¹And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

¹A Abimelech, syn Jerubbálov, odišiel do Sichema k bratom svojej matky a hovoril im i všetkej čeľadi domu otca svojej matky povediac:

²Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

²Hovorte, prosím, v uši všetkým predným mužom mesta Sichema: Čo vám je lepšie: či aby panovali nad vami sedemdesiati mužovia, všetko to synovia Jerubbálovi, a či aby nad vami panoval jeden muž? A budete pamätať, že ja som vaša kosť a vaše telo.

³And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

³Vtedy hovorili bratia jeho matky o ňom v uši všetkých popredných mužov Sichema všetky tie slová. A ich srdce sa naklonilo postúpiť za Abimelechom, lebo vraveli: Je náš brat.

⁴And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

⁴A dali mu sedemdesiat šeklov striebra z domu Bál-beríta, za ktoré si najal Abimelech zaháľčivých mužov odvážlivých, ktorí ho nasledovali.

⁵And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

⁵A prijdúc do domu svojho otca do Ofry povraždil svojich bratov, synov Jerubbálových, sedemdesiat mužov, na jednom kameni. A pozostal iba Jotám, syn Jerubbálov, najmladší, lebo sa bol schoval.

⁶And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

⁶Potom sa shromaždili všetci mužovia Sichema i celý dom Millo a odíduc ustanovili Abimelecha za kráľa pri dube stĺpa, ktorý je v Sicheme.

⁷And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

⁷A keď to oznámili Jotámovi, odišiel a postavil sa na temene vrchu Gerizíma a pozdvihnúc svoj hlas volal a povedal im: Počujte ma, mužovia Sichema, a nech vás počuje Bôh!

⁸The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

⁸Raz boly odišly stromy pomazať nad sebou kráľa a povedaly olive: Kraľuj nad nami!

⁹But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

⁹Ale oliva im povedala: Či ja opustím tučnotu, ktorú ctia vo mne i Bôh i ľudia, a pojdem, aby som sa klátila nad stromami?

¹⁰And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹⁰A stromy povedaly fíku: Poď ty a kraľuj nad nami!

¹¹But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

¹¹Ale fík im odpovedal: Či azda opustím svoju sladkosť a svoje výborné ovocie a pojdem, aby som sa klátil nad stromami?

¹²Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹²Potom povedaly stromy viniču: Nože poď ty, kraľuj nad nami!

¹³And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

¹³Ale aj vinič im povedal: Či azda nechám tak svoju vínnu šťavu, ktorá obveseľuje i Boha i ľudí, a pojdem, aby som sa klátil nad stromami?

¹⁴Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹⁴Naposledy riekly všetky stromy bodliaku: Poď tedy ty, kraľuj nad nami!

¹⁵And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁵A bodliak povedal stromom: Ak ma naozaj pomazujete za kráľa nad sebou, poďte, utečte sa do mojej tône. Ale ak nie, vtedy nech vyjde oheň z bodliaka a strávi cedry Libanona!

¹⁶Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

¹⁶A tak teraz jestli ste učinili podľa pravdy a úprimnosti, že ste ustanovili Abimelecha za kráľa a jestli ste dobré učinili s Jerubbálom a s jeho domom a jestli ste mu učinili podľa zásluhy jeho rúk,

¹⁷(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

¹⁷lebo môj otec bojoval za vás a vystavil svoj život nebezpečenstvu a vytrhol vás z ruky Madiana;

¹⁸And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

¹⁸ale vy ste dnes povstali na dom môjho otca a povraždili ste jeho synov, sedemdesiatich mužov, na jednom kameni a ustanovili ste Abimelecha, syna jeho dievky, za kráľa nad mužmi Sichema, lebo je váš brat,

¹⁹If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

¹⁹a tedy ak ste učinili podľa pravdy a úprimnosti s Jerubbálom i s jeho domom tohoto dňa, radujte sa Abimelechovi, a nech sa aj on raduje vám.

²⁰But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

²⁰A jestli nie, vtedy nech vyjde oheň z Abimelecha a nech strávi mužov Sichema i dom Millo, a tiež nech vyjde oheň z mužov Sichema a z domu Millo a nech strávi Abimelecha!

²¹And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

²¹Potom sa dal Jotám na útek a ujdúc prišiel do Béra a býval tam bojac sa Abimelecha, svojho brata.

²²When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

²²A Abimelech vladáril nad Izraelom tri roky.

²³Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

²³A Bôh poslal zlého ducha medzi Abimelecha a medzi mužov Sichema. A mužovia Sichema stali sa nevernými Abimelechovi,

²⁴That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

²⁴aby prišla ukrutnosť, spáchaná na sedemdesiatich synoch Jerubbálových, na súd, a aby sa ich krv vzložila na Abimelecha, ich brata, ktorý ich povraždil, i na mužov Sichema, ktorí posilnili jeho ruky, aby povraždil svojich bratov.

²⁵And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

²⁵A mužovia Sichema mu postavili úkladníkov hore na vrchoch, ktorí olúpili každého, kto išiel popri nich tou cestou. A oznámilo sa to Abimelechovi.

²⁶And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

²⁶A prišiel Gál, syn Ebedov, i jeho bratia a prešli do Sichema. A mužovia Sichema složili v ňom svoju nádej.

²⁷And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

²⁷A vyjdúc na pole oberali svoje vinice a tlačili a spravili veselú slávnosť chválorečenia a vojdúc do domu svojho boha jedli a pili a zlorečili Abimelechovi.

²⁸And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

²⁸A Gál, syn Ebedov, povedal: Kto je Abimelech? A čo je Sichem, aby sme mu slúžili? Či nie je synom Jerubbálovým a Zebúl jeho úradníkom? Slúžte mužom Chamora, otca Sichemovho! A prečo by sme mu my mali slúžiť?

²⁹And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

²⁹Oj, aby dal ktosi tento ľud do mojej ruky, odstránil by som Abimelecha: A povedal o Abimelechovi: Rozmnož svoje vojsko a vyjdi!

³⁰And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

³⁰A keď počul Zebúl, vladár mesta, slová Gála, syna Ebedovho, rozhneval sa.

³¹And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

³¹A poslal poslov k Abimelechovi ľstivo s odkazom: Hľa, Gál, syn Ebedov, a jeho bratia prišli do Sichema. A hľa, búria mesto proti tebe.

³²Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

³²Preto teraz vstaň, zober sa vnoci ty i ľud, ktorý je s tebou, a úklaď v poli.

³³And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

³³A bude: skoro ráno, keď bude vychádzať slnko, vstaneš a uderíš na mesto, a hľa, on i ľud, ktorý je s ním, pojdú von proti tebe, a ty mu urobíš podľa toho, čo najde tvoja ruka.

³⁴And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

³⁴Vtedy vstal Abimelech i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním, vnoci a úkladili Sichemu, rozdelení vo štyri skupiny.

³⁵And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

³⁵A Gál, syn Ebedov, vyšiel a postavil sa pri dveriach brány mesta, a Abimelech vstal i ľud, ktorý bol s ním, z úkladu.

³⁶And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

³⁶A keď videl Gál ľud, povedal Zebúlovi: Hľa, tamto schádza ľud s temien vrchov. Na čo mu povedal Zebúl: Tôňu vrchov vidíš, ktorá sa ti zdá, jako čo by to boli ľudia.

³⁷And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

³⁷Ale Gál zase prehovoril a povedal: Hľa, naozaj ľudia schádzajú s návršia zeme, a jeden oddiel ide sem od cesty dubu Planetárov.

³⁸Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

³⁸Vtedy mu povedal Zebúl: Kde sú teraz tvoje ústa, ktorými si povedal: Kto je Abimelech, aby ste mu slúžili? Či nie je to ten istý ľud, ktorým si opovrhoval? Nože vyjdi teraz a bojuj proti nemu!

³⁹And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

³⁹A Gál vyšiel pred mužmi Sichema a bojoval proti Abimelechovi.

⁴⁰And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

⁴⁰Ale bol premožený, a Abimelech ho prenasledoval, a on utekal pred ním, a mnoho ich padlo zabitých, a padali až po dvere brány.

⁴¹And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

⁴¹A Abimelech býval v Arume, a Zebúl zahnal Gála i jeho bratov, takže nesmeli bývať v Sicheme.

⁴²And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

⁴²A stalo sa na druhý deň, že ľud vyšiel na pole, a oznámili to Abimelechovi.

⁴³And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

⁴³Vtedy pojal ľud a rozdelil ho na tri skupiny a úkladil na poli. A keď uvidel, že hľa, ľud ozaj ide von z mesta, povstal na nich a zbil ich.

⁴⁴And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

⁴⁴A stalo sa to tak, že Abimelech i skupiny, ktoré boly s ním, vtrhnúc rozložili sa pri meste a stáli pri dveriach brány mesta, a druhé dve skupiny sa vrhly na všetkých tých, ktorí boli na poli, a pobili ich.

⁴⁵And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁵A Abimelech bojoval proti mestu celý ten deň a zaujal mesto a ľud, ktorý bol v ňom, povraždil. A rozboriac mesto posial ho soľou.

⁴⁶And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

⁴⁶A keď to počuli všetci mužovia veže Sichema, vošli do hradu, do domu boha Beríta.

⁴⁷And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

⁴⁷A bolo oznámené Abimelechovi, že sa tam shromaždili všetci mužovia veže Sichema.

⁴⁸And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

⁴⁸Vtedy vyšiel Abimelech na vrch Calmon, on i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním. A Abimelech vzal sekery do svojej ruky a nasekal haluzia so stromov a vezmúc ho položil na svoje plece a povedal ľudu, ktorý bol s ním: Čo ste videli, že som urobil, rýchle urobte jako ja.

⁴⁹And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

⁴⁹Vtedy nasekal i všetok ľud, každý svojho haluzia, a išli za Abimelechom a poskladali to pri hrade a zapálili nad nimi hrad ohňom. A tak zomreli aj všetci mužovia veže Sichema, asi tisíc mužov a žien.

⁵⁰Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

⁵⁰Potom odišiel Abimelech do Tébeca a rozložiac sa proti Tébecu táborom zaujal ho.

⁵¹But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

⁵¹A prostred mesta bola pevná veža, a utiekli sa ta všetci mužovia i ženy i všetci občania mesta, zavreli za sebou a vyšli na strechu veže.

⁵²And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

⁵²Potom prišiel Abimelech až k veži, bojoval proti nej a priblížil sa až ku dveriam veže, aby ju podpálil ohňom.

⁵³And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

⁵³Ale nejaká žena hodila vrchný žernov na hlavu Abimelechovi a rozbila mu lebku.

⁵⁴Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

⁵⁴A zavolajúc rýchle mládenca, ktorý nosil jeho zbraň, povedal mu: Vytiahni svoj meč a usmrť ma, aby nepovedali o mne: Žena ho zabila. A jeho mládenec ho prebodnul, a tak zomrel.

⁵⁵And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

⁵⁵Keď potom videli mužovia Izraelovi, že zomrel Abimelech, odišli každý na svoje miesto.

⁵⁶Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

⁵⁶A tak vrátil Bôh nešľachetnosť Abimelechovu, ktorú spáchal proti svojmu otcovi tým, že zavraždil sedemdesiatich svojich bratov,

⁵⁷And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

⁵⁷i všetku nešľachetnosť mužov Sichema vrátil Bôh na ich hlavu, a prišla na nich kliatba Jotáma, syna Jerubbálovho.