1 Samuel 30

1 Three days later, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, [they discovered that] men of the Amalek people-group had raided Ziklag and [towns in] the southern part of Judah. They had destroyed Ziklag and burned down all the buildings.

A gdy trzeciego dnia Dawid i jego ludzie przybyli do Siklag, Amalekici najechali już na południe i na Siklag, zburzyli Siklag i spalili go ogniem;

2 They had captured the women [and the children] and everyone else, and had taken them away. But they had not killed anyone.

I zabrali do niewoli kobiety, które w nim były. Nikogo nie zabili, od najmniejszego aż do wielkiego, ale uprowadzili [ich] i odeszli swoją drogą.

3 When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw that the town had been burned, and that their wives and sons and daughters had been captured and taken away.

A gdy Dawid i jego ludzie przyszli do miasta, było ono spalone ogniem, a ich żony, synów i córki zabrano do niewoli.

4 David and his men cried loudly, until [they were so weak that] they could not cry [any more].

Wtedy Dawid i lud, który z nim był, podnieśli swój głos i płakali, aż im zabrakło sił do płaczu.

5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had also been taken away.

Zabrano do niewoli także obie żony Dawida: Achinoam Jizreelitkę i Abigail, [dawną] żonę Nabala z Karmelu.

6 David’s men were threatening to [kill him by] throwing stones at him, because they were very angry because their sons and daughters [had been taken away]. David was very distressed, but Yahweh his God gave him strength.

I Dawid znalazł się w wielkim utrapieniu, bo lud chciał go ukamienować. Dusza całego ludu bowiem była rozgoryczona z powodu swoich synów i córek. Dawid zaś wzmocnił się w PANU, swym Bogu.

7 David [did not know what to do, so he] said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring to me the sacred vest.” So Abiathar brought it,

Wtedy Dawid powiedział do kapłana Abiatara, syna Achimeleka: Przynieś mi, proszę, efod. I Abiatar przyniósł efod Dawidowi.

8 and David asked Yahweh, “Should I [and my men] pursue the men [who took our families]? Will we [be able to] catch up to them?” Yahweh answered [by means of the stones in Abiathar’s sacred pouch], “Yes, pursue them. You will catch up to them, and you will be able to rescue [your families].”

I Dawid radził się PANA, pytając: Czy mam ścigać to wojsko? Czy je dogonię? PAN odpowiedział mu: Ścigaj, bo na pewno dogonisz i na pewno odbierzesz [łup].

9 So David and the 600 men who were with him left, and they came to the Besor Ravine. Some of his men stayed there [with some of their supplies].

Dawid wyruszył więc, on i sześciuset ludzi, których miał ze sobą, i dotarli do potoku Besor. Tam niektórzy pozostali.

10 David and 400 men continued to pursue [the men who captured their families]. The other 200 men stayed there at the ravine, because they were so exhausted that they could not cross the ravine.

Dawid zaś ścigał ich wraz z czterystu ludźmi. Dwustu ludzi bowiem pozostało, gdyż byli zbyt zmęczeni, żeby przejść przez potok Besor.

11 [As David and the 400 men were going], they saw a man from Egypt in a field; so they took him to David. They gave the man some water to drink and some food to eat.

A w polu natknęli się na Egipcjanina i przyprowadzili go do Dawida. Dali mu chleba i jadł, dali mu też wody i pił;

12 They also gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters/packs of raisins. The man had not had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights, but [after he ate and drank] he felt refreshed.

Dali mu także kawałek placka figowego i dwa pęczki rodzynków. Kiedy to zjadł, ożył w nim jego duch, gdyż przez trzy dni i trzy noce nie jadł chleba ani nie pił wody.

13 David asked him, “Who is your master? And where do you come from?” He replied, “I am from Egypt. I am a slave of a man from the Amalek people-group. Three days ago my master left me here, because I was sick [and I was not able to go with them].

Wtedy Dawid zapytał go: Do kogo należysz? Skąd jesteś? Odpowiedział: Jestem młodym Egipcjaninem, sługą Amalekity. Mój pan porzucił mnie, bo zachorowałem trzy dni temu.

14 We had raided the southern part of Judah where the Kereth people-group live, and some other towns in Judah, and the area south [of Hebron city] where the descendants of Caleb live. We also burned Ziklag [town].”

Najechaliśmy na południe od Keretytów, obszar Judy i na południe od Kaleba i podpaliliśmy Siklag ogniem.

15 David asked him, “Can you lead us to this group of raiders?” He replied, “Yes, [I will do that] if you ask God to listen while you promise that you will not kill me or give me back to my master. If you promise that, I will take you to them.”

Dawid zapytał go: Czy mógłbyś mnie zaprowadzić do tej zgrai? Odpowiedział: Przysięgnij mi na Boga, że mnie nie zabijesz ani mnie nie wydasz w ręce mego pana, a zaprowadzę cię do tej zgrai.

16 [David agreed to do that, ] so the man from Egypt led David [and his men] to where the men from the Amalek people-group were. Those men were lying on the ground, eating and drinking and celebrating because of having captured many things from the Philistia and Judah areas.

I zaprowadził go, a oto byli rozproszeni po całej ziemi, jedli, pili i świętowali z powodu całego tego wielkiego łupu, który zabrali z ziemi Filistynów i z ziemi Judy.

17 David [and his men] fought against them from sunset that day until the evening of the following day. Four hundred of them escaped and rode away on camels, but none of the others escaped.

I Dawid bił ich od zmierzchu aż do wieczora dnia następnego. Żaden z nich nie ocalał oprócz czterystu młodzieńców, którzy wsiedli na wielbłądy i uciekli.

18 David rescued his two wives, and he and his men got back everything else that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken.

Tak Dawid odzyskał wszystko, co zabrali Amalekici. Dawid uratował także swoje dwie żony.

19 Nothing was missing. They took all their people back [to Ziklag]—young people and old people, [their wives], their sons and their daughters. They also recovered all the other things that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken from Ziklag.

Nie zabrakło im nikogo, od najmniejszego do największego, ani synów, ani córek, ani łupu, ani niczego, co im zabrali. Dawid odzyskał wszystko.

20 They took with them the sheep and cattle that had been captured, and his men caused those animals to go in front of them, saying, “These are animals that we captured in the battle; they belong to David!”

Potem Dawid zabrał wszystkie trzody i stada, które pędzono przed jego dobytkiem, i mówiono: To jest łup Dawida.

21 David and his men got back to where the other 200 men were waiting, the men who did not go with David because they were very exhausted. They had stayed at Besor Ravine. [When they saw David and his men coming], they went out to greet them. And David [greeted them and] said to them, “I hope that things are going well with you!”

I Dawid przybył do tych dwustu ludzi, którzy byli tak zmęczeni, że nie mogli iść za Dawidem, i którym kazał zostać przy potoku Besor. Wyszli oni naprzeciw Dawida i naprzeciw ludzi, którzy z nim byli. A gdy Dawid zbliżył się do tych ludzi, pozdrowił ich.

22 But some of the men who had gone with David, men who were evil and troublemakers, said, “These 200 men did not go with us. So we should not give to them any of the things that we recovered/captured. Each of them should take only his wife and children and go [back to their homes].”

Lecz wszyscy źli ludzie i synowie Beliala, którzy poszli z Dawidem, powiedzieli: Ponieważ ci nie poszli z nami, nie damy im nic z łupu, który odzyskaliśmy, oddamy tylko każdemu jego żonę i dzieci. Niech ich wezmą i odejdą.

23 David replied, “No, my fellow Israelis, it would not be right to divide up like that the things that Yahweh has allowed us to capture. Yahweh has protected us and enabled us to defeat the enemies who attacked our town.

Wtedy Dawid powiedział: Moi bracia, nie uczynicie tak z tym, co PAN nam dał. On nas strzegł i wydał w nasze ręce zgraję, która na nas napadła.

24 (Who will pay attention to you if you say things like that?/No one will pay attention to you if you say things like that.) [RHQ] The men who stayed here with our supplies will get the same amount that the men who went into the battle will get. They will all receive the same amount.”

I któż was posłucha w tej sprawie? Bo jaki jest udział tego, który wyruszył na bitwę, taki też będzie udział tego, który został przy taborze; jednakowo się podzielą.

25 David made that to be a law [DOU] for the Israeli people, and that is still a law in Israel.

I tak zostało od tego dnia na przyszłość: ustalono to jako prawo i zwyczaj w Izraelu aż do dziś.

26 When David [and all the others] arrived in Ziklag, David sent to his friends who were leaders in Judah some of the things that they had captured from the Amalek people-group. He said to them, “Here is a present for you. These are things that we took from Yahweh’s enemies.”

A gdy Dawid przybył do Siklag, posłał część łupu starszym Judy, swym przyjaciołom, ze słowami: Oto błogosławieństwo dla was z łupu wrogów PANA;

27 [Here is a list of the cities and towns to whose leaders David sent gifts: ] Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,

Tym, którzy byli w Betel, i tym w Ramat na południu, i tym w Jattir;

28 Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

I tym w Aroerze, i tym w Sifmot, i tym w Esztemoa;

29 Racal, the cities where the descendants of Jehrameel lived and the cities where the Ken people-group lived,

I tym w Rachal, i tym w miastach Jerachmeelitów, i tym w miastach Kenitów;

30 Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach,

I tym w Chorma, i tym w Choraszan, i tym w Atach;

31 Hebron, and all the other places where David and his men had gone [when they were hiding from Saul].

I tym w Hebronie, i tym we wszystkich miejscach, gdzie pomieszkiwał Dawid wraz ze swymi ludźmi.