< 2 Samuelova 18 >

1 I prebroji David narod što bijaše s njim, i postavi im tisuænike i stotinike.
And David having reviewed his people, appointed over them captains of thousands and of hundreds,
2 I predade David treæinu naroda Joavu, i treæinu Avisaju sinu Serujinu bratu Joavovu, i treæinu Itaju Getejinu. Pa onda reèe car narodu: i ja æu iæi s vama.
And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.
3 Ali narod reèe: nemoj ti iæi; jer i da pobjegnemo, neæe mariti za to; ili da nas pola izgine, neæe mariti za to; jer si ti sam kao nas deset tisuæa, zato je bolje da nam iz grada pomažeš.
And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not much mind us: or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand: it is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us.
4 A car im reèe: što vam se èini da je dobro uèiniæu. I car stade kod vrata, i sav narod izlažaše po sto i po tisuæu.
And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
5 I zapovjedi car Joavu i Avisaju i Itaju, i reèe: èuvajte mi dijete Avesaloma. I sav narod èu kako car zapovjedi svijem vojvodama za Avesaloma.
And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom.
6 I tako izide narod u polje pred Izrailja, i zametnu se boj u šumi Jefremovoj.
So the people went out into the field against Israel and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Ondje razbiše narod Izrailjev sluge Davidove, i mnogo izgibe ondje u onaj dan, dvadeset tisuæa.
And the people of Israel were defeated there by David’s army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.
8 Jer se boj raširi po svoj zemlji, i više proždrije naroda u onaj dan šuma nego što proždrije maè.
And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.
9 A Avesalom se sukobi sa slugama Davidovijem, i Avesalom jahaše na mazgi, i mazga naiðe pod granat veliki hrast, te on zape glavom za hrast i osta viseæi izmeðu neba i zemlje, a mazga ispod njega otrèa.
And it happened that Absalom met the servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and the earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.
10 Vidjevši to jedan èovjek javi Joavu, i reèe: gle, vidjeh Avesaloma gdje visi o hrastu.
And one saw this and told Joab, saying: I saw Absalom hanging upon an oak.
11 A Joav reèe èovjeku koji mu to kaza: gle, vidje, pa zašto ga ne ubi i ne svali ga na zemlju? Ja bih ti dao deset sikala srebra i jedan pojas.
And Joab said to the man that told him: If thou sawest him, why didst thou not stab him to the ground, and I would have given thee ten sicles of silver, and belt?
12 A èovjek reèe Joavu: da mi je u rukama izmjereno tisuæu sikala srebra, ne bih digao ruke svoje na sina careva; jer smo èuli kako je car zapovjedio tebi i Avisaju i Itaju govoreæi: èuvajte mi svi dijete Avesaloma.
And he said to Joab: If thou wouldst have paid down in my hands a thousand pieces of silver, I would not lay my hands upon the king’s son: for in our hearing he king charged thee, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom.
13 Ili da sam uèinio nevjeru na svoju dušu, ništa se ne može od cara zatajiti, i ti bi sam ustao na me.
Yea and if I should have acted boldly against my own life, this could not have been hid from the king, and wouldst thou have stood by me?
14 A Joav reèe: neæu ja dangubiti s tobom. Pa uzev tri strijele u ruku, zastrijeli ih u srce Avesalomu, jošte živu o hrastu.
And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,
15 Potom opkoliše Avesaloma deset momaka, koji nošahu oružje Joavu, i biše ga i ubiše.
Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.
16 Tada Joav zatrubi u trubu, i narod presta goniti Izrailja, jer Joav ustavi narod.
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare he multitude.
17 I uzeše Avesaloma i baciše u šumi u veliku jamu, i nabacaše na nj vrlo veliku gomilu kamenja; a Izrailjci svi pobjegoše svaki k svome šatoru.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stories upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings.
18 Avesalom pak bješe podigao sebi spomenik za života u dolini carskoj; jer govoraše: nemam sina, da se saèuva spomen imenu mojemu. I nazva onaj spomenik svojim imenom, koji se zove mjesto Avesalomovo do današnjega dana.
Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king’s valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by is own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day.
19 Tada reèe Ahimas sin Sadokov: da otrèim da odnesem glas caru, da ga je Gospod izbavio iz ruku neprijatelja njegovijeh.
And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said: I will run and tell the king, that the Lord hath done judgment for him from the hand of his enemies.
20 A Joav mu reèe: nemoj danas biti glasnik, nego æeš javiti drugi dan; a danas nemoj nositi glasa, jer je sin carev poginuo.
And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
21 Zatijem reèe Joav Husiju: idi, javi caru što si vidio. I pokloni se Husije Joavu, i otrèa.
And Joab said to Chusai: Go, and tell the king what thou hast seen. Chusai bowed down to Joab, and ran.
22 A Ahimas sin Sadokov opet reèe Joavu: što mu drago, da trèim i ja za Husijem. Reèe Joav: što bi trèao, sine, kad nemaš dobra glasa?
Then Achimaas the son of Sadoc said to Joab again: Why might not I also run after Chusai? And Joab said to him: Why wilt thou run, my son? thou wilt not be the bearer of good tidings.
23 Opet reèe: što mu drago, da trèim. Odgovori mu: a ti trèi. I otrèa Ahimas preèim putem, i preteèe Husija.
He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai.
24 A David sjeðaše meðu dvojim vratima, i stražar izide na krov od vrata, na zid, i podigavši oèi svoje ugleda, a to jedan èovjek trèi.
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25 Pa povika stražar i javi caru. A car reèe: ako je jedan, glas nosi. I onaj iðaše sve bliže.
And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,
26 Potom ugleda stražar drugoga èovjeka gdje trèi. I povika stražar k vrataru i reèe: evo još jedan, trèi sam. A car reèe: i on nosi glas.
The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.
27 I reèe stražar: trk prvoga èini mi se kao da je trk Ahimasa sina Sadokova. Reèe car: dobar je èovjek, i ide s dobrijem glasom.
And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news.
28 Tada povika Ahimas i reèe caru: sretno! I pokloni se caru licem do zemlje, i reèe: da je blagosloven Gospod Bog tvoj, koji predade ljude koji podigoše ruke svoje na cara gospodara mojega.
And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: God save thee, O king. And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my king.
29 A car mu reèe: je li zdravo dijete Avesalom? Odgovori Ahimas: vidio sam veliku vrevu, kad Joav posla slugu careva i mene slugu tvojega, ali ne znam šta bješe.
And the king said: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Achimaas said: I saw a great tumult, O king, when thy servant Joab sent me thy servant: I know nothing else.
30 A car mu reèe: ukloni se, i stani tamo. I on se ukloni, i stade.
And the king said to him: Pass, and stand here.
31 Tada, gle, doðe Husije i reèe: glas caru i gospodaru mojemu da te je Gospod izbavio danas iz ruku svijeh koji ustaše na te.
And when he bad passed, and stood still, Chusai appeared: and coming up he said: I bring good tidings, my lord, the king, for the Lord hath judged for thee this day from the hand of all that have risen up against thee.
32 A car reèe Husiju: je li zdravo dijete Avesalom? A Husije reèe: neka neprijatelji gospodara mojega cara i koji god ustaju na te zla radi, neka proðu kao to dijete.
And the king said to Chusai: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Chusai answering him, said: Let the enemies of my lord, the king, and all that rise against him unto evil, be as the young man is.
33 Tada se car sneveseli, i pope se u gornju klijet nad vratima, i stade plakati, a iduæi govoraše: sine moj Avesalome, sine moj, sine moj Avesalome! kamo da sam ja umro mjesto tebe! Avesalome sine moj, sine moj!
The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom.

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