1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
1In prigodi se, da je bil ondi mož Belijalov, po imenu Seba, sin Bikrijev, Benjaminec; ta zatrobi v trobento in reče: Ni nam deleža pri Davidu, ne dediščine pri sinu Jesejevem. Vsak v šator svoj, o Izrael!
2So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2Tedaj se vsi možje Izraelovi vzdignejo, da ne bi šli za Davidom, ter odidejo za Sebom, Bikrijevim sinom; ali možje Judovi so se držali kralja svojega od Jordana do Jeruzalema.
3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
3In David pride v hišo svojo v Jeruzalemu. In vzame kralj tistih deset žen priležnic, ki jih je bil popustil, da čuvajo hišo, in jih da v varstvo, ter jih je oskrboval z živežem, a ni hodil k njim. Tako so bile zaprte do dne smrti svoje, živeč v vdovstvu.
4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
4Nato veli kralj Amasu: Skliči mi može Judove na tretji dan, tudi sam pridi sem!
5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
5In Amasa odide sklicat Judovce, a se zamudi, da ni prišel ob določenem času.
6And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
6Tedaj reče David Abisaju: Sedaj nam bo Seba, sin Bikrijev, več škodoval nego Absalom. Vzemi gospoda svojega hlapce in híti za njim, da si ne pridobi utrjenih mest ter nam uskoči izpred oči.
7And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
7šli so torej za njim možje Joabovi in Keretejci in Peletejci in vsi junaki; šli so iz Jeruzalema, da zasledujejo Seba, sina Bikrijevega.
8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
8Ko so bili pri tistem velikem kamenu, ki je v Gibeonu, jim pride Amasa naproti. Joab pa je bil oblečen v vojaško suknjo in čeznjo prepasan s pasom in na njem je visel meč v nožnici ob bedru njegovem, in ko je postopil, se je meč iztaknil.
9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
9In Joab reče Amasu: Se ti li dobro godi, brat moj? In Joab prime z desnico Amasa za brado, da ga poljubi.
10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
10Amasa pa ni opazil meča, ki je bil v roki Joabovi, in on ga je ž njim pobodel pod rebra, da so se mu čreva izsula na zemljo, in ni ga pobodel v drugič; in je umrl. A Joab in Abisaj, brat njegov, sta se gnala za Sebom, sinom Bikrijevim.
11And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
11In eden iz Joabovih hlapcev stopi poleg Amasa in reče: Kdor ljubi Joaba in kdor je za Davida, naj gre za Joabom!
12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
12Amasa pa se je valjal v krvi svoji sredi ceste. In ko je videl mož, da se ustavlja vse ljudstvo, odnese Amasa s ceste na polje ter vrže nanj oblačilo, videč, da se ustavi, kdorkoli gre mimo.
13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
13Ko je torej bil odpravljen s ceste, je šlo vse ljudstvo naprej za Joabom, da pode Seba, sina Bikrijevega.
14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
14Ta pa je bil šel skozi vse rodove Izraelove do Abela in Betmaaka in skozi ves kraj Berimcev; in zbrali so se in šli tudi za njim.
15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
15Oni pa so prišli ter ga oblegli v Abel-Betmaaki in so napravili nasip okoli mesta, da je stal proti zidovju; in vse ljudstvo, ki je bilo z Joabom, je podkopalo zid, da bi ga podrli.
16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
16Tedaj zakliče modra žena iz mesta: Čujte, čujte! Recite Joabu: Pristopi sem, da govorim s teboj!
17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
17In on se ji približa. Žena pa vpraša: Si li ti Joab? Odgovori: Sem. Tedaj mu reče: Čuj besede dekle svoje! On reče: Poslušam.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
18Tedaj govori ona, rekoč: V starih časih so rekali: Povprašajte za svet v Abelu! In s tem so končali vsako stvar.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
19Jaz sem eno iz miroljubnih in zvestih mest v Izraelu, in ti hočeš ugonobiti mesto in mater v Izraelu? Zakaj hočeš požreti dediščino GOSPODOVO?
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
20In Joab odgovori in reče: Nikakor ne, nikakor ne, da bi jaz požiral ali razdeval!
21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
21Stvar ni taka, ampak mož z Efraimskega gorovja, Seba, sin Bikrijev, po imenu, je vzdignil roko svojo zoper kralja, zoper Davida. Izročite njega samega, in odidem od mesta. In žena reče Joabu: Glej, glava njegova se ti bo vrgla čez zid.
22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
22Nato gre žena in govori vsemu ljudstvu v modrosti svoji. In odsekajo glavo Sebu, sinu Bikrijevemu, in jo vržejo ven Joabu. In zatrobi na trobento, in razidejo se od mesta, vsak v mesto svoje. Joab pa se vrne v Jeruzalem h kralju.
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
23Bil pa je Joab nad vso vojsko Izraelovo, in Benaja, sin Jojadov, je bil nad Keretejci in Peletejci;
24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
24in Adoram je bil nad robotniki, in Josafat, sin Ahiludov, je bil deželni letopisec,
25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
25in Seva je bil pisar, Zadok in Abiatar pa sta bila duhovnika,tudi Ira Jairski je bil prvi dvornik Davidu.
26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
26tudi Ira Jairski je bil prvi dvornik Davidu.