¹A Abimelech, syn Jerubbálov, odišiel do Sichema k bratom svojej matky a hovoril im i všetkej čeľadi domu otca svojej matky povediac:

¹and Abimelech son of Jerubbaal goeth to Shechem, unto his mother`s brethren, and speaketh unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother`s father, saying,

²Hovorte, prosím, v uši všetkým predným mužom mesta Sichema: Čo vám je lepšie: či aby panovali nad vami sedemdesiati mužovia, všetko to synovia Jerubbálovi, a či aby nad vami panoval jeden muž? A budete pamätať, že ja som vaša kosť a vaše telo.

²`Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you — the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? — and ye have remembered that I [am] your bone and your flesh.`

³Vtedy hovorili bratia jeho matky o ňom v uši všetkých popredných mužov Sichema všetky tie slová. A ich srdce sa naklonilo postúpiť za Abimelechom, lebo vraveli: Je náš brat.

³And his mother`s brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, `He [is] our brother;`

⁴A dali mu sedemdesiat šeklov striebra z domu Bál-beríta, za ktoré si najal Abimelech zaháľčivých mužov odvážlivých, ktorí ho nasledovali.

⁴and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them men, vain and unstable, and they go after him;

⁵A prijdúc do domu svojho otca do Ofry povraždil svojich bratov, synov Jerubbálových, sedemdesiat mužov, na jednom kameni. A pozostal iba Jotám, syn Jerubbálov, najmladší, lebo sa bol schoval.

⁵and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.

⁶Potom sa shromaždili všetci mužovia Sichema i celý dom Millo a odíduc ustanovili Abimelecha za kráľa pri dube stĺpa, ktorý je v Sicheme.

⁶And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which [is] in Shechem;

⁷A keď to oznámili Jotámovi, odišiel a postavil sa na temene vrchu Gerizíma a pozdvihnúc svoj hlas volal a povedal im: Počujte ma, mužovia Sichema, a nech vás počuje Bôh!

⁷and they declare [it] to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

⁸Raz boly odišly stromy pomazať nad sebou kráľa a povedaly olive: Kraľuj nad nami!

⁸`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.

⁹Ale oliva im povedala: Či ja opustím tučnotu, ktorú ctia vo mne i Bôh i ľudia, a pojdem, aby som sa klátila nad stromami?

⁹And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹⁰A stromy povedaly fíku: Poď ty a kraľuj nad nami!

¹⁰And the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign over us.

¹¹Ale fík im odpovedal: Či azda opustím svoju sladkosť a svoje výborné ovocie a pojdem, aby som sa klátil nad stromami?

¹¹And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹²Potom povedaly stromy viniču: Nože poď ty, kraľuj nad nami!

¹²`And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

¹³Ale aj vinič im povedal: Či azda nechám tak svoju vínnu šťavu, ktorá obveseľuje i Boha i ľudí, a pojdem, aby som sa klátil nad stromami?

¹³And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹⁴Naposledy riekly všetky stromy bodliaku: Poď tedy ty, kraľuj nad nami!

¹⁴And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.

¹⁵A bodliak povedal stromom: Ak ma naozaj pomazujete za kráľa nad sebou, poďte, utečte sa do mojej tône. Ale ak nie, vtedy nech vyjde oheň z bodliaka a strávi cedry Libanona!

¹⁵And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not — fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁶A tak teraz jestli ste učinili podľa pravdy a úprimnosti, že ste ustanovili Abimelecha za kráľa a jestli ste dobré učinili s Jerubbálom a s jeho domom a jestli ste mu učinili podľa zásluhy jeho rúk,

¹⁶`And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have done good with Jerubbaal, and with his house; and if according to the deed of his hands ye have done to him —

¹⁷lebo môj otec bojoval za vás a vystavil svoj život nebezpečenstvu a vytrhol vás z ruky Madiana;

¹⁷because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from [him], and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

¹⁸ale vy ste dnes povstali na dom môjho otca a povraždili ste jeho synov, sedemdesiatich mužov, na jednom kameni a ustanovili ste Abimelecha, syna jeho dievky, za kráľa nad mužmi Sichema, lebo je váš brat,

¹⁸and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he [is] your brother —

¹⁹a tedy ak ste učinili podľa pravdy a úprimnosti s Jerubbálom i s jeho domom tohoto dňa, radujte sa Abimelechovi, a nech sa aj on raduje vám.

¹⁹yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he doth rejoice — even he — in you;

²⁰A jestli nie, vtedy nech vyjde oheň z Abimelecha a nech strávi mužov Sichema i dom Millo, a tiež nech vyjde oheň z mužov Sichema a z domu Millo a nech strávi Abimelecha!

²⁰and if not — fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.`

²¹Potom sa dal Jotám na útek a ujdúc prišiel do Béra a býval tam bojac sa Abimelecha, svojho brata.

²¹And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

²²A Abimelech vladáril nad Izraelom tri roky.

²²And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,

²³A Bôh poslal zlého ducha medzi Abimelecha a medzi mužov Sichema. A mužovia Sichema stali sa nevernými Abimelechovi,

²³and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,

²⁴aby prišla ukrutnosť, spáchaná na sedemdesiatich synoch Jerubbálových, na súd, a aby sa ich krv vzložila na Abimelecha, ich brata, ktorý ich povraždil, i na mužov Sichema, ktorí posilnili jeho ruky, aby povraždil svojich bratov.

²⁴for the coming in of the violence [to] the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place [it] on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

²⁵A mužovia Sichema mu postavili úkladníkov hore na vrchoch, ktorí olúpili každého, kto išiel popri nich tou cestou. A oznámilo sa to Abimelechovi.

²⁵And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.

²⁶A prišiel Gál, syn Ebedov, i jeho bratia a prešli do Sichema. A mužovia Sichema složili v ňom svoju nádej.

²⁶And Gaal son of Ebed cometh — also his brethren — and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

²⁷A vyjdúc na pole oberali svoje vinice a tlačili a spravili veselú slávnosť chválorečenia a vojdúc do domu svojho boha jedli a pili a zlorečili Abimelechovi.

²⁷and go out into the field, and gather their vineyards, and tread, and make praises, and go into the house of their god, and eat and drink, and revile Abimelech.

²⁸A Gál, syn Ebedov, povedal: Kto je Abimelech? A čo je Sichem, aby sme mu slúžili? Či nie je synom Jerubbálovým a Zebúl jeho úradníkom? Slúžte mužom Chamora, otca Sichemovho! A prečo by sme mu my mali slúžiť?

²⁸And Gaal son of Ebed saith, `Who [is] Abimelech, and who [is] Shechem, that we serve him? is [he] not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him — we?

²⁹Oj, aby dal ktosi tento ľud do mojej ruky, odstránil by som Abimelecha: A povedal o Abimelechovi: Rozmnož svoje vojsko a vyjdi!

²⁹and oh that this people were in my hand — then I turn Abimelech aside;` and he saith to Abimelech, `Increase thy host, and come out.`

³⁰A keď počul Zebúl, vladár mesta, slová Gála, syna Ebedovho, rozhneval sa.

³⁰And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,

³¹A poslal poslov k Abimelechovi ľstivo s odkazom: Hľa, Gál, syn Ebedov, a jeho bratia prišli do Sichema. A hľa, búria mesto proti tebe.

³¹and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, `Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;

³²Preto teraz vstaň, zober sa vnoci ty i ľud, ktorý je s tebou, a úklaď v poli.

³²and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who [are] with thee, and lay wait in the field,

³³A bude: skoro ráno, keď bude vychádzať slnko, vstaneš a uderíš na mesto, a hľa, on i ľud, ktorý je s ním, pojdú von proti tebe, a ty mu urobíš podľa toho, čo najde tvoja ruka.

³³and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who [are] with him are going out unto thee — and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.`

³⁴Vtedy vstal Abimelech i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním, vnoci a úkladili Sichemu, rozdelení vo štyri skupiny.

³⁴And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem — four detachments;

³⁵A Gál, syn Ebedov, vyšiel a postavil sa pri dveriach brány mesta, a Abimelech vstal i ľud, ktorý bol s ním, z úkladu.

³⁵and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth — also the people who [are] with him — from the ambush,

³⁶A keď videl Gál ľud, povedal Zebúlovi: Hľa, tamto schádza ľud s temien vrchov. Na čo mu povedal Zebúl: Tôňu vrchov vidíš, ktorá sa ti zdá, jako čo by to boli ľudia.

³⁶and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, `Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;` and Zebul saith unto him, `The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.`

³⁷Ale Gál zase prehovoril a povedal: Hľa, naozaj ľudia schádzajú s návršia zeme, a jeden oddiel ide sem od cesty dubu Planetárov.

³⁷And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, `Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.`

³⁸Vtedy mu povedal Zebúl: Kde sú teraz tvoje ústa, ktorými si povedal: Kto je Abimelech, aby ste mu slúžili? Či nie je to ten istý ľud, ktorým si opovrhoval? Nože vyjdi teraz a bojuj proti nemu!

³⁸And Zebul saith unto him, `Where [is] now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who [is] Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.`

³⁹A Gál vyšiel pred mužmi Sichema a bojoval proti Abimelechovi.

³⁹And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

⁴⁰Ale bol premožený, a Abimelech ho prenasledoval, a on utekal pred ním, a mnoho ich padlo zabitých, a padali až po dvere brány.

⁴⁰and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded — unto the opening of the gate.

⁴¹A Abimelech býval v Arume, a Zebúl zahnal Gála i jeho bratov, takže nesmeli bývať v Sicheme.

⁴¹And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

⁴²A stalo sa na druhý deň, že ľud vyšiel na pole, a oznámili to Abimelechovi.

⁴²And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare [it] to Abimelech,

⁴³Vtedy pojal ľud a rozdelil ho na tri skupiny a úkladil na poli. A keď uvidel, že hľa, ľud ozaj ide von z mesta, povstal na nich a zbil ich.

⁴³and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

⁴⁴A stalo sa to tak, že Abimelech i skupiny, ktoré boly s ním, vtrhnúc rozložili sa pri meste a stáli pri dveriach brány mesta, a druhé dve skupiny sa vrhly na všetkých tých, ktorí boli na poli, a pobili ich.

⁴⁴And Abimelech and the detachments who [are] with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

⁴⁵A Abimelech bojoval proti mestu celý ten deň a zaujal mesto a ľud, ktorý bol v ňom, povraždil. A rozboriac mesto posial ho soľou.

⁴⁵and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who [are] in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it [with] salt.

⁴⁶A keď to počuli všetci mužovia veže Sichema, vošli do hradu, do domu boha Beríta.

⁴⁶And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

⁴⁷A bolo oznámené Abimelechovi, že sa tam shromaždili všetci mužovia veže Sichema.

⁴⁷and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

⁴⁸Vtedy vyšiel Abimelech na vrch Calmon, on i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním. A Abimelech vzal sekery do svojej ruky a nasekal haluzia so stromov a vezmúc ho položil na svoje plece a povedal ľudu, ktorý bol s ním: Čo ste videli, že som urobil, rýchle urobte jako ja.

⁴⁸and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who [are] with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth [it] on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who [are] with him, `What ye have seen I have done — haste, do ye like it.`

⁴⁹Vtedy nasekal i všetok ľud, každý svojho haluzia, a išli za Abimelechom a poskladali to pri hrade a zapálili nad nimi hrad ohňom. A tak zomreli aj všetci mužovia veže Sichema, asi tisíc mužov a žien.

⁴⁹And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set [them] at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

⁵⁰Potom odišiel Abimelech do Tébeca a rozložiac sa proti Tébecu táborom zaujal ho.

⁵⁰And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

⁵¹A prostred mesta bola pevná veža, a utiekli sa ta všetci mužovia i ženy i všetci občania mesta, zavreli za sebou a vyšli na strechu veže.

⁵¹and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut [it] behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

⁵²Potom prišiel Abimelech až k veži, bojoval proti nej a priblížil sa až ku dveriam veže, aby ju podpálil ohňom.

⁵²And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

⁵³Ale nejaká žena hodila vrchný žernov na hlavu Abimelechovi a rozbila mu lebku.

⁵³and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

⁵⁴A zavolajúc rýchle mládenca, ktorý nosil jeho zbraň, povedal mu: Vytiahni svoj meč a usmrť ma, aby nepovedali o mne: Žena ho zabila. A jeho mládenec ho prebodnul, a tak zomrel.

⁵⁴and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, `Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me — A woman slew him;` and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

⁵⁵Keď potom videli mužovia Izraelovi, že zomrel Abimelech, odišli každý na svoje miesto.

⁵⁵And the men of Israel see that Abimelech [is] dead, and go each one to his place;

⁵⁶A tak vrátil Bôh nešľachetnosť Abimelechovu, ktorú spáchal proti svojmu otcovi tým, že zavraždil sedemdesiatich svojich bratov,

⁵⁶and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

⁵⁷i všetku nešľachetnosť mužov Sichema vrátil Bôh na ich hlavu, a prišla na nich kliatba Jotáma, syna Jerubbálovho.

⁵⁷and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.