¹A keď popošiel Dávid trochu s temena vrchu, tu hľa, Cíba, sluha Mefibóšetov, išiel oproti nemu vedúc so sebou dvoch osedlaných oslov a na nich dvesto chlebov a sto sväzkov sušeného hrozna, sto hrúd letného ovocia, datlí a fíkov, a kožica vína.

¹And when David was a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

²A kráľ povedal Cíbovi: Načo ti je toto? A Cíba odpovedal: Osli sú pre dom kráľov jazdiť na nich a chlieb a ovocie, aby jedli služobníci, a víno aby sa napil, kto by zomdlel na púšti.

²And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

³A zase povedal kráľ: A kde je syn tvojho pána? A Cíba odpovedal kráľovi: Hľa, zostal v Jeruzaleme, lebo povedal: Dnes mi navrátia, dom Izraelov, kráľovstvo môjho otca.

³And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

⁴Na to povedal kráľ Cíbovi: Hľa, tvoje je všetko, čo mal Mefibóšet. A Cíba povedal: Klaniam sa. Nech aj inokedy najdem milosť v tvojich očiach, môj pán kráľ!

⁴Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

⁵A keď prišiel kráľ Dávid až po Bachúrim, tu hľa, vyšiel odtiaľ nejaký muž z rodiny domu Saulovho, ktorému bolo meno Šimei, syn Géru, vychádzal pozvoľna a zlorečil.

⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

⁶A hádzal kamene do Dávida jako aj do všetkých služobníkov kráľa Dávida, hoc i všetok ľud i všetci udatní mužovia boli po jeho pravej i po jeho ľavej strane.

⁶And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

⁷A takto hovoril Šimei, keď zlorečil: Vyjdi, vyjdi, mužu krvi! A mužu beliála!

⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

⁸Hospodin obrátil na teba všetku krv domu Saulovho, na ktorého mieste si kraľoval. Ale Hospodin dal kráľovstvo do ruky Absaloma, tvojho syna. A hľa, zapadol si vo svojej vlastnej zlobe, lebo si mužom krvi!

⁸Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.

⁹A Abišaj, syn Ceruje, povedal kráľovi: Načo má zlorečiť tento mŕtvy pes môjmu pánu kráľovi? Dovoľ, prosím, žeby som ta išiel a zoťal mu hlavu!

⁹Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

¹⁰Ale kráľ povedal: Čo ja mám s vami, synovia Ceruje? Že zlorečí? A keď mu Hospodin povedal: Zloreč Dávidovi! nuž ktože povie: Prečo tak robíš?

¹⁰And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

¹¹A potom povedal Dávid Abišajovi a všetkým svojim služobníkom: Hľa, môj syn, ktorý pošiel z môjho života, hľadá moju dušu, o čo skôr môže potom syn Jeminiho! Nechajte ho, nech zlorečí, lebo Hospodin mu to kázal.

¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more [may] this Benjamite now [do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath bidden him.

¹²Možno, že Hospodin pohliadne na moju krivdu a že mi odplatí Hospodin dobrým za jeho zlorečenie tohoto dňa.

¹²It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.

¹³A tak išiel Dávid a jeho mužovia cestou. A Šimei išiel po stráni vrchu, po boku naproti nemu, idúc a zlorečiac a hádzal kamene naproti nemu a vrhal prach.

¹³So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

¹⁴A tak prišiel kráľ i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním, do Ajefíma, a odpočinuli si tam.

¹⁴And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.

¹⁵A Absalom a všetok ľud, mužovia Izraelovi, prišli do Jeruzalema, a Achitofel s ním.

¹⁵And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¹⁶A stalo sa, keď prišiel Chúšai Arechitský, priateľ Dávidov, k Absalomovi, že povedal Chúšai Absalomovi: Nech žije kráľ! Nech žije kráľ!

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, [Long] live the king, [Long] live the king.

¹⁷A Absalom povedal Chúšaimu: Či je toto tvoja láska a vďaka voči tvojmu priateľovi? Prečo si neišiel so svojím priateľom?

¹⁷And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

¹⁸A Chúšai odpovedal Absalomovi: Nie, ale koho vyvolil Hospodin a tento ľud i všetci mužovia Izraelovi, toho budem a s tým ostanem.

¹⁸And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

¹⁹A po druhé, komuže to ja budem slúžiť? Či nebudem slúžiť pred jeho synom? Ako som slúžil pred tvojím otcom, tak a taký budem aj pred tebou.

¹⁹And again, whom should I serve? [should I] not [serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

²⁰Potom povedal Absalom Achitofelovi: Nože poraďte, čo máme robiť!

²⁰Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

²¹A Achitofel povedal Absalomovi: Vojdi k ženinám svojho otca, ktoré zanechal, aby dozeraly na dom, a počuje celý Izrael, že si sa zošklivil svojmu otcovi, vtedy zosilnejú ruky všetkých, ktorí sú s tebou.

²¹And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

²²A tak roztiahli Absalomovi stán na postreší paláca, a Absalom vošiel k ženinám svojho otca pred očami celého Izraela.

²²So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

²³A rada Achitofelova, ktorý radil v tých dňoch, bola taká, jako keby sa niekto bol pýtal na slovo Boha, taká bola každá rada Achitofelova jako u Dávida tak aj u Absaloma.

²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.