2 Samuel 4
1 When Saul’s son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, [he realized that he might also be killed]. He became discouraged, and all the Israeli people (trembled/became afraid).
Gdy syn Saula [Iszboszet] usłyszał, że Abner poległ w Hebronie, opadły mu ręce i cały Izrael był przerażony.
2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups that raided other villages. [They were brothers; ] their names were Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth [town] in the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is in the area that had [been assigned to] the tribe of Benjamin.
Syn Saula miał też dwóch ludzi, dowódców oddziałów: jeden miał na imię Baana, a drugi – Rekab. [Byli oni] synami Rimmona Beerotczyka, z synów Beniamina. Beerot był bowiem także zaliczany do Beniamina;
3 But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
Bo Beerotczycy uciekli do Gittaim i byli tam przybyszami, i [są nimi] aż do dziś.
4 Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.
A Jonatan, syn Saula, miał jednego syna chromego na [obie] nogi. Gdy miał on [bowiem] pięć lat, a nadeszła wieść z Jizreel [o śmierci] Saula i Jonatana, jego piastunka pochwyciła go i uciekła. Ale w pośpiechu tej ucieczki upadł i został kaleką. Miał na imię Mefiboszet.
5 One day, Rechab and Baanah left [their home] to go to Ishbosheth’s house. They arrived there about noontime, when Ishbosheth was taking his midday nap.
Synowie Rimmona Beerotczyka, Rekab i Baana, wyruszyli więc i przyszli do domu Iszboszeta w najgorętszej porze dnia, w południe, gdy spał on w łożu.
6 The woman who was the doorkeeper was sifting wheat. While doing that, she became sleepy, and fell asleep. So Rechab and his brother Baanah were able to creep in quietly.
Weszli oni do jego domu pod pretekstem zakupu pszenicy i tam przebili go pod piątym żebrem. Potem Rekab i jego brat Baana uciekli.
7 They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him [with their swords] and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan [River] Valley.
Gdy bowiem weszli do domu, on spał na swoim łożu w sypialni. Wtedy przebili go, uśmiercili i ucięli mu głowę. Potem zabrali ją i szli drogą pustynną przez całą noc.
8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!”
I przynieśli głowę Iszboszeta do Dawida do Hebronu, i powiedzieli do króla: Oto głowa Iszboszeta, syna Saula, twojego wroga, który czyhał na twoją duszę. PAN dzisiaj dokonał za mojego pana, króla, zemsty na Saulu i jego potomstwie.
9 But David replied to them, “Yahweh is the one who has rescued me from all my troubles. And just as surely as Yahweh lives, what I am now saying is also true.
Lecz Dawid odpowiedział Rekabowi i jego bratu Baanie, synom Rimmona Beerotczyka: Jak żyje PAN, który wybawił moją duszę z wszelkiego ucisku;
10 When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me ‘Saul is dead!’ and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news, I seized him and [commanded one of my soldiers to] kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news!
Jeśli tego, który mi powiedział: Oto umarł Saul, sądząc, że przynosi dobrą nowinę, pojmałem i zabiłem w Siklag, chociaż [myślał], że wynagrodzę go za [jego] wieści;
11 So because you two evil men murdered a man who is (innocent/has done nothing wrong) when he was sleeping on his bed in his own house, I will do something worse to you. I will surely [RHQ] get revenge on you two for murdering [MTY] him, and (wipe you/cause you to disappear) from the earth!”
Tym bardziej, gdy niegodziwi ludzie zabili sprawiedliwego człowieka w jego domu, na własnym łożu. Czy teraz nie powinienem zażądać jego krwi z waszych rąk i zgładzić was z ziemi?
12 Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) [on a pole] near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it [respectfully] in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
Dawid rozkazał więc sługom, a oni zabili ich, obcięli im ręce i nogi i powiesili ich nad stawem w Hebronie. Głowę zaś Iszboszeta wzięli i pochowali w grobie Abnera w Hebronie.
