Sudije 9
1 I Avimeleh sin Jerovalov otide u Sihem k braæi matere svoje i reèe njima i svemu rodu otaèkoga doma matere svoje govoreæi:
And Abimelech the son of Jerobaal went to Sichem to his mother’s brethren and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother’s father, saying:
2 Kažite svijem Sihemljanima: šta vam je bolje, da su vam gospodari sedamdeset ljudi, svi sinovi Jerovalovi, ili da vam je gospodar jedan èovjek? I opominjite se da sam ja kost vaša i tijelo vaše.
Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men all the sons of Jerobaal should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal consider that I am your bone, and your flesh.
3 Tada rekoše braæa matere njegove za nj svijem Sihemljanima sve te rijeèi, i srce njihovo privi se k Avimelehu, jer rekoše: naš je brat.
And his mother’s brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:
4 I dadoše mu sedamdeset sikala srebra iz doma Val-Veritova, za koje najmi Avimeleh ljudi praznova i skitnica, te iðahu za njim.
And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him.
5 I doðe u kuæu oca svojega u Ofru, i pobi braæu svoju, sinove Jerovalove, sedamdeset ljudi, na jednom kamenu; ali osta Jotam najmlaði sin Jerovalov, jer se sakri.
And he came to his father’s house in Ephra, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men, upon one stone: and there remained only Joatham the youngest son of Jerobaal, who was hidden.
6 Tada se skupiše svi Sihemljani i sav dom Milov, i otidoše i postaviše Avimeleha carem kod hrasta koji stoji u Sihemu.
And all the men of Sichem were gathered together, and all the families of the city of Mello: and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak that stood in Sichem.
7 A kad to javiše Jotamu, otide i stade navrh gore Garizina, i podigavši glas svoj povika i reèe im: èujte me, Sihemljani, tako vas Bog èuo!
This being told to Joatham, he went and stood on the top of mount Garizim: and lifting up his voice, he cried, and said: Hear me, ye men of Sichem, so may God hear you.
8 Išla drveta da pomažu sebi cara, pa rekoše maslini: budi nam car.
The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
9 A maslina im reèe: zar ja da ostavim pretilinu svoju, kojom se èast èini Bogu i ljudima, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees?
10 Potom rekoše drveta smokvi: hodi ti, budi nam car.
And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us.
11 A smokva im reèe: zar ja da ostavim slast svoju i krasni rod svoj, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
And it answered them: Can I leave my sweetness, and my delicious fruits, and go to be promoted among the other trees?
12 Tada rekoše drveta vinovoj lozi: hodi ti, budi nam car.
And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.
13 A loza im reèe: zar ja da ostavim vino svoje, koje veseli Boga i ljude, pa da idem da tumaram za druga drveta?
And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?
14 Tada sva drveta rekoše trnu: hodi ti, budi nam car.
And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.
15 A trn odgovori drvetima: ako doista hoæete mene da pomažete sebi za cara, hodite sklonite se u hlad moj; ako li neæete, neka izide oganj iz trna i spali kedre Livanske.
And it answered them: If indeed you mean to make me king, come ye and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus.
16 Tako sada, jeste li pravo i pošteno radili postavivši Avimeleha carem? i jeste li dobro uèinili Jerovalu i domu njegovu? i jeste li mu uèinili kako vas je zadužio?
Now therefore if you have done well, and without sin in appointing Abimelech king over you, and have dealt well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and have made a suitable return for the benefits of him, who fought for you,
17 Jer je otac moj vojevao za vas i nije mario za život svoj, i izbavio vas je iz ruku Madijanskih.
And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,
18 A vi danas ustaste na dom oca mojega, i pobiste sinove njegove, sedamdeset ljudi, na jednom kamenu, i postaviste carem Avimeleha, sina sluškinje njegove, nad Sihemljanima zato što je brat vaš.
And you are now risen up against my father’s house, and have killed his sons seventy men upon one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his handmaid king over the inhabitants of Sichem, because he is your brother:
19 Ako ste pravo i pošteno radili danas prema Jerovalu i njegovu domu, veselite se s Avimeleha i on neka se veseli s vas.
If therefore you have dealt well, and without fault with Jerobaal, and his house, rejoice ye this day in Abimelech, and may he rejoice in you.
20 Ako li nijeste, neka izide oganj od Avimeleha i spali Sihemljane i dom Milov, i neka izide oganj od Sihemljana i od doma Milova i spali Avimeleha.
But if unjustly: let fire come out from him, and consume the inhabitants of Sichem, and the town of Mello: and let fire come out from the men of Sichem, and from the town of Mello, and devour Abimelech.
21 Tada pobježe Jotam, i pobjegav doðe u Vir, i ondje osta bojeæi se Avimeleha brata svojega.
And when he had said thus he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 I vlada Avimeleh Izrailjem tri godine.
So Abimelech reigned over Israel for three years.
23 Ali Bog pusti zlu volju meðu Avimeleha i meðu Sihemljane; i Sihemljani iznevjeriše Avimeleha,
And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem: who began to detest him,
24 Da bi se osvetila nepravda uèinjena na sedamdeset sinova Jerovalovijeh, i krv njihova da bi došla na Avimeleha brata njihova, koji ih ubi, i na Sihemljane, koji ukrijepiše ruku njegovu da ubije braæu svoju.
And to leave the crime of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and the shedding of their blood upon Abimelech their brother, and upon the rest of the princes of the Sichemites, who aided him.
25 I Sihemljani pometaše mu zasjede po vrhovima gorskim, pa plijenjahu sve koji prolažahu mimo njih onijem putem. I bi javljeno Avimelehu.
And they set an ambush against him on the top of the mountains: and while they waited for his coming, they committed robberies, taking spoils of all that passed by: and it was told Abimelech.
26 Potom doðe Gal sin Evedov sa svojom braæom, i uljezoše u Sihem, i Sihemljani se pouzdaše u nj.
And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem taking courage at his coming,
27 I izašavši u polje braše vinograde svoje i gaziše grožðe, i veseliše se; i uðoše u kuæu boga svojega, i jedoše i piše, i psovaše Avimeleha.
Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech.
28 I Gal sin Evedov reèe: ko je Avimeleh i šta je Sihem, da mu služimo? Nije li sin Jerovalov? a Zevul nije li njegov pristav? Služite sinovima Emora oca Sihemova. A što bismo služili tomu?
And Gaal the son of Obed cried: Who is Abimelech, and what is Sichem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerobaal, and hath made Zebul his servant ruler over the men of Emor the father of Sichem? Why then shall we serve him?
29 O kad bi taj narod bio pod mojom rukom, da smetnem Avimeleha! I reèe Avimelehu: prikupi vojsku svoju, i izidi.
Would to God that some man would put this people under my hand, that I might remove Abimelech out of the way. And it was said to Abimelech: Gather together the multitude of an army, and come.
30 A kad èu Zevul, upravitelj gradski, rijeèi Gala sina Evedova, razgnjevi se vrlo.
For Zebul the ruler of the city, hearing the words of Gaal, the son of Obed, was very angry,
31 I posla tajno poslanike k Avimelehu i poruèi mu: evo Gal sin Evedov i braæa mu doðoše u Sihem, i evo pobuniše grad na te.
And sent messengers privately to Abimelech, saying: Behold Gaal the son of Obed is come into Sichem with his brethren, and endeavoureth to set the city against thee.
32 Nego ustani noæu ti i narod što je s tobom, i zasjedi u polju.
Arise therefore in the night with the people that is with thee and he hid in the field:
33 A ujutru kad sunce ograne, digni se i udari na grad; i evo on i narod koji je s njim izaæi æe preda te, pa uèini s njim što ti može ruka.
And betimes in the morning at sun rising set upon the city. And when he shall come out against thee with his people, do to him what thou shalt be able.
34 I Avimeleh usta noæu i sav narod što bješe s njim; i zasjedoše Sihemu u èetiri èete.
Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.
35 A Gal sin Evedov izide i stade pred vratima gradskim; a Avimeleh i narod što bješe s njim izide iz zasjede.
And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him from the places of the ambushes.
36 A Gal vidjev narod reèe Zevulu: eno narod slazi svrh gore. A Zevul mu odgovori: od sjena gorskoga èine ti se ljudi.
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake.
37 Opet progovori Gal i reèe: eno narod slazi s visa, i èeta jedna ide putem k šumi Meonenimskoj.
Again Gaal said: Behold there cometh people down from the middle of the land, and one troop cometh by the way that looketh towards the oak.
38 A Zevul mu reèe: gdje su ti sada usta, kojima si govorio: ko je Avimeleh da mu služimo? Nije li to onaj narod koji si prezirao? Izidi sada, i bij se s njim.
And Zebul said to him: Where is now thy mouth wherewith thou saidst? Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people which thou didst despise? Go out, and fight against him.
39 I izide Gal pred Sihemljanima, i pobi se s Avimelehom.
So Gaal went out in the sight of the people of Sichem, and fought against Abimelech,
40 Ali Avimeleh ga potjera, i on pobježe od njega; i padoše mnogi pobijeni do samijeh vrata gradskih.
Who chased and put him to flight, and drove him to the city: and many were slain of his people, even to the gate of the city:
41 I Avimeleh osta u Arumi; a Zevul istjera Gala i braæu njegovu, te ne mogahu sjedeti u Sihemu.
And Abimelech sat down in Ruma: but Zebul drove Gaal, and his companions out of the city, and would not suffer them to abide in it.
42 A sjutradan izide narod u polje, i bi javljeno Avimelehu.
So the day following the people went out into the field. And it was told Abimelech.
43 A on uze narod svoj i razdijeli ga u tri èete, i namjesti ih u zasjedu u polju; i kad vidje gdje narod izlazi iz grada, skoèi na njih i pobi ih.
And he took his army, and divided it into three companies, and laid ambushes in the fields. And seeing that the people came out of the city, he arose and set upon them,
44 Jer Avimeleh i èeta koja bijaše s njim udariše i stadoše kod vrata gradskih; a druge dvije èete udariše na sve one koji bijahu u polju, i pobiše ih.
With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.
45 I Avimeleh bijaše grad vas onaj dan, i uze ga, i pobi narod koji bješe u njemu, i raskopa grad, i posija so po njemu.
And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.
46 A kad to èuše koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj, uðoše u kulu kuæe boga Verita.
And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.
47 I bi javljeno Avimelehu da su se ondje skupili svi koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj.
Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,
48 Tada Avimeleh izide na goru Salmon, on i sav narod što bješe s njim; i uzev Avimeleh sjekiru u ruku otsijeèe granu od drveta i podiže je i metnu je na rame, i reèe narodu koji bijaše s njim: što vidjeste da sam ja uèinio, brzo èinite kao ja.
Went up into mount Selmon he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do you out of hand.
49 I svaki iz naroda otsijeèe sebi granu, i poðoše za Avimelehom i pometaše grane oko kule, i zapališe njima grad; i izgiboše svi koji bijahu u kuli Sihemskoj, oko tisuæu ljudi i žena.
So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort they set it on fire: and so it came to pass that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the tower of Sichem.
50 Potom otide Avimeleh na Teves, i stade u oko kod Tevesa, i uze ga.
Then Abimelech departing from thence came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army.
51 A bijaše tvrda kula usred grada, i u nju pobjegoše svi ljudi i žene i svi graðani, i zatvorivši se popeše se na krov od kule.
And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves.
52 A Avimeleh doðe do kule i udari na nju, i doðe do vrata od kule da je zapali ognjem.
And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:
53 Ali jedna žena baci komad žrvnja na glavu Avimelehu i razbi mu glavu.
And behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.
54 A on brže viknu momka koji mu nošaše oružje, i reèe mu: izvadi maè svoj i ubij me, da ne reku za me: žena ga je ubila. I probode ga sluga njegov, te umrije.
And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.
55 A kad vidješe Izrailjci gdje pogibe Avimeleh, otidoše svaki u svoje mjesto.
And when he was dead, all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes.
56 Tako plati Bog Avimelehu za zlo koje je uèinio ocu svojemu ubivši sedamdeset braæe svoje.
And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.
57 I sve zlo ljudi Sihemljana povrati Bog na njihove glave, i steèe im se kletva Jotama sina Jerovalova.
The Sichemites also were rewarded for what they had done, and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon them.
