2 Samuelova 14

1 A Joav sin Serujin opazi da se srce carevo obratilo k Avesalomu.

Then Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah perceyued, that the Kings heart was toward Absalom,

2 I posla Joav u Tekuju te dozva otuda ženu lukavu, pa joj reèe: uèini se kao da si u žalosti, i obuci žalosne haljine, i nemoj se namazati uljem, nego budi kao žena koja odavna žali za mrtvijem.

And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtile woman, and sayd vnto her, I pray thee, fayne thy selfe to mourne, and nowe put on mourning apparel, and anoynt not thy selfe with oyle: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead.

3 I otidi k caru, i govori mu tako i tako. I nauèi je Joav šta æe govoriti.

And come to the King, and speake on this maner vnto him, (for Ioab taught her what she should say).

4 I kad otide žena Tekujanka k caru da govori, pade nièice na zemlju i pokloni se, i reèe: pomagaj, care!

Then the woman of Tekoah spake vnto the king, and fel downe on her face to the ground, and did obeysance, and sayd, Helpe, O King.

5 A car joj reèe: što ti je? A ona reèe: udovica sam, umro mi je muž.

Then the King sayd vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am in deede a widow, and mine husband is dead:

6 A imaše sluškinja tvoja dva sina, pa se svadiše u polju, a ne bješe nikoga da ih razvadi, te jedan udari drugoga i ubi ga.

And thine handmayd had two sonnes, and they two stroue together in the fielde: (and there was none to part them) so the one smote the other, and slew him.

7 I gle, sav dom usta na sluškinju tvoju govoreæi: daj toga što je ubio brata svojega da ga pogubimo za dušu brata njegova, kojega je ubio, i da istrijebimo našljednika; i tako hoæe da ugase iskru koja mi je ostala, da ne ostave imena mužu mojemu ni ostatka na zemlji.

And beholde, the whole familie is risen against thine handmayde, and they sayde, Deliuer him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whome hee slewe, that we may destroy the heire also: so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to mine husband neither name nor posteritie vpon the earth.

8 A car reèe ženi: idi kuæi svojoj, a ja æu narediti za te.

And the King said vnto the woman, Go to thine house, and I wil giue a charge for thee.

9 A žena Tekujanka reèe caru: care gospodaru! neka na me i na dom oca mojega padne krivica, a car i njegov prijesto neka je prav.

Then the woman of Tekoah said vnto the King, My lord, O King, this trespas be on me, and on my fathers house, and the King and his throne be giltlesse.

10 A car reèe: ko uzgovori na te, dovedi ga k meni, i neæe te se više dotaæi.

And the King sayde, Bring him to me that speaketh against thee, and he shall touche thee no more.

11 A ona reèe: neka se opomene car Gospoda Boga svojega, da se ne umnože osvetnici koji ubijaju, i da ne ubiju sina mojega. A on reèe: tako živ bio Gospod, nijedna dlaka s tvojega sina neæe pasti na zemlju.

Then said she, I pray thee, let the King remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer many reuengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my sonne. And he answered, As the Lord liueth, there shall not one heare of thy sonne fall to the earth.

12 A žena reèe: da kaže sluškinja tvoja nešto caru gospodaru. A on reèe: govori.

Then the woman said, I pray thee, let thine handmayde speake a worde to my lord the King. And he sayd, Say on.

13 A žena reèe: a zašto si namislio taku stvar narodu Božijemu? jer car kao da je kriv govoreæi tako, jer neæe car da dozove natrag onoga koga je odagnao.

Then the woman sayde, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? or why doeth the King, as one which is faultie, speake this thing, that he will not bring againe his banished?

14 Jer æemo doista pomrijeti, i jesmo kao voda koja se prospe na zemlju i više se ne može skupiti; jer mu Bog nije uzeo života, nego je naumio da odagnani ne ostane odagnan od njega.

For we must needes dye, and we are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered vp againe: neither doeth God spare any person, yet doeth he appoynt meanes, not to cast out from him, him that is expelled.

15 I tako doðoh da kažem ovo caru gospodaru svojemu, jer me narod uplaši; zato reèe sluškinja tvoja: da govorim caru, može biti da æe uèiniti car što sluškinja njegova kaže.

Nowe therefore that I am come to speake of this thing vnto my lord the King, the cause is that the people haue made me afrayd: therefore thine handmayde sayd, Nowe will I speake vnto the King: it may be that the King will perfourme the request of his handmayde.

16 Jer æe car uslišiti i izbaviti sluškinju svoju iz ruke onoga koji hoæe da istrijebi mene i sina mojega iz našljedstva Božijega.

For the King wil heare, to deliuer his handmayde out of the hande of the man that woulde destroy mee, and also my sonne from the inheritance of God.

17 I sluškinja tvoja reèe: rijeè cara gospodara mojega biæe mi utjeha, jer je car gospodar moj kao anðeo Božji, te sluša i dobro i zlo, i Gospod æe Bog tvoj biti s tobom.

Therefore thine handmaid sayd, The word of my lord the King shall now be comfortable: for my lorde the King is euen as an Angel of God in hearing of good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God be with thee.

18 A car odgovori i reèe ženi: nemoj tajiti od mene što æu te pitati. A žena reèe: neka govori car gospodar moj.

Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.

19 Tada car reèe: da nije Joavov posao u svemu tome što èiniš? A žena odgovori i reèe: tako da je živa duša tvoja, care gospodaru, ne može se ni nadesno ni nalijevo od svega što kaza car gospodar moj; jer sluga tvoj Joav zapovijedio mi je i nauèio sluškinju tvoju sve ovo da govorim.

And the King said, Is not the hand of Ioab with thee in all this? Then the woman answered, and sayd, As thy soule liueth, my lord the King, I will not turne to the right hande nor to the left, from ought that my lorde the King hath spoken: for euen thy seruant Ioab bade mee, and he put all these wordes in the mouth of thine handmayde.

20 Sluga je tvoj Joav uèinio, te sam ovako izvila besjedu svoju; ali je gospodar moj mudar kao anðeo Božji, te zna sve što biva na zemlji.

For to the intent that I should chage the forme of speach, thy seruant Ioab hath done this thing: but my lord is wise according to the wisdome of an Angel of God to vnderstande all things that are in the earth.

21 Tada reèe car Joavu: evo, ti si uèinio to, idi, dovedi natrag dijete Avesaloma.

And the King sayde vnto Ioab, Beholde nowe, I haue done this thing: go then, and bring the yong man Absalom againe.

22 Tada pade Joav licem na zemlju, i pokloni se i blagoslovi cara, i reèe Joav: danas vidi sluga tvoj da sam našao milost pred tobom, care gospodaru, kad je car uèinio što mu sluga njegov reèe.

And Ioab fell to the grounde on his face, and bowed himselfe, and thanked the King. Then Ioab sayde, This day thy seruant knoweth, that I haue found grace in thy sight, my lord the King, in that the King hath fulfilled the request of his seruant.

23 Potom se podiže Joav i otide u Gesur, i dovede natrag u Jerusalim Avesaloma.

And Ioab arose, and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Ierusalem.

24 I car reèe: neka ide svojoj kuæi, a lica mojega da ne vidi. I otide Avesalom svojoj kuæi, i ne vidje lica careva.

And the King sayde, Let him turne to his owne house, and not see my face. So Absalom turned to his owne house, and saw not the Kings face.

25 A ne bješe èovjeka tako lijepa kao Avesalom u svem Izrailju, da ga tako hvale; od pete do tjemena ne bješe na njemu mane.

Nowe in all Israel there was none to be so much praysed for beautie as Absalom: from the sole of his foote euen to the toppe of his head there was no blemish in him.

26 I kad bi strigao glavu a imaše obièaj svake godine striæi je, jer mu bijaše teško mjerio bi kosu s glave svoje, i bivaše je dvjesta sikala carskom mjerom.

And when he polled his head, (for at euery yeeres ende he polled it: because it was too heauie for him, therefore he polled it) he weyghed the heare of his head at two hundreth shekels by the Kings weight.

27 I rodiše se Avesalomu tri sina i jedna kæi, kojoj bijaše ime Tamara, i ona bijaše lijepa.

And Absalom had three sonnes, and one daughter named Tamar, which was a fayre woman to looke vpon.

28 I Avesalom osta cijele dvije godine u Jerusalimu, a lica careva ne vidje.

So Absalom dwelt the space of two yeres in Ierusalem, and saw not the Kings face.

29 Tada posla Avesalom po Joava da ga pošlje k caru; ali on ne htje doæi k njemu; i posla opet drugi put, ali on ne htje doæi.

Therefore Absalom sent for Ioab to sende him to the King, but he would not come to him: and when he sent againe, he would not come.

30 Tada reèe slugama svojim: vidite li njivu Joavovu pored moje? na njoj je jeèam; idite i upalite je. I upališe sluge Avesalomove onu njivu.

Therefore he sayde vnto his seruants, Beholde, Ioab hath a fielde by my place, and hath barley therein: go, and set it on fire: and Absaloms seruants set the field on fire.

31 Tada se podiže Joav, i doðe k Avesalomu u kuæu, i reèe mu: zašto sluge tvoje upališe moju njivu?

Then Ioab arose, and came to Absalom vnto his house, and sayd vnto him, Wherefore haue thy seruants burnt my field with fire?

32 Avesalom reèe Joavu: eto slao sam k tebi govoreæi: hodi ovamo da te pošljem k caru da mu kažeš: zašto sam došao iz Gesura? bolje bi bilo da sam još ondje. Zato da vidim lice carevo; ako li ima kaka krivica na meni, neka me pogubi.

And Absalom answered Ioab, Beholde, I sent for thee, saying, Come thou hither, and I wil send thee to the King for to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had bene better for me to haue bene there still: nowe therefore let mee see the Kings face: and if there be any trespasse in me, let him kill me.

33 I otide Joav k caru, i kaza mu. I dozva Avesaloma; a on došavši k caru pokloni se licem do zemlje pred carem, i car cjelova Avesaloma.

Then Ioab came to the King, and told him: and he called for Absalom, who came to the King, and bowed himselfe to the grounde on his face before the King, and the King kissed Absalom.