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.

¹And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and [is] strong, and the house of Saul are going on and [are] weak.

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

²And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

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

³and his second [is] Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third [is] Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur,

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

⁴and the fourth [is] Adonijah son of Haggith, and the fifth [is] Shephatiah son of Abital,

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

⁵and the sixth [is] Ithream, of Eglah wife of David; these have been born to David in Hebron.

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

⁶And it cometh to pass, in the war being between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner hath been strengthening himself in the house of Saul,

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

⁷and Saul hath a concubine, and her name [is] Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and [Ish-Bosheth] saith unto Abner, `Wherefore hast thou gone in unto the concubine of my father?`

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?

⁸And it is displeasing to Abner exceedingly, because of the words of Ish-Bosheth, and he saith, `The head of a dog [am] I — that in reference to Judah to-day I do kindness with the house of Saul thy father, unto his brethren, and unto his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David — that thou chargest against me iniquity concerning the woman to-day?

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

⁹thus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David — surely so I do to him:

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

¹⁰to cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba.`

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

¹¹And he is not able any more to turn back Abner a word, because of his fearing him.

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.

¹²And Abner sendeth messengers unto David for himself, saying, `Whose [is] the land?` saying, `Make thy covenant with me, and lo, my hand [is] with thee, to bring round unto thee all Israel.`

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.

¹³And he saith, `Good — I make with thee a covenant; only, one thing I am asking of thee, that is, Thou dost not see my face, except thou dost first bring in Michal, daughter of Saul in thy coming into see my face.`

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.

¹⁴And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, `Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.`

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

¹⁵And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and taketh her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,

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

¹⁶and her husband goeth with her, going on and weeping behind her, unto Bahurim, and Abner saith unto him, `Go, turn back;` and he turneth back.

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

¹⁷And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, `Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,

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.

¹⁸and now, do [it], for Jehovah hath spoken of David saying, By the hand of David my servant — to save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.`

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.

¹⁹And Abner speaketh also in the ears of Benjamin, and Abner goeth also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that [is] good in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin,

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

²⁰and Abner cometh in unto David, to Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David maketh for Abner, and for the men who [are] with him, a banquet.

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.

²¹And Abner saith unto David, `I arise, and go, and gather unto my lord the king the whole of Israel, and they make with thee a covenant, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth;` and David sendeth away Abner, and he goeth 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.

²²And lo, the servants of David, and Joab, have come from the troop, and much spoil have brought with them, and Abner is not with David in Hebron, for he hath sent him away, and he goeth 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.

²³and Joab and all the host that [is] with him have come, and they declare to Joab, saying, `Abner son of Ner hath come unto the king, and he sendeth him away, and he goeth in peace.`

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

²⁴And Joab cometh unto the king, and saith, `What hast thou done? lo, Abner hath come unto thee! why [is] this — thou hast sent him away, and he is really gone?

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.

²⁵Thou hast known Abner son of Ner, that to deceive thee he came, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou art doing.`

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

²⁶And Joab goeth out from David, and sendeth messengers after Abner, and they bring him back from the well of Sirah, and David knew not.

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.

²⁷And Abner turneth back to Hebron, and Joab turneth him aside unto the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smiteth him there in the fifth [rib] — and he dieth — for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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

²⁸And David heareth afterwards and saith, `Acquitted [am] I, and my kingdom, by Jehovah, unto the age, from the blood of Abner son of Ner;

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.

²⁹it doth stay on the head of Joab, and on all the house of his father, and there is not cut off from the house of Joab one having an issue, and leprous, and laying hold on a staff, and falling by a sword, and lacking bread.`

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

³⁰And Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner because that he put to death Asahel their brother, in Gibeon, in battle.

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.

³¹And David saith unto Joab, and unto all the people who [are] with him, `Rend your garments, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner;` and king David is going after the bier.

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

³²And they bury Abner in Hebron, and the king lifteth up his voice, and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all the people weep;

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

³³and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: — `As the death of a fool doth Abner die?

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.

³⁴Thy hands not bound, And thy feet to fetters not brought nigh! As one falling before sons of evil — Thou hast fallen!` and all the people add to weep over him.

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.

³⁵And all the people come to cause David to eat bread while yet day, and David sweareth, saying, `Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add, for — before the going in of the sun, I taste no bread or any other thing.`

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

³⁶And all the people have discerned [it], and it is good in their eyes, as all that the king hath done is good in the eyes of all the people;

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

³⁷and all the people know, even all Israel, in that day, that it hath not been from the king — to put to death Abner son of Ner.

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

³⁸And the king saith unto his servants, `Do ye not know that a prince and a great one hath fallen this day in Israel?

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.

³⁹and I to-day [am] tender, and an anointed king: and these men, sons of Zeruiah, [are] too hard for me; Jehovah doth recompense to the doer of the evil according to his evil.`