1 Samuel 22
1 David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.
David drog derifrå, og kom seg undan til Adullam-hola. Då brørne hans og heile farsætti hans høyrde gjete det, kom dei dit ned til honom.
2 Everyone who was in trouble or in debt or resentful also came to him and he became their leader. He had around four hundred men with him.
Og til honom flokka seg allslags folk, alle som var i naud, alle som var i skuld, alle som var misnøgde, og han vart hovdingen deira; ei fire hundrad mann slo lag med honom.
3 Then David went to Mizpeh in the country of Moab. He asked the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is planning for me.”
Derifrå drog David til Mispe i Moab. Og han sagde til Moabs-kongen: «Lat far min og mor mi få koma hit og vera hjå dykk, til dess eg fær vita kva Gud vil gjera med meg!»
4 So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with the king all the time David lived in the stronghold.
Han førde deim fram for Moabs-kongen, og dei fekk halda seg hjå honom, so lenge David var i borgi.
5 But then the prophet Gad told David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go back to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
Men profeten Gad sagde til David: «Du skal ikkje halda deg her i borgi! tak ut herifrå, og far til Judalandet!» Og David drog burt derifrå og kom til Heretskogen.
6 Saul found out that David had returned and where he was. Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill in Gibeah. He had his spear in his hand, with all his officials surrounding him.
Saul frette at dei hadde fenge greide på David og dei folki som var med honom. Saul sat ein dag i Gibea under tamariska på haugen, med spjot i handi; og alle tenarane hans stod ikring honom.
7 Saul said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse going to give all of you fields and vineyards and make you commanders and officers in the army?
Då sagde Saul med tenarane sine, der dei stod ikring honom: «Høyr no, Benjamins born! Meiner de Isaisonen gjev åkrar og vinhagar åt dykk alle, og set dykk alle til herførar for større eller mindre flokkar?
8 Is that why you've all plotted against me? Not a single one of you told me that my own son had made an agreement with Jesse's son. Not a single one of you has shown you cared about me, or explained to me that my son has encouraged him to try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”
For de hev alle samansvore dykk mot meg; og ingen hev fortalt meg at son min hev gjort fostbrorlag med Isaisonen! Ingen hev so mykje medkjensle med meg at han hev fortalt meg det. For son min hev eggja tenaren min til meinråder mot meg, so som det no kjem for dagen.»
9 Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's officers, spoke up, saying, “I saw the son of Jesse visit Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, at Nob.
Edomiten Doeg, som ogso stod der millom folki åt Saul, tok til ords og sagde: «Eg såg Isaisonen kom til Ahimelek Ahitubsson i Nob.
10 Ahimelech asked advice from the Lord for him and gave him food. He gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine as well.”
Han spurde Herren for honom, og gav honom nista; og let honom få sverdet åt filistaren Goliat.»
11 The king sent a message to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and all his family, who were priests at Nob. They all came to the king.
Kongen sende då bod etter presten Ahimelek Ahitubsson og heile ætti hans, prestarne i Nob. Dei møtte alle fram for kongen.
12 “Now you listen, son of Ahitub,” the king shouted. “What is it, my lord?” Ahimelech asked.
Saul sagde: «Høyr meg, du Ahitubsson!» Han svara: «Kva vil du meg, herre!»
13 “Why have you and the son of Jesse plotted against me? You gave him bread and a sword, and asked advice from God for him so that he could rebel against me and try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”
Saul sagde til honom: «Kvifor hev de samansvore dykk mot meg, du og Isaisonen, med di du gav honom mat og sverd, og spurde Gud for honom, og han fekk leggja meinråder mot meg, so som det no kjem for dagen?»
14 “Who of all your officers is as trustworthy as David, the king's son-in-law? He is in charge of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your family!” Ahimelech responded.
Ahimelek svara: «Kven av alle tenarane sine er so trugen som David? og han er kongsmåg og hovding yver livvakti di og høgvyrd i huset ditt!
15 “And was that day the first time he asked advice from God on his behalf? Of course not! The king should not accuse me your servant or any of my family, for I didn't know anything about any of this.”
Er det fyrste gongen eg hev spurd Gud for honom? Aldri i verdi må kongen saka meg og ætti mi for dette. Eg hev ikkje visst det minste um alt dette.»
16 “You're going to die for this!” the king declared. “You and all your family!”
Kongen sagde: «Du skal lata livet, Ahimelek! du og heile ætti di.»
17 Then the king turned to his bodyguards standing there and ordered them, “Kill these priests of the Lord, because they're on David's side! They knew he was a fugitive and yet they didn't tell me!” But the king's guards refused to attack the priests of the Lord.
Og kongen baud tenarane som stod ikring honom: «Fram og drep Herrens prestar! for dei er og i samråd med David. Endå dei visste han rømde, let dei meg ikkje vita det.» Men kongstenarane torde ikkje rette ut handi og hogga ned Herrens prestar.
18 So the king ordered Doeg, “You kill the priests!” Doeg the Edomite attacked and killed the priests, killing eighty-five men wearing the priestly ephod.
Kongen baud då Doeg: «Fram du, og hogg ned prestarne!» Og edomiten Doeg gjekk fram og hogg ned prestarne med eigi hand, og drap den dagen fem og åtteti mann som bar messehakel av lin.
19 Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and slaughtered its men and women, children and infants, cattle, donkeys, and sheep.
Og folket i prestebyen Nob slo han med sverd, karar og kvende, småborn og store born, bufe og smale og asen, alt hogg han ned med sverdet.
20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, managed to escape. His name was Abiathar, and he ran away and joined David.
Berre ein av sønerne hans Ahimelek Ahitubsson berga seg undan. Abjatar heitte han. Han rømde til David.
21 He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.
Abjatar fortalde David at Saul hadde hogge ned Herrens prestar.
22 David told Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he was going to tell Saul about it. It's my fault that all your family have died.
«Eg skyna det alt den gong, » sagde David til Abjatar, «at når edomiten Doeg var der, vilde han melda det til Saul. Eg er upphavet til dråpet på heile di ætt.
23 But you can stay with me and you don't need to be afraid, because the man who wants to kill you wants to kill me too. I'll take good care of you.”
Haldt deg hjå meg! ver hugheil! Den som vil taka livet av meg, vil taka livet av deg. Du er no i mi varetekt.»
