¹And when [Ish-bosheth], Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

¹Kui Sauli poeg kuulis, et Abner oli Hebronis surnud, siis läksid ta käed lõdvaks ja kogu Iisrael tundis hirmu.

²And [Ish-bosheth], Saul's son, [had] two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin:

²Ja Sauli pojal oli kaks meest röövjõukude pealikuiks: ühe nimi oli Baana ja teise nimi Reekab, beerotlase Rimmoni pojad benjaminlaste seast; sest ka Beerot loetakse Benjaminile kuuluvaks.

³and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).

³Beerotlased olid aga põgenenud Gittaimisse ja nad elavad seal võõrastena tänapäevani.

⁴Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

⁴Joonatanil, Sauli pojal, oli jalust vigane poeg, kes oli viieaastane, kui Jisreelist tuli sõnum Sauli ja Joonatani kohta; siis võttis ta hoidja tema sülle ja põgenes, aga rutulisel põgenemisel juhtus, et laps kukkus maha ja jäi lonkama; ta nimi oli Mefiboset.

⁵And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.

⁵Ja beerotlase Rimmoni pojad Reekab ja Baana läksid teele ja tulid Iisboseti kotta, kui päev oli palavaim ja ta magas oma lõunauinakut.

⁶And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

⁶Ja nad tulid sinna kotta sisse nagu nisu võtma, ja nad pistsid temale kõhtu; Reekab ja ta vend Baana ise pääsesid pakku.

⁷Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

⁷Olles tulnud kotta, kui Iisboset magas voodis oma magamiskambris, lõid nad tema surnuks ja raiusid tal pea maha; siis nad võtsid ta pea ja käisid kogu öö lagendiku teed.

⁸And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, thine enemy, who sought thy life; and Jehovah hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

⁸Ja nad tõid Iisboseti pea Taaveti juurde Hebronisse ning ütlesid kuningale: 'Vaata, siin on su vaenlase, Sauli poja Iisboseti pea. Tema püüdis su hinge. Issand on täna Saulile ja tema järglastele kätte maksnud mu isanda kuninga pärast.'

⁹And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

⁹Aga Taavet vastas Reekabile ja tema vennale Baanale, beerotlase Rimmoni poegadele, ja ütles neile: 'Nii tõesti kui elab Issand, kes on päästnud mu hinge igast hädast:

¹⁰when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.

¹⁰selle, kes mulle kuulutas ja ütles: Vaata, Saul on surnud - ta oli enese silmis rõõmusõnumi tooja -, selle ma võtsin kinni ja tapsin Siklagis, tema, kellele oleksin pidanud andma teatetooja tasu,

¹¹How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

¹¹saati siis nüüd, kui õelad mehed on tapnud süütu mehe tema voodis ta oma kojas. Eks ma pea nüüd nõudma tema verd teie käest ja hävitama teid maa pealt?'

¹²And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

¹²Ja Taavet andis käsu noortele meestele ja need tapsid nad ära, raiusid neilt käed ja jalad ja poosid nad Hebroni tiigi äärde; aga Iisboseti pea nad võtsid ja matsid Hebronisse Abneri hauda.