¹And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

¹A keď popošiel Dávid trochu s temena vrchu, tu hľa, Cíba, sluha Mefibóšetov, išiel oproti nemu vedúc so sebou dvoch osedlaných oslov a na nich dvesto chlebov a sto sväzkov sušeného hrozna, sto hrúd letného ovocia, datlí a fíkov, a kožica vína.

²And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

²A kráľ povedal Cíbovi: Načo ti je toto? A Cíba odpovedal: Osli sú pre dom kráľov jazdiť na nich a chlieb a ovocie, aby jedli služobníci, a víno aby sa napil, kto by zomdlel na púšti.

³And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

³A zase povedal kráľ: A kde je syn tvojho pána? A Cíba odpovedal kráľovi: Hľa, zostal v Jeruzaleme, lebo povedal: Dnes mi navrátia, dom Izraelov, kráľovstvo môjho otca.

⁴Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

⁴Na to povedal kráľ Cíbovi: Hľa, tvoje je všetko, čo mal Mefibóšet. A Cíba povedal: Klaniam sa. Nech aj inokedy najdem milosť v tvojich očiach, môj pán kráľ!

⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

⁵A keď prišiel kráľ Dávid až po Bachúrim, tu hľa, vyšiel odtiaľ nejaký muž z rodiny domu Saulovho, ktorému bolo meno Šimei, syn Géru, vychádzal pozvoľna a zlorečil.

⁶And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

⁶A hádzal kamene do Dávida jako aj do všetkých služobníkov kráľa Dávida, hoc i všetok ľud i všetci udatní mužovia boli po jeho pravej i po jeho ľavej strane.

⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

⁷A takto hovoril Šimei, keď zlorečil: Vyjdi, vyjdi, mužu krvi! A mužu beliála!

⁸The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

⁸Hospodin obrátil na teba všetku krv domu Saulovho, na ktorého mieste si kraľoval. Ale Hospodin dal kráľovstvo do ruky Absaloma, tvojho syna. A hľa, zapadol si vo svojej vlastnej zlobe, lebo si mužom krvi!

⁹Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

⁹A Abišaj, syn Ceruje, povedal kráľovi: Načo má zlorečiť tento mŕtvy pes môjmu pánu kráľovi? Dovoľ, prosím, žeby som ta išiel a zoťal mu hlavu!

¹⁰And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

¹⁰Ale kráľ povedal: Čo ja mám s vami, synovia Ceruje? Že zlorečí? A keď mu Hospodin povedal: Zloreč Dávidovi! nuž ktože povie: Prečo tak robíš?

¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

¹¹A potom povedal Dávid Abišajovi a všetkým svojim služobníkom: Hľa, môj syn, ktorý pošiel z môjho života, hľadá moju dušu, o čo skôr môže potom syn Jeminiho! Nechajte ho, nech zlorečí, lebo Hospodin mu to kázal.

¹²It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

¹²Možno, že Hospodin pohliadne na moju krivdu a že mi odplatí Hospodin dobrým za jeho zlorečenie tohoto dňa.

¹³And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

¹³A tak išiel Dávid a jeho mužovia cestou. A Šimei išiel po stráni vrchu, po boku naproti nemu, idúc a zlorečiac a hádzal kamene naproti nemu a vrhal prach.

¹⁴And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

¹⁴A tak prišiel kráľ i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním, do Ajefíma, a odpočinuli si tam.

¹⁵And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¹⁵A Absalom a všetok ľud, mužovia Izraelovi, prišli do Jeruzalema, a Achitofel s ním.

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

¹⁶A stalo sa, keď prišiel Chúšai Arechitský, priateľ Dávidov, k Absalomovi, že povedal Chúšai Absalomovi: Nech žije kráľ! Nech žije kráľ!

¹⁷And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

¹⁷A Absalom povedal Chúšaimu: Či je toto tvoja láska a vďaka voči tvojmu priateľovi? Prečo si neišiel so svojím priateľom?

¹⁸And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

¹⁸A Chúšai odpovedal Absalomovi: Nie, ale koho vyvolil Hospodin a tento ľud i všetci mužovia Izraelovi, toho budem a s tým ostanem.

¹⁹And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

¹⁹A po druhé, komuže to ja budem slúžiť? Či nebudem slúžiť pred jeho synom? Ako som slúžil pred tvojím otcom, tak a taký budem aj pred tebou.

²⁰Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

²⁰Potom povedal Absalom Achitofelovi: Nože poraďte, čo máme robiť!

²¹And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

²¹A Achitofel povedal Absalomovi: Vojdi k ženinám svojho otca, ktoré zanechal, aby dozeraly na dom, a počuje celý Izrael, že si sa zošklivil svojmu otcovi, vtedy zosilnejú ruky všetkých, ktorí sú s tebou.

²²So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

²²A tak roztiahli Absalomovi stán na postreší paláca, a Absalom vošiel k ženinám svojho otca pred očami celého Izraela.

²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

²³A rada Achitofelova, ktorý radil v tých dňoch, bola taká, jako keby sa niekto bol pýtal na slovo Boha, taká bola každá rada Achitofelova jako u Dávida tak aj u Absaloma.