1 Samuels 19
1 Saul talte til Jonatan, sin sønn, og til alle sine tjenere om å drepe David; men Jonatan, Sauls sønn, hadde David meget kjær.
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
2 Og Jonatan fortalte det til David og sa: Saul, min far, søker å drepe dig; ta dig nu i vare imorgen tidlig og bli i skjul og hold dig gjemt!
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
3 Så vil jeg gå ut og stå ved siden av min far på marken hvor du er, og jeg vil tale om dig til min far, og merker jeg noget, så skal jeg si dig det.
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
4 Og Jonatan talte vel om David til Saul, sin far, og sa til ham: Kongen skulde ikke gjøre urett mot sin tjener David! For han har ikke syndet mot dig, og det han har gjort, har vært til stor nytte for dig;
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
5 han satte sitt liv på spill og slo filisteren, og Herren lot hele Israel vinne en stor seier; du så det selv og gledet dig; hvorfor vil du da gjøre synd mot uskyldig blod og drepe David uten grunn?
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 Saul hørte på Jonatans ord, og Saul svor: Så sant Herren lever: Han skal ikke drepes!
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
7 Da kalte Jonatan på David og fortalte ham alt dette; og Jonatan førte David til Saul, og han var hos ham som før.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
8 Men krigen varte ved; og David drog ut og stred mot filistrene og påførte dem et stort mannefall, og de flyktet for ham.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
9 Og en ond ånd fra Herren kom over Saul mens han satt i sitt hus med sitt spyd i hånden, og David spilte på harpen.
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
10 Da søkte Saul å støte spydet gjennem David og inn i veggen; men han vek til side for Saul, så han støtte spydet i veggen. Samme natt flyktet David og slapp bort.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
11 Og Saul sendte bud til Davids hus for å vokte på ham og drepe ham om morgenen; men Mikal, Davids hustru, varslet ham om det og sa: Berger du ikke ditt liv inatt, så blir du drept imorgen.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Og Mikal firte David ned gjennem vinduet, og han flyktet sin vei og slapp bort.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 Så tok Mikal husguden og la den i sengen, og hun la et teppe av gjetehår ved dens hode og dekket den til med et klæde;
Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 og da Saul sendte bud for å hente David, sa hun: Han er syk.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 Så sendte Saul budene avsted for å få se David og sa: Bær ham hit til mig i sengen, forat han kan bli drept!
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 Men da budene kom inn, fikk de se at det var husguden som lå i sengen med gjetehårsteppet ved hodet.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
17 Da sa Saul til Mikal: Hvorfor har du narret mig således og latt min fiende slippe bort, så han er kommet unda? Mikal svarte Saul: Han sa til mig: La mig slippe bort, ellers slår jeg dig ihjel.
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
18 Da David var flyktet og hadde sloppet bort, kom han til Samuel i Rama og fortalte ham alt hvad Saul hadde gjort mot ham, og han og Samuel tok avsted til Nevajot og bodde der.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 Da Saul fikk spurt at David var i Nevajot ved Rama,
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
20 sendte han nogen menn for å hente David, og da de fikk se profetenes skare, som var i profetisk henrykkelse, og Samuel stående der som deres fører, da kom Guds Ånd over Sauls sendebud, så de og blev grepet av profetisk henrykkelse.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
21 Da Saul fikk vite dette, sendte han andre bud; men de blev og grepet av profetisk henrykkelse. Så sendte Saul bud igjen for tredje gang; men også de blev grepet av profetisk henrykkelse.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
22 Da gikk han selv til Rama, og da han kom til den store brønn i Seku, spurte han: Hvor er Samuel og David? De svarte: De er i Nevajot ved Rama.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
23 Da han så gikk dit, til Nevajot ved Rama, kom Guds Ånd også over ham, så at han hele veien gikk i profetisk henrykkelse til han kom til Nevajot ved Rama.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
24 Da rev han og klærne av sig; også han var i profetisk henrykkelse mens han stod foran Samuel, og han falt ned og lå der naken hele den dag og hele natten; derfor sier folk: Er også Saul blandt profetene?
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
