2 Samuel 11
1 And it came to pass, at the return of the same season of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of 'Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained behind at Jerusalem.
U početku slijedeće godine, u doba kad kraljevi izlaze u rat, posla David Joaba i s njim svoje ljude i svega Izraela: oni pobiše Amonce i podsjedoše Rabu. A David osta u Jeruzalemu.
2 And it happened at evening-tide, that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and he saw from the roof a woman bathing herself; and the woman was of a very beautiful appearance.
A jednoga dana predveče usta David sa svoje postelje i prošeta se po krovu svoje palače. Opazi s krova ženu gdje se kupa. Ta žena bijaše izvanredno lijepa.
3 And David sent and inquired after the woman; and some one said, Behold, this is Beth-sheba', the daughter of Eli'am, the wife of Uriyah the Hittite.
David se propita za tu ženu i rekoše mu: “Pa to je Bat-Šeba, kći Eliamova i žena Urije Hetita!”
4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her, and she had just purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned unto her house.
Nato David posla glasnika da je dovedu k njemu. Kad je došla, leže on s njom, upravo kad se bila očistila od svoje nečistoće. Zatim se ona vrati svojoj kući.
5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Žena zatrudnje te poruči Davidu: “Trudna sam!”
6 And David sent to Joab, Send unto me Uriyah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriyah to David.
Tada David posla poruku Joabu: “Pošalji k meni Uriju Hetita!” I Joab posla Uriju k Davidu.
7 And when Uriyah was come unto him, David asked after the well-being of Joab, and after the well-being of the people, and how the war prospered.
Kad je Urija došao k njemu, zapita ga David kako je Joab, kako je vojska i kako napreduje rat.
8 And David said to Uriyah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriyah went forth out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.
Potom David reče Uriji: “Siđi u svoju kuću i operi svoje noge!” Urija iziđe iz kraljeva dvora, a za njim ponesoše dar s kraljeva stola.
9 But Uriyah laid himself down at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
Ali Urija osta da spava pred vratima kraljeva dvora sa stražarima svoga gospodara i ne ode svojoj kući.
10 And they told David, saying, Uriyah is not gone down unto his house: and David said unto Uriyah, Art thou not come from a journey? why then art thou not gone down unto thy own house?
Javiše to Davidu govoreći: “Urija nije otišao svojoj kući!” Tada David upita Uriju: “Zar nisi došao s puta? Zašto ne ideš svojoj kući?”
11 Then said Uriyah unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my Lord Joab and the servants of my Lord are encamped in the open field: and should I alone go unto my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
A Urija odgovori Davidu: “Kovčeg, Izrael i Juda borave pod šatorima, moj gospodar Joab i straža moga gospodara borave na otvorenu polju, a ja da uđem u svoju kuću da jedem i da pijem i da spavam sa svojom ženom? Živoga mi Jahve, i tako mi tvoga života, zaista neću učiniti nešto takvo!”
12 And David said unto Uriyah, Tarry here also this day, and tomorrow will I send thee off. So Uriyah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the following.
Tada David reče Uriji: “Ostani još danas ovdje, a sutra ću te otpustiti.” Tako Urija osta u Jeruzalemu onaj dan.
13 And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunken; and he went out in the evening to lie down on his resting-place with the servants of his lord; but to his house he did not go down.
Sutradan David pozva Uriju da jede i da pije pred njim i on ga opi. A uvečer Urija iziđe i leže na svoju postelju sa stražama svoga gospodara, ali svojoj kući nije otišao.
14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriyah.
Ujutro David napisa pismo Joabu i posla ga po Uriji.
15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriyah in front, opposite to the hottest fight, and then withdraw from behind him, that he may be smitten and die.
A u tom pismu pisao je ovako: “Postavite Uriju naprijed, gdje je najžešći boj, pa uzmaknite iza njega: neka bude pogođen i neka pogine!”
16 And it came to pass, when Joab was enclosing the city, that he placed Uriyah toward the spot of which he knew that valiant men were there.
Zato Joab, opsjedajući grad, postavi Uriju na mjesto gdje je znao da stoje najhrabriji ratnici.
17 And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David, and there died also Uriyah the Hittite.
Kad su onda građani provalili van i pobili se s Joabom, pade nekoliko od njegove vojske, od Davidovih ljudi, a pogibe i Urija Hetit.
18 Then did Joab send, and told unto David all the events of the war.
Potom Joab posla čovjeka i javi Davidu sve što se dogodilo u boju.
19 And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast finished telling all the events of the war to the king,
I zapovjedi glasniku ovako: “Kad pripovjediš kralju sve što se dogodilo u boju,
20 And it happen that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore did you approach unto the city to fight? knew ye not, that they would shoot down from off the wall?
možda će se kralj razljutiti pa ti kazati: 'Zašto ste se primakli tako blizu gradu da navalite? Zar niste znali da se obično izmeću strijele sa zida?
21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Yerubbesheth? did not a woman throw down upon him a piece of an upper mill-stone from off the wall so that he died at Thebez? why did ye approach unto the wall? then must thou say, Also thy servant Uriyah the Hittite is dead.
Tko je ubio Abimeleka, sina Jerubaalova? Nije li jedna žena bacila na njega mlinski kamen, ozgo sa zida, te je poginuo u Tebesu? Zašto ste se primakli tako blizu zidu?' Ako ti tako kaže, a ti mu reci: 'Poginuo je i tvoj sluga Urija Hetit.'”
22 And the messenger went, and came and told unto David all for which Joab had sent him.
Glasnik krenu na put, dođe k Davidu i pripovjedi mu sve što mu je naložio Joab. A David planu gnjevom na Joaba i reče glasniku: “Zašto ste se primakli tako blizu zidu? Tko je ubio Abimeleka, sina Jerubaalova? Nije li jedna žena bacila na njega mlinski kamen, ozgo sa zida, te je poginuo u Tebesu? Zašto ste se primakli tako blizu zidu?”
23 And the messenger said unto David, Because the men overpowered us and came out against us into the field; but we set upon them, as far as the entrance of the gate.
Glasnik odgovori Davidu: “Ti su ljudi silovito udarali na nas i izašli su protiv nas na otvoreno polje. Mi smo ih potisnuli natrag do gradskih vrata,
24 And the archers then shot at thy servants from off the wall; and there died some of the servants of the king, and also thy servant Uriyah the Hittite is dead.
ali su strijelci sa zida stali izmetati strijele na tvoje ljude te ih je poginulo nekoliko između kraljevih slugu; tako je poginuo i tvoj sluga Urija Hetit.”
25 Then said David to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let this thing not be displeasing in thy eyes; for at times this, at other times the other will the sword devour; continue firmly in thy war against the city, and overthrow it: and thus do thou encourage him.
Tada David reče glasniku: “Ovako reci Joabu: 'Nemoj to uzimati toliko k srcu, jer mač proždire sad ovoga, sad onoga. Udaraj još jače na grad i obori ga!' Tako ćeš mu vratiti srčanost!”
26 And when the wife of Uriyah heard that Uriyah her husband had died, she mourned for her lord.
Kad je Urijina žena čula da je poginuo njezin muž Urija, žalila je za svojim mužem.
27 And when the [time of] mourning was past, David sent and took her to his house, and she became his wife; and she bore him a son. But the thing which David had done was displeasing in the eyes of the Lord.
A kad je prošlo vrijeme žalosti, posla David po nju i uze je u svoj dvor, i ona mu posta ženom. I rodi mu sina. Ali djelo koje učini David bijaše zlo u očima Jahvinim.
