dotukoše Abšaloma i usmrtiše.
16 And Joab blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Tada Joab zapovjedi da zatrube u rog, i vojska prestade progoniti Izraela jer je Joab zaustavio vojsku.
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones; and all Israel fled every one to his tent. —
Potom uzeše Abšaloma, baciše ga u duboku jamu usred šume i navaljaše na nj veliku gomilu kamenja. Izraelci pak pobjegoše svaki svome šatoru.
18 Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said: 'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance'; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument unto this day.
Abšalom bijaše još za života postavio sebi spomenik u Kraljevoj dolini jer mišljaše: “Nemam sina koji bi sačuvao spomen mome imenu.” I nazvao je taj spomenik po svome imenu te se još i danas zove “Abšalomov spomenik”.
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok: 'Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.'
Ahimaas, Sadokov sin, reče Joabu: “Idem javiti kralju veselu vijest da mu je Jahve pribavio pravdu izbavivši ga iz ruku njegovih neprijatelja.”
20 And Joab said unto him: 'Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, forasmuch as the king's son is dead.'
Ali mu Joab reče: “Ne možeš danas biti glasnik vesele vijesti, nego ćeš to biti koji drugi dan; danas ne možeš javiti dobru vijest jer je poginuo kraljev sin.”
21 Then said Joab to the Cushite: 'Go tell the king what thou hast seen.' And the Cushite bowed down unto Joab, and ran.
Zatim Joab zapovjedi Etiopljaninu: “Idi javi kralju što si vidio!” Etiopljanin se pokloni Joabu i otrča.
22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: 'But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite.' And Joab said: 'Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?'
A Sadokov sim Ahimaas opet zamoli Joaba: “Dogodilo se što mu drago, dopusti da otrčim i ja za Etiopljaninom.” A Joab upita: “Zašto bi trčao, sine moj, kad ti ta vesela vijest neće pribaviti nagrade?”
23 'But come what may, said he, I will run.' And he said unto him: 'Run.' Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and overran the Cushite.
A on ponovi: “Dogodilo se što mu drago, trčat ću!” A Joab mu odvrati: “Trči!” I Ahimaas otrča putem kroz ravnicu i preteče Etiopljanina.
24 Now David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
David je upravo sjedio među dvojim gradskim vratima, a stražar se bio uspeo na krov iznad vrata. Podigavši oči, stražar ugleda čovjeka kako trči sam.
25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.' And he came apace, and drew near.
Stražar povika i javi kralju, a kralj mu reče: “Ako je sam, nosi dobar glas na ustima.” Čovjek je dolazio sve bliže.
26 And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said: 'Behold another man running alone.' And the king said: 'He also bringeth tidings.'
Uto stražar ugleda drugoga čovjeka gdje trči. I povika stražar koji je bio nad vratima: “Evo još jednoga čovjeka koji trči sam!” A kralj odvrati: “I taj nosi dobar glas.”
27 And the watchman said: 'I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.' And the king said: 'He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.'
Stražar nastavi: “Prepoznajem trk prvoga čovjeka: trči kao Sadokov sin Ahimaas.” A kralj odvrati: “To je dobar čovjek, dolazi s dobrim glasom.”
28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king: 'All is well.' And he bowed down before the king with his face to the earth, and said: 'Blessed be the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'
Ahimaas se približi kralju i pozdravi ga: “Zdravo!” Baci se licem na zemlju pred kraljem i nastavi: “Blagoslovljen Jahve, tvoj Bog, koji je napustio ljude što su digli ruku na moga gospodara i kralja!”
29 And the king said: 'Is it well with the young man Absalom?' And Ahimaaz answered: 'When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.'
A kralj upita: “Je li spašen mladić Abšalom?” A Ahimaas odgovori: “Vidio sam veliku vrevu kad je kraljev sluga Joab slao tvoga slugu, ali ne znam što je bilo.”
30 And the king said: 'Turn aside, and stand here.' And he turned aside, and stood still.
Kralj mu reče: “Odstupi i stani tamo!” On odstupi i stade.
31 And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said: 'Tidings for my lord the king; for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.'
Uto stiže Etiopljanin i progovori: “Neka moj gospodar kralj primi veselu vijest. Jahve ti je danas pribavio pravdu izbavivši te iz ruku svih onih koji su ustali na tebe.”
32 And the king said unto the Cushite: 'Is it well with the young man Absalom?' And the Cushite answered: 'The enemies of my lord the king and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.'
A kralj upita Etiopljanina: “Je li spašen mladić Abšalom?” A Etiopljanin odgovori: “Neka neprijatelji moga gospodara i kralja i svi koji se dižu na tebe u zloj namjeri - prođu kao taj mladić!”
33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'
Kralj zadrhta, pope se u gornju odaju nad vratima i zaplaka; jecajući govoraše ovako: “Sine Abšalome, sine moj! Sine moj Abšalome! Oh, da sam ja umro mjesto tebe! Abšalome, sine moj, sine moj!”
