The unheard story of David and Goliath | Malcolm Gladwell

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So I wanted to tell a story

Hteo bih da vam ispričam priču

that really obsessed me when I was writing my new book,

kojom sam bio opsednut dok sam pisao moju novu knjigu.

and it's a story of something that happened

To je priča o nečemu što se dogodilo

3,000 years ago,

pre 3000 godina

when the Kingdom of Israel was in its infancy.

kada je Izrailjsko kraljevstvo bilo tek u povoju.

And it takes place in an area called the Shephelah

Radnja se dešava u oblasti zvanoj Šefela,

in what is now Israel.

u današnjem Izraelu.

And the reason the story obsessed me is that

Razlog zbog koga sam toliko bio opsednut ovom pričom je to

I thought I understood it, and then I went back over it

što sam mislio da je razumem, a kada sam joj se vratio

and I realized that I didn't understand it at all.

shvatio sam da je uopšte nisam razumeo.

Ancient Palestine had a -- along its eastern border,

Drevna Palestina je, duž istočne granice,

there's a mountain range.

imala planinski venac.

Still same is true of Israel today.

Isto važi i za današnji Izrael.

And in the mountain range are all of the ancient cities

Na tom planinskom vencu su svi drevni gradovi

of that region, so Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron.

te oblasti, dakle: Jerusalim, Vitlejem, Hebron.

And then there's a coastal plain

Tu postoji i priobalna ravnica

along the Mediterranean, where Tel Aviv is now.

duž Mediterana, gde je danas Tel Aviv.

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain

Ono što povezuje planinski venac sa priobalnom ravnicom

is an area called the Shephelah,

je oblast zvana Šefela,

which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west,

koju čini nekoliko dolina i planinskih grebena koji se prostiru od istoka ka zapadu.

and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah

Kada pređete Šefelu možete

to get from the coastal plain to the mountains.

da se iz priobalne ravnice popnete na planine.

And the Shephelah, if you've been to Israel, you'll know

Ako ste bili u Izraelu znate da je Šefela

it's just about the most beautiful part of Israel.

otprilike najlepši deo Izraela.

It's gorgeous, with forests of oak

Prosto je divna, sa hrastovim šumama

and wheat fields and vineyards.

i pirinčanim poljima i vinogradima.

But more importantly, though, in the history of that region,

Ali, najvažnija je, ipak, istorija te oblasti.

it's served, it's had a real strategic function,

Ona je imala pravu stratešku funkciju,

and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies

a to je da su njome neprijateljske vojske

on the coastal plain find their way,

probijale put od priobalne ravnice,

get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.

penjući se ka planinama, i ugrožavale ljude koji su gore živeli.

And 3,000 years ago, that's exactly what happens.

Upravo se to dešavalo pre 3000 godina.

The Philistines, who are the biggest of enemies

Filistejci, najljući neprijatelji

of the Kingdom of Israel,

izrailjskog kraljevstva,

are living in the coastal plain.

živeli su u priobalnoj ravnici.

They're originally from Crete. They're a seafaring people.

Poreklom su sa Krita. I bili su pomorci.

And they may start to make their way

Jednom su se uputili

through one of the valleys of the Shephelah

kroz jednu šefelsku dolinu

up into the mountains,

ka planinama,

because what they want to do is occupy the highland area

zato što su hteli da zauzmu brdsko područje

right by Bethlehem and split the Kingdom of Israel in two.

blizu Vitlejema i da podele izrailjsko kraljevstvo na dva dela.

And the Kingdom of Israel, which is headed by King Saul,

A izrailjsko kraljevstvo, na čelu sa kraljem Saulom,

obviously catches wind of this,

očigledno čuje glas o tome,

and Saul brings his army down from the mountains

te Saul dovede svoju vojsku sa planina

and he confronts the Philistines in the Valley of Elah,

i suoči se s Filistejcima u Dolini Ila,

one of the most beautiful of the valleys of the Shephelah.

jednoj od najlepših dolina u Šefeli.

And the Israelites dig in along the northern ridge,

Izrailjci se tako ukopaše duž severnog grebena

and the Philistines dig in along the southern ridge,

a FIlistinci duž južnog,

and the two armies just sit there for weeks

te tako dve vojske nedeljama sedeše tu

and stare at each other, because they're deadlocked.

i gledaše se, jer su blokirane.

Neither can attack the other, because to attack the other side

Ne mogu da napadnu jedna drugu, jer da bi se napalo

you've got to come down the mountain into the valley

mora se sići sa planine u dolinu

and then up the other side, and you're completely exposed.

zatim se popeti na drugu stranu, i pritom se potpuno izložiti.

So finally, to break the deadlock,

Naposletku, da bi se otkočila blokada,

the Philistines send their mightiest warrior

FIlistinci poslaše svog najmoćnijeg ratnika

down into the valley floor, and he calls out

dole u dolinu, te on uskliknu,

and he says to the Israelites,

reče narodu Izrailja:

"Send your mightiest warrior down,

"Pošaljite dole svog najmoćnijeg ratnika,

and we'll have this out, just the two of us."

da ovo rešimo samo nas dvojica."

This was a tradition in ancient warfare called single combat.

U drevnom ratovanju je postojala tradicija zvana duel najjačih.

It was a way of settling disputes

Na taj način su se rešavale rasprave

without incurring the bloodshed of a major battle.

bez upuštanja u krvoproliće velike bitke.

And the Philistine who is sent down,

A FIlistejac koji je poslat,

their mighty warrior, is a giant.

njihov moćni ratnik, je jedan džin.

He's 6 foot 9.

Visok je nešto iznad 2 metra.

He's outfitted head to toe in this glittering bronze armor,

Od glave do pete je okovan sjajnim bronzanim oklopom,

and he's got a sword and he's got a javelin

i poseduje mač, džilit

and he's got his spear. He is absolutely terrifying.

i koplje. Apsolutno je zastrašujuć.

And he's so terrifying that none of the Israelite soldiers want to fight him.

Toliko je zastrašujuć da nijedan vojnik izrailjske vojske neće da se bori s njim.

It's a death wish, right? There's no way they think they can take him.

To je prevelik rizik, zar ne? Nema šanse da i pomisle da mogu da ga savladaju.

And finally the only person who will come forward

Na kraju, jedina osoba koja sme da istupi

is this young shepherd boy,

je jedan mladi pastir,

and he goes up to Saul and he says, "I'll fight him."

koji priđe Saulu i kaže: "Ja ću se boriti s njim."

And Saul says, "You can't fight him. That's ridiculous.

A Saul odgovori: "Ne možeš se boriti s njim. To je suludo.

You're this kid. This is this mighty warrior."

Ti si samo dečak. On moćni ratnik."

But the shepherd is adamant. He says, "No, no, no,

Ali pastir ne popušta. Kaže: "Ne, ne, ne,

you don't understand, I have been defending my flock

ne razumeš, ja branim moje stado

against lions and wolves for years. I think I can do it."

od lavova i vukova godinama. Mogu se boriti s njim."

And Saul has no choice. He's got no one else who's come forward.

Saul nema izbora. Niko drugi neće da istupi.

So he says, "All right."

Tako da kaže: "U redu."

And then he turns to the kid, and he says,

I onda se okrenu i reče dečku:

"But you've got to wear this armor. You can't go as you are."

"Ali moraš nositi ovaj oklop. Ne možeš tek tako."

So he tries to give the shepherd his armor,

Te on pokuša da pastiru da svoj oklop

and the shepherd says, "No."

ali on odvrati: "Ne."

He says, "I can't wear this stuff."

Reče: "Ne mogu to da nosim."

The Biblical verse is, "I cannot wear this for I have not proved it,"

Biblijski stih kaže: "Ne mogu da ga nosim jer nisam navikao",

meaning, "I've never worn armor before. You've got to be crazy."

što znači: "Nisam nikad nosio oklop. Mora da si lud."

So he reaches down instead on the ground

Potom se saginje i sa zemlje

and picks up five stones

podiže pet kamenova

and puts them in his shepherd's bag

i stavlja ih u svoju pastirsku torbu

and starts to walk down the mountainside to meet the giant.

te se uputi padinom da se suoči sa džinom.

And the giant sees this figure approaching,

Džin uoči da mu se nekakva prilika približava

and calls out, "Come to me so I can feed your flesh

i povika: "Priđi mi da tvojim mesom nahranim

to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field."

ptice na nebu i zveri na polju."

He issues this kind of taunt towards this person

To govori da bi se narugao toj osobi

coming to fight him.

koja dolazi da se bori s njim.

And the shepherd draws closer and closer,

Kako se pastir približava,

and the giant sees that he's carrying a staff.

džin uočava da on nosi štap.

That's all he's carrying.

To je sve što pastir nosi.

Instead of a weapon, just this shepherd's staff,

Umesto oružja, samo pastirski štap,

and he says -- he's insulted --

- uvređen je - i kaže:

"Am I a dog that you would come to me with sticks?"

"Jesam li kakav pas da mi dolaziš sa štapovima?"

And the shepherd boy takes one of his stones

Mladi pastir izvadi jedan kamen

out of his pocket, puts it in his sling

iz džepa, stavi ga u praćku,

and rolls it around and lets it fly

zavrte njome i otpusti kamen da odleti,

and it hits the giant right between the eyes --

te pogodi džina tačno među oči -

right here, in his most vulnerable spot --

baš ovde, u ovu najslabiju tačku -

and he falls down either dead or unconscious,

i džin pade dole mrtav ili bez svesti,

and the shepherd boy runs up and takes his sword

a mladi pastir pritrča i isuče džinov mač

and cuts off his head,

i odseče mu glavu.

and the Philistines see this and they turn and they just run.

Čim videše ovo, Filistinci se okretoše i pobegoše.

And of course, the name of the giant is Goliath

Naravno, džinovo ime je Golijat

and the name of the shepherd boy is David,

a ime mladog pastira je David,

and the reason that story has obsessed me

a razlog zbog kog sam bio opsednut ovom pričom

over the course of writing my book

tokom pisanja moje knjige

is that everything I thought I knew about that story

je to što se sve što sam mislio da znam o toj priči

turned out to be wrong.

ispostavilo kao netačno.

So David, in that story, is supposed to be the underdog, right?

David je u u toj priči pretpostavljen kao slabiji, zar ne?

In fact, that term, David and Goliath,

Taj izraz - David i Golijat -

has entered our language as a metaphor for

ušao je u engleski jezik kao metafora za

improbable victories

neočekivanu pobedu

by some weak party over someone far stronger.

slabijeg nad mnogo jačim protivnikom.

Now why do we call David an underdog?

Ali zašto Davida nazivamo slabijim?

Well, we call him an underdog because he's a kid,

Zovemo ga slabijim zato što je dečak,

a little kid, and Goliath is this big, strong giant.

mladić, a Golijat je veliki, jaki džin.

We also call him an underdog

Takođe ga zovemo slabijim

because Goliath is an experienced warrior,

jer je Golijat iskusan ratnik,

and David is just a shepherd.

a David je jedan običan pastir.

But most importantly, we call him an underdog

Ali, najvažnije, zovemo ga slabijim

because all he has is -- it's that Goliath is outfitted with

jer ima samo - Golijat je prekriven

all of this modern weaponry,

modernim naoružanjem,

this glittering coat of armor

sjajnim oklopom,

and a sword and a javelin and a spear,

mačem, džilitom i kopljem -

and all David has is this sling.

a David ima samo praćku.

Well, let's start there with the phrase

Hajde da počnemo od te rečenice:

"All David has is this sling,"

"David ima samo praćku",

because that's the first mistake that we make.

jer je to prva greška koju pravimo.

In ancient warfare, there are three kinds of warriors.

U drevnom ratovanju, postojale su tri vrste ratnika.

There's cavalry, men on horseback and with chariots.

Postojala je konjica - ljudi na konjima i sa kočijama.

There's heavy infantry, which are foot soldiers,

Postojala je teška pešadija - vojnici na zemlji,

armed foot soldiers with swords and shields

vojnici na zemlji u oklopu i sa mačevima i štitovima

and some kind of armor.

i nekom vrstom oklopa.

And there's artillery, and artillery are archers,

Postojala je i artiljerija - iliti strelci,

but, more importantly, slingers.

ali najvažnije - strelci s praćkama.

And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch

Strelac s praćkom je osoba koja ima kožni remen

with two long cords attached to it,

za koji su zakačena dva kanapa,

and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball,

i u to se stavi projektil - kamen ili olovna kugla -

inside the pouch, and they whirl it around like this

u taj remen, i time se vrti ukrug, ovako,

and they let one of the cords go,

i onda se jedan kanap otpusti

and the effect is to send the projectile forward

čime se projektil pošalje napred

towards its target.

ka meti.

That's what David has, and it's important to understand

To je David imao, i važno je shvatiti

that that sling is not a slingshot.

da ta njegova praćka nije praćka kakvu znamo.

It's not this, right? It's not a child's toy.

Nije ovakva, zar ne? Nije dečija igračka.

It's in fact an incredibly devastating weapon.

Zapravo, ona je neverovatno razorno oružje.

When David rolls it around like this,

Kada David ovako zavrti praćkom,

he's turning the sling around probably

okreće je verovatno

at six or seven revolutions per second,

šest ili sedam puta u sekundi

and that means that when the rock is released,

što znači da, kada otpusti kamen,

it's going forward really fast,

on će leteti unapred velikom brzinom,

probably 35 meters per second.

verovatno oko 35 m/s.

That's substantially faster than a baseball

To je znatno brže i od loptice za bejzbol

thrown by even the finest of baseball pitchers.

koju baci čak i najbolji bacač.

More than that, the stones in the Valley of Elah

Uz to, kamenje u dolini Ila

were not normal rocks. They were barium sulphate,

nije bilo obično. Bilo je od barita,

which are rocks twice the density of normal stones.

dvostruko veće gustine od običnog kamenja.

If you do the calculations on the ballistics,

Ako uradite balističko merenje

on the stopping power of the rock fired from David's sling,

zaustavne snage kamena ispaljenog iz Davidove praćke,

it's roughly equal to the stopping power

videćete da je približno jednako zaustavnoj snazi

of a [.45 caliber] handgun.

metka iz pištolja kalibra 45 mm.

This is an incredibly devastating weapon.

To je neverovatno razorno oružje.

Accuracy, we know from historical records

Preciznost - iz istorijskih zapisa znamo

that slingers -- experienced slingers could hit

da iskusni strelci s praćkom mogu pogoditi

and maim or even kill a target at distances of up to 200 yards.

i osakatiti, ili čak ubiti, metu na razdaljni i do skoro 180 m.

From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers

Preko srednjovekovnih tapiserija znamo da su strelci s praćkom

were capable of hitting birds in flight.

bili sposobni da pogode pticu u letu.

They were incredibly accurate.

Bili su neverovatno precizni.

When David lines up -- and he's not 200 yards away from Goliath,

Kada David nišani - a od Golijata nije udaljen 180 m,

he's quite close to Goliath --

prilično mu je blizu -

when he lines up and fires that thing at Goliath,

kada nanišani i ispali kamen ka Golijatu,

he has every intention and every expectation

on ima nameru i očekuje

of being able to hit Goliath at his most vulnerable spot

da ga pogodi u najslabiju tačku

between his eyes.

između očiju.

If you go back over the history of ancient warfare,

Ako se vratimo istoriji drevnog ratovanja,

you will find time and time again

naići ćemo na bezbroj primera

that slingers were the decisive factor against infantry

u kojima su strelci s praćkom bili ključni faktor protiv pešadije

in one kind of battle or another.

u jednoj ili drugoj vrsti borbe.

So what's Goliath? He's heavy infantry,

A šta je Golijat? On je teški pešadinac

and his expectation when he challenges the Israelites to a duel

i kada izazove Izrailjce na dvoboj, on očekuje

is that he's going to be fighting another heavy infantryman.

da će se boriti sa istim takvim pešadincem.

When he says, "Come to me that I might

Kada kaže: "Priđi mi da

feed your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field,"

tvojim mesom nahranim ptice na nebu i zveri u polju",

the key phrase is "Come to me."

ključni deo je: "Priđi mi."

Come up to me because we're going to fight,

Priđi mi jer ćemo se boriti,

hand to hand, like this.

prsa u prsa, ovako.

Saul has the same expectation.

Saul isto očekuje.

David says, "I want to fight Goliath,"

David je kazao: "Hoću da se borim s Golijatom",

and Saul tries to give him his armor,

a Saul je pokušao da mu da svoj oklop,

because Saul is thinking, "Oh, when you say 'fight Goliath,'

jer misli: "Kada kažeš da se boriš s Golijatom

you mean 'fight him in hand-to-hand combat,'

misliš 'boriš se prsa u prsa',

infantry on infantry."

pešadinac na pešadinca."

But David has absolutely no expectation.

Ali David ništa ne očekuje.

He's not going to fight him that way. Why would he?

Neće se s njim tako boriti. I zašto bi?

He's a shepherd. He's spent his entire career

On je pastir. Čitav vek je koristio

using a sling to defend his flock against lions and wolves.

praćku da stado odbrani od lavova i vukova.

That's where his strength lies.

U tome leži njegova snaga.

So here he is, this shepherd, experienced

I eto njega, pastira, iskusnog

in the use of a devastating weapon,

u upotrebi tog razornog oružja,

up against this lumbering giant

kako se suočava s jednim gorostasom,

weighed down by a hundred pounds of armor

opasanim oklopom od oko 60 kg

and these incredibly heavy weapons

i neverovatno teškim oružjem

that are useful only in short-range combat.

koje je korisno samo u borbi prsa u prsa.

Goliath is a sitting duck. He doesn't have a chance.

Golijat je kao glineni golub. Nema nikakve šanse.

So why do we keep calling David an underdog,

Pa zašto onda Davida nazivamo slabijim

and why do we keep referring to his victory as improbable?

i zašto njegovu pobedu zovemo neverovatnom?

There's a second piece of this that's important.

Postoji još jedna bitna stvar.

It's not just that we misunderstand David

Nismo pogrešno shvatili samo Davida

and his choice of weaponry.

i njegov izbor naoružanja.

It's also that we profoundly misunderstand Goliath.

Suštinski smo pogrešno shvatili i Golijata.

Goliath is not what he seems to be.

Golijat nije onakav kakav nam se čini.

There's all kinds of hints of this in the Biblical text,

Postoje razne naznake u biblijskom tekstu,

things that are in retrospect quite puzzling

stvari koje su prilično zbunjujuće kada se pogleda unazad

and don't square with his image as this mighty warrior.

i koje nisu u skladu sa tom slikom moćnog ratnika.

So to begin with, the Bible says that Goliath

Za početak, Biblija kaže da Golijata

is led onto the valley floor by an attendant.

do doline dovodi sluga.

Now that is weird, right?

Nije li to čudno?

Here is this mighty warrior

Jedan moćni ratnik

challenging the Israelites to one-on-one combat.

izaziva Izrailjce na borbu jedan-na-jedan.

Why is he being led by the hand

Zašto ga za ruku vodi

by some young boy, presumably,

neki, možda, mladić,

to the point of combat?

na liniju borbe?

Secondly, the Bible story makes special note

Druga stvar, biblijska priča posebno beleži

of how slowly Goliath moves,

kako se Golijat sporo kreće,

another odd thing to say when you're describing

što je još jedna čudna stvar kada se opisuje

the mightiest warrior known to man at that point.

najmoćniji ratnik do tada poznat čoveku.

And then there's this whole weird thing

Potom je tu i taj neobičan podatak

about how long it takes Goliath to react

o tome koliko Golijatu treba da odreaguje

to the sight of David.

kada se David pojavi.

So David's coming down the mountain,

Dakle, David silazi s planine

and he's clearly not preparing for hand-to-hand combat.

i očigledno se ne sprema za borbu prsa u prsa.

There is nothing about him that says,

Ništa na njemu ne ukazuje na to da

"I am about to fight you like this."

će da se tako bori s njim.

He's not even carrying a sword.

Ne nosi čak ni mač.

Why does Goliath not react to that?

Zašto Golijat ne reaguje na to?

It's as if he's oblivious to what's going on that day.

Kao da nije svestan šta se tog dana dešava.

And then there's that strange comment he makes to David:

Tu je i čudna opaska koju uputi Davidu:

"Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?"

"Jesam li kakav pas da mi dolaziš sa štapovima?"

Sticks? David only has one stick.

Štapovima? David ima samo jedan štap.

Well, it turns out that there's been a great deal

Ispostavilo se da se

of speculation within the medical community over the years

tokom godina u medicini dosta raspravljalo

about whether there is something

o tome da li nešto

fundamentally wrong with Goliath,

stvarno nije u redu s Golijatom.

an attempt to make sense of all of those apparent anomalies.

Pokušano je traženje smisla u tim očiglednim anomalijama.

There have been many articles written.

Napisano je mnogo članaka.

The first one was in 1960 in the Indiana Medical Journal,

Prvi je objavljen 1960. u časopisu Medicinskog udruženja države Indijana,

and it started a chain of speculation

i pokrenuo je niz pretpostavki

that starts with an explanation for Goliath's height.

koje počinju objašnjavanjem Golijatove visine.

So Goliath is head and shoulders above

Golijat je bio za glavu viši

all of his peers in that era,

od svih vršnjaka u to doba,

and usually when someone is that far out of the norm,

i obično, kada je neko toliko iznad proseka,

there's an explanation for it.

postoji objašnjenje.

So the most common form of giantism

Najčešći oblik gigantizma

is a condition called acromegaly,

je stanje poznato kao akromegalija.

and acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor

koju uzrokuje dobroćudni tumor

on your pituitary gland

na hipofizi,

that causes an overproduction of human growth hormone.

a koji uzrokuje prekomerno lučenje hormona rasta.

And throughout history, many of the most famous giants

Tokom istorije, mnogi poznati džinovi

have all had acromegaly.

imali su akromegaliju.

So the tallest person of all time

Najviši čovek svih vremena

was a guy named Robert Wadlow

bio je Robert Vadlou,

who was still growing when he died at the age of 24

koji je i dalje rastao kada je umro u 24. godini

and he was 8 foot 11.

a bio je visok oko 2,5 m.

He had acromegaly.

Imao je akromegaliju.

Do you remember the wrestler André the Giant?

Pamtite li rvača, Džina Andrea?

Famous. He had acromegaly.

Bio je poznat. Imao je akromegaliju.

There's even speculation that Abraham Lincoln had acromegaly.

Postoje čak i pretpostavke da je i Abraham Linkoln imao akromegaliju.

Anyone who's unusually tall,

Za bilo čiju neobičnu visinu

that's the first explanation we come up with.

to je prvo objašnjenje koje nam padne na pamet.

And acromegaly has a very distinct set of side effects

A akromegalija ima izrazite propratne

associated with it,

nuspojave,

principally having to do with vision.

a prvenstveno se tiču vida.

The pituitary tumor, as it grows,

Kako se povećava, tumor na hipofizi

often starts to compress the visual nerves in your brain,

obično pritiska vizuelni nerv u mozgu,

with the result that people with acromegaly

što rezultira da ljudi s akromegalijom

have either double vision or they are profoundly nearsighted.

ili duplo vide ili su kratkovidi.

So when people have started to speculate

Kada su ljudi počeli da prave pretpostavke

about what might have been wrong with Goliath,

o tome šta nije u redu s Golijatom,

they've said, "Wait a minute,

rekli su: "Čekaj malo,

he looks and sounds an awful lot like someone

on veoma podseća na osobu

who has acromegaly."

koja ima akromegaliju."

And that would also explain so much of what was strange

To bi objasnilo mnoge čudne stvari

about his behavior that day.

u njegovom ponašanju toga dana.

Why does he move so slowly

Zašto se sporo kreće

and have to be escorted down into the valley floor

i zašto do doline mora da bude

by an attendant?

u pratnji sluge?

Because he can't make his way on his own.

Zato što ne može da se snađe sam.

Why is he so strangely oblivious to David

Zašto uopšte nije svestan Davidovog prisustva,

that he doesn't understand that David's not going to fight him

toliko da ne shvata da će ga pogoditi

until the very last moment?

do poslednjeg trenutka?

Because he can't see him.

Zato što ga ne vidi.

When he says, "Come to me that I might feed your flesh

Kada kaže: "Priđi mi da tvojim mesom

to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field,"

nahranim ptice na nebu i zveri na polju",

the phrase "come to me" is a hint also of his vulnerability.

poziv 'priđi mi' nagoveštava njegovu ranjivost.

Come to me because I can't see you.

Priđi mi jer te ne vidim.

And then there's, "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?"

A kada kaže: "Jesam li kakav pas da mi dolaziš sa štapovima?"

He sees two sticks when David has only one.

On vidi dva štapa, a David nosi samo jedan.

So the Israelites up on the mountain ridge

A Izrailjci ga s tog planinskog venca

looking down on him thought he was

posmatraju i misle da je on samo

this extraordinarily powerful foe.

jedan veoma moćan neprijatelj.

What they didn't understand was that

Oni nisu shvatali da

the very thing that was the source of his apparent strength

je očigledni izvor njegove snage

was also the source of his greatest weakness.

takođe izvor njegove najveće slabosti.

And there is, I think, in that,

I u svemu tome mislim da

a very important lesson for all of us.

leži jedna vrlo važna pouka svima.

Giants are not as strong and powerful as they seem.

Džinovi nisu tako moćni kako se čini.

And sometimes the shepherd boy has a sling in his pocket.

A mladi pastir nekad drži praćku u džepu.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)