1 Samuels 24
1 Då Saul kom heim att frå herferdi mot filistarane, fekk han tiend at David var i øydemarki En-Gedi.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
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.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild 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.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same 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.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Men so fekk David samvitsagg, av di han hadde skore av kappesnippen for Saul.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
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.»
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
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,
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
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,
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 og ropa til Saul: «Kvi høyrer du på det folk segjer, at David lurar på eitkvart ilt mot deg?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
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.»
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
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.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 Herren skal døma oss imillom, og Herren skal hemna meg på deg. Men mi hand skal ikkje vera lyft mot deg.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 Det er som det gamle ordtøket segjer: «Frå dei vonde kjem vondskap.» Men mi hand skal ikkje vera lyft mot deg.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 Kven er det Israels konge hev drege ut imot? Kven er det du forfylgjer? Ein daud hund! ei einsleg loppa!
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 Herren skal vera domar og døma oss imillom. Han skal sjå til og føra mi sak, ja døma meg fri frå deg.»
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
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.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
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.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad 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.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
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!
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Sjå no skynar eg at du skal verta konge, og at kongedømet yver Israel skal vera fast i di hand.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
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!»
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 David gjorde den eiden til Saul. So for Saul heim. David og kararne hans drog upp i fjellborgi.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
