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 the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Rikmannen åtte bufe og smale i rikleg mengd.
And the rich [man] had very many 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 ewe lamb, which he had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
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.»
And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
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 greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, [As] the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
6 og saulambet skal han bøta firfaldt, for di han for soleis fram og var so hjartelaus.»
And he shall restore the lamb sevenfold, because he has not spared.
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 the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed you to be king over Israel, and I rescued you out the hand 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.
and I gave you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord into your bosom, and I gave to you the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given you yet more.
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 have you set at nothing the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? you have slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and you have taken his wife to be your wife, and you have slain him 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.»
Now therefore the sword shall not depart from your house for ever, because you has set me at nothing, and you have taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, 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.
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against you evil out of your house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and will give them to your neighbour, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight 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.»»
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before 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, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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.»
Only because you have given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, your son also that is born to you shall surely die.
15 So gjekk Natan heim. Men Herren søkte med sott det barnet David hadde fenge med kona hans Uria.
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was 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.
And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
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 elders of his house arose [and went] to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat bread 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 it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he listened not to our voice; and you should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do [himself] harm.
19 Men David gådde at tenarane kviskra saman, og han skyna barnet var dåe. David spurde tenarane: «Hev barnet slokna?» Dei svara ja.
And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.
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 rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
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!»
And his servants said to him, What [is] this thing that you have done concerning the child? while it was yet living you did fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead you did rise up, and did eat bread, and drink.
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 David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?
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 it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return 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 comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
25 Han sende bod med profeten Natan. Og han gav honom namnet Jedidja for Herrens skuld.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.
26 Joab gjorde åtak på hovudstaden Rabba i Ammonitarlandet, og hertok byen.
And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 So sende Joab bod til David og melde: «Eg hev gjort åtak på Rabba og hev teke vats-byen.
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
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!»
And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon it.
29 David stemnde då saman alt herfolket, drog til Rabba, gjorde åtak og tok byen.
And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought against 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 Molchom their king from off his head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
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 brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
