2 Samuel 3
1 Krigen mellem Sauls hus og Davids hus blev langvarig; og David blev sterkere og sterkere, men Sauls hus blev svakere og svakere.
There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
2 David fikk seks sønner i Hebron: Hans førstefødte var Amnon, sønn av Akinoam fra Jisre'el.
David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
3 Den annen var Kilab, sønn av Abiga'il, karmelitten Nabals hustru, og den tredje Absalom, sønn av Ma'aka, som var datter til Talmai, kongen i Gesur,
The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
4 den fjerde Adonja, sønn av Haggit, den femte Sefatja, sønn av Abital,
The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
5 og den sjette Jitream, sønn av Davids hustru Egla. Disse sønner fikk David i Hebron.
The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
6 Mens krigen stod på mellem Sauls hus og Davids hus, støttet Abner Sauls hus.
While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
7 Nu hadde Saul hatt en medhustru ved navn Rispa, datter til Aja. Så sa Isboset til Abner: Hvorfor er du gått inn til min fars medhustru?
When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
8 Abner blev harm over Isbosets ord og sa: Er jeg et hundehode som holder med Juda? Den dag idag gjør jeg vel mot Sauls, din fars hus, mot hans brødre og hans venner; jeg har ikke overgitt dig i Davids hånd, og så går du nu i rette med mig for denne kvinnes skyld!
Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
9 Gud la det gå Abner ille både nu og siden om jeg ikke gjør således mot David som Herren har tilsvoret ham,
Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
10 og tar kongedømmet fra Sauls hus og opreiser Davids trone over Israel og over Juda fra Dan like til Be'erseba.
11 Og han torde ikke svare Abner et ord mere, så redd var han for ham.
Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
12 Og Abner sendte bud i sitt sted til David og lot si: Hvem hører landet til? Og han lot fremdeles si: Gjør en pakt med mig, så skal jeg hjelpe dig og få hele Israel til å gå over til dig.
Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
13 Han svarte: Godt, jeg vil gjøre en pakt med dig; bare én ting krever jeg av dig: Du skal ikke komme for mine øine før du har med dig Mikal, Sauls datter, når du kommer for å trede frem for mig.
David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
14 Og David sendte bud til Isboset, Sauls sønn, og lot si: Gi mig min hustru Mikal, som jeg vant mig til brud med hundre filistrers forhuder!
Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
15 Da sendte Isboset bud og tok henne fra hennes mann Paltiel, sønn av La'is.
So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
16 Og hennes mann fulgte med og gikk gråtende bakefter henne like til Bahurim; men Abner sa til ham: Gå hjem igjen! Da vendte han om.
Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
17 Men Abner talte med Israels eldste og sa: Allerede lenge har I ønsket å få David til konge over eder.
Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
18 Så la ham nu bli det! For Herren har sagt om David: Ved min tjener Davids hånd vil jeg frelse mitt folk Israel fra filistrenes og alle deres fienders hånd.
So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
19 Abner talte også med benjaminittene. Så gikk han avsted for å tale med David i Hebron om alt det som Israel og hele Benjamins hus hadde besluttet.
Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
20 Abner kom til David i Hebron med tyve mann, og David gjorde et gjestebud for Abner og de menn som var med ham.
When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
21 Og Abner sa til David: Jeg vil ta avsted og samle hele Israel til min herre kongen, så de kan gjøre en pakt med dig, og du kan råde over alt det du ønsker. Så lot David Abner fare, og han drog bort i fred.
Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
22 I det samme kom Davids folk og Joab hjem fra et herjetog og hadde meget bytte med sig; Abner var da ikke lenger hos David i Hebron, for han hadde latt ham fare, og han hadde draget bort i fred.
Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
23 Da nu Joab og hele hæren som var med ham, kom hjem, fikk Joab høre at Abner, Ners sønn, var kommet til kongen, og at kongen hadde latt ham fare, og at han hadde draget bort i fred.
When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
24 Da gikk Joab inn til kongen og sa: Hvad har du gjort? Abner kom til dig; hvorfor lot du ham da fare sin vei?
So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
25 Du kjenner da Abner, Ners sønn, og vet at han er kommet for å narre dig og for å få rede på all din ferd og alt det du gjør.
Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
26 Så gikk Joab bort igjen fra David og sendte nogen folk avsted som skulde hente Abner, og de førte ham tilbake fra Sira-brønnen; men David visste ikke noget om det.
After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
27 Da nu Abner kom tilbake til Hebron, tok Joab ham til side midt inn i porten for å tale med ham i ro; og der stakk han ham i underlivet, så han døde; det var for å hevne sin bror Asaels blod.
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
28 Da David siden fikk høre dette, sa han: Jeg og mitt kongedømme er for evig uten skyld for Herren i Abners, Ners sønns blod.
Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
29 La det komme over Joabs hode og over hele hans fars hus, og la det i Joabs hus aldri fattes nogen som har flod eller er spedalsk, eller nogen som går med krykke, eller som faller for sverdet, eller som mangler brød.
I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
30 Således myrdet Joab og hans bror Abisai Abner, fordi han hadde drept deres bror Asael ved Gibeon under striden.
That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
31 Men David sa til Joab og alt folket som var hos ham: Sønderriv eders klær og bind sekk om eder og gå klagende foran Abner! Og kong David gikk selv efter båren.
Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
32 Så begravde de Abner i Hebron, og kongen gråt høit ved Abners grav, og alt folket gråt.
They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
33 Og kongen kvad denne klagesang over Abner: Skulde da Abner dø som en niding dør?
David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
34 Dine hender var ikke bundet og dine føtter ikke lagt i lenker; som en faller for ugjerningsmenn, så falt du. - Og alt folket blev ved å gråte over ham.
No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
35 Så kom alt folket for å få David til å ta mat til sig mens det ennu var dag. Men David svor: Gud la det gå mig ille både nu og siden om jeg smaker brød eller noget annet før solen går ned!
Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
36 Og alt folket forstod det, og de syntes godt om det; alt det kongen gjorde, syntes folket godt om.
All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
37 Og på den dag skjønte alt folket og hele Israel at det ikke var kongen som var ophavsmann til drapet på Abner, Ners sønn.
So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
38 Og kongen sa til sine menn: Vet I ikke at en høvding og stor mann er falt i Israel på denne dag?
The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
39 Men jeg er ennu svak og bare salvet til konge, og disse menn, Serujas sønner, er mektigere enn jeg. Herren gjengjelde den som gjør ondt, det onde han gjør!
Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
