2 Књига Самуилова 2
1 А после тога Давид упита Господа говорећи: Хоћу ли отићи у који град Јудин? А Господ му рече: Отиди. А Давид рече: У који да отидем? Рече: Хеврон.
Some time after that, David asked Yahweh, “Should I go back to [live in] one of the towns in Judah?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go up there.” Then David asked, “To which town should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
2 И Давид отиде онамо са две жене своје, Ахиноамом из Језраела и Авигејом која пре беше жена Навала из Кармила.
So David went up there, taking his two wives, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel [city], and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel [city].
3 И људе који беху с њим одведе Давид, све с породицама њиховим, и настанише се по градовима хевронским.
He also took the men who had been with him, and their families. They all started to live in villages near Hebron.
4 И дођоше људи од Јуде, и помазаше онде Давида за цара над домом Јудиним. И јавише Давиду говорећи: Људи из Јависа Галадовог погребоше Саула.
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and [one of] them poured olive oil on David’s head [to show they were appointing him to be] [MTY] the king of the tribe [MTY] of Judah. When David found out that the people of Jabesh [town] in [the] Gilead [region] had buried Saul’s body,
5 И Давид посла посланике к људима у Јавису Галадовом, и рече им: Да сте благословени Господу што учинисте милост господару свом, Саулу и погребосте га.
he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: “I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.
6 Зато да учини Господ вама милост и веру; а ја ћу вам учинити добро, што сте то учинили.
Now I also desire/hope that Yahweh will faithfully love you and be loyal to you. And I will do good things for you because of what you have done [for Saul].
7 И нека вам се укрепе руке и будите храбри; јер Саул, господар ваш, погибе, а дом Јудин помаза мене за цара над собом.
Now, although Saul your king is dead, be strong and courageous, like the people of Judah, who have appointed me to be their king.”
8 Али Авенир, син Ниров, војвода Саулов узе Исвостеја сина Сауловог, и одведе га у Маханајим.
[While this was happening], Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across [the Jordan River] to Mahanaim [town].
9 И зацари га над Галадом и над Асуром и Језраелом и Јефремом и Венијамином и над свим Израиљем.
There Abner proclaimed that Ishbosheth was now the king of [the] Gilead [region] and of the tribe of Asher and the region of Jezreel and the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. That meant that he was the king of all of the people of Israel.
10 Четрдесет година беше Исвостеју сину Сауловом кад поче царовати над Израиљем; и царова две године. Само дом Јудин држаше се Давида.
Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he started to rule over the people of Israel. He ruled them for two years. But the tribe of Judah (was loyal to David/wanted David to be their king),
11 А Давид царова у Хеврону над домом Јудиним седам година и шест месеци.
and he ruled them for seven and a half years while he was living in Hebron.
12 Потом изиђе Авенир, син Ниров, и слуге Исвостеја сина Сауловог из Маханајима у Гаваон.
[One day] Abner and the officials of Isbosheth went from Mahanaim [across the Jordan River] to Gibeon [city].
13 Такође и Јоав син Серујин и слуге Давидове изиђоше и сретоше се с њима код језера гаваонског, и стадоше један с једне стране а други с друге стране.
Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and some of David’s officials [went from Hebron to Gibeon, and] met at the pool there. They all sat down, the one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the other side.
14 Тада рече Авенир Јоаву: Нека устану момци и нека се проиграју пред нама. И рече Јоав: Нека устану.
Abner said to Joab, “Let’s tell some of our young men to fight each other!” Joab replied, “Okay!”
15 И устадоше, и изиђоше на број: дванаест од Венијамина са стране Исвостеја сина Сауловог, и дванаест између слуга Давидових.
So twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin fought for Ishbosheth, against twelve of David’s soldiers.
16 И ухватише један другог за главу, и тисну један другом мач свој у бок, и попадаше заједно. Отуда се прозва оно место Халкат-Асурим код Гаваона.
Each of them grabbed the head of the man against whom he was fighting, and thrust his sword into that man’s side. The result was that all 24 of them fell down dead. So that area in Gibeon is now called ‘Field of Swords’.
17 И би жесток бој оног дана; и слуге Давидове разбише Авенира и Израиљце.
Then [the others started to fight]. It was a very fierce battle. Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
18 А онде беху три сина Серујина: Јоав и Ависај и Асаило. А Асаило беше лак на ногу као срна у пољу;
Zeruiah’s three sons were there [on that day]: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was able to run very fast; he could run as fast as a wild gazelle/antelope.
19 И потера Асаило Авенира, и не сврну ни надесно ни налево иза Авенира.
Asahel started to pursue Abner. He ran straight toward Abner, without stopping.
20 И Авенир обазре се натраг и рече: Јеси ли ти, Асаило? А он рече: Ја сам.
Abner looked behind him, and said “Is that you, Asahel?” Asahel replied, “Yes!”
21 А Авенир му рече: Сврни надесно или налево, и узми једног од тих момака, и скини одору с њега. Али не хте Асаило сврнути иза њега.
Abner yelled at him, “Turn to one side or the other, [and pursue someone else]!” But Asahel would not stop pursuing Abner.
22 И Авенир опет рече Асаилу: Одступи од мене; зашто да те саставим са земљом? И како бих смео погледати у Јоава брата твог?
So Abner yelled at him again, “Stop (chasing after/pursuing) me! (Why should I kill you?/It would not be good for me to kill you!) [RHQ] If I did that, (how could I (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab?/it would be very difficult for me to (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab.) [RHQ]”
23 Али он не хте одступити; и Авенир га удари копљем под пето ребро, и изађе му копље на леђа, те он паде онде и умре на месту. И ко год дође на оно место где паде и погибе Асаило, устављаше се.
But Asahel refused to stop pursuing Abner. So Abner [suddenly turned and] thrust the butt end of his spear into Asahel’s stomach. Because he thrust it very strongly, that end of the spear [went though Asahel’s body and] came out at his back, and he fell to the ground, dead. All the other soldiers who came to the place where his body was lying stopped and stood there, [stunned].
24 Али Јоав и Ависај потераше Авенира, и сунце зађе кад дођоше до брда Аме, која је према Гији на путу у пустињу гаваонску.
But Joab and Abishai continued to pursue Abner. At sunset they came to Ammah Hill, which is east of Giah, along the road to the desert near Gibeon.
25 И скупише се синови Венијаминови за Авениром, те се начини чета, и стадоше на врх једног брда.
The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner in one group, and stood at the top of a hill.
26 И Авенир викну Јоава и рече: Хоће ли мач прождирати довека? Не знаш ли да јади бивају напослетку? Зашто већ не кажеш народу да се прођу браће своје?
Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that [if we continue fighting], the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. [So we should stop fighting each other] (How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.)” [RHQ]
27 А Јоав рече: Тако жив био Бог, да ниси казао, народ би још јутрос отишао, ниједан не би терао брата свог.
Joab replied, “Just as surely as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have continued pursuing your men until tomorrow morning!”
28 Тада затруби Јоав у трубу, и устави се сав народ и престаше терати Израиља, и не бише се више.
So Joab blew a trumpet [to signal that they should stop fighting]. So all his men did that. They did not pursue the soldiers of Israel any more, and they stopped fighting.
29 И тако Авенир и људи његови идоше преко поља целу ону ноћ, и пређоше преко Јордана, и прошавши сав Витрон дођоше у Маханајим.
That night Abner and his soldiers went through the Jordan [River] Valley. They crossed the Jordan [River] and marched all the next morning, and they finally arrived at Mahanaim.
30 А Јоав се врати од Авенира, и кад скупи сав народ, не беше од слуга Давидових деветнаест људи и Асаила.
Joab [and his soldiers] stopped pursuing Abner. And when he gathered all his soldiers together, he found out that in addition to Asahel, only 19 of them had been killed in the battle.
31 Али слуге Давидове побише синова Венијаминових, људи Авенирових, три стотине и шездесет људи, који изгибоше.
But David’s soldiers had killed 360 of Abner’s men, all from the tribe of Benjamin.
32 А Асаила узеше и погребоше у гробу оца његовог који беше у Витлејему. И Јоав и људи његови идоше сву ноћ, и освануше у Хеврону.
[Some of Joab’s soldiers] took Asahel’s body and buried it in the tomb where his father had been buried, in Bethlehem. Then they marched all during the night, and at dawn they arrived [back home] at Hebron.
