2 Samuelsboken 16
1 Och som David något litet var nedergången af berget, si, då mötte honom Ziba, MephiBoseths tjenare, med ett par sadlade åsnar; deruppå voro tuhundrad bröd, och hundrade stycke russin, och hundrade stycke fikon, och en lägel vin.
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
2 Då sade Konungen till Ziba: Hvad vill du göra härmed? Ziba sade: Åsnorna skola vara för Konungens husfolk, att de derpå rida; och bröden och fikonen för tjenarena, att de måga äta, och vinet till att dricka, när de varda trötte i öknene.
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
3 Konungen sade: Hvar är dins herras son? Ziba sade till Konungen: Si, han blef i Jerusalem; ty han sade: I dag varder Israels hus mig igengifvandes mins faders rike.
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
4 Konungen sade till Ziba: Si, allt det MephiBoseth hafver, skall vara ditt. Ziba sade med tillbedjande: Låt mig finna nåd för dig, min herre Konung.
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
5 Då nu Konung David kom till Bahurim, si, då gick der en man utaf Sauls hus slägt, han het Simei, Gera son; han gick ut och bannades;
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
6 Och kastade stenar åt David, och åt alla Konung Davids tjenare; ty allt folk och alle de väldige voro vid hans högra, och vid hans venstra sido.
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 Och sade Simei, då han bannades: Härut, härut, du blodhund, du Belials man!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
8 Herren hafver vedergullit dig allt Sauls hus blod, att du äst vorden Konung i hans stad; nu hafver Herren gifvit riket i din sons Absaloms hand; och si, nu tränger dig din olycka; ty du äst en blodhund.
Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
9 Men Abisai, ZeruJa son, sade till Konungen: Skall denne döde hunden banna min herra Konungen? Jag vill gå bort, och hugga hufvudet af honom.
Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
10 Konungen sade: I ZeruJa barn, hvad hafver jag skaffa med eder? Låt honom banna, ty Herren hafver budit honom banna David. Ho kan nu säga, hvi gör du så?
But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
11 Och David sade till Abisai, och till alla sina tjenare: Si, min son, som af mitt lif kommen är, går mig efter mitt lif; hvi ock icke nu Jemini son? Låt honom betämma, att han bannar; ty Herren hafver så budit honom.
Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 Må hända, att Herren ser till mina bedröfvelse, och Herren löner mig med godo dessa bannor, som jag lider i dag.
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
13 Alltså gick David med sitt folk framåt vägen; men Simei gick ut med bergssidone jemte vid honom, och bannades, och kastade stenar till honom, och hof jord.
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 Och Konungen kom derin, och allt folket, som med honom var, trötte; och vederqvickte sig der.
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 Men Absalom och allt folket, Israels män, kommo till Jerusalem, och Achitophel med honom.
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 Då nu Husai den Architen, Davids vän, kom in till Absalom, sade han till Absalom: Till lycko, herre Konung, till lycko, herre Konung.
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
17 Absalom sade till Husai: Är detta din barmhertighet emot din vän? Hvi hafver du icke farit ut med dinom vän?
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
18 Husai sade till Absalom: Icke så, utan den som Herren utväljer, och detta folk, och hvar man i Israel, honom vill jag tillhöra, och när honom blifva.
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
19 Och sedan, hvem skulle jag tjena? Skulle jag icke tjena hans son? Såsom jag hafver tjent dinom fader, så vill jag ock tjena dig.
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 Och Absalom sade till Achitophel: Gifver råd, hvad skole vi göra?
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
21 Achitophel sade till Absalom: Lägg dig när dins faders frillor, som han hafver låtit qvara blifva till att bevara huset, så får hele Israel höra, att du hafver gjort din fader illa luktande, och alles deras hand, som när dig äro, blifver styrkt.
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
22 Då gjorde de till Absalom ett tjäll uppå taket; och Absalom belåg sins faders frillor för all Israels ögon.
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
23 På den tiden, då Achitophel gaf ett råd, var det såsom man hade frågat Gud om någon ting; alltså var all Achitophels rådslag, både när David, och så när Absalom.
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
