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].
Det bar so til ein dag at Jonatan, Saulssonen, sagde med våpnsveinen sin: «Kom, lat oss ganga yver til filistarutposten der burte på hi sida!» Men han gat det ikkje med far sin.
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 heldt seg i utkanten av Gibea under granatapallen i Migron, og folket han hadde med seg, var um lag seks hundrad 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].
Ahia Ahitubsson, bror åt I-kabod, son åt Pinehas Elison, Herrens prest i Silo, han bar no messehakelen. Og folket visste ikkje at Jonatan var gjengen.
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.
I skardet der Jonatan freista ganga yver til filistarutposten, låg ein berghamar på kvar sida; den eine heitte 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 eine hamaren reis upp mot nord, beint imot Mikmas, den andre mot sør, beint 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.”
Jonatan sagde med våpnsveinen sin: «Kom, lat oss klyva yver til utposten åt desse u-umskorne! kann henda vil Herren hjelpa oss. Det er ingen ting i vegen for at Herren kann gjeva siger anten dei er få eller mange.»
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.”
Våpnsveinen svara: «Gjer alt det du tykkjer! Berre gakk på! eg fylgjer deg kvar 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.
Jonatan sagde: «Me kliv yver til dei kararne, og lager det so at dei ser 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.
Segjer dei då: «Stana der til dess me kjem burt åt dykk!» so stoggar me der me stend, og gjeng ikkje upp til deim.
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 segjer dei: «Kom hit upp til oss!» då gjeng me upp; for då hev Herren hev gjeve deim i våre hender. Det skal me hava til jarteign.»
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!”
Då no båe filistarutposten fekk sjå dei tvo, sagde dei: «Sjå hebræarane kryp ut or holorne der dei hev løynt seg.»
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 utpostkararne ropa til Jonatan og våpnsveinen hans: «Kom hit upp til oss, so skal de få full greida!» Jonatan sagde med våpnsveinen: «Fylg meg! Herren hev gjeve deim i Israels hand.»
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.
Jonatan kleiv uppetter på hender og føter, og våpnsveinen fylgde. Jonatan felte deim, og våpnsveinen fylgde etter og gjorde det av med deim.
14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
I fyrste åtaket Jonatan og våpnsveinen gjorde, hogg dei ned um lag eit tjug, på ei vidd som ein halv dags plogland.
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.
Då vart dei fjetra både i lægret og på marki heile heren; og utpostarne og røvarflokkarne vart og fjetra. Og grunnen skalv, so det kom ein støkk frå Gud yver deim.
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.
Vaktpostarne åt Saul i Gibea i Benjamin såg at heile hopen var reint i ørska, so dei vingla i kross og krok.
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.
Saul sagde til krigsfolket sitt; «Mynstra heren, og sjå kven som vantar!» Dei mynstra heren, og fekk sjå at Jonatan og våpnsveinen hans vanta.
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.
Då sagde Saul til Ahia: «Kom hit med Guds kista!» For Guds kista var den tid millom Israels-borni.
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 medan Saul tala med presten, auka ståket i filistarlægret allstødt. Saul sagde då til presten: «Det kann vera det same.»
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.
So samla dei seg på slagmarki, Saul og alt krigsfolket hans, og fekk sjå fiendarne lyfte sverdi mot kvarandre, og dei var so forstøkte, at dei visste korkje att eller fram.
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.
Dei hebræarane som frå gamalt hadde vore i filistarmagt, og hadde fylgt med deim upp og var spreidde rundt i lægret, dei og slo lag med Israels-heren under 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 då dei Israels-mennerne som hadde løynt seg i Efraimsfjellbygdi, høyrde gjete at filistarane var på flog, sette alle dei og etter deim og kom med i slaget.
23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
Soleis gav Herren Israel siger den dagen. Og bardagen flutte seg heilt framum 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.
Det røynde hardt på kvar israelit den dagen. Og Saul batt folket med denne eiden: «Forbanna den som et noko mat fyre kvelden, fyrr eg hev teke hemn yver fiendarne mine!» So var det ingen som smaka matbiten.
25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
Då dei alle i hop kom inn i skogen, låg det honning på marki.
26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
Men då folket kom upp i skogen og fekk sjå honning strøyma ut, våga ingen føra handi til munnen, av age for eiden.
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.
Jonatan hadde ikkje lydt på då far hans tok folket i eid; difor rette han ut staven han hadde i handi og duppa den eine enden i honningen, og førde so handi til munnen; han vart då bjartøygd att.
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].”
Ein av mennerne tok til ords og sagde: «Far din hev bunde folket med denne eiden: «Forbanna kvar den som et noko mat i dag!» - endå dei var trøytte.»
29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
Jonatan svara: «Far fører ulukka yver landet! Sjå, kor augo mine ljosna av di eg smaka noko lite på denne honningen.
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!”
Kor mykje større mannefall skulde det ikkje vorte millom filistarane um mennerne hadde fenge eta seg mette i dag av herfanget dei vann hjå fiendarne sine!»
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.
Like vel: dei slo filistarane den dagen og forfylgde deim frå Mikmas til Ajjalon, og folki var svært trøytte.
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.
So kasta folket seg yver herfanget, tok sauer og uksar og kalvar, og slagta deim på marki, og åt kjøtet 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!”
Dei melde det åt Saul og sagde: «Sjå, folket syndar mot Herren og et kjøt med blod i.» Då ropa Saul: «De hev gjort svik! Velt ein stor stein hit til meg!»
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.
Og Saul sagde: «Gakk ut millom folket og seg til deim: «Kvar og ein skal føra hit til meg uksen sin og sauen sin og slagta og eta honom her! Ikkje må de synda mot Herren og eta kjøt med blod i!»» Då førde heile folket fram um natti, kvar med eigi hand, uksarne sine, og slagta deim der.
35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
Saul bygde eit altar for Herren. Dette var det fyrste altaret han bygde åt 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].”
Og Saul sagde: «Lat oss forfylgja filistarane i natt og herja millom deim, alt til det dagast i morgon, so ingen av deim kjem undan!» Dei svara: «Gjer alt det du tykkjer!» Men presten sagde: «Lat oss ganga fram for Guds åsyn her!»
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.
Då spurde Saul Gud: «Skal eg forfylgja filistarane? Vil du gjeva deim i Israels hand?» Men han gav deim ikkje svar den dagen.
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.
Då sagde Saul: «Kom hit fram alle dei gjævaste av folket! so fær det sjå og gå kva det er for ei syndi som er gjord i dag.
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].
So sant Herren liver, han som hev gjeve Israel siger, um det so er Jonatan, son min, skal han lata livet!» Ingen av folket svara honom.
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.”
Då sagde han til heile Israel: «Statt de på den eine sida, so vil eg med Jonatan, son min, standa på hi.» Folket svara Saul: «Gjer som du tykkjer!»
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.
Då sagde Saul til Herren, Israels Gud: «Lat sanningi koma for dagen!» Då fall luten på Jonatan og Saul, og folket gjekk fritt.
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.
Saul sagde: «Drag strå millom meg og Jonatan, son min!» Då fall luten 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]?”
Saul sagde til Jonatan: «Seg meg kva du hev gjort!» Då sagde Jonatan det med honom: «Med enden av staven eg hadde i handi, tok eg noko lite honning og smaka lite grand på det. Sjå her er eg, ferdig til å døy.»
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!”
Saul svara: «Ja, Gud late meg bøta for det no og sidan! Livet lyt du lata, 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 sagde til Saul: «Skulde Jonatan døy? Han som hev vunne denne store sigeren for Israel! Aldri i verdi! So sant Herren liver, ikkje eit hår på hovudet hans skal vert skadt! for med Guds hjelp hev han gjort dette i dag.» Og folket løyste Jonatan ut; han vart ikkje drepen.
46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
Saul drog heim, og forfylgde ikkje filistarane meir. Filistarane drog og heim til seg.
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.
Då Saul hadde eigna til seg kongedømet i Israel, førde han krig mot alle fiendarne sine rundt ikring: Moab, ammonitarne, Edom, kongarne i Soba og filistarane. Og kvar helst han vende seg, tukta han deim.
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.
Han vann seg stort velde. Han slo Amalek - og fria soleis Israel frå deim som herja det.
49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
Sønerne åt Saul var Jonatan, Jisvi og Malkisua. Av dei tvo døtterne hans heitte den eldste 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.
Kona åt Saul heitte Ahinoam Ahima’asdotter. Hovdingen yver heren hans heitte Abner, son åt Ner, som var farbror åt 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 søner åt 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 filistarane var allstødt hard so lenge Saul livde. Og so tidt Saul såg ei kjempa eller ein dugande kar, tok han honom i si tenesta.
