2 Samuel 14
1 Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
А Јоав син Серујин опази да се срце царево обратило к Авесалому.
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
И посла Јоав у Текују те дозва отуда жену лукаву, па јој рече: Учини се као да си у жалости, и обуци жалосне хаљине, и немој се намазати уљем, него буди као жена која одавна жали за мртвим.
3 And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
И отиди к цару, и говори му тако и тако. И научи је Јоав шта ће говорити.
4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
И кад отиде жена Текујанка к цару да говори, паде ничице на земљу и поклони се, и рече: Помагај царе!
5 The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
А цар јој рече: Шта ти је? А она рече: Удовица сам, умро ми је муж.
6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
А имаше слушкиња твоја два сина, па се свадише у пољу, а не беше никога да их развади, те један удари другог и уби га.
7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
И гле, сав дом уста на слушкињу твоју говорећи: Дај тог што је убио брата свог да га погубимо за душу брата његовог, ког је убио, и да истребимо наследника; и тако хоће да угасе искру која ми је остала, да не оставе име мужу мом ни остатак на земљи.
8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
А цар рече жени: Иди кући својој, а ја ћу наредити за те.
9 The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
А жена Текујанка рече цару: Царе господару! Нека на ме и на дом оца мог падне кривица, а цар и његов престо нека је прав.
10 The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
А цар рече: Ко узговори на те, доведи га к мени, и неће те се више дотаћи.
11 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
А она рече: Нека се опомене цар Господа Бога свог, да се не умноже осветници који убијају, и да не убију сина мог. А он рече: Тако жив био Господ, ниједна длака с твог сина неће пасти на земљу.
12 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
А жена рече: Да каже слушкиња твоја нешто цару господару. А он рече: Говори.
13 The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
А жена рече: А зашто си намислио такву ствар народу Божијем? Јер цар као да је крив говорећи тако, јер неће цар да дозове натраг оног ког је одагнао.
14 We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
Јер ћемо доиста помрети, и јесмо као вода која се проспе на земљу и више се не може скупити; јер му Бог није узео живот, него је наумио да одагнани не остане одагнан од њега.
15 “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
И тако дођох да кажем ово цару господару свом, јер ме народ уплаши; зато рече слушкиња твоја: Да говорим цару, може бити да ће учинити цар шта слушкиња његова каже.
16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
Јер ће цар услишити и избавити слушкињу своју из руке оног који хоће да истреби мене и сина мог из наследства Божијег.
17 “And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
И слушкиња твоја рече: Реч цара господара мог биће ми утеха, јер је цар господар мој као анђео Божји, те слуша и добро и зло, и Господ ће Бог твој бити с тобом.
18 Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
А цар одговори и рече жени: Немој тајити од мене шта ћу те питати. А жена рече: Нека говори цар господар мој.
19 The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
Тада цар рече: Да није Јоавов посао у свему томе што чиниш? А жена одговори и рече: Тако да је жива душа твоја, царе господару, не може се ни надесно ни налево од свега што каза цар господар мој; јер слуга твој Јоав заповедио ми је и научио слушкињу твоју све ово да говорим.
20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
Слуга је твој Јоав учинио, те сам овако извила беседу своју; али је господар мој мудар као анђео Божји, те зна све што бива на земљи.
21 Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
Тада рече цар Јоаву: Ево, ти си учинио то, иди, доведи натраг дете Авесалома.
22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
Тада паде Јоав лицем на земљу, и поклони се и благослови цара, и рече Јоав: Данас види слуга твој да сам нашао милост пред тобом, царе господару, кад је цар учинио шта му слуга његов рече.
23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
Потом се подиже Јоав и отиде у Гесур, и доведе натраг у Јерусалим Авесалома.
24 But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
И цар рече: Нека иде својој кући, а лице моје да не види. И отиде Авесалом својој кући, и не виде лице царево.
25 Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
А не беше човека тако лепа као Авесалом у свем Израиљу, да га тако хвале; од пете до темена не беше на њему мане.
26 His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
И кад би стригао главу (а имаше обичај сваке године стрићи је, јер му беше тешко), мерио би косу с главе своје, и биваше је двеста сикала царском мером.
27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
И родише се Авесалому три сина и једна кћи, којој беше име Тамара, и она беше лепа.
28 [After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
И Авесалом оста целе две године у Јерусалиму, а лице царево не виде.
29 So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
Тада посла Авесалом по Јоава да га пошаље к цару; али он не хте доћи к њему; и посла опет други пут, али он не хте доћи.
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
Тада рече слугама својим: Видите ли њиву Јоавову поред моје? На њој је јечам; идите и упалите је. И упалише слуге Авесаломове ону њиву.
31 Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
Тада се подиже Јоав, и дође к Авесалому у кућу, и рече му: Зашто слуге твоје упалише моју њиву?
32 Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
Авесалом рече Јоаву: Ето слао сам к теби говорећи: Ходи овамо да те пошаљем к цару да му кажеш: Зашто сам дошао из Гесура? Боље би било да сам још онде. Зато да видим лице царево; ако ли има каква кривица на мени, нека ме погуби.
33 So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].
И отиде Јоав к цару, и каза му. И дозва Авесалома; а он дошавши к цару поклони се лицем до земље пред царем, и цар целива Авесалома.
