Druga knjiga o Samuelu 18

Biblija Hrvatski	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Potom David pobroji narod što bijaše s njim i postavi nad njima tisućnike i stotnike.	1 And David having reviewed his people, appointed over them captains of thousands and of hundreds,
2 Zatim podijeli vojsku na tri skupine: jednu trećinu predade Joabu, drugu trećinu Abišaju, sinu Sarvijinu, bratu Joabovu, a treću trećinu Itaju iz Gata. Tada David reče narodu: »I ja ću s vama u rat.«	2 And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.
3 Ali se narod usprotivi: »Ne smiješ ti ići. Jer ako mi i pobjegnemo, neće nitko na to obraćati pažnju, ili ako nas i pola izgine, neće se na to obraćati pažnja; ali ti sam vrijediš kao nas deset tisuća. Osim toga, bolje je da budeš pripravan da nam iz grada pomogneš.«	3 And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not much mind us: or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand: it is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us.
4 A kralj im odgovori: »Učinit ću sve što vam se čini dobro.« I kralj stade kod vrata dok je vojska izlazila po stotinama i tisućama.	4 And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
5 A Joabu, Abišaju i Itaju dade zapovijed: »Čuvajte mi mladića Abšaloma!« I sav je narod čuo da je kralj tako zapovjedio svim vojvodama za Abšaloma.	5 And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom.
6 Tako vojska iziđe za boj spremna pred Izraela i bitka se zametnu u Efrajimovoj šumi.	6 So the people went out into the field against Israel and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Izraelsku vojsku potukoše Davidovi ljudi; i velik poraz bijaše u onaj dan: dvadeset tisuća mrtvih.	7 And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.
8 Boj se proširio po svemu onom kraju i više je ljudi onoga dana progutala šuma nego mač.	8 And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.
9 Abšalom slučajno zapade u ruke Davidovim ljudima. Abšalom je jahao na mazgi, a mazga naiđe pod grane velika hrasta, tako te je Abšalomu glava zapela o grane i on osta viseći između neba i zemlje, dok je mazga ispod njega otišla dalje.	9 And it happened that Absalom met he servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and he earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.
10 Vidje to neki čovjek i javi Joabu govoreći: »Upravo sam vidio Abšaloma gdje visi o jednom hrastu.«	10 And one saw this and told Joab, saying: I saw Absalom hanging upon an oak.
11 A Joab odvrati čovjeku koji mu je to javio: »Kad si ga vidio, zašto ga na mjestu nisi sastavio sa zemljom? Moja bi onda bila dužnost da ti dam deset srebrnih šekela i jedan pojas!«	11 And Joab said to the man that told him: If thou sawest him, why didst thou not stab him to the ground, and I would have given thee ten sicles of silver, and belt?
12 Ali čovjek odgovori Joabu: »I kad bi mi na dlan izbrojio tisuću srebrnih šekela, ne bih digao ruku na kraljeva sina! Čuli smo na svoje uši kako je kralj zapovjedio tebi, Abišaju i Itaju govoreći: ‘Čuvajte mi mladića Abšaloma!’	12 And he said to Joab: If thou wouldst have paid down in my hands a thousand pieces of silver, I would not lay my hands upon the king's son: for in our hearing he king charged thee, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom.
13 Da sam podmuklo napao na njega izlažući opasnosti svoj život – jer kralju ništa ne ostaje skriveno – onda bi se ti držao po strani.«	13 Yea and if I should have acted boldly against my own life, this could not have been hid from the king, and wouldst thou have stood by me?
14 A Joab odvrati: »Neću ja ovdje dangubiti s tobom!« I uze tri sulice u ruke i zabode ih u srce Abšalomu, koji je bio još živ viseći o hrastu.	14 And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,
15 Nato priđe deset momaka, štitonoša Joabovih, i dotukoše Abšaloma i usmrtiše.	15 Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.
16 Tada Joab zapovjedi da zatrube u rog, i vojska prestade progoniti Izraela jer je Joab zaustavio vojsku.	16 And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare he multitude.
17 Potom uzeše Abšaloma, baciše ga u duboku jamu usred šume i navaljaše na nj veliku gomilu kamenja. Izraelci pak pobjegoše svaki svome šatoru.	17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stories upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings.
18 Abšalom bijaše još za života postavio sebi spomenik u Kraljevoj dolini jer mišljaše: »Nemam sina koji bi sačuvao spomen mome imenu.« I nazvao je taj spomenik po svome imenu te se još i danas zove »Abšalomov spomenik«.	18 Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by is own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day.
19 Ahimaas, Sadokov sin, reče Joabu: »Idem javiti kralju veselu vijest da mu je Jahve pribavio pravdu izbavivši ga iz ruku njegovih neprijatelja.«	19 And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said: I will run and tell the king, that the Lord hath done judgment for him from the hand of his enemies.
20 Ali mu Joab reče: »Ne možeš danas biti glasnik vesele vijesti, nego ćeš to biti koji drugi dan; danas ne možeš javiti dobru vijest jer je poginuo kraljev sin.«	20 And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king's son is dead.
21 Zatim Joab zapovjedi Etiopljaninu: »Idi javi kralju što si vidio!« Etiopljanin se pokloni Joabu i otrča.	21 And Joab said to Chusai: Go, and tell the king what thou hast seen. Chusai bowed down to Joab, and ran.
22 A Sadokov sin Ahimaas opet zamoli Joaba: »Dogodilo se što mu drago, dopusti da otrčim i ja za Etiopljaninom.« A Joab upita: »Zašto bi trčao, sine moj, kad ti ta vesela vijest neće pribaviti nagrade?«	22 Then Achimaas the son of Sadoc said to Joab again: Why might not I also run after Chusai? And Joab said to him: Why wilt thou run, my son? thou wilt not be the bearer of good tidings.
23 A on ponovi: »Dogodilo se što mu drago, trčat ću!« A Joab mu odvrati: »Trči!« I Ahimaas otrča putem kroz ravnicu i preteče Etiopljanina.	23 He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai.
24 David je upravo sjedio među dvojim gradskim vratima, a stražar se bio uspeo na krov iznad vrata. Podigavši oči, stražar ugleda čovjeka kako trči sam.	24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25 Stražar povika i javi kralju, a kralj mu reče: »Ako je sam, nosi dobar glas na ustima.« Čovjek je dolazio sve bliže.	25 And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,
26 Uto stražar ugleda drugoga čovjeka gdje trči. I povika stražar koji je bio nad vratima: »Evo još jednoga čovjeka koji trči sam!« A kralj odvrati: »I taj nosi dobar glas.«	26 The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.
27 Stražar nastavi: »Prepoznajem trk prvoga čovjeka: trči kao Sadokov sin Ahimaas.« A kralj odvrati: »To je dobar čovjek, dolazi s dobrim glasom.«	27 And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news.
28 Ahimaas se približi kralju i pozdravi ga: »Zdravo!« Baci se licem na zemlju pred kraljem i nastavi: »Blagoslovljen Jahve, tvoj Bog, koji je napustio ljude što su digli ruku na moga gospodara i kralja!«	28 And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: God save thee, O king. And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my king.
29 A kralj upita: »Je li spašen mladić Abšalom?« A Ahimaas odgovori: »Vidio sam veliku vrevu kad je kraljev sluga Joab slao tvoga slugu, ali ne znam što je bilo.«	29 And the king said: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Achimaas said: I saw a great tumult, O king, when thy servant Joab sent me thy servant: I know nothing else.
30 Kralj mu reče: »Odstupi i stani tamo!« On odstupi i stade.	30 And the king said to him: Pass, and stand here.
31 Uto stiže Etiopljanin i progovori: »Neka moj gospodar kralj primi veselu vijest. Jahve ti je danas pribavio pravdu izbavivši te iz ruku svih onih koji su ustali na tebe.«	31 And when he bad passed, and stood still, Chusai appeared: and coming up he said: I bring good tidings, my lord, the king, for the Lord hath judged for thee this day from the hand of all that have risen up against thee.
32 A kralj upita Etiopljanina: »Je li spašen mladić Abšalom?« A Etiopljanin odgovori: »Neka neprijatelji moga gospodara i kralja i svi koji se dižu na tebe u zloj namjeri – prođu kao taj mladić!«	32 And the king said to Chusai: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Chusai answering him, said: Let the enemies of my lord, the king, and all that rise against him unto evil, be as the young man is.
	33 The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom.