2 Samuelova 18
1 I prebroji David narod što bijaše s njim, i postavi im tisuænike i stotinike.
And David numbered the people that [were] with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
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 David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
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.
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city.
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 unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out 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 Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge 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 in the wood of Ephraim;
7 Ondje razbiše narod Izrailjev sluge Davidove, i mnogo izgibe ondje u onaj dan, dvadeset tisuæa.
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter 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.
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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 Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away.
10 Vidjevši to jedan èovjek javi Joavu, i reèe: gle, vidjeh Avesaloma gdje visi o hrastu.
And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in 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 unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [shekels] of silver, and a girdle.
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 the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [shekels] of silver in mine hand, [yet] would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none [touch] the young man Absalom.
13 Ili da sam uèinio nevjeru na svoju dušu, ništa se ne može od cara zatajiti, i ti bi sam ustao na me.
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [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.
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 Potom opkoliše Avesaloma deset momaka, koji nošahu oružje Joavu, i biše ga i ubiše.
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16 Tada Joav zatrubi u trubu, i narod presta goniti Izrailja, jer Joav ustavi narod.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
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 wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
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 in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
19 Tada reèe Ahimas sin Sadokov: da otrèim da odnesem glas caru, da ga je Gospod izbavio iz ruku neprijatelja njegovijeh.
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him 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 unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no 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.
Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto 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 said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
23 Opet reèe: što mu drago, da trèim. Odgovori mu: a ti trèi. I otrèa Ahimas preèim putem, i preteèe Husija.
But howsoever, [said he], let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
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 went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold 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 the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he [be] alone, [there is] tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
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.
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
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, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
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 Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the 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 Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and [me] thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what [it was].
30 A car mu reèe: ukloni se, i stani tamo. I on se ukloni, i stade.
And the king said [unto him], Turn aside, [and] stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
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, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose 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 unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do [thee] hurt, be as [that] 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!
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
