2 Samuel, 17

1. Then Ahithophel said to Absalom: “I will choose for myself twelve thousand men, and rising up, I will pursue David this night.

1. Nato Ahitofel reèe Abšalomu: "Dopusti da izaberem dvanaest tisuæa ljudi pa da se dignem i poðem u potjeru za Davidom još noæas.

2. And rushing against him, for he is weary and has weakened hands, I will strike him. And when all the people who are with him will have fled, I will strike down the king in isolation.

2. Navalit æu na njega kad bude umoran i bez snage; plašit æu ga i razbježat æe se sav narod koji je s njim. Onda æu ubiti samoga kralja.

3. And I will lead back the entire people, returning in the manner of one man. For you are seeking only one man. And all the people shall be in peace.”

3. A sav æu narod dovesti natrag k tebi, kao što se mlada vraæa svome mužu: ti radiš o glavi samo jednome èovjeku, a sav æe narod onda biti miran."

4. And this word pleased Absalom and all those greater by birth of Israel.

4. Svidje se to Abšalomu i svim starješinama Izraelovim.

5. But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say.”

5. Ali Abšalom reèe: "Pozovimo još Hušaja Arèanina da èujemo što æe nam on kazati!"

6. And when Hushai had gone to Absalom, Absalom said to him: “Ahithophel has spoken a word in this manner. Should we do it or not? What counsel do you give?”

6. Kad je Hušaj došao k Abšalomu, reèe mu Abšalom: "Ahitofel je svjetovao ovako. Hoæemo li uèiniti kako je on predložio? Ako ne, govori ti!"

7. And Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given at this time is not good.”

7. A Hušaj odgovori Abšalomu: "Ovaj put savjet Ahitofelov nije dobar."

8. And again Hushai declared, “You know your father, and the men who are with him, to be very strong and bitter in soul, comparable to a bear raging in the forest when her young have been taken away. Moreover, your father is a man of war, and so he will not live among the people.

8. I nastavi Hušaj: "Ti znaš da su tvoj otac i njegovi ljudi junaci i da su ljuti kao medvjedica kojoj su oteli njezine medvjediæe. Tvoj je otac ratnik, neæe on dopustiti da narod poèiva preko noæi.

9. Perhaps now he hides in pits, or in another place, wherever he wills. And if by chance, in the beginning, anyone may fall, whoever hears about it, no matter what he has heard, will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who were following Absalom.’

9. On se sada krije u kakvoj jami ili na kakvu drugom mjestu. Pa ako odmah u poèetku koji od naših padne, proširit æe se glas o porazu u vojsci koja je pristala uz Abšaloma.

10. And even the very strong, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will be weakened out of fear. For all the people of Israel know your father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are robust.

10. Tada æe i najhrabriji, u koga je srce kao u lava, izgubiti srèanost. Jer sav Izrael zna da je tvoj otac junak i da su hrabri oni koji ga prate.

11. But this seems to me to be the right counsel: Let all of Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand of the sea which is innumerable. And you will be in their midst.

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.

12. And we shall rush against him in whatever place he will have been found. And we shall cover him, as the dew usually falls upon the ground. And we shall not leave behind even one of the men who are with him.

12. Tada æemo navaliti na njega gdje se god bude nalazio, oborit æemo se na nj kao što rosa pada na zemlju i neæemo ostaviti živa ni njega niti ikojega od njegovih ljudi.

13. And if he will enter into any city, all of Israel shall encircle that city with ropes. And we will pull it into the torrent, so that there may not be found even one small stone from it.”

13. Ako li se povuèe u koji grad, sav æe izraelski narod donijeti užeta pod onaj grad pa æemo ga povlaèiti do potoka, sve dok više ni kamenèiæa ne bude od njega."

14. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, said: “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” So, by an act of the Lord, the useful counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, in order that the Lord might lead evil over Absalom.

14. Tada Abšalom i svi Izraelci rekoše: "Bolji je savjet Hušaja Arèanina nego savjet Ahitofelov." Jer Jahve bijaše odluèio da se osujeti izvrsna Ahitofelova osnova, kako bi navukao nesreæu na Abšaloma.

15. And Hushai said to the priests, Zadok and Abiathar: “Ahithophel gave counsel to Absalom and to the elders of Israel in this and that manner. And I gave counsel in such and such a manner.

15. Potom Hušaj javi sveæenicima Sadoku i Ebjataru: "Ahitofel je tako i tako savjetovao Abšaloma i starješine izraelske, a ja sam savjetovao tako i tako.

16. Now therefore, send quickly, and report to David, saying: ‘You shall not stay this night in the plains of the desert. Instead, without delay, go across. Otherwise the king may be engulfed, and all the people who are with him.’ ”

16. Zato sad brzo javite to Davidu i poruèite mu: 'Nemoj noæas noæiti na ravnicama pustinje, nego brzo prijeði na drugu stranu da ne bude uništen kralj i sva vojska koja je s njim.'"

17. But Jonathan and Ahimaaz remained beside the Fountain of Rogel. And a handmaid went away and reported it to them. And they set out, so that they might carry the report to king David. For they could not be seen, nor enter into the city.

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 ulazeæi u grad.

18. But a certain young man saw them, and he revealed it to Absalom. Yet truly, they traveled quickly and entered into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, and they descended into it.

18. Ali ih opazi neki momak te javi Abšalomu. Nato obojica žurno odoše i doðoše u kuæu nekoga èovjeka u Bahurimu. U njegovu dvorištu bijaše studenac i oni se spustiše u nj.

19. Then a woman took and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as if drying hulled barley. And so the matter was hidden.

19. A žena uze i razastrije pokrivaè preko otvora studencu i posu po njem stuèenoga zrnja, tako da se ništa nije moglo opaziti.

20. And when the servants of Absalom had entered into the house, they said to the woman, “Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman responded to them, “They passed through hurriedly, after they had taken a little water.” But those who were seeking them, when they had not found them, returned to Jerusalem.

20. Abšalomove sluge doðoše k toj ženi u kuæu i upitaše: "Gdje su Ahimaas i Jonatan?" A žena im odgovori: "Otišli su dalje prema vodi." Potom su ih još tražili, ali ih ne naðoše pa se vratiše u Jeruzalem.

21. And when they had gone, they ascended from the well. And traveling, they reported to king David, and they said: “Rise up, and go across the river quickly. For Ahithophel has given a counsel of this kind against you.”

21. A kad su oni otišli, ona dvojica iziðoše iz studenca i odoše da donesu vijesti kralju Davidu. I rekoše mu: "Ustajte i prijeðite brže preko vode, jer je tako i tako savjetovao protiv vas Ahitofel."

22. Therefore, David rose up, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed over the Jordan, until first light. And not even one of them was left behind who had not crossed over the river.

22. Tada se David i sav narod što bijaše s njim diže i prijeðe preko Jordana; u zoru nije više bilo nijednoga koji nije prešao preko Jordana.

23. Then Ahithophel, seeing that his counsel had not been done, saddled his donkey, and he rose up and went away to his own house and to his own city. And putting his house in order, he killed himself by hanging. And he was buried in the sepulcher of his father.

23. Kad je Ahitofel vidio da se nije izvršio njegov savjet, osamari svoga magarca, krenu na put i ode svojoj kuæi u svoj grad. Ondje se pobrinu za svoju kuæu, zatim se objesi i umrije. Pokopaše ga u grobu njegova oca.

24. Then David went to the encampment, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

24. David je veæ bio došao u Mahanajim kad je Abšalom prešao preko Jordana sa svim Izraelcima koji bijahu s njim.

25. Truly, Absalom appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man who was called Ithra of Jezrael, who entered to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, who was the mother of Joab.

25. Abšalom bijaše postavio Amasu za zapovjednika nad vojskom namjesto Joaba. A Amasa je bio sin nekoga èovjeka po imenu Jitre, Jišmaelovca, koji je ušao k Abigajili, kæeri Jišajevoj i sestri Sarvije, Joabove majke.

26. And Israel made camp with Absalom in the land of Gilead.

26. Izrael i Abšalom udariše tabor u zemlji gileadskoj.

27. And when David had arrived at the encampment, Shobi, the son of Nahash, from Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai, the Gileadite of Rogelim,

27. Kad je David došao u Mahanajim, tada Šobi, sin Nahašev iz Rabe Amonske, pa Makir, sin Amielov iz Lo Debara, i Barzilaj, Gileaðanin iz Rogelima,

28. brought to him bedding, and tapestries, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and cooked grain, and beans, and lentils, and fried chick peas,

28. donesoše postelja, pokrivaèa, èaša i zemljanog suða, uz to pšenice, jeèma, brašna, pržena žita, boba, leæe,

29. and honey, and butter, sheep and fattened calves. And they gave these to David and to the people who were with him to eat. For they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the desert.

29. meda, kiseloga mlijeka i sira kravljeg i ovèjeg i ponudiše Davida i narod što bijaše s njim da jedu. Jer mišljahu: "Ljudi su u pustinji trpjeli glad, umor i žeðu."