Judges 20
1 Then went out all the children of Israel, and the congregation was assembled together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', with the land of Gil'ad, unto the Lord in Mizpah.
Da tok alle Israels barn ut, og hele menigheten, like fra Dan og til Be'erseba og fra Gileads land, samlet sig som én mann for Herren i Mispa.
2 and there presented themselves the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.
Og høvdingene for hele folket, for alle Israels stammer, stilte sig frem for Guds folks forsamling, som var fire hundre tusen mann fotfolk, væbnet med sverd.
3 (And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Speak, how did this wickedness take place?
Men Benjamins barn fikk høre at Israels barn hadde draget op til Mispa. Da sa Israels barn: Si fra hvorledes det gikk til med denne ugjerning!
4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gib'ah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to stay one night,
Og levitten, den myrdede kvinnes mann, tok til orde og sa: Jeg og min medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for å bli der natten over.
5 When the men of Gib'ah rose against me, and beset the house round about against me by night; me they intended to slay; and my concubine they humbled, so that she died.
Men mennene i Gibea overfalt mig; de omringet om natten huset jeg var i; mig tenkte de å slå ihjel, og min medhustru krenket de, så hun døde.
6 And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her about throughout all the fields of the inheritance of Israel; for they had committed incest and scandal in Israel.
Da tok jeg min medhustru og skar henne i stykker og sendte henne omkring i hele Israels land og rike; for de hadde gjort en udåd og en skjenselsgjerning i Israel.
7 Behold, ye are all here children of Israel: furnish for yourselves here advice and counsel.
Nu er I samlet her, alle Israels barn; si nu eders mening og gi råd her!
8 And all the people then arose as one man, saying, We will not go any of us to his tent, neither will we turn any of us into his house.
Da reiste hele folket sig som én mann og sa: Ingen av oss vil dra bort til sitt telt, og ingen av oss vil reise hjem til sitt hus.
9 And now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gib'ah: We will go up against it by lot;
Og således vil vi gjøre med Gibea: Under loddet med det!
10 And we will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to procure provisions for the people; that they may do, when they come to Gib'ah of Benjamin, in accordance with all the scandalous deed that they have wrought in Israel.
Nu vil vi ta ut ti mann for hvert hundre av alle Israels stammer og hundre for hvert tusen og tusen for hvert ti tusen; de skal hente levnetsmidler til folkene, så de, når de kommer til Gibea i Benjamin, kan gjengjelde det hele den skjenselsgjerning det har gjort i Israel.
11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, associated together as one man.
Så samlet alle Israels menn sig og drog imot byen, samdrektige som én mann.
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the divisions of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that hath been done among you?
Og Israels stammer sendte ut menn til alle Benjamins ætter og lot si: Hvad er dette for en ugjerning som er gjort hos eder?
13 Now therefore deliver up the men, those worthless people, who are in Gib'ah, that we may put them to death, and remove evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
Utlever nu de ugudelige menn i Gibea, så vi kan slå dem ihjel og rydde ut det onde av Israel! Men Benjamin vilde ikke høre på sine brødres, Israels barns ord.
14 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gib'ah, to go out to battle with the children of Israel.
Og Benjamins barn kom sammen til Gibea fra alle sine byer for å dra i krig mot Israels barn.
15 And at that time there were numbered of the children of Benjamin out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew the sword, beside the inhabitants of Gib'ah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Samme dag blev Benjamins barn fra byene mønstret; det var seks og tyve tusen mann som kunde dra sverd; i denne mønstring var Gibeas innbyggere, syv hundre utvalgte menn, ikke medregnet.
16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lame in the right hand: every one of these could sling a stone at a hair, and would not miss.
Blandt alle disse folk var det syv hundre utvalgte menn som var kjevhendte; av dem rammet enhver på et hår når han slynget med sten, og feilte ikke.
17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of war.
Og da Israels menn - Benjamin fraregnet - blev mønstret, utgjorde de fire hundre tusen mann som kunde dra sverd; hver av dem var en krigsmann.
18 And they arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and the children of Israel said, Who of us shall go up at first to the battle with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah, at first.
De gjorde sig ferdige og drog op til Betel og spurte Gud. Israels barn sa: Hvem av oss skal først dra op og stride mot Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Juda skal først.
19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gib'ah.
Så brøt Israels barn op om morgenen og leiret sig midt imot Gibea.
20 And the men of Israel went out to battle with Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in battle-array against them by Gib'ah.
Og Israels menn gikk frem til strid mot Benjamin, og Israels menn stilte sig i fylking mot dem bortimot Gibea.
21 And the Children of Benjamin came forth out of Gib'ah, and struck down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.
Da drog Benjamins barn ut av Gibea og slo den dag to og tyve tusen mann av Israel til jorden.
22 And the people the men of Israel took courage, and set themselves again in battle-array in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
Men folket, Israels menn, tok mot til sig og stilte sig atter i fylking på samme sted hvor de hadde stilt sig op den første dag -
23 And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I again approach to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.
Israels barn drog op og gråt for Herrens åsyn til om aftenen, og de spurte Herren og sa: Skal jeg atter gå frem til strid mot min bror Benjamins barn? Og Herren sa: Dra op mot ham! -
24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin on the second day.
Så gikk da Israels barn frem til strid mot Benjamins barn den annen dag.
25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gib'ah on the second day, and struck down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men: all these were men that drew the sword.
Og Benjamin drog ut mot dem fra Gibea den annen dag og slo ennu atten tusen mann av Israels barn til jorden; alle disse kunde dra sverd.
26 Now all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted on that day until the evening, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord.
Da drog alle Israels barn, hele folket, op til Betel; der satt de og gråt for Herrens åsyn og fastet den dag til om aftenen, og de ofret brennoffer og takkoffer for Herrens åsyn.
27 And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
Og Israels barn spurte Herren - for i den tid stod Guds pakts-ark der,
28 And Phinehas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, ) saying, shall I yet continue to go out to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I forbear? And the Lord said, Go up; for tomorrow will I deliver him into thy hand.
og Pinehas, sønn av Eleasar og sønnesønn av Aron, gjorde i den tid tjeneste for hans åsyn. - De sa: Skal jeg ennu en gang dra ut til strid mot min bror Benjamins barn, eller skal jeg la det være? Og Herren sa: Dra op! For imorgen vil jeg gi ham i din hånd.
29 And Israel sent men to lie in wait round about Gib'ah.
Så la Israel folk i bakhold rundt omkring Gibea.
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gib'ah, as at previous times.
Og Israels barn drog op mot Benjamins barn den tredje dag og stilte sig op bortimot Gibea, likesom de tidligere ganger.
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite some of the people, and kill, as at previous times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gib'ah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Da drog Benjamins barn ut imot folket og blev dradd bort fra byen; og likesom de tidligere ganger felte de i førstningen nogen av folket på alfarveiene som fører opover, den ene til Betel og den andre over marken til Gibea; det var omkring tretti mann av Israel de slo ihjel.
32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are defeated before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
Og Benjamins barn sa: De ligger under for oss, nu som før. Men Israels barn sa: La oss flykte og dra dem bort fra byen, ut på alfarveiene!
33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Ba'al-thamar: and those that lay in wait of Israel rushed forth out of their place, out of the meadows of Gib'ah.
Så brøt alle Israels menn op fra det sted hvor de hadde stått, og stilte sig op i Ba'al-Tamar, mens Israels bakhold brøt frem fra sitt sted, fra Geba-sletten.
34 And there came against Gib'ah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they knew not that the evil was overtaking them.
Og ti tusen utvalgte menn av hele Israel kom like foran Gibea, og striden blev hård; men Benjamins barn visste ikke at ulykken var like innpå dem.
35 And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites on that day twenty and five thousand and one hundred men: all these were those that drew the sword.
Og Herren lot Benjamin ligge under for Israel, og Israels barn felte den dag fem og tyve tusen og et hundre mann av Benjamin; alle disse kunde dra sverd.
36 And the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated; for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto those that lay in wait whom they had set against Gib'ah.
Benjamins barn tenkte først at Israels menn var slått; for de trakk sig tilbake for Benjamin, idet de satte sin lit til det bakhold de hadde lagt mot Gibea.
37 And those in ambush hastened, and spread themselves over Gib'ah; and those that lay in wait moved along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
Men nu brøt bakholdet op i hast og falt inn i Gibea, og bakholdet drog frem og slo hele byen med sverdets egg.
38 Now there was an understanding between the men of Israel and those that lay in wait, that they should make an abundance of columns of smoke rise up out of the city.
Og det var gjort den avtale mellem Israels menn og bakholdet at disse skulde la en tett røk stige op fra byen.
39 And when the men of Israel turned round in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are entirely defeated before us, as in the first battle:
Så vendte da Israels menn sig om i striden - Benjamin hadde i førstningen felt nogen av Israels menn, omkring tretti mann, og sa derfor: Sannelig de ligger under for oss, likesom i det første slag.
40 Then began the cloud to arise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke; and when the Benjamites looked behind them, behold, the flames of all the city were ascending up to heaven.
Og da røken begynte å stige op fra byen som en svær støtte, hadde Benjamin vendt sig om og sett at hele byen stod i én lue som slo op mot himmelen.
41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed; for they saw that the evil had overtaken them.
Da nu Israels menn vendte sig om, blev Benjamins menn forferdet, for de så at ulykken var like inn på dem.
42 Therefore they turned round before the men of Israel unto the way to the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
Og de vendte sig og flyktet for Israels menn og tok veien til ørkenen; men striden fulgte dem i hælene, og dem som var fra byene, dem felte de midt iblandt dem.
43 They enclosed the Benjamites round about, chased them, they overtook them in their places of rest, as far as opposite to Gib'ah toward the rising of the sun.
De omringet Benjamin, forfulgte ham og trådte ham ned hvor han hvilte, til de var like i øst for Gibea.
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of valor.
Og det falt av Benjamin atten tusen mann, alle sammen djerve stridsmenn.
45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon; and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and they pursued hard after them as far as Gid'om, and slew of them two thousand men.
Så vendte de sig og flyktet til ørkenen bortimot Rimmons klippe, og på alfarveiene holdt de en efterslett iblandt dem på fem tusen mann, og de forfulgte dem til Gideon og slo to tusen mann av dem.
46 So that all who fell on that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of valor.
De som falt av Benjamin den dag, var i alt fem og tyve tusen mann som kunde dra sverd, alle sammen djerve stridsmenn.
47 But six hundred men turned and fled into the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and they abode on the rock Rimmon four months.
Men seks hundre mann vendte sig og flyktet ut i ørkenen, til Rimmons klippe, og de blev på Rimmons klippe i fire måneder.
48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beasts, and all that was found: also all the cities that they came upon did they set on fire.
Men Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamins barn og slo dem med sverdets egg, både byen med sine folk og feet og alt hvad der fantes; og alle byene som fantes der, satte de ild på.
