2 Samuel 3
1 Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.
Men krigen millom Sauls-ætti og Davids-ætti vart langdrjug. David vart stendigt sterkare; men Sauls-ætti minka i magt.
2 While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
David fekk søner i Hebron: Eldste sonen, Amnon, fekk han med Ahinoam frå Jizre’el;
3 And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
den andre, Kilab, med Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel; den tridje, Absalom, var son åt Ma’aka, som var dotter åt kong Talmai i Gesur,
4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
den fjorde, Adonia, var son åt Haggit, den femte, Sefatja, son åt Abital;
5 And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose birth took place in Hebron.
den sette, Jitream, fekk han med Egla, kona si. Desse sønerne fekk David i Hebron.
6 Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.
So lenge no krigen varde millom Sauls-ætti og Davids-ætti, var Abner det trygge festet for Sauls-ætti.
7 Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?
Men no hadde Saul havt ei fylgjekona som heitte Rispa Ajadotter. Isboset spurde Abner: «Kvifor hev du halde deg med fylgjekona hans far?»
8 And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.
Dei ordi av Isboset gjorde Abner brennande harm: «Er eg ein hundehaus frå Juda?» sagde han; «nett medan eg gjer sælebot mot ætti åt Saul, far din, mot frendarne hans og venerne hans, medan eg vernar deg mot å falla i henderne på David, so kjem du med vondord for eit kvende skuld!
9 May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
Gud late Abner bøta no og sidan, um eg ikkje heretter fer med David etter den eiden Herren hev svore honom:
10 And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
å taka kongedømet frå Sauls-ætti og reisa upp Davids kongsstol yver både Israel og Juda, frå Dan til Be’erseba.»
11 And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.
Isboset orka ikkje svara Abner eit ord, so rædd vart han for honom.
12 And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.
Abner sende straks bod til David med dei ordi: «Kven eig landet?» og han lagde til: «Gjer samband med meg, so skal eg hjelpa deg å få heile Israel yver på di sida.»
13 And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.
Han svara: «Det er vel. Eg gjer samband med deg. Men ein ting krev eg av deg: du kjem ikkje fram for meg utan du hev med deg Mikal Saulsdotter når du kjem.»
14 And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine for the price of the private parts of a hundred Philistines.
David sende bod til Isboset Saulsson med dei ordi: «Gjev meg Mikal, kona mi, som eg fekk til brur for hundrad huvehold av filistarar!»
15 So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.
Isboset sende bod og henta henne frå Paltiel La’isson, mannen hennar.
16 And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.
Han fylgde gråtande etter henne heilt til Bahurim. Då tok Abner og truga honom: «Gakk heim att!» Og han gjekk heim.
17 Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:
Abner samrådde seg med dei øvste i Israel, og sagde: «Alt lenge siden hev de ynskt dykk David til konge.
18 For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.
So gjer no alvor av det! For Herren hev sagt med David: «Ved handi hans David, tenaren min, vil eg fria Israel, folket mitt, frå filistarane og frå alle uvenerne.»»
19 And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.
Abner talde fyre Benjamins-folket og. So gjekk Abner av stad, og vilde tala med David i Hebron um alt det Israel og Benjamins-ætti hadde funne fyre å svara.
20 So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
Då Abner kom til David i Hebron med tjuge mann i fylgje, gjorde David eit gjestebod for Abner og fylgesveinarne hans.
21 And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.
Abner sagde med David: «Lat meg ganga av stad og stemna saman heile Israel ikring deg, herre konge, so dei kann gjera samband med deg, og du kann verta konge yver so mange som du ynskjer!» David sende Abner av stad, og han drog med full trygd.
22 Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.
Nett då kom Joab med Davids folk heim frå ei herjeferd, og hadde rikt herfang med seg. Abner var ikkje hjå David i Hebron då. David hadde sendt honom av stad med full trygd.
23 When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.
Då no Joab og heile heren hans kom heim, fekk han den tiendi: «Abner Nersson kom til kongen; og kongen let honom ganga av stad med full trygd!»
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?
Joab gjekk til kongen og sagde: «Kva er det du hev gjort? Fyrst Abner kjem til deg, let du honom ganga av stad, so han fritt fær fara sin veg!
25 Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?
Du kjenner vel Abner Nersson? Han kjem berre og vil lokka eitkvart utor deg, og gjæta på deg når du fær ut og fær heim, og røkja etter alt du tek deg fyre!»
26 And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.
Då Joab kom ut frå David, sende han bod etter Abner; og sendemennerne førde honom attende frå Bor-Hassira; men David visste det ikkje.
27 And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.
Då Abner kom att til Hebron, tok Joab honom til sides i porten, og lest vilja tala med honom i einmæle. Der gav han honom banesår med ein styng i livet, til hemn for dråpet på Asael, bror hans.
28 And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:
Då David sidan spurde dette, sagde han: «Eg og kongedømet mitt er i all æva utan skuld for Herren i blodet hans Abner Nersson.
29 May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!
Må det koma yver Joab og heile ætti hans! Gjev det aldri må vanta i ætti åt Joab folk som hev flod eller spillsykja, som styd seg på krykkja eller fell for sverd, eller saknar mat!»
30 So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.
Joab og Abisai, bror hans, hadde myrdt Abner for dråpet på broren Asael i slaget ved Gibeon.
31 And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
Men David baud Joab og heile fylgjet hans: «Riv sund klædi dykkar! Sveip sekkjer um dykk! Og øya og gråt yver Abner!» Og kong David fylgde sjølv etter likbåra.
32 And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.
Abner vart gravlagd i Hebron. Og kongen sette i og gret ved gravi hans Abner; og heile folket gret.
33 And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
David kvad eit syrgjekvede yver Abner: «Laut du Abner døy som ein dåre.
34 Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.
Henderne dine batt dei ikkje, føterne dine fjetra dei ikkje! Nidingsdråp er det, so som du vart drepen!» Då gret alt folket endå meir yver honom.
35 And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!
Alt folket kom og talde David til å eta eitkvart fyrr dagen leid. Men David svor og sagde: «Gud late meg bøta både no og sidan, um eg smakar matbiten eller noko som helst fyre soleglad!»
36 And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.
Heile folket merkte seg ordi og lika det godt. I det heile lika folket godt alt det kongen gjorde.
37 So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.
Heile folket og heile Israel skyna den dagen at kongen ingi skuld hadde i dråpet på Abner Nersson.
38 And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?
Kongen sagde med tenararne sine: «Veit de det er ein hovding og stor mann som er fallen i dag i Israel?
39 While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!
Eg er endå veik, endå eg er salva til konge. Og desse kararne, Seruja-sønerne, er sterkare enn eg. Herren løne nidingen etter nidingsverket hans!»
