Вторая книга Царств 20
1 И тамо бяше сын беззаконный, имя же ему Савей, сын Вохоров, муж Иеминиов, и воструби трубою рожаною и рече: несть нам части в Давиде, ниже наследия нам в сыне Иессееве: (возвратитеся, ) мужие Израилтестии, в селения ваша.
There was a man there [at Gilgal] named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of Bichri. He blew a trumpet and called out, “We have nothing to do with [DOU] David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let’s go to our homes!”
2 И отступиша вси мужие Израилевы от Давида вслед Савеа сына Вохорова: мужие же Иудины прилепишася к царю своему от Иордана даже и до Иерусалима.
So all the men from the other Israeli tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan [River] up to Jerusalem.
3 И вниде Давид в дом свой во Иерусалим, и взя царь десять жен подложниц своих, яже остави стрещи дом, и даде их в дом стражбы: и препита их, и (оттоле) не вниде к ним: и беша храними до дне смерти своея, вдовски живущя.
When David arrived at the palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left there to take care of the palace and put them in another house. He put a guard at that house, and he provided for them what they needed, but he never had sexual relations [EUP] with them again. So they remained shut up in their house until they died. It was as though they were widows.
4 И рече царь ко Амессаю: созови ми мужы Иудины в три дни, ты же зде стани.
[One day] the king said to Amasa, “Summon the soldiers of Judah to come here within three days, and you be here also.”
5 И пойде Амессай созвати мужей Иудиных, и умедли от времене, в неже повеле ему Давид.
So Amasa went to summon them, but he did not return within the time that David told him to.
6 И рече Давид ко Авессе: ныне зло сотворит нам Савей сын Вохорь паче Авессалома: и ныне ты поими с собою отроки господина своего, и пожени вслед его, да не како обрящет себе грады тверды и застенится от очес наших.
So David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba will harm us more than Absalom did. So you take my soldiers and pursue him. If you do not do that, he and his soldiers may occupy/capture some of the (fortified towns/towns that have walls around them), and escape from us. [IDM]”
7 И изыдоша вслед его Авесса и мужие Иоавли, и Хереффи и Фелеффи и вси сильнии, и изыдоша из Иерусалима гнати вслед Савеа сына Вохорова.
So Abishai [and Joab] and the king’s bodyguards and the other soldiers left Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba.
8 И тии (бяху) у камене великаго, иже в Гаваоне, и Амессай вниде пред ними: Иоав же препоясан ризами одеяния своего, и верху того препоясан мечем припряженым при чреслех его в ножнах его, и егда отиде, и мечь изсунуся и паде.
When they arrived at the huge rock in [the] Gibeah [region], Amasa met them. Joab was wearing a soldier’s uniform. He had a dagger/long knife fastened to his belt. When he came close [to Amasa, he allowed] the dagger [to] fall on the ground.
9 И рече Иоав Амессаю: здрав ли еси, брате? И взя Иоав рукою десною за браду Амессаеву лобзати его:
Joab said to Amasa, “Are things going well with you, my friend?” Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.
10 Амессай же не побрежеся меча, иже в руце Иоавли: и удари его Иоав мечем в чресла его, и излияся чрево его на землю, и не повтори ему, и умре (Амессай). Иоав же и Авесса брат его гнаста вслед Савеа сына Вохоря.
But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding [another] dagger in his [other] hand. And Joab stabbed it into Amasa’s belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died [immediately]; Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.
11 И муж ста над ним от отрок Иоавлих и рече: кто хощет (быти) Иоавль, и кто Давидов, вслед Иоава (да идет).
One of Joab’s soldiers stood alongside Amasa’s body and called out, “Everyone who wants Joab [to be our commander] and who wants David [to be our king], go with Joab!”
12 Амессай же мертв валяшеся в крови посреде пути. И виде муж, яко остановляхуся над ним вси людие, и соврати Амессая с пути на село, и возложи на него ризу, понеже видяше всякаго приходяща над ним стоявша:
Amasa’s body was lying on the road. It was covered with blood. The soldier of Joab [who had called out] saw that many others of Joab’s soldiers were stopping [to see it], so he dragged Amasa’s body off the road into a field, and threw a cloth/blanket over the body.
13 и бысть егда принесе от пути, преидоша вси мужие Израилевы вслед Иоава, еже гнати вслед Савеа сына Вохоря.
After the body had been taken off the road, all the soldiers went with Joab to pursue Sheba.
14 И сей пройде вся колена Израилева во Авель и во Вефмаху: и вси в Харре, и вси грады собрашася, и идоша вслед его,
Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at Abel-Beth-Maacah [town in the northern part of Israel]. There, all the members of [his father] Bichri’s clan gathered, and went with Sheba into the town.
15 и приидоша и ополчишася на него окрест во Авели и во Вефмахе: и насыпаша землю ко граду, и ста на предстении: и вси людие иже со Иоавом помышляху низложити стену (градскую).
The soldiers who were with Joab [found out that Sheba had gone there, so they] went there and surrounded the town. They built a dirt ramp up against the town wall. They also pounded against the wall [with heavy poles], to cause it to collapse.
16 И возопи жена мудрая со стены и рече: слышите, слышите, рцыте ныне Иоаву, да приближится до зде, и возглаголю к нему.
Then a wise woman who was in that town [stood on the top of the wall and] shouted down, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!”
17 И приближися к ней (Иоав), и рече жена: ты ли еси Иоав? Он же рече: аз. И рече ему: послушай словес рабы твоея. И рече Иоав: послушаю, аз есмь.
So [after they told Joab], he came there, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “Yes, I am.” She said to him, “Listen to what I say.” He replied, “I am listening.”
18 И рече глаголющи: слово глаголаша в первых, глаголюще: вопрошаемь вопрошен бысть во Авели и в Дане, аще оскудеша, яже положиша вернии Израилевы: вопрошающе да вопросят во Авели, и тако рече, аще оскудеша:
She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘Go to Abel [town] to get good advice about your problems.’ And that is what people did.
19 аз есмь мирная утверждений Израилевых, ты же ищеши умертвити град и матерь градов Израилевых: и почто потопляеши достояние Господне?
We are peaceful and loyal Israelis. Our people here are important and respected [IDM]. So (why are you trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh?/you should not be trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh.)” [RHQ]
20 И отвеща Иоав и рече: милостив мне, милостив мне, аще потоплю и аще разрушу:
Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!
21 не тако слово, яко муж с горы Ефремли, Савей сын Вохорь имя ему, и воздвиже руку свою на царя Давида: дадите ми того единаго, и отиду от града. И рече жена ко Иоаву: се, глава его свержется к тебе со стены.
That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will (go away from/not attack) this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will [cut off] his head [and] throw it over the wall to you.”
22 И вниде жена ко всем людем и глагола ко всему граду мудростию своею, отяти главу Савеа сына Вохоря. И отсекоша главу Савеа сына Вохоря, и свергоша ю ко Иоаву. И Иоав воструби в трубу, и разыдошася мужие от града вси в селения своя. Иоав же возвратися во Иерусалим ко царю.
Then this wise woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that the battle was ended], and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. And Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king [what had happened].
23 И (бе) Иоав над всею силою Израилевою, и Ванеа сын Иодаев над Хереффи и над Фелеффи,
Joab was the commander of the entire Israeli army. Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was the commander of David’s bodyguards;
24 Адонирам же над данми, и Иосафат сын Ахилуфов воспоминаяй,
Adoram supervised the men who were forced to work [for the king]; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the man who reported [to the people everything that David decided];
25 и Суса книгочий, Садок же и Авиафар иерее,
Sheva was the official secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;
26 Ирас же Иаринь бысть жрец Давидов.
and Ira from Jair [town] was also one of David’s priests.
