1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
Då no David og kararne hans kom til Siklag tridje dagen, hadde amalekitarne gjort ei herjeferd i Sudlandet og i Siklag, hadde teke Siklag og sett eld på byen.
2 and had taken captive the women and all who were therein, from small even unto great, they had not put one to death, —but had driven them forth, and gone their way.
Kvendi der i byen hadde dei rana, både store små, og drege av med deim. Dei hadde ikkje drepe nokon, berre teke deim med seg, og fare sin veg.
3 So, when David and his men came to the city, lo! it was burnt with fire, —and, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, had been taken captive.
Då David og kararne hans kom til byen og fekk sjå at han var brend, og fekk høyre at konorne og sønerne og døtterne deira var rana og burtførde,
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice, and wept, —until they had no more strength to weep.
då sette dei i og gret, både David og folki som var med honom. Dei gret so lenge til dei ikkje orka gråta meir.
5 And, the two wives of David, had been taken captive, —Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Dei tvo konorne åt David var og rana, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel, var og hertekne.
6 And David was in sore distress, for the people had spoken of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were embittered, every man for his own sons and for his own daughters, —but David emboldened himself in Yahweh his God.
David kom i stor knipa; folki hans tala frampå um å steina honom, so beiskeleg innharme var dei alle i hop for tapet av sønerne og døtterne sine. Men David henta styrke hjå Herren, sin Gud.
7 Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David.
David baud presten Abjatar Ahimeleksson: «Kom hit med messehakelen!» Abjatar kom fram til David med messehakelen.
8 And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue.
David spurde so Herren: «Skal eg setja etter desse ransmennerne? Kann eg nå deim att?» Han fekk til svar: «Gjer det! Nå deim kann du! Berga kann du!»
9 So David went, he, and the six hundred men, who were with him, and they came in as far as the ravine of Besor, —where, they who had to be left behind, stayed.
So lagde David i veg med dei seks hundrad kararne sine. Dei kom til bekken Besor. Der stogga dei som laut vera etter.
10 But David pursued, he. and four hundred men, —but the two hundred men stayed, because they were too wearied to cross over the ravine of Besor.
David heldt fram med fire hundrad mann. Tvo hundrad mann stogga og gjekk ikkje yver Besorbekken; dei var for trøytte.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David, —and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;
Dei fann ein egyptar liggjande ute på marki, og dei henta honom til David. Og då dei hadde gjeve honom mat å eta og vatn å drikka;
12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two cakes of raisins, and, when he had eaten, his spirit came back unto him, —for he had neither eaten food, nor drunk water, three days and three nights.
og han fekk eit stykke fikekaka og tvo rosinkakor å eta, livna han til; for han hadde ikkje smaka anten vått eller turt i tri heile døger.
13 Then David said to him—Whose art thou? and whence art thou? And he said, A young man of Egypt, am I, servant to an Amalekite, and my lord left me behind, because I fell sick, three days ago.
David spurde honom: «Kven høyrer du til, og kvar er du frå?» Han svara: «Ein egyptarsvein er eg, træl hjå ein amalekit. Husbond for frå meg i fyrrdags, av di eg var sjuk.
14 As for us, we invaded the South of the Cherithites, and against that which pertaineth unto Judah, and against the South of Caleb, —and, Ziklag, burned we with fire.
Me hadde gjort ei herjeferd i Sudlandet og den luten som høyrer til kretarane og den som høyrer til Juda og den som Kaleb åtte, og Siklag hev me brent.»
15 And David said unto him, Wilt thou bring me down unto this troop? And he said—Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt not put me to death, neither wilt thou surrender me into the hand of my lord, and I will bring thee down unto this troop.
David spurde: «Vil du syna oss veg til desse ransmennerne?» Han svara: «Gjer eid ved Gud at du ikkje drep meg eller gjev meg i henderne på herren min, so skal eg syna deg vegen til ransmennerne.»
16 So he brought him down, and lo! they were left to themselves over the face of all the land, —eating, and drinking, and dancing around, for all the great spoil which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Han synte deim veg, og dei kom yver deim med dei låg utyver marki og åt og drakk og gama seg med det store herfanget dei hadde teke i Filistarlandet og Judalandet.
17 And David smote them, from the closing twilight even unto the evening of the next day, —and there escaped not of them a man, save four hundred young men who rode upon camels, and fled.
David hogg deim ned, og heldt på frå skumingi den eine dagen til kvelden den andre dagen. Og ingi livande sjæl berga seg undan, so nær som fire hundrad unggutar, som sette seg på kamelarne og rømde.
18 And David rescued all whom the Amalekites had taken, —his two wives also, did David rescue;
So berga David alt det amalekitarne hadde teke. Dei tvo konorne sine berga han og.
19 and there was nothing missing to them—whether small or great, whether spoil, or sons or daughters, or, any thing which they had taken unto themselves, —the whole, did David recover.
Dei sakna ingen anten liten eller stor, søner eller døtter, ikkje noko av herfanget dessmeir eller noko av alt det dei hadde rana med seg; David førde heim att alt i hop.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, —they drave them before those other cattle, and they said, This, is David’s spoil.
David tok alle krøteri, bufe og smale, og førde fyre den andre buskapen og sagde: «Dette er herfanget åt David!»
21 And David came unto the two hundred men, who had been too wearied to follow David, and whom they had suffered to remain at the ravine of Besor, —and they came forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him, and when David came near unto the people, they enquired of his success.
Då David kom til dei tvo hundrad mann som hadde vore for trøytte til å fylgja, og som difor stogga attmed Besorbekken, gjekk dei til møtes med David og fylgjesveinarne hans. Og David gjekk burtåt folki og helsa deim.
22 Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said—Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued, —save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go.
Alle illmenni og uvyrderne millom fylgjesveinarne åt David tok til ords og sagde: «Etter di desse ikkje fylgde oss, fær dei ingen ting av det herfanget me berga. Einast kona og borni kann kvar taka med seg heim.»
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, —with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
Men David svara: «Far ikkje soleis, brørne mine, med det som Herren gav oss! Han hev verna oss, og let oss vinna yver ransmennerne som kom yver oss.
24 Who indeed, could hearken unto you, in this mutter? Surely, like the share of him that went down into the battle, even, so, shall be the share of him that remained by the stores—alike, shall they share.
Kven vil lyda dykk i dette? Dei som fer i striden, og dei som er att og vaktar tyet, skal hava jamstor lut! Luterne skal skiftast likt!».
25 And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.
Soleis stod det ved lag frå den dagen og alle dagar. Han gjorde det til lov og rett i Israel som gjeld den dag i dag.
26 And, when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil, unto the elders of Judah, unto his friends, saying, —Lo! for you, a blessing, out of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh:
Då so David kom til Siklag, sende han noko av herfanget til dei øvste i Juda, til venerne sine, med dei ordi: «Her er ei gåva åt dykk av herfanget frå Herrens uvener!» -
27 to them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in Ramoth of the South, and to them who were in Jattir,
Til dei øvste i Betel, i Ramot i Sudlandet og i Jattir,
28 and to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,
i Aroer, i Sifmot, i Estemoa,
29 and to them who were in Racal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,
i Rakal og i jerahme’elit-byarne og kenitarbyarne,
30 and to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Cor-ashan, and to them who were in Athach,
i Horma, i Bor-Asan, i Atak,
31 and to them who were in Hebron, —and to all the places where David had been to and fro, he and his men.
i Hebron, og alle dei staderne der David hadde ferdast med kararne sine.
