2 Samuel 2
1 Some time after that, David asked Yahweh, “Should I go back to [live in] one of the towns in Judah?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go up there.” Then David asked, “To which town should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
Sidan spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga upp til ein av byarne i Juda?» Herren svara ja. «Kvar helst?» spurde David. Herren svara: «Til Hebron.»
2 So David went up there, taking his two wives, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel [city], and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel [city].
So drog David dit med båe konorne sine, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel.
3 He also took the men who had been with him, and their families. They all started to live in villages near Hebron.
David førde ogso fylgjesveinarne sine dit upp med huslydarne sine; og dei busette seg i byarne kringum Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and [one of] them poured olive oil on David’s head [to show they were appointing him to be] [MTY] the king of the tribe [MTY] of Judah. When David found out that the people of Jabesh [town] in [the] Gilead [region] had buried Saul’s body,
Då kom Juda-folket dit og salva David til konge yver Juda-ætti. Då David fekk høyra at det var folket i Jabes i Gilead som hadde gravlagt Saul,
5 he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: “I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.
sende han bod til folket i Jabes i Gilead og sagde til deim: «Velsigna av Herren vere de som gjorde denne sælebotstenesta mot Saul, herren dykkar, at det gravlagde honom.
6 Now I also desire/hope that Yahweh will faithfully love you and be loyal to you. And I will do good things for you because of what you have done [for Saul].
So vise då Herren dykk kjærleik og truskap! Sjølv vil eg løna dykk vel for de gode de gjorde.
7 Now, although Saul your king is dead, be strong and courageous, like the people of Judah, who have appointed me to be their king.”
Ver då urædde, og dugande karar! Saul, herren dykkar, er dåen; men meg hev Juda-ætti salva til konge yver seg.»
8 [While this was happening], Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across [the Jordan River] to Mahanaim [town].
Abner Nersson, herhovdingen åt Saul, tok Isboset Saulsson og førde honom yver til Mahanajim,
9 There Abner proclaimed that Ishbosheth was now the king of [the] Gilead [region] and of the tribe of Asher and the region of Jezreel and the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. That meant that he was the king of all of the people of Israel.
og gjorde honom til konge yver Gilead, yver asuritarne og Jizre’el, yver Efraim, yver Benjamin, og yver heile Israel.
10 Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he started to rule over the people of Israel. He ruled them for two years. But the tribe of Judah (was loyal to David/wanted David to be their king),
Isboset Saulsson var fyrti år gamall då han vart konge yver Israel, og han var konge i tvo år. Einast Juda-ætti fylgde David.
11 and he ruled them for seven and a half years while he was living in Hebron.
Og den tidi David var konge i Hebron yver Juda-ætti, var sju år og seks månader.
12 [One day] Abner and the officials of Isbosheth went from Mahanaim [across the Jordan River] to Gibeon [city].
Abner Nersson drog ut frå Mahanajim til Gibeon med folket åt Isboset Saulsson.
13 Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, and some of David’s officials [went from Hebron to Gibeon, and] met at the pool there. They all sat down, the one group on one side of the pool and the other group on the other side.
Joab Serujason og Davids folk drog ut dei og. Og dei møttest ved Gibeontjørni. Der stogga dei på kvar si sida av tjørni.
14 Abner said to Joab, “Let’s tell some of our young men to fight each other!” Joab replied, “Okay!”
Abner sagde til Joab: «Lat nokre av sveinarne våre koma fram og halda våpnleik for oss!» «Ja vel, » svara Joab.
15 So twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin fought for Ishbosheth, against twelve of David’s soldiers.
Dei kom og møtte fram like mange i tal: tolv av Benjamin for Isboset Saulsson, og tolv av Davids folk.
16 Each of them grabbed the head of the man against whom he was fighting, and thrust his sword into that man’s side. The result was that all 24 of them fell down dead. So that area in Gibeon is now called ‘Field of Swords’.
Dei treiv kvarandre kring hovudet, og rende sverdi i sida på kvarandre, so dei fall alle i hop. Difor heitar den staden Sverdåkeren; han ligg attmed Gibeon.
17 Then [the others started to fight]. It was a very fierce battle. Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.
Då vart det ein ovhard strid den dagen. Abner og Israels-mennerne vart slegne av Davids folk.
18 Zeruiah’s three sons were there [on that day]: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was able to run very fast; he could run as fast as a wild gazelle/antelope.
Tri søner av Seruja var med i striden: Joab, Ahisai og Asael. Asael var lettføtt som ei hind i heidi.
19 Asahel started to pursue Abner. He ran straight toward Abner, without stopping.
Og Asael forfylgde Abner, og veik korkje til høgre eller vinstre frå Abner.
20 Abner looked behind him, and said “Is that you, Asahel?” Asahel replied, “Yes!”
Abner vende seg og sagde: «Er du Asael?» Han svara ja.
21 Abner yelled at him, “Turn to one side or the other, [and pursue someone else]!” But Asahel would not stop pursuing Abner.
Abner sagde til honom: «Vend deg ei onnor leid, til høgre eller til vinstre! Tak på ein av sveinarne, og freista taka våpni hans!» Men Asael vilde ikkje slutta å elta honom.
22 So Abner yelled at him again, “Stop (chasing after/pursuing) me! (Why should I kill you?/It would not be good for me to kill you!) [RHQ] If I did that, (how could I (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab?/it would be very difficult for me to (face/be reconciled with) your brother Joab.) [RHQ]”
Abner heldt endå fram og ropa til Asael: «Lat meg vera! elles lyt eg slå deg til jordi; og korleis skal eg då sjå Joab, bror din, i augo?»
23 But Asahel refused to stop pursuing Abner. So Abner [suddenly turned and] thrust the butt end of his spear into Asahel’s stomach. Because he thrust it very strongly, that end of the spear [went though Asahel’s body and] came out at his back, and he fell to the ground, dead. All the other soldiers who came to the place where his body was lying stopped and stood there, [stunned].
Men han vilde ikkje slutta. Og so støytte Abner bakenden av spjotet inn i magen hans, so spjotet gjekk ut gjenom ryggen. Og det vart hans bane. Alle stogga når dei kom dit Asael fall og døydde.
24 But Joab and Abishai continued to pursue Abner. At sunset they came to Ammah Hill, which is east of Giah, along the road to the desert near Gibeon.
Joab og Abisai forfylgde Abner. Men då soli gladde, var dei komne til Ammahaugen, beint imot Giah, på vegen til Gibeons-øydemarki.
25 The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner in one group, and stood at the top of a hill.
Då samla dei seg, Benjamins-folki, attum Abner, so dei vart til ein flokk, og fylkte seg på toppen av ein og same haugen.
26 Then Abner called out to Joab, saying “Are we going to continue to fight forever [RHQ]? Do you not realize that [if we continue fighting], the result will be very bad [RHQ]? We are all descendants of Jacob. [So we should stop fighting each other] (How long will it be until you tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us?/Tell your soldiers to stop pursuing us.)” [RHQ]
Abner ropa til Joab: «Skal då sverdet halda på og øyde i all æva? Skynar du ikkje at dette tek ein beisk ende? Kor lenge vil du drygja fyrr du byd folki dine slutta å elta brørne sine?»
27 Joab replied, “Just as surely as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have continued pursuing your men until tomorrow morning!”
Joab svara: «So sant Gud liver: hadde du ikkje tala, so vilde folket ha slutta å elta brørne sine alt frå morgonen.»
28 So Joab blew a trumpet [to signal that they should stop fighting]. So all his men did that. They did not pursue the soldiers of Israel any more, and they stopped fighting.
Joab let blåsa i luren. Alle stana, og slutta å elta Israel. Og so heldt dei upp å slåst.
29 That night Abner and his soldiers went through the Jordan [River] Valley. They crossed the Jordan [River] and marched all the next morning, and they finally arrived at Mahanaim.
Abner og kararne hans for yver heidi heile natti; dei gjekk yver Jordan og for gjenom heile Bitron, og kom so til Mahanajim.
30 Joab [and his soldiers] stopped pursuing Abner. And when he gathered all his soldiers together, he found out that in addition to Asahel, only 19 of them had been killed in the battle.
Då Joab hadde slutta å elta Abner, samla han alt folket. Då sakna dei nittan mann av Davids folk, forutan Asael.
31 But David’s soldiers had killed 360 of Abner’s men, all from the tribe of Benjamin.
David folk hadde drepe tri hundrad og seksti mann av benjaminitarne og Abner-folket.
32 [Some of Joab’s soldiers] took Asahel’s body and buried it in the tomb where his father had been buried, in Bethlehem. Then they marched all during the night, and at dawn they arrived [back home] at Hebron.
Dei tok Asael og gravlagde honom i farsgravi i Betlehem. So gjekk dei heile natti, Joab og mennerne hans, og kom ved dagsprett til Hebron.
