1 Kralji 20
1 Sirski kralj Ben Hadád je zbral skupaj vso svojo vojsko, in tam je bilo z njim dvaintrideset kraljev, konji in bojni vozovi. Odšel je gor, oblegal Samarijo in se vojskoval zoper njo.
Now, Ben-hadad, king of Syria, had gathered together all his forces, and, thirty-two kings, were with him, and horses and chariots, —then came he up, and laid siege to Samaria, and made war against it.
2 V mesto je poslal poslance, k Izraelovemu kralju Ahábu in mu rekel: »Tako govori Ben Hadád:
And he sent messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, —Thus, saith Ben-hadad,
3 ›Tvoje srebro in tvoje zlato je moje. Tudi tvoje žene in tvoji otroci, celó najčednejši, so moji.‹«
Thy silver and thy gold, are, mine, and, thy wives and thy sons, the goodliest, are, mine.
4 Izraelov kralj je odgovoril in rekel: »Moj gospod, oh kralj, glede na tvoj govor: ›Jaz sem tvoj in vse kar imam.‹«
Then responded the king of Israel, and said, According to thy word, my lord O king! thine, am I, and all that I have.
5 Poslanci so ponovno prišli in rekli: »Tako govori Ben Hadád, rekoč: ›Čeprav sem poslal k tebi, rekoč: ›Izročil mi boš svoje srebro, svoje zlato, svoje žene in svoje otroke,
And the messengers came back again, and said, Thus, speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, —Because I sent unto thee, saying, Thy silver and thy gold and thy wives and thy sons, to me, shalt thou give,
6 bom vendar naslednji dan, okrog tega časa, k tebi poslal svoje služabnike in preiskali bodo tvojo hišo in hiše tvojih služabnikov, in zgodilo se bo, da karkoli je prijetno v tvojih očeh, da bodo to položili v svojo roko in to odnesli proč.‹«
Therefore, about this time to-morrow, will I send my servants unto thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants, —and it shall be, that, all the delight of thine eyes, shall they put in their hand, and take away.
7 Potem je Izraelov kralj poklical vse starešine dežele in rekel: »Spoznajte, prosim vas in poglejte, kako ta mož išče vragolijo, kajti k meni je poslal po moje žene, po moje otroke, po moje srebro in po moje zlato, pa mu nisem odrekel.«
Then called the king of Israel, for all the elders of the land, and said—Mark, I pray you, and see, how this man is seeking, mischief, —for he had sent unto me, for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I refused him not.
8 Vse starešine in vse ljudstvo mu je reklo: »Ne prisluhni mu niti ne privoli.«
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, —Do not thou hearken, neither do thou consent.
9 Zatorej je Ben Hadádovim poslancem rekel: »Mojemu gospodu kralju povejte: ›Vse, po kar si prvič poslal k svojemu služabniku, bom storil, toda te stvari ne morem storiti.‹« Poslanci so odšli in mu ponovno prinesli besedo.
So he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad—Say ye to my lord the king, —All that thou didst send for, to thy servant at the first, will I do, but, this thing, I cannot do. And the messengers departed, and took him back word.
10 Ben Hadád je poslal k njemu in rekel: »Bogovi naj mi tako storijo in še več, če bo prah Samarije zadoščal za prgišča vsega ljudstva, ki mi sledi.«
Then Ben-hadad sent unto him and said, —So, let the gods do to me, and, so, let them add, —if the dust of Samaria suffice by handfuls, for all the people who are at my feet.
11 Izraelov kralj je odgovoril in rekel: »Povej mu: ›Naj se tisti, ki si opasuje opremo, ne baha kakor, da jo je že odložil.‹«
And the king of Israel responded and said: Tell him, —Let not, him that girdeth, boast himself like him, that looseneth.
12 Pripetilo se je, ko je Ben Hadád slišal to sporočilo, medtem ko je pil on in kralji v paviljonih, da je rekel svojim služabnikom: »Postrojite se v vrsto.« In postavili so se v vrsto zoper mesto.
And it came to pass, when he heard this message, as, he, was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants—Make ready! So they made ready, against the city.
13 Glej, tam je h kralju Ahábu prišel prerok iz Izraela, rekoč: »Tako govori Gospod: ›Ali si videl vso to veliko množico? Glej, ta dan jo bom izročil v tvojo roko, in ti boš vedel, da sem jaz Gospod.‹«
And lo! a certain prophet, drew near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, —Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? Behold me! delivering it into thy hand, to-day, so shalt thou know that, I, am, Yahweh.
14 Aháb je rekel: »Po kom?« Rekel je: »Tako govori Gospod: › Celó po mladeničih princev provinc.‹« Potem je rekel: »Kdo bo ukazoval bitki?« Odgovoril je: »Ti.«
And Ahab said—By whom? And he said—Thus, saith Yahweh, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then said he—Who shall begin the war? And he said—Thou!
15 Potem je preštel mladeniče princev provinc in bilo jih je dvesto dvaintrideset. Za njimi je preštel vse ljudstvo, celo vse Izraelove otroke, bilo [jih je] sedem tisoč.
Then numbered he the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were found to be, two hundred and thirty-two, —and, after them, he numbered all the people all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.
16 Ven so odšli opoldan. Toda Ben Hadád se je v paviljonih opijal do pijanosti, on in kralji, dvaintrideset kraljev, ki so mu pomagali.
And they went forth at noon. Now, Ben-hadad, was drinking himself drunk, in the pavilions, he and the thirty-two kings helping him.
17 Mladeniči princev provinc so prvi odšli ven in Ben Hadád je poslal ven in povedali so mu, rekoč: »Tam so prišli možje iz Samarije.«
Then went forth the young men of the princes of the provinces, first, —and, when Ben-hadad sent, they told him, saying—Men, have come forth, out of Samaria.
18 Rekel je: »Če so prišli ven za mir, jih ujemite žive, ali če so prišli ven za vojno, jih ujemite žive.«
And he said—If, peaceably, they have come, take them alive, —or, if, fighting, they have come, alive, take ye them.
19 Tako so ti mladeniči princev provinc prišli ven iz mesta in vojska, ki jim je sledila.
Now, when, these, had come forth out of the city, even the young men of the princes of the provinces, —with the force which was following them,
20 Usmrtili so vsak svojega moža in Sirci so zbežali, Izrael pa jih je zasledoval in sirski kralj Ben Hadád je s konjeniki pobegnil na konju.
then smote they every one his man, and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, —but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on horse, with horsemen.
21 Izraelov kralj je odšel ven in udaril konje in vozove in Sirce usmrtil z velikim pokolom.
And the king of Israel went forth, and took the horses and the chariots, —and he went on smiting the Syrians, with a great smiting.
22 Prerok je prišel k Izraelovemu kralju in mu rekel: »Pojdi, okrepi se in se ozri in poglej kaj počneš, kajti ob vrnitvi leta bo kralj iz Sirije ponovno prišel gor zoper tebe.«
Then drew near the prophet, unto the king of Israel, and said unto him—Go strengthen thyself, and mark and see, what thou wilt do, —for, at the return of the year, is, the king of Syria, coming up against thee.
23 Služabniki kralja iz Sirije so mu rekli: »Njihovi bogovi so bogovi hribov, zato so bili močnejši kakor mi, toda naj se borimo zoper njih na ravnini in bomo zagotovo močnejši kakor oni.
And, the servants of the king of Syria, said unto him, —Gods of the mountains, are their gods, for this cause, prevailed they against us, —but, only let us fight with them in the plain, and verily we shall prevail against them.
24 Stôri to stvar. Kralje vzemi proč, vsakega moža iz svojega kraja in namesto njih postavi poveljnike.
But, this thing, do, —set aside the kings, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;
25 Naštej si vojsko, podobno vojski, ki si jo izgubil, konja za konja in bojni voz za bojni voz, in mi se bomo borili zoper njih na ravnini in bomo zagotovo močnejši kakor oni.« Prisluhnil je njihovemu glasu in tako storil.
and, thou, must number thee a force, like the force which thou hast lost, both horse for horse and chariot for chariot, and, if we fight with them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
26 Pripetilo se je ob vrnitvi leta, da je Ben Hadád preštel Sirce in odšel gor v Afék, da se bori zoper Izrael.
And so it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, —and came up to Aphek, to fight with Israel;
27 Izraelovi otroci so bili prešteti in so bili vsi prisotni in odšli zoper njih. Izraelovi otroci so se utaborili pred njimi kakor dva majhna tropa kozličkov, toda Sirci so napolnili deželo.
and, the sons of Israel, were numbered, and provisioned, and went to meet them, —and the sons of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, whereas, the Syrians, filled the land.
28 Prišel je Božji mož in spregovoril Izraelovemu kralju ter rekel: »Tako govori Gospod: ›Ker so Sirci rekli: › Gospod je Bog hribov, toda on ni Bog dolin, zato bom vso to veliko množico izročil v tvojo roko in spoznali boste, da jaz sem Gospod.‹«
Then approached the man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said—Thus, saith Yahweh—Because the Syrians have said—A god of the mountains, is Yahweh, but, not a god of the vales, is he, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude, into thy hand, so shalt thou know, that, I, am Yahweh.
29 Sedem dni so taborili eden nasproti drugemu. In bilo je tako, da so se na sedmi dan spoprijeli in Izraelovi otroci so v enem dnevu izmed Sircev usmrtili sto tisoč pešcev.
So they encamped, these, over against, those, seven days, —and it came to pass, on the seventh day, that the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel smote the Syrians, a hundred thousand footmen, in one day.
30 Toda ostali so pobegnili v Afék, v mesto in tam je obzidje padlo na sedemindvajset tisoč mož, ki so ostali. Ben Hadád pa je pobegnil in prišel v mesto, v notranjo sobo.
And they who were left fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left, —and, Ben-hadad, fled, and came into the city, into a chamber within a chamber.
31 Njegovi služabniki so mu rekli: »Glej sedaj, slišali smo, da so kralji Izraelove hiše usmiljeni kralji. Pusti nam, prosimo te, da opašemo vrečevino okoli svojih ledij in vrvi na svoje glave in pojdimo ven k Izraelovemu kralju. Morda bo rešil tvoje življenje.«
And his servants said unto him, Lo! we pray thee, we have heard, of the kings of the house of Israel, that, kings known for lovingkindness, they are. Let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes about our head, and let us go forth unto the king of Israel, peradventure he will save alive thy soul.
32 Tako so na svoja ledja opasali vrečevino, na svoje glave položili vrvi in prišli k Izraelovemu kralju ter rekli: »Tvoj služabnik Ben Hadád govori: ›Prosim te, pusti me živega.‹« Rekel je: »Je še živ? On je moj brat.«
So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and [put] ropes about their heads, and came in unto the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant, Ben-hadad, saith, —Let my soul live, I pray thee. And he said, —Is he yet alive? My brother, he is.
33 Torej možje so marljivo opazovali ali bo katerakoli stvar prišla od njega in jo hitro zgrabili ter rekli: »Tvoj brat Ben Hadád.« Potem je rekel: »Pojdite, privedite ga.« Potem je Ben Hadád prišel naravnost k njemu in dal mu je, da je prišel gor v bojni voz.
Now, the men, could divine, so they hastened to let him confirm the word of his own accord, and they said, —Thy brother, is Ben-hadad! He said therefore, —Go fetch him. So Ben-hadad came forth unto him, and he made him come up unto him on his chariot.
34 Ben Hadád mu je rekel: »Mesta, ki jih je moj oče vzel od tvojega očeta, bom povrnil in zase si boš naredil ulice v Damasku, kakor jih je moj oče naredil v Samariji.« Potem je Aháb rekel: »S to zavezo te bom poslal proč.« Tako je z njim sklenil zavezo in ga poslal proč.
And he said unto him—The cities which my father took from thy father, will I restore, and, bazaars, shalt thou make thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. So then, I, with this covenant, will let thee go. So he solemnised with him a covenant, and let him go.
35 Nek mož, izmed preroških sinov, je rekel svojemu bližnjemu po Gospodovi besedi: »Udari me, prosim te.« Človek pa je odklonil, da bi ga udaril.
And, a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said unto his neighbour, by the word of Yahweh—Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.
36 Potem mu je rekel: »Ker nisi ubogal Gospodovega glasu, glej, te bo takoj, ko odideš od mene, ubil lev.« In takoj, ko je odšel od njega, ga je našel lev in ga usmrtil.
So he said to him—Because thou hast not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, lo! when thou art departing from me, there shall smite thee a lion. And when he departed from beside him, a lion found him, and smote him.
37 Potem je našel drugega moža in rekel: »Udari me, prosim te.« Mož ga je udaril, tako da ga je pri udarjanju ranil.
Then found he another man, and said, —Smite me, I pray thee. So the man smote him—kept on smiting and wounding.
38 Tako je prerok odšel in ob poti čakal na kralja in se preoblekel, s pepelom na svojem obrazu.
Then the prophet departed, and waited for the king, by the way, —and disguised himself with his turban over his eyes.
39 Ko je kralj šel mimo, je ta vpil h kralju in rekel: »Tvoj služabnik je odšel ven v sredo bitke in glej, mož se je obrnil vstran in mi privedel moža ter rekel: ›Varuj tega moža. Če bo na kakršenkoli način ta izginil, potem bo tvoje življenje za njegovo življenje ali pa boš plačal talent srebra.‹
And so it was, when, the king, was passing, he, cried out unto the king, —and said—Thy servant, went out in the midst of the battle, and lo! a man, turned aside and brought unto me a man, and said—Keep this man, if he be, missing, then shall, thy life, go for, his life, or, a talent of silver, shalt thou weigh out.
40 Medtem ko je bil tvoj služabnik zaposlen tukaj in tam, je oni odšel.« Izraelov kralj mu je rekel: »Takšna bo tvoja sodba; ti si jo odločil.«
And so it was, as thy servant was busy here and there, that, he, was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him—Such, is thy judgment, thou thyself, hast decided it.
41 Pohitel je in si iz svojega obraza obrisal pepel in Izraelov kralj ga je prepoznal, da je bil izmed prerokov.
Then hastened he, and removed the turban from over his eyes, —and the king of Israel knew him, that, of the prophets, was, he.
42 In ta mu je rekel: »Tako govori Gospod: ›Ker si iz svoje roke izpustil moža, ki sem ga določil za popolno uničenje, zato bo šlo tvoje življenje za njegovo življenje in tvoje ljudstvo za njegovo ljudstvo.‹«
And he said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, Because thou hast let go the man whom I had devoted, out of thy hand, therefore shall, thy life, be instead of, his life, and, thy people, instead of, his people.
43 Izraelov kralj je odšel k svoji hiši hud in nezadovoljen ter prišel v Samarijo.
And the king of Israel departed unto his house, sullen and disturbed, —and entered Samaria.
