2 Samuel 4
1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were affrighted.
Då Saulssonen spurde at Abner var dåen i Hebron, miste han reint modet, og heile Israel vart forstøkt.
2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also is reckoned to 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 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.
folket i Be’erot hadde rømt til Gittajim, og budde sidan der som utlendingar, alt til no.
4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And 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 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.
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 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the groin; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
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 Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
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 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king: 'Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, who sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.'
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 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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 one told me, saying: Behold, Saul is dead, and he was in his own eyes as though he brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, instead of giving a reward for his tidings.
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 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?'
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 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner 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.
