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 lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:
2 Herrens Ande hev tala i meg, ordi hans er på tunga mi.
The spirit of the Lord had voice 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 said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,
4 han likjest på dagsprett når soli renn, ein morgon forutan skyer, når graset grønkast i sol etter regn.
It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from 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.
For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?
6 Men uvyrdor likjest alle på utkasta tornar, ein vil ikkje taka i deim med hender.
But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in 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.»
But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.
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 men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death 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 Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,
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 was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.
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 Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.
12 Då tok han post midt på åkerteigen og verna honom, og slo filistarane. Herren gav ein stor siger.
But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.
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.
And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
14 David var då i fjellborgi, samstundes med at ein filistarpost låg i Betlehem.
And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
15 David fekk slik hug og sagde: «Gjev einkvan vilde gjeva meg vatn å drikka frå brunnen ved byporten i Betlehem!»
And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!
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.
And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it 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.
And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
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;
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.
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 the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first 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 the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in 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.
And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
22 Sovore hadde Benaja Jojadason gjort. Han hadde eit stort namn millom dei tri stridsmennerne.
These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.
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 honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.
24 Til dei tretti høyrde: Asael, bror åt Joab, Elhanan Dodoson frå Betlehem,
Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,
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, Sibbecai 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,
Heldai, 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 the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,
31 arbatiten Abi-Albon, barhumiten Azmavet,
Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,
32 sa’alboniten Eljahba, Bene-Jasen, Jonatan,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,
33 harariten Samma, arariten Ahiam Sararsson,
Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Elifelet, son åt Ahasbai, son åt ma’akatiten, Eliam Ahitofelsson frå Gilo,
Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hesro frå Karmel, arbiten Pa’arai,
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,
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, who had the care of the arms 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.
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.
