2 Samuel 20
1 There was a man there [at Gilgal] named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of Bichri. He blew a trumpet and called out, “We have nothing to do with [DOU] David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let’s go to our homes!”
Och dit var kommen en Belials man, som het Seba, Bichri son, ens mans af Jemini, han blåste i basunen, och sade: Vi hafve ingen del i David, eller något arf i Isai son; hvar och en fare i sina hyddo, o Israel!
2 So all the men from the other Israeli tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan [River] up to Jerusalem.
Då föll ifrå David hvar man i Israel, och följde Seba, Bichri son; men Juda män blefvo vid sin Konung, ifrå Jordan intill Jerusalem.
3 When David arrived at the palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left there to take care of the palace and put them in another house. He put a guard at that house, and he provided for them what they needed, but he never had sexual relations [EUP] with them again. So they remained shut up in their house until they died. It was as though they were widows.
Då Konung David kom hem till Jerusalem, tog han de tio frillor, som han återleft hade till att bevara huset, och satte dem i förvaring, och försörjde dem; men han belåg dem intet mer; och de voro så innelyckta intill deras död, och lefde i enkodom.
4 [One day] the king said to Amasa, “Summon the soldiers of Judah to come here within three days, and you be here also.”
Och Konungen sade till Amasa: Kalla mig tillhopa alla Juda män, på tredje dagen; och du skall också vara vid handena.
5 So Amasa went to summon them, but he did not return within the time that David told him to.
Och Amasa gick bort till att kalla tillhopa Juda; och han fördröjde öfver den tiden, som han honom förelagt hade.
6 So David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba will harm us more than Absalom did. So you take my soldiers and pursue him. If you do not do that, he and his soldiers may occupy/capture some of the (fortified towns/towns that have walls around them), and escape from us. [IDM]”
Och David sade till Abisai: Nu varder oss Seba, Bichri son, mer vedermödo görandes än Absalom; tag du dins herras tjenare, och jaga efter honom, att han tilläfventyrs icke finner fasta städer för sig, och undslipper utu vår ögon.
7 So Abishai [and Joab] and the king’s bodyguards and the other soldiers left Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba.
Då drogo ut med honom Joabs män, dertill Crethi och Plethi, och alle starke; men de drogo ut af Jerusalem, till att jaga efter Seba, Bichri son.
8 When they arrived at the huge rock in [the] Gibeah [region], Amasa met them. Joab was wearing a soldier’s uniform. He had a dagger/long knife fastened to his belt. When he came close [to Amasa, he allowed] the dagger [to] fall on the ground.
Som de nu komne voro till den stora stenen i Gibeon, kom Amasa der emot dem; och Joab var begjordad öfver sin kläder, som han uppå hade, och hade bundit derutanöfver ett svärd, det hängde vid hans länd i skidone; och det gick väl ut och in.
9 Joab said to Amasa, “Are things going well with you, my friend?” Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.
Och Joab sade till Amasa: Frid vare med dig, min broder; och Joab fattade Amasa i skägget med högra handene, såsom han ville kyssa honom.
10 But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding [another] dagger in his [other] hand. And Joab stabbed it into Amasa’s belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died [immediately]; Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.
Och Amasa gaf icke akt på svärdet i Joabs hand. Och han stack honom dermed i buken, så att hans inelfver utgingo på jordena, och gaf honom intet styng mer; och han blef död. Men Joab och hans broder Abisai jagade efter Seba, Bichri son.
11 One of Joab’s soldiers stood alongside Amasa’s body and called out, “Everyone who wants Joab [to be our commander] and who wants David [to be our king], go with Joab!”
Och en af Joabs tjenare blef ståndandes när honom, och sade: Hvilken dristar sig emot Joab, och hvilken går efter Joab när David?
12 Amasa’s body was lying on the road. It was covered with blood. The soldier of Joab [who had called out] saw that many others of Joab’s soldiers were stopping [to see it], so he dragged Amasa’s body off the road into a field, and threw a cloth/blanket over the body.
Men Amasa låg sölad i blodet midt uppå vägenom. Då nu en såg, att allt folket blef der ståndandes, drog han Amasa af vägen bort på markena, och kastade kläder på honom; efter han såg att, hvilken till honom kom, han blef der ståndandes.
13 After the body had been taken off the road, all the soldiers went with Joab to pursue Sheba.
Då han nu var utaf vägenom tagen, följde hvar man efter Joab, till att jaga efter Seba, Bichri son.
14 Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at Abel-Beth-Maacah [town in the northern part of Israel]. There, all the members of [his father] Bichri’s clan gathered, and went with Sheba into the town.
Och han drog genom alla Israels slägter, till Abel och BethMaacha, och hela Haberim; och de församlade sig, och följde honom efter;
15 The soldiers who were with Joab [found out that Sheba had gone there, so they] went there and surrounded the town. They built a dirt ramp up against the town wall. They also pounded against the wall [with heavy poles], to cause it to collapse.
Och kommo, och belade honom i Abel och BethMaacha, och de gjorde en skam om staden, och trädde intill muren; och allt folket, som med Joab var, stormade och ville kasta muren omkull.
16 Then a wise woman who was in that town [stood on the top of the wall and] shouted down, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!”
Då ropade en vis qvinna utu stadenom: Hörer, hörer; säger till Joab, att han kommer hit, jag vill tala med honom.
17 So [after they told Joab], he came there, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “Yes, I am.” She said to him, “Listen to what I say.” He replied, “I am listening.”
Och då han kom till henne, sade qvinnan: Äst du Joab? Han sade: Ja. Hon sade till honom: Hör dine tjenarinnos tal. Han sade: Jag hörer.
18 She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘Go to Abel [town] to get good advice about your problems.’ And that is what people did.
Hon sade: I förtiden sade man: Den som fråga vill, han fråge i Abel; och så gick det väl till.
19 We are peaceful and loyal Israelis. Our people here are important and respected [IDM]. So (why are you trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh?/you should not be trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh.)” [RHQ]
Detta är den redelige och trogne staden i Israel, och du vill dräpa staden och modrena i Israel? Hvi vill du uppsluka Herrans arfvedel?
20 Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!
Joab svarade, och sade: Bort det, bort det ifrå mig, att jag uppsluka eller förderfva skulle.
21 That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will (go away from/not attack) this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will [cut off] his head [and] throw it over the wall to you.”
Det hafver sig icke så; utan en man af Ephraims berg, benämnd Seba, Bichri son, hafver upphäfvit sig emot Konung David: Får honom hitut allena, så vill jag draga af ifrå stadenom. Qvinnan sade till Joab: Si, hans hufvud skall varda kastadt ut till dig öfver muren.
22 Then this wise woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that the battle was ended], and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. And Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king [what had happened].
Och qvinnan kom in till allt folket med sine vishet; och de höggo Seba, Bichri son, hufvudet af, och kastade det ut till Joab. Då blåste han i basunen, och de åtskiljde sig ifrå stadenom, hvar och en uti sin hyddo; och Joab kom igen till Konungen i Jerusalem.
23 Joab was the commander of the entire Israeli army. Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was the commander of David’s bodyguards;
Och Joab var öfver all Israels här; Benaja, Jojada son, var öfver Crethi och Plethi;
24 Adoram supervised the men who were forced to work [for the king]; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the man who reported [to the people everything that David decided];
Adoram var räntomästare; Josaphat, Ahiluds son, var canceller;
25 Sheva was the official secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;
Seja var skrifvare; Zadok och AbJathar voro Prester;
26 and Ira from Jair [town] was also one of David’s priests.
Dertill var Ira, den Jairiten, Davids Prest.
