1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was … years old when he began to reign. And when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Saul hadde vore konge eitt år. Andre året han var konge yver Israel,
2 Saul chose for him three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash, and on the mount of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin, and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
valde han seg ut or Israel tri tusund mann. Av desse hadde Saul hjå seg tvo tusund i Mikmas og i Betelsfjellbygdii, og eitt tusund hadde Jonatan med seg i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av krigsfolket sende han heim kvar til seg.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
Jonatan slo i hel filistarvakti i Gibea, og filistarane høyrde gjete det. Men Saul let blåsa i lur yver heile landet og sagde: «Hebræarane må høyra det.»
4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
Heile Israel fekk høyra at Saul hadde slege i hel filistarvakti, og at Israel hadde fenge uord på seg hjå filistarane for det same. Folket vart då utbode til å fylgja Saul til Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude. And they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.
Filistarane stemnde saman til krig mot Israel, tri tusund vogner og seks tusund hestfolk, og fotfolk so mange som sanden på havsens strand. Dei drog upp og lægra seg ved Mikmas austanfor Bet-Aven.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.
Då Israels-mennerne såg dei var komne i knipa, av di filistarane trengde på, so for folket av og løynde seg i hellerar, i klungerkjørr, i gil, i kjellarar og brunnar.
7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead, but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Og hebræararne hadde fare yver Jordan, til Gadslandet og Gileadslandet. Saul var endå i Gilgal, og heile folket fylgde honom skjelvande.
8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattered from him.
Han drygde sju dagar, til den tid Samuel hadde fastsett. Men då Samuel endå ikkje var komen til Gilgal, og då folket tok til å spreida seg og ganga frå honom,
9 And Saul said, Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
sagde Saul: «Kom hit til meg med brennofferet og takkofferet!» Og so bar han fram brennofferet.
10 And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came, and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
Nett med same han det hadde gjort, då kom Samuel. Saul møtte honom og vilde helsa honom.
11 And Samuel said, What have thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash,
Men Samuel sagde: «Kva er det du hev gjort?» Saul svara: «Då eg såg folket tok til å spreida seg og ganga frå meg, og du ikkje var komen til fastsett tid, og filistarane hadde samla seg i Mikmas,
12 therefore I said, Now the Philistines will come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah. I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.
so tenkte eg: «No kjem filistarane yver meg i Gilgal, og eg hev endå ikkje blidka Herren.» So våga eg meg til å bera fram brennofferet.»
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou have done foolishly. Thou have not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee. For now Jehovah would have established thy kingdom upon Israel forever,
Samuel sagde til Saul: «Du var uvisleg gjort av deg. Hadde du agta på bodet frå Herren, din Gud, som han baud deg, so vilde Herren no ha grunnfest kongedømet ditt til æveleg tid.
14 but now thy kingdom shall not continue. Jehovah has sought for him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah has appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou have not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.
Men no vil kongedømet ditt ikkje standa seg. Herren hev valt seg ut ein mann etter sin hug; og Herren hev etla honom til fyrste yver folket sitt, av di du ikkje agta på det Herren baud deg.»
15 And Samuel arose, and got up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.
Samuel reis upp og for heim frå Gilgal upp til Benjamins Gibea. Saul mynstra krigsfolket som var hjå honom; um lag seks hundrad mann.
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
Saul og Jonatan heldt seg i Geba i Benjamin med det folket som var att hjå deim, og filistarane låg i læger i Mikmas.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual,
Frå filistarlægret sende dei ut røvarflokkar i tri hopar; eine hopen tok vegen til Ofra i Sualslandet,
18 and another company turned the way to Beth-horon, and another company turned the way of the border that looks down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
andre hopen tok vegen til Bet-Horon, og tridje hopen tok vegen til kverven som hallar ned imot Sebojimsdalen, burtimot øydemarki.
19 Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make for them swords or spears,
Det fanst ingen smed i heile Israelslandet; for filistarane hadde vore rædde at hebræarane skulde smida sverd eller spjot.
20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Og so laut kvar einast israelit ned til filistarane og få kvest både plogjarn og grev og øksar og ristlar,
21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.
so snart eggjarne vart skjemde på plogjarni, eller grevi, eller greiparne, eller øksarne, eller når dei turvte vøla på oksebroddarne.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But with Saul and with Jonathan his son there was found.
Av dette hadde det seg so at då slaget skulde standa, hadde ingen av mennerne åt Saul og Jonatan sverd eller spjot. Einast Saul og Jonatan, son hans hadde våpn.
23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Filistarane sette fram ein utpost i Mikmasskardet.
