¹And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.

¹A vojna trvala dlho medzi domom Saulovým a medzi domom Dávidovým. Ale Dávid mocnel vše viac a viac, a dom Saulov slabnul viac a viac.

²And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

²A Dávidovi sa narodili synovia v Hebrone, z ktorých jeho prvorodený bol Amnon, syn Achinoami Jezreelskej,

³and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

³a jeho druhý bol Kileáb, syn Abigaili, predtým ženy Nábala Karmelského; tretí bol Absalom, syn Maachy, dcéry Talmaja, kráľa Gešúra;

⁴and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

⁴štvrtý bol Adoniáš, syn Chaggity, piaty Šefatiáš, syn Abitály,

⁵and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

⁵a šiesty bol Jitream, syn Egly, ženy Dávidovej. Tí sa narodili Dávidovi v Hebrone.

⁶And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

⁶A stalo sa, keď bola vojna medzi domom Saulovým a medzi domom Dávidovým, že sa Abner mocne zastával domu Saulovho.

⁷And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?

⁷Ale Saul mal ženinu, ktorej bolo meno Ricpa, dcéra Ajju. A Iš-bóšet povedal Abnerovi: Prečo si vošiel k ženine môjho otca?

⁸Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Judah do shew kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou reproachest me this day with the fault of this woman?

⁸A Abner sa veľmi nahneval pre slová Iš-bóšeta a povedal: A či som ja azda psia hlava, ktorá je za Júdu? Dnes činím milosrdenstvo s domom Saula, tvojho otca, proti jeho bratom a proti jeho priateľovi a nedal som, aby si sa našiel v ruke Dávidovej, a ty dnes vyhľadávaš na mne neprávosť tej ženy?

⁹So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;

⁹Tak nech učiní Bôh Abnerovi a tak nech pridá, že jako prisahal Hospodin Dávidovi, tak mu aj istotne urobím,

¹⁰to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba!

¹⁰aby preniesol kráľovstvo preč od domu Saulovho a aby postavil trón Dávidov nad Izraelom a nad Júdom od Dána až po Bér-šebu.

¹¹And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

¹¹A nemohol viacej odpovedať Abnerovi ani slova, pretože sa ho bál.

¹²And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to turn all Israel to thee.

¹²A Abner poslal poslov k Dávidovi hneď na mieste s odkazom: Komuže patrí zem? A tiež aby povedali: Učiň so mnou svoju smluvu, a hľa, moja ruka bude s tebou, aby som obrátil k tebe celého Izraela.

¹³And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

¹³A Dávid odpovedal: Dobre, ja učiním s tebou smluvu, len jednu vec žiadam od teba, a to, aby si neuvidel mojej tvári, krome ak prv dovedieš Míchaľ, dcéru Saulovu, keď prijdeš, aby si videl moju tvár.

¹⁴And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

¹⁴A Dávid poslal poslov k Iš-bóšetovi, synovi Saulovmu, aby mu riekli: Daj mi moju ženu Míchaľ, ktorú som si zasnúbil za sto neobriezok Filištínov.

¹⁵And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

¹⁵A Iš-bóšet poslal a vzal ju od muža, od Paltiela, syna Laišovho.

¹⁶And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

¹⁶A jej muž išiel s ňou, a išiel plačúci za ňou až po Bachúrim. A Abner mu povedal: Idi, vráť sa! A vrátil sa.

¹⁷Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;

¹⁷A Abner hovoril so staršími Izraelovými a riekol: Už dávno hľadáte Dávida, aby bol kráľom nad vami.

¹⁸and now do [it], for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By my servant David will I save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

¹⁸A tak teraz to vykonajte. Lebo Hospodin povedal o Dávidovi: Rukou Dávida, svojho služobníka, zachránim svoj ľud Izraela vytrhnúc ho z ruky Filištínov ako i z ruky všetkých jeho nepriateľov.

¹⁹And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

¹⁹A Abner hovoril aj v uši Benjamina. A potom odišiel Abner, aby hovoril aj v uši Dávida v Hebrone, všetko, čo sa videlo za dobré Izraelovi a celému domu Benjaminovmu.

²⁰So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.

²⁰Tak prišiel Abner k Dávidovi do Hebrona a s ním dvadsať mužov. A Dávid učinil Abnerovi a mužom, ktorí boli s ním, hostinu.

²¹And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy heart desires. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

²¹A Abner povedal Dávidovi: Vstanem a pojdem a shromaždím k svojmu pánovi kráľovi celého Izraela, a učinia s tebou smluvu, a budeš kraľovať nad všetkým, čo si žiada tvoja duša. A tak prepustil Dávid Abnera, a odišiel v pokoji.

²²And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from an expedition, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

²²A tu hľa, hneď za tým prišli služobníci Dávidovi, i Joáb prišiel, od porážky lupičov, a dopravili so sebou veľkú korisť. Ale Abnera už nebolo s Dávidom v Hebrone, lebo ho prepustil, a odišiel v pokoji.

²³And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away; and he is gone in peace.

²³A tedy Joáb i všetko vojsko, ktoré bolo s ním, prišli. A oznámili Joábovi a riekli: Prišiel Abner, syn Nérov, ku kráľovi, a prepustil ho, a odišiel v pokoji.

²⁴Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it [that] thou hast sent him away, and he is gone?

²⁴Potom prišiel Joáb ku kráľovi a povedal: Čo si to urobil? Hľa, prišiel k tebe Abner, prečo si ho prepustil, aby zase odišiel?

²⁵Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

²⁵Veď znáš Abnera, syna Nérovho. Lebo prišiel na to, aby ťa podviedol a aby zvedel tvoje vychádzanie a tvoje vchádzanie ako aj aby zvedel všetko, čo robíš.

²⁶And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

²⁶A keď vyšiel Joáb od Dávida, poslal poslov za Abnerom, ktorí ho vrátili a doviedli od cisterny Síra. Ale Dávid nevedel o tom.

²⁷And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him secretly, and smote him there in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

²⁷A keď sa navrátil Abner do Hebrona, zaviedol ho Joáb do ústrania, doprostred brány, aby s ním potajme hovoril, a tam ho uderil do brucha, a zomrel, za krv Azaela, jeho brata.

²⁸And afterwards David heard [it], and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

²⁸Keď to potom počul Dávid, riekol: Bez viny som i ja i moje kráľovstvo pred Hospodinom až na veky na krvi Abnera, syna Nérovho.

²⁹let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!

²⁹Nech prijde jeho krv na hlavu Joábovu a na celý dom jeho otca, ani nech nie je vyťatý z domu Joábovho trpiaci na tok semena ani malomocný ani chodiaci o palici ani ten, kto by padol od meča, ani trpiaci nedostatkom chleba.

³⁰So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

³⁰A tak Joáb a Abišaj, jeho brat, zavraždili Abnera preto, že zabil Azaela, ich brata, v Gibeone v boji.

³¹And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.

³¹A Dávid riekol Joábovi a všetkému ľudu, ktorý bol s ním: Roztrhnite svoje rúcha a opášte sa vrecovinou a smúťte pred Abnerom! A kráľ Dávid išiel za márami.

³²And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

³²A tak pochovali Abnera v Hebrone. A kráľ pozdvihol svoj hlas a plakal nad hrobom Abnerovým a plakal i všetok ľud.

³³And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

³³A kráľ trúchliac za Abnerom povedal: Či tak mal zomrieť Abner, ako zomiera blázon?

³⁴Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest thou! And all the people wept again over him.

³⁴Tvoje ruky neboly poviazané, a tvoje nohy neboly sovrené medenými putami. Tak si padol, ako niekto padne pred synmi neprávosti. Vtedy sa znova pustil všetok ľud do plaču nad ním.

³⁵And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or aught else till the sun be down!

³⁵A keď potom prišiel všetok ľud, aby dali Dávidovi pokrm, kým ešte bol deň, prisahal Dávid povediac: Nech mi tak učiní Bôh a tak nech pridá, jestli prv, ako zajde slnce, okúsim chleba, alebo nech už by to bolo čokoľvek.

³⁶And all the people remarked it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

³⁶A poznal to všetok ľud, a ľúbilo sa mu to, jako i všetko, čo učinil kráľ, ľúbilo sa všetkému ľudu.

³⁷And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.

³⁷A tak poznal všetok ľud i celý Izrael toho dňa, že to nebolo od kráľa, aby zabili Abnera, syna Nérovho.

³⁸And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

³⁸A kráľ povedal svojim služobníkom: Či neviete, že knieža a velikán padol tohoto dňa v Izraelovi?

³⁹And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness!

³⁹A ja som dnes ešte slabý, hoci som pomazaný kráľ, a títo mužovia, synovia Ceruje, sú mi priťažkí a pritvrdí. Hospodin nech odplatí tomu, kto robí zlé, podľa jeho zlosti.