¹A Dávid spočítal ľud, ktorý bol s ním, a ustanovil nad nimi tisícnikov a stotníkov.

¹And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

²A Dávid oddal tretinu ľudu do ruky Joábovej, tretinu do ruky Abišaja, syna Ceruje, brata Joábovho a tretinu do ruky Ittaja Gitťanského. A kráľ povedal ľudu: I ja sám pojdem s vami von do boja.

²And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

³Ale ľud povedal: Nepojdeš! Lebo ak by sme museli utekať, nebudú na nás dbať; ani keby nás zomrela polovica, nebudú na nás veľmi dbať; lebo teraz si ty jako nás desať tisíc. A tak teraz bude dobre, keď nám budeš z mesta na pomoc.

³But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

⁴Na to im riekol kráľ: Učiním to, čo sa vám vidí za dobré. Preto sa postavil kráľ ku bráne, a všetok ľud vyšiel po stách a po tisícoch.

⁴And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

⁵A kráľ prikázal Joábovi, Abišajovi a Ittajovi a riekol: Šetrne mi zachádzajte so synom Absalomom. A počul všetok ľud, keď prikazoval kráľ všetkým veliteľom o Absalomovi.

⁵And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

⁶A tak vyšiel ľud do poľa proti Izraelovi. A bitka bola v lese Efraimovom.

⁶So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

⁷A bol tam porazený ľud Izraelov od služobníkov Dávidových. A bola to tam veľká porážka toho dňa. Padlo ich dvadsať tisíc.

⁷And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

⁸Lebo sa tam rozšírila bitka po celej tej krajine, a viacerých z ľudu strávil les, ako bolo tých, ktorých strávil meč toho dňa.

⁸For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

⁹A prihodilo sa, že sa stretol Absalom so služobníkmi Dávidovými. A Absalom jazdil na mulici, a keď podišla mulica pod husté konáre toho veľkého duba, zachytila sa jeho hlava na dube, takže visel medzi nebom a medzi zemou, a mulica, ktorá bola pod ním, bežala ďalej.

⁹And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

¹⁰Keď to videl ktorýsi muž, oznámil to Joábovi a riekol: Hľa, videl som Absaloma visieť na dube.

¹⁰And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

¹¹A Joáb povedal mužovi, ktorý mu to oznámil: Hľa, videl si a prečo si ho tam nesrazil na zem? A na mne by bolo bývalo, aby som ti dal desať šeklov striebra a jeden pás.

¹¹And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [pieces of] silver, and a girdle.

¹²Ale človek odpovedal Joábovi: A čo by som ja hneď tu mal čítať tisíc striebra na svojich rukách, nevystrel by som svojej ruky na syna kráľovho, lebo veď sme počuli na vlastné uši, že ti prikázal kráľ aj Abišajovi aj Ittajovi povediac: Majte mi všetci pozor na syna, na Absaloma!

¹²And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [pieces of] silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

¹³Alebo keby som vykonal niečo proti jeho duši klamstvom - a niktorá vec sa nezatají pred kráľom -, ty by si sa postavil stranou.

¹³Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me].

¹⁴Na to povedal Joáb: Nebudem sa takto s tebou baviť! A vezmúc tri kopije do svojej ruky vrazil ich do srdca Absalomovho, ktorý ešte žil prostred duba.

¹⁴Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

¹⁵A obstúpili desiati mládenci, ktorí nosili zbraň Joábovu, a bili Absaloma, a tak ho zabili.

¹⁵And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

¹⁶Potom hneď zatrúbil Joáb na trúbu, a ľud sa vrátil od honenia Izraela, lebo Joáb šetril ľud.

¹⁶And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.

¹⁷A vezmúc Absaloma hodili ho v lese do tej veľkej jamy a nasnášali na neho veľmi veľkú hromadu kamenia. A celý Izrael utekal, každý do svojho stánu.

¹⁷And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

¹⁸A Absalom bol vzal a postavil si za svojho života pamätný stĺp, ktorý je v doline kráľovej, lebo povedal: Nemám syna, aby zachoval pamäť môjho mena. Preto nazval stĺp po svojom mene, a tak sa volá čiastkou Absalomovou až do tohoto dňa.

¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day.

¹⁹A Achimaac, syn Cádokov, povedal: Dovoľ, prosím, žeby som bežal a zvestoval kráľovi radostnú zvesť, že ho vysúdil Hospodin z ruky jeho nepriateľov.

¹⁹Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that Jehovah hath avenged him of his enemies.

²⁰Ale Joáb mu povedal: Nebol by si dnes poslom, ktorý zvestuje radostnú zvesť; budeš zvestovať v iný deň, ale dnes nebudeš zvestovať, pretože zomrel syn kráľov.

²⁰And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

²¹Potom povedal Joáb Kúšimu: Idi, oznám kráľovi, čo si videl. A Kúši sa poklonil Joábovi a bežal.

²¹Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

²²A Achimaac, syn Cádokov, povedal ešte raz Joábovi: A nech už je, čo chce, dovoľ, prosím, nech i ja bežím za Kúšim! A Joáb povedal: Načo by si ty bežal, môj synu, keď nemáš dobrej zvesti, ktorá by našla odmenu?

²²Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?

²³A nech už je, čo chce, povedal, pobežím. A riekol mu: Tedy bež: A Achimaac bežal cestou roviny a predbehol Kúšiho.

²³But come what may, [said he], I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

²⁴A Dávid sedel medzi dvoma bránami. A pozorujúci strážca odišiel na postrešie brány, na múr, a keď pozdvihnul svoje oči, videl, že hľa, nejaký muž beží samotný.

²⁴Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

²⁵Vtedy zavolal pozorujúci strážca a oznámil to kráľovi. A kráľ povedal: Ak je sám, vtedy je dobrá zvesť v jeho ústach. A človek prichádzal bližšie a bližšie.

²⁵And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

²⁶Potom videl pozorujúci strážca iného muža bežať. A pozorujúci strážca zavolal na bránneho a riekol: Hľa, zase beží nejaký muž samotný! A kráľ povedal: I ten nesie dobrú zvesť.

²⁶And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

²⁷A pozorujúci strážca povedal: Vidím beh prvého jako beh Achimaaca, syna Cádokovho. Na to povedal kráľ: To je dobrý človek a ide s dobrou zvesťou.

²⁷And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

²⁸Potom zavolal Achimaac a riekol kráľovi: Pokoj ti! A poklonil sa kráľovi svojou tvárou k zemi a riekol: Požehnaný Hospodin, tvoj Bôh, ktorý zavrel do tvojej ruky mužov, ktorí pozdvihli svoju ruku na môjho pána kráľa!

²⁸And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

²⁹A kráľ povedal: Či pokoj môjmu synovi Absalomovi? A Achimaac odpovedal: Videl som veľký shon, keď posielal Joáb služobníka kráľovho, i mňa, tvojho služobníka, ale neviem, čo bolo.

²⁹And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

³⁰A kráľ povedal: Odstúp, postav sa tamto! A odstúpil a stál.

³⁰And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

³¹A tu hľa, prišiel Kúši. A Kúši povedal: Dobrá zvesť sa zvestuje môjmu pánu kráľovi, lebo ťa dnes vysúdil Hospodin z ruky všetkých tých, ktorí boli povstali proti tebe.

³¹And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for Jehovah hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

³²A kráľ povedal Kúšimu: Či pokoj môjmu synovi Absalomovi? A Kúši odpovedal: Nech sú jako syn kráľov nepriatelia môjho pána kráľa i všetci, ktorí povstali proti tebe na zlé!

³²And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

³³Vtedy sa vzrušil kráľ a vyjdúc do hornej siene na bráne plakal a idúc takto hovoril: Môj synu, Absalome, môj synu, môj synu, Absalome! Ó, keby som ja bol zomrel namiesto teba, Absalome! Môj synu, môj synu!

³³And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!