Druga knjiga o Samuelu 17

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Nato Ahitofel reče Abšalomu: »Dopusti da izaberem dvanaest tisuća ljudi pa da se dignem i pođem u potjeru za Davidom još noćas.	1 Ahithophel went on to say to Absalom: "Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and be off in pursuit of David tonight.
2 Navalit ću na njega kad bude umoran i bez snage; plašit ću ga i razbježat će se sav narod koji je s njim. Onda ću ubiti samoga kralja.	2 If I come upon him when he is weary and discouraged, I shall cause him panic. When all the people with him flee, I shall strike down the king alone.
3 A sav ću narod dovesti natrag k tebi, kao što se mlâda vraća svome mužu: ti radiš o glavi samo jednome čovjeku, a sav će narod onda biti miran.«	3 Then I can bring back the rest of the people to you, as a bride returns to her husband. It is the death of only one man you are seeking; then all the people will be at peace."
4 Svidje se to Abšalomu i svim starješinama Izraelovim.	4 This plan was agreeable to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
5 Ali Abšalom reče: »Pozovimo još Hušaja Arčanina da čujemo što će nam on kazati!«	5 Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also; let us hear what he too has to say."
6 Kad je Hušaj došao k Abšalomu, reče mu Abšalom: »Ahitofel je svjetovao ovako. Hoćemo li učiniti kako je on predložio? Ako ne, govori ti!«	6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him: "This is what Ahithophel proposed. Shall we follow his proposal? If not, speak up."
7 A Hušaj odgovori Abšalomu: »Ovaj put savjet Ahitofelov nije dobar.«	7 Hushai replied to Absalom, "This time Ahithophel has not given good counsel."
8 I nastavi Hušaj: »Ti znaš da su tvoj otac i njegovi ljudi junaci i da su ljuti kao medvjedica kojoj su oteli njezine medvjediće. Tvoj je otac ratnik, neće on dopustiti da narod počiva preko noći.	8 And he went on to say: "You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are as fierce as a bear in the wild robbed of her cubs. Moreover, since your father is skilled in warfare, he will not spend the night with the people.
9 On se sada krije u kakvoj jami ili na kakvu drugom mjestu. Pa ako odmah u početku koji od naših padne, proširit će se glas o porazu u vojsci koja je pristala uz Abšaloma.	9 Even now he lies hidden in one of the caves or in some other place. And if some of our soldiers should fall at the first attack, whoever hears of it will say, 'Absalom's followers have been slaughtered.'
10 Tada će i najhrabriji, u koga je srce kao u lava, izgubiti srčanost. Jer sav Izrael zna da je tvoj otac junak i da su hrabri oni koji ga prate.	10 Then even the brave man with the heart of a lion will lose courage. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.
11 Zato ja svjetujem ovo: neka se sav Izrael, od Dana do Beer Šebe, okupi oko tebe, da ga bude kao pijeska na obali morskoj, a ti sam da stupaš u njihovoj sredini.	11 "This is what I counsel: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba, who are as numerous as the sands by the sea, be called up for combat; and go with them yourself.
12 Tada ćemo navaliti na njega gdje se god bude nalazio, oborit ćemo se na nj kao što rosa pada na zemlju i nećemo ostaviti živa ni njega niti ikojega od njegovih ljudi.	12 We can then attack him wherever we find him, settling down upon him as dew alights on the ground. None shall survive--neither he nor any of his followers.
13 Ako li se povuče u koji grad, sav će izraelski narod donijeti užeta pod onaj grad pa ćemo ga povlačiti do potoka, sve dok više ni kamenčića ne bude od njega.«	13 And if he retires into a city, all Israel shall bring ropes to that city and we can drag it into the gorge, so that not even a pebble of it can be found."
14 Tada Abšalom i svi Izraelci rekoše: »Bolji je savjet Hušaja Arčanina nego savjet Ahitofelov.« Jer Jahve bijaše odlučio da se spriječi izvrsna Ahitofelova osnova, kako bi navukao nesreću na Abšaloma.	14 Then Absalom and all the Israelites pronounced the counsel of Hushai the Archite better than that of Ahithophel. For the LORD had decided to undo Ahithophel's good counsel, in order thus to bring Absalom to ruin.
15 Potom Hušaj javi svećenicima Sadoku i Ebjataru: »Ahitofel je tako i tako savjetovao Abšaloma i starješine izraelske, a ja sam savjetovao tako i tako.	15 Then Hushai said to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: "This is the counsel Ahithophel gave Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I counseled.
16 Zato sad brzo javite to Davidu i poručite mu: ‘Nemoj noćas noćiti na ravnicama pustinje, nego brzo prijeđi na drugu stranu da ne bude uništen kralj i sva vojska koja je s njim.’«	16 So send a warning to David immediately, not to spend the night at the fords near the desert, but to cross over without fail. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be destroyed."
17 Jonatan i Ahimaas zadržavali se kod Rogelskog izvora; jedna je sluškinja dolazila i donosila im vijesti, a oni su odlazili da to jave kralju Davidu, jer se nisu smjeli odati ulazeći u grad.	17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, since they could not risk being seen entering the city. A maidservant was to come with information for them, and they in turn were to go and report to King David.
18 Ali ih opazi neki momak te javi Abšalomu. Nato obojica žurno odoše i dođoše u kuću nekoga čovjeka u Bahurimu. U njegovu dvorištu bijaše studenac i oni se spustiše u nj.	18 But an attendant saw them and informed Absalom. They sped on their way and reached the house of a man in Bahurim who had a cistern in his courtyard. They let themselves down into this,
19 A žena uze i razastrije pokrivač preko otvora studencu i posu po njem stučenoga zrnja, tako da se ništa nije moglo opaziti.	19 and the housewife took the cover and spread it over the cistern, strewing ground grain on the cover so that nothing could be noticed.
20 Abšalomove sluge dođoše k toj ženi u kuću i upitaše: »Gdje su Ahimaas i Jonatan?« A žena im odgovori: »Otišli su dalje prema vodi.« Potom su ih još tražili, ali ih ne nađoše pa se vratiše u Jeruzalem.	20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman replied, "They went by a short while ago toward the water." They searched, but found no one, and so returned to Jerusalem.
21 A kad su oni otišli, ona dvojica iziđoše iz studenca i odoše da donesu vijesti kralju Davidu. I rekoše mu: »Ustajte i prijeđite brže preko vode, jer je tako i tako savjetovao protiv vas Ahitofel.«	21 As soon as they left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan came up out of the cistern and went on to inform King David. They said to him: "Leave! Cross the water at once, for Ahithophel has given the following counsel in regard to you."
22 Tada se David i sav narod što bijaše s njim diže i prijeđe preko Jordana; u zoru nije više bilo nijednoga koji nije prešao preko Jordana.	22 So David and all his people moved on and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed.
23 Kad je Ahitofel vidio da se nije izvršio njegov savjet, osamari svoga magarca, krenu na put i ode svojoj kući u svoj grad. Ondje se pobrinu za svoju kuću, zatim se objesi i umrije. Pokopaše ga u grobu njegova oca.	23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not acted upon, he saddled his ass and departed, going to his home in his own city. Then, having left orders concerning his family, he hanged himself. And so he died and was buried in his father's tomb.
24 David je već bio došao u Mahanajim kad je Abšalom prešao preko Jordana sa svim Izraelcima koji bijahu s njim.	24 Now David had gone to Mahanaim when Absalom crossed the Jordan accompanied by all the Israelites.
25 Abšalom bijaše postavio Amasu za zapovjednika nad vojskom namjesto Joaba. A Amasa je bio sin nekoga čovjeka po imenu Jitre, Jišmaelovca, koji je ušao k Abigajili, kćeri Jišajevoj i sestri Sarvije, Joabove majke.	25 Absalom had put Amasa in command of the army in Joab's place. Amasa was the son of an Ishmaelite named Ithra, who had married Abigail, daughter of Jesse and sister of Joab's mother Zeruiah.
26 Izrael i Abšalom udariše tabor u zemlji gileadskoj.	26 Israel and Absalom encamped in the territory of Gilead.
27 Kad je David došao u Mahanajim, tada Šobi, sin Nahašev iz Rabe Amonske, pa Makir, sin Amielov iz Lo Debara, i Barzilaj, Gileađanin iz Rogelima,	27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi, son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir, son of Ammiel from Lodebar, and Barzillai, the Gileadite from Rogelim,
28 donesoše postelja, pokrivača, čaša i zemljanog suđa, uz to pšenice, ječma, brašna, pržena žita, boba, leće,	28 brought couches, coverlets, basins and earthenware, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
29 meda, kiseloga mlijeka i sira kravljeg i ovčjeg i ponudiše Davida i narod što bijaše s njim da jedu. Jer mišljahu: »Ljudi su u pustinji trpjeli glad, umor i žeđu.«	29 honey, butter and cheese from the flocks and herds, for David and those who were with him to eat; for they said, "The people have been hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."