Otra Samuela 18
1 Un Dāvids pārlūkoja tos ļaudis, kas pie viņa bija, un iecēla tiem virsniekus pār tūkstošiem un virsniekus pār simtiem.
David organized the men who were with him and put commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds in charge of them.
2 Un Dāvids lika tos ļaudis, vienu daļu apakš Joaba rokas, un otru daļu apakš Abizajus, Cerujas dēla, Joaba brāļa, un to trešo apakš Itajus no Gatas.
David sent the army out divided into three sections. One third was commanded by Joab, one third was commanded by Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third was commanded by Ittai the Gittite. The king told the men, “I myself will go out into battle with you.”
3 Un ķēniņš sacīja uz tiem ļaudīm: es pats arīdzan iziešu līdz ar jums. Bet tie ļaudis sacīja: tev nebūs iziet, jo kad mēs bēgsim, tad tie to neliks vērā; un arī kad puse no mums mirst, tad tie to arī neliks vērā, bet tu esi kā desmit tūkstoši no mums. Tāpēc nu būs labāk, kad tu mums no pilsētas nāksi palīgā.
But the men replied, “No, you must not go out into battle! For if we have to run away, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about that either. But you are worth ten thousand of us, so it's better if you stay here and send us help from the town.”
4 Un ķēniņš uz tiem sacīja: es darīšu, kā jums šķiet par labu. Un ķēniņš nostājās pie vārtiem, un visi ļaudis izgāja pa simtiem un pa tūkstošiem.
“I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 Un ķēniņš pavēlēja Joabam un Abizajum un Itajum un sacīja: taupiet to puisi, to Absalomu, un visi ļaudis to dzirdēja, ka ķēniņš visiem virsniekiem par Absalomu pavēlēja.
The king ordered Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Treat young Absalom gently for me.” All the men heard the king giving orders to each of his commanders about Absalom.
6 Tā tie ļaudis izgāja uz lauku Israēlim pretī, un tā kaušanās notika Efraīma mežā.
David's army marched out to face the Israelites in battle, which was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Un Israēla ļaudis tur tapa kauti no Dāvida kalpiem, un tai dienā notika liela kaušana, līdz divdesmit tūkstošiem.
The Israelites were defeated by David's men and many were killed that day—some twenty thousand.
8 Jo tā kauja izpletās tur pa visu to apgabalu, un mežs aprija vairāk ļaužu, nekā zobens aprija tai dienā.
The battle covered the whole countryside, and that day more died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.
9 Un Absaloms sastapa Dāvida kalpus un Absaloms jāja uz zirgēzeļa. Un kad tas zirgēzelis nāca apakš kāda liela ozola kupliem zariem, tad viņa galva ieķērās cieti pie tā ozola, ka viņš karājās starp debesi un zemi, un viņa zirgēzelis apakš viņa aizskrēja projām.
Absalom ran into some of David's men while he was riding on his mule. As the mule went under the twisted branches of a large oak tree, Absalom's hair got caught in the tree. The mule he was riding kept going, leaving him hanging between earth and sky.
10 Tad viens vīrs to redzēja un to teica Joabam un sacīja: redzi, es redzēju Absalomu karājamies pie kāda ozola.
One of David's men saw what happened, so he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!”
11 Tad Joabs sacīja uz to vīru, kas viņam to teica: redzi, tu esi redzējis, kāpēc tad tu viņu tur neesi kāvis zemē? Tad es tev no savas puses būtu devis desmit sudraba gabalus un vienu jostu.
“What! You saw him like that?” Joab said to the man. “Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a soldier's belt as a reward!”
12 Bet tas vīrs sacīja uz Joabu: un ne par tūkstoš sudraba gabaliem, kad tie taptu iesvērti manā rokā, es savu roku neliktu pie ķēniņa dēla. Jo ķēniņš, mums dzirdot, tev un Abizajum un Itajum ir pavēlējis un sacījis: sargājat ikviens to puisi, to Absalomu.
But the man replied, “Even if you gave me a thousand shekels of silver, I wouldn't hurt the king's son. We all heard the king give the order to you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Look after young Absalom for me.’
13 Bet ja es būtu viltu darījis pret viņa dvēseli, un ķēniņam jau nekas nepaliek apslēpts, tad tu pats man būtu stāvējis pretī.
If I had disobeyed and killed Absalom—and the king finds out everything—you yourself wouldn't have defended me.”
14 Un Joabs sacīja: es tā pie tevis nevaru kavēties. Un viņš ņēma trīs šķēpus savā rokā un tos iedūra Absaloma sirdī. Un kad tas vēl bija dzīvs pie ozola,
“I'm not going to waste time waiting around like this with you!” Joab told him. He grabbed three spears and drove them into Absalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the oak tree.
15 Tad desmit puiši, Joaba bruņunesēji, to apstāja un kāva Absalomu un to nokāva.
Ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom and hacked him to death.
16 Tad Joabs lika pūst trumetes, un tie ļaudis griezās atpakaļ un Israēlim vairs nedzinās pakaļ; jo Joabs taupīja tos ļaudis.
Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the Israelites because Joab had signaled them to stop.
17 Un tie ņēma Absalomu, un to iemeta mežā lielā bedrē, un uzkrāva tam virsū ļoti lielu akmeņu kopu. Un viss Israēls bēga, ikkatrs savā dzīvoklī.
They took Absalom and threw him into a deep pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. All the Israelites ran away to their homes.
18 Bet Absaloms, kamēr vēl bija dzīvs, bija ņēmis un uzcēlis sev stabu ķēniņa ielejā. Jo viņš sacīja: man dēla nav, lai mans vārds pie tā top pieminēts. Un viņš to stabu bija nosaucis pēc sava vārda, un tas vēl šodien top saukts Absaloma stabs.
Absalom while he was alive had made a stone pillar and set it up in the King's Valley as a memorial to himself, for he thought to himself, “I don't have a son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He named the pillar after himself, and it's called Absalom's Monument even today.
19 Tad Aķimaācs, Cadoka dēls, sacīja: es skriešu un nesīšu ķēniņam vēsti, ka Tas Kungs viņam tiesu iznesis no viņa ienaidnieku rokas.
Then Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Please let me run and take the good news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him over his enemies.”
20 Bet Joabs uz to sacīja: šodien tu neesi prieka vēstnesis, citu dienu tu vari vēstis nest, bet šodien tev labas vēsts nav, ko nest, jo ķēniņa dēls ir miris.
“You're not the man to take the good news today,” Joab replied. “You can do it some other time, but don't do it today, because the king's son is dead.”
21 Un Joabs sacīja uz Kuzu: ej tu un teici ķēniņam, ko tu esi redzējis. Tad Kuzus paklanījās Joaba priekšā un aizskrēja.
So Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” He bowed to Joab and ran off.
22 Bet Aķimaācs, Cadoka dēls, runāja vēl uz Joabu: lai būtu kā būdams, liec man jel arī Kuzum skriet pakaļ. Un Joabs sacīja: kāpēc tad tu gribi skriet, mans dēls? Ej tad, - laba vēsts tā nav, kas ko ienes.
Ahimaaz asked Joab again, “Never mind what happens, please let me run too, after the Ethiopian!” “Son, why do you want to run—you won't get anything for it?” Joab replied.
23 (Viņš sacīja: ) lai būtu kā būdams, es skriešu! Un viņš uz to sacīja: tad skrej! Tad Aķimaācs skrēja pa klajuma ceļu un Kuzum aiztika priekšā.
“Doesn't matter, I want to run anyway,” he said. “Fine, start running!” Joab told him. Ahimaaz took the route over flatter ground and overtook the Ethiopian.
24 Un Dāvids sēdēja starp abiem vārtiem. Tad tas sargs kāpa uz vārtu jumtu un mūri un pacēla savas acis un skatījās, un redzi, tur vīrs skrēja viens pats.
David was sitting between the inside and outside gates. The watchman climbed up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. He looked out, and saw a man running by himself.
25 Un tas sargs sauca un to sacīja ķēniņam. Un ķēniņš sacīja: ja viņš viens pats, tad būs laba vēsts viņa mutē; un tas nāca arvien tuvāki klāt.
So he shouted down to tell the king. “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied. As the first runner got closer,
26 Tad tas sargs redzēja otru vīru skrienam, un tas sargs sauca uz vārtiem un sacīja: raugi, vēl otrs vīrs skrien viens pats. Un ķēniņš sacīja: tas arī ir labs vēstnesis.
the watchman saw someone else running, and he shouted down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There's another man running by himself!” “He'll also be bringing good news,” said the king.
27 Un tas sargs sacīja: es redzu, ka tā pirmā gaita ir kā Aķimaāca, Cadoka dēla, gaita, un ķēniņš sacīja: tas ir labs vīrs un nāks ar labu vēsti.
“The first man seems to me to be running like Ahimaaz, son of Zadok,” said the watchman. “He's a good man,” he king replied. “He'll bring good news.”
28 Tad Aķimaācs sauca un sacīja uz ķēniņu: miers! Un viņš nometās ķēniņa priekšā ar savu vaigu pie zemes un sacīja: slavēts ir Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, kas tos vīrus nodevis, kas savu roku pret manu kungu, to ķēniņu, bija pacēluši.
Ahimaaz shouted out greetings to the king, Then he came and he bowed facedown before the king. “Blessed be the Lord your God!” he said. “He has defeated the men who rebelled against Your Majesty!”
29 Tad ķēniņš sacīja: vai tas puisis Absaloms sveiks vesels? Un Aķimaācs sacīja: es redzēju lielu troksni, kad Joabs tā ķēniņa kalpu un mani, tavu kalpu, nosūtīja, bet es nezinu, kas tur bija.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “It was very chaotic when your officer Joab sent me, your servant. I really don't know what was happening.”
30 Un ķēniņš sacīja: ej un nostājies te. Tad viņš gāja un nostājās.
“Stand to one side and wait,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stood to one side and waited.
31 Un redzi, Kuzus nāca, un Kuzus sacīja: manam kungam, tam ķēniņam, tā labā vēsts, ka Tas Kungs tev šodien ir tiesu iznesis no visu to rokas, kas pret tevi cēlās.
Right then the Ethiopian arrived and said, “Your Majesty, listen to the good news! Today the Lord has defeated all those who rebelled against you!”
32 Tad ķēniņš sacīja uz Kuzu: vai tas puisis Absaloms sveiks un vesels? Un Kuzus sacīja: lai tā kā šim jauneklim, iet mana kunga, tā ķēniņa, ienaidniekiem un visiem, kas pret tevi ar ļaunumu ceļas.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. The Ethiopian replied, “May what has happened to the young man happen to Your Majesty's enemies, and to everyone who rebels against you!”
33 Tad ķēniņš noskuma un gāja vārtu augšistabā un raudāja, un sacīja iedams: mans dēls Absalom! Mans dēls, mans dēls Absalom! Kaut es tavā vietā būtu miris! Ak Absalom! Mans dēls, mans dēls!
The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
