Judges 9

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's kinsmen and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,	1 Abimelek, sin Jerubaalov, otiđe u Šekem k braći svoje matere i reče njima i svemu rodu kuće svoje majke:
2 "Say in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."	2 »Upitajte sve šekemske građane: što vam je bolje – da nad vama vlada sedamdeset ljudi, svi sinovi Jerubaalovi, ili jedan čovjek? Sjetite se da sam ja od vašeg mesa i vaših kostiju!«
3 And his mother's kinsmen spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the men of Shechem; and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."	3 To braća njegove matere prenesoše ostalim šekemskim građanima i njihovo se srce prikloni Abimeleku jer govorahu: »Naš je brat!«
4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.	4 I dadoše mu sedamdeset šekela srebra iz hrama Baal-Beritova; time Abimelek unajmi klatež i pustolove koji pođoše za njim.
5 And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, upon one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.	5 Onda dođe u kuću svoga oca u Ofri i pobi svoju braću, sinove Jerubaalove, sedamdeset ljudi, na jednom kamenu. Izmakao mu je samo Jotam, najmlađi sin Jerubaalov, jer se bijaše sakrio.
6 And all the citizens of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.	6 Tada se skupiše svi šekemski građani i sav Bet-Milo te postaviše Abimeleka za kralja kod hrasta koji stoji u Šekemu.
7 When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and cried aloud and said to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.	7 Kada su to dojavili Jotamu, ode on, stade na vrh gore Gerizima i povika im na sav glas: »Čujte me, uglednici šekemski, tako vas čuo Bog!
8 The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'	8 Jednom se zaputila stabla da pomažu kralja koji će vladati nad njima. Pa rekoše maslini: ‘Budi nam kraljem!’
9 But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my fatness, by which gods and men are honored, and go to sway over the trees?'	9 Odgovori im maslina: ‘Zar da se svog ulja odreknem što je na čast bozima i ljudima da bih vladala nad drugim drvećem?’
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, 'Come you, and reign over us.'	10 Tad rekoše stabla smokvi: ‘Dođi, budi nam kraljem!’
11 But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?'	11 Odgovori im smokva: ‘Zar da se odreknem slatkoće i krasnoga ploda svog da bih vladala nad drugim drvećem?’
12 And the trees said to the vine, 'Come you, and reign over us.'	12 Tad rekoše stabla lozi: ‘Dođi, budi nam kraljem!’
13 But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine which cheers gods and men, and go to sway over the trees?'	13 Odgovori im loza: ‘Zar da se odreknem vina što veseli bogove i ljude da bih vladala nad drugim drvećem?’
14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come you, and reign over us.'	14 Sva stabla rekoše tad glogu: ‘Dođi, budi nam kraljem!’
15 And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'	15 A glog odgovori stablima: ‘Ako me doista hoćete pomazat’ za kralja, u sjenu se moju sklonite. Ako nećete, iz gloga će oganj planuti i sažeći cedrove libanonske!’
16 "Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and honor when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as his deeds deserved--	16 Sada, jeste li vjerno i čestito učinili kad ste izabrali Abimeleka za kralja? Jeste li se dobro ponijeli prema Jerubaalu i njegovoj kući? Jeste li mu uzvratili za djela što ih za vas učini?
17 for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and rescued you from the hand of Midian;	17 Moj se otac za vas borio izloživši svoj život te vas izbavio iz ruku Midjanaca,
18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your kinsman--	18 a vi danas ustaste protiv kuće moga oca, pobiste njegove sinove, sedamdeset ljudi na istom kamenu, i nad građanima Šekema učiniste kraljem Abimeleka, sina njegove robinje, zato što je vaš brat!
19 if you then have acted in good faith and honor with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;	19 Ako ste vjerno i pošteno danas radili prema Jerubaalu i prema njegovoj kući, radujte se s Abimelekom, a on neka se raduje s vama!
20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech."	20 Ako niste, neka oganj iziđe iz Abimeleka i sažeže građane Šekema i Bet-Mila i neka iziđe oganj iz građana Šekema i Bet-Mila i sažeže Abimeleka!«
21 And Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.	21 Onda Jotam pobježe, skloni se i dođe u Beer, i ondje ostade, jer se bojao svoga brata Abimeleka.
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.	22 Abimelek je vladao nad Izraelom tri godine.
23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech;	23 Tada Bog posla duh razdora među Abimeleka i šekemske građane i šekemski se građani pobuniše protiv Abimeleka.
24 that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.	24 Bijaše to zato da bi se osvetio zločin počinjen nad sedamdeset Jerubaalovih sinova i da bi njihova krv pala na njihova brata Abimeleka, koji ih ubi, i na građane Šekema, koji mu pomogoše da ubije braću.
25 And the men of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountain tops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abimelech.	25 Hoteći mu napakostiti, šekemski su građani postavili zasjede po vrhovima planina i pljačkali svakoga tko bi prošao mimo njih onim putem. Javiše to Abimeleku.
26 And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his kinsmen; and the men of Shechem put confidence in him.	26 Gaal, sin Ebedov, dođe sa svojom braćom i nastani se u Šekemu; a šekemski se građani pouzdaše u njega.
27 And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.	27 Otišavši u polje, trgali su u svojim vinogradima grožđe i gazili ga, a onda udarili u veselje; ušli su u hram svoga boga, jeli su, pili i proklinjali Abimeleka.
28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?	28 A Gaal, Ebedov sin, povika: »Tko je Abimelek da mu služimo? Zar ne bi trebalo da Jerubaalov sin i Zebul, njegov namjesnik, služe ljude Hamora, Šekemova oca? Zašto da mi njemu služimo?
29 Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'"	29 O, kad bih imao ovaj narod u svojoj ruci, protjerao bih Abimeleka i rekao mu: ‘Pojačaj svoju vojsku i iziđi u boj!’«
30 When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.	30 A kad Zebul, gradski načelnik, doznade što je govorio Gaal, sin Ebedov, razgnjevi se.
31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his kinsmen have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.	31 Posla glasnike Abimeleku u Arumu i poruči mu: »Evo, Gaal, sin Ebedov, došao u Šekem sa svojom braćom i bune građane protiv tebe.
32 Now therefore, go by night, you and the men that are with you, and lie in wait in the fields.	32 Zato ustani noću, ti i narod što je s tobom, i stani u zasjedu u polju.
33 Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the men that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as occasion offers."	33 A ujutro, kad ograne sunce, digni se i udari na grad. Kada Gaal i njegovi ljudi iziđu preda te, ti učini s njima što ti prilike posavjetuju.«
34 And Abimelech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.	34 Abimelek usta noću sa svim svojim ljudima i stade u zasjedu oko Šekema u četiri čete.
35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech and the men that were with him rose from the ambush.	35 Kada je Gaal, sin Ebedov, izišao pred gradska vrata i zaustavio se, Abimelek i njegovi ljudi ustaše iz zasjede.
36 And when Gaal saw the men, he said to Zebul, "Look, men are coming down from the mountain tops!" And Zebul said to him, "You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men."	36 Gaal ugleda ljude i reče Zebulu: »Eno silaze ljudi s gorskih vrhova.« »Od sjena gorskih vrhova«, odgovori mu Zebul, »čine ti se ljudi.«
37 Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak."	37 Opet progovori Gaal: »Eno silaze ljudi s visa zvana Zemljin pupak, a četa jedna dolazi putem od Čarobnjačkog hrasta.«
38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the men whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them."	38 Tad mu reče Zebul: »Gdje ti je sada jezik? Pa ti si govorio: ‘Tko je Abimelek da mu služimo?’ Nisu li ondje ljudi koje si prezirao? Iziđi sada i pobij se s Abimelekom.«
39 And Gaal went out at the head of the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.	39 I Gaal iziđe na čelu šekemskih građana i pobi se s Abimelekom.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him; and many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.	40 Abimelek potjera Gaala i on pobježe pred njim; i mnogi njegovi ljudi padoše mrtvi prije nego što su i došli do vrata.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his kinsmen, so that they could not live on at Shechem.	41 Abimelek se tada vrati u Arumu, a Zebul potjera Gaala i njegovu braću i nije im više dao da ostanu u Šekemu.
42 On the following day the men went out into the fields. And Abimelech was told.	42 Šekema Sutradan je narod izišao u polje i javiše to Abimeleku.
43 He took his men and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the fields; and he looked and saw the men coming out of the city, and he rose against them and slew them.	43 On uze svoju vojsku, podijeli je u tri čete i stade u zasjedu u polju. Kad bi vidio gdje ljudi izlaze iz grada, nasrnuo bi na njih i pobio ih.
44 Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and slew them.	44 Dok je Abimelek sa svojom četom udarao kod gradskih vrata, druge se dvije čete baciše na one koji bijahu u polju i tako ih pobiše.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city, and killed the people that were in it; and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.	45 Čitav je dan Abimelek opsjedao grad. Zauzevši ga, poubija sve stanovništvo, razori grad i posu sol po njemu.
46 When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith.	46 Kad su to čuli gospodari Migdal Šekema, uđoše svi u tvrdi prostor hrama El-Berita.
47 Abimelech was told that all the people of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.	47 Kada je Abimelek doznao da su se svi građani Migdal Šekema ondje sakupili,
48 And Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the men that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men that were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste to do, as I have done."	48 popne se na Salmonsku goru sa svom vojskom svojom. Uzevši u ruke sjekiru, odsječe granu od drveta, podiže je i metnu sebi na rame. A ljudima zapovjedi: »Što vidjeste da sam ja učinio, učinite brzo i vi.«
49 So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.	49 I svi ljudi odsjekoše sebi po granu, a onda krenuše za Abimelekom, nabacaše granje na utvrdu i zapališe ga nad onima koji su se ondje nalazili. Tako izgiboše svi žitelji Migdal Šekema, oko tisuću ljudi i žena.
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.	50 Potom Abimelek krenu na Tebes, opsjede ga i osvoji.
51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the people of the city fled to it, all the men and women, and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower.	51 Bijaše ondje usred grada kula kamo su se sklonili svi ljudi i žene i svi uglednici gradski. Zatvorivši za sobom vrata, popeše se kuli na krov.
52 And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.	52 Abimelek dođe do kule i napade je. Dok je prilazio vratima kule da je zapali,
53 And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.	53 neka žena baci mu žrvanj na glavu i razbi mu lubanju.
54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" And his young man thrust him through, and he died.	54 On brzo pozva svoga momka koji mu je nosio oružje i reče mu: »Trgni mač i ubij me da se ne govori o meni: ‘Žena ga je ubila.’« Njegov ga momak probode te on umrije.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his home.	55 Kad su Izraelci vidjeli da je Abimelek mrtav, svi se vratiše svojim kućama.
56 Thus God requited the crime of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;	56 Tako je Bog svalio na Abimeleka zlo koje je on učinio svome ocu pobivši sedamdesetoricu svoje braće.
57 and God also made all the wickedness of the men of Shechem fall back upon their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.	57 I sve zlo Šekemaca Bog svali na njihove glave i tako ih stiže kletva Jotama, sina Jerubaalova.