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!'

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

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

²Then all the men of Israel went up from after David, following Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clave to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

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.

³And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

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

⁴And the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.

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

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

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!'

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 fortified cities and escape our sight.

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

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.

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.

⁸When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

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

⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

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.

¹⁰And Amasa had taken no notice of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him with it in the belly 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.

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

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

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.

¹²Now 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 stood still.

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

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

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

¹⁴who went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maacah, and all the Berim; and they gathered together, and went also after him.

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.

¹⁵And they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.

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

¹⁶And a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

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.'

¹⁷And he came near to her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I [am he]. And she said to him, Listen to the words of thy handmaid. And he said, I am listening.

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

¹⁸And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.

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

¹⁹I am 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?

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

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

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.'

²¹The matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

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.

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

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

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

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

²⁴and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

²⁵Seja oli kirjutaja; Saadok ja Ebjatar olid preestrid;

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

²⁶Iira, jairilane, oli ka Taaveti preester.

²⁶and Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.