Книга Судей 9
1 Авимелех, сын Иероваалов, пошел в Сихем к братьям матери своей и говорил им и всему племени отца матери своей, и сказал:
Gideon’s son Abimelech went to [talk with] his mother’s brothers in Shechem [city]. He said to them and to all his mother’s relatives,
2 внушите всем жителям Сихемским: что лучше для вас, чтобы владели вами все семьдесят сынов Иеровааловых, или чтобы владел один? и вспомните, что я кость ваша и плоть ваша.
“Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you [think it would be] good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, [me], to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
3 Братья матери его внушили о нем все сии слова жителям Сихемским; и склонилось сердце их к Авимелеху, ибо говорили они: он брат наш.
So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”
4 И дали ему семьдесят сиклей серебра из дома Ваалверифа; Авимелех нанял на оные праздных и своевольных людей, которые и пошли за ним.
So the leaders of Shechem took from the temple of [their god] Baal-Berith (almost 2 pounds/0.8 kg.) of silver and gave it to Abimelech. With that silver he paid some worthless troublemakers to help him, and they went with Abimelech wherever he went.
5 И пришел он в дом отца своего в Офру и убил братьев своих, семьдесят сынов Иеровааловых, на одном камне. Остался только Иофам, младший сын Иероваалов, потому что скрылся.
They went to Ophrah, his father’s town, and murdered 69 of his 70 brothers, the sons of his father Gideon. They killed all those men on one huge rock. But Gideon’s youngest son Jotham hid [from Abimelech and his men], and he escaped.
6 И собрались все жители Сихемские и весь дом Милло, и пошли и поставили царем Авимелеха у дуба, что близ Сихема.
Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered under the big sacred tree in Shechem. There they appointed Abimelech to be their leader.
7 Когда рассказали об этом Иофаму, он пошел и стал на вершине горы Гаризима и, возвысив голос свой, кричал и говорил им: послушайте меня, жители Сихема, и послушает вас Бог!
When Jotham heard about that, he climbed up Gerizim Mountain. He stood at the top of the mountain and shouted to the people [down below], “You leaders of Shechem, listen to me, in order that God will listen to you!
8 Пошли некогда дерева помазать над собою царя и сказали маслине: царствуй над нами.
One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’
9 Маслина сказала им: оставлю ли я тук мой, которым чествуют богов и людей и пойду ли скитаться по деревам?
“But the olive tree said, ‘No! [I will not be your king] Men and gods enjoy the oil from my fruit. I will not [RHQ] stop producing [olives from which we make] that oil, in order to rule over you other trees!’
10 И сказали дерева смоковнице: иди ты, царствуй над нами.
“Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king!’
11 Смоковница сказала им: оставлю ли я сладость мою и хороший плод мой и пойду ли скитаться по деревам?
“But the fig tree replied, ‘No! I do not want to [RHQ] stop producing my good sweet fruit, and rule over you other trees!’
12 И сказали дерева виноградной лозе: иди ты, царствуй над нами.
“Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and be our king!’
13 Виноградная лоза сказала им: оставлю ли я сок мой, который веселит богов и человеков, и пойду ли скитаться по деревам?
“But the grapevine replied, ‘No! [I will not be your king] The new wine [that is made from my grapes] causes people and gods [who drink it] to become very happy. I do not want to stop producing grapes and rule over you other trees!’ [RHQ]
14 Наконец сказали все дерева терновнику: иди ты, царствуй над нами.
“Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king!’
15 Терновник сказал деревам: если вы по истине поставляете меня царем над собою, то идите, покойтесь под тенью моею; если же нет, то выйдет огонь из терновника и пожжет кедры Ливанские.
“The thornbush replied, ‘If you truly want to appoint me to be your king, come into the shade of my [tiny branches]. But if you do not want to do that, I hope/desire that fire will come out from me and burn up all the huge cedar trees in Lebanon [country]!’”
16 Итак смотрите, по истине ли и по правде ли вы поступили, поставив Авимелеха царем? И хорошо ли вы поступили с Иероваалом и домом его, и сообразно ли с его благодеяниями поступили вы?
“[After] Jotham [finished telling them this parable, he] said, “So now [I ask you], were you being completely honest and sincere when you appointed Abimelech to be your king [RHQ]? And have you treated Gideon and his family [RHQ] fairly? Have you rewarded Gideon by honoring him as he deserved [because of all the good things he did for you]? No!
17 За вас отец мой сражался, не дорожил жизнью своею и избавил вас от руки Мадианитян;
“[Do not forget that] my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you [if that had been necessary], to save you from the Midian people-group.
18 а вы теперь восстали против дома отца моего, и убили семьдесят сынов отца моего на одном камне, и поставили царем над жителями Сихемскими Авимелеха, сына рабыни его, потому что он брат ваш.
But now you have rebelled against my father’s family, and you have killed 69 of his sons on one huge rock. And you have appointed Abimelech—who is the son of my father’s slave girl, [not the son of his wife]—to be the king who will rule you people of Shechem. You have done that only because he is one of your relatives!
19 Если вы ныне по истине и по правде поступили с Иероваалом и домом его, то да будет на вас благословение и радуйтесь об Авимелехе, и он пусть радуется о вас;
So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.
20 если же нет, то да изыдет огонь от Авимелеха и да пожжет жителей Сихемских и весь дом Милло и да изыдет огонь от жителей Сихемских и от дома Милло, и да пожжет Авимелеха.
But if what you did was not right, I wish/desire that Abimelech will burn up all of you leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo with fire! And I also hope/desire that the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo will cause fire to burn up Abimelech!”
21 И побежал Иофам, и убежал и пошел в Беэр, и жил там, укрываясь от брата своего Авимелеха.
[After] Jotham [finished saying that, he] escaped from them and ran away to Beer [town]. He stayed there because he was afraid that his brother Abimelech [would try to kill him].
22 Авимелех же царствовал над Израилем три года.
Abimelech [became the leader of all the people of Israel. He] ruled them for three years.
23 И послал Бог злого духа между Авимелехом и между жителями Сихема, и не стали покоряться жители Сихемские Авимелеху,
Then God sent an evil spirit [to cause trouble] between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, with the result that the leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
24 дабы таким образом совершилось мщение за семьдесят сынов Иеровааловых, и кровь их обратилась на Авимелеха, брата их, который убил их, и на жителей Сихемских, которые подкрепили руки его, чтоб убить братьев своих.
The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.
25 Жители Сихемские посадили против него в засаду людей на вершинах гор, которые грабили всякого проходящего мимо их по дороге. О сем донесено было Авимелеху.
The leaders of Shechem (set an ambush/sent men to hide) on the hilltops to ambush Abimelech. Those men robbed everyone who passed by. But someone told Abimelech about it, [so he did not go near them].
26 Пришел же и Гаал, сын Еведов, с братьями своими в Сихем, и ходили они по Сихему, и жители Сихемские положились на него.
There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem [city], along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.
27 И вышли в поле, и собирали виноград свой, и давили в точилах, и делали праздники, ходили в дом бога своего, и ели и пили, и проклинали Авимелеха.
They went out [of the city] to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes [to make juice, and then they made wine]. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate [a lot of food] and drank [a lot of wine]. Then they cursed Abimelech.
28 Гаал, сын Еведов, говорил: кто Авимелех и что Сихем, чтобы нам служить ему? Не сын ли он Иероваалов, и не Зевул ли главный начальник его? Служите лучше потомкам Еммора, отца Сихемова, а ему для чего нам служить?
Gaal said, “(Why should [we allow] Abimelech to rule over us?/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us!) [RHQ] He is only one of Gideon’s sons [so he really does not belong to us] [RHQ]! And he appointed Zebul, the governor of our city, to be his deputy! We should (serve/be loyal to) [one of the descendants of] Hamor, [the founder of our city], and let him be our leader, not Abimelech [RHQ]!
29 Если бы кто дал народ сей в руки мои, я прогнал бы Авимелеха. И сказано было Авимелеху: умножь войско твое и выходи.
If you would appoint me to be your leader, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get your army ready, [and then come to fight us]!’”
30 Зевул, начальник города, услышал слова Гаала, сына Еведова, и воспылал гнев его.
When someone told Zebul what Gaal said, he was very angry.
31 Он хитрым образом отправляет послов к Авимелеху, чтобы сказать: вот, Гаал, сын Еведов, и братья его пришли в Сихем, и вот, они возмущают против тебя город;
He secretly sent some messengers to Abimelech. They told him, “Gaal and his brothers have come here to Shechem, and they are causing [the people of] the city to rebel against you.
32 итак, встань ночью, ты и народ, находящийся с тобою, и поставь засаду в поле;
You and your men should get up during the night and go and hide in the fields outside the city.
33 поутру же, при восхождении солнца, встань рано и приступи к городу; и когда он и народ, который у него, выйдут к тебе, тогда делай с ними, что может рука твоя.
As soon as the sun rises in the morning, get up and attack the city. When Gaal and his men come out to fight against you, you can do to them whatever you want to.”
34 И встал ночью Авимелех и весь народ, находившийся с ним, и поставили в засаду у Сихема четыре отряда.
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They [divided into] four groups, [and] hid [in the fields] near Shechem.
35 Поутру Гаал, сын Еведов, вышел и стал у ворот городских; и встал Авимелех и народ, бывший с ним, из засады.
[The next morning], Gaal went out and stood at the entrance to the city gate. While he was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places [and started walking toward the city].
36 Гаал, увидев народ, говорит Зевулу: вот, народ спускается с вершины гор. А Зевул сказал ему: тень гор тебе кажется людьми.
When Gaal saw the soldiers, he said to Zebul, “Look! There are people coming down from the hills!” But Zebul said, “You are seeing only the shadows [of trees] on the hills. They [are not people; they] only resemble people.”
37 Гаал опять говорил и сказал: вот, народ спускается с возвышенности, и один отряд идет от дуба Меонним.
But Gaal [looked] again [and] said, “Look! There are people coming down from the top of the sacred mountain! There is a group of them coming down from where the tree is where people talk with the spirits of dead people!”
38 И сказал ему Зевул: где уста твои, которые говорили: “кто Авимелех, чтобы мы стали служить ему?” Это тот народ, который ты пренебрегал; выходи теперь и сразись с ним.
Zebul said to Gaal, “Now (what good is your bragging?/your bragging is worthless!) [MTY, RHQ] You said, ‘(Why should we serve Abimelech/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us)?’ You made fun of these men. So now go out and fight them!”
39 И пошел Гаал впереди жителей Сихемских и сразился с Авимелехом.
So Gaal led the men of Shechem outside [the city] to fight Abimelech [and his men].
40 И погнался за ним Авимелех, и побежал он от него, и много пало убитых до самых ворот города.
Abimelech and his men pursued them, and they killed many of Gaal’s men before they could return [safely] inside the city gate.
41 И остался Авимелех в Аруме, а Гаала и братьев его Зевул выгнал, чтоб они не жили в Сихеме.
Abimelech then stayed at Arumah, [about five miles away from Shechem], and Zebul’s men forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
42 На другой день вышел народ в поле, и донесли о сем Авимелеху.
The next day, the people of Shechem [got ready to leave the city and work] in their fields. When someone told Abimelech about that,
43 Он взял свой народ и разделил его на три отряда и поставил в засаду в поле. И увидев, что народ вышел из города, восстал на них и побил их.
he divided his men into three groups, and told them to hide in the fields. So they did that. And when they saw the people coming out of the city, they jumped up and attacked them.
44 Между тем как Авимелех и отряды, бывшие с ним, приступили и стали у ворот городских, другие два отряда напали на всех, бывших в поле, и убивали их.
Abimelech and the men who were with him ran to the city gate. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and attacked them.
45 И сражался Авимелех с городом весь тот день, и взял город, и побил народ, бывший в нем, и разрушил город и засеял его солью.
Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins [in order that nothing would grow there again].
46 Услышав об этом, все бывшие в башне Сихемской ушли в башню капища Ваал-Верифа.
When the leaders who lived in the tower/fortress outside of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid inside the [fortress, which was also a] temple of [their god] El-Berith.
47 Авимелеху донесено, что собрались туда все бывшие в башне Сихемской.
But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there.
48 И пошел Авимелех на гору Селмон, сам и весь народ, бывший с ним, и взял Авимелех топоры с собою и нарубил сучьев древесных, и положил на плечи свои, и сказал народу, бывшему с ним: вы видели, что я делал; скорее делайте и вы то же, что я.
So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain [which is near Shechem]. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”
49 И нарубил каждый из всего народа сучьев, и пошли за Авимелехом, и положили к башне, и сожгли посредством их башню огнем, и умерли все бывшие в башне Сихемской, около тысячи мужчин и женщин.
So his men all cut branches [then carried them down the mountain], following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.
50 Потом пошел Авимелех в Тевец и осадил Тевец и взял его.
Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebes [city]. They surrounded it and captured it.
51 Среди города была крепкая башня, и убежали туда все мужчины и женщины и все жители города, и заперлись и взошли на кровлю башни.
But there was a strong tower inside the city. So all the men, women, and leaders of the city ran to the tower. When they were all inside, they locked the door. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower.
52 Авимелех пришел к башне и окружил ее и подошел к дверям башни, чтобы сжечь ее огнем.
Abimelech and his men came to the tower and tried to get in the door, [but they could not]. Then Abimelech prepared to light a fire to burn down the door.
53 Тогда одна женщина бросила обломок жернова на голову Авимелеху и проломила ему череп.
But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman [who was on the roof] dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed his skull.
54 Авимелех тотчас призвал отрока, оруженосца своего, и сказал ему: обнажи меч твой и умертви меня, чтобы не сказали обо мне: женщина убила его. И пронзил его отрок его, и он умер.
Abimelech quickly called to the young man who carried Abimelech’s weapons, and said, “Pull out your sword and kill me with it! I do not want people to say ‘It was a woman who killed Abimelech.’” So the young man thrust his sword into Abimelech, and Abimelech died.
55 Израильтяне, видя, что умер Авимелех, пошли каждый в свое место.
When the Israeli soldiers saw that Abimelech was dead, they all returned to their homes.
56 Так воздал Бог Авимелеху за злодеяние, которое он сделал отцу своему, убив семьдесят братьев своих.
In that way God punished Abimelech for the evil things that he had done to his father and especially for killing all 69 of his brothers.
57 И все злодеяния жителей Сихемских обратил Бог на голову их; и постигло их проклятие Иофама, сына Иероваалова.
God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. And when those things happened, it fulfilled what Gideon’s son Jotham said when he cursed [Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem].
