Књига о судијама 9
1 И Авимелех син Јеровалов отиде у Сихем к браћи матере своје и рече њима и свему роду отачкога дома матере своје говорећи:
Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,
2 Кажите свим Сихемљанима: Шта вам је боље, да су вам господари седамдесет људи, сви синови Јеровалови, или да вам је господар један човек? И опомињите се да сам ја кост ваша и тело ваше.
Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
3 Тада рекоше браћа матере његове за њ свим Сихемљанима све те речи, и срце њихово приви се к Авимелеху, јер рекоше: Наш је брат.
So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
4 И дадоше му седамдесет сикала сребра из дома Вал-Веритовог, за које најми Авимелех људи празнова и скитница, те иђаху за њим.
And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.
5 И дође у кућу оца свог у Офру, и поби браћу своју, синове Јеровалове, седамдесет људи, на једном камену; али оста Јотам најмлађи син Јеровалов, јер се сакри.
Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and put his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, to death on the same stone; however, Jotham, the youngest, kept himself safe by going away to a secret place.
6 Тада се скупише сви Сихемљани и сав дом Милов, и отидоше и поставише Авимелеха царем код храста који стоји у Сихему.
And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
7 А кад то јавише Јотаму, отиде и стаде наврх горе Гаризина, и подигавши глас свој повика и рече им: Чујте ме, Сихемљани, тако вас Бог чуо!
Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.
8 Ишла дрвета да помажу себи цара, па рекоше маслини: Буди нам цар.
One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
9 А маслина им рече: Зар ја да оставим претилину своју, којом се част чини Богу и људима, па да идем да тумарам за друга дрвета?
But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?
10 Потом рекоше дрвета смокви: Ходи ти, буди нам цар.
Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.
11 А смоква им рече: Зар ја да оставим сласт своју и красни род свој, па да идем да тумарам за друга дрвета?
But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?
12 Тада рекоше дрвета виновој лози: Ходи ти, буди нам цар.
Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.
13 А лоза им рече: Зар ја да оставим вино своје, које весели Бога и људе, па да идем да тумарам за друга дрвета?
But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?
14 Тада сва дрвета рекоше трну: Ходи ти, буди нам цар.
Then all the trees said to the thorn, You come and be king over us.
15 А трн одговори дрветима: Ако доиста хоћете мене да помажете себи за цара, ходите склоните се у хлад мој; ако ли нећете, нека изиђе огањ из трна и спали кедре ливанске.
And the thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Тако сада, јесте ли право и поштено радили поставивши Авимелеха царем? И јесте ли добро учинили Јеровалу и дому његовом? И јесте ли му учинили како вас је задужио?
So now, if you have done truly and uprightly in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well to Jerubbaal and his house in reward for the work of his hands;
17 Јер је отац мој војевао за вас и није марио за живот свој, и избавио вас је из руку мадијанских.
(For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;
18 А ви данас устасте на дом оца мог, и побисте синове његове, седамдесет људи, на једном камену, и постависте царем Авимелеха, сина слушкиње његове, над Сихемљанима зато што је брат ваш.
And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother; )
19 Ако сте право и поштено радили данас према Јеровалу и његовом дому, веселите се с Авимелеха и он нека се весели с вас.
If then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy in you;
20 Ако ли нисте, нека изиђе огањ од Авимелеха и спали Сихемљане и дом Милов, и нека изиђе огањ од Сихемљана и од дома Миловог и спали Авимелеха.
But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.
21 Тада побеже Јотам, и побегав дође у Вир, и онде оста бојећи се Авимелеха брата свог.
Then Jotham straight away went in flight to Beer, and was living there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
22 И влада Авимелех Израиљем три године.
So Abimelech was chief over Israel for three years.
23 Али Бог пусти злу вољу међу Авимелеха и међу Сихемљане; и Сихемљани изневерише Авимелеха.
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;
24 Да би се осветила неправда учињена на седамдесет синова Јеровалових, и крв њихова да би дошла на Авимелеха брата њиховог, који их уби, и на Сихемљане, који укрепише руку његову да убије браћу своју.
So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.
25 И Сихемљани пометаше му заседе по врховима горским, па плењаху све који пролажаху мимо њих оним путем. И би јављено Авимелеху.
And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.
26 Потом дође Гал син Еведов са својом браћом, и уђоше у Сихем, и Сихемљани се поуздаше у њ.
Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.
27 И изишавши у поље браше винограде своје и газише грожђе, и веселише се; и уђоше у кућу бога свог; и једоше и пише, и псоваше Авимелеха.
And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.
28 И Гал син Еведов рече: Ко је Авимелех и шта је Сихем, да му служимо? Није ли син Јеровалов? А Зевул није ли његов пристав? Служите синовима Емора оца Сихемовог. А што бисмо служили томе?
And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his servants?
29 О кад би тај народ био под мојом руком, да сметнем Авимелеха! И рече Авимелеху: Прикупи војску своју, и изиђи.
If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.
30 А кад чу Зевул, управитељ градски, речи Гала сина Еведовог, разгневи се врло.
Now Zebul, the ruler of the town, hearing what Gaal, the son of Ebed, had said, was moved to wrath.
31 И посла тајно посланике к Авимелеху и поручи му: Ево Гал син Еведов и браћа му дођоше у Сихем, и ево побунише град на те.
And he sent to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.
32 Него устани ноћу ти и народ што је с тобом, и заседи у пољу.
So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;
33 А ујутро кад сунце огране, дигни се и удари на град; и ево он и народ који је с њим изићи ће преда те, па учини с њим шта ти може рука.
And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.
34 И Авимелех уста ноћу и сав народ што беше са њим; и заседоше Сихему у четири чете.
So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
35 А Гал син Еведов изиђе и стаде пред вратима градским; а Авимелех и народ што беше са њим изиђе из заседе.
And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out, and took his place at the doorway into the town; then Abimelech and his people got up from the place where they had been waiting.
36 А Гал видевши народ рече Зевулу: Ено народ силази сврх горе. А Зевул му одговори: Од сена горског чине ти се људи.
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.
37 Опет проговори Гал и рече: Ено народ силази с виса, и чета једна иде путем к шуми меоненимској.
And Gaal said again, See! people are coming down from the middle of the land, and one band is coming by way of the oak-tree of the Seers.
38 А Зевул му рече: Где су ти сада уста, којима си говорио: Ко је Авимелех да му служимо? Није ли то онај народ који си презирао? Изиђи сада, и биј се с њим.
Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.
39 И изиђе Гал пред Сихемљанима, и поби се с Авимелехом.
So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.
40 Али Авимелех га потера, и он побеже од њега; и падоше многи побијени до самих врата градских.
And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town.
41 И Авимелех оста у Аруми; а Зевул истера Гала и браћу његову, те не могаху седети у Сихему.
Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.
42 А сутрадан изиђе народ у поље и би јављено Авимелеху.
Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to Abimelech.
43 А он узе народ свој и раздели га у три чете, и намести их у заседу у пољу; и кад виде где народ излази из града, скочи на њ их и поби их.
And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.
44 Јер Авимелех и чета која беше с њим ударише и стадоше код врата градских; а друге две чете ударише на све оне који беху у пољу, и побише их.
And Abimelech with his band made a rush, and took up their position at the doorway into the town; and the other two bands made a rush on all those who were in the fields, and overcame them.
45 И Авимелех бијаше град цео онај дан, и узе га, и поби народ који беше у њему, и раскопа град, и посеја со по њему.
And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.
46 А кад то чуше који беху у кули сихемској, уђоше у кулу куће бога Верита.
Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
47 И би јављено Авимелеху да су се онде скупили сви који беху у кули сихемској.
And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there together.
48 Тада Авимелех изиђе на гору Салмон, он и сав народ што беху са њим; и узевши Авимелех секиру у руку одсече грану од дрвета и метну је на раме, и рече народу који беше с њим: Шта видесте да сам ја учинио, брзо чините као ја.
Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.
49 И сваки из народа одсече себи грану, и пођоше за Авимелехом и пометаше гране око куле, и запалише њима град; и изгибоше сви који беху у кули сихемској, око хиљаду људи и жена.
So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.
50 Потом отиде Авимелех на Тевес, и стаде у логор код Тевеса, и узе га.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it.
51 А беше тврда кула усред града, и у њу побегоше сви људи и жене и сви грађани, и затворивши се попеше се на кров од куле.
But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.
52 А Авимелех дође до куле и удари на њу, и дође до врата од куле да је запали огњем.
And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.
53 Али једна жена баци комад жрвња на главу Авимелеху и разби му главу.
But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.
54 А он брже викну момка који му ношаше оружје, и рече му: Извади мач свој и уби ме, да не кажу за ме: Жена га је убила. И прободе га слуга његов, те умре.
Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.
55 А кад видеше Израиљци где погибе Авимелех, отидоше сваки у своје место.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place.
56 Тако плати Бог Авимелеху за зло које је учинио оцу свом убивши седамдесет браће своје.
In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;
57 И све зло људи Сихемљана поврати Бог на њихове главе, и стече им се клетва Јотама сина Јероваловог.
And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.
