2 Samuel 17
1 Så sa Akitofel til Absalom: La mig få velge ut tolv tusen mann, så vil jeg bryte op og sette efter David inatt!
Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.
2 Da kan jeg komme over ham mens han er utmattet og motløs, og forferde ham, og alt folket som er med ham, vil flykte, og så kan jeg slå kongen alene,
We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.
3 og jeg vil føre alt folket tilbake til dig. At alle vender tilbake, avhenger av at det går således med den mann du søker efter; alt folket kan da være i fred.
Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”
4 Dette råd syntes Absalom og alle Israels eldste godt om.
Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.
5 Men Absalom sa: Kall også arkitten Husai til mig, så vi kan få høre hvad han har å si.
But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”
6 Da Husai kom til Absalom, sa Absalom til ham: Så og så har Akitofel talt; skal vi gjøre som han sier? Hvis ikke, så tal du!
So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”
7 Da sa Husai til Absalom: Det er ikke noget godt råd Akitofel denne gang har gitt.
Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.
8 Og Husai sa: Du kjenner din far og hans menn og vet at de er djerve stridsmenn og gramme i hu som en binne i skogen som de har røvet ungene fra; og din far er en krigsmann og holder sig ikke hos folkene om natten.
You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.
9 Nu holder han sig sikkert skjult i en eller annen hule eller et annet sted; om han da straks i begynnelsen overfaller dine folk, så vil hver den som hører det, si: Det har vært et stort mannefall blandt de folk som følger Absalom;
Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’
10 og om det så er en djerv mann som har et hjerte som en løve, så vil han dog bli motløs; for hele Israel vet at din far er en helt, og at de som er med ham, er djerve folk.
Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.
11 Derfor er dette mitt råd: La hele Israel samle sig om dig, fra Dan til Be'erseba, som sanden ved havet i mengde; og dra selv med i striden.
“So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.
12 Når vi så støter på ham et eller annet sted hvor han er å finne, så vil vi falle over ham som duggen faller over jorden, og det skal ikke bli en eneste i live av dem, hverken han selv eller nogen av de menn som er med ham.
We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.
13 Og dersom han drar sig tilbake til en av byene, så skal hele Israel legge rep omkring den by, og vi skal dra den ned i dalen til det ikke finnes en sten igjen der.
If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”
14 Da sa Absalom og hver Israels mann: Arkitten Husais råd er bedre enn Akitofels råd. Men det var Herren som hadde laget det så for å gjøre Akitofels gode råd til intet, så Herren kunde la ulykken komme over Absalom.
Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.
15 Så sa Husai til prestene Sadok og Abjatar: Så og så har Akitofel rådet Absalom og Israels eldste, og så og så har jeg rådet.
Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.
16 Send derfor hastig bud til David om det og si: Bli ikke natten over på moene i ørkenen, men dra heller over, forat ikke kongen og alt folket som er med ham, skal gå til grunne!
Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”
17 Jonatan og Akima'as holdt sig i En-Rogel, og en tjenestepike gikk jevnlig med bud til dem, og de gikk igjen med bud til kong David; for de torde ikke gå inn i byen og la sig se der.
[The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.
18 Men en gutt fikk se dem og sa det til Absalom. Da skyndte de sig avsted begge to. I Bahurim gikk de inn til en mann der som hadde en brønn på sin gård; i den steg de ned.
But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].
19 Og hans hustru tok og bredte et dekke over brønnen og strødde gryn ovenpå, så ingen kunde merke noget.
The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].
20 Da så Absaloms tjenere kom inn i huset til konen og spurte: Hvor er Akima'as og Jonatan? svarte konen: De gikk over den lille bekken her. Så lette de efter dem, men fant dem ikke og vendte så tilbake til Jerusalem.
Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21 Men så snart de var gått bort, steg de andre op av brønnen og gikk og bar budet frem til kong David og sa til ham: Gjør eder rede og sett hastig over vannet! For det og det råd har Akitofel gitt mot eder.
After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”
22 Da brøt de op, både David og alt folket som var med ham, og satte over Jordan; da morgenen lyste frem, manglet det ikke en eneste mann som ikke var gått over Jordan.
So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.
23 Men da Akitofel så at hans råd ikke blev fulgt, salte han sitt asen og tok ut og drog hjem til sin by og beskikket sitt hus og hengte sig; og han døde og blev begravet i sin fars grav.
When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].
24 David var alt kommet til Mahana'im da Absalom satte over Jordan med alle Israels menn.
David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].
25 Absalom hadde satt Amasa over hæren i stedet for Joab; Amasa var sønn av en mann som hette Jitra, en jisre'elitt som hadde gått inn til Abigal, datter av Nahas og søster til Seruja, Joabs mor.
Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
26 Og Israel og Absalom leiret sig i Gileads land.
Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].
27 Da David kom til Mahana'im, hendte det at Sobi, sønn av Nahas, fra Rabba i Ammons barns land, og Makir, sønn av Ammiel, fra Lo-Debar, og gileaditten Barsillai fra Rogelim
When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]
28 kom med senger og fat og lerkar og hvete og bygg og mel og ristet korn og bønner og linser og ristede belgfrukter
brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.
29 og honning og melk og småfe og oster av kumelk til føde for David og hans folk, for de tenkte: Folkene er blitt sultne og trette og tørste i ørkenen.
They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.
