¹Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

¹A vojna trvala dlho medzi domom Saulovým a medzi domom Dávidovým. Ale Dávid mocnel vše viac a viac, a dom Saulov slabnul viac a viac.

²And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

²A Dávidovi sa narodili synovia v Hebrone, z ktorých jeho prvorodený bol Amnon, syn Achinoami Jezreelskej,

³And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

³a jeho druhý bol Kileáb, syn Abigaili, predtým ženy Nábala Karmelského; tretí bol Absalom, syn Maachy, dcéry Talmaja, kráľa Gešúra;

⁴And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

⁴štvrtý bol Adoniáš, syn Chaggity, piaty Šefatiáš, syn Abitály,

⁵And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

⁵a šiesty bol Jitream, syn Egly, ženy Dávidovej. Tí sa narodili Dávidovi v Hebrone.

⁶And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

⁶A stalo sa, keď bola vojna medzi domom Saulovým a medzi domom Dávidovým, že sa Abner mocne zastával domu Saulovho.

⁷And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?

⁷Ale Saul mal ženinu, ktorej bolo meno Ricpa, dcéra Ajju. A Iš-bóšet povedal Abnerovi: Prečo si vošiel k ženine môjho otca?

⁸Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do show kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

⁸A Abner sa veľmi nahneval pre slová Iš-bóšeta a povedal: A či som ja azda psia hlava, ktorá je za Júdu? Dnes činím milosrdenstvo s domom Saula, tvojho otca, proti jeho bratom a proti jeho priateľovi a nedal som, aby si sa našiel v ruke Dávidovej, a ty dnes vyhľadávaš na mne neprávosť tej ženy?

⁹So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

⁹Tak nech učiní Bôh Abnerovi a tak nech pridá, že jako prisahal Hospodin Dávidovi, tak mu aj istotne urobím,

¹⁰To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.

¹⁰aby preniesol kráľovstvo preč od domu Saulovho a aby postavil trón Dávidov nad Izraelom a nad Júdom od Dána až po Bér-šebu.

¹¹And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

¹¹A nemohol viacej odpovedať Abnerovi ani slova, pretože sa ho bál.

¹²And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

¹²A Abner poslal poslov k Dávidovi hneď na mieste s odkazom: Komuže patrí zem? A tiež aby povedali: Učiň so mnou svoju smluvu, a hľa, moja ruka bude s tebou, aby som obrátil k tebe celého Izraela.

¹³And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

¹³A Dávid odpovedal: Dobre, ja učiním s tebou smluvu, len jednu vec žiadam od teba, a to, aby si neuvidel mojej tvári, krome ak prv dovedieš Míchaľ, dcéru Saulovu, keď prijdeš, aby si videl moju tvár.

¹⁴And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

¹⁴A Dávid poslal poslov k Iš-bóšetovi, synovi Saulovmu, aby mu riekli: Daj mi moju ženu Míchaľ, ktorú som si zasnúbil za sto neobriezok Filištínov.

¹⁵And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

¹⁵A Iš-bóšet poslal a vzal ju od muža, od Paltiela, syna Laišovho.

¹⁶And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

¹⁶A jej muž išiel s ňou, a išiel plačúci za ňou až po Bachúrim. A Abner mu povedal: Idi, vráť sa! A vrátil sa.

¹⁷And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

¹⁷A Abner hovoril so staršími Izraelovými a riekol: Už dávno hľadáte Dávida, aby bol kráľom nad vami.

¹⁸Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

¹⁸A tak teraz to vykonajte. Lebo Hospodin povedal o Dávidovi: Rukou Dávida, svojho služobníka, zachránim svoj ľud Izraela vytrhnúc ho z ruky Filištínov ako i z ruky všetkých jeho nepriateľov.

¹⁹And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

¹⁹A Abner hovoril aj v uši Benjamina. A potom odišiel Abner, aby hovoril aj v uši Dávida v Hebrone, všetko, čo sa videlo za dobré Izraelovi a celému domu Benjaminovmu.

²⁰So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

²⁰Tak prišiel Abner k Dávidovi do Hebrona a s ním dvadsať mužov. A Dávid učinil Abnerovi a mužom, ktorí boli s ním, hostinu.

²¹And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

²¹A Abner povedal Dávidovi: Vstanem a pojdem a shromaždím k svojmu pánovi kráľovi celého Izraela, a učinia s tebou smluvu, a budeš kraľovať nad všetkým, čo si žiada tvoja duša. A tak prepustil Dávid Abnera, a odišiel v pokoji.

²²And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

²²A tu hľa, hneď za tým prišli služobníci Dávidovi, i Joáb prišiel, od porážky lupičov, a dopravili so sebou veľkú korisť. Ale Abnera už nebolo s Dávidom v Hebrone, lebo ho prepustil, a odišiel v pokoji.

²³When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

²³A tedy Joáb i všetko vojsko, ktoré bolo s ním, prišli. A oznámili Joábovi a riekli: Prišiel Abner, syn Nérov, ku kráľovi, a prepustil ho, a odišiel v pokoji.

²⁴Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

²⁴Potom prišiel Joáb ku kráľovi a povedal: Čo si to urobil? Hľa, prišiel k tebe Abner, prečo si ho prepustil, aby zase odišiel?

²⁵Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

²⁵Veď znáš Abnera, syna Nérovho. Lebo prišiel na to, aby ťa podviedol a aby zvedel tvoje vychádzanie a tvoje vchádzanie ako aj aby zvedel všetko, čo robíš.

²⁶And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

²⁶A keď vyšiel Joáb od Dávida, poslal poslov za Abnerom, ktorí ho vrátili a doviedli od cisterny Síra. Ale Dávid nevedel o tom.

²⁷And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

²⁷A keď sa navrátil Abner do Hebrona, zaviedol ho Joáb do ústrania, doprostred brány, aby s ním potajme hovoril, a tam ho uderil do brucha, a zomrel, za krv Azaela, jeho brata.

²⁸And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

²⁸Keď to potom počul Dávid, riekol: Bez viny som i ja i moje kráľovstvo pred Hospodinom až na veky na krvi Abnera, syna Nérovho.

²⁹Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

²⁹Nech prijde jeho krv na hlavu Joábovu a na celý dom jeho otca, ani nech nie je vyťatý z domu Joábovho trpiaci na tok semena ani malomocný ani chodiaci o palici ani ten, kto by padol od meča, ani trpiaci nedostatkom chleba.

³⁰So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

³⁰A tak Joáb a Abišaj, jeho brat, zavraždili Abnera preto, že zabil Azaela, ich brata, v Gibeone v boji.

³¹And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

³¹A Dávid riekol Joábovi a všetkému ľudu, ktorý bol s ním: Roztrhnite svoje rúcha a opášte sa vrecovinou a smúťte pred Abnerom! A kráľ Dávid išiel za márami.

³²And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

³²A tak pochovali Abnera v Hebrone. A kráľ pozdvihol svoj hlas a plakal nad hrobom Abnerovým a plakal i všetok ľud.

³³And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

³³A kráľ trúchliac za Abnerom povedal: Či tak mal zomrieť Abner, ako zomiera blázon?

³⁴Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

³⁴Tvoje ruky neboly poviazané, a tvoje nohy neboly sovrené medenými putami. Tak si padol, ako niekto padne pred synmi neprávosti. Vtedy sa znova pustil všetok ľud do plaču nad ním.

³⁵And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

³⁵A keď potom prišiel všetok ľud, aby dali Dávidovi pokrm, kým ešte bol deň, prisahal Dávid povediac: Nech mi tak učiní Bôh a tak nech pridá, jestli prv, ako zajde slnce, okúsim chleba, alebo nech už by to bolo čokoľvek.

³⁶And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

³⁶A poznal to všetok ľud, a ľúbilo sa mu to, jako i všetko, čo učinil kráľ, ľúbilo sa všetkému ľudu.

³⁷For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

³⁷A tak poznal všetok ľud i celý Izrael toho dňa, že to nebolo od kráľa, aby zabili Abnera, syna Nérovho.

³⁸And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

³⁸A kráľ povedal svojim služobníkom: Či neviete, že knieža a velikán padol tohoto dňa v Izraelovi?

³⁹And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

³⁹A ja som dnes ešte slabý, hoci som pomazaný kráľ, a títo mužovia, synovia Ceruje, sú mi priťažkí a pritvrdí. Hospodin nech odplatí tomu, kto robí zlé, podľa jeho zlosti.