II Samuela 21
1 I był głód za dni Dawidowych przez trzy lata, jednego roku po drugim. Tedy szukał Dawid oblicza Pańskiego, któremu rzekł Pan: Dla Saula, i dla domu jego krwawego, przeto iż pomordował Gabaonity.
During the time that David [ruled], there was a famine [in Israel] for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “[In order for the famine to end], Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon [city].”
2 Przyzwał tedy król Gabaonitów, i rzekł do nich: (A ci Gabaonitowie nie byli z synów Izraelskich, ale z ostatków Amorejczyków, którym acz byli synowie Izraelscy przysięgli, wszakże je usiłował Saul wyplenić z gorliwości swej dla synów Izraelskich i Judzkich.)
The people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he (was very zealous/wanted very much) to enable the people of Judah and Israel [to be the only ones living in that land]. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
3 I rzekł Dawid do Gabaonitów: Cóż wam mam uczynić? a czem was ubłagać, abyście błogosławili dziedzictwu Pańskiemu?
and said to them, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?”
4 I odpowiedzieli mu Gabaonitowie: Nie idzie nam o srebro ani o złoto z Saulem, i z domem jego, ani o to, żebyśmy zabili kogo w Izraelu. A on rzekł: Cokolwiek rzeczecie, uczynię wam.
They replied, “You cannot settle our quarrel with Saul and his family by giving us silver or gold. And we do not have the right to kill any Israelis.” So David asked, “Then/So what do you say that I should do for you?”
5 Którzy rzekli do króla: Męża, który nas wygubił, i na tem był, aby nas do szczętu wytracił, żeby nas nic nie zostało we wszystkich granicach Izraelskich.
They replied, “Saul [wanted to] get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate/kill all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
6 Wydajcie nam siedmiu mężów z synów jego, a powiesimy je Panu w Gabaa Saula, niekiedy wybranego Pańskiego. Tedy rzekł: Wydam.
Hand over to us seven of Saul’s descendants. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our town, the town where Saul, whom Yahweh previously chose to be king, lived.” The king replied, “Okay, I will hand them over to you.”
7 Lecz sfolgował król Mefibosetowi, synowi Jonatana, syna Saulowego, dla przysięgi Pańskiej, która była między nimi, między Dawidem i między Jonatanem, synem Saulowym.
The king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and [Mephibosheth’s father] Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
8 Ale wziął król dwóch synów Resfy, córki Ai, które porodziła Saulowi, Armoniego i Mefiboseta, i pięciu synów Micholi, córki Saulowej, które porodziła Adryjelowi, synowi Barsyla Meholatyckiego,
Instead, he took Armoni and another man named Mephibosheth, the two sons that Saul’s slave wife Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth to, and the five sons that Saul’s daughter Merab had given birth to. Merab’s husband was Adriel, the son of a man named Barzillai from Meholah [town].
9 I wydał je w ręce Gabaonitów, i powiesili je na górze przed Panem. I umarli oni siedmiu pospołu, a pobici są w pierwsze dni żniwa, na początku żniwa jęczmiennego.
David handed those men over to the men from Gibeon. Then they hanged those seven men on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They were all killed during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
10 A wziąwszy Resfa, córka Ai, wór, ropostarła go na skale, na początku żniwa, ażby na nie kropił deszcz z nieba, i nie dopuszczała ptastwu powietrznemu, padać na nie we dnie, ani zwierzowi polnemu w nocy.
Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats’ hair, and spread it on the rock [where the corpses lay]. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
11 Tedy oznajmiono Dawidowi, co uczyniła Resfa, córka Ai, założnica Saulowa.
When someone told David what Rizpah had done,
12 Przetoż szedłszy Dawid wziął kości Saulowe, i kości Jonatana, syna jego od starszych Jabez Galaadskiego, którzy je byli ukradli z ulicy Betsańskiej, kędy je byli zawiesili Filistynowie onegoż dnia, gdy porazili Filistynowie Saula w Gielboe.
he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the (plaza/public square) in Beth-Shan [city], where the men from Philistia had hanged them previously, on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa [Mountain].
13 A tak wziął stamtąd kości Saulowe i kości Jonatana, syna jego; zebrano też kości powieszonych,
David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men [from Gibeon] whom the men from Philistia had hanged.
14 I pogrzebli kości Saulowe i Jonatana, syna jego, w ziemi Benjamina w Sela, grobie Cysa, ojca jego, a uczynili wszystko, co był rozkazał król; a tak potem ubłagany był Bóg ziemi.
They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan in Zela [town] in the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. Doing all that the king commanded, they buried their bones in the tomb where Saul’s father Kish [was buried]. After that, [because] God [saw that Saul’s family had been punished to pay for Saul’s murder of many people from Gibeon, he] answered the Israelis’ prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
15 I była zasię wojna między Filistynami i Izraelem; i ciągnął Dawid i słudzy jego z nim, a walczył przeciwko Filistynom, tak, że ustał Dawid.
The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight the Philistines. During the battle, David became weary.
16 Tedy Jesbibenob, który był z synów jednego olbrzyma, (a grot drzewca jego ważył trzy sta syklów miedzi, a miał przepasany miecz nowy) umyślił był zabić Dawida.
One of the Philistia men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of [a group of] giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed about (7-1/2 pounds/3-1/2 kg.), and he also had a new sword.
17 Ale go ratował Abisaj, syn Sarwii, a raniwszy Filistyna zabił go. Przetoż przysięgli mężowie Dawidowi, mówiąc mu: Nie pójdziesz więcej z nami na wojnę, abyś nie zgasił pochodni Izraelskiej.
But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, “[If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like] [MET] extinguishing the last light in Israel.”
18 I stało się potem, że była znowu wojna w Gob z Filistynami, i zabił Sobochaj Husatycki Safa, który był z synów tegoż olbrzyma.
Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near Gob [village]. During the battle, Sibbecai, from [the] Hushah [clan], killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
19 Była też jeszcze inna wojna w Gob z Filistynami, kędy zabił Elhana, syna Jaara Oregim, Betlehemczyk, brata Golijatowego z Giet, którego drzewce u włóczni było jako nawój tkacki.
[Later] there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed [the brother of] Goliath from Gath [city]; Goliath’s spear shaft/handle was (very thick, like the bar on a weaver’s loom/over two inches thick).
20 Nadto jeszcze była wojna w Giet, kędy był mąż wielkiego wzrostu, mając po sześć palców u rąk swoich, i po sześć palców u nóg swoich, wszystkich dwadzieścia i cztery; a ten też był synem tegoż olbrzyma.
Later there was another battle near Gath. There was a (huge man/giant) there who liked to fight [in battles]. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
21 Ten gdy urągał Izraelowi, zabił go Jonatan, syn Samaa, brata Dawidowego.
But when he (made fun of/ridiculed) the men in the Israeli [army], Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimeah, killed him.
22 Ci czterej byli synowie jednego olbrzyma z Giet, a ci polegli od ręki Dawidowej, i od ręki sług jego.
Those four men were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
