1 Kings 20
1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
А Вен-Адад цар сирски скупи војску своју, и имаше са собом тридесет и два цара, и коње и кола; и отишавши опколи Самарију и стаде је бити.
2 Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
И посла посланике к Ахаву, цару Израиљевом у град,
3 ‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
И поручи му: Овако вели Вен-Адад: Сребро твоје и злато твоје моје је, тако и жене твоје и твоји лепи синови моји су.
4 The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
А цар Израиљев одговори и рече: Као што си рекао, господару мој царе, ја сам твој и све што имам.
5 [The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
А посланици опет дођоше и рекоше: Овако вели Вен-Адад: Послао сам к теби и поручио: Сребро своје и злато своје и жене своје и синове своје да ми даш.
6 But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
Зато ћу сутра у ово доба послати слуге своје к теби да прегледају кућу твоју и куће слуга твојих, и шта ти је год мило, они ће узети и однети.
7 King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
Тада дозва цар Израиљев све старешине земаљске и рече: Гледајте и видите како овај тражи зло; јер посла к мени по мене и по синове моје и по сребро моје и по злато моје, и ја му не браних.
8 The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
А све старешине и сав народ рекоше му: Не слушај га и не пристај.
9 So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
И рече посланицима Вен-Ададовим: Кажите цару господару мом: Што си прво поручио слузи свом све ћу учинити; али ово не могу учинити. Тако отидоше посланици и однесоше му тај одговор.
10 In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
А Вен-Адад посла к њему и поручи: Тако да ми учине богови и тако додаду! Неће бити доста праха од Самарије да свему народу који иде за мном допадне по једна грст.
11 King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
А цар Израиљев одговори и рече: Кажите: Нека се хвали онај који се опасује као онај који се распасује.
12 Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
А кад он то чу пијући с царевима под шаторима, рече слугама својим: Дижите се. И дигоше се на град.
13 At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
Тада гле, приступи један пророк к Ахаву цару Израиљевом, и рече: Овако вели Господ: Видиш ли све ово мноштво? Ево, ја ћу ти га дати у руке данас да познаш да сам ја Господ.
14 Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
А Ахав рече: Преко кога? А он рече: Овако вели Господ: Преко момака кнезова земаљских. Опет рече: Ко ће заметнути бој? А он рече: Ти.
15 So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
Тада преброја момке кнезова земаљских, и беше их двеста и тридесет и два; после њих преброја сав народ, све синове Израиљеве, и беше их седам хиљада.
16 They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
И изиђоше у подне; а Вен-Адад пијући опи се у шаторима с тридесет и два цара који му дођоше у помоћ.
17 The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
И изиђоше прво момци кнезова земаљских; а Вен-Адад посла, и јавише му и рекоше: Изиђоше људи из Самарије.
18 He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
А он рече: Ако су изашли мира ради, похватајте их живе; ако су изашли на бој, похватајте их живе.
19 The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
И изиђоше из града момци кнезова земаљских, и војска за њима.
20 Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
И сваки уби с којим се сукоби, те Сирци побегоше, а Израиљци их потераше. И Вен-Адад, цар сирски побеже на коњу с коњицима.
21 Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
И цар Израиљев изиђе и поби коње и кола, и учини велик покољ међу Сирцима.
22 Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
Потом дође пророк к цару Израиљевом и рече му: Иди, буди храбар; и промисли и види шта ћеш чинити, јер ће до године опет доћи цар сирски на те.
23 [After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
А цару сирском рекоше слуге његове: Њихови су богови горски богови, зато нас надјачаше; него да се бијемо с њима у пољу, за цело ћемо их надјачати.
24 So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
Учини дакле овако: Уклони те цареве с места њихових, и постави војводе место њих.
25 Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
Па скупи војску каква је била она која је изгинула, и коње какви су били они коњи, и кола као она кола; па да се побијемо с њима у пољу; зацело ћемо их надјачати. И послуша их, и учини тако.
26 In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
А кад прође година, Вен-Адад преброја Сирце, и пође у Афек да војује на Израиља.
27 The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
А синови Израиљеви пребројаше се, и понесавши хране изиђоше пред њих. И стадоше у логор синови Израиљеви према њима, као два мала стада коза, а Сирци беху прекрилили земљу.
28 A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
Тада дође човек Божји, и проговори цару Израиљевом, и рече: Овако вели Господ: Што Сирци рекоше да је Господ горски Бог а није Бог пољски, зато ћу ти дати у руке све ово мноштво велико да знате да сам ја Господ.
29 The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
И стајаху у логору једни према другима седам дана; а седмог дана побише се, и синови Израиљеви побише Сираца сто хиљада пешака у један дан.
30 The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
А остали побегоше у град Афек, и паде зид на двадесет и седам хиљада људи који беху остали. И Вен-Адад побегав у град уђе у најтајнију клет.
31 His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
А слуге му рекоше: Ево чули смо да су цареви дома Израиљевог милостиви цареви; да вежемо кострет око себе и да метнемо узице себи око вратова, па да изиђемо пред цара Израиљевог, да ако остави у животу душу твоју.
32 [The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
И везаше кострет око себе, и метнуше узице себи око вратова, и дођоше к цару Израиљевом и рекоше: Слуга твој Вен-Адад вели: Остави у животу душу моју. А он рече: Је ли још жив? Брат ми је.
33 Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
А људи узеше то за добар знак, и одмах да би га ухватили за реч рекоше: Брат је твој Вен-Адад. А он рече: Идите, доведите га. Тада Вен-Адад изиђе к њему; а он га посади на своја кола.
34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
Тада му рече Вен-Адад: Градове које је узео отац мој твом оцу, вратићу, и начини себи улице у Дамаску као што је отац мој учинио у Самарији. А он одговори: С том вером отпустићу те. И учини веру с њим, и отпусти га.
35 Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
Тада један између синова пророчких рече другом по речи Господњој: Биј ме. Али га онај не хте бити.
36 So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
А он му рече: Што не послуша глас Господњи, зато, ево кад отидеш од мене, лав ће те заклати. И кад отиде од њега, сукоби га лав и закла га.
37 Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
Опет, нашав другог рече му: Биј ме. А онај га изби и израни га.
38 Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
Тада отиде пророк и стаде на пут куда ће цар проћи, и нагрди се пепелом по лицу.
39 When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
А кад цар пролажаше, он викну цара и рече: Твој слуга беше изашао у бој, а један дошавши доведе ми човека и рече: Чувај овог човека; ако ли га нестане, биће твоја душа за његову душу, или ћеш платити таланат сребра.
40 But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
А кад твој слуга имаше посла тамо амо, њега неста. Тада му рече цар Израиљев: То ти је суд, сам си одсудио.
41 The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
А он брже убриса пепео с лица, и цар Израиљев позна га да је један од пророка.
42 And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
А он му рече: Овако вели Господ: Што си пустио из руку човека ког сам ја осудио да се истреби, душа ће твоја бити за његову душу и народ твој за његов народ.
43 The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
И отиде цар Израиљев кући својој зловољан и љутит, и дође у Самарију.
