2 Samuel 14

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Now, Joab son of Zeruiah observed that the king was favourably inclined to Absalom.	1 A Joab, sin Sarvijin, opazi da se kraljevo srce okreće k Abšalomu.
2 Joab therefore sent to Tekoa for a wise woman. 'Pretend to be in mourning,' he said. 'Dress yourself inmourning, do not perfume yourself; act like a woman who has long been mourning for the dead.	2 Zato Joab pošalje u Tekou po jednu pametnu ženu i reče joj: »Učini se kao da si u žalosti za mrtvim, obuci žalobne haljine, nemoj se mazati uljem, nego budi kao žena koja je već dugo vremena u žalosti za mrtvim.
3 Then go to the king and say this to him.' And Joab put the words into her mouth which she was to say.	3 Otići ćeš kralju i govorit ćeš mu ovako.« I Joab je nauči što će govoriti.
4 So the woman of Tekoa went to the king and, fal ing on her face to the ground, prostrated herself.'Help, my lord king!' she said.	4 Žena iz Tekoe ode kralju, pade ničice na zemlju i pokloni se, zatim reče: »Pomozi, kralju!«
5 The king said, 'What is the matter?' 'As you see,' she replied, 'I am a widow; my husband is dead.	5 Kralj je upita: »Što ti je?« A ona odgovori: »Ah, ja sam udovica. Muž mi je umro,
6 Your servant had two sons and out in the fields, where there was no one to intervene, they had aquarrel. And one of them struck the other one and kil ed him.	6 a tvoja je službenica imala dva sina. Oni se posvadiše u polju, a nije bilo nikoga da ih razdvoji te je jedan od njih udario svoga brata i ubio ga.
7 And now the whole clan has risen against your servant. "Give up the man who kil ed his brother," theysay, "so that we can put him to death, to atone for the life of the brother whom he has murdered; and thus weshall destroy the heir as wel ." By this means, they wil extinguish the ember stil left to me, leaving my husbandneither name nor survivor on the face of the earth.'	7 I sad se podiže sav rod na tvoju službenicu i reče: ‘Predaj nam toga što je ubio svoga brata: mi ćemo ga pogubiti za život njegova brata koga je ubio, a time ćemo zatrti i baštinika.’ Tako hoće da ugase žeravicu koja mi je ostala, da ne ostave mome mužu ni imena ni potomstva na zemlji.«
8 Then the king said to the woman, 'Go home; I myself shal give orders about your case.'	8 A kralj reče ženi: »Idi svojoj kući, ja ću odrediti što treba za te.«
9 The woman of Tekoa said to the king, 'My lord king! May the guilt be on me and on my family; the kingand his throne are innocent of it.'	9 A žena iz Tekoe reče kralju: »Gospodaru kralju! Neka na me i na moj očinski dom padne krivica; kralj i njegovo prijestolje nedužni su u tome!«
10 'Bring me the man who threatened you,' the king replied, 'and he shal never hurt you again.'	10 A kralj nastavi: »Onoga koji ti se zaprijetio dovedi k meni! Taj te neće više dirnuti!«
11 She then said, 'Let the king be pleased to pronounce the name of Yahweh your God, so that theavenger of blood may not do greater harm and destroy my son.' 'As Yahweh lives,' he said, 'not one of yourson's hairs shal fal to the ground!'	11 A ona reče: »Neka se kralj udostoji spomenuti ime Jahve, svoga Boga, da krvni osvetnik neće umnožiti zator i da neće pogubiti moga sina!« A on obeća: »Tako mi živog Jahve, nijedna vlas neće pasti s glave tvome sinu!«
12 Then the woman said, 'Permit your servant to say something else to my lord the king.' 'Go on,' hesaid.	12 A žena nastavi: »Dopusti da tvoja službenica kaže jednu riječ svome gospodaru kralju.« A on odvrati: »Govori!«
13 The woman said, 'Why then has the king, who by giving this verdict has condemned himself,conceived the idea, against God's people's interests, of not bringing home the son whom he has banished?	13 A žena reče: »Dakle, zašto je kralj« – jer se izričući ovakvu presudu sam priznao krivim – »donio protiv naroda Božjega odluku da ne pušta kući onoga koga je prognao?
14 We are al mortal; we are like water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again, nor doesGod raise up a corpse; let the king therefore make plans for his banished son not to remain far away from him inexile.	14 Mi smo svi osuđeni na smrt, slični smo vodi koja se prolije na zemlju i više se ne može skupiti, i Bog ne podiže mrtvaca: neka, dakle, kralj misli na to da prognanik ne ostane izagnan daleko od njega.
15 'Now, the reason why I came to speak about this to my lord the king is that I was being intimidated,and your servant thought, "I shal speak to the king; perhaps the king will do what his servant asks.	15 A razlog zašto sam došla da iznesem pred svoga gospodara kralja ovu stvar bio je taj što su me zaplašili ljudi, pa je mislila tvoja službenica: moram govoriti s kraljem, možda će kralj učiniti ono što mu njegova službenica kaže.
16 Surely the king wil consent to save his servant from the clutches of the man who is trying to cut bothme and my son off from God's heritage.	16 Jer će kralj poslušati svoju službenicu i izbaviti je iz ruku čovjeka koji hoće da me istrijebi zajedno s mojim sinom iz Božje baštine.
17 Let a word from my lord the king, restore the peace!" your servant thought, "for my lord the king islike the Angel of God in understanding good and evil." May Yahweh your God be with you!'	17 Zato je tvoja službenica pomislila: neka mi riječ moga gospodara i kralja bude na umirenje. Jer moj je gospodar i kralj kao Božji anđeo koji sluša dobro i zlo. Jahve, tvoj Bog, neka bude s tobom!«
18 Replying to the woman, the king said, 'Now do not evade the question which I am going to ask you.'The woman said, 'Let my lord the king ask his question.'	18 Tada progovori kralj i reče ženi: »Nemoj mi sada zatajiti ono što ću te pitati!« A žena odgovori: »Neka govori moj gospodar kralj!«
19 'Is not Joab's hand behind you in all this?' the king asked. The woman replied, 'As you live, my lordking, I cannot escape what my lord the king says, either to right or to left. Yes, it was your servant Joab whogave me my orders; he put al these words into your servant's mouth.	19 Tada kralj upita: »Nisu li Joabovi prsti s tobom u svemu tome?« A žena odgovori: »Tako bio živ, gospodaru kralju, zaista se ne može ni desno ni lijevo od svega što je kazao moj gospodar i kralj! Jest, tvoj mi je sluga Joab zapovjedio, on je naučio tvoju službenicu sve ove riječi.
20 Your servant Joab did this to approach the matter indirectly, but my lord has the wisdom of the Angelof God; he knows everything that happens on earth!'	20 Tvoj je sluga Joab to učinio da bi svemu dao drugo lice, ali je moj gospodar mudar kao Božji anđeo, on zna sve što se zbiva na zemlji.«
21 The king then said to Joab, 'Very wel , the suit is granted. Go and bring the young man Absalomback.'	21 Tada se kralj okrenu Joabu i reče mu: »Dobro, učinit ću to. Idi i dovedi natrag mladića Abšaloma!«
22 Joab fell on his face to the ground, prostrated himself and blessed the king. 'My lord king,' Joab said,'today your servant knows that he has won your favour, since the king has done what his servant asked.'	22 A Joab pade licem na zemlju, pokloni se i zahvali kralju. Zatim reče Joab: »Danas vidi tvoj sluga da je našao milost u tvojim očima, gospodaru kralju, kad je kralj ispunio molbu svoga sluge.«
23 Joab then set off, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.	23 Potom se diže Joab, ode u Gešur i dovede Abšaloma natrag u Jeruzalem.
24 The king, however, said, 'Let him retire to his own house; he is not to appear in my presence.' SoAbsalom retired to his own house and was not received by the king.	24 Ali kralj reče: »Neka ide u svoju kuću, a meni neka ne dolazi na oči!« I Abšalom se povuče u svoju kuću i ne dođe kralju na oči.
25 In al Israel there was no one more praised for his beauty than Absalom; from the sole of his foot tothe crown of his head, he could not be faulted.	25 U svemu Izraelu ne bijaše čovjeka tako lijepa kao Abšalom komu bi se mogle izreći tolike pohvale: od pete do glave nije bilo na njemu mane.
26 When he cut his hair -- he shaved it once a year because his hair got too heavy -- he would weighthe hair: two hundred shekels, king's weight.	26 A kad bi šišao kosu – a šišao ju je na koncu svake godine, jer mu je bila preteška pa ju je morao šišati – mjerio bi svoju kosu: bila bi teška dvije stotine šekela, po kraljevskoj mjeri.
27 To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter called Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.	27 Abšalomu se rodiše tri sina i jedna kći po imenu Tamara; bila je to vrlo lijepa žena.
28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without being received by the king.	28 Abšalom provede dvije godine u Jeruzalemu a da nije došao kralju na oči.
29 Absalom then summoned Joab, intending to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him.He sent for him a second time, but still he would not come.	29 Tada Abšalom pozva Joaba k sebi da bi ga poslao kralju, ali Joab ne htjede doći k njemu; i posla drugi put po njega, ali on opet ne htjede doći.
30 At this, Absalom said to his retainers, 'Look, Joab's field is next to mine and he has barley in it; goand set it on fire.' Absalom's retainers set fire to the field.	30 Tada Abšalom zapovjedi slugama: »Znate Joabovo polje koje je pokraj mojega i na kojem raste ječam: idite i zapalite ga!« I Abšalomove sluge zapališe ono polje.
31 Joab then stirred himself, went to Absalom in his house and asked, 'Why have your retainers set myfield on fire?'	31 Tada se diže Joab, dođe k Abšalomu u kuću i upita ga: »Zašto su tvoje sluge zapalile moje polje?«
32 Absalom replied to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you: Come here, so that I can send you to the king tosay, "Why come back from Geshur? Better for me to have been there still!" Now I want to be received by theking, and if I am guilty, let him put me to death!'	32 A Abšalom odgovori Joabu: »Ja sam poslao k tebi i poručio ti: ‘Dođi ovamo, želio bih te poslati kralju s ovom porukom: Zašto sam se vratio iz Gešura?’ Bolje bi bilo za mene da sam još ondje. Zato sad hoću da dođem kralju na oči, pa ako ima na meni kakva krivica, neka me pogubi!«
33 Joab went to the king and told him this. He then summoned Absalom, who prostrated himself with hisface to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom.	33 Joab ode kralju i javi mu te riječi. Zatim kralj pozva Abšaloma. Dođe on pred kralja, pokloni mu se i pade ničice pred kralja. I kralj poljubi Abšaloma.