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!'

¹There 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, Israel!”

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

²So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with 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.

³David 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 custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to 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!'

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

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

⁵So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed 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!'

⁶David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of 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.

⁷There 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 to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist 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.

⁹Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his 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.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. 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!'

¹¹There stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who 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.

¹²Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. 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 everyone who came by him 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.

¹⁴He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites: and they were 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.

¹⁵They 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 who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

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

¹⁶Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”

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.'

¹⁷He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your handmaid.” He answered, “I do hear.”

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

¹⁸Then she spoke, saying, “They were used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;’ and so they settled it.

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

¹⁹I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?”

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

²⁰Joab answered, “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 the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you 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. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

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

²³Now Joab was over all the army 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 men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the 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 also Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.