< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 And the son of Saul hears that Abner [is] dead in Hebron, and his hands are feeble, and all of Israel has been troubled.
Då Saulssonen spurde at Abner var dåen i Hebron, miste han reint modet, og heile Israel vart forstøkt.
2 And two men, heads of troops, have been [to] the son of Saul, the name of the first [is] Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin, for Beeroth is also 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 flee to Gittaim, and are sojourners there to this day.
folket i Be’erot hadde rømt til Gittajim, og budde sidan der som utlendingar, alt til no.
4 And to Jonathan son of Saul [is] a son—lame; he was a son of five years at the coming in of the rumor of [the death of] Saul and Jonathan, out of Jezreel, and his nurse lifts him up, and flees, and it comes to pass in her hastening to flee, that he falls, and becomes lame, and his name [is] 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, go, and come in at the heat of the day to the house of Ish-Bosheth, and he is lying down—the lying down of 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 have come there, to the midst of the house, taking wheat, and they strike him to the fifth [rib], and Rechab and his brother Baanah have 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 indeed, they come into the house, and he is lying on his bed, in the inner part of his bed-chamber, and they strike him, and put him to death, and turn his head aside, and they take his head, and go 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 bring in the head of Ish-Bosheth to David in Hebron, and say to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; and YHWH gives vengeance to 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 answers Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and says to them, “YHWH lives, who has 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 is declaring to me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, and he was as a bearer of tidings in his own eyes, then I take hold on him, and slay him in Ziklag, instead of my giving to him [for] the 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 Also—when wicked men have slain the righteous man in his own house, on his bed; and now, do I not require his blood from your hand, and have taken 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 commands the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang [them] over the pool in Hebron, and they have taken the head of Ish-Bosheth, and bury [it] in the burying-place 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.

< 2 Samuel 4 >