2 Књига Самуилова 18
1 И преброја Давид народ што беше с њим, и постави им хиљаднике и стотинике.
And David numbered the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 И предаде Давид трећину народа Јоаву, и трећину Ависају сину Серујином брату Јоавовом, и трећину Итају Гетејину. Па онда рече цар народу: и ја ћу ићи с вама.
And David sent away the people, the third part under the hand of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Abessa the son of Saruia, the brother of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Ethi the Gittite. And David said to the people, I also will surely go out with you.
3 Али народ рече: Немој ти ићи; јер и да побегнемо, неће марити за то; или да нас пола изгине, неће марити за то; јер си ти сам као нас десет хиљада, зато је боље да нам из града помажеш.
And they said, You shall not go out: for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for you [are] as ten thousand of us: and now [it is] well that you shall be to us an aid to help us in the city.
4 А цар им рече: Шта вам се чини да је добро учинићу. И цар стаде код врата, и сав народ излажаше по сто и по хиљаду.
And the king said to them, Whatsoever shall seem good in your eyes I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 И заповеди цар Јоаву и Ависају и Итају, и рече: Чувајте ми дете Авесалома. И сав народ чу како цар заповеди свим војводама за Авесалома.
And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the king charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom.
6 И тако изиђе народ у поље пред Израиља, и заметну се бој у шуми Јефремовој.
And all the people went out into the wood against Israel; and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim.
7 Онде разбише народ Израиљев слуге Давидове, и много изгибе онде у онај дан, двадесет хиљада.
And the people of Israel fell down there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter in that day, [even] twenty thousand men.
8 Јер се бој рашири по свој земљи, и више прождре народа у онај дан шума него што прождре мач.
And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.
9 А Авесалом се сукоби са слугама Давидовим, и Авесалом јахаше на мазги, и мазга наиђе под гранат велики храст, те он запе главом за храст и оста висећи између неба и земље, а мазга испод њега отрча.
And Abessalom went to meet the servants of David: and Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.
10 Видевши то један човек јави Јоаву, и рече: Гле, видех Авесалома где виси о храсту.
And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Abessalom hanging in an oak.
11 А Јоав рече човеку који му то каза: Гле, виде, па зашто га не уби и не свали га на земљу? Ја бих ти дао десет сикала сребра и један појас.
And Joab said to the man who reported it to him, And, behold, you did see him: why did you not strike him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten [pieces] of silver, and a girdle.
12 А човек рече Јоаву: Да ми је у рукама измерено хиљаду сикала сребра, не бих дигао руку своју на сина царевог; јер смо чули како је цар заповедио теби и Ависају и Итају говорећи: Чувајте ми сви дете Авесалома.
And the man said to Joab, Were I even to receive a thousand shekels of silver, I would not lift my hand against the king's son; for in our ears the king charged you and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Take care of the young man Abessalom for me,
13 Или да сам учинио неверу на своју душу, ништа се не може од цара затајити, и ти би сам устао на ме.
so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of the matter will be concealed from the king, and you will set yourself against me.
14 А Јоав рече: Нећу ја дангубити с тобом. Па узевши три стреле у руку, застрели их у срце Авесалому, јоште живом о храсту.
And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with you. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abessalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.
15 Потом опколише Авесалома десет момака, који ношаху оружје Јоаву, и бише га и убише.
And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed Abessalom, and struck him and killed him.
16 Тада Јоав затруби у трубу, и народ преста гонити Израиља, јер Јоав устави народ.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
17 И узеше Авесалома и бацише у шуми у велику јаму, и набацаше на њ врло велику гомилу камења; а Израиљци сви побегоше сваки к свом шатору.
And he took Abessalom, and cast him into a great cavern in the wood, into a deep pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every man to his tent.
18 Авесалом пак беше подигао себи споменик за живота у долини царској; јер говораше: Немам сина, да се сачува спомен имену мом. И назва онај споменик својим именом, који се зове место Авесаломово до данашњег дана.
Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set up for himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king's dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: and he called the pillar, Abessalom's hand, until this day.
19 Тада рече Ахимас син Садоков: Да отрчим да однесем глас цару, да га је Господ избавио из руку непријатеља његових.
And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said, Let me run now and carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
20 А Јоав му рече: Немој данас бити гласник, него ћеш јавити други дан; а данас немој носити глас, јер је син царев погинуо.
And Joab said to him, You [shall] not [be] a messenger of glad tidings this day; you shall bear them another day; but on this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
21 Затим рече Јоав Хусију: Иди, јави цару шта си видео. И поклони се Хусије Јоаву, и отрча.
And Joab said to Chusi, Go, report to the king all that you have seen. And Chusi did obeisance to Joab, and went out.
22 А Ахимас син Садоков опет рече Јоаву: Шта му драго, да трчим и ја за Хусијем. Рече Јоав: Што би трчао, сине, кад немаш добар глас?
And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said again to Joab, Nay, let me also run after Chusi. And Joab said, Why would you thus run, my son? attend, you have no tidings for profit if you go.
23 Опет рече: Шта му драго, да трчим. Одговори му: А ти трчи. И отрча Ахимас пречим путем, и претече Хусија.
And he said, Why should I not run? and Joab said to him, Run. And Achimaas ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Chusi.
24 А Давид сеђаше међу двојим вратима, и стражар изиђе на кров од врата, на зид, и подигавши очи своје угледа, а то један човек трчи.
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
25 Па повика стражар и јави цару. А цар рече: Ако је један, глас носи. И онај иђаше све ближе.
And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, [there are] good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.
26 Потом угледа стражар другог човека где трчи. И повика стражар к вратару и рече: Ево још један, трчи сам. А цар рече: И он носи глас.
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
27 И рече стражар: Трк првог чини ми се као да је трк Ахимаса сина Садоковог. Рече цар: Добар је човек, и иде с добрим гласом.
And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and will come to [report] glad tidings.
28 Тада повика Ахимас и рече цару: Сретно! И поклони се цару лицем до земље, и рече: Да је благословен Господ Бог твој, који предаде људе који подигоше руке своје на цара господара мог.
And Achimaas cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed [be] the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.
29 А цар му рече: Је ли здраво дете Авесалом? Одговори Ахимас: Видео сам велику вреву, кад Јоав посла слугу царевог и мене слугу твог, али не знам шта беше.
And the king said, [Is] the young man Abessalom safe? and Achimaas said, I saw a great multitude [at the time] of Joab's sending the king's servant and your servant, and I knew not what was there.
30 А цар му рече: Уклони се, и стани тамо. И он се уклони, и стаде.
And the king said, Turn aside, stand still here. And he turned aside, and stood.
31 Тада, гле, дође Хусије и рече: Глас цару и господару мом да те је Господ избавио данас из руку свих који устадоше на те.
And, behold, Chusi came up, and said to the king, Let my lord the king hear glad tidings, for the Lord has avenged you this day upon all them that rose up against you.
32 А цар рече Хусију: Је ли здраво дете Авесалом? А Хусије рече: Нека непријатељи господара мог цара и који год устају на те зла ради, нека прођу као то дете.
And the king said to Chusi, Is it well with the young man Abessalom? and Chusi said, Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all whoever have risen up against him for evil, be as that young man.
33 Тада се цар сневесели, и попе се у горњу клет над вратима, и стаде плакати, а идући говораше: Сине мој Авесаломе, сине мој, сине мој Авесаломе! Камо да сам ја умро место тебе! Авесаломе сине мој, сине мој!
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my son, my son Abessalom; would God I had died for you, [even] I [had died] for you, Abessalom, my son, my son!
