2 Књига Самуилова 18
1 И преброја Давид народ што беше с њим, и постави им хиљаднике и стотинике.
And so David, having reviewed his people, appointed over them tribunes and centurions.
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.
And he placed a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Ittai, who was from Gath. And the king said to the people, “I, too, will go forth with you.”
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.
And the people responded: “You shall not go out. For if we flee, there will not be great concern in them for us. Or if one half part of us will fall, they will not care much. For you are considered as one for ten thousand. Therefore, it is better that you should be in the city to strengthen us.”
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.
And the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems good to you.” Therefore, the king stood beside the gate. And the people went out by their troops, 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.
And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Preserve for me the boy Absalom.” And all the people heard the king commanding all the leaders on behalf of Absalom.
6 И тако изиђе народ у поље пред Израиља, и заметну се бој у шуми Јефремовој.
And so, the people departed into the field against Israel. And the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Онде разбише народ Израиљев слуге Давидове, и много изгибе онде у онај дан, двадесет хиљада.
And the people of Israel were cut down in that place by the army of David. And a great slaughter occurred on that day: twenty thousand men.
8 Јер се бој рашири по свој земљи, и више прождре народа у онај дан шума него што прождре мач.
Now the battle in that place was dispersed over the face of all the land. And there were many more of the people whom the forest had consumed, than the sword had devoured, on that day.
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.
Then it happened that Absalom, riding on a mule, met the servants of David. And when the mule had entered under a thick and large oak tree, his head became trapped in the oak. And while he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule on which he had been sitting continued on.
10 Видевши то један човек јави Јоаву, и рече: Гле, видех Авесалома где виси о храсту.
Then a certain one saw this and reported it to Joab, saying, “I saw Absalom hanging from 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.
And Joab said to the man who had reported it to him, “If you saw him, why did you not stab him to the ground, and I would have given you ten shekels 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.
And he said to Joab: “Even if you weighed out to my hands one thousand silver coins, I would never lay my hands on the son of the king. For in our hearing the king ordered you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Keep for me the boy Absalom.’
13 Или да сам учинио неверу на своју душу, ништа се не може од цара затајити, и ти би сам устао на ме.
Then too, if I had acted with such audacity, against my own life, this would never have been able to be hidden from the king. And would you then have stood by my side?”
14 А Јоав рече: Нећу ја дангубити с тобом. Па узевши три стреле у руку, застрели их у срце Авесалому, јоште живом о храсту.
And Joab said, “It will not be as you wish. Instead, I will be assailing him in your sight.” Then he took three lances in his hand, and he fixed them in the heart of Absalom. And while he was still clinging to life upon the oak,
15 Потом опколише Авесалома десет момака, који ношаху оружје Јоаву, и бише га и убише.
ten young men, armor bearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him, they killed him.
16 Тада Јоав затруби у трубу, и народ преста гонити Израиља, јер Јоав устави народ.
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and he held back the people, lest they pursue Israel in their flight, for he was willing to spare the multitude.
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.
And they took Absalom, and they threw him into a great pit in the forest. And they piled an exceedingly great heap of stones over him. But all of Israel fled to their own tents.
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 had raised up for himself, when he was still alive, a monument, which is in the Valley of the King. For he said, “I have no son, and so this shall be the memorial to my name.” And he called the monument by his own name. And it is called the Hand of Absalom, even 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, “I will run and report to the king that the Lord has accomplished judgment for him, from the hand 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.
And Joab said to him: “You shall not be the messenger on this day. Instead, you shall report on another day. I am not willing for you to give the report today, because the son of the king is dead.”
21 Затим рече Јоав Хусију: Иди, јави цару шта си видео. И поклони се Хусије Јоаву, и отрча.
Then Joab said to Hushai, “Go, and report to the king what you have seen.” Hushai reverenced Joab, and he 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?
And Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, “What prevents me from running after Hushai also?” And Joab said to him: “Why do you want to run, my son? You would not be the bearer of good news.”
23 Опет рече: Шта му драго, да трчим. Одговори му: А ти трчи. И отрча Ахимас пречим путем, и претече Хусија.
And he responded, “But what if I do run?” And he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz, running along a shorter way, passed Hushai.
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. Truly, the watchman, who was at the summit of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25 Па повика стражар и јави цару. А цар рече: Ако је један, глас носи. И онај иђаше све ближе.
And crying out, he told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth.” But as he was advancing and drawing nearer,
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.
the watchman saw another man running. And so, crying out from the height, he said: “Another man has appeared, running alone.” And the king said, “This one also is a good messenger.”
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.
Then the watchman said, “The running of the closest one seems like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man, and he arrives bearing 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.
Then, Ahimaaz, crying out, said to the king, “Be well, O king.” And reverencing the king prone on the ground before him, he said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has enclosed the men who had lifted up their hands 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.
And the king said, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And Ahimaaz said: “I saw a great tumult, O king, when your servant Joab sent me, your servant. I know nothing else.”
30 А цар му рече: Уклони се, и стани тамо. И он се уклони, и стаде.
And the king said to him, “Pass, and stand here.” And when he had passed 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.
Hushai appeared. And approaching, he said: “I bear good news, my lord the king. For today the Lord has judged for you, from the hand of all who had risen 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.
But the king said to Hushai, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And responding, Hushai said to him, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against him for evil, be as the boy 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!
And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: “My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!”
