¹Abimelek pa, sin Jerub-baalov, je šel v Sihem k bratom matere svoje, in ogovori jih in vse sorodništvo hiše očeta matere svoje, rekoč:

¹and Abimelech son of Jerubbaal goeth to Shechem, unto his mother`s brethren, and speaketh unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother`s father, saying,

²Govorite, prosim, v ušesa vseh sihemskih meščanov: Kaj vam je bolje, da vam vlada sedemdeset mož, vsi sinovi Jerub-baalovi, ali da vam vlada eden? Pomnite tudi, da sem vaša kost in vaše meso.

²`Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you — the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? — and ye have remembered that I [am] your bone and your flesh.`

³In govorili so bratje matere njegove vse te besede v ušesa vseh sihemskih meščanov. In nagnilo se je njih srce k Abimeleku, zakaj rekli so: Brat naš je.

³And his mother`s brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, `He [is] our brother;`

⁴In dali so mu sedemdeset srebrnikov iz Baal-beritove hiše; in s temi si najme Abimelek praznoglavih in gizdavih mož, ki so hodili za njim.

⁴and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them men, vain and unstable, and they go after him;

⁵In pride v očeta svojega hišo v Ofri in umori brate svoje, sinove Jerub-baalove, sedemdeset mož na enem kamenu. Jotam pa, najmlajši sin Jerub-baalov, je ostal, ker se je bil skril.

⁵and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.

⁶In zbero se vsi sihemski meščani in vsa družina v Milu in gredo ter postavijo Abimeleka za kralja pri spominskem hrastu, ki je v Sihemu.

⁶And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which [is] in Shechem;

⁷Ko to sporoče Jotamu, gre in stopi na vrh gore Garizima in povzdigne glas in zakliče, rekoč jim: Poslušajte me, gospoda sihemska, da Bog tudi vas sliši.

⁷and they declare [it] to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

⁸Drevesa so šla, da si pomazilijo kralja, in so dejala oljki: Kraljuj nad nami!

⁸`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.

⁹A oljka odgovori: Ali naj opustim maščobo svojo, s katero po meni časté Boga in človeka, in naj grem, da bi se vznašala nad drevesi?

⁹And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹⁰In drevesa reko smokovemu drevesu: Pridi ti in nam kraljuj!

¹⁰And the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign over us.

¹¹A smokva jim reče: Ali naj opustim sladkost svojo in svoj dobri sad in naj grem, da bi se vznašala nad drevesi?

¹¹And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹²Nato reko drevesa vinski trti: Pridi ti in kraljuj nad nami!

¹²`And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

¹³Vinska trta pa jim reče: Ali naj opustim sok svoj, ki razveseljuje Boga in človeka, in naj grem, da se vznašam nad drevesi?

¹³And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

¹⁴Reko torej vsa drevesa bodljiki: Pridi pa ti in nad nami kraljuj!

¹⁴And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.

¹⁵In bodljika reče drevesom: Ako si me v resnici hočete pomaziliti za kralja, pridite, imejte zavetje pod senco mojo! Ako pa ne, naj pride ogenj iz bodljike in požre cedre libanonske.

¹⁵And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not — fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁶Ako ste torej zvesto in pošteno ravnali, da ste si za kralja postavili Abimeleka, in ako ste dobro storili Jerub-baalu in hiši njegovi, ako ste mu poplačali delo rok njegovih

¹⁶`And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have done good with Jerubbaal, and with his house; and if according to the deed of his hands ye have done to him —

¹⁷(zakaj moj oče se je bojeval za vas in žrtvoval življenje svoje in vas je rešil iz roke Madiancev;

¹⁷because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from [him], and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

¹⁸vi pa ste se danes vzdignili zoper očeta mojega hišo in ste umorili sinove njegove, sedemdeset mož na enem kamenu, in ste postavili Abimeleka, sina dekle njegove, za kralja sihemskim meščanom, ker je vaš brat):

¹⁸and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he [is] your brother —

¹⁹ako ste torej zvesto in pošteno ravnali z Jerub-baalom in s hišo njegovo ta dan, veselite se Abimeleka, tudi on naj se vas veseli!

¹⁹yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he doth rejoice — even he — in you;

²⁰Ako pa ne, naj pride ogenj iz Abimeleka in požre sihemske meščane in hišo Milo, in pride naj ogenj iz sihemskih meščanov in iz hiše Mila in požre Abimeleka.

²⁰and if not — fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.`

²¹Nato se umakne Jotam in pobegne, in uide v Beer in se ondi nastani, boječ se Abimeleka, brata svojega.

²¹And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

²²Ko pa je vladal Abimelek Izraelu tri leta,

²²And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,

²³pošlje Bog hudega duha med Abimeleka in sihemske meščane; in Sihemljani so izdajalsko ravnali z Abimelekom,

²³and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,

²⁴da pride osveta za nasilstvo, storjeno sedemdesetim sinovom Jerub-baalovim, in se njih kri povrne na Abimeleka, njih brata, ki jih je umoril, in na sihemske meščane, ker so mu ojačili roke, da ubije svoje brate.

²⁴for the coming in of the violence [to] the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place [it] on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

²⁵In sihemski meščani so mu nastavili zasednike po vrhovih gorá, in ti so oplenjevali vse, ki so potovali mimo njih po cesti. In to se je sporočilo Abimeleku.

²⁵And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.

²⁶Gaal pa, sin Ebedov, pride s svojimi brati in se preseli v Sihem; in meščani sihemski so se zanesli nanj.

²⁶And Gaal son of Ebed cometh — also his brethren — and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

²⁷In gredo ven na njive in obirajo vinograde in tlačijo grozdje, in napravijo veselico ter gredo v svojega boga hišo in jedo in pijejo in preklinjajo Abimeleka.

²⁷and go out into the field, and gather their vineyards, and tread, and make praises, and go into the house of their god, and eat and drink, and revile Abimelech.

²⁸In Gaal, sin Ebedov, reče: Kdo je Abimelek, in kaj je Sihem, da bi mu služili? Ni li on sin Jerub-baalov? in Zebul, ni li njegov upravitelj? Služite rajši možem Hemorja, očeta Sihemovega! Ker zakaj bi mi služili onemu?

²⁸And Gaal son of Ebed saith, `Who [is] Abimelech, and who [is] Shechem, that we serve him? is [he] not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him — we?

²⁹O da bi bilo to ljudstvo pod mojo roko, in odpravil bi Abimeleka! In sporočijo Abimeleku: Pomnoži vojsko svojo in pridi!

²⁹and oh that this people were in my hand — then I turn Abimelech aside;` and he saith to Abimelech, `Increase thy host, and come out.`

³⁰Ko pa zasliši Zebul, mestni poglavar, besede Gaala, sina Ebedovega, se razvname srd njegov.

³⁰And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,

³¹In v zvijači pošlje selstvo k Abimeleku in mu sporoči: Glej, Gaal, sin Ebedov, je prišel z brati svojimi v Sihem, in glej, silijo mesto, da se ti upre.

³¹and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, `Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;

³²Sedaj torej, vstani po noči in ljudstvo, ki je pri tebi, in napravi zasedo na polju.

³²and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who [are] with thee, and lay wait in the field,

³³Zjutraj pa, ko vzide solnce, vstani zgodaj in plani na mesto; in glej, ko pride on in ljudstvo, ki je pri njem, tebi nasproti, lahko jim storiš, kar premoreš.

³³and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who [are] with him are going out unto thee — and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.`

³⁴In Abimelek vstane po noči in vse ljudstvo, ki je bilo pri njem, in se skrijejo v zasedi proti Sihemu v štirih četah.

³⁴And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem — four detachments;

³⁵In Gaal, sin Ebedov, pride ven in se postavi ob vhodu v mestna vrata. Abimelek pa vstane iz zasede in ljudstvo, ki je bilo pri njem.

³⁵and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth — also the people who [are] with him — from the ambush,

³⁶In ko vidi Gaal ljudstvo, reče Zebulu: Glej, neko ljudstvo prihaja doli z vrhov gorá. Zebul pa mu odgovori: Vidiš senco gorá in zdi se ti, da so ljudje.

³⁶and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, `Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;` and Zebul saith unto him, `The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.`

³⁷A Gaal zatrdi zopet in reče: Glej, ljudstvo prihaja z viška dežele, in ena četa gre sem po cesti k Hrastu čarovnikovemu.

³⁷And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, `Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.`

³⁸Tedaj mu reče Zebul: Kje so zdaj usta tvoja, ki so dejala: Kdo je Abimelek, da bi mu služili? Ni li to tisto ljudstvo, ki si ga zaničeval? Sedaj pa pojdi vendar in bojuj se ž njim!

³⁸And Zebul saith unto him, `Where [is] now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who [is] Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.`

³⁹In Gaal je šel na čelu sihemskih meščanov in se je bojeval zoper Abimeleka.

³⁹And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

⁴⁰Toda Abimelek ga zapodi v beg, in zbeži pred njim; in mnogo jih je popadalo ubitih na poti do mestnih vrat.

⁴⁰and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded — unto the opening of the gate.

⁴¹In Abimelek je prebival v Arumi; Zebul pa je pregnal Gaala in brate njegove, da niso smeli bivati v Sihemu.

⁴¹And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

⁴²In ko se drugi dan ljudstvo odpravi na polje, se to sporoči Abimeleku.

⁴²And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare [it] to Abimelech,

⁴³In vzame svoje ljudstvo in ga razdeli v tri čete in preži v zasedi na polju; in pogleda, in glej, ljudstvo gre iz mesta, in plane nadnje ter jih pobije.

⁴³and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

⁴⁴Abimelek namreč in četa, ki je bila pri njem, jih zaskoči in se postavi ob vhodu v mestna vrata; drugi dve četi pa naskočita vse, ki so bili na polju, ter jih pobijeta.

⁴⁴And Abimelech and the detachments who [are] with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

⁴⁵In Abimelek se je bojeval zoper mesto ves tisti dan in ga dobil, in je pobil ljudstvo, ki je bilo v njem; in mesto je razdejal in ga posul s soljo.

⁴⁵and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who [are] in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it [with] salt.

⁴⁶Ko pa to slišijo vsi gospodje sihemskega gradiča, stopijo v hram hiše boga Berita.

⁴⁶And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

⁴⁷In sporoči se Abimeleku, da so se zbrali vsi gospodje sihemskega gradiča.

⁴⁷and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

⁴⁸In Abimelek gre na goro Zalmon, on in vse ljudstvo, ki je bilo ž njim; in vzame sekiro v roko in odseka vejo z drevja, jo vzdigne in položi na ramo svojo in veli ljudstvu, ki je bilo ž njim: Kar ste me videli storiti, hitro storite po moje.

⁴⁸and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who [are] with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth [it] on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who [are] with him, `What ye have seen I have done — haste, do ye like it.`

⁴⁹In odseka tudi vse ljudstvo, sleherni svojo vejo, in gredo za Abimelekom in polože veje okrog hrama in zažgo ž njimi hram, tako da poginejo vsi ljudje na sihemskem gradiču, okoli tisoč mož in žen.

⁴⁹And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set [them] at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

⁵⁰Potem gre Abimelek proti Tebezu in ga oblega in dobi.

⁵⁰And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

⁵¹Ali sredi mesta je bil močan stolp, kamor so zbežali vsi možje in žene in vsi mestni prvaki, in so zaprli za sabo in stopili na stolpovo streho.

⁵¹and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut [it] behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

⁵²In Abimelek pride do stolpa in se bojuje zoper njega in pristopi do samih duri v stolp, da jih zažge.

⁵²And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

⁵³Neka žena pa vrže vrhnji kamen ročnega mlina Abimeleku na glavo in mu razbije lobanjo.

⁵³and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

⁵⁴Tedaj pokliče Abimelek hitro mladeniča, ki mu je nosil orožje, in mu veli: Potegni svoj meč in me umori, da ne poreko o meni: Žena ga je ubila. In njegov hlapec ga prebode, da je umrl.

⁵⁴and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, `Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me — A woman slew him;` and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

⁵⁵Ko pa vidijo možje Izraelovi, da je Abimelek mrtev, odide vsak v svoj kraj.

⁵⁵And the men of Israel see that Abimelech [is] dead, and go each one to his place;

⁵⁶Tako je Bog poplačal Abimeleku zlo, ki ga je storil očetu svojemu, umorivši sedemdeset bratov svojih;tudi vse zlo sihemskih mož je Bog povrnil na njih glavo; in prišlo je nadnje prokletje Jotama, sina Jerub-baalovega.

⁵⁶and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

⁵⁷tudi vse zlo sihemskih mož je Bog povrnil na njih glavo; in prišlo je nadnje prokletje Jotama, sina Jerub-baalovega.

⁵⁷and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.