II Samuela 4
1 A usłyszawszy Izboset, syn Saula, że poległ Abner w Hebronie, zemdlały ręce jego, i wszystek Izrael był przestraszony.
When Saul’s son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, [he realized that he might also be killed]. He became discouraged, and all the Israeli people (trembled/became afraid).
2 Miał też syn Saula dwóch mężów hetmanów nad hufcami, imię jednego Baana, a imię drugiego Rechab, synowie Remmona Berotczyka z synów Benjaminowych; bo też Berot policzon był w Benjaminie.
Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups that raided other villages. [They were brothers; ] their names were Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth [town] in the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is in the area that had [been assigned to] the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Uciekli tedy Berotczykowie do Gietaim, i byli tam przychodniami aż do onego dnia.
But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
4 A Jonatan, syn Saula, miał jednego syna chromego na nogi, (bo gdy miał pięć lat, a przyszła wieść o śmierci Saulowej, i Jonatanowej z Jezreel, a wziąwszy go mamka jego uciekła, a gdy prędko uciekała, upadł i ochromiał, ) a imię jego Mefiboset.
Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.
5 Poszli tedy synowie Remmona Berotczyka, Rechab i Baana, i weszli, gdy był najgorętszy dzień, do domu Izboseta, który spał na łóżku w południe.
One day, Rechab and Baanah left [their home] to go to Ishbosheth’s house. They arrived there about noontime, when Ishbosheth was taking his midday nap.
6 Ci tedy weszli w dom jego, jakoby kupować zboża; tamże go przebili pod piąte żebro Rechab i Baana, brat jego, i uciekli.
The woman who was the doorkeeper was sifting wheat. While doing that, she became sleepy, and fell asleep. So Rechab and his brother Baanah were able to creep in quietly.
7 Bo gdy byli weszli w dom, a on spał na łóżku swem w pokoju, kędy legał, tedy go przebili, i zabili go, a uciąwszy głowę jego, wzięli ją, i poszli drogą puszczy przez całą onę noc.
They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him [with their swords] and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan [River] Valley.
8 I przynieśli głowę Izbosetowę do Dawida do Hebronu, i rzekli do króla; Oto, głowa Izboseta, syna Saulowego, nieprzyjaciela twego, który szukał duszy twojej; a dał Pan królowi, panu memu, pomstę dzisiaj nad Saulem i nad nasieniem jego.
They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!”
9 Tedy odpowiedział Dawid Rechabowi i Baanie, bratu jego, synom Remmona Berotczyka, i rzekł do nich: Jako żyw Pan, który wybawił duszę moję od wszelkiego ucisku:
But David replied to them, “Yahweh is the one who has rescued me from all my troubles. And just as surely as Yahweh lives, what I am now saying is also true.
10 Jeźlim onego, który mi oznajmił, mówiąc: Oto umarł Saul, (choć mu się zdało, że wesołą nowinę przyniósł, ) pojmawszy zabił w Syclegu, który rozumiał, żem mu miał dać zapłatę za poselstwo jego:
When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me ‘Saul is dead!’ and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news, I seized him and [commanded one of my soldiers to] kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news!
11 Jako daleko więcej ludzie niepobożne, gdyż zabili męża sprawiedliwego w domu jego, na łożu jego? A teraz, izali nie mam szukać krwi jego z ręki waszej, i wygładzić was z ziemi?
So because you two evil men murdered a man who is (innocent/has done nothing wrong) when he was sleeping on his bed in his own house, I will do something worse to you. I will surely [RHQ] get revenge on you two for murdering [MTY] him, and (wipe you/cause you to disappear) from the earth!”
12 A tak rozkazał Dawid sługom, i zabili je, a obciążywszy ręce ich, i nogi ich, zawiesili je nad stawem w Hebronie; ale głowę Izbosetową wziąwszy pogrzebali w grobie Abnerowym w Hebronie.
Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) [on a pole] near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it [respectfully] in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
