2 Samuel 4
1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his hands became enfeebled, and all the Israelites were troubled.
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 who were captains of bands; the name of the one was Ba'anah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was 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 had fled to Gittayim, and remained sojourners there until this day.)
folket i Be’erot hadde rømt til Gittajim, og budde sidan der som utlendingar, alt til no.
4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame on both feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Yizre'el, and his nurse took him up and fled: and it came to pass, in her haste to flee, that he fell, and was rendered 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 Ba'anah, went, and came at the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who was just lying in bed as usual 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 interior of the house, as buyers of wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Ba'anah 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 Namely, they came into the house, while he was lying on his bed in his sleeping-chamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and cut off his head, and took his head, and went by the way of the plain all the 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 they said to the king, Behold, here is the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life: and the Lord hath granted to my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul, and on 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 But David answered Rechab and Ba'anah 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, who [thought] that I should give him 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 man in his own house upon his bed? and now, behold, I will require his blood of your hand, and I will remove 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 gave the command to the young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up by the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ish-bosheth they took, and buried it in the sepulchre 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.
