Вторая книга Царств 18
1 И согляда Давид всех людий сущих с ним, и постави над ними тысященачалники и сотники.
And David numbered the people that were with him, and he set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 И посла Давид третию часть людий под рукою Иоавлею и третию часть под рукою Авессы сына Саруина брата Иоавля, и третию часть под рукою Еффеа Геффеина, и рече Давид к людем: шед изыду и аз с вами.
And David sent forth the people a third part under the command of Joab, and a third part under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruyah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I myself also will without fail go forth with you.
3 И реша: не изыди, яко аще бегством побегнем, не положат на нас сердца: и аще умрем пол нас, не положат на нас сердца, понеже ты аки мы десять тысящ: и ныне лучше, яко останеши во граде на помощь нам.
But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth; for if we should have to flee away, they will not care for us; and if half of us die, they will not care for us; for now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst be a succor to us out of the city.
4 И рече им царь: еже угодно пред очима вашима, сотворю. И ста царь при вратех: и вси людие исхождаху стами и тысящами.
And the king said unto them, What seemeth good in your eyes will I do. And the king placed himself by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 И заповеда царь Иоаву и Авессе и Еффееви, глаголя: пощадите ми отрока Авессалома. И вси людие слышаша заповедающа царя всем князем о Авессаломе.
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Abshalom. And all the people heard when the king charged all the captains with respect to Abshalom.
6 И изыдоша вси людие в дубраву сопротив Израилю: и бысть брань в дубраве Ефремли.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 И падоша тамо людие Израилевы пред отроки Давидовыми, и бысть сокрушение велико в той день, яко двадесять тысящ мужей.
And the people of Israel were smitten there before David's servants, and the slaughter was great there on that day—twenty thousand men.
8 И бысть тамо брань разсыпана по лицу всея земли: и умножи дубрава поядати людий, паче неже их пояде мечь в той день.
And the battle became extended there over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured yet more of the people than the sword had devoured on that day.
9 И набежа Авессалом на отроки Давидовы: Авессалом же бе седяй на мске своем, и вбежа (с ним) меск в чащу дуба великаго, и обвишася власы главы его на дубе, и повисе между небом и землею, меск же под ним пройде.
And Abshalom happened to come before the servants of David. And Abshalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was left hanging between the heaven and the earth: and the mule that was under him passed on.
10 И виде муж един и возвести Иоаву, и рече: се, видех висяща Авессалома на дубе.
And a certain man saw, and told it to Joab, and said, Behold, I have seen Abshalom hanging on an oak.
11 И рече Иоав мужу возвестившему ему: аще видел еси, почто не убил еси его тамо на землю? И аз дал бых тебе пятьдесят сикль сребра и пояс един.
And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him: why then didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and it would have been obligatory on me to give thee ten shekels of silver and a girdle.
12 И рече муж Иоаву: аще ты вложиши в руце мои и тысящу сикль сребра, то не возложу руки моея на сына царева, яко при ушесах наших заповеда царь тебе и Авессе и Еффееви, глаголя: соблюдите ми отроча Авессалома,
And the man said unto Joab, And though I should weigh on my hands a thousand shekels of silver, I would not stretch forth my hand against the king's son; for before our ears did the king charge thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take heed, whoever it be, of the young man, of Abshalom.
13 не сотворити души его неправды: и всяко слово не утаится пред царем, ты же стоиши сопротивно.
Or should I even have acted with falsehood against my own life, since there is no matter which can be hidden from the king; thou wouldst surely have placed thyself aloof.
14 И рече Иоав: сие аз начну, не тако пребуду пред тобою. И взя Иоав три стрелы в руце свои, и вонзе я в сердце Авессалому. И еще ему живу сущу на дубе,
Then said Joab, I will not wait thus before thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abshalom, who was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 и обступиша десять отрок носящии оружие Иоавле, и поразиша Авессалома, и умертвиша его.
And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, encompassed and smote Abshalom, and slew him.
16 И воструби Иоав трубою рожаною, и возвратишася людие не гнати вслед Израиля, яко щадяше Иоав людий.
And Joab blew the cornet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab restrained the people.
17 И взя Иоав Авессалома, и вверже его в пропасть велику в дубраве, и складе над ним купу камения велику зело. И вси Израилтяне бежаша кийждо в селения своя.
And they took Abshalom, and cast him down in the forest, into the large pit, and erected upon him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled, every one, to his tents.
18 Авессалом же еще жив сый, взя и постави себе столп во юдоли царстей, рече бо, яко несть ми сына на память имене моего: и нарече столп именем своим и нарече его рука Авессаломля, даже до днешняго дне.
Now Abshalom had taken and reared up for himself in his lifetime, the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son, so as to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the pillar after his own name: and it was called Abshalom's monument, even until this day.
19 И Ахимаас сын Садоков рече ко Иоаву: потеку ныне и возвещу царю, яко суди ему Господь от руки врагов его.
And Achima'az the son of Zadok said, Do let me run, I pray thee, and bear the king tidings, that the Lord hath done him justice from the power of his enemies.
20 И рече ему Иоав: неси муж ты возвещаяй благо днесь, но возвестиши в день другий: в днешний же день не добро возвещение, понеже сын царев умре.
And Joab said unto him, Thou art not the man to bear [good] tidings this day, and thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
21 И рече Иоав Хусию: шед повеждь царю елика видел еси. И поклонися Хусий Иоаву и отиде.
Then said Joab to the Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen, And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
22 И приложи еще Ахимаас сын Садоков и рече ко Иоаву: что будет, аще и аз теку вслед Хусиа? И рече Иоав: почто ты хощеши тещи, сыне мой? Гряди, несть тебе возвещение в пользу идущему.
Then said Achima'az the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, Be it as it may, let me, I pray thee, run also after the Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore is it that thou wilt run, my son, seeing that thou hast no profitable tidings?
23 И рече Ахимаас: что бо аще потеку? И рече ему Иоав: тецы. И бежаше Ахимаас путем равным и предвари Хусиа.
But be it as it may, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. And Achima'az ran by the way of the plain, and passed the Cushi.
24 Давид же седяще посреде двою врат. И изыде страж на кров врат ко стене, и воздвиже очи свои, и виде, и се, муж текий един пред ним.
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, upon the wall, and as he lifted up his eyes, he saw, and behold, a man was running alone.
25 И возопи страж и сказа цареви. И рече царь: аще един есть, благо возвещение во устех его. И идяше идый и приближаяся.
And the watchman cried, and told it to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are tidings in his mouth. And he came nearer and nearer continually.
26 И виде страж мужа другаго текуща, и возопи к дверем и рече: се, муж и другий текущь един. И рече царь: и той есть благо возвещаяй.
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the gate-keeper, and said, Behold, here is a man running alone. And the king said, Also this one bringeth tidings.
27 И рече страж: аз вижду течение перваго, яко течение Ахимааса сына Садокова. И рече царь: муж благ сей, и возвестие благое приидет.
And the watchman said, I regard the running of the foremost as the running of Achima'az the son of Zadok. And the king said, That is a good man, and with good tidings must he come.
28 И возопи Ахимаас и рече ко царю: мир. И поклонися царю лицем своим на землю и рече: благословен Господь Бог твой, иже затвори мужей воздвигших руки своя на господина моего царя.
And Achima'az called, and said unto the king, Peace. And he prostrated himself to the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath surrendered the men that had lifted up their hand against my Lord the king.
29 И рече царь: мир ли отрочищу Авессалому? И рече Ахимаас: видех множество велико веселящееся, егда отпущаше раб царев Иоав раба твоего, и не разумех что тамо.
And the king said, Is the young man Abshalom safe? And Achima'az answered, I saw the greatest crowd when Joab sent off the king's servant, and thy servant; but I know not what hath happened.
30 И рече царь: возвратися, и стани зде. И шед ста созади.
And the king said, Turn aside, place thyself here. And he turned aside, and remained standing.
31 И се, Хусий вслед его прииде и рече царю: возвещается благо господину моему царю, яко суди тебе Господь днесь от руки всех востающих на тя.
And, behold, the Cushi came [next]; and the Cushi said, Let my lord the king receive the tidings, that the Lord hath done thee justice this day from the power of all those that had risen up against thee.
32 И рече царь к Хусию: мир ли отрочищу Авессалому? И рече Хусий: да будут, якоже отрочищь, врази господина моего царя, и вси елицы восташа нань злобою.
And the king said unto the Cushi, Is the young man Abshalom safe? And the Cushi answered, May like the young man be the enemies of my Lord the king, and all that have risen up against thee for evil.
33 И смятеся царь, и взыде на горницу яже на вратех, и плакася: и тако глаголаше, егда плакаше: сыне мой, Авессаломе, сыне мой, сыне мой, Авессаломе: кто даст смерть мне вместо тебе? Аз вместо тебе, Авессаломе, сыне мой, сыне мой, сыне мой Авессаломе.
And the king was much moved, and he went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, O my son Abshalom, my son, my son Abshalom! who would grant that I had died in thy stead, O Abshalom, my son, my son!
