< 2 Samuel 23 >
1 Dette er Davids siste ord: «So lyder ordi frå David, Isaisonen, so lyder ordi frå mannen som vart upphøgd, han som Jakobs Gud hev salva, Israels ljuvlege songmeister:
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Herrens Ande hev tala i meg, ordi hans er på tunga mi.
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 Israels Gud hev tala so, Israels berg hev sagt til meg: Den som råder og gjer rett millom menn, den som rikjer i otte for Gud;
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
4 han likjest på dagsprett når soli renn, ein morgon forutan skyer, når graset grønkast i sol etter regn.
is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
5 Er det’kje so med mitt hus hjå Gud? Han gjorde ævelegt samband med meg, feste og trygde meg heilt og fullt. Ja, alt som vert meg til frelsa og gleda, det let han visseleg veksa åt meg.
Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
6 Men uvyrdor likjest alle på utkasta tornar, ein vil ikkje taka i deim med hender.
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 Lyt ein røra deim væpnar ein seg med jarn og med spjotskaft; so set ein eld på deim og brenner deim på flekken.»
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
8 Dette er namni på dei djervaste stridsmennerne åt David: Joseb-Bassebet, tahkmoniten, den fremste av kjemporne, han som svinga spjotet yver åtte hundrad falne på ein gong.
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
9 Næst honom kom Eleazar, son åt Dodi, son åt ein ahohit. Han var ein av dei tri stridsmennerne som var med David, då filistarane samla seg til strid og svivyrde deim då Israels-mennerne drog seg attende.
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
10 Men han heldt stand og hogg laust på filistarane, til dess handi hans trøytna, so ho trena i hop kring sverdet. Og Herren gav ein stor siger den dagen. Etterpå hadde folket berre å snu um og fylgja med honom og plundra.
but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
11 Næst honom kom Samma, son åt Age, ein hararit. Ein gong stemnde filistarane i hop og vart til ein heil flokk. Der var ein åkerteig full av linsor. Folket rømde for filistarane.
And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
12 Då tok han post midt på åkerteigen og verna honom, og slo filistarane. Herren gav ein stor siger.
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
13 Ein gong drog tri av dei tretti fremste kararne ned, og kom i skurdonni til David i Adullams-helleren, medan ein filistarflokk låg i læger i Refa’imsdalen.
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 David var då i fjellborgi, samstundes med at ein filistarpost låg i Betlehem.
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 David fekk slik hug og sagde: «Gjev einkvan vilde gjeva meg vatn å drikka frå brunnen ved byporten i Betlehem!»
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 Då braut dei tri stridsmennerne seg gjenom filistarlægret, auste vatn or brunnen ved byporten i Betlehem og bar det til David. Men han vilde ikkje drikka det, men helte det ut for Herren.
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 For han sagde: «Aldri i verdi, Herre, vil eg gjera dette! Skulde eg drikka blodet av dei mennerne som gjekk av stad og våga livet sitt?» Og han vilde ikkje drikka det. - Sovore hadde dei tri stridsmennerne gjort.
saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
18 Abisai, bror åt Joab Serujason, var den fremste av tri andre. Ein gong svinga han spjotet sitt yver tri hundrad falne. Han hadde eit stort namn millom dei tri;
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
19 han var visseleg meir vyrd enn nokon annan i dette trimannslaget; og han var hovding yver dei hine. Men upp til dei tri fyrste nådde han ikkje.
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
20 Benaja Jojadason var son til ein djerv og dådrik mann frå Kabse’el. Han slo dei tvo Ariel i Moab. Det var han som steig ned ein snøversdag og drap løva i brunnen.
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
21 Han drap og den egyptaren som var so sjåleg. Endå egyptaren hadde spjot i hand, gjekk han på honom berre med ein stav. Han reiv spjotet ut or handi på egyptaren og drap honom med hans eige spjot.
He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
22 Sovore hadde Benaja Jojadason gjort. Han hadde eit stort namn millom dei tri stridsmennerne.
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
23 Han var meir vyrd enn nokon av dei tretti. Men upp til dei tri nådde han ikkje. David sette honom inn i livvakti si.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
24 Til dei tretti høyrde: Asael, bror åt Joab, Elhanan Dodoson frå Betlehem,
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Samma frå Harod, Elika frå Harod,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Heles, paltiten, Ira Ikkesson frå Tekoa,
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer frå Anatot, husatiten Mebunnai,
Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 ahotiten Salmon, netofatiten Maharai,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 netofatiten Heleb Ba’anason, Ittai Ribaison frå Gibea i Benjamins-ætti,
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
30 Benaja, ein piratonit, Hiddai frå Ga’asdalarne,
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 arbatiten Abi-Albon, barhumiten Azmavet,
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 sa’alboniten Eljahba, Bene-Jasen, Jonatan,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33 harariten Samma, arariten Ahiam Sararsson,
son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Elifelet, son åt Ahasbai, son åt ma’akatiten, Eliam Ahitofelsson frå Gilo,
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hesro frå Karmel, arbiten Pa’arai,
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Jigal Natansson frå Soba, gaditen Bani,
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 ammoniten Selek, be’erotiten Naharai, våpnsveinen åt Joab Serujason,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 jitriten Ir, jitriten Gareb,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 hetiten Uria. I alt var dei sju og tretti.
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.