2 Samuel 2
1 Sidan spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga upp til ein av byarne i Juda?» Herren svara ja. «Kvar helst?» spurde David. Herren svara: «Til Hebron.»
After this, David enquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” The LORD said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”
2 So drog David dit med båe konorne sine, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel.
So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 David førde ogso fylgjesveinarne sine dit upp med huslydarne sine; og dei busette seg i byarne kringum Hebron.
David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
4 Då kom Juda-folket dit og salva David til konge yver Juda-ætti. Då David fekk høyra at det var folket i Jabes i Gilead som hadde gravlagt Saul,
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”
5 sende han bod til folket i Jabes i Gilead og sagde til deim: «Velsigna av Herren vere de som gjorde denne sælebotstenesta mot Saul, herren dykkar, at det gravlagde honom.
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
6 So vise då Herren dykk kjærleik og truskap! Sjølv vil eg løna dykk vel for de gode de gjorde.
Now may the LORD show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
7 Ver då urædde, og dugande karar! Saul, herren dykkar, er dåen; men meg hev Juda-ætti salva til konge yver seg.»
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
8 Abner Nersson, herhovdingen åt Saul, tok Isboset Saulsson og førde honom yver til Mahanajim,
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9 og gjorde honom til konge yver Gilead, yver asuritarne og Jizre’el, yver Efraim, yver Benjamin, og yver heile Israel.
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboset Saulsson var fyrti år gamall då han vart konge yver Israel, og han var konge i tvo år. Einast Juda-ætti fylgde David.
Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Og den tidi David var konge i Hebron yver Juda-ætti, var sju år og seks månader.
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Abner Nersson drog ut frå Mahanajim til Gibeon med folket åt Isboset Saulsson.
Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Joab Serujason og Davids folk drog ut dei og. Og dei møttest ved Gibeontjørni. Der stogga dei på kvar si sida av tjørni.
Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Abner sagde til Joab: «Lat nokre av sveinarne våre koma fram og halda våpnleik for oss!» «Ja vel, » svara Joab.
Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”
15 Dei kom og møtte fram like mange i tal: tolv av Benjamin for Isboset Saulsson, og tolv av Davids folk.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
16 Dei treiv kvarandre kring hovudet, og rende sverdi i sida på kvarandre, so dei fall alle i hop. Difor heitar den staden Sverdåkeren; han ligg attmed Gibeon.
They each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
17 Då vart det ein ovhard strid den dagen. Abner og Israels-mennerne vart slegne av Davids folk.
The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
18 Tri søner av Seruja var med i striden: Joab, Ahisai og Asael. Asael var lettføtt som ei hind i heidi.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
19 Og Asael forfylgde Abner, og veik korkje til høgre eller vinstre frå Abner.
Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
20 Abner vende seg og sagde: «Er du Asael?» Han svara ja.
Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
21 Abner sagde til honom: «Vend deg ei onnor leid, til høgre eller til vinstre! Tak på ein av sveinarne, og freista taka våpni hans!» Men Asael vilde ikkje slutta å elta honom.
Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armour.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.
22 Abner heldt endå fram og ropa til Asael: «Lat meg vera! elles lyt eg slå deg til jordi; og korleis skal eg då sjå Joab, bror din, i augo?»
Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
23 Men han vilde ikkje slutta. Og so støytte Abner bakenden av spjotet inn i magen hans, so spjotet gjekk ut gjenom ryggen. Og det vart hans bane. Alle stogga når dei kom dit Asael fall og døydde.
However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Joab og Abisai forfylgde Abner. Men då soli gladde, var dei komne til Ammahaugen, beint imot Giah, på vegen til Gibeons-øydemarki.
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Då samla dei seg, Benjamins-folki, attum Abner, so dei vart til ein flokk, og fylkte seg på toppen av ein og same haugen.
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Abner ropa til Joab: «Skal då sverdet halda på og øyde i all æva? Skynar du ikkje at dette tek ein beisk ende? Kor lenge vil du drygja fyrr du byd folki dine slutta å elta brørne sine?»
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”
27 Joab svara: «So sant Gud liver: hadde du ikkje tala, so vilde folket ha slutta å elta brørne sine alt frå morgonen.»
Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
28 Joab let blåsa i luren. Alle stana, og slutta å elta Israel. Og so heldt dei upp å slåst.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
29 Abner og kararne hans for yver heidi heile natti; dei gjekk yver Jordan og for gjenom heile Bitron, og kom so til Mahanajim.
Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Då Joab hadde slutta å elta Abner, samla han alt folket. Då sakna dei nittan mann av Davids folk, forutan Asael.
Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
31 David folk hadde drepe tri hundrad og seksti mann av benjaminitarne og Abner-folket.
But David’s servants had struck Benjamin Abner’s men so that three hundred and sixty men died.
32 Dei tok Asael og gravlagde honom i farsgravi i Betlehem. So gjekk dei heile natti, Joab og mennerne hans, og kom ved dagsprett til Hebron.
They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
