¹And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds over them.

¹A Dávid spočítal ľud, ktorý bol s ním, a ustanovil nad nimi tisícnikov a stotníkov.

²And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

²A Dávid oddal tretinu ľudu do ruky Joábovej, tretinu do ruky Abišaja, syna Ceruje, brata Joábovho a tretinu do ruky Ittaja Gitťanského. A kráľ povedal ľudu: I ja sám pojdem s vami von do boja.

³But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succor us out of the city.

³Ale ľud povedal: Nepojdeš! Lebo ak by sme museli utekať, nebudú na nás dbať; ani keby nás zomrela polovica, nebudú na nás veľmi dbať; lebo teraz si ty jako nás desať tisíc. A tak teraz bude dobre, keď nám budeš z mesta na pomoc.

⁴And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

⁴Na to im riekol kráľ: Učiním to, čo sa vám vidí za dobré. Preto sa postavil kráľ ku bráne, a všetok ľud vyšiel po stách a po tisícoch.

⁵And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

⁵A kráľ prikázal Joábovi, Abišajovi a Ittajovi a riekol: Šetrne mi zachádzajte so synom Absalomom. A počul všetok ľud, keď prikazoval kráľ všetkým veliteľom o Absalomovi.

⁶So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

⁶A tak vyšiel ľud do poľa proti Izraelovi. A bitka bola v lese Efraimovom.

⁷Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

⁷A bol tam porazený ľud Izraelov od služobníkov Dávidových. A bola to tam veľká porážka toho dňa. Padlo ich dvadsať tisíc.

⁸For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

⁸Lebo sa tam rozšírila bitka po celej tej krajine, a viacerých z ľudu strávil les, ako bolo tých, ktorých strávil meč toho dňa.

⁹And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

⁹A prihodilo sa, že sa stretol Absalom so služobníkmi Dávidovými. A Absalom jazdil na mulici, a keď podišla mulica pod husté konáre toho veľkého duba, zachytila sa jeho hlava na dube, takže visel medzi nebom a medzi zemou, a mulica, ktorá bola pod ním, bežala ďalej.

¹⁰And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

¹⁰Keď to videl ktorýsi muž, oznámil to Joábovi a riekol: Hľa, videl som Absaloma visieť na dube.

¹¹And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

¹¹A Joáb povedal mužovi, ktorý mu to oznámil: Hľa, videl si a prečo si ho tam nesrazil na zem? A na mne by bolo bývalo, aby som ti dal desať šeklov striebra a jeden pás.

¹²And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

¹²Ale človek odpovedal Joábovi: A čo by som ja hneď tu mal čítať tisíc striebra na svojich rukách, nevystrel by som svojej ruky na syna kráľovho, lebo veď sme počuli na vlastné uši, že ti prikázal kráľ aj Abišajovi aj Ittajovi povediac: Majte mi všetci pozor na syna, na Absaloma!

¹³Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

¹³Alebo keby som vykonal niečo proti jeho duši klamstvom - a niktorá vec sa nezatají pred kráľom -, ty by si sa postavil stranou.

¹⁴Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

¹⁴Na to povedal Joáb: Nebudem sa takto s tebou baviť! A vezmúc tri kopije do svojej ruky vrazil ich do srdca Absalomovho, ktorý ešte žil prostred duba.

¹⁵And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

¹⁵A obstúpili desiati mládenci, ktorí nosili zbraň Joábovu, a bili Absaloma, a tak ho zabili.

¹⁶And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

¹⁶Potom hneď zatrúbil Joáb na trúbu, a ľud sa vrátil od honenia Izraela, lebo Joáb šetril ľud.

¹⁷And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

¹⁷A vezmúc Absaloma hodili ho v lese do tej veľkej jamy a nasnášali na neho veľmi veľkú hromadu kamenia. A celý Izrael utekal, každý do svojho stánu.

¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.

¹⁸A Absalom bol vzal a postavil si za svojho života pamätný stĺp, ktorý je v doline kráľovej, lebo povedal: Nemám syna, aby zachoval pamäť môjho mena. Preto nazval stĺp po svojom mene, a tak sa volá čiastkou Absalomovou až do tohoto dňa.

¹⁹Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.

¹⁹A Achimaac, syn Cádokov, povedal: Dovoľ, prosím, žeby som bežal a zvestoval kráľovi radostnú zvesť, že ho vysúdil Hospodin z ruky jeho nepriateľov.

²⁰And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

²⁰Ale Joáb mu povedal: Nebol by si dnes poslom, ktorý zvestuje radostnú zvesť; budeš zvestovať v iný deň, ale dnes nebudeš zvestovať, pretože zomrel syn kráľov.

²¹Then said Joab to Cushy, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushy bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

²¹Potom povedal Joáb Kúšimu: Idi, oznám kráľovi, čo si videl. A Kúši sa poklonil Joábovi a bežal.

²²Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushy. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

²²A Achimaac, syn Cádokov, povedal ešte raz Joábovi: A nech už je, čo chce, dovoľ, prosím, nech i ja bežím za Kúšim! A Joáb povedal: Načo by si ty bežal, môj synu, keď nemáš dobrej zvesti, ktorá by našla odmenu?

²³But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushy.

²³A nech už je, čo chce, povedal, pobežím. A riekol mu: Tedy bež: A Achimaac bežal cestou roviny a predbehol Kúšiho.

²⁴And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

²⁴A Dávid sedel medzi dvoma bránami. A pozorujúci strážca odišiel na postrešie brány, na múr, a keď pozdvihnul svoje oči, videl, že hľa, nejaký muž beží samotný.

²⁵And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

²⁵Vtedy zavolal pozorujúci strážca a oznámil to kráľovi. A kráľ povedal: Ak je sám, vtedy je dobrá zvesť v jeho ústach. A človek prichádzal bližšie a bližšie.

²⁶And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

²⁶Potom videl pozorujúci strážca iného muža bežať. A pozorujúci strážca zavolal na bránneho a riekol: Hľa, zase beží nejaký muž samotný! A kráľ povedal: I ten nesie dobrú zvesť.

²⁷And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

²⁷A pozorujúci strážca povedal: Vidím beh prvého jako beh Achimaaca, syna Cádokovho. Na to povedal kráľ: To je dobrý človek a ide s dobrou zvesťou.

²⁸And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

²⁸Potom zavolal Achimaac a riekol kráľovi: Pokoj ti! A poklonil sa kráľovi svojou tvárou k zemi a riekol: Požehnaný Hospodin, tvoj Bôh, ktorý zavrel do tvojej ruky mužov, ktorí pozdvihli svoju ruku na môjho pána kráľa!

²⁹And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

²⁹A kráľ povedal: Či pokoj môjmu synovi Absalomovi? A Achimaac odpovedal: Videl som veľký shon, keď posielal Joáb služobníka kráľovho, i mňa, tvojho služobníka, ale neviem, čo bolo.

³⁰And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

³⁰A kráľ povedal: Odstúp, postav sa tamto! A odstúpil a stál.

³¹And, behold, Cushy came; and Cushy said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

³¹A tu hľa, prišiel Kúši. A Kúši povedal: Dobrá zvesť sa zvestuje môjmu pánu kráľovi, lebo ťa dnes vysúdil Hospodin z ruky všetkých tých, ktorí boli povstali proti tebe.

³²And the king said unto Cushy, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushy answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

³²A kráľ povedal Kúšimu: Či pokoj môjmu synovi Absalomovi? A Kúši odpovedal: Nech sú jako syn kráľov nepriatelia môjho pána kráľa i všetci, ktorí povstali proti tebe na zlé!

³³And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

³³Vtedy sa vzrušil kráľ a vyjdúc do hornej siene na bráne plakal a idúc takto hovoril: Môj synu, Absalome, môj synu, môj synu, Absalome! Ó, keby som ja bol zomrel namiesto teba, Absalome! Môj synu, môj synu!