2 Samuel 17
1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.
И сказал Ахитофел Авессалому: выберу я двенадцать тысяч человек и встану и пойду в погоню за Давидом в эту ночь;
2 We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.
и нападу на него, когда он будет утомлен и с опущенными руками, и приведу его в страх; и все люди, которые с ним, разбегутся; и я убью одного царя
3 Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”
и всех людей обращу к тебе; и когда не будет одного, душу которого ты ищешь, тогда весь народ будет в мире.
4 Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.
И понравилось это слово Авессалому и всем старейшинам Израилевым.
5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”
И сказал Авессалом: позовите Хусия Архитянина; послушаем, что он скажет.
6 So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”
И пришел Хусий к Авессалому, и сказал ему Авессалом, говоря: вот что говорит Ахитофел; сделать ли по его словам? а если нет, то говори ты.
7 Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.
И сказал Хусий Авессалому: нехорош на этот раз совет, который дал Ахитофел.
8 You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.
И продолжал Хусий: ты знаешь твоего отца и людей его; они храбры и сильно раздражены, как медведица в поле, у которой отняли детей, и как вепрь свирепый на поле, и отец твой - человек воинственный; он не остановится ночевать с народом.
9 Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’
Вот, теперь он скрывается в какой-нибудь пещере, или в другом месте, и если кто падет при первом нападении на них, и услышат и скажут: “было поражение людей, последовавших за Авессаломом”,
10 Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.
тогда и самый храбрый, у которого сердце, как сердце львиное, упадет духом; ибо всему Израилю известно, как храбр отец твой и мужественны те, которые с ним.
11 “So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.
Посему я советую: пусть соберется к тебе весь Израиль, от Дана до Вирсавии, во множестве, как песок при море, и ты сам пойдешь посреди его;
12 We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.
и тогда мы пойдем против него, в каком бы месте он ни находился, и нападем на него, как падает роса на землю; и не останется у него ни одного человека из всех, которые с ним;
13 If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”
а если он войдет в какой-либо город, то весь Израиль принесет к тому городу веревки, и мы стащим его в реку, так что не останется ни одного камешка.
14 Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.
И сказал Авессалом и весь Израиль: совет Хусия Архитянина лучше совета Ахитофелова. Так Господь судил разрушить лучший совет Ахитофела, чтобы навести Господу бедствие на Авессалома.
15 Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.
И сказал Хусий Садоку и Авиафару священникам: так и так советовал Ахитофел Авессалому и старейшинам Израилевым, а так и так посоветовал я.
16 Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”
И теперь пошлите поскорее и скажите Давиду так: не оставайся в эту ночь на равнине в пустыне, но поскорее перейди, чтобы не погибнуть царю и всем людям, которые с ним.
17 [The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.
Ионафан и Ахимаас стояли у источника Рогель. И пошла служанка и рассказала им, а они пошли и известили царя Давида; ибо они не могли показаться в городе.
18 But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].
И увидел их отрок и донес Авессалому; но они оба скоро ушли и пришли в Бахурим, в дом одного человека, у которого на дворе был колодезь, и спустились туда.
19 The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].
А женщина взяла и растянула над устьем колодезя покрывало и насыпала на него крупы, так что не было ничего заметно.
20 Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
И пришли рабы Авессалома к женщине в дом, и сказали: где Ахимаас и Ионафан? И сказала им женщина: они перешли вброд реку. И искали они, и не нашли, и возвратились в Иерусалим.
21 After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”
Когда они ушли, те вышли из колодезя, пошли и известили царя Давида и сказали Давиду: встаньте и поскорее перейдите воду; ибо так и так советовал о вас Ахитофел.
22 So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.
И встал Давид и все люди, бывшие с ним, и перешли Иордан; к рассвету не осталось ни одного, который не перешел бы Иордана.
23 When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].
И увидел Ахитофел, что не исполнен совет его, и оседлал осла, и собрался, и пошел в дом свой, в город свой, и сделал завещание дому своему, и удавился, и умер, и был погребен в гробе отца своего.
24 David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].
И пришел Давид в Маханаим, а Авессалом перешел Иордан, сам и весь Израиль с ним.
25 Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
Авессалом поставил Амессая, вместо Иоава, над войском. Амессай был сын одного человека, по имени Иефера из Изрееля, который вошел к Авигее, дочери Нааса, сестре Саруи, матери Иоава.
26 Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].
И Израиль с Авессаломом расположился станом в земле Галаадской.
27 When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]
Когда Давид пришел в Маханаим, то Сови, сын Нааса, из Раввы Аммонитской, и Махир, сын Аммиила, из Лодавара, и Верзеллий Галаадитянин из Роглима,
28 brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.
принесли десять приготовленных постелей, десять блюд и глиняных сосудов, и пшеницы, и ячменя, и муки, и пшена, и бобов, и чечевицы, и жареных зерен,
29 They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.
и меду, и масла, и овец, и сыра коровьего, принесли Давиду и людям, бывшим с ним, в пищу; ибо говорили они: народ голоден и утомлен и терпел жажду в пустыне
