1It happened after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
1A potem se zgodi, da si oskrbi Absalom voz in konj in petdeset mož, da bi tekali pred njim.
2Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, “What city are you from?” He said, “Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”
2In Absalom je vstajal zgodaj in postajal pri poti v vrata, in kadar je kdo imel pravdo, ki je imela priti pred kralja v razsodbo, ga je Absalom poklical k sebi in vprašal: Iz katerega mesta si? In odgovori: Hlapec tvoj je iz enega rodov Izraelovih.
3Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”
3Absalom mu pa reče: Glej, tvoja stvar je dobra in pravična; a ni ga postavljenega od kralja, ki bi te zaslišal.
4Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!”
4Tudi je Absalom dejal: O da bi me postavili za sodnika v deželi, da pride k meni vsak, kdor ima pravdo ali tožbo, in jaz bi mu poskrbel za pravico!
5It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
5In če je kdo pristopil, da mu stori poklon, je iztegnil svojo roko ter ga zadržal in ga poljubil.
6Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
6In na ta način je delal Absalom vsem Izraelcem, ki so prihajali h kralju na sodbo, in tako je kradel zase srca mož Izraelovih.
7It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.
7In ko se mu je končalo štirideseto leto, reče Absalom kralju: Prosim, naj grem v Hebron in izvršim obljubo svojo, ki sem jo storil GOSPODU.
8For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.’”
8Hlapec tvoj je namreč storil obljubo, ko je bival v Gesurju v Siriji, rekši: Ako me GOSPOD res pripelje spet v Jeruzalem, storim službo GOSPODU.
9The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose, and went to Hebron.
9In kralj mu veli: Pojdi v miru! Vstane torej in gre v Hebron.
10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’”
10Poslal pa je bil Absalom oglednike po vseh rodovih Izraelovih s poveljem: Kadar začujete trombe glas, recite: Zakraljeval je Absalom v Hebronu!
11Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn’t know anything.
11Z Absalomom pa je šlo iz Jeruzalema dvesto mož, ki so bili povabljeni in so šli v nedolžnosti svoji, ne da bi bili kaj vedeli za to reč.
12Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
12In Absalom pošlje po Ahitofela Gilonskega, svetnika Davidovega, naj pride iz mesta svojega, iz Gila, ko je klal daritve. In zarota se je jačila, ker se je ljudstvo bolj in bolj množilo pri Absalomu.
13A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.”
13V tem pride glasnik in sporoči Davidu: Srce mož Izraelovih se je vdalo Absalomu.
14David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
14In David reče vsem hlapcem svojim, ki so bili pri njem v Jeruzalemu: Vstanite, bežímo! sicer nam ne bo rešitve pred Absalomom. Hitite, da gremo, da nas ne prenagli in dohiti in spravi nesrečo nad nas in udari mesto z ostrino meča.
15The king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.”
15In kraljevi hlapci mu reko: Glej, hlapci tvoji store, karkoli izvoli gospod moj, kralj.
16The king went forth, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
16In kralj gre iz mesta in vsa družina njegova za njim; samo deset žen, priležnic, je pustil doma, naj čuvajo hišo.
17The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
17Gre torej kralj iz mesta in vse ljudstvo peš za njim, in ustavijo se pri Skrajni hiši.
18All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
18In vsi hlapci njegovi so šli mimo njega, tudi vsi Keretejci in Peletejci in vsi Gatovci, šeststo mož, ki so bili prišli v spremstvu njegovem iz Gata, so šli pred obličjem kraljevim.
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to your own place.
19Tedaj reče kralj Itaju Gatovcu: Čemu greš tudi ti z nami? Vrni se in ostani pri kralju! Zakaj tujec si, pa tudi prognanec; vrni se v svoj kraj!
20Whereas you came but yesterday, should I this day make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you.”
20Šele včeraj si prišel, in danes že naj bi te pustil hoditi semtertja z nami, ker moram iti kamorkoli. Vrni se in pelji nazaj brate svoje; milost in resnica bodi s teboj!
21Ittai answered the king, and said, “As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall is, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be.”
21A Itaj odgovori kralju in reče: Kakor res GOSPOD živi in kakor živi gospod moj, kralj, gotovo, kjerkoli bode gospod moj, kralj, najsi gre za smrt ali za življenje, tam bode tudi hlapec tvoj!
22David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were with him.
22In David veli Itaju: Pridi in pojdi naprej! Šel je torej Itaj Gatovec naprej in vsi možje njegovi in vsi otročiči, ki so bili ž njim.
23All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
23In vsa dežela je jokala z velikim glasom, in vse ljudstvo je šlo čez potok. In kralj preide čez potok Kidron, tudi vse ljudstvo preide, proti potu v puščavo.
24Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people finished passing out of the city.
24In glej, Zadok je tudi prišel in vsi leviti ž njim, nesoč skrinjo zaveze Božje; in postavili so skrinjo Božjo, in Abiatar je šel gori, dokler ni prešlo vse ljudstvo, kar ga je šlo iz mesta.
25The king said to Zadok, “Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;
25Kralj pa veli Zadoku: Nesi skrinjo Božjo nazaj v mesto! Ako najdem milost v očeh GOSPODOVIH, me privede nazaj in mi jo zopet da videti in njeno prebivališče;
26but if he say thus, ‘I have no delight in you;’ behold, here am I. Let him do to me as seems good to him.”
26ako mi pa poreče takole: Nisi mi po volji – glej, tu sem, naj stori z mano, kakor se mu vidi prav.
27The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
27Še reče kralj Zadoku duhovniku: Nisi li videc? Vrni se v mesto v miru in dva sinova tvoja s teboj, Ahimaaz, sin tvoj, in Jonatan, sin Abiatarjev.
28Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me.”
28Glej, počakam pri brodih ob puščavi, da pride vest od vas in mi sporočite.
29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem; and they stayed there.
29Zadok torej in Abiatar sta zopet odnesla skrinjo Božjo v Jeruzalem, in ostala sta tam.
30David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
30David pa je šel gori po pobočju Oljske gore in je grede jokal, in glavo je imel pokrito in je šel bos; in vse ljudstvo, ki je bilo pri njem, je šlo gori s pokritimi glavami in je gredoč jokalo.
31Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
31In nekdo oznani Davidu, rekoč: Ahitofel je med zarotniki z Absalomom. David pa reče: O GOSPOD, prosim, obrni svet Ahitofelov v neumnost!
32It happened that when David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth on his head.
32In zgodi se, ko dospe David na vrh, kjer so molili Boga, glej, Husaj Arkičan mu pride naproti in suknjo je imel raztrgano in glavo posuto s prstjo.
33David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;
33In David mu reče: Ako pojdeš z menoj, mi bodeš v težavo;
34but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
34ako se pa povrneš v mesto in porečeš Absalomu: Hlapec tvoj hočem biti, o kralj; kakor sem bil doslej očeta tvojega hlapec, bodem zdaj tvoj hlapec, ovržeš meni v prid svet Ahitofelov.
35Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king’s house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
35Ne bodeta li tam s teboj Zadok in Abiatar, duhovnika? Zatorej, karkoli začuješ iz hiše kraljeve, naznani Zadoku in Abiatarju, duhovnikoma!
36Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send to me everything that you shall hear.”
36Glej, imata ondi pri sebi dva svoja sinova, Ahimaaza Zadokovega in Jonatana Abiatarjevega: po njiju mi sporočite, karkoli boste slišali.Odide torej Husaj, prijatelj Davidov, v mesto. In Absalom je prišel v Jeruzalem.
37So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
37Odide torej Husaj, prijatelj Davidov, v mesto. In Absalom je prišel v Jeruzalem.