2 Samuel 4
1 When Ishbosheth, son of Saul, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very discouraged, and everyone in Israel was shocked.
Då Saulssonen spurde at Abner var dåen i Hebron, miste han reint modet, og heile Israel vart forstøkt.
2 Ishbosheth had two commanders of his raiding bands, brothers by the name of Baanah and Rechab. They were the sons of Rimmon of the tribe of Benjamin from the town of Beeroth. Beeroth is considered part of the territory of Benjamin,
Saulssonen hadde hjå seg tvo herhovdingar for herjeferderne sine. Ba’ana heitte ein, og Rekab heitte hin, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot, av Benjamins-ætti; for Be’erot vart og rekna med til Benjamin;
3 because the people who had lived in Beeroth before ran away to Gittaim and lived there as foreigners right up to the present.
folket i Be’erot hadde rømt til Gittajim, og budde sidan der som utlendingar, alt til no.
4 Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about the deaths of Saul and Jonathan had come from Jezreel. His nurse had picked him up and ran away, but as she rushed to get away, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Jonatan Saulsson hadde ein son som var lamen på båe føterne. Fem år gamall var han då tidendi frå Jizre’el kom um Saul og Jonatan. Barnfostra tok og rømde med honom. Men i hurten og sturten datt han; og so vart han lamen. Mefiboset heitte han.
5 Rechab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth's house, arriving in the heat of the day as the king was taking his midday rest.
No gjekk Rekab og Ba’ana, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot, av stad og kom høgstedags til huset åt Isboset medan han låg og kvilde middag.
6 The woman doorkeeper had been cleaning wheat, but she had grown tired and fallen asleep, so Rechab and Baanah were able to slip inside.
Dei lest henta kveite, kom seg soleis inn i huset, og såra honom i livet. Og so kom dei seg undan både Rekab og Ba’ana, bror hans.
7 They had gone into the house while Ishbosheth was asleep on his bed in his bedroom. After stabbing and killing him, they cut off his head which they took with them, and they traveled all night by the Jordan Valley road.
Det var medan han låg i sengi i kammerset at dei kom inn i huset og gav honom banesår. Dei hogg av hovudet hans, og tok det med seg, gjekk yver heidi heile natti,
8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. They told the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, son of Saul, your enemy who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has taken revenge on Saul and his family for my lord the king.”
førde hovudet hans Isboset til David i Hebron, og sagde med kongen: «Her er hovudet åt uvenen din, Isboset Saulsson, han som vilde taka livet ditt. Herren hev i dag gjeve deg, herre konge, hemn yver Saul og ætti hans.»
9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, “As the Lord lives, who has saved me from all my troubles,
David svara Rekab og Ba’ana, bror hans, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot: «So sant Herren liver som hev frelst meg ut frå all fåre:
10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead’ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I grabbed him and had him put him to death at Ziklag. That was what he got for bringing me his news!
den som kom med tidendi: «Saul er dåen!» og meintest koma med fagnadbod til meg, honom let eg gripa og drepa i Siklag, han som eg skulde gjeve løn for fagnadbod.
11 Even more so then, when evil men kill a good man in his own house, and in his own bed, shouldn't I demand you pay for his life with your own lives, and exterminate you!”
Men når nidingar myrder ein rettvis mann i heimen hans, i sengi - kor mykje meir må eg ikkje krevja blodet hans av dykkar hender, og rydja dykk burt frå jordi!»
12 David gave the order to his men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They chopped off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's grave in Hebron.
David baud sveinarne sine drepa deim, og hogga av deim hender og føter og hengje deim upp attmed Hebrontjørni. Hovudet hans Isboset tok dei og gravlagde i Abners grav i Hebron.
