2 Samuel 18
1 David je preštel ljudstvo, ki je bilo z njim in nadnje postavil poveljnike nad tisočimi in poveljnike nad stotimi.
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 David je poslal naprej tretjino izmed ljudstva pod Joábovo roko in tretjino pod roko Abišája, Cerújinega sina, Joábovega brata in tretjino pod roko Gitéjca Itája. Kralj je rekel ljudstvu: »Tudi sam bom zagotovo šel z vami naprej.«
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
3 Toda ljudstvo je odgovorilo: »Ne boš šel naprej, kajti če mi pobegnemo, jim ne bo mar za nas. Niti, če nas polovica umre, jim ne bo mar za nas. Toda ti si sedaj vreden deset tisoč nas. Zato je sedaj bolje, da nas okrepiš iz mesta.«
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldest help us out of the city.
4 Kralj jim je rekel: »Storil bom, kar se vam zdi najbolje.« Kralj je stal ob strani velikih vrat, vse ljudstvo pa je prišlo ven po stotih in po tisočih.
And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 Kralj je zapovedal Joábu, Abišáju in Itáju, rekoč: »Zaradi mene nežno postopajte z mladeničem, torej z Absalomom.« Vse ljudstvo je slišalo, ko je kralj vsem poveljnikom dal zadolžitev glede Absaloma.
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
6 Tako je ljudstvo odšlo ven na polje zoper Izrael. In bitka je bila v Efrájimskem gozdu,
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim;
7 kjer je bilo izraelsko ljudstvo pobito pred Davidovimi služabniki in tam je bil ta dan velik pokol dvajsetih tisočev mož.
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
8 Kajti tam je bila bitka razpršena preko obličja vse dežele. In gozd je ta dan požrl več ljudstva, kakor jih je požrl meč.
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9 Absalom je srečal Davidove služabnike. In Absalom je jahal na muli in mula je šla pod debelimi vejami velikega hrasta in njegova glava se je ujela v hrast in vzet je bil gor med nebo in zemljo. Mula, ki je bila pod njim, pa je odšla proč.
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
10 Nek mož je to videl in povedal Joábu ter rekel: »Glej, videl sem Absaloma, visečega na hrastu.«
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
11 Joáb je rekel možu, ki mu je povedal: »Glej, videl si ga in zakaj ga nisi tam udaril k tlom? In jaz bi ti dal deset šeklov srebra in pas.«
And Joab said to the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a belt.
12 Mož je rekel Joábu: »Čeprav bi v svojo roko prejel tisoč šeklov srebra, vendar svoje roke ne bi iztegnil zoper kraljevega sina, kajti slišali smo, da je kralj zadolžil tebe, Abišája in Itája, rekoč: ›Pazite, da se nihče ne dotakne mladeniča Absaloma.‹
And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
13 Sicer bi storil hinavstvo zoper svoje lastno življenje, kajti nobena stvar ni skrita pred kraljem in ti sam bi se postavil zoper mene.«
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
14 Potem je Joáb rekel: »Ne morem se tako muditi s teboj.« V svojo roko je vzel tri puščice in jih zabodel skozi Absalomovo srce, medtem ko je bil še živ v sredi hrasta.
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 Deset mladeničev, ki so nosili Joábovo bojno opremo, je obdalo Absaloma in ga usmrtilo.
And ten young men that bore Joab’s armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16 Joáb je zatrobil s šofarjem in ljudstvo se je vrnilo od zasledovanja za Izraelom, kajti Joáb je zadržal ljudstvo.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
17 Vzeli so Absaloma, ga vrgli v veliko jamo v gozdu in nanj položili zelo velik kup kamenja in ves Izrael je zbežal, vsak k svojemu šotoru.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
18 Torej Absalom si je [še] v svojem življenju vzel in si postavil steber, ki je v kraljevi dolini, kajti rekel je: »Nobenega sina nimam, da ohrani moje ime v spominu.« Steber je poimenoval po svojem lastnem imenu in tako se imenuje do današnjega dne, Absalomov kraj.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and built for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom’s place.
19 Potem je Cadókov sin Ahimáac rekel: »Naj sedaj stečem in kralju prinesem novice, kako se je Gospod maščeval nad njegovimi sovražniki.«
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and inform the king, how the LORD hath avenged himself of his enemies.
20 Joáb mu je rekel: »Danes ne boš nosil novic, temveč boš novice nosil drug dan. Toda danes ne boš nosil nobenih novic, ker je kraljev sin mrtev.«
And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
21 Potem je Joáb rekel Kušíju: »Pojdi, povej kralju, kar si videl.« Kuší se je priklonil Joábu in stekel.
Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
22 Potem je Cadókov sin Ahimáac ponovno rekel Joábu: »Toda kakorkoli, prosim te, naj tudi jaz prav tako stečem za Kušíjem.« Joáb pa je rekel: »Čemu bi tekel, moj sin, glede na to, da nimaš pripravljenih novic?«
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But however, let me also, I pray thee, run after Cushi. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
23 »Toda kakorkoli, « je rekel, »naj stečem.« Rekel mu je: »Steci.« Potem je Ahimáac stekel po poti ravnine in prehitel Kušíja.
But however, said he, let me run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.
24 David je sedel med dvemi velikimi vrati. Stražar pa je šel gor do strehe nad velikimi vrati k obzidju in povzdignil svoje oči in pogledal in glej, mož je tekel sam.
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
25 Stražar je zaklical in povedal kralju. Kralj je rekel: »Če je sam, so novice v njegovih ustih.« Hitro je prišel in se približal.
And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
26 Stražar je zagledal teči drugega moža in stražar je zaklical vratarju ter rekel: »Glej, drug človek teče sam.« Kralj je rekel: »Tudi ta prinaša novice.«
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
27 Stražar je rekel: »Mislim, da je tek sprednjega podoben teku Cadókovega sina Ahimáaca.« Kralj je rekel: »Dober človek je in prihaja z dobrimi novicami.«
And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good news.
28 Ahimáac je zaklical in kralju rekel: »Vse je dobro.« S svojim obrazom je padel dol na zemljo pred kraljem in rekel: »Blagoslovljen bodi Gospod, tvoj Bog, ki je izročil ljudi, ki so svojo roko dvignili zoper mojega gospoda kralja.«
And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that raised their hand against my lord the king.
29 Kralj je rekel: »Ali je mladenič Absalom varen?« Ahimáac je odgovoril: »Ko je Joáb poslal kraljevega služabnika in mene, tvojega služabnika, sem videl velik hrup, toda nisem vedel, kaj je to bilo.«
And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
30 Kralj mu je rekel: »Obrni se vstran in stoj tukaj.« Obrnil se je vstran in mirno stal.
And the king said to him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
31 In glej, prišel je Kuší. Kuší je rekel: »Novice, moj gospod kralj, kajti Gospod te je ta dan maščeval pred vsemi tistimi, ki so se vzdignili zoper tebe.«
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
32 Kralj je rekel Kušíju: »Je mladenič Absalom varen?« Kuší je odgovoril: »Sovražniki mojega gospoda kralja in vsi, ki se vzdignejo zoper tebe, da ti škodijo, naj bodo, kakor je ta mladenič.«
And the king said to Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee harm, be as that young man is.
33 Kralj je bil zelo pretresen in odšel gor v sobo nad velikimi vrati in jokal. Medtem ko je šel, je tako govoril: »Oh moj sin Absalom, moj sin, moj sin Absalom! Da bi Bog dal, da bi jaz umrl zate, oh Absalom, moj sin, moj sin!«
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! O that I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
