2 Samuel 4
1 When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became weak, and all Israel was troubled.
Då Saulssonen spurde at Abner var dåen i Hebron, miste han reint modet, og heile Israel vart forstøkt.
2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Recab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,
Saulssonen hadde hjå seg tvo herhovdingar for herjeferderne sine. Ba’ana heitte ein, og Rekab heitte hin, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot, av Benjamins-ætti; for Be’erot vart og rekna med til Benjamin;
3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been living there until this very time).
folket i Be’erot hadde rømt til Gittajim, og budde sidan der som utlendingar, alt til no.
4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up to flee. But as she was running, Jonathan's son fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Jonatan Saulsson hadde ein son som var lamen på båe føterne. Fem år gamall var han då tidendi frå Jizre’el kom um Saul og Jonatan. Barnfostra tok og rømde med honom. Men i hurten og sturten datt han; og so vart han lamen. Mefiboset heitte han.
5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he was resting at noon.
No gjekk Rekab og Ba’ana, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot, av stad og kom høgstedags til huset åt Isboset medan han låg og kvilde middag.
6 The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Recab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her.
Dei lest henta kveite, kom seg soleis inn i huset, og såra honom i livet. Og so kom dei seg undan både Rekab og Ba’ana, bror hans.
7 So after they entered the house, they attacked him and killed him as he was lying on his bed in his room. Then they cut off his head and carried it away, traveling on the road all night to the Arabah.
Det var medan han låg i sengi i kammerset at dei kom inn i huset og gav honom banesår. Dei hogg av hovudet hans, og tok det med seg, gjekk yver heidi heile natti,
8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, “Look, this is the head of Ishbosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Yahweh has avenged our master the king against Saul and his descendants.”
førde hovudet hans Isboset til David i Hebron, og sagde med kongen: «Her er hovudet åt uvenen din, Isboset Saulsson, han som vilde taka livet ditt. Herren hev i dag gjeve deg, herre konge, hemn yver Saul og ætti hans.»
9 David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,
David svara Rekab og Ba’ana, bror hans, sønerne åt Rimmon frå Be’erot: «So sant Herren liver som hev frelst meg ut frå all fåre:
10 when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.
den som kom med tidendi: «Saul er dåen!» og meintest koma med fagnadbod til meg, honom let eg gripa og drepa i Siklag, han som eg skulde gjeve løn for fagnadbod.
11 How much more, when wicked men have killed an innocent person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and remove you from the earth?”
Men når nidingar myrder ein rettvis mann i heimen hans, i sengi - kor mykje meir må eg ikkje krevja blodet hans av dykkar hender, og rydja dykk burt frå jordi!»
12 Then David gave orders to the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hung them up beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
David baud sveinarne sine drepa deim, og hogga av deim hender og føter og hengje deim upp attmed Hebrontjørni. Hovudet hans Isboset tok dei og gravlagde i Abners grav i Hebron.
