1 Kraljevima 20
1 Ben-Hadad, kralj Arama, skupi svu vojsku svoju - s njim bijahu trideset i dva kralja, s konjima i bojnim kolima - i ode opsjedati Samariju i udari na nju.
Ben Hadad king of Aram gathered all his army together. There were thirty-two lesser kings with him, and horses and chariots. He went up, besieged Samaria and fought against it.
2 Posla u grad glasnike izraelskom kralju Ahabu
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, “Ben Hadad says this:
3 i reče mu: “Ovako veli Ben-Hadad: 'Tvoje srebro i tvoje zlato moje je, a žene tvoje i djeca ostaju tebi.'”
'Your silver and your gold are mine. Also your wives and children, the best ones, are now mine.'”
4 Izraelski kralj ovako mu odgovori: “Na tvoju zapovijed, gospodaru kralju! Tvoj sam ja sa svime što mi pripada.”
The king of Israel answered and said, “It is as you say, my master, king. I and all that I have are yours.”
5 Ali se glasnici vratiše i rekoše: “Ovako kaže Ben-Hadad i poručuje ti: 'Daj mi svoje srebro i zlato, svoje žene i djecu.
The messengers came again and said, “Ben Hadad says this, 'I sent word to you saying that you must give me your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
6 Budi siguran da ću sutra u ovo doba poslati svoje sluge i oni će pretražiti tvoju kuću i kuće tvojih sluga i stavit će svoju ruku na sve što im se svidi i to će odnijeti.'”
But I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they will search your house and your servants' houses. They will seize with their own hands and take away whatever pleases their eyes.'”
7 Izraelski kralj sazva sve starješine zemaljske i reče: “Promislite i pogledajte! Ovaj nam sprema zlo! Traži od mene moje žene i djecu, premda mu nisam odbio svoje srebro i zlato.”
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land together and said, “Please take note and see how this man seeks trouble. He has sent word to me in order to take my wives, children, and silver and gold, and I have not refused him.”
8 Starješine mu i sav narod odgovoriše: “Nemoj poslušati! Nemoj pristati!”
All the elders and all the people said to Ahab, “Do not listen to him or consent to his demands.”
9 Tada on ovako odgovori Ben-Hadadovim poslanicima: “Recite gospodaru kralju: 'Sve što si prvi put tražio od svoga sluge, ja ću učiniti, ali ovo drugo ne mogu.'” I poslanici odoše i odnesoše odgovor.
So Ahab said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Tell my master the king, 'I agree to everything that you sent your servant to do the first time, but I cannot accept this second demand.'” So the messengers left and took this response to Ben Hadad.
10 Tada mu Ben-Hadad poruči: “Neka mi bogovi učine zlo i neka pridaju još toliko, ako bude dosta praha Samarije da svi oni koji me slijede dobiju po pregršt!”
Then Ben Hadad sent his reply to Ahab, and said, “May the gods do so to me and more also, if even the ashes of Samaria will be enough for all the people who follow me to have a handful each.”
11 Ali mu kralj izraelski odgovori: “Kaže se: 'Neka se ne hvali koji se opasuje kao onaj koji se raspasuje!'”
The king of Israel answered and said, “Tell Ben Hadad, 'No one who is just putting on his armor, should boast as if he were taking it off.'”
12 A kad je Ben-Hadad to čuo - upravo je pio s kraljevima pod šatorima - zapovjedi svojim slugama: “Na svoja mjesta!” I oni zauzeše svoje položaje protiv grada.
Ben Hadad heard this message as he was drinking, he and the kings under him who were in their tents. Ben Hadad commanded his men, “Line yourselves up in position for battle.” So they prepared themselves in position of battle to attack the city.
13 Tada potraži jedan prorok Ahaba, kralja Izraela, i reče: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Jesi li vidio ono silno mnoštvo? Ja ću ti ga danas evo predati u ruke i ti ćeš spoznati da sam ja Jahve.'”
Then behold, a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Yahweh says, 'Have you seen this great army? Look, I will place it into your hand today, and you will know that I am Yahweh.'”
14 Ahab reče: “Po kome?” On odgovori: “Ovako veli Jahve: po momcima pokrajinskih namjesnika.” Ahab upita: “Tko će početi boj?” On odgovori: “Ti!”
Ahab replied, “By whom?” Yahweh replied and said, “By the young officers who serve the governors of the districts.” Then Ahab said, “Who will begin the battle?” Yahweh answered, “You.”
15 Ahab izvrši smotru momaka pokrajinskih upravitelja. Bijaše ih dvije stotine trideset i dva. Poslije njih izvršio je smotru sve vojske svih Izraelaca. Bijaše ih sedam tisuća.
Then Ahab mustered the young officers who served the governors of the districts. They numbered 232. After them he mustered all the soldiers, all the army of Israel; seven thousand in number.
16 Oni iziđoše u podne, dok je Ben-Hadad pio u šatorima sa trideset i dva kralja koji mu bijahu saveznici.
They went out at noon. Ben Hadad had been drinking himself drunk in his tent, he and the thirty-two lesser kings who were supporting him.
17 Momci pokrajinskih upravitelja iziđoše prvi. Obavijestiše Ben-Hadada: “Izišli su ljudi iz Samarije.”
The young officers who served the governors of the districts went forward first. Then Ben Hadad was informed by scouts that he had sent out, “Men are coming out from Samaria.”
18 On reče: “Ako su izišli radi mira, pohvatajte ih žive; ako su izišli u boj, opet ih uhvatite žive!”
Ben Hadad said, “Whether they have come out for peace or war, take them alive.”
19 Ali kad su oni - momci pokrajinskih upravitelja - izišli iz grada, za njima je slijedila ostala vojska
So the young officers who served the governors of the districts went out of the city and the army followed them.
20 i svaki je udario na svog protivnika. Aramejci su bježali, a Izraelci ih progonili. Ben-Hadad, aramejski kralj, spasio se na konju zajedno s nekim konjanicima.
Each man killed his opponent. The Arameans fled and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse along with some horsemen.
21 Tada je izišao izraelski kralj; zarobio je konje i kola i nanio Aramejcima težak poraz.
Then the king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.
22 Tada pristupi prorok izraelskom kralju i reče mu: “Hajdemo! Ohrabri se i razmisli dobro što ti je činiti, jer će dogodine aramejski kralj napasti na te.”
So the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and understand and plan what you are doing, because at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against you again.”
23 Sluge su savjetovale aramejskog kralja: Njihov bog je bog gora, i zato su bili jači od nas. Ali ako se pobijemo s njima u ravnici, sigurno ćemo mi biti jači od njih.
The servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills. That is why they were stronger than we were. But now let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they are.
24 Učinimo dakle ovako: makni ove kraljeve i postavi na njihovo mjesto upravitelje.
So you must do this: Remove all the kings from their positions of authority and replace them with military commanders.
25 Zatim skupi sebi veliku vojsku kolika je bila ona koju si izgubio, toliko konja i toliko kola. Tada ćemo se pobiti s njima u ravnici, i sigurno ćemo ih nadvladati.” On ih posluša i učini tako.
Raise up an army like the army you lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight them in the plain. Then surely we will be stronger than they are.” So Ben Hadad listened to their advice and did what they advised.
26 Na početku godine Ben-Hadad podiže Aramejce i pođe na Afek da vojuje s Izraelom.
After the beginning of the new year, Ben Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
27 Izraelci se podigoše i krenuše protiv njih. I utaboriše se Izraelci pred njima kao dva mala stada koza, dok su Aramejci prekrili zemlju.
The people of Israel were mustered and supplied to fight against them. The people of Israel camped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Arameans filled the countryside.
28 Tada pristupi Božji čovjek izraelskom kralju i reče: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Zato što Aramejci kažu za Jahvu da je Bog bregova i da nije Bog ravnica, ja ću predati u tvoje ruke ovo silno mnoštvo da spoznate da sam ja Jahve'.”
Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, “Yahweh says: 'Because the Arameans have said that Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys, I will place this great army into your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh.'”
29 Sedam dana bijahu utaboreni jedni sučelice drugima. Sedmoga dana zametnu se boj i Izraelci poubijaše Aramejce, stotinu tisuća pješaka u jedan jedini dan.
So the armies camped opposite each other for seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle started. The people of Israel killed 100,000 Aramean footmen in one day.
30 Ostatak pobježe u Afek, u grad, ali se sruši zidina na dvadeset i sedam tisuća ljudi koji su ostali. Pobjegao je i Ben-Hadad. U gradu je prelazio iz jednog skrovišta u drugo.
The rest fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled and went into the city, into an inner room.
31 Njegove su mu sluge rekle: “Gle! Mi smo čuli da su izraelski kraljevi milosrdni. Stavimo kostrijet oko bokova svojih i konope oko svojih glava, pa izađimo pred kralja izraelskog: možda će ti poštedjeti život.”
Ben Hadad's servants said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
32 I svezaše kostrijeti oko bokova svojih i konopce oko svojih glava. Otišli su pred izraelskog kralja i rekli: “Tvoj sluga Ben-Hadad kaže: 'Ostavi me na životu!'” On odgovori: “Je li još živ? On je moj brat.”
So they put sackcloth on their waists and ropes around their heads and then went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben Hadad said, 'Please let me live.'” Ahab said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
33 Ljudi su to uzeli kao dobar znak i požurili se da ga uhvate za riječ govoreći: “Ben-Hadad tvoj je brat.” Ahab odgovori: “Idite! Dovedite ga!” Ben-Hadad dođe i on ga uze na kola.
Now the men were listening for any sign from Ahab, so they quickly answered him, “Yes, your brother Ben Hadad is alive.” Then Ahab said, “Go and bring him.” Then Ben Hadad came to him, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
34 Ben-Hadad reče mu tada: “Vratit ću ti gradove koje je moj otac uzeo tvome ocu; stajat će ti na raspolaganju četvrti u Damasku, kao što ih je postavio moj otac u Samariji. Pod ovim me uvjetom otpusti.” Ahab sklopi s njime savez i otpusti ga.
Ben Hadad said to Ahab, “I will restore to you the cities that my father took from your father, and you may make markets for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” Ahab replied, “I will let you go with this covenant.” So Ahab made a covenant with him and then let him go.
35 Neki od proročkih sinova reče po Jahvinoj zapovijedi svome drugu: “Udari me!” Ali čovjek ne htjede da ga tuče.
A certain man, one of the sons of the prophets, said to one of his fellow prophets by the word of Yahweh, “Please hit me.” But the man refused to hit him.
36 Tada mu onaj reče: “Budući da nisi slušao glasa Jahvina, evo, kad odeš od mene, lav će te razderati.” Tek što se udaljio od njega, naiđe na lava koji ga razdera.
Then the prophet said to his fellow prophet, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.” As soon as that man had left him, a lion came upon him and killed him.
37 Prorok nađe drugoga čovjeka i reče: “Udari me!” Čovjek ga izudara i izrani.
Then the prophet found another man and said, “Please hit me.” So the man hit him and wounded him.
38 Prorok ode, postavi se kralju na put, a preko očiju navuče povez da ga ne prepoznaju.
Then the prophet left and waited for the king by the road; he had disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.
39 Kad je kralj prolazio, on povika: “Tvoj je sluga bio izišao u boj, kadli iz bojnih redova jedan istupi i dovede mi nekog čovjeka govoreći: 'Čuvaj ovoga čovjeka! Ako nestane, tvoj će život biti za njegov život, ili ćeš platiti srebrni talenat.'
As the king passed by, the prophet cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the heat of the battle, and a soldier stopped and brought a man to me and said, 'Watch this man. If by any means he goes missing, your life will be given for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.'
40 I dok je tvoj sluga radio ovdje-ondje, njega je nestalo.” Tada mu reče kralj Izraela: “Eto ti presude! Sam si je izrekao!”
But because your servant was busy going here and there, the man escaped.” Then the king of Israel said to him, “This is what your punishment will be—you yourself have decided it.”
41 Nato onaj odmah ukloni povez s očiju i kralj izraelski vidje da je to jedan od proroka.
Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
42 A on reče kralju: “Ovako veli Jahve: 'Budući da si pustio da ti iz ruke utekne čovjek koga sam udario prokletstvom, tvoj će život biti za njegov život, tvoj narod za njegov narod.'”
The prophet said to the king, “Yahweh says, 'Because you have let go from your hand the man whom I had sentenced to death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people for his people.'”
43 I kralj izraelski ode svojoj kući, mrk i srdit, i uđe u Samariju.
So the king of Israel went to his house resentful and angry, and arrived in Samaria.
