< 2 Samuel 17 >

1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set off in pursuit of David tonight.
Još reèe Ahitofel Avesalomu: da odaberem dvanaest tisuæa ljudi, pa da idem i tjeram Davida noæas.
2 I'll attack him while he is tired and weak. I'll catch him by surprise and all his men will run away. I'll only kill the king
Pa æu ga stignuti dok je umoran i iznemoglijeh ruku; i uplašiæu ga, te æe pobjeæi sav narod što je s njim, pa æu ubiti cara samoga.
3 and bring everybody else back to you. When everybody returns apart from the one man you're after, the whole country will be at peace.”
I obratiæu sav narod k tebi; jer za onijem koga tražiš stoji da se svi vrate k tebi; tada æe se sav narod umiriti.
4 This plan looked good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
I to se uèini dobro Avesalomu i svijem starješinama Izrailjevijem.
5 But then Absalom said, “Call in Hushai the Archite too, and let's hear what he's got to say as well.”
Ali reèe Avesalom: dozovite i Husaja Arhijanina da èujemo što æe i on reæi.
6 When Hushai came in, Absalom, asked him, “Ahithophel has recommended this plan. Should we go ahead with it? If not, what's your suggestion?”
A kad doðe Husaj k Avesalomu, reèe mu Avesalom govoreæi: tako i tako reèe Ahitofel; hoæemo li èiniti kako on reèe ili neæemo? kaži ti.
7 “For once Ahithophel's advice isn't good,” Hushai replied.
A Husaj reèe Avesalomu: nije dobar svjet što je sada svjetovao Ahitofel.
8 “You know what your father and his men are like. They're great fighters, and now they're as furious as a she-bear robbed of her cubs. In any case, your father is experienced in military tactics, and he won't spend the night with his men.
Još reèe Husaj: ti znaš oca svojega i ljude njegove da su hrabri i da su ljuta srca kao medvjedica kad joj otmu medvjediæe u polju; svrh toga, tvoj je otac ratnik, neæe noæiti s narodom.
9 Right now he's holed up in a cave or some place like that. If he attacks first and some of your men are killed, people who hear about it will say, ‘Absalom's men are being slaughtered.’
Gle, on se je sada sakrio u kaku jamu ili na drugo kako mjesto. Pa ako u prvi mah koji od ovijeh poginu, ko god èuje svaki æe reæi: pobijen je narod koji prista za Avesalomom.
10 Then even the bravest soldier who has the heart of a lion will be scared to death, because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a powerful man who has brave men with him.
A tada æe najhrabriji, u kojih je srce kao srce lavovo, klonuti. Jer sav Izrailj zna da je tvoj otac junak i da su hrabri koji su s njim.
11 My recommendation is that you call up the entire Israelite army from Dan to Beersheba—an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore! Once they've assembled, then you yourself lead them into battle!
Zato ja svjetujem da skupiš k sebi sve Izrailjce od Dana do Virsaveje da ih bude kao pijeska na moru, pa ti glavom idi u boj.
12 Then we'll attack David wherever he is, and we'll fall on him as dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor a single one of all the men with him will be left alive!
Tada æemo poæi na nj, gdje bi se god nalazio, i napašæemo na nj kao što rosa pada na zemlju, da mu ne ostane nijedan od svijeh ljudi što su s njim.
13 If he tries to find protection in a town, all of Israel will bring ropes to that town, and we will pull it down into the valley so that not even a stone will be left.”
Ako li uteèe u grad, sav narod Izrailjski neka donese uža pod onaj grad, pa æemo ga svuæi u potok, da se ni kamen ne naðe ondje.
14 Absalom and all the Israelite leaders said, “Hushai the Arkite's advice is better than Ahithophel's.” For the Lord had decided to block Ahithophel's good advice in order that he might bring disaster on Absalom.
Tada reèe Avesalom i svi Izrailjci: bolji je svjet Husaja Arhijanina nego svjet Ahitofelov. Jer Gospod bješe naredio da se razbije svjet Ahitofelov, koji bješe bolji, da bi Gospod navukao zlo na Avesaloma.
15 Hushai spoke to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and told them, “Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the Israelite leaders to act in one way, but I have advised them to act in this different way.
Potom reèe Husaj sveštenicima Sadoku i Avijataru: tako i tako svjetova Ahitofel Avesaloma i starješine Izrailjeve, a ja svjetovah tako i tako.
16 So send a message quickly to David and tell him, ‘Don't wait and spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but cross over immediately or the king and everybody with him will be destroyed.’”
Nego brže pošljite, te javite Davidu i recite: nemoj noæas noæiti u polju u pustinji, nego prijeði prijeko, da ne bude proždrt car i sav narod što je s njim.
17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel because they couldn't be seen entering the city. A servant girl would come and tell them what was happening. Then they would go and let King David know.
A Jonatan i Ahimas stajahu kod studenca Rogila, i doðe jedna sluškinja i kaza im, da bi otišli te javili caru Davidu; jer se ne smijahu pokazati ni uæi u grad.
18 But a boy did see them and he told Absalom. So the two left immediately and went to the house of a man in the town of Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed into it.
Ali ih vidje jedan momak, te kaza Avesalomu; a oni obojica brže otidoše, i doðoše u Vaurim u kuæu jednoga èovjeka, koji imaše na dvoru studenac, te se spustiše u nj.
19 His wife took a cloth to cover the well and spread it out over the opening and then scattered grain over it. No one knew the men were there.
I žena uze i razastrije ponjavu povrh studenca, i povrh nje razasu prekrupu. I tako se ne dozna.
20 When Absalom's officers arrived they asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They crossed over the stream,” she replied. The men searched for them but didn't find them, so they went back to Jerusalem.
Jer doðoše sluge Avesalomove k onoj ženi u kuæu, i rekoše joj: gdje je Ahimas i Jonatan? A žena im reèe: otidoše preko potoka. Tako traživši i ne našavši vratiše se u Jerusalim.
21 After Absalom's officers left, the two men climbed out of the well and rushed off to give the king their message. “Have everybody get up and cross the river right away, for Ahithophel's advice is to attack you immediately.”
A kad otidoše, oni ižljezoše iz studenca, i otidoše te javiše caru Davidu, i rekoše mu: ustanite i prijeðite brže preko vode; jer je tako i tako svjetovao Ahitofel na vas.
22 David and everybody with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By the time it got light there wasn't anybody who hadn't crossed over.
Tada usta David i sav narod što bijaše s njim, i prijeðoše preko Jordana prije zore, ne osta nijedan da ne prijeðe preko Jordana.
23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had been ignored, he saddled up his donkey and left for his home in the town where he lived. He put his affairs in order and then he hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
Ahitofel pak videæi gdje se ne uèini kako on svjetova, osedla svojega magarca, pa se podiže i otide kuæi svojoj, u svoj grad, i naredivši za svoju kuæu objesi se te umrije, i bi pogreben u grobu oca svojega.
24 David went on to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan with the entire Israelite army.
A David doðe u Mahanajim; Avesalom pak prijeðe preko Jordana i sav Izrailj što bješe s njim.
25 Absalom had put Amasa in charge of the army to replace Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who lived with Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
I postavi Avesalom Amasu nad vojskom, na mjesto Joavovo; a Amasa bješe sin nekoga èovjeka po imenu Itre Izrailjca, koji obleža Avigeju kæer Nasovu, sestru Seruje matere Joavove.
26 The Israelites under Absalom set up camp in the land of Gilead.
I stade u oko Izrailj s Avesalomom u zemlji Galadovoj.
27 When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was welcomed by Shobi, son of Nahash, from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir, son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
A kad doðe David u Mahanajim, Sovije sin Nasov iz Rave sinova Amonovijeh i Mahir sin Amilov iz Lodevara i Varzelaj od Galada iz Rogelima
28 They brought bedding, bowls, and clay jars, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
Donesoše postelje i èaša i sudova zemljanijeh i pšenice i jeèma i brašna i prekrupe i boba i leæa i prženijeh zrna,
29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese made from cow's milk for David and the people with him to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry, tired, and thirsty from their time in the wilderness.”
I meda i masla i ovaca i sira kravljega; donesoše Davidu i narodu što bješe s njim da jedu. Jer govorahu: narod je gladan i umoran i žedan u toj pustinji.

< 2 Samuel 17 >