2 Samuel 2
1 And it came to pass after this, that David asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
Poslije toga David upita Jahvu ovako: “Treba li da pođem u koji Judin grad?” A Jahve mu odgovori: “Pođi!” David opet upita: “Kamo da pođem?” A odgovor bješe: “U Hebron!”
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Achino'am the Yizre'elitess, and Abigayil, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite.
Tako David ode onamo, a s njim i njegove dvije žene, Ahinoama iz Jizreela i Abigajila, Nabalova žena iz Karmela.
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
I ljudi koji bijahu s Davidom odoše s njim, svaki sa svojom obitelji, i nastaniše se u gradićima Hebrona.
4 And then came the men of Judah, and they anointed there David as king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Yabesh-gil'ad were those that buried Saul.
Tada dođoše ljudi iz Jude i pomazaše ondje Davida za kralja nad domom Judinim. Tada javiše Davidu da su ljudi iz Jabeša u Gileadu pokopali Šaula.
5 And David thereupon sent messengers unto the men of Yabesh-gil'ad, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have done this kindness unto your Lord, unto Saul, and have buried him.
Nato David posla glasnike k Jabešanima u Gileadu i poruči im: “Budite blagoslovljeni od Jahve što ste izvršili to djelo ljubavi prema svome gospodaru Šaulu i što ste ga pokopali!
6 And now may the Lord deal with you in kindness and truth: and as for me also, I will requite you this good deed, because ye have done this thing.
Zato neka vam Jahve iskaže svoju ljubav i dobrotu, a i ja ću vam učiniti dobro zato što ste tako radili.
7 And now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant men; for your lord Saul is dead; and also me have the house of Judah anointed as king over them.
A sada se ohrabrite i budite junaci, jer je Šaul, vaš gospodar, poginuo, a mene je Judin dom pomazao za svoga kralja.”
8 But Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of the army of Saul, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Machanayim;
Ali Abner, sin Nerov, vojvoda Šaulove vojske, bijaše uzeo Šaulova sina Išbaala i doveo ga prijeko u Mahanajim.
9 And made him king over Gil'ad, and over the Ashurites, and over Yizre'el, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Ondje ga je postavio za kralja nad Gileadom, nad Ašeranima, nad Jizreelom, Efrajimom, Benjaminom i nad svim Izraelom.
10 Forty years old was Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, when he became king over Israel, and two years he reigned. But the house of Judah followed David.
Išbaalu, sinu Šaulovu, bijaše četrdeset godina kad je postao kraljem nad Izraelom, a kraljevao je dvije godine. Samo je Judin dom pristao uz Davida.
11 And the number of days that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
A David je kraljevao u Hebronu nad Judinim domom sedam godina i šest mjeseci.
12 And there went out Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, from Machanayim to Gib'on.
Potom iziđe Abner, Nerov sin, s ljudima Šaulova sina Išbaala iz Mahanajima prema Gibeonu.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruyah and the servants of David also went out, and they met together by the pool of Gib'on: and they sat down, these on the one side of the pool, and the others on the other side of the pool.
Ali i Joab, Sarvijin sin, iziđe s Davidovim ljudima iz Hebrona i srete se s njima kod Gibeonskog jezera. Tu se zaustaviše, ovi s jedne strane jezera, a oni s druge strane.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Do let the young men rise up and play before us. And Joab said, They may rise up.
Tada Abner reče Joabu: “Neka ustanu mladići i neka se bore pred nama!” A Joab odgovori: “Neka ustanu!”
15 Then they rose up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
I ustadoše, pa ih izbrojiše: dvanaest od Benjamina za Išbaala, Šaulova sina, i dvanaest od Davidovih ljudi.
16 And they grasped every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; and they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Chelkath-hazzurim, which is by Gib'on.
I svaki dohvati svoga protivnika za glavu i zabode mu mač u bok, tako da su svi popadali zajedno. Zato se to mjesto prozvalo Polje bokova, a leži kod Gibeona.
17 And the battle was exceedingly fierce on that day; and Abner with the men of Israel was beaten, before the servants of David.
Potom se zametnu onoga dana vrlo žestoka bitka i Davidove čete razbiše Abnera i Izraelce.
18 And there were at that place three sons of Zeruyah, Joab, and Abishai, and 'Asahel: and 'Asahel was as fleet of foot as any roe in the field.
A bijahu ondje tri Sarvijina sina: Joab, Abišaj i Asahel; a Asahel bijaše brz u trku kao gazela u polju.
19 And 'Asahel pursued after Abner; and he turned not in going to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
I jurnu Asahel u potjeru za Abnerom; u stopu je slijedio Abnera ne skrećući ni desno ni lijevo.
20 And Abner turned round and said, Art thou 'Asahel? And he answered, I am.
Abner se obazre i upita: “Jesi li to ti, Asahele?” A on odgovori: “Jesam.”
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold for thyself on one of the young men, and take thyself his armor. But 'Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
A Abner mu reče: “Okreni se nadesno ili nalijevo pa zgrabi jednoga od tih mladića i uzmi njegovu odoru!” Ali Asahel nije htio da skrene od njega.
22 And Abner repeated again to say unto 'Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? and how should I then lift up my face to Joab thy brother?
Abner opet reče Asahelu: “Ukloni se od mene! Zašto da te sastavim sa zemljom? Kako bih onda još smio doći na oči tvome bratu Joabu?”
23 But he refused to turn aside; and Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear under the fifth rib, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died on the spot: and it came to pass, that all who came to the place where 'Asahel had fallen down and died remained standing still.
Ali on nikako nije htio da se ukloni. Zato ga Abner udari stražnjim krajem koplja u trbuh tako da mu je koplje izašlo kroz leđa van: on ondje pade i umrije na mjestu. I ustavljao se tko god je došao na ono mjesto gdje je pao i umro Asahel.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giach on the way to the wilderness of Gib'on.
Ali Joab i Abišaj nastaviše da gone Abnera, a kad je sunce zašlo, stigoše do brežuljka Ame, koji leži istočno od doline, na putu prema Gebi.
25 And the children of Benjamin assembled themselves together behind Abner, and formed one solid body, and posted themselves on the top of a certain hill.
Dotle se Benjaminovi sinovi skupiše za Abnerom, sastaviše četu i stadoše na vrh brežuljka Ame.
26 And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall for everlasting the sword devour? knowest thou not that it will be bitter in the end? and how long shall it be, ere thou wilt bid the people to return from pursuing their brethren?
Tada Abner viknu Joabu: “Zar će nas dovijeka proždirati mač? Ne znaš li da će to svršiti nesrećom? Kad ćeš napokon kazati svojim ljudima da se okane gonjenja svoje braće?”
27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then already in the morning would the people have gone away every one from pursuing his brother.
A Joab odvrati: “Tako mi živog Jahve, da ti nisi progovorio, tek bi se sutra ujutro ovi ljudi okanili gonjenja svoje braće.”
28 So Joab blew the cornet, and all the people remained standing still, and pursued no more after Israel, and they continued no more to fight.
Nato Joab zatrubi u rog i sva vojska stade: prestadoše goniti Izraela i ne nastaviše boja.
29 And Abner and his men walked through the plain all that night, and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Machanayim.
Abner i njegovi ljudi išli su kroz Arabu cijelu onu noć; onda prijeđoše preko Jordana, nastaviše put cijelo jutro i stigoše napokon u Mahanajim.
30 And Joab returned from pursuing Abner; and he gathered all the people together; and there were missed of David's servants nineteen men and 'Asahel.
Kad je Joab odustao od potjere za Abnerom i skupio svu vojsku, vidješe da između Davidovih ljudi nema devetnaestorice, i uz to Asahela.
31 But the servants of David had smitten [many] of Benjamin, and of Abner's men: three hundred and sixty men died.
A Davidovi su ljudi od Benjaminovih sinova, Abnerovih vojnika, pobili tri stotine i šezdeset ljudi.
32 And they took up 'Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lechem. And Joab and his men went all that night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
Asahela ponesoše i pokopaše u grobu njegova oca u Betlehemu. A Joab i njegovi ljudi išli su svu noć i već se bijaše zadanilo kad stigoše u Hebron.
