1 Samuels 24
1 Då Saul kom heim att frå herferdi mot filistarane, fekk han tiend at David var i øydemarki En-Gedi.
And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
2 Då tok Saul tri tusund mann, utvalde or heile Israel, og drog av stad på leit etter David og kararne hans austum Steinbukk-hamrarne.
Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
3 Han kom til sauegardarne attmed vegen; der var det ein heller; og der inn gjekk Saul for seg sjølv. David og kararne hans sat inst i helleren.
And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
4 Då sagde folki åt David med honom: «No er dagen komen som Herren nemde med deg: «Eg vil gjeva uvenen din i handi di, so du kann gjera med honom etter eige tykkje.»» David reis upp og skar i løyndom ein snipp av kappa åt Saul.
And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
5 Men so fekk David samvitsagg, av di han hadde skore av kappesnippen for Saul.
After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 Og han sagde med kararne sine: «Aldri i verdi vil Herren at eg skal gjera sovore og leggja hand på herren min som Herren hev salva; for han er den som Herren hev salva.»
And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
7 David truga kararne sine med strenge ord og gav deim ikkje lov til å falla yver Saul. Men då Saul reis upp og gjekk ut or helleren og skulde fara lenger,
And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
8 då reis David og upp, gjekk ut or helleren og ropa etter Saul: «Herre konge!» Då Saul såg seg attende, kasta David seg å gruve på jordi. Han bøygde seg,
Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
9 og ropa til Saul: «Kvi høyrer du på det folk segjer, at David lurar på eitkvart ilt mot deg?
And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
10 Med eigne augo hev du set i dag kor eg sparde deg, endå Herren hadde gjeve deg i mi hand i helleren, og dei rådde meg til å drepa deg. Men eg sparde deg, med di eg tenkte: «Ikkje vil eg leggja hand på herren min; for han er den Herren salva.»
Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
11 Sjå sjølv, far! ja sjå her snippen av kappa di i mi hand! Når eg skar av kappesnippen og ikkje drap deg, so må du då skyna og sjå at eg ikkje etlar deg noko ilt eller noko brot, og at eg ikkje hev gjort synd mot deg, endå du sit etter meg og vil taka livet av meg.
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
12 Herren skal døma oss imillom, og Herren skal hemna meg på deg. Men mi hand skal ikkje vera lyft mot deg.
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
13 Det er som det gamle ordtøket segjer: «Frå dei vonde kjem vondskap.» Men mi hand skal ikkje vera lyft mot deg.
So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
14 Kven er det Israels konge hev drege ut imot? Kven er det du forfylgjer? Ein daud hund! ei einsleg loppa!
Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
15 Herren skal vera domar og døma oss imillom. Han skal sjå til og føra mi sak, ja døma meg fri frå deg.»
May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
16 Då David hadde tala ut med Saul, ropa Saul til David: «Er det di røyst dette, David, son min?» Og Saul sette i og gret.
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
17 Og han sagde til David: «Retten er på di sida og ikkje på mi. Du hev gjort godt mot meg, medan eg hev gjort ilt mot deg.
And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
18 I dag hev du synt kor god du er mot meg, med di du ikkje drap meg, endå Herren hadde gjeve meg i di hand.
And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19 Når ein råkar uvenen sin, plar ein då lata honom fara i fred? Herren gjeva deg lika for det gode du synte meg i dag!
For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
20 Sjå no skynar eg at du skal verta konge, og at kongedømet yver Israel skal vera fast i di hand.
And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
21 Men gjer no eid ved Herren at du ikkje vil rydja ut mi ætt etter meg og ikkje strjuka ut namnet mitt or ætti mi!»
Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
22 David gjorde den eiden til Saul. So for Saul heim. David og kararne hans drog upp i fjellborgi.
And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.
