Вторая книга Царств 18
1 И согляда Давид всех людий сущих с ним, и постави над ними тысященачалники и сотники.
David arranged his soldiers for the battle. He divided them into groups, and appointed a commander for each 100 soldiers and a commander for each 1,000 soldiers.
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.
He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you [to the battle].”
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 his soldiers said, “No, we will not allow you to go with us. If they force us all to run away, they will not be concerned about that happening. Or if they kill half of us, that will also not be what they want. To them, [killing] you is more important than [killing] 10,000 of us. So it will be better that you [stay here] in the city and send help to us.”
4 И рече им царь: еже угодно пред очима вашима, сотворю. И ста царь при вратех: и вси людие исхождаху стами и тысящами.
The king replied, “Okay, I will do whatever seems best to you.” So he stood at the gate [and watched] while his soldiers marched out, group by group.
5 И заповеда царь Иоаву и Авессе и Еффееви, глаголя: пощадите ми отрока Авессалома. И вси людие слышаша заповедающа царя всем князем о Авессаломе.
[While they were leaving, ] the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!” And all the troops heard it when David gave that order about Absalom to those three commanders.
6 И изыдоша вси людие в дубраву сопротив Израилю: и бысть брань в дубраве Ефремли.
So the army went out to fight against the Israeli soldiers [who were with Absalom]. They fought the battle in the forest [where people from the tribe] of Ephraim [lived].
7 И падоша тамо людие Израилевы пред отроки Давидовыми, и бысть сокрушение велико в той день, яко двадесять тысящ мужей.
David’s soldiers defeated Absalom’s soldiers. They killed 20,000 of them!
8 И бысть тамо брань разсыпана по лицу всея земли: и умножи дубрава поядати людий, паче неже их пояде мечь в той день.
The battle was fought {They fought the battle} all over that area, and the number of men who died because of [dangerous things in] the forest [PRS] was greater than the number of men who were killed (in the battle/by swords).
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.
During the battle, Absalom suddenly came near [some of] David’s soldiers. Absalom was riding on his mule; and when the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head/hair was caught in the branches. The mule kept going, but Absalom was left dangling in the air.
10 И виде муж един и возвести Иоаву, и рече: се, видех висяща Авессалома на дубе.
One of David’s soldiers saw what happened, and went and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
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.
Joab said to the man, “What? You say that you saw him hanging there, so why did you not kill him immediately [RHQ]? [If you had killed him, ] I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt!”
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,
The man replied to Joab, “Even if you gave me 1,000 pieces of silver, I would not have done anything to harm [IDM] the king’s son. We all heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!’
13 не сотворити души его неправды: и всяко слово не утаится пред царем, ты же стоиши сопротивно.
If I had disobeyed the king and killed Absalom, the king would have heard about it, because the king hears about everything, and even you would not have defended me!”
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,
Joab said, “I am not going to waste time talking to you!” Then he took three spears [and went to where Absalom was], and thrust them into Absalom’s chest/heart while he was still alive, dangling from the oak tree.
15 и обступиша десять отрок носящии оружие Иоавле, и поразиша Авессалома, и умертвиша его.
Then ten young men who carried weapons for Joab surrounded Absalom and [finished] killing him.
16 И воструби Иоав трубою рожаною, и возвратишася людие не гнати вслед Израиля, яко щадяше Иоав людий.
Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that they should not fight any more], and his soldiers returned from pursuing those Israeli soldiers.
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.
They took Absalom’s body and threw it into a huge pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. Then all the remaining Israeli soldiers [who had been with Absalom] fled to their own towns.
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.
Absalom had no sons to preserve his [family] name. So, while Absalom was alive, he built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley [near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him]. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s monument.
19 И Ахимаас сын Садоков рече ко Иоаву: потеку ныне и возвещу царю, яко суди ему Господь от руки врагов его.
[After Absalom had been killed, ] Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said to Joab, “Allow me to run to the king to tell him the good news that Yahweh has rescued him 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.
But Joab said to him, “No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. [If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, ] because his son is dead.”
21 И рече Иоав Хусию: шед повеждь царю елика видел еси. И поклонися Хусий Иоаву и отиде.
Then Joab said to David’s servant who was from Ethiopia, “You go and tell the king what you have seen.” So the man from Ethiopia bowed in front of Joab, and started to run.
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 Ahimaaz said again to Joab, “Even though [that man from Ethiopia is running], allow me to run behind him.” Joab replied, “My boy/son, why do you want to do that? You will not receive any reward for your news!”
23 И рече Ахимаас: что бо аще потеку? И рече ему Иоав: тецы. И бежаше Ахимаас путем равным и предвари Хусиа.
But Ahimaaz replied, “That does not matter, I want to go.” So Joab said, “Okay, go.” So Ahimaaz ran along [another] road through the Jordan Valley and arrived [where David was] before the man from Ethiopia arrived.
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.
David was sitting between the outer gate and the inner gate [of the city]. The watchman/lookout went up on top of the city wall and stood on the roof over the gates. He looked out and saw one man 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.
The watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, [that indicates/means that] he is bringing [good] news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.
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.
Then the watchman saw another man running. So he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There is another man running!” And the king said, “He also is bringing [some good] news.”
27 И рече страж: аз вижду течение перваго, яко течение Ахимааса сына Садокова. И рече царь: муж благ сей, и возвестие благое приидет.
The watchman said, “I think the first man [must be Ahimaaz, because he] is running like Ahimaaz runs.” The king said, “He is a good man, and [I am sure] he is coming with good news.”
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.
[When] Ahimaaz [reached the king, he] called out “I hope/desire that things will go well with you!” Then he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king and said, “Your Majesty, praise Yahweh our God, who has rescued you from the men who were rebelling against you!”
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.
The king said, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” Ahimaaz [did not want to answer that question, so he] replied, “When Joab sent me, I saw that there was a lot of confusion, but I do not know what it was about.”
30 И рече царь: возвратися, и стани зде. И шед ста созади.
Then the king said, “Stand aside.” So Ahimaaz stepped aside and stood there.
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.
Suddenly the man from Ethiopia arrived, and said, “Your Majesty, I have good news for you! Yahweh has enabled your soldiers to defeat all those who rebelled against you!”
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.
The king said to him, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” And the man from Ethiopia replied, “Sir, I wish/desire that what happened to him would happen to all of your enemies and to all those who rebel against you!”
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.
The king [realized that he meant that Absalom was dead, so he] became (extremely distressed/overcome with grief), and he went up to the room above the gateway and cried. While he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! My son! O, my son Absalom, I desire/wish that I had died instead of you!”
