2 Samuel 2
1 It happened after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" The LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."
Sidan spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga upp til ein av byarne i Juda?» Herren svara ja. «Kvar helst?» spurde David. Herren svara: «Til Hebron.»
2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
So drog David dit med båe konorne sine, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel.
3 and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.
David førde ogso fylgjesveinarne sine dit upp med huslydarne sine; og dei busette seg i byarne kringum Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When David was told that the men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul,
Då kom Juda-folket dit og salva David til konge yver Juda-ætti. Då David fekk høyra at det var folket i Jabes i Gilead som hadde gravlagt Saul,
5 then he sent messengers to the lords of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, since you showed loyalty towards your lord, Saul, and have buried him.
sende han bod til folket i Jabes i Gilead og sagde til deim: «Velsigna av Herren vere de som gjorde denne sælebotstenesta mot Saul, herren dykkar, at det gravlagde honom.
6 Now may the LORD show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
So vise då Herren dykk kjærleik og truskap! Sjølv vil eg løna dykk vel for de gode de gjorde.
7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
Ver då urædde, og dugande karar! Saul, herren dykkar, er dåen; men meg hev Juda-ætti salva til konge yver seg.»
8 Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Abner Nersson, herhovdingen åt Saul, tok Isboset Saulsson og førde honom yver til Mahanajim,
9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Geshurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
og gjorde honom til konge yver Gilead, yver asuritarne og Jizre’el, yver Efraim, yver Benjamin, og yver heile Israel.
10 Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Isboset Saulsson var fyrti år gamall då han vart konge yver Israel, og han var konge i tvo år. Einast Juda-ætti fylgde David.
11 And the time that David ruled in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Og den tidi David var konge i Hebron yver Juda-ætti, var sju år og seks månader.
12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Abner Nersson drog ut frå Mahanajim til Gibeon med folket åt Isboset Saulsson.
13 Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
Joab Serujason og Davids folk drog ut dei og. Og dei møttest ved Gibeontjørni. Der stogga dei på kvar si sida av tjørni.
14 Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." Joab said, "Let them arise."
Abner sagde til Joab: «Lat nokre av sveinarne våre koma fram og halda våpnleik for oss!» «Ja vel, » svara Joab.
15 Then they arose and went over by number: twelve of the sons of Benjamin of Ishbaal the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Dei kom og møtte fram like mange i tal: tolv av Benjamin for Isboset Saulsson, og tolv av Davids folk.
16 They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Field of Blades, which is in Gibeon.
Dei treiv kvarandre kring hovudet, og rende sverdi i sida på kvarandre, so dei fall alle i hop. Difor heitar den staden Sverdåkeren; han ligg attmed Gibeon.
17 The battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
Då vart det ein ovhard strid den dagen. Abner og Israels-mennerne vart slegne av Davids folk.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as quick on his feet as a wild gazelle.
Tri søner av Seruja var med i striden: Joab, Ahisai og Asael. Asael var lettføtt som ei hind i heidi.
19 Asahel pursued after Abner, and as he went he did not turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Og Asael forfylgde Abner, og veik korkje til høgre eller vinstre frå Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
Abner vende seg og sagde: «Er du Asael?» Han svara ja.
21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not stop from pursuing him.
Abner sagde til honom: «Vend deg ei onnor leid, til høgre eller til vinstre! Tak på ein av sveinarne, og freista taka våpni hans!» Men Asael vilde ikkje slutta å elta honom.
22 Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
Abner heldt endå fram og ropa til Asael: «Lat meg vera! elles lyt eg slå deg til jordi; og korleis skal eg då sjå Joab, bror din, i augo?»
23 But he refused to stop. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stopped there.
Men han vilde ikkje slutta. Og so støytte Abner bakenden av spjotet inn i magen hans, so spjotet gjekk ut gjenom ryggen. Og det vart hans bane. Alle stogga når dei kom dit Asael fall og døydde.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Joab og Abisai forfylgde Abner. Men då soli gladde, var dei komne til Ammahaugen, beint imot Giah, på vegen til Gibeons-øydemarki.
25 The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and formed a single group, and stood on the top of a hill.
Då samla dei seg, Benjamins-folki, attum Abner, so dei vart til ein flokk, og fylkte seg på toppen av ein og same haugen.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to stop pursuing their brothers?"
Abner ropa til Joab: «Skal då sverdet halda på og øyde i all æva? Skynar du ikkje at dette tek ein beisk ende? Kor lenge vil du drygja fyrr du byd folki dine slutta å elta brørne sine?»
27 Joab said, "As the LORD lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
Joab svara: «So sant Gud liver: hadde du ikkje tala, so vilde folket ha slutta å elta brørne sine alt frå morgonen.»
28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought.
Joab let blåsa i luren. Alle stana, og slutta å elta Israel. Og so heldt dei upp å slåst.
29 Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and marched the whole morning, and came to Mahanaim.
Abner og kararne hans for yver heidi heile natti; dei gjekk yver Jordan og for gjenom heile Bitron, og kom so til Mahanajim.
30 Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
Då Joab hadde slutta å elta Abner, samla han alt folket. Då sakna dei nittan mann av Davids folk, forutan Asael.
31 But the servants of David had struck of the people of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
David folk hadde drepe tri hundrad og seksti mann av benjaminitarne og Abner-folket.
32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
Dei tok Asael og gravlagde honom i farsgravi i Betlehem. So gjekk dei heile natti, Joab og mennerne hans, og kom ved dagsprett til Hebron.
