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:
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Herrens Ande hev tala i meg, ordi hans er på tunga mi.
“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by 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 said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, 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.
shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
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.
Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?
6 Men uvyrdor likjest alle på utkasta tornar, ein vil ikkje taka i deim med hender.
But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the 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 and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
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 the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred 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.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
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.
He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
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.
After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
12 Då tok han post midt på åkerteigen og verna honom, og slo filistarane. Herren gav ein stor siger.
But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked 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.
Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
14 David var då i fjellborgi, samstundes med at ein filistarpost låg i Betlehem.
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
15 David fekk slik hug og sagde: «Gjev einkvan vilde gjeva meg vatn å drikka frå brunnen ved byporten i Betlehem!»
David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
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.
The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but 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.
He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
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;
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among 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.
Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of 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.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.
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 killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
22 Sovore hadde Benaja Jojadason gjort. Han hadde eit stort namn millom dei tri stridsmennerne.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among 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 more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
24 Til dei tretti høyrde: Asael, bror åt Joab, Elhanan Dodoson frå Betlehem,
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the 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 the 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,
Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30 Benaja, ein piratonit, Hiddai frå Ga’asdalarne,
Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
31 arbatiten Abi-Albon, barhumiten Azmavet,
Abialbon 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,
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
34 Elifelet, son åt Ahasbai, son åt ma’akatiten, Eliam Ahitofelsson frå Gilo,
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the 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 the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 ammoniten Selek, be’erotiten Naharai, våpnsveinen åt Joab Serujason,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the 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: thirty-seven in all.
