2 Samuel 20
1 No var det der ei uvyrda ved namn Seba Bikrison, ein benjaminit. Han bles i luren og ropa: «Me hev ingen lut i David og ingen arvlut i Isaisonen. Heim att kvar til seg, Israels menner!»
And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel.”
2 Alle Israels-mennerne gjekk då frå David og fylgde Seba Bikrison. Men Juda-mennerne heldt fast ved kongen sin, og fylgde honom frå Jordan heilt til Jerusalem.
And all of Israel separated from David, and they were following Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clung to their king, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.
3 So kom då David til kongsgarden sin i Jerusalem. Kongen tok då dei ti fylgjekonorne som han hadde late etter seg til å vakta kongsgarden og sette deim under vakt i eit hus for seg sjølve. Han gav deim upphelde; men han heldt seg ikkje med deim. Der budde dei no innestengde til sin døyande dag og livde som enkjor alle sine dagar.
And when the king had entered his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women concubines, whom he had left behind to care for the house, and he put them into custody, allowing them provisions. But he did not enter to them. Instead, they were enclosed, even until the day of their deaths, living as widows.
4 Kongen baud Amasa: «Bjod ut Juda-herfolket åt meg og møt fram med deim innan tri dagar!»
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me all the men of Judah on the third day, and you shall be present also.”
5 Amasa gjekk og baud ut Juda. Men han drygde utyver den fresten han hadde fenge.
Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him.
6 Då sagde David til Abisai: «No kjem Seba Bikrison til å gjera oss meir ilt enn Absalom. Tak du tenarane åt herren din! Set etter honom fyrr han fær hertaka nokor borg og gjera oss for mykje sut!»
And David said to Abishai: “Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will afflict us more so than Absalom did. Therefore, take the servants of your lord, and pursue him, otherwise he may find fortified cities, and escape from us.”
7 Joabs-mennerne drog då av stad etter honom med livvakti og alt stridsfolket. Dei drog ut frå Jerusalem og sette etter Seba Bikrison.
And so, the men of Joab departed with him, along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And all the able-bodied men went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.
8 Då dei hadde nått til den store steinen ved Gibeon, møtte dei Amasa med sine hermenner. Joab var klædd i våpnkjole som han var van, med belte um livet og sverd i slira. Då han gjekk fram, datt sverdet ut.
And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a close-fitting coat of equal length with his garment. And over these, he was girded with a sword hanging down to his thigh, in a scabbard which was made so that the sword could be removed with the least motion, and then strike.
9 Joab spurde Amasa: «Kor stend det til med deg, bror?» og tok med høgre handi Amasa i skjegget og vilde kyssa honom.
Then Joab said to Amasa, “Be well, my brother.” And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.
10 Amasa vara seg ikkje for sverdet som Joab hadde i hi handi. Dermed gav han honom ein støyt i livet, so innvolarne rann ut på marki. Og han døydde på flekken, berre av det. Joab og Abisai, bror hans, heldt fram og forfylgde Seba Bikrison.
But Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab had. And he struck him in the side, and his intestines poured out to the ground. And he did not inflict a second wound, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.
11 Ein av tenarane åt Joab stod der attmed og ropa: «Alle som likar Joab og held med David, fylgje etter Joab!»
Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: “Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David.”
12 Men då mannen såg at alle stogga attmed Amasa, der som han låg midt i vegen kring-velt i sitt eige blod, skuva han liket undan og kasta ei kappa yver; for han såg kor alle stogga når dei kom dit.
Now Amasa was covered with blood, and was lying in the middle of the road. A certain man saw this, with all the people standing nearby to look at him, and he removed Amasa from the road into a field. And he covered him with a garment, so that those passing by would not stop because of him.
13 Og då liket var teke or vegen, drog alle framum og fylgde Joab og elte Seba Bikrison.
Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
14 Han hadde i millomtidi fare igjenom alle ætterne i Israel til Abel og Bet-Ma’aka, og kasta seg inn i byen. Og folki hans stemnde i hop og fylgde honom dit inn.
Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel into Abel and Bethmaacah. And all the elect men had gathered together to him.
15 Dei hine kom og kringsette honom der i Abel Bet-Ma’aka og kasta upp ein voll mot byen innimot ytremuren. Alt folket åt Joab stræva med å få muren til å falla, og riva honom ned.
And so, they went and besieged him at Abel and Bethmaacah. And they surrounded the city with siege works, and the city was blockaded. Then the entire crowd who were with Joab strove to destroy the walls.
16 Då ropa ei klok kona frå byen: «Høyr her! Seg Joab han kjem hit, so eg fær tala med honom!»
And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.”
17 Då han kom fram til kona, spurde ho: «Er du Joab?» Han svara ja. Ho sagde: «Høyr det tenestkvinna di segjer!» Han svara: «Ja vel.»
And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, “Are you Joab?” And he responded, “I am.” And she spoke in this way to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” He responded, “I am listening.”
18 Då sagde ho: «Fyrr i tidi pla dei segja: «I Abel skal ein spyrja etter råd; » so kunde ein gjera det ein etla seg til.
And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.
19 Eg er den fredsamaste og trugnaste i heile Israel. Du freistar øyda ein by som er ei mor i Israel! Kvifor vil du øydeleggja Herrens eige folk?»
Am I not the one who responds with the truth in Israel? And yet you are seeking to overthrow the city, and to overturn a mother in Israel! Why would you cast down the inheritance of the Lord?”
20 Joab svara: «Aldri i verdi vil eg øydeleggja og tyna.
And responding, Joab said: “May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.
21 Det hev seg ikkje so. Men ein mann frå Efraims fjellbygd - Seba Bikrison heiter han - hev reist seg mot kong David. Gjev honom yver til oss, so dreg eg burt frå byen.» Kona svara Joab: «Hovudet hans skal verta utkasta til deg yver muren.»
The matter is not as you said. Rather, a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, by name, has lifted up his hand against king David. Deliver him alone, and we will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown down to you from the wall.’
22 Kona kom då til byfolket med si kloke råd. Dei hogg hovudet av Seba Bikrison og kasta det ut til Joab. Då bles han i luren, at herfolket skulde draga burt. Og dei for kvar til seg. Joab snudde heim att til kongen i Jerusalem.
Therefore, she entered to all the people, and she spoke to them wisely. And they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and they threw it down to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, each one to his own tent. But Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
23 Joab var no øvste herhovding yver heile krigsheren i Israel. Og Benaja Jojadason var hovding yver livvakti.
Thus Joab was over the entire army of Israel. And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cerethites and Phelethites.
24 Adoram hadde uppsyn med pliktarbeidet for kongen. Josafat Ahiludsson var kanslar.
Yet truly, Adoram was over the tributes. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.
25 Seja var riksskrivar. Sadok og Abjatar var prestar.
Now Sheva was the scribe. And truly Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.
26 Dessutan var Ira av Ja’irs-ætti prest hjå David.
But Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.
