2 Samuel 19
1 Joab spurde at kongen gret og syrgde yver Absalom.
Someone told Joab that the king was crying and mourning because Absalom had died.
2 Sigeren vart soleis umskift til ei stor folkesorg den dagen. For herfolket høyrde gjete den dagen at kongen bar sorg for son sin.
All of David’s soldiers became sad. Instead of rejoicing about defeating [the soldiers who had fought with Absalom], they were sad because they heard that the king was mourning because Absalom [was dead].
3 Folket stal seg inn i byen den dagen, soleis som folk plar gjera når dei skjemmest av di dei hev rømt frå slaget.
The soldiers returned to the city quietly, like [SIM] soldiers do when they are ashamed because they ran away from battle.
4 Kongen hadde sveipt eit plagg kring andlitet sitt, og jamra med høgt mål: «Absalom, son min! Absalom, son min, son min!»
The king covered his face [with his hands] and kept crying loudly, “O, my son Absalom! O, Absalom, my son! My son!”
5 Då gjekk Joab inn i huset til kongen og sagde: «Du hev i dag fenge alle tenarane dine til å raudna av skam, endå dei i dag hev berga ditt liv og berga livet åt sønerne og døtterne dine, åt konorne og fylgjekonorne dine.
Then Joab entered the room where the king was, and said to the king, “Today you have caused your soldiers to be ashamed! You have humiliated the men who saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and your ordinary wives and your slave wives!
6 Du elskar då deim som hatar deg, og hatar deim som elskar deg. Du hev kunngjort i dag at hovdingarne og tenarane dine er inkjevetta for deg. Eg skynar det no, at det vilde du ha lika godt: um Absalom hadde vore i live, og alle me andre no vore drepne.
[It seems that] you love those who hate you and [that] you hate those who love you. You have caused it to be clear today that your commanders and your officers are not at all important to you. I think that if Absalom were still alive and we were all dead today, you would be happy.
7 Ris upp! gakk ut, og tala venleg med tenarane dine! Det sver eg ved Herren: Gjer du ikkje det, so vil ikkje ein einaste mann natta yver hjå deg i natt. Og det vil verta større ulukka for deg enn alle andre ulukkor som hev kome yver frå din ungdom til no.»
So, now go and thank your soldiers [for what they did]. Because I solemnly declare that if you do not do that, none of them will still be with you by tomorrow morning and that would be worse [for you] than all the disasters/troubles that you have experienced since you were a boy.”
8 Då reis kongen upp og sette seg i porten. Det vart kunngjort for alt herfolket: «Sjå kongen sit no i porten.» Då kom dei alle fram for kongen. Israel hadde rømt kvar til seg.
So the king got up and went and sat near the city gate. And all the people were told, “Hey, the king is sitting at the gate!” So they all came and gathered around him. Meanwhile, all the Israeli troops [who had been with Absalom] had returned to their homes.
9 Og alt folket i alle Israels ætter tok til å tretta med kvarandre og segja: «Kongen var det som fria oss frå fiendarne våre og berga oss frå filistarane. No hev han lote røma landet for Absalom.
Then all the people throughout the tribes of Israel started to quarrel among themselves. They said to each other, “King David rescued us from the people of Philistia and from our other enemies. But now he has fled from Absalom and left Israel!
10 Absalom, som me salva til konge yver oss, han er drepen i krigen. Kvifor drygjer de då med å få kongen attende?»
We appointed [MTY] Absalom to be our king, but he died in the battle [against David’s soldiers]. So (why does someone not try to bring King David back?/surely someone should try to bring King David back.)” [RHQ]
11 Alt dette vart bore fram for kongen der han heldt seg. David sende bod til prestarne Sadok og Abjatar og bad deim bera fram dette bodet: «Tala so til dei øvste i Juda: «Kvifor vil det vera dei siste til å henta kongen heim att til kongsgarden?»
King David [found out what the people were saying. So he] sent the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, to say to the leaders of Judah, “The king says that he has heard that all the Israeli people [want him to be king again]. And he says, ‘(Why should you be the last ones to bring me back to my palace?/It is not right that you be the last ones to bring me back to my palace.) [RHQ]
12 De er brørne mine! me er då same folket! kvifor vil de då vera dei siste til å henta kongen attende?»
You are my relatives; we have the same ancestor [IDM]. So (why should you be the last ones to bring me back?/you should certainly not be the last ones to bring me back.) [RHQ]’”
13 Til Amasa bad han deim segja: «Er ikkje me same folket? Gud late meg bøta no og sidan, um ikkje du skal verta herhovdingen min for alle tider i staden hans Joab.»
And say to Amasa, “You are one of my relatives. I hope/desire that God strike me dead [IDM] if I do not appoint you to be, from now on, the commander of my army instead of Joab.”
14 Han vann soleis Juda-mennerne alle som ein, so dei sende dette bodet til kongen: «Kom heim att, du og alle tenarane dine!»
[By sending that message to them, ] David convinced all the people of Judah [IDM] [that they should (be loyal to him/accept him as their king]). So they sent a message to the king, saying “We want you and all your officials to return here.”
15 Då snudde kongen på heimvegen og kom til Jordan. Juda-folket møtte kongen i Gilgal og førde honom yver Jordan.
So the king [and his officials started back toward Jerusalem]. When they reached the Jordan [River], the people of Judah came there to Gilgal to meet the king, and to bring him across the river.
16 Og benjaminiten Sime’i Gerason frå Bahurim skunda seg og drog ned med Juda-folket og møtte kong David.
Shimei, the man from the tribe of Benjamin, also came down quickly [to the river] with the people of Judah to meet King David.
17 Med honom fylgde tusund mann frå Benjamin. Like eins kom Siba, sveinen åt Sauls-ætti, med femtan søner og tjuge tenarar. Dei kom fram til Jordan fyre kongen.
There were 1,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who came with him. And Ziba, who had been the servant of Saul, also hurried down to the Jordan [River], bringing 20 of his servants with him. They all came to the king,
18 Dei ferja yver og førde kongslyden yver, og heldt på å ferja so som kongen ynskte. Sime’i Gerason fall å gruve for kongen då han skulde fara yver Jordan.
and then they all [prepared to] take the king and all his family across the river, at the place where they could walk across it. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted them to do. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei came to him and prostrated himself in front of the king.
19 «Herre!» sagde han, «du må ikkje rekna på illgjerningi mi, og ikkje koma i hug kor ille tenaren din gjorde den dagen du, herre konge, drog ut frå Jerusalem! Bry deg ikkje um det, konge!
He said to the king, “Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please do not keep thinking about the terrible thing that I did on the day that you left Jerusalem. Do not think about it any more.
20 Tenaren din skyner eg forsynda meg mot deg den gongen. Difor er eg i dag den fyrste av heile Josefs hus som er komen til å møta deg, herre konge!»
Because I know that I have sinned. Look, I have come today, the first one from the northern tribes to come here to greet you today, Your Majesty.”
21 Abisai Serujason tok til ords og sagde: «Skulde ikkje Sime’i lata livet for dette, at han banna den som Herren hev salva?»
But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, “He cursed the one that Yahweh appointed [MTY] to be the king! So (should he not be executed for doing that?/he certainly should be executed for doing that.)” [RHQ]
22 Men David svara: «Kva hev eg med dykk, Seruja-søner, med di de er motmennerne mine i dag? Ingen mann i Israel skal lata livet i dag. Eg veit: i dag hev eg vorte konge yver Israel.»
But David said, “You sons of Zeruiah, what am I going to do with you? (OR, you are not the ones who should decide [what to do to him]). [It is as though] you have become my enemies today. I know that I am the one who has now become the king of Israel, [so I say that] certainly no one [RHQ] in Israel should be executed today.”
23 So sagde kongen til Sime’i: «Du skal ikkje døy!» Og kongen gjorde eid på det.
Then the king said to Shimei, “I solemnly promise that I will not execute you.”
24 Mefiboset, soneson åt Saul, hadde og fare ned og møtt kongen. Han hadde ikkje vølt føterne sine, ikkje greidt skjegget sitt, og heller ikkje vaska klædi sine frå den dagen kongen drog burt, heilt til den dagen han kom att med heilo.
Then Miphibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down [to the river] to greet the king. He had not washed his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes, from the time that the king left Jerusalem until the day that he returned.
25 Då no kom til Jerusalem og møtte kongen, spurde kongen honom: «Kvifor fylgde du ikkje med meg, Mefiboset?»
When he arrived from Jerusalem to greet the king, the king said to him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”
26 Han svara: «Herre konge, tenaren min sveik meg. Eg sagde: «Eg vil sala asnet mitt, stiga uppå og rida med kongen; du veit eg er lam.»
He replied, “Your Majesty, [you know that] I am crippled. [When I heard that you were leaving Jerusalem, ] I said to my servant [Ziba], ‘Put a saddle on my donkey in order that I can ride on it and go with the king.’ But he deceived me [and left without me].
27 Men han hev i staden loge på meg for deg, herre konge. Like vel: du, herre konge, er som Guds engel; gjer det du tykkjer best!
And he lied to you about me. But, Your Majesty, you are [as wise] as God’s angel. So do whatever seems right to you.
28 Heile farshuset mitt fortente ikkje anna enn daudedom av deg, herre konge! endå sette du meg millom deim som fekk eta ved ditt bord. Kva hev eg då rett å krevja meir? Og kva kann eg meir beda kongen um?»
All of my grandfather’s family expected/deserved that we would be executed. But [you did not execute me; ] you allowed me to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have [RHQ] the right to request you for anything more.”
29 Kongen svara: «Du tarv ikkje tala meir um det! Eg segjer: Du og Siba skal hava kvar sin lut av jordeigedomen.»
The king replied, “You certainly do not need to say any more. I have decided that you and Ziba will divide [equally] the land [that belonged to your grandfather Saul].”
30 Mefiboset svara kongen: «Han må gjerne eiga alt i hop, sidan du, herre konge, no hev kome att til kongsgarden med heilo.»
Mephibosheth replied to the king, “Your Majesty, [I am content that] you have returned safely. So allow him to take all the land.”
31 Barzillai frå Gilead hadde og fare ned frå Rogelim, og drog so med kongen til Jordan og fylgde honom yver Jordan.
Barzillai, the man from [the] Gilead [region], had come down to the Jordan [River] from [his town of] Rogelim, to escort the king across the river.
32 Barzillai var då ovleg gamall, åtteti år. Han hadde sytt for kongen medan han heldt til i Mahanajim; for han var ein rik mann.
Barzillai was a very old man, 80 years old. He was a very wealthy man, and he had provided food for the king [and his soldiers] while they were at Mahanaim.
33 Kongen baud no Barzillai: «Du skal fylgja meg; so vil eg syta for deg hjå meg i Jerusalem.»
The king said to Barzillai, “Come with me to Jerusalem, and I will take care of you.”
34 Men Barzillai svara: «Kor lang tid hev eg att å liva, so eg skulde fylgja kongen upp til Jerusalem?
But Barzillai replied, “I certainly do not have [RHQ] many more years to live. So (why should I go with you to Jerusalem?/there is certainly no reason for me to go with you to Jerusalem.) [RHQ]
35 Eg er no åtteti år, eg. Kann eg då skilja millom godt og låkt? Eller kann eg smaka kva eg et eller drikk? Eller kann eg njota å lyda på songarar og songmøyar? Kvifor skulde eg då meir vera til bry for deg, herre konge?
I am now 80 years old. I do not [RHQ] know what is enjoyable and what is not enjoyable. I cannot [RHQ] enjoy what I eat and what I drink. I cannot [RHQ] hear the voices of men and women as they sing. So (why should I be another burden to you?/I do not want to be another burden to you.) [RHQ]
36 Berre eit stykke på veg vilde tenaren din fara med kongen yver Jordan. Kvifor skulde kongen gjeva meg vederlag soleis?
I will cross the Jordan [River] with you and go a little further, and that will be all the reward that I need [for helping you].
37 Lat tenaren din fara heim att og døy i heimbyen min, der som far og mor ligg gravlagde! Men her er Kimham, tenaren din! Lat honom fylgja med deg, herre konge, og gjer for honom det du tykkjer!»
Then please allow me to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents’ grave. But here is [my son] Chimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you [and serve you], and do for him whatever seems good to you!”
38 Kongen svara: «So skal Kimham fylgja med meg. Og eg vil gjera mot honom det du ynskjer. Og alt du bed meg um, skal eg gjera.»
The king replied, “Okay, he will cross [the river] with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you. And I will do for you whatever you want me to do.”
39 So gjekk alt folket yver Jordan; og kongen sjølv gjekk yver. Kongen kysste Barzillai og tok farvel med honom. Og so vende han heim att.
Then King David and all the others crossed the Jordan [River]. He kissed Barzillai and [asked God to] bless him. Then Barzillai returned to his home.
40 Kongen drog til Gilgal. Kimham fylgde med, og alle Juda-mennerne. Saman med helvti av Israels-mennerne førde dei kongen dit yver.
[After they crossed the river, ] Chimham went with the king, and all the army of Judah and half the army of the other Israeli tribes escorted/accompanied the king to Gilgal.
41 Då kom alle Israels-mennerne til kongen og sagde: «Kvifor hev brørne våre, Juda-mennerne, stole seg til å få tak i deg og føra kongen og lyden hans og alle Davids-tenarane yver Jordan?»
Then all the soldiers from the other Israeli tribes came to the king and said, “(Why is it that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men?/It is not right that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men.) [RHQ] [Why did you not request us to do that]?” [RHQ]
42 Juda-mennerne svara Israels-mennerne: «Kongen stend då næmare oss. Kvifor er de harme for det? Hev me livt på kongen, eller fenge nokor gåva?»
The soldiers from Judah replied, “We did it because the king is from Judah. So (why are you angry about that?/you should not be angry about that.) [RHQ] The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts.”
43 Israels-mennerne svara Juda-mennerne: «Ti gonger større lut enn de hev me i honom som er konge, soleis ogso i David. Kvifor hev de vanvyrdt oss? Var det ikkje me som fyrst tala um å henta kongen vår heim?» Det svaret Juda-mennerne gav, var endå argare enn det Israels-mennerne hadde gjeve.
The men of the other Israeli tribes replied, “[There are ten tribes in Israel, and only one in Judah. So] it is ten times more right for us to say that David [is our king] than it is for you to say that. So why are you despising us [RHQ]? We were certainly [RHQ] the first ones to talk about bringing David back [to Jerusalem to be our king again].” But the men of Judah spoke more harshly than the men from the other tribes of Israel did.
