2 Samuel 4
1 When Ishbosheth, son of Saul, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very discouraged, and everyone in Israel was shocked.
Då nu Sauls son hörde, att Abner var död i Hebron, föll honom händer ned, och hela Israel vardt bedröfvad.
2 Ishbosheth had two commanders of his raiding bands, brothers by the name of Baanah and Rechab. They were the sons of Rimmon of the tribe of Benjamin from the town of Beeroth. Beeroth is considered part of the territory of Benjamin,
Så voro två män höfvitsmän öfver krigsfolket under Sauls son; den ena het Baana, den andre Rechab, Rimmons den Beerothitens söner, utaf BenJamins barn; ty Beeroth vardt ock räknad under BenJamin;
3 because the people who had lived in Beeroth before ran away to Gittaim and lived there as foreigners right up to the present.
Och de Beerothiter voro flydde till Gitthaim, och der främlingar vordne, allt intill denna dag.
4 Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about the deaths of Saul and Jonathan had come from Jezreel. His nurse had picked him up and ran away, but as she rushed to get away, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Hade ock Jonathan, Sauls son, en son; han var ofärdig i fötterna, och var fem åra gammal, då tidenden kommo om Saul och Jonathan utaf Jisreel; och hans amma tog honom upp, och flydde; och i det hon hastade, och flydde, föll han, och vardt halt; och han het MephiBoseth.
5 Rechab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth's house, arriving in the heat of the day as the king was taking his midday rest.
Så gingo nu Rimmons den Beerothitens söner, Bechab och Baana, bort, och kommo till Isboseths hus, då dagen var hetast; och han låg på sine säng om middagen, och sof.
6 The woman doorkeeper had been cleaning wheat, but she had grown tired and fallen asleep, so Rechab and Baanah were able to slip inside.
Och de kommo i huset till att hem ta hvete; och stungo honom i buken, och rymde sin väg.
7 They had gone into the house while Ishbosheth was asleep on his bed in his bedroom. After stabbing and killing him, they cut off his head which they took with them, and they traveled all night by the Jordan Valley road.
Ty då de kommo i huset, låg han på sine säng i sin sängakammar, och de stungo honom ihjäl, och höggo honom hufvudet af; och togo hans hufvud, och gingo bort den vägen på slättmarkene, i den hela nattene.
8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. They told the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, son of Saul, your enemy who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has taken revenge on Saul and his family for my lord the king.”
Och båro Isboseths hufvud till David i Hebron, och sade till Konungen: Si, der är Isboseths hufvud, Sauls sons, din fiendas, som stod efter dina själ; Herren hafver i dag hämnat min herra Konungen på Saul och hans säd.
9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, “As the Lord lives, who has saved me from all my troubles,
Då svarade David, och sade till dem: Så visst som Herren lefver, som mina själ utur all bedröfvelse frälst hafver;
10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead’ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I grabbed him and had him put him to death at Ziklag. That was what he got for bringing me his news!
Den som mig bådade, och sade: Saul är död, och mente att han var ett godt bådskap, den tog jag fatt, och drap honom i Ziklag, den jag skulle tidendeslön gifvit.
11 Even more so then, when evil men kill a good man in his own house, and in his own bed, shouldn't I demand you pay for his life with your own lives, and exterminate you!”
Och desse ogudaktige männerna hafva ihjälslagit en oskyldig man, uti hans hus, på hans säng? Ja, skulle jag icke utkräfva hans blod utur edra händer, och taga eder utaf jordene?
12 David gave the order to his men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They chopped off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's grave in Hebron.
Och David böd sina unga män, och de slogo dem ihjäl, och höggo dem händer och fötter af, och hängde dem vid dammen i Hebron; men Isboseths hufvud togo de, och begrofvo det i Abners graf, i Hebron.
