¹Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

¹Davidu pa so se bližali dnevi, da umrje. In zapove sinu svojemu Salomonu, rekoč:

²I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

²Jaz odhajam po poti vsega zemeljskega; bodi torej. močan in kaži se moža

³And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

³in strezi na službo GOSPODU, Bogu svojemu, da hodiš po potih njegovih, da izpolnjuješ postave in zapovedi in sodbe njegove in pričevanja njegova, po tem, kar je pisano v zakonu Mojzesovem, da bi imel prospeh v vsem, kar počneš in kamorkoli se obrneš;

⁴That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

⁴da bi GOSPOD utrdil besedo svojo, ki jo je govoril zame, rekoč: Bodo li pazili sinovi tvoji na pot svojo, da hodijo pred menoj v resnici z vsem srcem svojim in z vso dušo svojo, ne bo ti zmanjkalo (je dejal) moža za prestol Izraelov.

⁵Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

⁵Veš pa, kar mi je storil Joab, sin Zervijin, namreč kar je storil dvema poveljnikoma vojsk Izraelovih, Abnerju, sinu Nerovemu, in Amasu, sinu Jeterjevemu, ki ju je ubil in prelil kri kakor v vojni ob času miru in si okrvavil z zvijačno prelito krvjo pas okoli ledij in obuvalo na nogah.

⁶Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

⁶Stóri torej ž njim po modrosti svoji in ne pústi sivi glavi njegovi, da gre v grob [Hebr. šeol.] v miru.

⁷But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

⁷Sinovom Barzilaja Gileadčana pa izkazuj milost ter naj bodo med tistimi, ki jedo pri mizi tvoji, kajti tako so prišli k meni, ko sem bežal pred Absalomom, bratom tvojim.

⁸And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

⁸Glej tudi, izročen ti je Simej, sin Gerov, Benjaminec iz Bahurima, ki me je preklinjal s strašnim preklinjanjem v dan, ko sem šel v Mahanaim; ali prišel mi je naproti doli k Jordanu, in prisegel sem mu pri GOSPODU, rekoč: Ne umorim te z mečem.

⁹Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

⁹Sedaj ga torej ne imej za nedolžnega, zakaj moder si mož in vedel boš, kako naj ž njim ravnaš, in spraviš sivo glavo njegovo v grob s krvjo.

¹⁰So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

¹⁰In legel je David k očetom svojim in je bil pokopan v mestu Davidovem.

¹¹And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

¹¹Dni pa, kar jih je David kraljeval Izraelu, je bilo štirideset let: sedem let je kraljeval v Hebronu, triintrideset let pa v Jeruzalemu.

¹²Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

¹²In Salomon je zasedel prestol Davida, očeta svojega, in kraljestvo njegovo je bilo dobro utrjeno.

¹³And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

¹³Tedaj pride Adonija, sin Hagitin, k Batsebi, materi Salomonovi. In ona vpraša: Je li tvoj prihod miren? On odgovori: Miren.

¹⁴He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

¹⁴Dalje reče: Imam s teboj nekaj govoriti. Ona veli: Govóri!

¹⁵And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

¹⁵In reče: Veš, da je bilo kraljestvo moje in da je ves Izrael obrnil proti meni obličje svoje, da bodem kralj; toda kraljestvo je šlo mimo mene ter pripadlo mojemu bratu, kajti njemu je bilo določeno od GOSPODA.

¹⁶And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

¹⁶In zdaj imam eno prošnjo do tebe, ne zavrni me. Ona mu veli: Govóri!

¹⁷And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

¹⁷On pa reče: Govóri, prosim, s kraljem Salomonom, kajti on ne zavrne tebe, da naj mi da Abisago Sunamljanko za ženo.

¹⁸And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

¹⁸In Batseba reče: Dobro; hočem s kraljem govoriti zastran tebe.

¹⁹Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

¹⁹Gre torej Batseba h kralju Salomonu govorit ž njim zastran Adonija. In vstane kralj ter ji pride naproti in se ji pokloni, potem sede na svoj prestol in veli postaviti prestol za mater kraljevo, in ona mu sede ob desnici.

²⁰Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

²⁰Tedaj reče: Majhno prošnjo imam do tebe, ne zavrni me! In kralj ji reče: Prosi, mati moja, kajti ne zavrnem te.

²¹And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

²¹Ona reče: Naj se da Abisaga Sunamljanka bratu tvojemu Adoniju za ženo.

²²And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

²²In kralj Salomon odgovori ter reče materi svoji: Zakaj pa prosiš Abisage Sunamljanke za Adonija? Prosi zanj še tudi kraljestva – kajti on je moj starejši brat – in za njega in za Abiatarja duhovnika in za Joaba, sina Zervije.

²³Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

²³Nato priseže kralj Salomon pri GOSPODU, rekoč: To naj mi stori GOSPOD in to naj pridene, če ni govoril Adonija te besede zoper življenje svoje!

²⁴Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

²⁴Zdaj torej, kakor res živi GOSPOD, ki me je potrdil in me posadil na očeta mojega Davida prestol in ki mi je ustanovil hišo, kakor je bil obljubil: gotovo danes mora Adonija umreti.

²⁵And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

²⁵In pošlje kralj Salomon Benaja, sina Jojadovega, in ta ga je udaril, da je umrl.

²⁶And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

²⁶Abiatarju duhovniku pa je rekel kralj: Pojdi v Anatot na njive svoje, zakaj vreden si smrti, ali nočem te danes umoriti, ker si nosil skrinjo Gospoda Jehove pred Davidom, očetom mojim, in ker si vse stiske trpel ž njim, kadar je on bil v stiskah.

²⁷So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

²⁷In Salomon je odstavil Abiatarja, da ni bil več duhovnik GOSPODU; da se izpolni beseda GOSPODOVA, ki jo je govoril za hišo Elijevo v Silu.

²⁸Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

²⁸In glas o tem je prišel do Joaba, zakaj Joab se je odvrnil za Adonijem, dasi se za Absalomom ni bil odvrnil. In pobegne Joab v šator GOSPODOV ter se oprime rogov oltarja.

²⁹And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

²⁹In sporoče kralju Salomonu: Joab je zbežal v šator GOSPODOV, in glej, je pri oltarju. Tedaj pošlje Salomon Benaja, sina Jojadovega, in veli: Pojdi, udari ga!

³⁰And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

³⁰In pride Benaja v šator GOSPODOV ter mu reče: Tako pravi kralj: Pojdi ven! On odgovori: Nikar, kajti tu hočem umreti. In sporoči Benaja besedo kralju, rekoč: Tako je rekel Joab in tako mi je odgovoril.

³¹And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

³¹In veli mu kralj: Stóri mu, kakor je rekel, in udari ga ter ga pokoplji, da odpraviš kri, ki jo je Joab prelil brez razloga, od mene in od hiše očeta mojega.

³²And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

³²In GOSPOD povrne kri na glavo njegovo, ker je udaril dva moža, pravičnejša in boljša, nego je bil sam, in ju je umoril z mečem, in oče moj, David, ni vedel za to: Abnerja, sina Nerovega, poveljnika vojske Izraelove, in Amasa, sina Jeterjevega, poveljnika vojske Judove.

³³Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

³³Tako se povrne njiju kri na glavo Joabovo in na glavo zaroda njegovega vekomaj; ali Davidu in zarodu njegovemu in hiši njegovi in prestolu njegovemu bodi mir vekomaj od GOSPODA!

³⁴So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

³⁴Šel je torej gori Benaja, sin Jojadov, in ga je udaril in usmrtil; in pokopan je bil v svoji hiši v puščavi.

³⁵And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

³⁵In kralj je postavil Benaja, sina Jojadovega, namesto njega nad vojsko, in Zadoka duhovnika je kralj postavil namesto Abiatarja.

³⁶And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

³⁶Pošlje tudi kralj in pokliče Simeja ter mu veli: Sezidaj si hišo v Jeruzalemu in tu prebivaj ter ne hodi odtod ne tja, ne sem.

³⁷For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

³⁷Kateri dan namreč pojdeš ven in preideš potok Kidron, vedi za gotovo, da moraš umreti; tvoja kri pride na tvojo glavo.

³⁸And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

³⁸In Simej reče kralju: Dobra je ta beseda; kakor je velel gospod moj, kralj, tako bo storil hlapec tvoj. In Simej je prebival precej časa v Jeruzalemu.

³⁹And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

³⁹Prigodi se pa po treh letih, da sta Simeju utekla dva hlapca k Ahisu, sinu Maakovemu, h kralju v Gatu. In sporoče Simeju, rekoč: Glej, hlapca tvoja sta v Gatu.

⁴⁰And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

⁴⁰In vstane Simej ter osedla osla ter gre v Gat k Ahisu, da poišče svoja hlapca; odide torej in pripelje hlapca svoja iz Gata.

⁴¹And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

⁴¹In naznanijo Salomonu, da je šel Simej iz Jeruzalema v Gat in se zopet vrnil.

⁴²And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

⁴²In kralj pošlje ter pokliče Simeja in mu reče: Te li nisem zaprisegel pri GOSPODU in te resno posvaril, rekoč: Gotovo vedi, da moraš umreti, kateri dan greš ven in pojdeš sem ali tja? In si mi dejal: Dobra je beseda, ki sem jo slišal.

⁴³Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

⁴³Zakaj nisi torej izpolnil prisege GOSPODOVE in zapovedi, ki sem ti jo ukazal?

⁴⁴The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

⁴⁴Še reče Salomon Simeju: Ti veš za vso hudobnost, katere si je v svesti srce tvoje, ki si jo storil Davidu, očetu mojemu; zato GOSPOD povrne hudobnost tvojo tebi na glavo.

⁴⁵And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

⁴⁵A kralj Salomon bo blagoslovljen in prestol Davidov bo utrjen pred GOSPODOM za vekomaj.In kralj ukaže Benaju, Jojadovemu sinu, in ta gre ven ter ga udari, da umrje. In kraljestvo je bilo utrjeno v roki Salomonovi.

⁴⁶So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

⁴⁶In kralj ukaže Benaju, Jojadovemu sinu, in ta gre ven ter ga udari, da umrje. In kraljestvo je bilo utrjeno v roki Salomonovi.