2 Књига Самуилова 5

1 Тада дођоше сва племена Израиљева к Давиду у Хеврон, и рекоше му говорећи: Ево, ми смо кост твоја и тело твоје.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

2 И пре, док Саул беше цар над нама, ти си одводио и доводио Израиља; и Господ ти је рекао: Ти ћеш пасти народ мој Израиља и ти ћеш бити вођ Израиљу.

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

3 Тако дођоше све старешине Израиљеве к цару у Хеврон, и учини с њима цар Давид веру у Хеврону пред Господом; и помазаше Давида за цара над Израиљем.

So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

4 Тридесет година беше Давиду кад се зацари, и царова четрдесет година.

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

5 У Хеврону царова над Јудом седам година и шест месеци; а у Јерусалиму царова тридесет и три године над свим Израиљем и Јудом.

Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

6 А цар отиде са својим људима у Јерусалим на Јевусеје, који живљаху у оној земљи. И они рекоше Давиду говорећи: Нећеш ући овамо док не узмеш слепе и хроме, хотећи казати: Неће ући овамо Давид.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

7 Али Давид узе кулу Сион, то је град Давидов.

But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

8 Јер рече Давид у онај дан: Ко год побије Јевусеје и дође до јаза, и до слепих и хромих, на које мрзи душа Давидова, биће војвода. Зато се каже: Слепи и хроми да не улазе у ову кућу.

And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

9 И седе Давид у кули, и назва је градом Давидовим: и погради је Давид унаоколо од Милона и унутра.

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

10 И Давид једнако напредоваше, јер Господ Бог над војскама беше с њим.

And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

11 И Хирам цар тирски посла посланике к Давиду, и кедрових дрва и дрводеља и каменара, и саградише кућу Давиду.

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

12 И разуме Давид да га је Господ утврдио за цара над Израиљем, и да је узвисио царство његово ради народа свог Израиља.

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

13 И узе Давид још иноча и жена из Јерусалима, пошто дође из Хеврона; и роди се Давиду још синова и кћери.

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

14 И ово су имена оних који му се родише у Јерусалиму: Самуја и Совав и Натан и Соломун,

These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon

15 И Јевар и Елисуја и Нафиг и Јафија,

And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia

16 И Елисама и Елијада и Елифалет.

And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.

17 А Филистеји чувши да су помазали Давида за цара над Израиљем, изиђоше сви Филистеји да траже Давида; а Давид чувши то, отиде у кулу.

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

18 И Филистеји дошавши раширише се по долини рафајској.

And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

19 Тада Давид упита Господа говорећи: Хоћу ли изаћи на Филистеје? Хоћеш ли их дати у моје руке? А Господ рече Давиду: Изађи; доиста ћу дати Филистеје у твоје руке.

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

20 Тада Давид дође у Вал-Ферасим, и поби их онде, и рече: Продре Господ непријатеље моје преда мном као кад вода продире. Отуда се прозва оно место Вал-Ферасим.

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

21 И оставише онде лажне богове своје; а Давид и људи његови однесоше их.

And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

22 И опет наново дођоше Филистеји, и раширише се у долини рафајској.

And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

23 И Давид упита Господа, који рече: Не иди пред њих, него им зађи за леђа, па удари на њих према дудовима.

And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

24 Па кад чујеш да зашушти по врховима од дудова, онда се крени, јер ће онда поћи Господ пред тобом да побије војску филистејску.

Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

25 И Давид учини тако како му заповеди Господ, и поби Филистеје од Гаваје до Гезера.

And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.