2 Књига Самуилова 20
1 А онде се деси неваљао човек, по имену Сева, син Вихријев, од Венијамина. Он затруби у трубу и рече: Ми немамо део с Давидом, ни наследство са сином Јесејевим; свак у свој шатор, о Израиљу!
There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
2 Тако сви Израиљци одступише од Давида и отидоше за Севом сином Вихријевим; људи пак од Јуде држаше се цара свог и отпратише га од Јордана до Јерусалима.
So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3 А кад цар Давид дође у кућу своју у Јерусалим, узе цар десет жена иноча, које беше оставио да му чувају кућу, и метну их у затвор, где их храњаше али не легаше с њима, него осташе затворене до смрти своје и живљаху као удовице.
David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
4 Потом рече цар Амаси: Сазови ми људе од Јуде до три дана, и нађи се и ти овде.
Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”
5 И отиде Амаса да сазове народ Јудин; али се забави преко рока који му беше одређен.
So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.
6 А Давид рече Ависају: Сад ће нам Сева, син Вихријев, чинити горе него Авесалом. Него узми слуге господара свог, и гони га да не нађе за се који тврд град и не умакне нам из очију.
David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”
7 Тако изиђоше за њим људи Јоавови, и Херетеји и Фелетеји и сви јунаци, изиђоше из Јерусалима да гоне Севу сина Вихријевог.
Joab’s men went out after him with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
8 И кад беху код великог камена у Гаваону, срете их Амаса. А Јоав беше опасан преко хаљине коју имаше на себи, и озго беше припасао мач уз бедрицу у корицама. И кад пође, мач му испаде.
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went along it fell out.
9 Тада рече Јоав Амаси: Јеси ли здраво брате? И дохвати се Јоав десном руком својом браде Амаси да га целује.
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10 А Амаса не узимаше на ум мач, који беше Јоаву у руци; а он га удари њим под пето ребро, и просу му црева на земљу, те од једног ударца умре. Потом Јоав и Ависај, брат његов, отидоше у потеру за Севом сином Вихријевим.
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
11 А један од момака Јоавових стаде код њега и рече: Ко љуби Јоава и ко је Давидов, за Јоавом!
One of Joab’s young men stood by him, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”
12 А Амаса се ваљаше у својој крви насред пута. И видећи онај човек где се зауставља сав народ, одвуче Амасу с пута у поље и баци хаљину на њ, кад виде где се зауставља сваки ко наиђе на њ.
Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
13 И кад би уклоњен с пута прођоше сви за Јоавом да терају Севу сина Вихријевог.
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
14 И он прође кроз сва племена Израиљева до Авела и до Ветмахе са свим Виранима, који се окупише те иђаху за њим.
He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him.
15 И дошавши опколише га у Авел-Вет-Маси, и ископаше опкоп око града тако да стајаху пред зидом; и сав народ што беше с Јоавом наваљиваше да обори зид.
They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.
16 Тада викну једна мудра жена из града: Чујте, чујте! Кажите Јоаву: Приступи овамо да говорим с тобом.
Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”
17 А кад он приступи к њој, рече жена: Јеси ли ти Јоав? А он рече: Јесам. А она рече: Послушај речи слушкиње своје. А он рече: Да чујем.
He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answered, “I’m listening.”
18 А она рече говорећи: Од старине се говори: Ваља питати у Авелу. И тако се извршаваше.
Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
19 Ја сам један од мирних и верних градова у Израиљу, а ти хоћеш да затреш град, и то мајку у Израиљу. Зашто хоћеш да прождреш наследство Господње?
I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
20 А Јоав одговори и рече: Сачувај Боже! Сачувај Боже! Нећу да прождрем ни да раскопам.
Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21 Није тако; него један из горе Јефремове, по имену Сева син Вихријев, подигао је руку своју на цара Давида; дајте само њега, па ћу отићи од града. А жена рече Јоаву: Ево, глава његова бациће ти се преко зида.
The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
22 И жена отиде к свему народу с мудрошћу својом; и одсекоше главу Севи, сину Вихријевом, и бацише је Јоаву. А он затруби у трубу, те се разиђоше од града свак у свој шатор. А Јоав се врати у Јерусалим к цару.
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
23 А беше Јоав над свом војском Израиљевом; а Венаја син Јодајев беше над Хетејима и Фелетејима;
Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
24 А Адорам беше над данцима; а Јосафат син Ахилудов беше паметар;
Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,
25 Сеја писар; а Садок и Авијатар свештеници.
Sheva was scribe, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
26 И Ира Јаиранин беше кнез Давиду.
and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
