1 Samuel 23
1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.
Folk melde til David: «Filistarane held på og strider mot Ke’ila, og dei herjar treskjestaderne.»
2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Då spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga av stad og slå desse filistarar?» Herren svara David: «Ja, drag av stad, slå filistarane og fria ut Ke’ila!»
3 And David’s men said to him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Men folki åt David sagde med honom: «Me er alt fyrr rædde um oss her i Juda. Kor skal det då ganga når me fer til Ke’ila mot filistarfylkingi?»
4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
Då spurde David Herren andre gongen, og Herren svara honom: «Ris upp! drag ned til Ke’ila! Eg gjev filistarane i di hand.»
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
So for David med kararne sine til Ke’ila og stridde mot filistarane, førde burt buskapen deira, og gjorde stort mannefald millom deim. Soleis fria David folket i Ke’ila.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
Då Abjatar Ahimeleksson rømde til David i Ke’ila, hadde han med seg messehakelen.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
Saul fekk vita at David var komen til Ke’ila. Då sagde Saul: «Gud hev gjeve honom i mi magt, sidan han hev stengt seg inne i ein by med portar og slåer.»
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
So baud Saul ut alt folket til strid. Dei skulde draga ned til Ke’ila og kringsetja David og folket hans.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.
Då no David fekk vita at Saul lagde meinråder mot honom, sagde han til presten Abjatar: «Ber hit messehakelen!»
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Og David sagde: «Herre, Israels Gud! Tenaren din hev spurt for sant at Saul tenkjer å koma til Ke’ila og øyda byen for mi skuld.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Vil då Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg i hans hand? Kjem Saul hit, som tenaren din hev spurt? Herre, Israels Gud! Lat tenaren din få vissa for det!» Herren svara: «Ja, han kjem hit.»
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
David spurde endå ein gong: «Vil Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg og kararne mine i Sauls hender?» Herren svara: «Ja, dei vil det.»
13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he declined to go forth.
Då reis David upp med kararne sine, um lag seks hundrad mann, og drog ut frå Ke’ila, og ferdast kvar helst det høvde. Då Saul fekk melding at David var rømd frå Ke’ila, let han vera å draga ut.
14 And David stayed in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
So heldt David seg i øydemarki i fjellborgerne, og heldt seg millom fjelli i øydemarki Zif. Saul leita etter honom allstødt. Men Gud gav honom ikkje hans hand.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Medan David var i Hores i øydemarki Zif, såg han at Saul hadde fare ut og vilde drepa honom.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
Jonatan Saulsson for av stad og gjekk til David i Hores, og styrkte modet hans i Gud.
17 And he said to him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows.
Han sagde til honom: «Ver hugheil! handi hans Saul, far min, skal ikkje nå deg. Du skal verta konge yver Israel, og eg skal vera den andre etter deg. Det skyner ogso Saul, far min.»
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David stayed in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
So gjorde dei båe ei pakt for Herren. Og David heldt seg i Hores. Men Jonatan for heim att.
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Nokre Zif-folk drog upp til Saul i Gibea og sagde: «David held seg løynd hjå oss, i fjellborgerne i Hores, på Hakilahøgdi, sunnanfor øydemarki.
20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
Tekkjest det deg å draga ned no, konge, so gjer det! Vår sak vert det då å gjeva honom i kongens hand.»
21 And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.
Då sagde Saul: «Velsigna av Herren vere de, at de tykkjer synd i meg.
22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there: for it is told me that he deals very subtly.
Far no heim, og få endå meir vissa! finn ut og sjå etter kva stad han ferdast, og kven det er som ser honom der! For dei hev sagt meg at han er ein ful fant.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come you again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Finn ut og få greida på alle løynstader, der han kann løyna seg! Kom so att til meg, når det hev fenge vissa! so vil eg draga med dykk. Finst han i landet, skal eg vita å leita honom upp, um eg so skal leita millom alle Juda-ætterne.»
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
So tok dei ut og gjekk til Zif fyre Saul. David og kararne hans var i øydemarki Maon, på heidi sunnanfor øydemarki.
25 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; why he came down into a rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
Då no Saul drog av stad med folki sine på leit etter David, fekk David høyra gjete det, og drog då ned på ein hamar, og heldt seg i øydemarki Maon. Då Saul frette det, sette han etter David inn i øydemarki Maon.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
Saul gjekk på den eine fjellsida, og David og kararne hans på hi. Nett som no David gjekk i angest og vilde sleppa frå Saul, og Saul og folki hans freista ringa David og kararne hans og fanga deim,
27 But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
so kom det bod til Saul: «Skunda deg og kom! filistarane hev falle inn i landet.»
28 Why Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
So heldt Saul upp med å forfølja David, og drog mot filistarane. Derav fekk den staden namnet Sela-Hammahlekot.
29 And David went up from there, and dwelled in strong holds at Engedi.
David drog upp derifrå, og heldt seg so i fjellborgerne i En-Gedi.
