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1 Och dessa voro de som kommo till David i Siklag, medan han ännu höll sig undan för Saul, Kis' son; de hörde till de hjältar som bistodo honom under kriget.
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 De voro väpnade med båge och skickliga i att, både med höger och med vänster hand, slunga stenar och avskjuta pilar från bågen. Av Sauls stamfränder, benjaminiterna, kommo:
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Ahieser, den förnämste, och Joas, gibeatiten Hassemaas söner; Jesuel och Pelet, Asmavets söner; Beraka; anatotiten Jehu;
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 gibeoniten Jismaja, en av de trettio hjältarna, anförare för de trettio; Jeremia; Jahasiel; Johanan; gederatiten Josabad;
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Eleusai; Jerimot; Bealja; Semarja; harufiten Sefatja;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 koraiterna Elkana, Jissia, Asarel, Joeser och Jasobeam;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Joela och Sebadja, söner till Jeroham, av strövskaran.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Och av gaditerna avföllo några och gingo till David i bergfästet i öknen, tappra män, krigsmän skickliga att strida, rustade med sköld och spjut; de hade en uppsyn såsom lejon och voro snabba såsom gaseller på bergen:
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Eser, den förnämste, Obadja, den andre, Eliab, den tredje,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Masmanna, den fjärde, Jeremia, den femte,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Attai, den sjätte, Eliel, den sjunde,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Johanan, den åttonde, Elsabad, den nionde,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Jeremia, den tionde, Makbannai, den elfte.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Dessa hörde till Gads barn och till de förnämsta i hären; den ringaste av dem var ensam så god som hundra, men den ypperste så god som tusen.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Dessa voro de som i första månaden gingo över Jordan, när den var full över alla sina bräddar, och som förjagade alla dem som bodde i dalarna, åt öster och åt väster.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Av Benjamins och Juda barn kommo några män till David ända till bergfästet.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Då gick David ut emot dem och tog till orda och sade till dem: "Om I kommen till mig i fredlig avsikt och viljen bistå mig, så är mitt hjärta redo till förening med eder; men om I kommen för att förråda mig åt mina ovänner, fastän ingen orätt är i mina händer, då må våra fäders Gud se därtill och straffa det."
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Men Amasai, den förnämste bland de trettio, hade blivit beklädd med andekraft, och han sade: "Dina äro vi, David, och med dig stå vi, du Isais son. Frid vare med dig, frid, och frid vare med dem som bistå dig ty din Gud har bistått dig!" Och David tog emot dem och gav dem plats bland de förnämsta i sin skara.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Från Manasse gingo några över till David, när han med filistéerna drog ut i strid mot Saul, dock fingo de icke bistå dessa; ty när filistéernas hövdingar hade rådplägat, skickade de bort honom, i det de sade: "Det gäller huvudet för oss, om han går över till sin herre Saul.
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 När han då drog till Siklag, gingo dessa från Manasse över till honom: Adna, Josabad, Jediael, Mikael, Josabad, Elihu och Silletai, huvudmän för de ätter som tillhörde Manasse.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Dessa bistodo David mot strövskaran, ty de voro allasammans tappra stridsmän och blevo hövitsmän i hären.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Dag efter dag kommo nämligen allt flera till David för att bistå honom, så att hans läger blev övermåttan stort.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Detta är de tal som angiva summorna av det väpnade krigsfolk som kom till David i Hebron, för att efter HERRENS befallning flytta Sauls konungamakt över på honom:
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 Juda barn, som buro sköld och spjut, sex tusen åtta hundra, väpnade till strid;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 av Simeons barn tappra krigsmän, sju tusen ett hundra;
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 av Levi barn fyra tusen sex hundra;
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 därtill Jojada, fursten inom Arons släkt, och med honom tre tusen sju hundra;
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 så ock Sadok, en tapper yngling, med sin familj, tjugutvå hövitsmän;
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 av Benjamins barn, Sauls stamfränder, tre tusen (ty ännu vid den tiden höllo de flesta av dem troget med Sauls hus);
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 av Efraims barn tjugu tusen åtta hundra, tappra stridsmän, namnkunniga män i sina familjer;
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 av ena hälften av Manasse stam aderton tusen namngivna män, som kommo för att göra David till konung;
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 av Isaskars barn kommo män som väl förstodo tidstecknen och insågo vad Israel borde göra, två hundra huvudmän, därtill alla deras stamfränder under deras befäl;
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 av Sebulon stridbara män, rustade till krig med alla slags vapen, femtio tusen, som samlades endräktigt;
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 av Naftali ett tusen hövitsmän, och med dem trettiosju tusen, väpnade med sköld och spjut;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 av daniterna krigsrustade män, tjuguåtta tusen sex hundra;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 av Aser stridbara män, rustade till krig, fyrtio tusen;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 och från andra sidan Jordan, av rubeniterna, gaditerna och andra hälften av Manasse stam, ett hundra tjugu tusen, väpnade med alla slags vapen som brukas vid krigföring.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Alla dessa krigsmän, ordnade till strid, kommo i sina hjärtans hängivenhet till Hebron för att göra David till konung över hela Israel. Också hela det övriga Israel var enigt i att göra David till konung.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Och de voro där hos David i tre dagar och åto och drucko, ty deras bröder hade försett dem med livsmedel.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 De som bodde närmast dem, ända upp till Isaskar, Sebulon och Naftali, tillförde dem ock på åsnor, kameler, mulåsnor och oxar livsmedel i myckenhet till föda: mjöl, fikonkakor och russinkakor, vin och olja, fäkreatur och småboskap; ty glädje rådde i Israel.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
