1 Samuel 14
1 One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].
Så hendte det en dag at Jonatan, Sauls sønn, sa til svennen som bar hans våben: Kom, la oss gå over til filistrenes forpost der borte på den andre side! Men han sa ikke noget om det til sin far.
2 On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.
Saul lå dengang i utkanten av Gibea under granatepletreet ved Migron, og krigsfolket som han hadde hos sig, var omkring seks hundre mann;
3 Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].
der var også Akia, sønn til Akitub, som var bror til Ikabod, sønn av Pinehas, sønn av Eli, Herrens prest i Silo; han bar dengang livkjortelen. Men folket visste ikke at Jonatan var gått bort.
4 Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.
Mellem skarene som Jonatan søkte å komme frem igjennem for å nå til filistrenes forpost, var det en bratt klippe på hver side; den ene hette Boses og den andre Sene.
5 One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].
Den ene klippe reiser sig bratt i nord midt imot Mikmas, den andre i syd midt imot Geba.
6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”
Så sa Jonatan til svennen som bar hans våben: Kom, la oss gå over til disse uomskårnes forpost! Kanskje Herren gjør noget for oss; for intet hindrer Herren fra å frelse, enten det er ved mange eller ved få.
7 The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”
Hans våbensvenn svarte ham: Gjør alt hvad du har i sinne! Gå du bare! Jeg skal følge dig hvor du vil.
8 Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.
Da sa Jonatan: Nu går vi over til mennene der, og de vil få se oss.
9 If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.
Hvis de da sier til oss: Stå stille til vi kommer bort til eder! - så blir vi stående hvor vi er, og går ikke op til dem.
10 But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”
Men hvis de sier: Kom op til oss! - så går vi op; for da har Herren gitt dem i vår hånd. Dette skal vi ha til tegn.
11 When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”
Da de nu begge var kommet så langt at de kunde sees fra filistrenes forposter, sa filistrene: Se, der kommer hebreerne ut fra hulene som de har skjult sig i.
12 Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”
Og mennene på forposten ropte til Jonatan og hans våbensvenn og sa: Kom op til oss, så skal vi si eder noget! Da sa Jonatan til sin våbensvenn: Stig op efter mig, for Herren har gitt dem i Israels hånd.
13 So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.
Så kløv Jonatan op på hender og føtter, og hans våbensvenn efter ham; og de falt for Jonatan, og hans våbensvenn gikk efter ham og slo dem ihjel.
14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
Ved det første angrep Jonatan og hans våbensvenn gjorde, falt omkring tyve mann på en strekning som halvparten av den mark som kan pløies på en dag.
15 Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.
Da blev det redsel i leiren, på marken omkring og blandt alt folket; også forposten og herjeflokken blev grepet av redsel. Jorden skalv, og det kom en redsel fra Gud.
16 Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.
Og da Sauls vakter i Gibea i Benjamin fikk se at hopen opløste sig, og at de holdt på å støte og trenge hverandre,
17 Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.
sa Saul til de folk han hadde hos sig: Tell efter og se hvem som er gått fra oss! Så tellet de efter, og det viste sig at Jonatan og hans våbensvenn ikke var der.
18 So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.
Da sa Saul til Akia: Kom hit med Guds ark! Guds ark var på den tid der blandt Israels barn.
19 But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]
Men mens Saul talte med presten, blev bulderet i filistrenes leir større og større; da sa Saul til presten: La det være!
20 Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.
Og Saul og alt folket som han hadde hos sig, samlet sig, og da de kom dit hvor striden stod, fikk de se at den ene hadde løftet sverdet mot den andre, og alt var i ett røre.
21 Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.
Også de hebreere som nu likesom før var med filistrene, og som hadde draget op med dem og var rundt omkring i deres leir, slo sig sammen med de israelitter som var med Saul og Jonatan.
22 Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.
Og da de israelitter som hadde skjult sig i Efra'im-fjellene, hørte at filistrene flyktet, satte også de alle efter dem og stred mot dem.
23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
Således hjalp Herren Israel den dag, og striden drog sig bortover forbi Bet-Aven.
24 Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.
Mens nu Israels menn var hårdt anstrengt den dag, lot Saul folket sverge og sa: Forbannet være den mann som nyter nogen mat innen aften, før jeg får hevnet mig på mine fiender! Og det var ingen av folket som smakte mat.
25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
Så kom alt folket inn i skogen; der var det honning på marken,
26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
og med det samme folket kom inn i skogen, fikk de se en hel strøm av honning; men ingen av folket førte sin hånd til munnen av frykt for eden.
27 But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.
Men Jonatan hadde ikke hørt på at hans far lot folket sverge; han rakte ut staven han hadde i hånden, og dyppet enden av den i honningen og førte så hånden til munnen igjen; da blev hans øine klare.
28 But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”
Da tok en mann av folket til orde og sa: Din far har latt folket sverge og sagt: Forbannet være den mann som nyter mat idag! Og således er folket blitt utmattet.
29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
Jonatan svarte: Min far har ført ulykke over landet; se bare hvor klare mine øine er blitt fordi jeg har smakt litt av denne honning;
30 If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”
hvor meget større vilde ikke mannefallet blandt filistrene være blitt dersom folket idag hadde fått ete av det hærfang de har tatt fra sine fiender!
31 The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.
Den dag slo de filistrene og forfulgte dem fra Mikmas til Ajalon, og folket blev meget utmattet
32 They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.
og tok straks fatt på hærfanget; de tok småfe og storfe og kalver og slaktet dem på marken og åt kjøttet med blodet i.
33 One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”
Så kom det nogen og fortalte Saul det og sa: Folket synder mot Herren og eter kjøtt med blodet i. Han sa: I har båret eder troløst at; velt nu en stor sten hit til mig!
34 After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.
Så sa Saul: Gå omkring blandt folket og si til dem at hver av dem skal komme hit til mig med sin okse og sitt lam og slakte dem her og så ete, forat de ikke skal synde mot Herren og ete kjøttet med blodet i. Da førte hver mann av folket med egen hånd sin okse frem om natten og slaktet dem der.
35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
Og Saul bygget et alter for Herren; det var det første alter han bygget for Herren.
36 Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”
Derefter sa Saul: La oss inatt dra nedover og sette efter filistrene og plyndre blandt dem til morgenen lyser frem, og ikke la en eneste mann blandt dem bli i live. De svarte: Gjør aldeles som du synes! Da sa presten: La oss trede hit frem for Gud!
37 So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.
Så spurte Saul Gud: Skal jeg dra nedover og sette efter filistrene? Vil du gi dem i Israels hånd? Men han svarte ham ikke den dag.
38 Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.
Da sa Saul: Tred hit alle høvdinger blandt folket, så I kan få vite og se hvorledes det har sig med den synd som er gjort idag!
39 Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].
For så sant Herren lever, han som frelser Israel: Om så skylden er hos Jonatan, min sønn, skal han sannelig dø! Men ingen av hele folket svarte ham.
40 Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”
Så sa han til hele Israel: Stå I på den ene side, så skal jeg og Jonatan, min sønn, stå på den andre side. Folket svarte Saul: Gjør som du synes!
41 Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.
Da sa Saul til Herren, Israels Gud: La sannheten komme frem! Og loddet falt på Jonatan og Saul, men folket gikk fri.
42 Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.
Så sa Saul: Kast lodd mellem mig og Jonatan, min sønn! Og loddet falt på Jonatan.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”
Da sa Saul til Jonatan: Si mig hvad du har gjort! Jonatan fortalte ham det og sa: Jeg tok litt honning på enden av staven jeg hadde i min hånd, og smakte på den; her står jeg, jeg må dø.
44 Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”
Da sa Saul: Gud la det gå mig ille både nu og siden om du ikke nu skal dø, Jonatan!
45 But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.
Men folket sa til Saul: Skulde Jonatan dø, han som har vunnet denne store seier i Israel? Langt derifra! Så sant Herren lever, skal det ikke falle et hår av hans hode til jorden; for med Guds hjelp har han gjort sin gjerning idag. Således fridde folket Jonatan fra døden.
46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
Men Saul holdt op med å forfølge filistrene og drog hjem, og filistrene drog tilbake til sitt land.
47 After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.
Da Saul hadde tatt kongedømmet over Israel, førte han krig mot alle sine fiender rundt omkring: mot Moab og mot Ammons barn og mot Edom og mot kongene i Soba og mot filistrene, og overalt hvor han vendte sig hen, seiret han.
48 Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.
Og han vant sig makt og slo amalekittene og utfridde Israel av deres hånd som plyndret dem.
49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
Sauls sønner var Jonatan og Jisvi og Malkisua, og av hans to døtre hette den førstefødte Merab og den yngste Mikal.
50 Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
Sauls hustru hette Akinoam; hun var datter til Akima'as. Hans hærfører hette Abner; han var sønn til Ner, som var farbror til Saul;
51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.
for Kis, Sauls far, og Ner, Abners far, var sønner av Abiel.
52 All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.
Krigen mot filistrene var hård alle Sauls dager, og hvor Saul så en sterk og krigsdyktig mann, tok han ham i sin tjeneste.
