2 Samuel 15
1 Ei stund etterpå fekk Absalom seg vogn og hestar og femti mann som sprang fyre honom.
Some time later, Absalom acquired a chariot and horses [to pull it]. He [hired] 50 men to run in front of him [to honor him while he was riding around Jerusalem in the chariot].
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, »
Furthermore, he always rose early [each morning] and stood by the city gate. Whenever someone came there with a dispute/quarrel that he wanted the king to decide, Absalom would call out to him, asking “What city are you from?” When the person told him what [city and] tribe he was from,
3 so svara Absalom: «Du veit saka di er både god og rett, men hjå kongen finn du inkje ope øyra.»
Absalom would say to him, “Listen, [I am sure that] what you are saying/claiming is right. But there is no one whom the king has appointed/authorized to listen to [people like] 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.»
Absalom would then add, “I wish that I were a judge in this land. If I were a judge, anyone who had a dispute could come to me, and I would decide it fairly/justly.”
5 Gjekk einkvan fram og vilde bøygja seg for honom, retta han ut handi og tok um honom og kysste honom.
And whenever anyone came near to Absalom to bow respectfully in front of him, Absalom would reach out and embrace him and kiss him.
6 Soleis gjorde Absalom med alle i Israel som kom med saker kongen skulde døma i. Og Absalom dåra hugen hjå Israels-sønerne.
Absalom did this to everyone in Israel who came to the king because of having a dispute with someone. In that way, Absalom persuaded all the Israeli people to be more pleased with him [IDM] [than they were pleased with David].
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!
Four years later, Absalom [went to] the king and said, “Please allow me to go to Hebron [city], in order that I can do what I promised Yahweh that I would do.
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.»»
When I was living in Geshur, in Syria, I promised Yahweh that if he brought me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him [in Hebron].”
9 Kongen svara: «Far i fred!» Han reis upp og drog til Hebron.
The king replied, “You may go.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
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.»
But [while he was there, ] he secretly sent messengers to all the tribes in Israel, to tell them, “When you hear the sound of the trumpets [being blown], shout ‘Absalom has become the king at Hebron!’”
11 Med Absalom fylgde tvo hundrad mann frå Jerusalem, som var innbodne og fylgde med i god tru; dei visste ingen ting.
Absalom had taken with him to Hebron 200 men from Jerusalem, but they did not know [what Absalom was planning to do].
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.
While Absalom was offering sacrifices [at Hebron], he sent a message to Ahithophel, from Giloh [town], requesting him to come. Ahithophel was one of the king’s advisors. So the number of people who joined Absalom and who were ready to rebel [against David] became larger.
13 Ein bodberar kom til David og melde: «Israels-mennerne hev vendt hugen sin til Absalom.»
Soon a messenger came to David and said to him, “All [HYP] the Israeli people [SYN] are joining Absalom to rebel against you!”
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!»
So David said to all his officials, “We must leave immediately if we want to escape from Absalom! We must go quickly, before he [and his men] arrive. If we do not do that, they will kill us and everyone else in the city!”
15 Kongstenarane svara: «Tenarene dine er budde til alt det du vil, herre konge!»
The king’s officials said, “Okay, your majesty, we are ready to do whatever you decide.”
16 Då drog kongen ut; og alle husfolki hans fylgde. Ti av fylgjekonorne let kongen att til å vakta huset.
So the king left ten of his slave wives there to take care of the palace, but all the other people in his palace went with him.
17 Då kongen drog av stad, fylgde alt byfolket. Dei stogga ved Bet-Hammerhak.
When they all were leaving [the city], they stopped at the last 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.
The king and his officials stood there while his bodyguards went by in front of him. 600 soldiers from Gath [city] also walked by in front of him.
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.
Then David said to Ittai, [the leader of the soldiers] from Gath, “(Why are you going with us?/You should not be going with us.) [RHQ] Go back and stay with [Absalom] the [new] king. You are not an Israeli; you are living away from your own land.
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!»
You have lived here [in Israel] for only a short time [HYP]. And we do not even know where we will be going. So it is not right [RHQ] for me to force you to wander around with us. And take your troops with you. And I hope/wish that Yahweh will faithfully love and be loyal to 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!»
But Ittai replied, “Your Majesty, as surely as you live, wherever you go, I will go; I will stay with you, whether they kill me or allow me to live.”
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.
David replied to Ittai, “Okay, march with us!” So Ittai and all his troops and their families went [with David].
23 Heile landet storgret då alt folket drog fram. Og då kongen gjekk yver Kidronsbekken, fylgde alt folket etter og tok vegen åt øydemarki.
All the people [along the road] cried when they saw them walking by. The king and all the others crossed the Kidron Valley and then they all went [up the hill] toward the desert.
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.
Abiathar and Zadok, [the priests, ] were walking with them. The descendants of Levi [who helped the priests] also went with them, carrying the sacred chest that contained the Ten Commandments. But they set it on the ground until all the others had left 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.
Then the king said to Zadok, “You and Abiathar take the sacred chest back into the city. If Yahweh is pleased with me, he will some day allow me to return to see it and the place where it is kept.
26 Men segjer han: «Eg hev ikkje godvilje for deg, » då er eg budd: han gjere med meg som han tykkjer!»
But if he says that he is not pleased with me, then I am willing for him to do to me whatever he thinks is good.”
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.
He also said to Zadok, “Listen [to what I suggest]. You and Abiathar return to the city peacefully/safely, and take your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan with you.
28 Sjå, eg vil drygja attmed ferjestaderne i øydemarki til dess eg fær bod frå dykk med meldingar.»
I will wait in the desert at the place where people can walk across the river, until you send a message to me.”
29 So førde Sadok og Abjatar Guds kista attende til Jerusalem og stana der.
So Zadok and Abiathar carried the sacred chest back to Jerusalem, and they stayed 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.
David [and those with him] went up Olive [Tree] Hill. David was crying while he walked. He was walking barefoot and had something covering his head [to show that he was sorrowful]. All those who were going with him also covered their heads and were crying while they walked.
31 Då David fekk høyra at Ahitofel var millom deim som hadde samansvore seg med Absalom, bad David: «Herre, gjer Ahitofels råd til skammar!»
Someone told David that Ahithophel had joined with those who were rebelling against David. So David prayed, “Yahweh, cause whatever Ahithophel suggests to Absalom [that he should do to be considered] to be foolish!”
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.
When they arrived at the top of the hill, where there was a place where the people worshiped [God], suddenly Hushai, from the Arki people-group, met David. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head [to show that he was very sad].
33 David sagde til honom: «Gjeng du med meg, vert du til bry for meg.
David said to him, “If you go with me, you will not be able to help 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 return to the city, [you can help me by] saying to Absalom, ‘Your Majesty, I will serve you as faithfully as I served your father.’ If you do that [and stay near Absalom], you will be able to oppose any advice that Ahithophel gives to Absalom.
35 Du veit du hev prestarne Sadok og Abjatar ogso der. Alt du frettar frå kongshuset, må du melda åt prestarne Sadok og Abjatar.
Zadok and Abiathar the priests are already there [RHQ]. Whatever you hear people say in the king’s palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar.
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.»
Keep in mind that Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan are also there. You can tell them whatever you find out, and send them to report it to me.”
37 So gjekk då Husai, venen åt David, inn i byen, samstundes som Absalom drog inn i Jerusalem.
So David’s friend Hushai returned to the city, at the same time that Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
