¹Davidu pa so se bližali dnevi, da umrje. In zapove sinu svojemu Salomonu, rekoč:

¹And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,

²Jaz odhajam po poti vsega zemeljskega; bodi torej. močan in kaži se moža

²`I am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man,

³in strezi na službo GOSPODU, Bogu svojemu, da hodiš po potih njegovih, da izpolnjuješ postave in zapovedi in sodbe njegove in pričevanja njegova, po tem, kar je pisano v zakonu Mojzesovem, da bi imel prospeh v vsem, kar počneš in kamorkoli se obrneš;

³and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,

⁴da bi GOSPOD utrdil besedo svojo, ki jo je govoril zame, rekoč: Bodo li pazili sinovi tvoji na pot svojo, da hodijo pred menoj v resnici z vsem srcem svojim in z vso dušo svojo, ne bo ti zmanjkalo (je dejal) moža za prestol Izraelov.

⁴so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me, saying, If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul; saying, There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel.

⁵Veš pa, kar mi je storil Joab, sin Zervijin, namreč kar je storil dvema poveljnikoma vojsk Izraelovih, Abnerju, sinu Nerovemu, in Amasu, sinu Jeterjevemu, ki ju je ubil in prelil kri kakor v vojni ob času miru in si okrvavil z zvijačno prelito krvjo pas okoli ledij in obuvalo na nogah.

⁵`And also, thou hast known that which he did to me — Joab son of Zeruiah — that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether — that he slayeth them, and maketh the blood of war in peace, and putteth the blood of war in his girdle, that [is] on his loins, and in his sandals that [are] on his feet;

⁶Stóri torej ž njim po modrosti svoji in ne pústi sivi glavi njegovi, da gre v grob [Hebr. šeol.] v miru.

⁶and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

⁷Sinovom Barzilaja Gileadčana pa izkazuj milost ter naj bodo med tistimi, ki jedo pri mizi tvoji, kajti tako so prišli k meni, ko sem bežal pred Absalomom, bratom tvojim.

⁷`And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness, and they have been among those eating at thy table, for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother.

⁸Glej tudi, izročen ti je Simej, sin Gerov, Benjaminec iz Bahurima, ki me je preklinjal s strašnim preklinjanjem v dan, ko sem šel v Mahanaim; ali prišel mi je naproti doli k Jordanu, in prisegel sem mu pri GOSPODU, rekoč: Ne umorim te z mečem.

⁸`And lo, with thee [is] Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me — a grievous reviling — in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;

⁹Sedaj ga torej ne imej za nedolžnega, zakaj moder si mož in vedel boš, kako naj ž njim ravnaš, in spraviš sivo glavo njegovo v grob s krvjo.

⁹and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou [art], and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.`

¹⁰In legel je David k očetom svojim in je bil pokopan v mestu Davidovem.

¹⁰And David lieth down with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David,

¹¹Dni pa, kar jih je David kraljeval Izraelu, je bilo štirideset let: sedem let je kraljeval v Hebronu, triintrideset let pa v Jeruzalemu.

¹¹and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.

¹²In Salomon je zasedel prestol Davida, očeta svojega, in kraljestvo njegovo je bilo dobro utrjeno.

¹²And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,

¹³Tedaj pride Adonija, sin Hagitin, k Batsebi, materi Salomonovi. In ona vpraša: Je li tvoj prihod miren? On odgovori: Miren.

¹³and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and she saith, `Is thy coming peace?` and he saith, `Peace.`

¹⁴Dalje reče: Imam s teboj nekaj govoriti. Ona veli: Govóri!

¹⁴And he saith, `I have a word unto thee,` and she saith, `Speak.`

¹⁵In reče: Veš, da je bilo kraljestvo moje in da je ves Izrael obrnil proti meni obličje svoje, da bodem kralj; toda kraljestvo je šlo mimo mene ter pripadlo mojemu bratu, kajti njemu je bilo določeno od GOSPODA.

¹⁵And he saith, `Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother`s, for from Jehovah it was his;

¹⁶In zdaj imam eno prošnjo do tebe, ne zavrni me. Ona mu veli: Govóri!

¹⁶and now, one petition I am asking of thee — turn not back my face;` and she saith unto him, `Speak.`

¹⁷On pa reče: Govóri, prosim, s kraljem Salomonom, kajti on ne zavrne tebe, da naj mi da Abisago Sunamljanko za ženo.

¹⁷And he saith, `Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.`

¹⁸In Batseba reče: Dobro; hočem s kraljem govoriti zastran tebe.

¹⁸And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.`

¹⁹Gre torej Batseba h kralju Salomonu govorit ž njim zastran Adonija. In vstane kralj ter ji pride naproti in se ji pokloni, potem sede na svoj prestol in veli postaviti prestol za mater kraljevo, in ona mu sede ob desnici.

¹⁹And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.

²⁰Tedaj reče: Majhno prošnjo imam do tebe, ne zavrni me! In kralj ji reče: Prosi, mati moja, kajti ne zavrnem te.

²⁰And she saith, `One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;` and the king saith to her, `Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.`

²¹Ona reče: Naj se da Abisaga Sunamljanka bratu tvojemu Adoniju za ženo.

²¹And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.`

²²In kralj Salomon odgovori ter reče materi svoji: Zakaj pa prosiš Abisage Sunamljanke za Adonija? Prosi zanj še tudi kraljestva – kajti on je moj starejši brat – in za njega in za Abiatarja duhovnika in za Joaba, sina Zervije.

²²And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, `And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom — for he [is] mine elder brother — even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.`

²³Nato priseže kralj Salomon pri GOSPODU, rekoč: To naj mi stori GOSPOD in to naj pridene, če ni govoril Adonija te besede zoper življenje svoje!

²³And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah, saying, `Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add — surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word;

²⁴Zdaj torej, kakor res živi GOSPOD, ki me je potrdil in me posadil na očeta mojega Davida prestol in ki mi je ustanovil hišo, kakor je bil obljubil: gotovo danes mora Adonija umreti.

²⁴and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake — surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.`

²⁵In pošlje kralj Salomon Benaja, sina Jojadovega, in ta ga je udaril, da je umrl.

²⁵And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falleth upon him, and he dieth.

²⁶Abiatarju duhovniku pa je rekel kralj: Pojdi v Anatot na njive svoje, zakaj vreden si smrti, ali nočem te danes umoriti, ker si nosil skrinjo Gospoda Jehove pred Davidom, očetom mojim, in ker si vse stiske trpel ž njim, kadar je on bil v stiskah.

²⁶And to Abiathar the priest said the king, `To Anathoth go, unto thy fields; for a man of death thou [art], but in this day I do not put thee to death, because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in.`

²⁷In Salomon je odstavil Abiatarja, da ni bil več duhovnik GOSPODU; da se izpolni beseda GOSPODOVA, ki jo je govoril za hišo Elijevo v Silu.

²⁷And Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

²⁸In glas o tem je prišel do Joaba, zakaj Joab se je odvrnil za Adonijem, dasi se za Absalomom ni bil odvrnil. In pobegne Joab v šator GOSPODOV ter se oprime rogov oltarja.

²⁸And the report hath come unto Joab — for Joab hath turned aside after Adonijah, though after Absalom he did not turn aside — and Joab fleeth unto the tent of Jehovah, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.

²⁹In sporoče kralju Salomonu: Joab je zbežal v šator GOSPODOV, in glej, je pri oltarju. Tedaj pošlje Salomon Benaja, sina Jojadovega, in veli: Pojdi, udari ga!

²⁹And it is declared to king Solomon that Joab hath fled unto the tent of Jehovah, and lo, near the altar; and Solomon sendeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, `Go, fall upon him.`

³⁰In pride Benaja v šator GOSPODOV ter mu reče: Tako pravi kralj: Pojdi ven! On odgovori: Nikar, kajti tu hočem umreti. In sporoči Benaja besedo kralju, rekoč: Tako je rekel Joab in tako mi je odgovoril.

³⁰And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah, and saith unto him, `Thus said the king, Come out;` and he saith, `Nay, but here I die.` And Benaiah bringeth back the king word, saying, `Thus spake Joab, yea, thus he answered me.`

³¹In veli mu kralj: Stóri mu, kakor je rekel, in udari ga ter ga pokoplji, da odpraviš kri, ki jo je Joab prelil brez razloga, od mene in od hiše očeta mojega.

³¹And the king saith to him, `Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;

³²In GOSPOD povrne kri na glavo njegovo, ker je udaril dva moža, pravičnejša in boljša, nego je bil sam, in ju je umoril z mečem, in oče moj, David, ni vedel za to: Abnerja, sina Nerovega, poveljnika vojske Izraelove, in Amasa, sina Jeterjevega, poveljnika vojske Judove.

³²and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, — and my father David knew not — Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

³³Tako se povrne njiju kri na glavo Joabovo in na glavo zaroda njegovega vekomaj; ali Davidu in zarodu njegovemu in hiši njegovi in prestolu njegovemu bodi mir vekomaj od GOSPODA!

³³yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.`

³⁴Šel je torej gori Benaja, sin Jojadov, in ga je udaril in usmrtil; in pokopan je bil v svoji hiši v puščavi.

³⁴And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him, and putteth him to death, and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness,

³⁵In kralj je postavil Benaja, sina Jojadovega, namesto njega nad vojsko, in Zadoka duhovnika je kralj postavil namesto Abiatarja.

³⁵and the king putteth Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host, and Zadok the priest hath the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

³⁶Pošlje tudi kralj in pokliče Simeja ter mu veli: Sezidaj si hišo v Jeruzalemu in tu prebivaj ter ne hodi odtod ne tja, ne sem.

³⁶And the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith to him, `Build for thee a house in Jerusalem, and thou hast dwelt there, and dost not go out thence any where;

³⁷Kateri dan namreč pojdeš ven in preideš potok Kidron, vedi za gotovo, da moraš umreti; tvoja kri pride na tvojo glavo.

³⁷and it hath been, in the day of thy going out, and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die — thy blood is on thy head.`

³⁸In Simej reče kralju: Dobra je ta beseda; kakor je velel gospod moj, kralj, tako bo storil hlapec tvoj. In Simej je prebival precej časa v Jeruzalemu.

³⁸And Shimei saith to the king, `The word [is] good; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do;` and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days.

³⁹Prigodi se pa po treh letih, da sta Simeju utekla dva hlapca k Ahisu, sinu Maakovemu, h kralju v Gatu. In sporoče Simeju, rekoč: Glej, hlapca tvoja sta v Gatu.

³⁹And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, `Lo, thy servants [are] in Gath;`

⁴⁰In vstane Simej ter osedla osla ter gre v Gat k Ahisu, da poišče svoja hlapca; odide torej in pripelje hlapca svoja iz Gata.

⁴⁰and Shimei riseth, and saddleth his ass, and goeth to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath.

⁴¹In naznanijo Salomonu, da je šel Simej iz Jeruzalema v Gat in se zopet vrnil.

⁴¹And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and doth return,

⁴²In kralj pošlje ter pokliče Simeja in mu reče: Te li nisem zaprisegel pri GOSPODU in te resno posvaril, rekoč: Gotovo vedi, da moraš umreti, kateri dan greš ven in pojdeš sem ali tja? In si mi dejal: Dobra je beseda, ki sem jo slišal.

⁴²and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith unto him, `Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah — and I testify against thee, saying, In the day of thy going out, and thou hast gone anywhere, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die; and thou sayest unto me, The word I have heard [is] good?

⁴³Zakaj nisi torej izpolnil prisege GOSPODOVE in zapovedi, ki sem ti jo ukazal?

⁴³and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?`

⁴⁴Še reče Salomon Simeju: Ti veš za vso hudobnost, katere si je v svesti srce tvoje, ki si jo storil Davidu, očetu mojemu; zato GOSPOD povrne hudobnost tvojo tebi na glavo.

⁴⁴And the king saith unto Shimei, `Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didest to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head,

⁴⁵A kralj Salomon bo blagoslovljen in prestol Davidov bo utrjen pred GOSPODOM za vekomaj.In kralj ukaže Benaju, Jojadovemu sinu, in ta gre ven ter ga udari, da umrje. In kraljestvo je bilo utrjeno v roki Salomonovi.

⁴⁵and king Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age.`

⁴⁶In kralj ukaže Benaju, Jojadovemu sinu, in ta gre ven ter ga udari, da umrje. In kraljestvo je bilo utrjeno v roki Salomonovi.

⁴⁶And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goeth out and falleth on him, and he dieth, and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon.