1 Kings, 20

1. Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.

1. Ben-Hadad, kralj Arama, skupi svu vojsku svoju - s njim bijahu trideset i dva kralja, s konjima i bojnim kolima - i ode opsjedati Samariju i udari na nju.

2. And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,

2. Posla u grad glasnike izraelskom kralju Ahabu

3. he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”

3. i reèe mu: "Ovako veli Ben-Hadad: 'Tvoje srebro i tvoje zlato moje je, a žene tvoje i djeca ostaju tebi.'"

4. And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”

4. Izraelski kralj ovako mu odgovori: "Na tvoju zapovijed, gospodaru kralju! Tvoj sam ja sa svime što mi pripada."

5. And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.

5. Ali se glasnici vratiše i rekoše: "Ovako kaže Ben-Hadad i poruèuje ti: 'Daj mi svoje srebro i zlato, svoje žene i djecu.

6. Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”

6. Budi siguran da æu sutra u ovo doba poslati svoje sluge i oni æe pretražiti tvoju kuæu i kuæe tvojih sluga i stavit æe svoju ruku na sve što im se svidi i to æe odnijeti.'"

7. Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”

7. Izraelski kralj sazva sve starješine zemaljske i reèe: "Promislite i pogledajte! Ovaj nam sprema zlo! Traži od mene moje žene i djecu, premda mu nisam odbio svoje srebro i zlato."

8. And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”

8. Starješine mu i sav narod odgovoriše: "Nemoj poslušati! Nemoj pristati!"

9. And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”

9. Tada on ovako odgovori Ben-Hadadovim poslanicima: "Recite gospodaru kralju: 'Sve što si prvi put tražio od svoga sluge, ja æu uèiniti, ali ovo drugo ne mogu.'" I poslanici odoše i odnesoše odgovor.

10. And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”

10. Tada mu Ben-Hadad poruèi: "Neka mi bogovi uèine zlo i neka pridaju još toliko, ako bude dosta praha Samarije da svi oni koji me slijede dobiju po pregršt!"

11. And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”

11. Ali mu kralj izraelski odgovori: "Kaže se: 'Neka se ne hvali koji se opasuje kao onaj koji se raspasuje!'"

12. Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.

12. A kad je Ben-Hadad to èuo - upravo je pio s kraljevima pod šatorima - zapovjedi svojim slugama: "Na svoja mjesta!" I oni zauzeše svoje položaje protiv grada.

13. And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

13. Tada potraži jedan prorok Ahaba, kralja Izraela, i reèe: "Ovako veli Jahve: 'Jesi li vidio ono silno mnoštvo? Ja æu ti ga danas evo predati u ruke i ti æeš spoznati da sam ja Jahve.'"

14. And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”

14. Ahab reèe: "Po kome?" On odgovori: "Ovako veli Jahve: po momcima pokrajinskih namjesnika." Ahab upita: "Tko æe poèeti boj?" On odgovori: "Ti!"

15. Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.

15. Ahab izvrši smotru momaka pokrajinskih upravitelja. Bijaše ih dvije stotine trideset i dva. Poslije njih izvršio je smotru sve vojske svih Izraelaca. Bijaše ih sedam tisuæa.

16. And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.

16. Oni iziðoše u podne, dok je Ben-Hadad pio u šatorima sa trideset i dva kralja koji mu bijahu saveznici.

17. Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”

17. Momci pokrajinskih upravitelja iziðoše prvi. Obavijestiše Ben-Hadada: "Izišli su ljudi iz Samarije."

18. And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”

18. On reèe: "Ako su izišli radi mira, pohvatajte ih žive; ako su izišli u boj, opet ih uhvatite žive!"

19. Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.

19. Ali kad su oni - momci pokrajinskih upravitelja - izišli iz grada, za njima je slijedila ostala vojska

20. And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.

20. i svaki je udario na svog protivnika. Aramejci su bježali, a Izraelci ih progonili. Ben-Hadad, aramejski kralj, spasio se na konju zajedno s nekim konjanicima.

21. But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.

21. Tada je izišao izraelski kralj; zarobio je konje i kola i nanio Aramejcima težak poraz.

22. Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”

22. Tada pristupi prorok izraelskom kralju i reèe mu: "Hajdemo! Ohrabri se i razmisli dobro što ti je èiniti, jer æe dogodine aramejski kralj napasti na te."

23. Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.

23. Sluge su savjetovale aramejskog kralja: Njihov bog je bog gora, i zato su bili jaèi od nas. Ali ako se pobijemo s njima u ravnici, sigurno æemo mi biti jaèi od njih.

24. Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.

24. Uèinimo dakle ovako: makni ove kraljeve i postavi na njihovo mjesto upravitelje.

25. And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.

25. Zatim skupi sebi veliku vojsku kolika je bila ona koju si izgubio, toliko konja i toliko kola. Tada æemo se pobiti s njima u ravnici, i sigurno æemo ih nadvladati." On ih posluša i uèini tako.

26. Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.

26. Na poèetku godine Ben-Hadad podiže Aramejce i poðe na Afek da vojuje s Izraelom.

27. Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.

27. Izraelci se podigoše i krenuše protiv njih. I utaboriše se Izraelci pred njima kao dva mala stada koza, dok su Aramejci prekrili zemlju.

28. And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

28. Tada pristupi Božji èovjek izraelskom kralju i reèe: "Ovako veli Jahve: 'Zato što Aramejci kažu za Jahvu da je Bog bregova i da nije Bog ravnica, ja æu predati u tvoje ruke ovo silno mnoštvo da spoznate da sam ja Jahve'."

29. And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

29. Sedam dana bijahu utaboreni jedni suèelice drugima. Sedmoga dana zametnu se boj i Izraelci poubijaše Aramejce, stotinu tisuæa pješaka u jedan jedini dan.

30. Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.

30. Ostatak pobježe u Afek, u grad, ali se sruši zidina na dvadeset i sedam tisuæa ljudi koji su ostali. Pobjegao je i Ben-Hadad. U gradu je prelazio iz jednog skrovišta u drugo.

31. And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”

31. Njegove su mu sluge rekle: "Gle! Mi smo èuli da su izraelski kraljevi milosrdni. Stavimo kostrijet oko bokova svojih i konope oko svojih glava, pa izaðimo pred kralja izraelskog: možda æe ti poštedjeti život."

32. So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’ ” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”

32. I svezaše kostrijeti oko bokova svojih i konopce oko svojih glava. Otišli su pred izraelskog kralja i rekli: "Tvoj sluga Ben-Hadad kaže: 'Ostavi me na životu!'" On odgovori: "Je li još živ? On je moj brat."

33. The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.

33. Ljudi su to uzeli kao dobar znak i požurili se da ga uhvate za rijeè govoreæi: "Ben-Hadad tvoj je brat." Ahab odgovori: "Idite! Dovedite ga!" Ben-Hadad doðe i on ga uze na kola.

34. And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.

34. Ben-Hadad reèe mu tada: "Vratit æu ti gradove koje je moj otac uzeo tvome ocu; stajat æe ti na raspolaganju èetvrti u Damasku, kao što ih je postavio moj otac u Samariji. Pod ovim me uvjetom otpusti." Ahab sklopi s njime savez i otpusti ga.

35. Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.

35. Neki od proroèkih sinova reèe po Jahvinoj zapovijedi svome drugu: "Udari me!" Ali èovjek ne htjede da ga tuèe.

36. And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

36. Tada mu onaj reèe: "Buduæi da nisi slušao glasa Jahvina, evo, kad odeš od mene, lav æe te razderati." Tek što se udaljio od njega, naiðe na lava koji ga razdera.

37. But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.

37. Prorok naðe drugoga èovjeka i reèe: "Udari me!" Èovjek ga izudara i izrani.

38. Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.

38. Prorok ode, postavi se kralju na put, a preko oèiju navuèe povez da ga ne prepoznaju.

39. And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’

39. Kad je kralj prolazio, on povika: "Tvoj je sluga bio izišao u boj, kadli iz bojnih redova jedan istupi i dovede mi nekog èovjeka govoreæi: 'Èuvaj ovoga èovjeka! Ako nestane, tvoj æe život biti za njegov život, ili æeš platiti srebrni talenat.'

40. And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”

40. I dok je tvoj sluga radio ovdje-ondje, njega je nestalo." Tada mu reèe kralj Izraela: "Eto ti presude! Sam si je izrekao!"

41. Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.

41. Nato onaj odmah ukloni povez s oèiju i kralj izraelski vidje da je to jedan od proroka.

42. And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”

42. A on reèe kralju: "Ovako veli Jahve: 'Buduæi da si pustio da ti iz ruke utekne èovjek koga sam udario prokletstvom, tvoj æe život biti za njegov život, tvoj narod za njegov narod.'"

43. And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.

43. I kralj izraelski ode svojoj kuæi, mrk i srdit, i uðe u Samariju.