2 Samuel 15
1 Ei stund etterpå fekk Absalom seg vogn og hestar og femti mann som sprang fyre honom.
And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Tidleg um morgonen pla Absalom standa attmed vegen til porten. So tidt nokon var på veg til kongen med eikor saki han vilde hava dom i, ropa Absalom honom til seg og spurde: «Kva by er du frå?» Når han svara: «Frå den og den ætti i Israel er tenaren din, »
And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.
3 so svara Absalom: «Du veit saka di er både god og rett, men hjå kongen finn du inkje ope øyra.»
And Abessalom said to him, See, your affairs [are] right and clear, yet you have no one [appointed] of the king to hear you.
4 Og han lagde til: «Gjev dei gjera meg til domar i landet! Då skulde kvar ein koma til meg med saker og søksmål. Og eg skulde gjeva honom rett.»
And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!
5 Gjekk einkvan fram og vilde bøygja seg for honom, retta han ut handi og tok um honom og kysste honom.
And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
6 Soleis gjorde Absalom med alle i Israel som kom med saker kongen skulde døma i. Og Absalom dåra hugen hjå Israels-sønerne.
And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 Fire år var lidne, då Absalom ein dag bad kongen: «Lat meg draga til Hebron og halda ein lovnad eg hev gjort åt Herren!
And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.
8 Då tenaren din budde i Gesur i Syria, gjorde eg den lovnaden: «Let Herren meg verkeleg koma heim att til Jerusalem, so vil eg halda ei gudstenesta åt Herren.»»
For your servant vowed a vow when I lived at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.
9 Kongen svara: «Far i fred!» Han reis upp og drog til Hebron.
And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.
10 Absalom sende so njosnarar til alle ætterne i Israels med dei ordi: «Når de høyrer luren ljoda, då kann det fortelja at Absalom hev vorte konge i Hebron.»
And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall you say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.
11 Med Absalom fylgde tvo hundrad mann frå Jerusalem, som var innbodne og fylgde med i god tru; dei visste ingen ting.
And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.
12 Medan Absalom ofra slagtofferi, sende han bod og henta dessutan Ahitofel, rådsmannen åt David, frå Gilo, heimbyen hans. Samansverjingi auka i styrke. Folket heldt på og gjekk yver til Absalom i store mengder.
And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.
13 Ein bodberar kom til David og melde: «Israels-mennerne hev vendt hugen sin til Absalom.»
And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.
14 Då baud David alle tenarane sine, dei som var hjå honom i Jerusalem: «Av stad! Det finst ingi onnor råd for oss til å berga oss undan Absalom. Skunda dykk av stad, so han ikkje kjem brått på oss og fører ulukka yver oss og drep byfolket!»
And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
15 Kongstenarane svara: «Tenarene dine er budde til alt det du vil, herre konge!»
And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold [we are] your servants.
16 Då drog kongen ut; og alle husfolki hans fylgde. Ti av fylgjekonorne let kongen att til å vakta huset.
And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.
17 Då kongen drog av stad, fylgde alt byfolket. Dei stogga ved Bet-Hammerhak.
And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.
18 Alle tenarane gjekk framum honom, like eins heile livvakti. Og alle Gats-folki, seks hundrad mann som hadde fylgt honom frå Gat, gjekk framum kongen.
And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.
19 Kongen sagde med Gats-mannen Ittai: «Kvifor gjeng du og med oss? Far attende, og ver hjå honom som no er konge! Du er då berre utlending, ja ein heimlaus utvandrar.
And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why do you also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for you are a stranger, and you has come forth as a sojourner out of your place.
20 Du kom i går! Skulde eg i dag lata deg reika ikring med oss på ferdi vår, no eg ikkje sjølv veit leidi? Far attende, og tak brørne dine med deg! Gjev miskunn og truskap må timast dykk!»
Whereas you came yesterday, shall I today cause you to travel with us, and shall you [thus] change your place? you did come forth yesterday, and today shall I set you in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go wherever I may go: return then, and cause your brethren to return with you, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with you.
21 Men Ittai svara kongen: «So sant Herren liver, og so sant du liver, herre konge: den staden du er, herre konge, der vil tenaren din ogso vera, anten det ber til liv eller daude!»
And Ethi answered the king and said, [As] the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wherever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall your servant be.
22 David sagde då til Ittai: «Ja ja, ver so med!» Gats-mannen Ittai drog då med, fylgd av alle sine menner og heile barneflokken som han hadde med seg.
And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.
23 Heile landet storgret då alt folket drog fram. Og då kongen gjekk yver Kidronsbekken, fylgde alt folket etter og tok vegen åt øydemarki.
And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.
24 Sjå Sadok og alle levitarne var og med honom. Dei bar Guds sambandskista med seg. Dei sette Guds kista ned - då kom Abjatar og upp - til dess alt folket hadde rokke fram frå byen.
And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.
25 Kongen sagde då til Sadok: «Før Guds kista attende til byen! Syner Herren meg miskunn, so let han meg koma heim att, so eg fær sjå att honom og bustaden hans.
And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favor in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will show me it and its beauty.
26 Men segjer han: «Eg hev ikkje godvilje for deg, » då er eg budd: han gjere med meg som han tykkjer!»
But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in you; behold, [here] I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.
27 Og kongen sagde med presten Sadok: «Du sjåar. Far heim att i fred! Og båe sønerne dykkar, Ahima’as, son din, og Jonatan Abjatarsson, må fylgja med dykk.
And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, you shall return to the city in peace, and Achimaas your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
28 Sjå, eg vil drygja attmed ferjestaderne i øydemarki til dess eg fær bod frå dykk med meldingar.»
Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.
29 So førde Sadok og Abjatar Guds kista attende til Jerusalem og stana der.
So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.
30 David gjekk gråtande upp Oljefjellet med tilsveipt hovud og berrføtt. Og alt folket som fylgde, hadde og sveipt til hovudi sine og gjekk gråtande dit upp.
And David went up by the ascent of [the mount of] Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered [every] man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.
31 Då David fekk høyra at Ahitofel var millom deim som hadde samansvore seg med Absalom, bad David: «Herre, gjer Ahitofels råd til skammar!»
And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also [is] among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray you, the counsel of Achitophel.
32 Då David var komen øvst på fjellet, der dei plar tilbeda Gud, då kom Husai av arkitætti mot honom med sundrivne klæde og mold på hovudet.
And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having tore his garment, and earth [was] upon his head.
33 David sagde til honom: «Gjeng du med meg, vert du til bry for meg.
And David said to him, If you should go over with me, then will you be a burden to me;
34 Men gjeng du attende til byen og segjer med Absalom: «Din tenar vil eg vera, konge! far din’s tenar var eg fyrr; no er eg din tenar!» - so kann du hjelpa meg å skjepla Ahitofels råd.
but if you shall return to the city, and shall say to Abessalom, Your brethren are passed over, and the king your father is passed over after me: and now I am your servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of your father, and now I [am] your humble servant—so shall you disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.
35 Du veit du hev prestarne Sadok og Abjatar ogso der. Alt du frettar frå kongshuset, må du melda åt prestarne Sadok og Abjatar.
And, behold, [there are] there with you Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that you shall hear of the house of the king, you shall report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
36 Dei hev ogso båe sønerne sine heime: Sadok hev Ahima’as, og Abjatar hev Jonatan. Med deim kann du senda meg bod um alt du fretter.»
Behold, [there are] there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them you shall report to me every word which you shall hear.
37 So gjekk då Husai, venen åt David, inn i byen, samstundes som Absalom drog inn i Jerusalem.
So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.
