1 Samuel 29
1 The Philistia army gathered at Aphek [Valley, which is near Shunem]. The Israelis set up their tents at Jezreel [city, which was in the same valley].
Filistarane fylkte alle herarne sine i Afek. Israel låg i læger attmed kjelda i Jizre’el.
2 The kings of Philistia divided their men into groups; some groups had 100 soldiers and some groups had 1,000 soldiers. David and his men were marching behind, with King Achish.
Filistarfyrstarne gjekk fram med sine hundrad mann og sine tusund. Og David og kararne hans kom attarst, i lag med Akis.
3 But the Philistia commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews [doing here, marching with us to battle]?” Achish replied, “[Their leader is] David. [He] previously worked for King Saul of Israel, but now he has been living near me for more than a year. During all the time since he left Saul, I have not seen/found that he has any faults.”
Filistarfyrstarne spurde: «Kva hev desse hebræarane her å gjera?» Akis svara: «De veit då at David som var hirdmann hjå Saul, Israels-kongen, han hev vore hjå meg år og dag, og eg hev aldri funne nokon ting å segja på honom frå den stund han vart min mann og til i dag.»
4 But the Philistia army commanders were angry with Achish [for allowing David’s army to be going with them]. They said to him, “Send David [and his men] back to the city that you gave to him! We do not want him to go with us into the battle. [If he goes with us, ] we will have an enemy in our own midst! He would please King Saul by killing our own soldiers [RHQ]!
Men filistarfyrstarne vart forarga på honom, og dei sagde ifrå til honom: «Send den karen heim att! Lat honom halda seg på den staden du hev sett honom yver! Lat honom ikkje fara i strid saman med oss! Midt i slaget kann han venda seg mot oss. Kor kunde han betre vinna att godviljen hjå herren sin, enn med hovudi av hermennerne våre?
5 [Have you forgotten that] David is the one about whom the Israelis dance and sing, saying, ‘Saul has killed 1000 of our enemies, but David has killed 10,000 of them!’?”
Er det ikkje til æra for denne David at dei syng med dei dansar: «Tusund tynte Saul men David tie tusund»?»
6 So Achish summoned David, and said to him, “Just as surely as Yahweh lives, you have been loyal to me. I would like very much for you to fight along with my army. Since the day that you came to me, I have not found/seen that you have any faults. But the other Philistia rulers do not trust you.
Då kalla Akis David til seg og sagde: «So sant Herren liver: Du er ein ærleg kar! og eg likar godt å sjå deg ganga ut og inn hjå meg i lægret. For eg hev inkje vondt funne hjå deg frå den stund du kom til meg og heilt til no. Men fyrstarne likar deg ikkje.
7 So all of you go back home, and I hope/desire that things will go well for you. I do not want you(sg) to do anything that the other rulers of Philistia will not be pleased with.”
So far heim att i fred, so du ikkje skal gjera noko som filistarfyrstarne mislikar.»
8 David replied, “What wrong have I done? Since the day that I first came to you until today, have I done anything that you think is evil? Your majesty, why will you not allow me to go and fight against your enemies?”
David sagde med Akis: «Kva hev eg då gjort? og kva hev du funne å segja på tenaren din frå den dagen eg kom fram for deg og heilt til i dag, etter som du negtar meg å ganga i strid mot uvenerne dine, herre konge?»
9 Achish replied, “I know that you are as just as good as an angel from God. But the commanders of my army have said, ‘We will not allow David [and his men] to go with us into the battle.’
Akis svara: «Eg veit best sjølv at eg held deg som ein gudsengel! Men filistarfyrstarne stend på sitt: han fær ikkje vera med oss i striden.
10 So early tomorrow morning you and your men must leave. Get up as soon as it is light and leave.”
Ris no tidleg upp i morgon, du og tenarane åt herren din som er komne med deg; og når det de hev gjort, so far dykkar veg so snart det ljosnar!»
11 So David and his men got up early the following morning and returned to the area where the Philistia people lived. And the Philistia army went up to Jezreel.
David og kararne hans reis då upp tidleg, for sin veg um morgonen, og kom heim att til Filistarlandet. Men filistarane drog upp til Jizre’el.
