1 Krønikebok 20
1 Året efter, ved den tid da kongene pleier å dra ut i krig, tok Joab ut med krigshæren og herjet Ammons barns land, og da han kom til Rabba, kringsatte han det; men David blev i Jerusalem; og Joab tok Rabba og ødela byen.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 Og David tok deres konges krone fra hans hode; det viste sig at den veide en talent gull, og der var på den en kostbar sten; nu kom den på Davids hode. Og det store hærfang han hadde tatt i byen, førte han med sig bort.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
3 Og folket som bodde der, førte han ut og skar dem over med sager og treskesleder av jern eller hugg dem sønder med økser. Så gjorde David med alle Ammons barns byer. Derefter vendte David og alt folket tilbake til Jerusalem.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 Siden kom det til et slag med filistrene ved Geser; da slo husatitten Sibbekai Sippai, som hørte til Rafas barn, og de blev ydmyket.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
5 Så kom det atter til strid med filistrene; og Elhanan, Ja'urs sønn, slo Lahmi, en bror av gittitten Goliat, som hadde et spyd hvis skaft var som en veverstang.
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
6 Ennu en gang kom det til strid ved Gat. Der var en høivoksen mann, som hadde seks fingrer på hver hånd og seks tær på hver fot - i alt fire og tyve fingrer og tær; han var og en efterkommer av Rafa.
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 Han hånte Israel; men Jonatan, sønn av Davids bror Simea, hugg ham ned.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Disse var efterkommere av Rafa i Gat, og de falt for Davids og hans menns hånd.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
