1 Samuel, 24

1. Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.

1. David se odande uspe i nastani u engadskim gorskim skloništima.

2. And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”

2. Kad se Šaul vratio iz potjere za Filistejcima, javiše mu ovo: "David je u Engadskoj pustinji!"

3. Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.

3. Tada Šaul uze tri tisuæe odabranih ljudi iz svega Izraela i poðe da traži Davida i njegove ljude na istok od Litica divokoza.

4. And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.

4. Iduæi doðe k ovèjim torovima pokraj puta; ondje bijaše peæina i Šaul uðe da èuène; a David je sa svojim ljudima sjedio u dnu peæine.

5. And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’ ” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.

5. I rekoše Davidu ljudi njegovi: "Evo dana za koji ti je rekao Jahve: 'Ja æu predati tvoga neprijatelja u tvoje ruke, postupaj s njim kako ti se mili!'" A David ustade i neprimjetno odsijeèe skut od Šaulova plašta.

6. After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.

6. Ali poslije zapeèe Davida savjest što je odsjekao skut od Šaulova plašta,

7. And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”

7. pa reèe svojim ljudima: "Oèuvao me Jahve da takvo što uèinim svome gospodaru, da dignem ruku na njega, jer je pomazanik Jahvin."

8. And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.

8. I David oštrim rijeèima ukori svoje ljude i ne dopusti im da ustanu na Šaula. A Šaul izaðe iz peæine i poðe svojim putem.

9. Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.

9. Zatim ustade David, iziðe iz peæine i vikne za Šaulom: "Gospodaru kralju!" A kad se Šaul obazre, David se baci nièice na zemlju i pokloni mu se.

10. And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’

10. Tada David reèe Šaulu: "Zašto slušaš ljude koji ti govore da David snuje tebi propast?

11. Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.

11. Gle, upravo u ovaj dan tvoje su oèi mogle vidjeti da te Jahve predao danas u moje ruke u ovoj peæini. Rekoše mi da te ubijem, ali te poštedjeh i rekoh: 'Neæu diæi svoje ruke na svoga gospodara, jer je Jahvin pomazanik.'

12. Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.

12. O, moj oèe, pogledaj i vidi skut od svoga plašta u mojoj ruci: odsjekao sam skut od tvoga plašta, a tebe nisam ubio; spoznaj i vidi da u mojoj ruci nema ni zlobe ni opaèine. Ja nisam zgriješio protiv tebe, a ti vrebaš na moj život da mi ga uzmeš!

13. May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.

13. Jahve neka sudi izmeðu mene i tebe, Jahve neka me osveti na tebi, ali se moja ruka neæe diæi na tebe.

14. So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.

14. Kako kaže stara poslovica: od nepravednika dolazi nepravda, i zato se moja ruka neæe diæi protiv tebe.

15. Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.

15. Za kim je izišao izraelski kralj? Za kim ideš u potjeru? Za mrtvim psom, za obiènom buhom!

16. May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”

16. Jahve neka bude sudac, on neka sudi izmeðu mene i tebe, neka ispita i brani moju stvar i neka mi pribavi pravdu: neka me izbavi iz tvoje ruke!"

17. And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.

17. Kad je David izgovorio te rijeèi Šaulu, odvrati Šaul: "Je li to tvoj glas, sine Davide?" I Šaul glasno zaplaka.

18. And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.

18. Zatim reèe Davidu: "Pravedniji si od mene jer ti si meni uèinio dobro, a ja sam tebi uèinio zlo.

19. And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

19. A danas si okrunio svoju dobrotu prema meni, jer me Jahve predao u tvoje ruke, a ti me nisi ubio.

20. For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.

20. Kad se èovjek namjeri na svoga neprijatelja, pušta li ga da ide mirno svojim putem? Neka ti Jahve naplati za ono dobro što si mi danas uèinio!

21. And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.

21. Sada pouzdano znam da æeš zacijelo biti kralj i da æe se kraljevstvo nad Izraelom trajno održati u tvojoj ruci.

22. Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”

22. Zato mi se sada zakuni Jahvom da neæeš zatrti moga potomstva poslije mene i da neæeš izbrisati moga imena iz moga oèinskoga doma!"

23. And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.

23. David se zakle Šaulu, Šaul ode svojoj kuæi, a David se sa svojim ljudima vrati u gorska skloništa.