Prva knjiga o Samuelu 26

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ljudi iz Zifa dođoše Šaulu i javiše mu: »David se krije na Hakilskom brdu, nasuprot Ješimonu.«	1 Men from Ziph came to Saul in Gibeah, reporting that David was hiding on the hill of Hachilah at the edge of the wasteland.
2 Šaul tada krenu na put i siđe u pustinju Zif, a s njim tri tisuće izabranih Izraelaca, da traži Davida u pustinji Zifu.	2 So Saul went off down to the desert of Ziph with three thousand picked men of Israel, to search for David in the desert of Ziph.
3 Šaul se utabori podno Hakilskog brda, koje je nasuprot Ješimonu, kraj puta. David, koji je boravio u pustinji, opazi da je Šaul došao onamo da ga progoni.	3 Saul camped beside the road on the hill of Hachilah, at the edge of the wasteland. David, who was living in the desert, saw that Saul had come into the desert after him
4 Zato David posla uhode i sazna da je Šaul zaista došao.	4 and sent out scouts, who confirmed Saul's arrival.
5 David se podiže i dođe do mjesta gdje se Šaul bio utaborio. Tu David ugleda mjesto gdje su spavali Šaul i Abner, sin Nerov, njegov vojvoda: Šaul je spavao usred tabora, a vojska ležala u krugu oko njega.	5 David himself then went to the place where Saul was encamped and examined the spot where Saul and Abner, son of Ner, the general, had their sleeping quarters. Saul's were within the barricade, and all his soldiers were camped around him.
6 David se obrati Hetitu Ahimeleku i Abišaju, sinu Sarvijinu a bratu Joabovu, i reče im: »Tko će sa mnom u tabor sve do Šaula?« A Abišaj odgovori: »Ja ću s tobom.«	6 David asked Ahimelech the Hittite, and Abishai, son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, "Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?" Abishai replied, "I will."
7 I tako David i Abišaj dopriješe noću do vojske: i gle, Šaul ležaše i spavaše u taboru, a koplje mu kod uzglavlja zabodeno u zemlju. Abner i vojnici ležahu oko njega.	7 So David and Abishai went among Saul's soldiers by night and found Saul lying asleep within the barricade, with his spear thrust into the ground at his head and Abner and his men sleeping around him.
8 Tada Abišaj reče Davidu: »Danas ti je Bog predao tvoga neprijatelja u tvoje ruke; zato sada dopusti da ga njegovim vlastitim kopljem pribodem za zemlju, jednim jedinim udarcem, drugoga mi neće trebati.«	8 Abishai whispered to David: "God has delivered your enemy into your grasp this day. Let me nail him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I will not need a second thrust!"
9 Ali David odgovori Abišaju: »Nemoj ga ubijati! Jer tko će dignuti ruku svoju na Jahvina pomazanika i ostati nekažnjen?«	9 But David said to Abishai, "Do not harm him, for who can lay hands on the LORD'S anointed and remain unpunished?
10 Još nastavi David: »Živoga mi Jahve, i udarit će ga Jahve, bilo da će mu doći njegov dan da umre, bilo da će otići u boj i poginuti.	10 As the LORD lives," David continued, "it must be the LORD himself who will strike him, whether the time comes for him to die, or he goes out and perishes in battle.
11 Ne dao mi Jahve da dignem ruku na pomazanika Jahvina! Nego uzmi sada koplje što mu je kod uzglavlja i vrč za vodu, pa hajdemo!«	11 But the LORD forbid that I touch his anointed! Now take the spear which is at his head and the water jug, and let us be on our way."
12 I uze David koplje i vrč za vodu što su bili kod Šaulova uzglavlja i oni odoše: nitko nije ništa vidio ni opazio, nitko se nije probudio, nego su svi spavali jer bijaše na njih pao dubok san od Jahve.	12 So David took the spear and the water jug from their place at Saul's head, and they got away without anyone's seeing or knowing or awakening. All remained asleep, because the LORD had put them into a deep slumber.
13 David prijeđe na drugu stranu i stade na vrh gore u nekoj daljini, tako da je među njima bio velik prostor.	13 Going across to an opposite slope, David stood on a remote hilltop at a great distance from Abner, son of Ner, and the troops.
14 Tada viknu vojsci i Abneru, Nerovu sinu, ovako: »Zar se nećeš odazvati, Abnere?« A Abner se odazva i upita: »Tko si ti što uznemiruješ kralja?«	14 He then shouted, "Will you not answer, Abner?" And Abner answered, "Who is it that calls me?"
15 A David odgovori Abneru: »Nisi li ti junak? I tko ti je ravan u Izraelu? Pa zašto onda nisi čuvao kralja, svoga gospodara? Jedan je od ratnika sišao do vas da ubije kralja, tvoga gospodara.	15 David said to Abner: "Are you not a man whose like does not exist in Israel? Why, then, have you not guarded your lord the king when one of his subjects went to kill the king, your lord?
16 Nije lijepo to što si učinio. Tako mi živog Jahve, zaslužili ste smrt što niste čuvali svoga gospodara, pomazanika Jahvina. Pogledaj sada gdje je kraljevo koplje i gdje je vrč za vodu što mu bijaše do uzglavlja!«	16 This is no creditable service you have performed. As the LORD lives, you people deserve death because you have not guarded your lord, the LORD'S anointed. Go, look: where are the king's spear and the water jug that was at his head?"
17 Tada Šaul poznade Davidov glas i upita: »Je li to tvoj glas, sine Davide?« A David odgovori: »Jest, kralju gospodaru!«	17 Saul recognized David's voice and asked, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David answered, "Yes, my lord the king."
18 I nastavi: »Zašto moj gospodar progoni svoga slugu? Što sam učinio? Kakva je krivica u mojoj ruci?	18 He continued: "Why does my lord pursue his servant? What have I done? What evil do I plan?
19 Zato neka se sada moj gospodar i kralj udostoji poslušati riječi svoga sluge: ako te Jahve diže protiv mene, neka se prinosnicom ublaži; ako li to čine sinovi ljudski, neka su prokleti pred Jahvom jer su me izagnali, tako da ne mogu imati udjela u baštini Jahvinoj, kao da su mi govorili: ‘Idi, služi tuđim bogovima!’	19 Please, now, let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, let an offering appease him; but if men, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have exiled me so that this day I have no share in the LORD'S inheritance, but am told: 'Go serve other gods!'
20 Zato neka ne padne moja krv na zemlju daleko od Jahvina lica. Jer kralj je Izraelov izišao u lov na moj život, kao kad tko goni jarebicu po planini.«	20 Do not let my blood flow to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea as if he were hunting partridge in the mountains."
21 Tada Šaul reče: »Zgriješio sam! Vrati mi se, sine Davide, neću ti više činiti zla, kad je danas moj život u očima tvojim bio tako drag. Jest, ludo sam radio i teško sam pogriješio!«	21 Then Saul said: "I have done wrong. Come back, my son David, I will not harm you again, because you have held my life precious today. Indeed, I have been a fool and have made a serious mistake."
22 A David odgovori: »Evo kraljeva koplja, neka dođe jedan od momaka i neka ga uzme!	22 But David answered: "Here is the king's spear. Let an attendant come over to get it.
23 A Jahve će vratiti svakome po njegovoj pravdi i po njegovoj vjernosti: danas te Jahve bijaše predao u moje ruke, ali nisam htio dići ruke svoje na pomazanika Jahvina.	23 The LORD will reward each man for his justice and faithfulness. Today, though the LORD delivered you into my grasp, I would not harm the LORD'S anointed.
24 I gle, kako je danas tvoj život bio drag u mojim očima, tako neka moj život bude drag u Jahvinim očima! I neka me Jahve izbavi iz svake nevolje!«	24 As I valued your life highly today, so may the LORD value my life highly and deliver me from all difficulties."
25 A Šaul doviknu Davidu: »Budi mi blagoslovljen, sine Davide! Zacijelo ćeš izvršiti svoje djelo i uspjet ćeš!« Potom David ode svojim putem, a Šaul se vrati svojoj kući.	25 Then Saul said to David: "Blessed are you, my son David! You shall certainly succeed in whatever you undertake." David went his way, and Saul returned to his home.