2 Књига Самуилова 18
1 И преброја Давид народ што беше с њим, и постави им хиљаднике и стотинике.
David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 И предаде Давид трећину народа Јоаву, и трећину Ависају сину Серујином брату Јоавовом, и трећину Итају Гетејину. Па онда рече цар народу: и ја ћу ићи с вама.
David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, "I will surely go forth with you myself also."
3 Али народ рече: Немој ти ићи; јер и да побегнемо, неће марити за то; или да нас пола изгине, неће марити за то; јер си ти сам као нас десет хиљада, зато је боље да нам из града помажеш.
But the people said, "You must not go out, for if we retreat, no one will care about us. If half of us die, no one will care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better now if you support us in the city."
4 А цар им рече: Шта вам се чини да је добро учинићу. И цар стаде код врата, и сав народ излажаше по сто и по хиљаду.
The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you." The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 И заповеди цар Јоаву и Ависају и Итају, и рече: Чувајте ми дете Авесалома. И сав народ чу како цар заповеди свим војводама за Авесалома.
The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." And all the people were listening when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
6 И тако изиђе народ у поље пред Израиља, и заметну се бој у шуми Јефремовој.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Онде разбише народ Израиљев слуге Давидове, и много изгибе онде у онај дан, двадесет хиљада.
The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
8 Јер се бој рашири по свој земљи, и више прождре народа у онај дан шума него што прождре мач.
For the battle there spread over the entire region, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9 А Авесалом се сукоби са слугама Давидовим, и Авесалом јахаше на мазги, и мазга наиђе под гранат велики храст, те он запе главом за храст и оста висећи између неба и земље, а мазга испод њега отрча.
And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. And he was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was left hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
10 Видевши то један човек јави Јоаву, и рече: Гле, видех Авесалома где виси о храсту.
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
11 А Јоав рече човеку који му то каза: Гле, виде, па зашто га не уби и не свали га на земљу? Ја бих ти дао десет сикала сребра и један појас.
Joab said to the man who told him, "Look, you saw it, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a belt."
12 А човек рече Јоаву: Да ми је у рукама измерено хиљаду сикала сребра, не бих дигао руку своју на сина царевог; јер смо чули како је цар заповедио теби и Ависају и Итају говорећи: Чувајте ми сви дете Авесалома.
The man said to Joab, "Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.'
13 Или да сам учинио неверу на своју душу, ништа се не може од цара затајити, и ти би сам устао на ме.
Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me."
14 А Јоав рече: Нећу ја дангубити с тобом. Па узевши три стреле у руку, застрели их у срце Авесалому, јоште живом о храсту.
Then Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this with you." He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 Потом опколише Авесалома десет момака, који ношаху оружје Јоаву, и бише га и убише.
Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
16 Тада Јоав затруби у трубу, и народ преста гонити Израиља, јер Јоав устави народ.
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
17 И узеше Авесалома и бацише у шуми у велику јаму, и набацаше на њ врло велику гомилу камења; а Израиљци сви побегоше сваки к свом шатору.
They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
18 Авесалом пак беше подигао себи споменик за живота у долини царској; јер говораше: Немам сина, да се сачува спомен имену мом. И назва онај споменик својим именом, који се зове место Авесаломово до данашњег дана.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the King's Valley; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
19 Тада рече Ахимас син Садоков: Да отрчим да однесем глас цару, да га је Господ избавио из руку непријатеља његових.
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies."
20 А Јоав му рече: Немој данас бити гласник, него ћеш јавити други дан; а данас немој носити глас, јер је син царев погинуо.
Joab said to him, "You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day. But today you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead."
21 Затим рече Јоав Хусију: Иди, јави цару шта си видео. И поклони се Хусије Јоаву, и отрча.
Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
22 А Ахимас син Садоков опет рече Јоаву: Шта му драго, да трчим и ја за Хусијем. Рече Јоав: Што би трчао, сине, кад немаш добар глас?
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, "But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite." Joab said, "Why do you want to run, my son, since that you will have no reward for the news?"
23 Опет рече: Шта му драго, да трчим. Одговори му: А ти трчи. И отрча Ахимас пречим путем, и претече Хусија.
And he said, "But come what may, I will run." He said to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
24 А Давид сеђаше међу двојим вратима, и стражар изиђе на кров од врата, на зид, и подигавши очи своје угледа, а то један човек трчи.
Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall and lifted up his eyes and looked and saw a man was running alone towards him.
25 Па повика стражар и јави цару. А цар рече: Ако је један, глас носи. И онај иђаше све ближе.
And the watchman called out, and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth." And he came closer and closer.
26 Потом угледа стражар другог човека где трчи. И повика стражар к вратару и рече: Ево још један, трчи сам. А цар рече: И он носи глас.
And the watchman saw another man running. And the watchman above the gate called out, and said, "Look, another man running alone." And the king said, "He also brings good news."
27 И рече стражар: Трк првог чини ми се као да је трк Ахимаса сина Садоковог. Рече цар: Добар је човек, и иде с добрим гласом.
The watchman said, "I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good news."
28 Тада повика Ахимас и рече цару: Сретно! И поклони се цару лицем до земље, и рече: Да је благословен Господ Бог твој, који предаде људе који подигоше руке своје на цара господара мог.
And Ahimaaz came near and said to the king, "All is well." He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, "Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king."
29 А цар му рече: Је ли здраво дете Авесалом? Одговори Ахимас: Видео сам велику вреву, кад Јоав посла слугу царевог и мене слугу твог, али не знам шта беше.
The king said, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab, the king's servant, sent your servant off, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was."
30 А цар му рече: Уклони се, и стани тамо. И он се уклони, и стаде.
The king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." He turned aside, and stood still.
31 Тада, гле, дође Хусије и рече: Глас цару и господару мом да те је Господ избавио данас из руку свих који устадоше на те.
Look, the Cushite came. And he said, "News for my lord the king; for the LORD has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you."
32 А цар рече Хусију: Је ли здраво дете Авесалом? А Хусије рече: Нека непријатељи господара мог цара и који год устају на те зла ради, нека прођу као то дете.
The king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" The Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you harm, be as that young man is."
33 Тада се цар сневесели, и попе се у горњу клет над вратима, и стаде плакати, а идући говораше: Сине мој Авесаломе, сине мој, сине мој Авесаломе! Камо да сам ја умро место тебе! Авесаломе сине мој, сине мој!
The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom. My son, my son Absalom. I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son."
