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.
The Lord sent Nathan to see David. When he got there, he said, “Once there were two men living in the same town. One was rich, and one was poor.
2 Rikmannen åtte bufe og smale i rikleg mengd.
The rich man had many thousands of sheep and cattle,
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 didn't have anything but one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He cared for it, and it grew up with him and his children. It would eat from his plate and drank from his cup. It slept on his lap and 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.»
One day the rich man had a visitor. He didn't want to take one of his own sheep or cattle to feed his visitor. He took the poor man's lamb instead to prepare a meal for his visitor.”
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;
David became absolutely furious with what that man did, and angrily told Nathan. “As the Lord lives, the man who did this should be put to death!
6 og saulambet skal han bøta firfaldt, for di han for soleis fram og var so hjartelaus.»
He must repay that lamb with four of his own for doing this, for being so heartless.”
7 Natan svara: «Du er mannen. So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Eg salva deg til konge yver Israel; eg frelste deg or Sauls hand.
“You are that man!” Nathan told David. “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel, and I saved you from 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 your master's house to you and placed your master's wives in your lap. I gave you the kingdom of Israel and Judah, and if that hadn't been enough, I would have given you so much 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.
So why have you treated what Lord said with contempt by doing evil in his sight? You killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and stole his wife—you killed him using the sword of the Ammonites.
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 your descendants will always face the sword that kills because you treated me with contempt and stole Uriah's 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.
This is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring disaster in you from your own family. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone else, and he will sleep openly with your wives where everyone can see.
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 all in secret, but I will do it openly where everyone in all of Israel can see.”
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.
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” “The Lord has forgiven your sins. You're not going to die,” Nathan replied.
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 because by doing this you have treated the Lord with complete contempt, the son you have will die.”
15 So gjekk Natan heim. Men Herren søkte med sott det barnet David hadde fenge med kona hans Uria.
Then Nathan went home. The Lord made the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David become very sick.
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.
David pleaded with God on behalf of the boy. He fasted, went to his bedroom, and spent the night lying in sackcloth on 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.
His senior officials approached him and tried to help him up from the ground, but he didn't want to, and he refused their appeals to eat.
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!»
On the seventh day the child died. But David's officials were scared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said to each other, “Look, while the child was still alive, we talked with him, and he refused to listen to us. How on earth can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something really bad!”
19 Men David gådde at tenarane kviskra saman, og han skyna barnet var dåe. David spurde tenarane: «Hev barnet slokna?» Dei svara ja.
But David saw his officials were whispering among themselves, he realized that the child was dead. So he asked his officials, “Did the child die?” “Yes, he died,” they replied.
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.
David got up from the ground, washed and put on scented oils, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Afterwards he went back home, and asked for some food. So they served him a meal which 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!»
“Why are you acting like this?” his officials asked him. “While the child was still alive, you fasted and cried aloud, but now that he's dead, you get up and eat.”
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!»
David replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and cried aloud, for I thought to myself, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will be gracious to me and let him 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 that he's dead, what's the point for me to go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? One day I will die and 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.
David consoled his wife Bathsheba, and he made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child,
25 Han sende bod med profeten Natan. Og han gav honom namnet Jedidja for Herrens skuld.
so he sent a message through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
26 Joab gjorde åtak på hovudstaden Rabba i Ammonitarlandet, og hertok byen.
At this time Joab had been fighting against the Ammonite town of Rabbah, and had captured the royal fortress.
27 So sende Joab bod til David og melde: «Eg hev gjort åtak på Rabba og hev teke vats-byen.
Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, “I have attacked Rabbah and I have also captured its water supply.
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 please call up the rest of the army, besiege the town, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and I will get the credit.”
29 David stemnde då saman alt herfolket, drog til Rabba, gjorde åtak og tok byen.
So David called up the rest of the army and marched on Rabbah. He attacked it and captured 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.
He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was decorated with precious stones. David took a large amount of plunder 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.
David took the inhabitants and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he also made them work making bricks. He did the same in all the Ammonite towns. Then David and the whole Israelite army returned to Jerusalem.
