1 Chronicles 10
1 The army of Philistia [again] fought against the Israelis. The Israeli soldiers ran away from them, and many Israelis were killed {the soldiers of Philistia killed many Israelis} on Gilboa Mountain.
Filistrene stred mot Israel, og Israels menn flyktet for filistrene, og det lå mange falne på Gilboa-fjellet.
2 The soldiers of Philistia caught up with Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
Og filistrene var like i hælene på Saul og hans sønner, og de drepte Jonatan og Abinadab og Malkisua, Sauls sønner.
3 The fighting was very fierce around Saul, and the (archers/men who shot arrows) shot Saul and wounded him severely.
Og striden blev hård der hvor Saul stod; og bueskytterne kom over ham, og han blev grepet av redsel for skytterne.
4 Saul said to the man who was carrying his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me with it, in order that these heathen Philistines will not be able to injure me [further] and make fun of me [while I am dying].” But the man who was carrying Saul’s weapons was terrified and refused to do that. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it [and died].
Da sa Saul til sin våbensvenn: Dra ditt sverd og gjennembor mig med det, så ikke disse uomskårne skal komme og fare ille med mig! Men våbensvennen vilde ikke; han var for redd. Da tok Saul sitt sverd og styrtet sig i det.
5 When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.
Og da våbensvennen så at Saul var død, styrtet også han sig i sitt sverd og døde.
6 So Saul and three of his sons all died, and none of his descendants ever became king.
Således døde Saul og hans tre sønner og hele hans hus; de døde alle sammen.
7 When the Israelis who were living in the valley saw that their army had run away and that Saul and his three sons were dead, they left their towns and ran away. Then the soldiers from Philistia came and (occupied/lived in) those towns.
Og da alle israelittene i dalen så at de var flyktet, og at Saul og hans sønner var døde, forlot de sine byer og flyktet; og filistrene kom og bosatte sig i dem.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to take away the weapons of the dead [Israeli soldiers], they found the corpses of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa Mountain.
Dagen efter kom filistrene for å plyndre de falne; da fant de Saul og hans sønner liggende på Gilboa-fjellet.
9 They took the clothes off Saul’s corpse and [cut off] his head and took it and Saul’s armor.
De plyndret ham og tok hans hode og hans våben og sendte bud rundt omkring i filistrenes land for å forkynne det glade budskap for sine avguder og for folket.
10 Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news throughout their own area, to their idols and to the other people. They put Saul’s armor in the temple where their idols were, and they hung Saul’s head in the temple of [their god] Dagon.
Og hans våben la de i sin guds hus, og hans hjerneskall hengte de op i Dagons hus.
11 All the people who lived in Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s [corpse].
Da hele Jabes i Gilead fikk høre alt det filistrene hadde gjort med Saul,
12 So the bravest men/soldiers of Jabesh went and got the corpses of Saul and his sons and brought them back to Jabesh. They buried their bones under a large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh (fasted/abstained from eating food) for seven days.
drog alle våbenføre menn avsted og tok Sauls og hans sønners kropper og førte dem til Jabes; og de begravde deres ben under terebinten i Jabes og holdt faste i syv dager.
13 Saul died because he did not faithfully obey what Yahweh told him to do. He even went to a woman who talks to the spirits of dead people and asked her what he should do,
Således døde Saul for den troløshets skyld som han hadde vist mot Herren, fordi han ikke hadde holdt sig efter Herrens ord, og likeledes fordi han hadde søkt til dødningemanere for å spørre dem til råds.
14 instead of asking Yahweh what he should do. So Yahweh caused him to die, and he appointed David, the son of Jesse, to be the king [of Israel].
Men han spurte ikke Herren; derfor lot han ham dø og førte kongedømmet over til David, Isais sønn.
