1 Samuels 30
1 Då no David og kararne hans kom til Siklag tridje dagen, hadde amalekitarne gjort ei herjeferd i Sudlandet og i Siklag, hadde teke Siklag og sett eld på byen.
Three days later, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, [they discovered that] men of the Amalek people-group had raided Ziklag and [towns in] the southern part of Judah. They had destroyed Ziklag and burned down all the buildings.
2 Kvendi der i byen hadde dei rana, både store små, og drege av med deim. Dei hadde ikkje drepe nokon, berre teke deim med seg, og fare sin veg.
They had captured the women [and the children] and everyone else, and had taken them away. But they had not killed anyone.
3 Då David og kararne hans kom til byen og fekk sjå at han var brend, og fekk høyre at konorne og sønerne og døtterne deira var rana og burtførde,
When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw that the town had been burned, and that their wives and sons and daughters had been captured and taken away.
4 då sette dei i og gret, både David og folki som var med honom. Dei gret so lenge til dei ikkje orka gråta meir.
David and his men cried loudly, until [they were so weak that] they could not cry [any more].
5 Dei tvo konorne åt David var og rana, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel, var og hertekne.
David’s two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had also been taken away.
6 David kom i stor knipa; folki hans tala frampå um å steina honom, so beiskeleg innharme var dei alle i hop for tapet av sønerne og døtterne sine. Men David henta styrke hjå Herren, sin Gud.
David’s men were threatening to [kill him by] throwing stones at him, because they were very angry because their sons and daughters [had been taken away]. David was very distressed, but Yahweh his God gave him strength.
7 David baud presten Abjatar Ahimeleksson: «Kom hit med messehakelen!» Abjatar kom fram til David med messehakelen.
David [did not know what to do, so he] said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring to me the sacred vest.” So Abiathar brought it,
8 David spurde so Herren: «Skal eg setja etter desse ransmennerne? Kann eg nå deim att?» Han fekk til svar: «Gjer det! Nå deim kann du! Berga kann du!»
and David asked Yahweh, “Should I [and my men] pursue the men [who took our families]? Will we [be able to] catch up to them?” Yahweh answered [by means of the stones in Abiathar’s sacred pouch], “Yes, pursue them. You will catch up to them, and you will be able to rescue [your families].”
9 So lagde David i veg med dei seks hundrad kararne sine. Dei kom til bekken Besor. Der stogga dei som laut vera etter.
So David and the 600 men who were with him left, and they came to the Besor Ravine. Some of his men stayed there [with some of their supplies].
10 David heldt fram med fire hundrad mann. Tvo hundrad mann stogga og gjekk ikkje yver Besorbekken; dei var for trøytte.
David and 400 men continued to pursue [the men who captured their families]. The other 200 men stayed there at the ravine, because they were so exhausted that they could not cross the ravine.
11 Dei fann ein egyptar liggjande ute på marki, og dei henta honom til David. Og då dei hadde gjeve honom mat å eta og vatn å drikka;
[As David and the 400 men were going], they saw a man from Egypt in a field; so they took him to David. They gave the man some water to drink and some food to eat.
12 og han fekk eit stykke fikekaka og tvo rosinkakor å eta, livna han til; for han hadde ikkje smaka anten vått eller turt i tri heile døger.
They also gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters/packs of raisins. The man had not had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights, but [after he ate and drank] he felt refreshed.
13 David spurde honom: «Kven høyrer du til, og kvar er du frå?» Han svara: «Ein egyptarsvein er eg, træl hjå ein amalekit. Husbond for frå meg i fyrrdags, av di eg var sjuk.
David asked him, “Who is your master? And where do you come from?” He replied, “I am from Egypt. I am a slave of a man from the Amalek people-group. Three days ago my master left me here, because I was sick [and I was not able to go with them].
14 Me hadde gjort ei herjeferd i Sudlandet og den luten som høyrer til kretarane og den som høyrer til Juda og den som Kaleb åtte, og Siklag hev me brent.»
We had raided the southern part of Judah where the Kereth people-group live, and some other towns in Judah, and the area south [of Hebron city] where the descendants of Caleb live. We also burned Ziklag [town].”
15 David spurde: «Vil du syna oss veg til desse ransmennerne?» Han svara: «Gjer eid ved Gud at du ikkje drep meg eller gjev meg i henderne på herren min, so skal eg syna deg vegen til ransmennerne.»
David asked him, “Can you lead us to this group of raiders?” He replied, “Yes, [I will do that] if you ask God to listen while you promise that you will not kill me or give me back to my master. If you promise that, I will take you to them.”
16 Han synte deim veg, og dei kom yver deim med dei låg utyver marki og åt og drakk og gama seg med det store herfanget dei hadde teke i Filistarlandet og Judalandet.
[David agreed to do that, ] so the man from Egypt led David [and his men] to where the men from the Amalek people-group were. Those men were lying on the ground, eating and drinking and celebrating because of having captured many things from the Philistia and Judah areas.
17 David hogg deim ned, og heldt på frå skumingi den eine dagen til kvelden den andre dagen. Og ingi livande sjæl berga seg undan, so nær som fire hundrad unggutar, som sette seg på kamelarne og rømde.
David [and his men] fought against them from sunset that day until the evening of the following day. Four hundred of them escaped and rode away on camels, but none of the others escaped.
18 So berga David alt det amalekitarne hadde teke. Dei tvo konorne sine berga han og.
David rescued his two wives, and he and his men got back everything else that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken.
19 Dei sakna ingen anten liten eller stor, søner eller døtter, ikkje noko av herfanget dessmeir eller noko av alt det dei hadde rana med seg; David førde heim att alt i hop.
Nothing was missing. They took all their people back [to Ziklag]—young people and old people, [their wives], their sons and their daughters. They also recovered all the other things that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken from Ziklag.
20 David tok alle krøteri, bufe og smale, og førde fyre den andre buskapen og sagde: «Dette er herfanget åt David!»
They took with them the sheep and cattle that had been captured, and his men caused those animals to go in front of them, saying, “These are animals that we captured in the battle; they belong to David!”
21 Då David kom til dei tvo hundrad mann som hadde vore for trøytte til å fylgja, og som difor stogga attmed Besorbekken, gjekk dei til møtes med David og fylgjesveinarne hans. Og David gjekk burtåt folki og helsa deim.
David and his men got back to where the other 200 men were waiting, the men who did not go with David because they were very exhausted. They had stayed at Besor Ravine. [When they saw David and his men coming], they went out to greet them. And David [greeted them and] said to them, “I hope that things are going well with you!”
22 Alle illmenni og uvyrderne millom fylgjesveinarne åt David tok til ords og sagde: «Etter di desse ikkje fylgde oss, fær dei ingen ting av det herfanget me berga. Einast kona og borni kann kvar taka med seg heim.»
But some of the men who had gone with David, men who were evil and troublemakers, said, “These 200 men did not go with us. So we should not give to them any of the things that we recovered/captured. Each of them should take only his wife and children and go [back to their homes].”
23 Men David svara: «Far ikkje soleis, brørne mine, med det som Herren gav oss! Han hev verna oss, og let oss vinna yver ransmennerne som kom yver oss.
David replied, “No, my fellow Israelis, it would not be right to divide up like that the things that Yahweh has allowed us to capture. Yahweh has protected us and enabled us to defeat the enemies who attacked our town.
24 Kven vil lyda dykk i dette? Dei som fer i striden, og dei som er att og vaktar tyet, skal hava jamstor lut! Luterne skal skiftast likt!».
(Who will pay attention to you if you say things like that?/No one will pay attention to you if you say things like that.) [RHQ] The men who stayed here with our supplies will get the same amount that the men who went into the battle will get. They will all receive the same amount.”
25 Soleis stod det ved lag frå den dagen og alle dagar. Han gjorde det til lov og rett i Israel som gjeld den dag i dag.
David made that to be a law [DOU] for the Israeli people, and that is still a law in Israel.
26 Då so David kom til Siklag, sende han noko av herfanget til dei øvste i Juda, til venerne sine, med dei ordi: «Her er ei gåva åt dykk av herfanget frå Herrens uvener!» -
When David [and all the others] arrived in Ziklag, David sent to his friends who were leaders in Judah some of the things that they had captured from the Amalek people-group. He said to them, “Here is a present for you. These are things that we took from Yahweh’s enemies.”
27 Til dei øvste i Betel, i Ramot i Sudlandet og i Jattir,
[Here is a list of the cities and towns to whose leaders David sent gifts: ] Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,
28 i Aroer, i Sifmot, i Estemoa,
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29 i Rakal og i jerahme’elit-byarne og kenitarbyarne,
Racal, the cities where the descendants of Jehrameel lived and the cities where the Ken people-group lived,
30 i Horma, i Bor-Asan, i Atak,
Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach,
31 i Hebron, og alle dei staderne der David hadde ferdast med kararne sine.
Hebron, and all the other places where David and his men had gone [when they were hiding from Saul].
