1 Samuels 26
1 Folk frå Zif kom til Saul i Gibea og sagde: «Meiner du ikkje David held seg løynd på Hakilahøgdi, beint imot øydemarki!»
One day [some of] the people of Ziph [town] went to Saul while he was at Gibeah, and they said to him, “David is hiding in a cave on Hakilah hill, across from Jeshimon [town].”
2 Saul tok på veg ned til øydemarki Zif med tri tusund mann, utvalde or Israel, på leit etter David i Zifmarki.
So Saul chose 3,000 of the best Israeli soldiers and went with them to Ziph Desert to search for David.
3 Saul lægra seg på Hakilahøgdi beint imot øydemarki, attmed vegen. David heldt seg då i øydemarki. Då han skyna at Saul var komen etter honom inn i øydemarki,
Saul and his men set up their tents close to the road on Hakilah hill, east of Jeshimon [town], but David [and his men] stayed in the desert. When David heard that Saul was searching for him,
4 sende han ut njosnarar, og fekk vita for visst at Saul var komen.
he sent some spies to find out for certain that Saul had come to Hakilah.
5 So braut David upp og drog til den staden der Saul hadde lægra seg. David såg staden der Saul låg saman med herhovdingen, Abner Nersson. Saul låg i vognborgi, og folket hans var lægra rundt ikring honom.
Then [that evening] David went to the place where Saul had set up his tent. [From a distance] he saw where Saul and his army commander, Abner, were sleeping. Saul was sleeping with all his army [sleeping] around him.
6 David tok til ords og spurde hetiten Ahimelek og Abisai Serujason, bror åt Joab: «Kven vil ganga med meg ned til Saul i lægret?» Abisai svara: «Eg gjeng med deg.»
David [went back to where his men were and] talked to Ahimelech, who was from the Heth people-group, and Joab’s brother Abishai, whose mother was [David’s older sister] Zeruiah. He asked them, “Who will go with me down into the camp where Saul is?” Abishai replied, “I will go with you.”
7 So kom David og Abisai nattars tid til herfolket der, og såg Saul låg og sov i vognborgi; med spjotet stunge i marki attmed hovudgjerdi. Abner og herfolket låg rundt ikring honom.
So that night David and Abishai crept into Saul’s camp. They saw that Saul was asleep. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. Abner [the army commander] and the other soldiers were sleeping around Saul.
8 Då sagde Abisai til David: «I dag hev Gud gjeve uvenen din i di hand! Lat meg no få renna spjotet gjenom honom ned i marki! Det gjer eg med ein einaste støyt, eg tarv ikkje gjeva honom fleire.»
Abishai whispered to David, “Today Yahweh has enabled us to kill your enemy! Allow me to fasten Saul to the ground [by thrusting] my spear into him. It will be necessary for me to strike him only once. I will not [need to] strike him twice.”
9 Men David svara: «Du fær ikkje gjeva honom mein! Kven hev strafflaust lagt hand på den Herren salva?»
But David whispered to Abishai, “No, do not kill Saul. Yahweh has appointed him to be king, so Yahweh will surely [RHQ] punish anyone who kills him.
10 «So sant Herren liver, » sagde David, «Herren lyt sjølv slå honom, eller avferdsdagen hans må koma på vanleg vis, eller han lyt få sin bane i krigen.
Just as surely as Yahweh lives, he himself will punish Saul. Perhaps Yahweh will strike him when it is Saul’s time to die, or perhaps Saul will be killed in a battle.
11 Aldri i verdi vil Herren at eg skal leggja hand på den Herren hev salva. Tak likevel spjotet attmed hovudgjerdi, og vatskrukka! Lat oss so ganga vår veg!»
But I hope/desire that Yahweh will prevent me from harming the king whom he has appointed. Let’s take Saul’s spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s get out of here!”
12 David tok då spjotet og vatskrukka frå hovudgjerdi åt Saul, og so gjekk dei sin veg. Det var ingen som gådde og ingen som hådde, og ingen som vakna: Dei sov alle i hop. Herren hadde late ein tung svevn falla yver deim.
So David took the spear and the jug, and he and Abishai left. No one saw them or knew what they were doing, and no one woke up, because Yahweh had caused them to be sound asleep.
13 Då David var komen på hi sida, steig han fram på ein fjellknaus langt burte, so det var langt imillom deim.
David and Abishai went across the valley and climbed to the top of the hill, a long way from Saul’s camp.
14 Og David ropa til herfolket og til Abner Nersson: «Vil du ikkje svara, Abner?» Abner svara: «Kven er du som ropar til kongen?»
Then David shouted to Abner, “Abner, can you hear me?” Abner [woke up and] replied “Who are you, [waking up] the king by calling out to him?”
15 David ropa til Abner: «Du er då ein makelaus kar! I heile Israel finst ikkje maken! Korleis vaktar du kongen, din herre? Det hev vore einkvan inne og vilja gjera mein på kongen, herren din.
David replied, “[I am sure that] you are the greatest man in Israel [IRO, RHQ]! So why did you not guard your master, the king? Someone came into your camp in order to kill your master, the king.
16 Det er ikkje vel gjort, det som du hev gjort. So sant Herren liver, de hadde fortent å lata livet, av di de ikkje hev vakt yver herren dykkar, honom som Herren salva. Sjå no etter: kvar er kongens spjot, og vatskrukka som stod attmed hovudgjerdi hans?»
You have done a very poor [job of guarding Saul]. So just as surely as Yahweh lives, you and your men should be executed! You have not guarded your master whom Yahweh appointed to be the king. Where are the king’s spear and the water jug that were close to his head?”
17 Saul kjende att røysti hans David og sagde: «Det er då di røyst dette, David, son min!» David svara: «Ja, herre konge!»
[The shouting woke] Saul [up and he] recognized that it was David’s voice. He called out, saying, “My son David, is that your voice?” David replied, “Yes, your majesty it is my voice.”
18 Og han sagde: «Kvifor forfylgjer du, herre, tenaren din soleis? Kva hev eg då gjort? Kva vondt finst hjå meg?
Then David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me [RHQ]? What wrong have I done [RHQ]?
19 Gjev du, herre konge, no vil høyra på tenaren din: Er det Herren som hev eggja deg imot meg, so lat honom få kjenna lukti av ei offergåva! Men er det manneborn som hev eggja deg, so vere dei bannstøytte av Herren, av di dei hev jaga meg burt, so eg no ikkje slå lag med Herrens eigen lyd! Det er som dei vil segja: «Far av og ten framande gudar!»
Your majesty, listen to me! If Yahweh has caused you to be angry with me, I should offer a sacrifice [in order to appease him]. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, I hope/desire that Yahweh will curse them. They have forced me to leave the land that Yahweh gave to me. They have told me, ‘Go somewhere else and worship other gods!’
20 Og må ikkje no blodet mitt renna ut på marki langt frå Herrens åsyn, når Israels-kongen dreg ut på leit etter ei einsleg loppa, liksom ein veidar rapphøns på heiderne?»
Now do not force me to die [MTY] far from [where we worship] Yahweh. You, the king of Israel, have come here searching for me. [But I do not want to harm you]! I am [as harmless as] a flea [MET]. You are searching for me like people hunt for a bird in the mountains! [MET]”
21 Då sagde Saul: «Eg hev synda. Kom heim att, David, son min! Eg vil ikkje gjera deg noko ilt, etter du i dag hev halde livet mitt so dyrt. Sjå, eg hev fare uvisleg, eg hev bore meg reint gale åt.»
Then Saul said, “David, my son. I have sinned [by trying to kill you]. So come back home. Today you have considered my life to be very valuable [and so you have not killed me]. So I will not try to harm you. I have made a big mistake and have acted foolishly.”
22 David svara og sagde: «Sjå her er spjotet, konge! Lat ein av sveinarne dine koma hit og henta det!
David replied, [“will leave] your spear here. Send one of your young men here to get it.
23 Og Herren skal løna kvar ein som er ærleg og trufast, soleis som eg var i dag; då Herren gav deg i mi hand og eg vilde ikkje leggja hand på den som Herren hev salva.
Yahweh rewards us for the things that we do that are right and for being loyal [to him]. Even when Yahweh placed me where I could easily have killed you, I refused to do that, because you are the one whom Yahweh has appointed [MTY] to be the king.
24 Difor: liksom eg hev halde ditt liv so høgt i dag, so skal Herren og halda mitt liv høgt, og han skal fria meg ut or all naud.»
Just like I considered your life to be valuable [and spared your life] today, I hope/desire that Yahweh will consider my life to be valuable and [spare my life and] save me from all my troubles.”
25 Saul sagde med David: «Velsigna vere du, David, son min! Det du tek deg fyre, skal du ogso sanneleg magtast gjera.» So for David sin veg, og Saul drog heim att.
Then Saul said to David, “My son David, I pray that Yahweh will bless you. You will do great things very successfully.” Then David returned to his men, and Saul went back home.
