Вторая книга Царств 4
1 И слыша Иевосфей сын Сауль, яко умре Авенир сын Ниров в Хевроне, и ослабеша руце его, и вси мужие Израилевы изнемогоша.
When Saul’s son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, [he realized that he might also be killed]. He became discouraged, and all the Israeli people (trembled/became afraid).
2 И два мужа старейшины полков Иевосфеа сына Сауля: имя единому Ваана и имя другому Рихав, сынове Реммона Вирофейскаго от сынов Вениаминих: яко Вироф вменяшеся в сынех Вениаминих.
Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups that raided other villages. [They were brothers; ] their names were Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth [town] in the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is in the area that had [been assigned to] the tribe of Benjamin.
3 И отбегоша Вирофее в Гефем, и беша тамо живуще до днешняго дне.
But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
4 И Ионафану сыну Саулю сын бе хром ногама, сын пяти лет: и той, егда прииде возвещение о Сауле и Ионафане сыне его от Иезраеля, и взят его пестунница его, и бежа: и бысть тщащейся ей на отшествие, и паде, и охроме, имя же ему Мемфивосфей.
Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.
5 И поидоста сынове Реммона Вирофейскаго, Рихав и Ваана, и внидоста во время зноя дневнаго в дом Иевосфеов, и той почиваше на одре в полудне:
One day, Rechab and Baanah left [their home] to go to Ishbosheth’s house. They arrived there about noontime, when Ishbosheth was taking his midday nap.
6 и се, вратник дому очищаше пшеницу и воздрема и спаше, Рихав же и Ваана братия утаившася внидоста в дом:
The woman who was the doorkeeper was sifting wheat. While doing that, she became sleepy, and fell asleep. So Rechab and his brother Baanah were able to creep in quietly.
7 Иевосфей же почиваше на одре своем в ложнице своей: и биста его, и умертвиста его, и отяста главу его, и взяста главу его, и отидоста путем иже на запад всю нощь:
They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him [with their swords] and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan [River] Valley.
8 и принесоста главу Иевосфеову к Давиду в Хеврон и реста к царю: се, глава Иевосфеа сына Саулова врага твоего, иже искаше души твоея, и даде Господь господину нашему царю отмщение врагов его, якоже день сей, от Саула врага твоего и от семене его.
They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!”
9 И отвеща Давид Рихаву и Ваане брату его, сыном Реммона Вирофейскаго, и рече има: жив Господь, иже избави душу мою от всякия скорби:
But David replied to them, “Yahweh is the one who has rescued me from all my troubles. And just as surely as Yahweh lives, what I am now saying is also true.
10 ибо возвестивый мне, яко умре Саул и Ионафан, и той бяше аки благовествуяй предо мною, и ях его и убих его в Секелазе, емуже должен бех дати дар:
When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me ‘Saul is dead!’ and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news, I seized him and [commanded one of my soldiers to] kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news!
11 и ныне мужие лукавии убиша мужа праведна в дому его на одре его, и ныне взыщу крове его от руки вашея и искореню вас от земли.
So because you two evil men murdered a man who is (innocent/has done nothing wrong) when he was sleeping on his bed in his own house, I will do something worse to you. I will surely [RHQ] get revenge on you two for murdering [MTY] him, and (wipe you/cause you to disappear) from the earth!”
12 И заповеда Давид отроком своим, и убиша их, и отсекоша руце их и нозе их, и повесиша их над источником в Хевроне, и главу Иевосфеову погребоша во гробе Авенира сына Нирова (в Хевроне).
Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) [on a pole] near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it [respectfully] in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
