1 Samuelsboken 30
1 Då nu David på tredje dagen kom till Ziklag med sina män, voro de Amalekiter der infallne söderut, och till Ziklag; och hade slagit Ziklag, och uppbränt med eld;
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 Och hade bortfört qvinnorna dädan, både små och stora; men de hade ingen slagit ihjäl, utan drifvit dem bort och voro sin väg.
They had captured the women [and the children] and everyone else, and had taken them away. But they had not killed anyone.
3 Då nu David med sina män kom till staden, och såg att han var uppbränd med eld, och deras hustrur, söner och döttrar fångne,
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 Hof David och folket, som med honom var, deras röst upp, och greto, tilldess de icke mer gråta kunde.
David and his men cried loudly, until [they were so weak that] they could not cry [any more].
5 Ty Davids två hustrur voro ock fångna, Ahinoam den Jisreelitiskan, och Abigail, Nabals hustru, den Carmelitens.
David’s two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had also been taken away.
6 Och David var storliga bedröfvad; ty folket ville stena honom; ty hela folkens själ var bedröfvad, hvar och en öfver sina söner och döttrar. Men David stärkte sig i Herranom sinom 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 Och sade till Presten AbJathar, Ahimelechs son: Bär mig fram lifkjortelen. Och då AbJathar hade burit fram lifkjorteln,
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 Frågade David Herran, och sade: Skall jag jaga efter krigsfolket? och skall jag få dem fatt? Han sade: Jaga efter dem; du skall få dem fatt, och undsätta rofvet.
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 Så drog David åstad, och de sexhundrad män, som när honom voro. Och då de kommo till den bäcken Besor, blefvo någre ståndande;
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 Men David och fyrahundrad män jagade efter; och de tuhundrade män, som ståndande blefvo, hade försummat sig fara öfver bäcken Besor.
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 Och de funno en Egyptisk man på markene, den förde de till David, och gåfvo honom bröd, att han åt, och gåfvo honom vatten dricka;
[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 Och gåfvo honom ett stycke fikon, och tu stycke russin; och då han ätit hade, kom hans anda åter till honom; ty han hade i tre dagar och tre nätter intet bröd ätit, och intet vatten druckit.
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 sade till honom: Hvem hörer du till? Och hvadan äst du? Han sade: Jag är en Egyptisk dräng, en Amalekiters tjenare, och min herre hafver öfvergifvit mig; ty jag vardt krank för tre dagar sedan.
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 Vi vorom här infallne söder på Crethi, och uppå Juda, och söder på Caleb, och hafve bränt upp Ziklag med eld.
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 sade till honom: Vill du föra mig ned till det krigsfolket? Han sade: Svär mig vid Gud, att du icke slår mig ihjäl eller antvardar mig i mins herras hand, så vill jag föra dig ned till det krigsfolket.
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 Och han förde dem ned; och si, de hade förstrött sig öfver hela jordena, åto och drucko, och fröjdade sig, för det stora bytets skull, som de tagit hade utu de Philisteers land, och utur Juda land.
[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 Och David slog dem, ifrå morgonen allt intill aftonen, emot den andra dagen, så att ingen af dem undslapp, förutan fyrahundrade ynglingar, de satte sig uppå cameler, och flydde.
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 Så undsatte då David allt det de Amalekiter tagit hade, och sina två hustrur.
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 Och fattades ingen, hvarken liten eller stor, hvarken söner eller döttrar, eller af rofvet, eller hvad som helst de tagit hade; David hemtade det allt igen.
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 Och David tog får och fä, och dref boskapen för sig, och de sade: Detta är Davids rof.
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 Och då David kom till de tuhundrade män, som sig försummat hade efterfölja David, och voro blefne vid bäcken Besor, gingo de ut emot David, och folket, som med honom var; och David gick till folket, och helsade dem vänliga.
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 Då svarade de som onde och Belials män voro, ibland dem som med David dragne voro, och sade: Efter de icke foro med oss, skall man intet gifva dem af rofvet, som vi undsatt hafve; utan hvar och en tage sina hustru och sin barn, och gånge sin väg.
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 Då sade David: I skolen icke så göra, mine bröder, med det som Herren oss gifvit hafver, och hafver förvarat oss, och gifvit det krigsfolket i våra händer, som emot oss komne voro.
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 Ho skulle höra eder derutinnan? Sådana som deras del är, som voro neddragne i stridena, sådana skall ock deras del vara, som när tygen blifvit hafva, och skall lika bytt varda.
(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 Detta är också ifrå den tiden och allt sedan vordet för en sed och rätt i Israel, intill denna dag.
David made that to be a law [DOU] for the Israeli people, and that is still a law in Israel.
26 Och då David kom till Ziklag, sände han rofvet till de äldsta i Juda sina nästa, och sade: Si, der hafven I välsignelsen af Herrans fiendars rof;
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 Nämliga dem i BethEl, dem i Bamoth söderut, dem i Jathir,
[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 Dem i Aroer, dem i Siphmoth, dem i Esthemoa,
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29 Dem i Rachal, dem i de Jerahmeeliters städer, dem i de Keniters städer,
Racal, the cities where the descendants of Jehrameel lived and the cities where the Ken people-group lived,
30 Dem i Horma, dem i ChorAsan, dem i Atach,
Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach,
31 Dem i Hebron, och allestäds der David vandrat hade med sina män.
Hebron, and all the other places where David and his men had gone [when they were hiding from Saul].
