1A nahodil sa tam nejaký muž beliála, nešľachetník, ktorému bolo meno Šeba, syn Bichriho, muž Jeminiho. Ten zatrúbil na trúbu a povedal: Nemáme podielu na Dávidovi ani nemáme dedičstva v synovi Izaiho! Každý ku svojim stánom, Izraelu!
1And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
2A tak odišli hore všetci mužovia Izraelovi odstúpiac od Dávida a išli za Šebom, synom Bichriho. Ale mužovia Júdovi pridŕžali sa svojho kráľa, od Jordána až po Jeruzalem.
2So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3A tak prišiel Dávid do svojho domu, do Jeruzalema. A kráľ vezmúc desať žien, ženín, ktoré bol zanechal, aby dozeraly na dom, dal ich do domu stráže a zaopatroval ich potravou, ale nevošiel k nim. A boly zavrené až do dňa svojej smrti, vdovstvo za života muža.
3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
4Potom riekol kráľ Amazovi: Svolaj mi mužov Júdových vo troch dňoch a ty sa tiež dostanov tu.
4Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.
5A Amaza odišiel, aby svolal Júdu, ale sa oneskoril vyše času, ktorý mu uložil.
5So Amasa went to call [the men of] Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
6Vtedy riekol Dávid Abišajovi: Teraz nám horšie urobí Šeba, syn Bichriho, než Absalom. Ty pojmi služobníkov svojho pána a stíhaj ho, aby si nenašiel ohradených miest a nezmizol nám z oka.
6And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.
7A tak vyšli za ním mužovia Joábovi i Keréťania i Peléťania i všetci udatní mužovia a vyšli z Jeruzalema, aby stíhali Šebu, syna Bichriho.
7And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
8A keď už boli pri tom veľkom kameni, ktorý je v Gibeone, prichádzal Amaza pred nimi. A Joáb mal opásaný svoj plášť svojho rúcha a na ňom opasok meča, pripätý na svojich bedrách v jeho pošve. A keď vyšiel Joáb oproti Amazovi, meč vypadol, a Joáb ho vzal do ruky.
8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
9A Joáb povedal Amazovi: Či sa máš dobre, môj brat? A Joáb chytil pravou rukou Amazu za bradu, aby ho bozkal.
9And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10Ale Amaza sa nechránil, aby bol pozoroval na meč, ktorý bol v ruke Joábovej. A tak mu ho vrazil do brucha a vykydol jeho vnútornosti na zem, ani mu nedal druhej rany, a zomrel. A Joáb a Abišaj, jeho brat, stíhali potom Šebu, syna Bichriho.
10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
11A ktorýsi muž zo služobníkov Joábových stál nad ním a hovoril: Kto má rád Joába, a kto je za Dávida, za Joábom!
11And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
12A Amaza, pováľaný v krvi ležal prostred hradskej. A keď videl muž, že sa zastavuje všetok ľud, odvliekol Amazu s hradskej na pole a hodil na neho rúcho vidiac, že každý, kto prišiel na neho, zastavil sa.
12And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
13A keď bol odprataný s cesty, prešiel ta každý za Joábom stíhať Šebu, syna Bichriho.
13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14A prešiel všetky pokolenia Izraelove, po Ábel a po Bét-maachu, i celé Bérim, a shromaždili sa a prišli tiež za ním.
14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
15A tedy prijdúc obľahli ho v Ábele Bét-maachy a nasypali proti mestu val, takže stál pri vonkajšej hradbe, a všetok ľud, ktorý bol s Joábom, hubil, aby rozboril a svalil múr.
15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16Tu zavolala nejaká múdra žena z mesta: Počujte, počujte! Povedzte, prosím, Joábovi: Priblíž sa sem, aby som prehovorila s tebou!
16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
17A keď sa priblížil k nej, povedala žena: Či si ty Joáb? A odpovedal: Som. A ona mu riekla: Počuj slová svojej služobnice! A povedal: Čujem.
17And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
18A ona mu povedala nasledovne: Prv hovorievali príslovne, že vraj driev sa istotne opýtajú v Ábele, a tak vykonajú!
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter].
19Ja som z pokojných a verných Izraelových! A ty hľadáš, ako usmrtiť mesto a mater v Izraelovi! Prečo chceš pohltiť dedičstvo Hospodinovo?
19I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
20Na to odpovedal Joáb a riekol: To nech je preč, nech je preč odo mňa! Nepohltím ani nezahubím!
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21Nie tak je vec! Ale nejaký muž s vrchu Efraimovho, menom Šeba, syn Bichriho, pozdvihol svoju ruku na kráľa, na Dávida, vydajte toho samotného, a odídem od mesta! A žena riekla Joábovi: Hľa, jeho hlava ti bude vyhodená cez múr.
21The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
22Potom prišla žena ku všetkému ľudu vo svojej múdrosti, a zoťali hlavu Šebu, syna Bichriho, a vyhodili k Joábovi. Vtedy zatrúbil na trúbu, a rozišli sa od mesta každý do svojich stánov. A Joáb sa navrátil do Jeruzalema ku kráľovi.
22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23A Joáb bol nad všetkým vojskom Izraelovým, a Benaiáš, syn Jehojadov, nad Keréťanmi a nad Peléťanmi.
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
24Adorám bol nad daňou, a Jozafat, syn Achilúdov, bol kancelárom.
24and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
25Ševa bol pisárom, a Cádok a Ebiatár boli kňazmi.
25and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
26Aj Ira Jairský bol kňazom Dávidovým.
26and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.