1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was ruling for less than a year, when he ruled during year two over Israel,
Saul hadde vore konge eitt år. Andre året han var konge yver Israel,
2 that Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the people he sent away, each to his own home.
valde han seg ut or Israel tri tusund mann. Av desse hadde Saul hjå seg tvo tusund i Mikmas og i Betelsfjellbygdii, og eitt tusund hadde Jonatan med seg i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av krigsfolket sende han heim kvar til seg.
3 Now Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Gibeah, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
Jonatan slo i hel filistarvakti i Gibea, og filistarane høyrde gjete det. Men Saul let blåsa i lur yver heile landet og sagde: «Hebræarane må høyra det.»
4 All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become repulsive to the Philistines. So the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal.
Heile Israel fekk høyra at Saul hadde slege i hel filistarvakti, og at Israel hadde fenge uord på seg hjå filistarane for det same. Folket vart då utbode til å fylgja Saul til Gilgal.
5 The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, and brought up against Israel three thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and camped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.
Filistarane stemnde saman til krig mot Israel, tri tusund vogner og seks tusund hestfolk, og fotfolk so mange som sanden på havsens strand. Dei drog upp og lægra seg ved Mikmas austanfor Bet-Aven.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were in a difficult situation), then the people hid themselves in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.
Då Israels-mennerne såg dei var komne i knipa, av di filistarane trengde på, so for folket av og løynde seg i hellerar, i klungerkjørr, i gil, i kjellarar og brunnar.
7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Og hebræararne hadde fare yver Jordan, til Gadslandet og Gileadslandet. Saul var endå i Gilgal, og heile folket fylgde honom skjelvande.
8 And he stayed seven days, according to the time that Samuel had said. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to abandon him.
Han drygde sju dagar, til den tid Samuel hadde fastsett. Men då Samuel endå ikkje var komen til Gilgal, og då folket tok til å spreida seg og ganga frå honom,
9 Saul said, "Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings." He offered the burnt offering.
sagde Saul: «Kom hit til meg med brennofferet og takkofferet!» Og so bar han fram brennofferet.
10 It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, look, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.
Nett med same han det hadde gjort, då kom Samuel. Saul møtte honom og vilde helsa honom.
11 Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;
Men Samuel sagde: «Kva er det du hev gjort?» Saul svara: «Då eg såg folket tok til å spreida seg og ganga frå meg, og du ikkje var komen til fastsett tid, og filistarane hadde samla seg i Mikmas,
12 therefore I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of the LORD.' I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering."
so tenkte eg: «No kjem filistarane yver meg i Gilgal, og eg hev endå ikkje blidka Herren.» So våga eg meg til å bera fram brennofferet.»
13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.
Samuel sagde til Saul: «Du var uvisleg gjort av deg. Hadde du agta på bodet frå Herren, din Gud, som han baud deg, so vilde Herren no ha grunnfest kongedømet ditt til æveleg tid.
14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which the LORD commanded you."
Men no vil kongedømet ditt ikkje standa seg. Herren hev valt seg ut ein mann etter sin hug; og Herren hev etla honom til fyrste yver folket sitt, av di du ikkje agta på det Herren baud deg.»
15 And Samuel arose and departed from Gilgal, and the rest of the people went up after Saul to meet him after the men of war, when they had come up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.
Samuel reis upp og for heim frå Gilgal upp til Benjamins Gibea. Saul mynstra krigsfolket som var hjå honom; um lag seks hundrad mann.
16 Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines camped in Michmash.
Saul og Jonatan heldt seg i Geba i Benjamin med det folket som var att hjå deim, og filistarane låg i læger i Mikmas.
17 The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
Frå filistarlægret sende dei ut røvarflokkar i tri hopar; eine hopen tok vegen til Ofra i Sualslandet,
18 and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned toward the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim.
andre hopen tok vegen til Bet-Horon, og tridje hopen tok vegen til kverven som hallar ned imot Sebojimsdalen, burtimot øydemarki.
19 Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears."
Det fanst ingen smed i heile Israelslandet; for filistarane hadde vore rædde at hebræarane skulde smida sverd eller spjot.
20 But all Israel would go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
Og so laut kvar einast israelit ned til filistarane og få kvest både plogjarn og grev og øksar og ristlar,
21 and the charge was one payim for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and three shekels for picks and axes and to set the goads.
so snart eggjarne vart skjemde på plogjarni, eller grevi, eller greiparne, eller øksarne, eller når dei turvte vøla på oksebroddarne.
22 So on the day of the battle of Michmash there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
Av dette hadde det seg so at då slaget skulde standa, hadde ingen av mennerne åt Saul og Jonatan sverd eller spjot. Einast Saul og Jonatan, son hans hadde våpn.
23 The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Filistarane sette fram ein utpost i Mikmasskardet.
