1 Samuels 23
1 Folk melde til David: «Filistarane held på og strider mot Ke’ila, og dei herjar treskjestaderne.»
They told David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.”
2 Då spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga av stad og slå desse filistarar?» Herren svara David: «Ja, drag av stad, slå filistarane og fria ut Ke’ila!»
So David prayed to Yahweh for help and asked him, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” Yahweh said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
3 Men folki åt David sagde med honom: «Me er alt fyrr rædde um oss her i Juda. Kor skal det då ganga når me fer til Ke’ila mot filistarfylkingi?»
David's men said to him, “See, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4 Då spurde David Herren andre gongen, og Herren svara honom: «Ris upp! drag ned til Ke’ila! Eg gjev filistarane i di hand.»
Then David prayed to Yahweh for help yet again. Yahweh answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will give you victory over the Philistines.”
5 So for David med kararne sine til Ke’ila og stridde mot filistarane, førde burt buskapen deira, og gjorde stort mannefald millom deim. Soleis fria David folket i Ke’ila.
David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. He led away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 Då Abjatar Ahimeleksson rømde til David i Ke’ila, hadde han med seg messehakelen.
When Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7 Saul fekk vita at David var komen til Ke’ila. Då sagde Saul: «Gud hev gjeve honom i mi magt, sidan han hev stengt seg inne i ein by med portar og slåer.»
Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. Saul said, “God has given him into my hand. For he is shut in because he has entered a city that has gates and bars.”
8 So baud Saul ut alt folket til strid. Dei skulde draga ned til Ke’ila og kringsetja David og folket hans.
Saul summoned all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9 Då no David fekk vita at Saul lagde meinråder mot honom, sagde han til presten Abjatar: «Ber hit messehakelen!»
David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
10 Og David sagde: «Herre, Israels Gud! Tenaren din hev spurt for sant at Saul tenkjer å koma til Ke’ila og øyda byen for mi skuld.
Then David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has indeed heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Vil då Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg i hans hand? Kjem Saul hit, som tenaren din hev spurt? Herre, Israels Gud! Lat tenaren din få vissa for det!» Herren svara: «Ja, han kjem hit.»
Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, please tell your servant.” Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
12 David spurde endå ein gong: «Vil Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg og kararne mine i Sauls hender?» Herren svara: «Ja, dei vil det.»
Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” Yahweh said, “They will surrender you.”
13 Då reis David upp med kararne sine, um lag seks hundrad mann, og drog ut frå Ke’ila, og ferdast kvar helst det høvde. Då Saul fekk melding at David var rømd frå Ke’ila, let han vera å draga ut.
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, got up and went away from Keilah, and they went from place to place. It was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he stopped the pursuit.
14 So heldt David seg i øydemarki i fjellborgerne, og heldt seg millom fjelli i øydemarki Zif. Saul leita etter honom allstødt. Men Gud gav honom ikkje hans hand.
David stayed in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
15 Medan David var i Hores i øydemarki Zif, såg han at Saul hadde fare ut og vilde drepa honom.
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; now David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
16 Jonatan Saulsson for av stad og gjekk til David i Hores, og styrkte modet hans i Gud.
Then Jonathan, Saul's son, got up and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 Han sagde til honom: «Ver hugheil! handi hans Saul, far min, skal ikkje nå deg. Du skal verta konge yver Israel, og eg skal vera den andre etter deg. Det skyner ogso Saul, far min.»
He said to him, “Do not be afraid. For the hand of Saul my father will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.”
18 So gjorde dei båe ei pakt for Herren. Og David heldt seg i Hores. Men Jonatan for heim att.
They made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
19 Nokre Zif-folk drog upp til Saul i Gibea og sagde: «David held seg løynd hjå oss, i fjellborgerne i Hores, på Hakilahøgdi, sunnanfor øydemarki.
Then Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
20 Tekkjest det deg å draga ned no, konge, so gjer det! Vår sak vert det då å gjeva honom i kongens hand.»
Now come down, king! According to your desire, come down! Our part will be to surrender him into the king's hand.”
21 Då sagde Saul: «Velsigna av Herren vere de, at de tykkjer synd i meg.
Saul said, “May you be blessed by Yahweh. For you have had compassion on me.
22 Far no heim, og få endå meir vissa! finn ut og sjå etter kva stad han ferdast, og kven det er som ser honom der! For dei hev sagt meg at han er ein ful fant.
Go, make even more sure. Learn and find out where his hiding place is and who has seen him there. It is told to me that he is very crafty.
23 Finn ut og få greida på alle løynstader, der han kann løyna seg! Kom so att til meg, når det hev fenge vissa! so vil eg draga med dykk. Finst han i landet, skal eg vita å leita honom upp, um eg so skal leita millom alle Juda-ætterne.»
So look, and learn all of the places where he hides himself. Come back to me with sure information, and then I will return with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
24 So tok dei ut og gjekk til Zif fyre Saul. David og kararne hans var i øydemarki Maon, på heidi sunnanfor øydemarki.
Then they rose up and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
25 Då no Saul drog av stad med folki sine på leit etter David, fekk David høyra gjete det, og drog då ned på ein hamar, og heldt seg i øydemarki Maon. Då Saul frette det, sette han etter David inn i øydemarki Maon.
Saul and his men went to seek him. But David was told of it, so he went down to a rocky hill and lived in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he chased David in the wilderness of Maon.
26 Saul gjekk på den eine fjellsida, og David og kararne hans på hi. Nett som no David gjekk i angest og vilde sleppa frå Saul, og Saul og folki hans freista ringa David og kararne hans og fanga deim,
Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men were going on the other side of the mountain. David hurried to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to take them,
27 so kom det bod til Saul: «Skunda deg og kom! filistarane hev falle inn i landet.»
a messenger came to Saul and said, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.”
28 So heldt Saul upp med å forfølja David, og drog mot filistarane. Derav fekk den staden namnet Sela-Hammahlekot.
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.
29 David drog upp derifrå, og heldt seg so i fjellborgerne i En-Gedi.
David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.
