¹Kui Taaveti päevad liginesid surmale, siis andis ta oma pojale Saalomonile käsu, öeldes:

¹And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying,

²'Mina lähen kõige maailma teed, ole siis vahva ja ole mees!

²I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man;

³Pea, mida Issand, su Jumal, on käskinud pidada, käies tema teedel, pidades tema määrusi, käske, seadlusi ja manitsusi, nõnda nagu Moosese Seaduses on kirjutatud, et sa võiksid targasti teha kõike, mida sa teed, ja kõikjal, kuhu sa pöördud,

³and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, 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;

⁴et Issand võiks kinnitada oma sõna, mis ta minu kohta on rääkinud, öeldes: Kui su pojad hoiavad oma teed, käies minu ees ustavalt, kõigest oma südamest ja kõigest oma hingest, siis - ütles tema - ei puudu sul mees Iisraeli aujärjel.

⁴that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons 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 upon the throne of Israel.

⁵Ja sina tead ka seda, mis Joab, Seruja poeg, on teinud minule, mis ta tegi kahele Iisraeli väepealikule, Abnerile, Neeri pojale, ja Amaasale, Jeteri pojale, ja kuidas ta tappis nad ning valas rahuajal sõjaverd, määrides sõjaverega oma vöö, mis tal oli puusadel, ja jalatsid, mis tal olid jalas.

⁵And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to 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 upon his sandals that were on his feet.

⁶Seepärast talita oma tarkust mööda ja ära lase teda hallipäisena rahuga hauda minna!

⁶And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

⁷Aga gileadlase Barsillai poegadele tee head, et nad saaksid su lauas sööjate seltsi, sest nad tulid sel viisil mulle appi, kui ma põgenesin su venna Absalomi eest.

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

⁸Ja vaata, su juures on Simei, Geera poeg, benjaminlane Bahuurimist, kes sajatas mind kibeda sajatusega sel päeval, kui ma läksin Mahanaimi; aga kui ta tuli alla Jordani äärde mulle vastu, siis vandusin ma temale Issanda juures ja ütlesin: Ma ei surma sind mõõgaga.

⁸And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

⁹Ent nüüd ära jäta teda karistamata, sest sa oled tark mees ja tead küll, mida sa temale pead tegema, et võiksid saata ta hallpea verisena hauda!'

⁹And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.

¹⁰Siis Taavet läks magama oma vanemate juurde ja ta maeti Taaveti linna.

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

¹¹Ja aega, mis Taavet valitses Iisraeli üle, oli nelikümmend aastat; Hebronis valitses ta seitse aastat ja Jeruusalemmas valitses ta kolmkümmend kolm aastat.

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

¹²Saalomon istus oma isa Taaveti aujärjele ja ta kuningavõim oli väga kindel.

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

¹³Aga Adonija, Haggiti poeg, tuli Saalomoni ema Batseba juurde. Ja Batseba küsis: 'Kas tood rahu?' Ja ta vastas: 'Rahu.'

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

¹⁴Siis ta ütles: 'Mul on sulle midagi rääkida.' Ja Batseba vastas: 'Räägi!'

¹⁴And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak.

¹⁵Ja ta rääkis: 'Sa tead, et kuningriik oli minu ja et kogu Iisrael oli pööranud oma silmad minu poole, et mina saaksin kuningaks. Aga kuningriik on läinud mu vennale, sest ta sai selle Issandalt.

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

¹⁶Ja nüüd on mul üksainus palve, mida ma sinult palun. Ära tõuka mind ära!' Ja Batseba vastas temale: 'Räägi!'

¹⁶And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

¹⁷Siis ta ütles: 'Räägi ometi kuningas Saalomoniga, sest sind ta ei tõuka ära, et ta annaks mulle naiseks suunemlanna Abisagi!'

¹⁷And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king -- for he will not refuse thee -- that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

¹⁸Ja Batseba vastas: 'Hea küll! Ma räägin su pärast kuningaga.'

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

¹⁹Ja Batseba läks kuningas Saalomoni juurde, et temaga rääkida Adonija pärast. Ja kuningas tõusis, läks temale vastu, kummardas tema ees ja istus siis oma aujärjele. Kuninga emale seati iste ja ta istus tema paremale käele.

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

²⁰Siis ta ütles: 'Mul on sinult paluda üksainus pisike palve, ära tõuka mind ära!' Ja kuningas ütles temale: 'Palu, mu ema, sest sind ma ei tõuka ära!'

²⁰Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; refuse me not. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse thee.

²¹Ja Batseba ütles: 'Antagu suunemlanna Abisag naiseks su vennale Adonijale!'

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

²²Aga kuningas Saalomon vastas ja ütles oma emale: 'Mispärast sa palud Adonijale ainult suunemlannat Abisagi? Palu temale ka kuningriiki, sest ta on mu vanem vend, temale ja preester Ebjatarile ja Joabile, Seruja pojale!'

²²And king Solomon answered and said to 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.

²³Ja kuningas Saalomon vandus Issanda juures, öeldes: 'Jumal tehku minuga ükskõik mida, kui Adonija ei ole seda rääkinud oma hinge hinnaga!

²³And king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying, God do so to me, and more also, -- Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life!

²⁴Ja nüüd, nii tõesti kui elab Issand, kes mind on kinnitanud ja pannud mu isa Taaveti aujärjele ja kes mulle on teinud koja, nagu ta lubas: Adonija tuleb täna surmata!'

²⁴And now [as] Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

²⁵Ja kuningas Saalomon läkitas Benaja, Joojada poja, kes tungis Adonijale kallale, nõnda et ta suri.

²⁵And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who fell on him, that he died.

²⁶Preester Ebjatarile ütles kuningas: 'Mine Anatotti oma põllule, sest sa oled surma väärt! Aga täna ei taha ma sind surmata, sest sa oled kandnud Issanda Jumala laegast mu isa Taaveti ees ja oled kannatanud kõike, mida mu isa kannatas.'

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

²⁷Nõnda ajas Saalomon Ebjatari ära ega lasknud teda olla Issanda preester, et läheks täide Issanda sõna, mis ta Siilos oli rääkinud Eeli soo kohta.

²⁷And Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

²⁸Kui kuuldus sellest jõudis Joabini, sest Joab oli hoidnud Adonija poole, kuigi ta ei olnud hoidnud Absalomi poole, siis põgenes Joab Issanda telgi juurde ja haaras kinni altari sarvedest.

²⁸And the report came to Joab (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom); and Joab fled to the tent of Jehovah, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

²⁹Ja kui kuningas Saalomonile teatati, et Joab oli põgenenud Issanda telgi juurde, ja et vaata, ta on altari ääres, siis läkitas Saalomon Benaja, Joojada poja, öeldes: 'Mine tungi temale kallale!'

²⁹And it was told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Jehovah; and behold, he is by the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on him.

³⁰Ja kui Benaja jõudis Issanda telgi juurde, siis ta ütles temale: 'Nõnda ütleb kuningas: Tule ära!' Aga ta vastas: 'Ei, sest ma tahan siin surra!' Ja Benaja viis kuningale vastuse, öeldes: 'Nõnda rääkis Joab ja nõnda vastas ta mulle.'

³⁰And Benaiah came to the tent of Jehovah and said to him, Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said, No; for I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

³¹Ja kuningas ütles temale: 'Tee, nagu ta ütles, tungi temale kallale ja mata ta, et sa kõrvaldaksid minult ja mu isakojalt selle süütu vere, mille Joab on valanud!

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

³²Issand lasku tema veri tulla tagasi ta enese pea peale, sellepärast et ta tungis kallale kahele mehele, kes olid temast õiglasemad ja paremad, ja tappis need mõõgaga, ilma et mu isa Taavet seda oleks teadnud: Abneri, Neeri poja, Iisraeli väepealiku, ja Amaasa, Jeteri poja, Juuda väepealiku.

³²And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

³³Nende veri tulgu igavesti Joabi pea peale ja tema soo pea peale! Aga Taavetile ja tema soole ja kojale ja aujärjele tulgu Issandalt igavesti rahu!'

³³And their blood shall be requited 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 Jehovah.

³⁴Siis läks Benaja, Joojada poeg, ja tungis temale kallale ning surmas tema; ja ta maeti oma kotta kõrbe.

³⁴And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

³⁵Ja kuningas pani Benaja, Joojada poja, tema asemele sõjaväe ülemaks; ja Ebjatari asemele pani kuningas preester Saadoki.

³⁵And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

³⁶Ja kuningas läkitas kutsujad Simei järele ning ütles temale: 'Ehita enesele koda Jeruusalemma ja ela seal, aga ära mine sealt välja, ei sinna ega tänna!

³⁶And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide there, and go not forth thence anywhere.

³⁷Sest sel päeval, kui sa välja lähed ja ületad Kidroni jõe, olgu sul hästi teada, et sa pead surema, su veri tuleb su oma pea peale.'

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

³⁸Ja Simei ütles kuningale: 'See on hea kõne. Nõnda nagu mu isand kuningas on rääkinud, nõnda su sulane teeb.' Ja Simei elas Jeruusalemmas kaua aega.

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

³⁹Aga kolme aasta pärast juhtus, et kaks Simei sulast põgenesid Gati kuninga Maaka poja Aakise juurde. Ja Simeile teatati ning öeldi: 'Vaata, su sulased on Gatis.'

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

⁴⁰Siis Simei võttis kätte, saduldas oma eesli ja läks Gatti Aakise juurde oma sulaseid otsima. Nõnda läks Simei ja tõi oma sulased Gatist ära.

⁴⁰Then 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.

⁴¹Aga kui Saalomonile teatati, et Simei oli Jeruusalemmast Gatti läinud ja tagasi tulnud,

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

⁴²siis kuningas läkitas kutsujad Simei järele ning ütles temale: 'Kas ma ei ole sind Issanda juures vannutanud ja hoiatanud, öeldes: Sel päeval, kui sa lähed välja ja käid siin ning seal, olgu sul hästi teada, et sa pead surema!? Ja sa ütlesid mulle: See on hea kõne, ma kuulan!

⁴²And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make thee swear by Jehovah, and protest to thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest forth, and walkest abroad anywhere, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst to me, The word that I have heard is good.

⁴³Mispärast sa ei ole siis teinud Issanda vande ja keelu kohaselt, mille ma sulle andsin?'

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

⁴⁴Ja kuningas ütles veel Simeile: 'Sina tead ise oma südames kõike seda kurja, mis sa oled teinud mu isale Taavetile. Sellepärast Issand laseb su kurjuse tagasi tulla su oma pea peale.

⁴⁴And the king said to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father; and Jehovah returns thy wickedness upon thine own head;

⁴⁵Aga kuningas Saalomon olgu õnnistatud ja Taaveti aujärg Issanda ees igavesti kindel!'

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

⁴⁶Siis kuningas andis käsu Benajale, Joojada pojale, ja too läks välja ning tungis temale kallale, nõnda et ta suri. Ja kuningriik jäi kindlalt Saalomoni kätte.

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