2 Samuel 12
1 Og Herren sende Natan til David. Då han kom inn til honom, sagde han med honom: «Det var tvo menner i ein by; den eine var rik, og den andre var fatig.
And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.
2 Rikmannen åtte bufe og smale i rikleg mengd.
The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
3 Fatigmannen åtte inkje anna enn eit lite saulamb, som han hadde kjøpt og ale upp, og som voks upp inne hjå honom og sønerne hans, i lag med deim; det åt av brødbiten hans og drakk av staupet hans, og låg i fanget hans og var som ei dotter for honom.
But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
4 So kom ein vegfarande mann til rikmannen. Då timdest han ikkje taka av sine eigne sauer eller naut sine og laga til åt ferdamannen som var komen til honom, men tok saulambet åt fatigmannen og laga til åt mannen som var komen til honom.»
Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come.
5 Då loga harmen veldug upp i David mot mannen, og han sagde til Natan: «So sant Herren liver: den mannen som det hev gjort, skal lata livet;
And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
6 og saulambet skal han bøta firfaldt, for di han for soleis fram og var so hjartelaus.»
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
7 Natan svara: «Du er mannen. So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Eg salva deg til konge yver Israel; eg frelste deg or Sauls hand.
And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;
8 Eg gav deg huset åt herren din, og konorne åt herren din lagde eg i ditt fang. Eg sette deg yver Israels hus og Judas hus. Og var det for lite, so hadde eg gjeve deg endå meir både av eitt og hitt.
I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things.
9 Kvifor hev du då vanvyrdt Herrens ord, og gjort det som er ilt i hans augo? Hetiten Uria hev du drepe med sverd, og kona hans hev du teke til kona åt deg sjølv! Honom myrde du med ammonitarsverd.
Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Difor skal no sverdet aldri vika frå ditt hus, av di du vanvyrde meg og tok kona åt hetiten Uria til kona åt deg sjølv.»
So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
11 So segjer Herren: «Sjå, eg let ulukke koma yver deg frå ditt eige hus. Konorne dine tek eg burt frå augo dine og gjev deim åt ein annan, so han ligg med konorne dine midt på ljose dagen.
The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.
12 Du let det henda i løyndom; eg let dette henda midt på ljose dagen, so heile Israel er vitne til det.»»
You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
13 David svara Natan: «Synda hev eg mot Herren.» Natan sagde til David: «So hev Herren ogso ettergjeve deg skuldi di; du skal ikkje døy.
And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.
14 Men av di du hev fenge Herrens fiendar til å spotta honom for denne sak skuld, so skal heller ikkje den sonen du hev fenge vera liv lage.»
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
15 So gjekk Natan heim. Men Herren søkte med sott det barnet David hadde fenge med kona hans Uria.
Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
16 David spurde Gud for barnet. Og David fasta. Og når han kom heim og skulde leggja seg um natti, lagde han seg på golvet.
So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.
17 Dei øvste tenarane hans gjekk upp til honom og freista reisa honom upp frå golvet. Men han vilde ikkje. Heller ikkje heldt han måltid i lag med deim.
And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.
18 Sjuande dagen døydde barnet. Då våga ikkje tenarane åt David melda honom at barnet hadde slokna. Dei tenkte: «Tala me til honom med barnet var i live, so lydde han ikkje på oss; kor kann me då melda honom at barnet hev slokna? Han kunde gjera ei ulukka!»
And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?
19 Men David gådde at tenarane kviskra saman, og han skyna barnet var dåe. David spurde tenarane: «Hev barnet slokna?» Dei svara ja.
But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.
20 Då reis David upp frå golvet, vaska seg, salva seg, skifte klæde, gjekk inn i Herrens hus og kasta seg ned for honom. Og då han kom heim, bad han um mat. Dei fram mat åt honom, og han tok til å eta.
Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.
21 Då spurde tenarane honom: «Korleis heng dette i hop? So lenge barnet var i live, fasta du og gret for det; men når barnet hev slokna, ris du upp og held måltid!»
Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.
22 Han svara: «So lenge barnet var i live, fasta eg og gret. Eg tenkte: «Kven veit? kann henda Herren vil miskunna meg og lata barnet liva!»
And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?
23 Men kvifor skulde eg fasta no det er dåe? Kann eg få det att meir? Eg skal fara til honom. Men han kjem ikkje att til meg.»
But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.
24 David trøysta Batseba, kona si. Han budde hjå henne og låg med henne. Ho åtte ein son, som han gav namnet Salomo. Honom hadde Herren kjær.
And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.
25 Han sende bod med profeten Natan. Og han gav honom namnet Jedidja for Herrens skuld.
And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
26 Joab gjorde åtak på hovudstaden Rabba i Ammonitarlandet, og hertok byen.
Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.
27 So sende Joab bod til David og melde: «Eg hev gjort åtak på Rabba og hev teke vats-byen.
And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.
28 Stemn no i hop resten av folket! Kringset og tak byen, so det ikkje skal heitast at eg hev teke byen, og fær ordet for det!»
So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.
29 David stemnde då saman alt herfolket, drog til Rabba, gjorde åtak og tok byen.
Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.
30 Han tok kongekruna frå hovudet på kongen. Ho var av gull og vog vel tvo vågar og var prydd med ein glimestein. Ho vart no sett på Davids hovud. Eit veldugt herfang førde han heim frå byen.
And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.
31 Folket i byen slæpte han burt, og sette til arbeid ved sagbruki, med treskjevalsorne av jarn og med jarnøksarne, og let deim træla ved tiglomnarne. Soleis gjorde han med alle ammonitarne. So snudde David med alt folket heim att til Jerusalem.
And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.
