¹And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

¹Ja seal leidus kõlvatu mees, benjaminlane Seba, Bikri poeg; tema puhus sarve ja ütles: 'Meil ei ole osa Taavetis ega pärisosa Iisai pojas. Igaüks oma telki, Iisrael!'

²So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

²Siis läksid kõik Iisraeli mehed Taaveti järelt Bikri poja Seba järele; aga Juuda mehed järgnesid oma kuningale Jordani äärest Jeruusalemma.

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 provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

³Ja Taavet tuli Jeruusalemma oma kotta; ja kuningas võttis need kümme liignaist, keda ta oli jätnud koda hoidma, ja pani nad eraldusmajasse; ta toitis neid, aga ei läinud nende juurde ja nad olid kinni oma surmapäevani, elades nagu lesed.

⁴Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.

⁴Ja kuningas ütles Amaasale: 'Kutsu mulle Juuda mehed kokku kolme päeva jooksul ja ole ka ise siin!'

⁵So Amasa went to call [the men of] Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

⁵Ja Amaasa läks Juudat kokku kutsuma, aga viivitas üle aja, mis temale oli määratud.

⁶And David said to Abishai, Now will 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 fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

⁶Siis ütles Taavet Abisaile: 'Nüüd teeb Seba, Bikri poeg, meile rohkem kurja kui Absalom. Võta sina oma isanda sulased ja aja teda taga, et ta ei leiaks enesele kindlustatud linnu ega kisuks meil silmi välja!'

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.

⁷Ja tema järel läksid välja Joabi mehed ning kreedid ja pleedid ja kõik võitlejad; nad lahkusid Jeruusalemmast, et taga ajada Sebat, Bikri poega.

⁸When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

⁸Kui nad olid Gibeonis oleva suure kivi juures, tuli Amaasa neile vastu. Joabil oli seljas vöötatud kuub ja selle peal vööle pandud mõõk, mille tupp oli seotud ta puusale; ta tõmbas mõõga välja ja see libises temale pihku.

⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

⁹Ja Joab küsis Amaasalt: 'Kas su käsi käib hästi, mu vend?' Ja Joab haaras parema käega kinni Amaasa habemest, et temale suud anda.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹⁰Aga Amaasa ei pannud tähele mõõka, mis Joabil käes oli, ja too pistis selle temale kõhtu, nõnda et ta sisikond maha valgus; teist korda ei olnud temale vaja ja ta suri. Siis ajas Joab koos oma venna Abisaiga taga Sebat, Bikri poega.

¹¹And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

¹¹Aga keegi Joabi poistest jäi seisma Amaasa juurde ja ütles: 'Kellele meeldib Joab ja kes on Taaveti poolt, järgnegu Joabile!'

¹²And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

¹²Ja Amaasa tõmbles veres keset maanteed; aga kui see mees nägi, et kogu rahvas jäi seisma, siis ta viis Amaasa maanteelt väljale ja viskas temale riide peale, nähes, et kõik, kes tulid ta juurde, jäid seisma.

¹³When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹³Ja kui ta oli maanteelt ära viidud, siis läksid kõik mehed Joabi järel mööda, et taga ajada Sebat, Bikri poega.

¹⁴And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

¹⁴Aga Seba läks läbi kõigi Iisraeli suguharude Aabelisse Beet-Maakasse; ja kõik valitud kogunesid ning tulid ka tema järel sinna.

¹⁵And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

¹⁵Siis nad tulid ja piirasid teda Aabelis Beet-Maakas ja kuhjasid linna vastu piiramisvalli, mis ulatus müürini; ja kogu rahvas, kes oli koos Joabiga, tegi hävitustööd, et müüri maha kiskuda.

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.

¹⁶Aga üks tark naine hüüdis linnast: 'Kuulge! Kuulge! Öelge ometi Joabile: Tule siia, et ma saaksin sinuga rääkida!'

¹⁷And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

¹⁷Ja kui ta tuli temale ligemale, siis küsis naine: 'Kas sina oled Joab?' Ja ta vastas: 'Olen.' Siis ütles naine temale: 'Kuule oma teenija kõnet!' Ja ta vastas: 'Ma kuulen.'

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].

¹⁸Ja ta rääkis ning ütles: 'Muiste oli viisiks öelda: Küsitagu Aabelis nõu! Ja nõnda ka tehti.

¹⁹I am 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 Jehovah?

¹⁹Mina olen rahulikem ja ustavaim Iisraelis, sina aga püüad hävitada linna, mis on Iisraelis emaks. Mispärast sa tahad neelata Issanda pärisosa?'

²⁰And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

²⁰Ja Joab kostis ning ütles: 'Jäägu see tõesti minust kaugele, et neelaksin või hävitaksin!

²¹The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of 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.

²¹Asi ei ole nõnda, vaid üks mees Efraimi mäestikust, Seba nimi, Bikri poeg, on tõstnud oma käe kuningas Taaveti vastu; andke tema üksi välja, siis ma lähen linna alt ära!' Siis ütles naine Joabile: 'Vaata, tema pea visatakse sulle üle müüri.'

²²Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

²²Siis tuli naine oma tarkusega rahva juurde; ja nad raiusid maha Bikri poja Seba pea ning viskasid Joabile. Siis Joab puhus sarve ja nad valgusid linna alt laiali, igaüks oma telki. Ja Joab läks tagasi Jeruusalemma kuninga juurde.

²³Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

²³Ja Joab oli kogu Iisraeli väeülem; Benaja, Joojada poeg, oli kreetide ja pleetide ülem;

²⁴and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

²⁴Adoram oli orjatöö ülevaataja; Joosafat, Ahiluudi poeg, oli nõunik;

²⁵and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

²⁵Seja oli kirjutaja; Saadok ja Ebjatar olid preestrid;

²⁶and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.

²⁶Iira, jairilane, oli ka Taaveti preester.