Вторая книга Царств 18
1 И согляда Давид всех людий сущих с ним, и постави над ними тысященачалники и сотники.
David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 И посла Давид третию часть людий под рукою Иоавлею и третию часть под рукою Авессы сына Саруина брата Иоавля, и третию часть под рукою Еффеа Геффеина, и рече Давид к людем: шед изыду и аз с вами.
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 И реша: не изыди, яко аще бегством побегнем, не положат на нас сердца: и аще умрем пол нас, не положат на нас сердца, понеже ты аки мы десять тысящ: и ныне лучше, яко останеши во граде на помощь нам.
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 И рече им царь: еже угодно пред очима вашима, сотворю. И ста царь при вратех: и вси людие исхождаху стами и тысящами.
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 заповеда царь Иоаву и Авессе и Еффееви, глаголя: пощадите ми отрока Авессалома. И вси людие слышаша заповедающа царя всем князем о Авессаломе.
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 изыдоша вси людие в дубраву сопротив Израилю: и бысть брань в дубраве Ефремли.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
7 И падоша тамо людие Израилевы пред отроки Давидовыми, и бысть сокрушение велико в той день, яко двадесять тысящ мужей.
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 И бысть тамо брань разсыпана по лицу всея земли: и умножи дубрава поядати людий, паче неже их пояде мечь в той день.
For the battle there spread over the entire region, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9 И набежа Авессалом на отроки Давидовы: Авессалом же бе седяй на мске своем, и вбежа (с ним) меск в чащу дуба великаго, и обвишася власы главы его на дубе, и повисе между небом и землею, меск же под ним пройде.
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 И виде муж един и возвести Иоаву, и рече: се, видех висяща Авессалома на дубе.
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
11 И рече Иоав мужу возвестившему ему: аще видел еси, почто не убил еси его тамо на землю? И аз дал бых тебе пятьдесят сикль сребра и пояс един.
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 И рече муж Иоаву: аще ты вложиши в руце мои и тысящу сикль сребра, то не возложу руки моея на сына царева, яко при ушесах наших заповеда царь тебе и Авессе и Еффееви, глаголя: соблюдите ми отроча Авессалома,
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 не сотворити души его неправды: и всяко слово не утаится пред царем, ты же стоиши сопротивно.
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 И рече Иоав: сие аз начну, не тако пребуду пред тобою. И взя Иоав три стрелы в руце свои, и вонзе я в сердце Авессалому. И еще ему живу сущу на дубе,
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 и обступиша десять отрок носящии оружие Иоавле, и поразиша Авессалома, и умертвиша его.
Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
16 И воструби Иоав трубою рожаною, и возвратишася людие не гнати вслед Израиля, яко щадяше Иоав людий.
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
17 И взя Иоав Авессалома, и вверже его в пропасть велику в дубраве, и складе над ним купу камения велику зело. И вси Израилтяне бежаша кийждо в селения своя.
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 Авессалом же еще жив сый, взя и постави себе столп во юдоли царстей, рече бо, яко несть ми сына на память имене моего: и нарече столп именем своим и нарече его рука Авессаломля, даже до днешняго дне.
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 И Ахимаас сын Садоков рече ко Иоаву: потеку ныне и возвещу царю, яко суди ему Господь от руки врагов его.
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Jehovah has avenged him of his enemies."
20 И рече ему Иоав: неси муж ты возвещаяй благо днесь, но возвестиши в день другий: в днешний же день не добро возвещение, понеже сын царев умре.
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 И рече Иоав Хусию: шед повеждь царю елика видел еси. И поклонися Хусий Иоаву и отиде.
Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
22 И приложи еще Ахимаас сын Садоков и рече ко Иоаву: что будет, аще и аз теку вслед Хусиа? И рече Иоав: почто ты хощеши тещи, сыне мой? Гряди, несть тебе возвещение в пользу идущему.
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 И рече Ахимаас: что бо аще потеку? И рече ему Иоав: тецы. И бежаше Ахимаас путем равным и предвари Хусиа.
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 Давид же седяще посреде двою врат. И изыде страж на кров врат ко стене, и воздвиже очи свои, и виде, и се, муж текий един пред ним.
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 И возопи страж и сказа цареви. И рече царь: аще един есть, благо возвещение во устех его. И идяше идый и приближаяся.
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 И виде страж мужа другаго текуща, и возопи к дверем и рече: се, муж и другий текущь един. И рече царь: и той есть благо возвещаяй.
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 страж: аз вижду течение перваго, яко течение Ахимааса сына Садокова. И рече царь: муж благ сей, и возвестие благое приидет.
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 И возопи Ахимаас и рече ко царю: мир. И поклонися царю лицем своим на землю и рече: благословен Господь Бог твой, иже затвори мужей воздвигших руки своя на господина моего царя.
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 Jehovah your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king."
29 И рече царь: мир ли отрочищу Авессалому? И рече Ахимаас: видех множество велико веселящееся, егда отпущаше раб царев Иоав раба твоего, и не разумех что тамо.
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 И рече царь: возвратися, и стани зде. И шед ста созади.
The king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." He turned aside, and stood still.
31 И се, Хусий вслед его прииде и рече царю: возвещается благо господину моему царю, яко суди тебе Господь днесь от руки всех востающих на тя.
Look, the Cushite came. And he said, "News for my lord the king; for Jehovah has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you."
32 И рече царь к Хусию: мир ли отрочищу Авессалому? И рече Хусий: да будут, якоже отрочищь, врази господина моего царя, и вси елицы восташа нань злобою.
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 И смятеся царь, и взыде на горницу яже на вратех, и плакася: и тако глаголаше, егда плакаше: сыне мой, Авессаломе, сыне мой, сыне мой, Авессаломе: кто даст смерть мне вместо тебе? Аз вместо тебе, Авессаломе, сыне мой, сыне мой, сыне мой Авессаломе.
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."
