2 Chronicles, 25

1. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jehoaddan, from Jerusalem.

1. Amasji je bilo dvadeset i pet godina kad se zakraljio; kraljevao je dvadeset i devet godina u Jeruzalemu. Mati mu se zvala Joadana i bila je iz Jeruzalema.

2. And he accomplished good in the sight of the Lord. Yet truly, not with a perfect heart.

2. Èinio je što je pravo u Jahvinim oèima, ali ne svim srcem.

3. And when he saw himself to be strengthened in his rule, he cut the throats of the servants who had killed his father, the king.

3. Kad je uèvrstio kraljevstvo, pogubio je èasnike koji su ubili kralja, njegova oca.

4. But he did not put to death their sons, just as it was written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord instructed, saying: “The fathers shall not be slain because of the sons, nor the sons because of their fathers. Instead, each one shall die for his own sin.”

4. Ali im sinova nije pogubio, prema onome što je napisano u knjizi Zakona Mojsijeva, gdje Jahve zapovijeda: "Neka se oèevi ne pogubljuju za sinove, ni sinovi za oèeve, nego svatko neka gine za svoj grijeh."

5. And then Amaziah gathered together Judah, and he organized them by families, and tribunes, and centurions, throughout all of Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and upward. And he found three hundred thousand young men, who could go forth to battle, and who could hold spear and shield.

5. Potom Amasja skupi Judejce i svega Judu i Benjamina, razvrsta ih prema obiteljima, tisuænicima i satnicima. Pošto popisa od dvadeset godina naviše, naðe trista tisuæa izabranih momaka za vojsku, viènih koplju i štitu.

6. Also, he hired for pay from Israel one hundred thousand experienced men, for one hundred talents of silver.

6. Meðu Izraelcima najmi sto tisuæa hrabrih junaka za sto srebrnih talenata.

7. Then a man of God came to him, and he said: “O king, let not the army of Israel go forth with you. For the Lord is not with Israel, nor with all the sons of Ephraim.

7. Ali k njemu doðe èovjek Božji i reèe: "Kralju, neka ne ide s tobom izraelska vojska, jer Jahve nije s Izraelcima ni s Efrajimovim sinovima,

8. But if you think that a war stands by the strength of the army, God will cause you to be overwhelmed by the enemies. For indeed, it belongs to God to assist, and to put to flight.”

8. nego idi ti sam, ponesi se junaèki u boju; inaèe æe te oboriti Bog pred neprijateljem, jer Bog može pomoæi i oboriti."

9. And Amaziah said to the man of God, “Then what will become of the one hundred talents, which I gave to the soldiers of Israel?” And the man of God responded to him, “The Lord has that from which he is able to give much more than this to you.”

9. Tada Amasja upita èovjeka Božjeg: "A što æe biti od sto talenata koje sam dao izraelskim èetama?" Božji èovjek odgovori: "Jahve ima da ti dade više od toga."

10. And so, Amaziah separated the army, which had come to him from Ephraim, so that they would return to their place. But having become very angry against Judah, they returned to their own region.

10. Tada Amasja odvoji èete koje mu bijahu došle od Efrajima, da se vrate u svoje mjesto. Ali se vojnici razgnjeviše na Judejce i vratiše se u svoje mjesto plamteæi od srdžbe.

11. Then Amaziah confidently led forth his people. And he went away to the Valley of the Salt Pits, and he struck down ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

11. A Amasja, ohrabriv se, povede narod, ode u Slanu dolinu i pobi deset tisuæa seirskih sinova.

12. And the sons of Judah captured another ten thousand of the men. And they led them to the precipice of a certain rock. And they threw them from the summit, and they were all broken apart.

12. Judini su sinovi zarobili deset tisuæa živih, odveli ih na vrh hridi te ih pobacali, tako da se svi razmrskaše.

13. But the army that Amaziah had sent away, so that they would not go with him into battle, spread out among the cities of Judah, from Samaria as far as Beth-horon. And having killed three thousand, they took away much plunder.

13. Èeta koju je Amasja poslao natrag da ne ide s njima u boj harala je po judejskim gradovima od Samarije pa do Bet Horona i pobila u njima tri tisuæe ljudi i naplijenila silan plijen.

14. Truly, after the slaughter of the Edomites, and when the gods of the sons of Seir were brought, Amaziah chose them as gods for himself. And he was adoring them, and burning incense to them.

14. Poslije toga, kad se Amasja vratio razbivši Edomce, donio je bogove seirskih sinova, postavio ih sebi za bogove i poèeo im se klanjati i kaditi im.

15. For this reason, the Lord became angry against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who would say to him, “Why have you adored gods who did not free their own people from your hand?”

15. Tada se Jahve razgnjevi na Amasju i posla k njemu proroka koji ga upita: "Zašto tražiš bogove toga naroda koji nisu izbavili svoga naroda iz tvoje ruke?"

16. And after he spoke these things, he responded to him: “Are you the counselor of the king? Be quiet! Otherwise I will put you to death.” And departing, the prophet said, “I know that God has decided to kill you, because you have done this evil, and also because you have not agreed to my counsel.”

16. Dok je on to govorio, kralj ga upita: "Jesi li postavljen kralju za savjetnika? Prestani! Zašto da te pogube?" Tada prorok ušutje, ali nadoda: "Znam da te Bog odluèio uništiti kad to èiniš a ne slušaš mojega savjeta."

17. And so Amaziah, the king of Judah, undertaking a very wicked counsel, sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying: “Come, let us see one another.”

17. Tada judejski kralj Amasja smisli i poruèi izraelskom kralju Joašu, sinu Jehuova sina Joahaza: "Doði da se ogledamo!"

18. But he sent back messengers, saying: “The thistle which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar of Lebanon, saying: ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ And behold, the beasts that were in the forest of Lebanon passed through, and they trampled the thistle.

18. A izraelski kralj Joaš odvrati judejskom kralju Amasji: "Libanonski je trn jedanput poslao glasnike k libanonskom cedru i poruèio: 'Daj kæer mome sinu za ženu', ali su divlje zvijeri libanonske prošle i trn izgazile.

19. You said, ‘I struck down Edom.’ And for this reason, your heart is lifted up with pride. Settle in your own house. Why do you provoke evil against yourself, so that you may fall, and then Judah with you?”

19. Potukao si Edomce, pa ti se srce uzobijestilo i tražiš slavu. Radije ostani kod kuæe. Zašto izazivaš zlo i hoæeš da padneš i ti i svi Judejci s tobom?"

20. Amaziah was not willing to listen to him, because it was the will of the Lord that he be delivered into the hands of the enemies, because of the gods of Edom.

20. Ali Amasja ne posluša, jer tako bijaše odredio Bog, da ih preda u ruke Joašu zato što su pristali uz edomske bogove.

21. And so Joash, the king of Israel, ascended, and they presented themselves within the sight of one another. Now Amaziah, the king of Judah, was in Beth-shemesh of Judah.

21. Izaðe izraelski kralj Joaš te se ogledaše u boju on i judejski kralj Amasja u Bet Šemešu u Judeji.

22. And Judah fell before Israel. And each one fled to his own tent.

22. Izraelci poraziše Judejce i oni pobjegoše pod svoj šator.

23. Then Joash, the king of Israel, captured Amaziah, the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and he led him to Jerusalem. And he destroyed its walls, from the gate of Ephraim as far as the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

23. Izraelski kralj Joaš uhvati u Bet Šemešu judejskog kralja Amasju, sina Joaševa, sina Joahazova, i odvede ga u Jeruzalem; onda sruši jeruzalemski zid od Efrajimovih vrata do Ugaonih vrata, u dužini od èetiri stotine lakata.

24. Also, he brought back to Samaria all the gold and silver, and all the vessels, which he had found in the house of God, and with Obededom in the treasuries of the king’s house, as well as sons for hostages.

24. Uzevši sve zlato, srebro i posuðe što se nalazilo u Domu Božjem kod Obed Edoma i u riznici kraljevskog dvora, povrh toga i taoce, vrati se u Samariju.

25. Then Amaziah, the son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.

25. Judejski je kralj Amasja, Joašev sin, živio još petnaest godina poslije smrti izraelskoga kralja Joaša, Joahazova sina.

26. Now the rest of the words of Amaziah, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

26. Ostala Amasjina djela, od prvih do posljednjih, zapisana su u Knjizi o judejskim i izraelskim kraljevima.

27. And after he withdrew from the Lord, they set up an ambush against him in Jerusalem. But since he had fled into Lachish, they sent and killed him in that place.

27. Otkako je Amasja ostavio Jahvu, kovala se protiv njega urota u Jeruzalemu. Iako je pobjegao u Lakiš, poslaše za njim u Lakiš ljude koji ga ondje ubiše.

28. And having carried him back upon horses, they buried him with his fathers in the City of David.

28. Odande su ga prenijeli na konjima i sahranili kraj njegovih otaca u Judinu gradu.