¹Potom sa stalo, že sa Dávid pýtal Hospodina a povedal: Či mám ísť hore do niektorého z miest Júdových? A Hospodin mu riekol: Iď! A Dávid povedal: Kam mám ísť hore? A riekol: Do Hebrona.

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?` and Jehovah saith unto him, `Go up.` And David saith, `Whither do I go up?` and He saith, `To Hebron.`

²A tak odišiel Dávid ta hore aj obe jeho ženy, Achinoam Jezreelská a Abigaiľ, predtým žena Nábala Karmelského.

²And David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;

³I svojich mužov, ktorí boli s ním, vyviedol Dávid hore, každého i s jeho domom, a bývali v mestách Hebrona.

³and his men who [are] with him hath David brought up — a man and his household — and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

⁴Potom prišli mužovia Júdovi a pomazali tam Dávida za kráľa nad domom Júdovým. A oznámili Dávidovi a riekli: Mužovia Jabeš-gileáda to boli, ktorí pochovali Saula.

⁴And the men of Judah come, and anoint there David for king over the house of Judah; and they declare to David, saying, `The men of Jabesh-Gilead [are] they who buried Saul.`

⁵Vtedy poslal Dávid poslov k mužom Jabeš-gileáda a povedal im: Buďte požehnaní Hospodinovi, všetci vy, ktorí ste učinili to milosrdenstvo so svojím pánom, so Saulom, že ste ho pochovali.

⁵And David sendeth messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and saith unto them, `Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah, in that ye have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that ye bury him.

⁶Preto teraz nech Hospodin učiní milosrdenstvo a pravdu s vami; a tiež i ja vám učiním to dobré, pretože ste učinili tú vec.

⁶`And, now, Jehovah doth with you kindness and truth, and also, I do with you this good because ye have done this thing;

⁷A tak teraz nech sa posilnia vaše ruky, a buďte zmužilí, lebo síce zomrel váš pán Saul, ale však už i mňa pomazali dom Júdov za kráľa nad sebou.

⁷and now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. [is] dead, and also — me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.`

⁸Ale Abner, syn Nérov, veliteľ vojska Saulovho, vzal Iš-bóšeta, syna Saulovho, a zaviedol ho na druhú stranu do Machnaima

⁸And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul hath, hath taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causeth him to pass over to Mahanaim,

⁹a ustanovil ho za kráľa nad Gileádom a nad Ašurom a nad Jizreelom ako aj nad Efraimom a nad Benjaminom i nad celým Izraelom.

⁹and causeth him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel — all of it.

¹⁰Štyridsať rokov mal Iš-bóšet, syn Saulov, keď začal kraľovať nad Izraelom, a kraľoval dva roky. Len dom Júdov išli za Dávidom.

¹⁰A son of forty years, [is] Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

¹¹A počet dní, v ktorých bol Dávid v Hebrone nad domom Júdovým, bol sedem rokov a šesť mesiacov.

¹¹And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.

¹²Potom vyšiel Abner, syn Nérov, a služobníci Iš-bóšeta, syna Saulovho, z Machnaima do Gibeona.

¹²And Abner son of Ner goeth out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹³A vyšiel i Joáb, syn Ceruje, i služobníci Dávidovi a stretli sa s nimi pri rybníku Gibeona, a položili sa jedni z jednej strany rybníka a druhí z druhej strany rybníka.

¹³And Joab son of Zeruiah, and servants of David, have gone out, and they meet by the pool of Gibeon together, and sit down, these by the pool on this [side], and these by the pool on that.

¹⁴A Abner povedal Joábovi: Nože nech vstanú a vystúpia mládenci a pohrajú pred nami! A Joáb riekol: Nech vstanú.

¹⁴And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;` and Joab saith, `Let them rise.`

¹⁵A tak vstali a prešli v rovnakom počte, dvanásti z Benjamina, ktorí patrili Iš-bóšetovi, synovi Saulovmu, a dvanásti zo služobníkov Dávidových.

¹⁵And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁶A pochytili každý svojho druha za hlavu a každý vrazil svoj meč do boku svojho druha. A padli spolu. Preto nazvali to miesto Chelkathaccúrim, ktoré je v Gibeone.

¹⁶And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword [is] in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and [one] calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon,

¹⁷A bola náramne krutá bitka toho dňa, a porazený bol Abner i mužovia Izraelovi pred služobníkmi Dávidovými.

¹⁷and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

¹⁸A boli tam traja synovia Ceruje, Joáb, Abišaj a Azael. A Azael bol rýchly na svoje nohy jako niektorá zo sŕn, ktoré sú na poli.

¹⁸And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field,

¹⁹A Azael prenasledoval Abnera a neuhnul ani napravo ani naľavo bežiac za Abnerom.

¹⁹And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.

²⁰A Abner obzrúc sa za seba riekol: Či si to ty, Azael? A povedal: Som.

²⁰And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, `Art thou he — Asahel?` and he saith, `I [am].`

²¹A Abner mu riekol: Nože sa uhni napravo alebo naľavo a chyť si niektorého z mládencov a vezmi si jeho výzbroj. Ale Azael nechcel ustúpiť, aby ho neprenasledoval.

²¹And Abner saith to him, `Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize for thee one of the youths, and take to thee his armour;` and Asahel hath not been willing to turn aside from after him.

²²Vtedy ešte raz riekol Abner Azaelovi: Ustúp, hovorím ti, a nesleduj ma, lebo prečo ťa mám sraziť na zem a jako sa potom pozriem do očí Joábovi, tvojmu bratovi?

²²And Abner addeth again, saying unto Asahel, `Turn thee aside from after me, why do I smite thee to the earth? and how do I lift up my face unto Joab thy brother?`

²³A keď len nechcel ustúpiť, uderil ho Abner zadným koncom kopije do brucha tak, že kopija vyšla jeho chrbtom. A tak padol tam a zomrel na mieste. A stalo sa, že každý, kto prišiel k tomu miestu, na ktorom padol Azael a zomrel, že sa tam všetci zastavovali.

²³And he refuseth to turn aside, and Abner smiteth him with the hinder part of the spear unto the fifth [rib], and the spear cometh out from behind him, and he falleth there, and dieth under it; and it cometh to pass, every one who hath come unto the place where Asahel hath fallen and dieth — they stand still.

²⁴A Joáb a Abišaj prenasledovali Abnera. A keď zapádalo slnce, prišli k vŕšku Amma, ktorý je naproti Giachu, na ceste, ktorá vedie na púšť Gibeon.

²⁴And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

²⁵Vtedy sa shromaždili synovia Benjaminovi a išli za Abnerom a utvoriac sa v jednu čatu postavili sa na vrchu jedného brehu.

²⁵And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,

²⁶A Abner zavolal na Joába a riekol: Či na veky bude žrať meč? Či nevieš, že býva horkosť naposledy? A dokedy už nepovieš ľudu, aby sa vrátili a prestali honiť svojich bratov?

²⁶and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, `For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?`

²⁷Na to odpovedal Joáb: Ako že žije Bôh, keby si nebol hovoril, ešte hneď ráno by bol býval odvedený ľud hore, a nebol by honil svojho brata.

²⁷And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.`

²⁸Vtedy zatrúbil Joáb na trúbu, a zastál všetok ľud a neprenasledovali viacej Izraela ani nebojovali viacej.

²⁸And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.

²⁹A Abner a jeho mužovia išli rovinou Jordána celú tú noc a prejdúc Jordán išli celým Bitronom a prišli do Machnaima.

²⁹And Abner and his men have gone through the plain all that night, and pass over the Jordan, and go on [through] all Bithron, and come in to Mahanaim.

³⁰A Joáb sa vrátil od prenasledovania Abnera a shromaždil všetok ľud. A chýbalo zo služobníkov Dávidových devätnásť mužov a Azael.

³⁰And Joab hath turned back from after Abner, and gathereth all the people, and there are lacking of the servants of David nineteen men, and Asahel;

³¹A služobníci Dávidovi zabili z Benjamina a z mužov Abnerových tristo šesťdesiat mužov, toľko ich zomrelo.

³¹and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men — they died.

³²A vezmúc Azaela pochovali ho v hrobe jeho otca, ktorý bol v Betleheme. A išli tiež celú noc, Joáb i jeho mužovia, a rozvidnelo sa im až v Hebrone.

³²And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which [is] in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night — Joab and his men — and it is light to them in Hebron.