1 Kongebok 2
1 Då det leid til at David skulde døy, gav han Salomo, son sin, fyresegner og sagde:
Now the days of David had drawn near, so that he would die, and he instructed his son Solomon, saying:
2 «Eg gjeng no den vegen som all verdi må fara. Ver so du sterk, og vert ein mann!
“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man.
3 Tak vare på alt det som Herren, din Gud, vil du skal taka vare på, so du ferdast på hans vegar og rettar deg etter hans lover og bod og rettar og fyresegner, soleis som det er skrive i Mose lov, so du må fara vist åt i alt det du tek deg fyre, og kvar du vender deg -
And observe the care of the Lord your God, so that you walk in his ways, so that you care for his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, just as it is written in the law of Moses. So may you understand everything that you do, in any direction that you may turn yourself.
4 so Herren kann halda den lovnad han gav meg og sagde: «Aldri skal du vanta ein ettermann på Israels kongsstol, » sagde han, «er so sønerne dine agtar på vegen sin, so dei ferdast for mi åsyn i truskap av alt sitt hjarta og heile si sjæl.»
So may the Lord confirm his words, which he has spoken about me, saying: ‘If your sons will guard their ways, and if they will walk before me in truth, with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from you a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 Du og veit sjølv kva Joab, son åt Seruja, hev gjort imot meg, korleis han bar seg åt mot dei tvo herførarane i Israel, Abner Nersson og Amasa Jetersson, at han tok livet av deim og rende ut blod i fredstid plent som det hadde vore krig, og bloda ut beltet um livet sitt og skorne på føterne sine.
Also, you know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, has done to me, what he did to the two leaders of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether. He killed them, and so he shed the blood of war in peace time, and he set the bloodshed of battle on his belt, which was around his waist, and in his shoes, which were on his feet.
6 Stell deg no difor som du hev visdom til, og lat ikkje dei grå håri hans fara i fred ned i helheimen. (Sheol h7585)
Therefore, act according to your wisdom. And you shall not allow his gray head to be led away to death in peace. (Sheol h7585)
7 Men sønerne åt Barzillai frå Gilead skal du gjera vel imot; dei skal vera millom deim som et ved bordet ditt; for soleis møtte dei meg den gongen eg laut røma for Absalom, bror din.
Then, too, repay grace to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite. And you shall allow them to eat at your table. For they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom, your brother.
8 So hev du hjå deg benjaminiten Sime’i, son åt Gera, frå Bahurim; han lyste ei rysjeleg våbøn yver meg den dagen eg gjekk til Mahanajim; men han kom meg sidan i møte nedmed Jordan, og då svor eg honom til ved Herren at eg ikkje skulde drepa honom med sverd.
Also, you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went away to the camp. And he descended to meet me when I crossed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death by the sword,’
9 Men no må du ikkje lata honom vera ustraffa, for du er ein vis mann, og veit korleis du skal fara åt med honom, so du let dei grå håri hans fara blodute ned i helheimen.» (Sheol h7585)
yet do not choose to treat him as if he were innocent. Since you are a wise man, you will know what to do with him. And you shall lead away his grey hair to death with blood.” (Sheol h7585)
10 So Lagde David seg til kvile hjå federne sine; han vart gravlagd i Davidsbyen.
And so, David slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David.
11 I fyrti år hadde David vore konge yver Israel. I Hebron styrde han i sju år, og i Jerusalem styrde han i tri og tretti år.
Now the days during which David reigned over Israel are forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, thirty-three in Jerusalem.
12 Og Salomo sette i kongsstolen åt David, far sin, og kongedømet hans vart ovleg sterkt.
Then Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.
13 Men Adonia, son åt Haggit, gjekk inn til Batseba, mor åt Salomo. Ho spurde då: «Kjem du med fred?» Han svara: «Ja, med fred!»
And Adonijah, the son of Haggith, entered to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said to him, “Is your entrance peaceful?” He responded, “It is peaceful.”
14 So sagde han: «Eg hev ein ting å tala med deg um.» «Ja, tala ut!» svara ho.
And he added, “My word is for you.” She said to him, “Speak.” And he said:
15 Då sagde han: «Du veit sjølv at kongedømet høyrde meg til, og at heile Israel vona på meg til konge. Men kongedømet gjekk ifrå meg og til bror min; det vart hans, for di Herren laga det so.
“You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all of Israel had preferred me for themselves as king. But the kingdom was transferred, and has become my brother’s. For it was appointed to him by the Lord.
16 No hev eg ei einaste bøn til deg - vis meg ikkje burt.» Ho sagde til honom: «Tala ut!»
Now therefore, I beg of you one petition. May you not confound my face.” And she said to him, “Speak.”
17 Då sagde han: «Seg du til kong Salomo - for deg viser han ikkje burt - at han skal gjeva meg Abisag frå Sunem til kona!»
And he said: “I beg that you may speak to king Solomon, for he is not able to refuse anything to you, so that he may give Abishag the Shunammite to me as wife.”
18 Batseba svara: «Godt, eg skal tala til kongen um deg.»
And Bathsheba said: “It is well. I will speak to the king on your behalf.”
19 So gjekk Batseba inn til kong Salomo og vilde tala med honom um Adonia. Kongen reis upp, gjekk til møtes med henne og bøygde seg for henne, og han sette seg atter i kongsstolen sin. Dei laga til eit sæte for kongsmori, og ho sette seg attmed honom på høgre sida.
Then Bathsheba went to king Solomon, so that she might speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and he reverenced her, and he sat down upon his throne. And a throne was stationed for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right hand.
20 So sagde ho: «Eg hev ei einaste liti bøn til deg; seg ikkje nei!» Og kongen sagde til henne: «Kom fram med bøni di, mor! Eg skal ikkje visa deg burt.»
And she said to him: “I petition one small request from you. May you not confound my face.” And the king said to her: “Ask, my mother. For it is not right that I turn away your face.”
21 Då sagde ho: «Lat Adonia, bror din, få Abisag frå Sunem til kona!»
And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife.”
22 Men kong Salomo svara og sagde til mor: «Kvi bed du nettupp um Abisag frå Sunem åt Adonia? Bed heller um kongedømet åt honom - for han er då eldste bror min - ja, både åt honom og åt presten Abjatar og åt Joab Serujason.»
And king Solomon responded, and he said to his mother: “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Why not request the kingdom for him! For he is my older brother, and he has Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah.”
23 Og kong Salomo svor ved Herren og sagde: «Herren late meg bøta både no og sidan, um ikkje Adonia skal få bøta med livet sitt, for di han hev tala dette!
And so king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things! For Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life.
24 So sant Herren liver, han som hev gjeve meg ein stød sess i kongsstolen åt David, far min, og som etter lovnaden sin hev reist meg eit kongehus, so skal Adonia døy i denne dag!»
And now, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and placed me upon the throne of my father David, and who, just as he said, has made a house for me: Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”
25 Og kong Salomo sende i veg Benaja Jojadason. Han slo honom ned, og han døydde.
And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who put him to death, and so he died.
26 Til presten Abjatar sagde kongen: «Gakk til Anatot, til garden din! for du er ein daudedømd mann! men nettupp i dag vil eg ikkje taka livet ditt, etter di du hev bore Herrens, Herrens kista framfyre David, far min, og etter di du hev lide med i alt som far min laut lida.»
Also, the king said to Abiathar, the priest: “Go into Anathoth, to your own land, for you are a man worthy of death. But I will not put you to death this day, since you carried the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and since you have endured hardship in all the things, for which my father labored.”
27 So jaga Salomo Abjatar burt og let honom ikkje lenger vera Herrens prest, so det skulde sannast det som Herren hadde sagt um ætti åt Eli i Silo.
Therefore, Solomon cast out Abiathar, so that he would not be the priest of the Lord, so that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke over the house of Eli at Shiloh.
28 Då Joab, som hadde halde lag med Adonia, endå han ikkje hadde gjenge saman med Absalom, frette dette, rømde han inn i Herrens tjeld og fata um altarhorni.
And the news came to Joab, for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah, and he had not turned aside after Solomon. And so, Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and he took hold of the horn of the altar.
29 Men då kong Salomo fekk vita at Joab hadde rømt til Herrens tjeld, og at han stod innmed altaret, sende Salomo Benaja Jojadason i veg og sagde: «Gakk av stad og slå honom ned!»
And it was reported to king Solomon that Joab had fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and that he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, put him to death.”
30 Då no Benaja kom til Herrens tjeld, sagde han til honom: «So segjer kongen: «Gakk ut!»» Men han svara: «Nei, her vil eg døy.» Og Benaja melde svaret til kongen og sagde: «So hev Joab sagt, og so hev han svara meg.»
And Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and he said to him: “The king says this: ‘Come out.’” But he said: “I will not come out. Instead, I will die here.” Benaiah sent word back to the king, saying, “Joab said this, and he responded to me in this way.”
31 Kongen sagde til honom: «Gjer som han hev sagt, slå honom ned og få honom i jordi, og fria soleis meg og farshuset mitt frå det skuldlause blodet som Joab hev rent ut!
And the king said to him, “Do just as he has said. And put him to death, and bury him. And so shall you take away the innocent blood, which was shed by Joab, from me and from my father’s house.
32 Og Herren skal lata blodet hans koma att yver hans eige hovud, av di han hogg ned tvo menner som var rettferdigare og betre enn han sjølv, og drap deim med sverd utan at David, far min, visste det; det var Abner Nersson, Israels herførar, og Amasa Jetersson, Judas herførar.
And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.
33 Ja, blodet deira skal koma att yver hovudet åt Joab og avkjømet hans i all æva. Men David og hans avkjøme og huset og kongsstolen hans skal Herren gjeva fred i all æva.»
And their blood shall be turned back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his offspring forever. But as for David, and his offspring and house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord, even unto eternity.”
34 Benaja Jojadason gjekk so upp og slo honom ned og tok livet av honom, og han vart jorda attmed huset sitt i øydemarki.
And so Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and, attacking him, put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the desert.
35 Og kongen sette Benaja Jojadason i hans stad yver heren, og sette presten Sadok i romet etter Abjatar.
And the king appointed Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army. And he appointed Zadok, the priest, in place of Abiathar.
36 Sidan sende kongen bod og kalla til seg Sime’i, og sagde til honom: «Bygg deg eit hus i Jerusalem, og gjev deg til der! Du skal ikkje ganga ut derifrå til nokon annan stad.
Also, the king sent for and summoned Shimei, and he said to him: “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and live there. And do not depart from that place to here or to there.
37 For det skal du vita, at den dagen du gjeng yver Kidronsbekken, skal du døy. Då skal blodet ditt koma yver hovudet ditt.»
For on whatever day you will have departed and crossed the torrent Kidron, know that you shall be put to death. Your blood will be upon your own head.”
38 Og Sime’i sagde til honom: «Godt; som min herre kongen hev sagt, soleis skal tenaren din gjera.» Og Sime’i budde no i Jerusalem ei tid frametter.
And Shimei said to the king: “The word is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” And so Shimei lived in Jerusalem for many days.
39 So hende det, då tri år var farne, at tvo av trælarne hjå Sime’i rømde til Akis Ma’akason, kongen i Gat. Og då Sime’i frette at trælarne hans var i Gat,
But it happened that, after three years, the servants of Shimei fled to Achish, the son of Maacah, the king of Gath. And it was reported to Shimei that his servants had gone away to Gath.
40 sala han asnet sitt og for til Gat, til Akis, og vilde leita etter deim; Sime’i tok i veg og fekk trælarne sine med seg heim frå Gat.
And Shimei rose up, and he saddled his donkey. And went away to Achish in Gath, in order to seek his servants. And he led them away from Gath.
41 Då no Salomo fekk tiend um at Sime’i var faren ut or Jerusalem og til Gat og var komen att,
And it was reported to Solomon that Shimei had gone away from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.
42 sende kongen bod og kalla til seg Sime’i, og sagde til honom: «Hev eg ikkje teke ein eid av deg ved Herren og åtvara deg og sagt: «Det skal du vita, at den dagen du gjeng ut og fer nokon stad av, skal du døy?» Og du sagde: «Det er godt; eg hev høyrt det.»
And sending, he summoned him, and he said to him: “Did I not testify to you by the Lord, and warn you in advance, ‘On whatever day, having departed, you go forth to here or to there, know that you shall die?’ And you responded to me, ‘The word that I have heard is good.’
43 Kvi hev du då ikkje agta på eiden din ved Herren, og den fyresegn eg gav deg?»
Then why have you not kept the oath to the Lord, and the commandment which I instructed to you?”
44 Og kongen heldt fram og sagde til Sime’i: «Du veit sjølv alt det vonde du hev gjort David, far min; hjarta ditt kjenner det. Herren skal no lata vondskapen din koma att yver ditt eige hovud.
And the king said to Shimei: “You know all the evil, of which your heart is conscious, which you did to David, my father. The Lord has repaid your wickedness upon your own head.”
45 Men kong Salomo skal verta velsigna, og Davids kongsstol standa fast for Herrens åsyn i all æva.»
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord, even forever.
46 Etter bod frå kongen gjekk so Benaja Jojadason ut og hogg honom ned, og han døydde. Og Salomo heldt kongedømet med endå fastare hand.
And so the king commanded Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And going out, he struck him down, and he died.
