2–BOB
Dovud Yahudo shohi boʻladi
1 Shundan keyin Dovud Egamizdan:
— Yahudo shaharlaridan birortasiga boraymi? — deb soʻradi .
— Bor! — dedi Egamiz.
— Qaysi shaharga boray? — deb soʻradi Dovud.
— Xevronga bor! — deb javob berdi Egamiz.
2 Dovud ikkala xotini — Yizrillik Oxinavam va Karmillik Navolning bevasi Obigayl bilan oʻsha yoqqa joʻnadi. 3 Odamlarini ham oilalari bilan birga olib ketdi. Hammalari Xevron atrofidagi shaharlarga joylashdilar. 4 Yahudo xalqi Xevronga borib, Dovudning boshiga moy surtib, uni Yahudo ustidan shoh qilib tayinlashdi.
Shunda ular Dovudga: “Giladdagi Yobosh shahri aholisi Shoulni dafn qilibdi”, deb xabar yetkazishdi. 5 Dovud xabarchilar orqali Yobosh aholisiga shunday xabar joʻnatdi: “Shoul shoh janoblariga sadoqatingizni koʻrsatib, uni dafn qilibsizlar. Buning uchun sizlarni Xudo yorlaqasin. 6 Egam sizlardan marhamatini va sadoqatini darigʻ tutmasin. Qilgan xayrli ishingizga yarasha sizlarga yaxshilik qilay. 7 Endi dadil, mard boʻlinglar. Shoh janoblari Shoul olamdan oʻtdilar. Yahudo xalqi esa menga moy surtib oʻzlariga shoh qildi.”
Ishbosit Isroilga shoh boʻladi
8 Nar degan odamning oʻgʻli Abnur Shoulning lashkarboshisi boʻlgan edi. Abnur Shoulning oʻgʻli Ishbositni Moxanayim shahriga olib keldi. 9 Uni Gilad, Osher , Yizril, Efrayim, Benyamin hududlariga — butun Isroilga shoh qildi. 10 Ishbosit qirq yoshida shoh boʻlib, u Isroilda ikki yil shohlik qildi.
Lekin Yahudo xalqi Dovudga ergashdi. 11 Dovud Xevronda Yahudo xalqiga yetti yilu olti oy shohlik qildi.
Isroil va Yahudo orasidagi urush
12 Nar oʻgʻli Abnur Ishbositning odamlarini boshlab Moxanayimdan chiqdi va Givon shahriga qarab yurdi. 13 Dovudning odamlariga Zeruya oʻgʻli Yoʻab bosh boʻlib u yerga borganda, Givon hovuzi yonida Ishbositning odamlariga duch kelib qoldi. Tomonlarning biri hovuzning bir tarafida, ikkinchisi boshqa tarafida toʻxtadi. 14 Abnur Yoʻabga:
— Qani, har ikkala tomondan yigitlar roʻparamizda olishsinlar, — dedi.
— Mayli, olishaversinlar, — dedi Yoʻab.
15 Ishbositning Benyamin qabilasidan oʻn ikkitasi, Dovudning odamlaridan ham oʻn ikkitasi chiqdi. 16 Ular bir qoʻli bilan bir–birlarining boshlarini ushlashdi, ikkinchi qoʻli bilan qilichlarini bir–birlarining biqinlariga sanchishdi. Hammalari birga yerga yiqilib jon berishdi. Shu sababdan Givondagi oʻsha joyga “Tigʻlar maydoni” deb nom berilgan.
17 Oʻsha kungi jang juda qattiq boʻldi. Baribir, Abnur boshchiligidagi Isroil odamlari Dovudning odamlaridan yengildi. 18 Zeruyaning uch oʻgʻli — Yoʻab, Abushay va Osoyil ham oʻsha kuni u yerda edilar. Osoyil, xuddi kiyikka oʻxshab, juda chopagʻon edi. 19 U oʻngga ham, chapga ham burilmay, toʻppa–toʻgʻri Abnurning izidan quvib ketdi.
20 Abnur orqasiga qarab:
— Osoyil, bu senmisan? — deb soʻradi.
— Ha, menman, — dedi Osoyil.
21 — Yo oʻngga yoki chapga ket, yigitlardan birortasiga hamla qilib, qurol–yarogʻini ol, — dedi Abnur. Ammo Osoyil Abnurning ortidan qolmadi. 22 Abnur Osoyilni yana ogohlantirdi:
— Meni quvlama, tagʻin abjagʻingni chiqarib yubormay! Aks holda, akang Yoʻabning yuziga qanday qarayman?!
23 Baribir Osoyil uning ortidan qolmadi. Abnur nayzasining orqa uchi bilan Osoyilning qorniga bir urgan edi, nayza Osoyilning orqasidan teshib chiqdi. Osoyil yerga yiqildi–yu, jon berdi. Hamma Osoyil yiqilib oʻlgan joyga yetib bordi–yu, toʻxtab qoldi.
24 Yoʻab bilan Abushay esa Abnurning izidan qolmadi. Kun botganda, ular Omoh tepaligiga yetib borishdi. Omoh Givon choʻliga boradigan yoʻlning sharq tomonidagi Giyoh degan joy yaqinida edi. 25 Benyamin qabilasidan odamlar yigʻilib kelib, Abnurning atrofiga birlashdi va bir tepalikning ustida toʻxtashdi. 26 Soʻngra Abnur Yoʻabni chaqirib, dedi:
— Qachongacha bir–birimizni qiramiz?! Buning oqibati yomon boʻlishini bilasan–ku! Odamlaringga: “Boʻldi, endi birodarlaringizni taʼqib qilmanglar”, deb qachon buyruq berasan?
27 Yoʻab esa shunday javob berdi:
— Xudo haqi, yaxshiyamki oʻzing aytding. Boʻlmasa, odamlarim ertaga ertalabgacha birodarlarini taʼqib qilishni toʻxtatmasdilar.
28 Yoʻab burgʻu chaldirdi, hamma toʻxtadi. Shundan soʻng ular Isroil lashkarini taʼqib qilmadilar, ular bilan jang qilmadilar. 29 Abnur esa tun boʻyi odamlari bilan Iordan vodiysi boʻylab yurib, Iordan daryosini kechib oʻtdi, ular jarlikni yoqalab , Moxanayimga yetib kelishdi.
30 Yoʻab Abnurni quvlashdan toʻxtab, orqasiga qaytdi va hamma odamlarini toʻpladi. Osoyildan tashqari, Dovudning odamlaridan yana oʻn toʻqqiz kishi halok boʻlgan edi. 31 Lekin Dovudning odamlari Abnurning qoʻli ostidagi Benyamin qabilasidan uch yuz oltmish kishini oʻldirgan edilar. 32 Yoʻab odamlari bilan Osoyilning jasadini olib kelib, ota–bobolarining Baytlahmdagi xilxonasiga dafn qilishdi. Yoʻab va uning odamlari tuni bilan yoʻl yurib, Xevronga yetib kelishganda, tong otgan edi.
1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
5 ¶ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
8 ¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 ¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18 ¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am . 21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib , that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 ¶ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
32 ¶ And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
