¹A Ben-hadad, sýrsky kráľ, sobral všetko svoje vojsko, a tridsiati a dvaja kráľovia s ním, a kone a vozy, a odíduc hore obľahol Samáriu a bojoval proti nej.

¹And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

²A poslal poslov k Achabovi, izraelskému kráľovi, do mesta

²And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

³a odkázal mu: Takto hovorí Ben-hadad: Tvoje striebro a tvoje zlato je moje, i tvoje ženy i tvoji najlepší synovia najpeknejší sú moji.

³Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

⁴A izraelský kráľ odpovedal a riekol: Podľa tvojho slova, môj pán kráľ, tvoj som ja i všetko, čo mám.

⁴And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have.

⁵A zase prišli poslovia a riekli: Takto hovorí Ben-hadad: Áno, poslal som k tebe s odkazom: Svoje striebro a svoje zlato i svoje ženy i svojich synov dáš mne.

⁵And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

⁶No, zajtra o tomto čase pošlem svojich služobníkov k tebe, ktorí prekutajú tvoj dom i domy tvojich služobníkov, a bude, že všetku žiadosť tvojich očí položia do svojej ruky a vezmú.

⁶but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.

⁷Vtedy povolal izraelský kráľ všetkých starších zeme a riekol: Poznajte, prosím, a vidzte, že tento hľadá zlé, lebo poslal ku mne pre moje ženy a pre mojich synov, pre moje striebro i pre moje zlato, a neodoprel som mu.

⁷Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

⁸A všetci starší mu povedali aj všetok ľud: Neposlúchni ani neprivoľ.

⁸And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.

⁹Preto odpovedal poslom Ben-hadadovým: Povedzte môjmu pánu kráľovi: Všetko, o čo si poslal k svojmu služobníkovi po prvé, učiním, ale túto vec nemôžem učiniť. A tak odišli poslovia a doniesli mu odpoveď.

⁹Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

¹⁰Vtedy poslal k nemu Ben-hadad a odkázal: Tak nech mi učinia bohovia a tak nech pridajú, jestli sa dostane prachu Samárie po hrsti všetkému ľudu, ktorý je so mnou.

¹⁰And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

¹¹Na to odpovedal izraelský kráľ a riekol: Hovorte, aby sa nechválil ten, ktorý pripasuje zbraň, ako ten, ktorý ju odpína.

¹¹And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on [his armor] boast himself as he that putteth it off.

¹²A stalo sa, keď počul to slovo - a práve pil on i kráľovia v stánoch -, že povedal svojim služobníkom: Rozostavte čaty! A rozostavili proti mestu.

¹²And it came to pass, when [Ben-hadad] heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set [yourselves in array]. And they set [themselves in array] against the city.

¹³A hľa, nejaký prorok pristúpil k Achabovi, izraelskému kráľovi, a riekol: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Či si videl všetko to veľké množstvo? Hľa, dám ho do tvojej ruky dnes, aby si poznal, že ja som Hospodin.

¹³And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

¹⁴A keď povedal Achab: Skrze koho? Riekol: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Skrze služobníkov kniežat krajov. A ešte povedal: Kto započne boj boj? A on riekol: Ty.

¹⁴And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.

¹⁵Vtedy spočítal služobníkov-mládencov kniežat krajov, a bolo ich dvestotridsaťdva; a po nich spočítal všetok ľud, všetkých synov Izraelových, sedem tisíc.

¹⁵Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

¹⁶A vyšiel na poludnie. A Ben-hadad pil opilý, v stánoch, on i kráľovia, tridsiati a dvaja kráľovia, ktorí mu pomáhali.

¹⁶And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

¹⁷A služobníci kniežat krajov vyšli najprv. A Ben-hadad poslal svojich vojakov. A keď mu oznámili, že vraj nejakí mužovia vyšli zo Samárie,

¹⁷And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from Samaria.

¹⁸riekol: Už či vyšli za pokoj, zajmite ich živých, a či vyšli do boja, i tak ich zajmite živých.

¹⁸And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.

¹⁹Tedy tí vyšli z mesta, služobníci kniežat krajov, i vojsko, ktoré nasledovalo za nimi.

¹⁹So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

²⁰A každý zabil svojho muža, takže utekali Sýrovia, a Izrael ich honil. A Ben-hadad, sýrsky kráľ ušiel na koni i niekoľkí jazdcovia.

²⁰And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

²¹A tak vyšiel izraelský kráľ a porazil kone i vozy a porazil Sýrov veľkou porážkou.

²¹And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

²²Potom pristúpil prorok k izraelskému kráľovi a riekol mu: Idi, vzmuž sa, a znaj a vidz, čo máš robiť, lebo o rok zase prijde sýrsky kráľ hore proti tebe.

²²And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

²³A služobníci sýrskeho kráľa povedali jemu: Ich bohovia sú bohmi vrchov, preto nás premohli. Ale bojujme s nimi na rovine, a uvidíš, či ich nepremôžeme.

²³And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

²⁴A učiň toto: odstráň kráľov, každého s jeho miesta, a postav miesto nich vojvodcov.

²⁴And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

²⁵A ty si načítaj vojska toľko, koľko bolo vojska, ktoré ti padlo, i koní, koľko bolo koní, i vozov, koľko bolo vozov, a budeme bojovať s nimi na rovine, a uvidíš, či ich nepremôžeme. A poslúchol ich a urobil tak.

²⁵and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

²⁶A stalo sa po roku, že spočítal Ben-hadad Sýrov, a odišiel hore do Afeka do boja s Izraelom.

²⁶And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

²⁷A synovia Izraelovi, taktiež spočítaní a zaopatrení stravou odišli oproti nim. A tak položili sa synovia Izraelovi táborom naproti nim jako nejaké dva malé kŕdle kôz, a Sýrovia zaplnili zem.

²⁷And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

²⁸Vtedy pristúpil muž Boží, prehovoril k izraelskému kráľovi a riekol: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pretože hovoria Sýrovia: Hospodin je bohom vrchov a nie bohom dolín, dám všetko to veľké množstvo do tvojej ruky, aby ste vedeli, že ja som Hospodin.

²⁸And a man of God came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

²⁹A tak táborili jedni naproti druhým sedem dní. A stalo sa siedmeho dňa, že sa začala bitka, a synovia Izraelovi porazili Sýrov, sto tisíc peších, jedného dňa.

²⁹And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

³⁰A tí, ktorí pozostali, utiekli do Afeka, do mesta, kde zase padol múr na dvadsaťsedem tisíc mužov, ktorí boli pozostali. A Ben-hadad utekajúc vošiel do mesta a tu z izby do izby.

³⁰But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

³¹A jeho služobníci mu riekli: Hľa, prosíme, počuli sme, že kráľovia domu Izraelovho sú milosrdní kráľovia, nuž dovoľ, prosíme, žeby sme vzali smútočnú vrecovinu na svoje bedrá a proväzy na svoje hlavy a tak vyjdeme k izraelskému kráľovi, azda zachová živú tvoju dušu.

³¹And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

³²A tak opásali svoje bedrá vrecovinou a vzali proväzy na svoje hlavy a prišli k izraelskému kráľovi a riekli: Tvoj služobník Ben-hadad hovorí: Prosím, nech žije moja duša! A on povedal: A či ešte žije? Je mojím bratom.

³²So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.

³³A mužovia bedlive pozorovali na to slovo a ponáhľali sa zistiť, či to ozaj tak myslí, a riekli: Tvojím bratom je Ben-hadad. A povedal: Iďte, doveďte ho. A tak vyšiel k nemu Ben-hadad, dal mu vysadnúť na voz.

³³Now the men observed diligently, and hasted to catch whether it were his mind; and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

³⁴A Ben-hadad mu riekol: Mestá, ktoré vzal môj otec od tvojho otca, navrátim, a ulice si zariadiš v Damašku, jako bol zariadil môj otec v Samárii. A ja, povedal Achab, učiním s tebou smluvu a prepustím ťa. A tak učinil s ním smluvu a prepustil ho.

³⁴And [Ben-hadad] said unto him, The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I, [said Ahab], will let thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

³⁵A nejaký muž zo synov prorokov povedal svojmu druhovi slovom Hospodinovým: Nabi ma, prosím! Ale človek ho nechcel udrieť.

³⁵And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

³⁶Vtedy mu riekol: Preto, že si neposlúchol hlasu Hospodinovho, hľa, keď pojdeš odo mňa, zabije ťa lev. A hneď, ako odišiel od neho, našiel ho lev a zabil ho.

³⁶Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

³⁷Potom našiel iného muža, ktorému tiež povedal: Nabi ma, prosím! A muž ho veľmi nabil a doranil.

³⁷Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

³⁸A prorok odišiel a postavil sa kráľovi do cesty a prestrojil sa, aby ho nepoznali, dajúc si šatku z hlavy na oči.

³⁸So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

³⁹A stalo sa, keď išiel kráľ pomimo, že kričal na kráľa a povedal: Tvoj služobník vyšiel do stredu bitky, a hľa, nejaký muž odbočil a doviedol ku mne muža a povedal: Stráž tohoto muža, lebo ak sa ztratí, bude tvoj život za jeho život, alebo odvážiš hrivnu striebra.

³⁹And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

⁴⁰A stalo sa, že kým tvoj služobník tu a tam robil voľačo, už ho nebolo. - A izraelský kráľ mu povedal: Taký je tvoj súd; ty sám si rozhodol.

⁴⁰And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

⁴¹Vtedy rýchle sňal šatku so svojich očí, a izraelský kráľ ho poznal, že je z prorokov.

⁴¹And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

⁴²A riekol mu: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Preto, že si pustil z ruky muža, ktorého som ja odsúdil na smrť, bude tvoj život za jeho život a tvoj ľud za jeho ľud.

⁴²And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

⁴³A tak odišiel izraelský kráľ hore do svojho domu, namrzený a nahnevaný, a prišiel do Samárie.

⁴³And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.