2 Samuel 21
1 During the time that David [ruled], there was a famine [in Israel] for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “[In order for the famine to end], Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon [city].”
Så vardt en hård tid i Davids dagar i tre år efter hvartannat; och David sökte Herrans ansigte; och Herren sade: För Sauls skull, och för det blodhus skull, derföre att han drap de Gibeoniter.
2 The people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he (was very zealous/wanted very much) to enable the people of Judah and Israel [to be the only ones living in that land]. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
Då lät Konungen kalla de Gibeoniter, och talade med dem; men de Gibeoniter voro icke utaf Israels barn, utan voro igenblefne utaf de Amoreer; men Israels barn hade svorit dem; och Saul sökte efter att slå dem i sitt nit för Israels barn och Juda.
3 and said to them, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?”
Så sade nu David till de Gibeoniter: Hvad skall jag göra eder? Och hvarmed skall jag försonat, att I mågen välsigna Herrans arfvedel?
4 They replied, “You cannot settle our quarrel with Saul and his family by giving us silver or gold. And we do not have the right to kill any Israelis.” So David asked, “Then/So what do you say that I should do for you?”
De Gibeoniter svarade honom: Oss är intet om guld eller silfver af Saul eller hans hus; och är oss intet om, att någor skall dräpas af Israel. Han sade: Hvad sägen I då, det jag eder göra skall?
5 They replied, “Saul [wanted to] get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate/kill all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
De sade till Konungen: Den mannen, som oss förderfvat och tillintetgjort hafver, honom skole vi förderfva, så att intet blifver qvart af honom i alla Israels gränsor.
6 Hand over to us seven of Saul’s descendants. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our town, the town where Saul, whom Yahweh previously chose to be king, lived.” The king replied, “Okay, I will hand them over to you.”
Gif oss sju män utaf hans hus, att vi upphänge dem Herranom i Gibea Sauls, Herrans utvaldas. Konungen sade: Jag vill få eder dem.
7 The king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and [Mephibosheth’s father] Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
Men Konungen skonade MephiBoseth, Jonathans son, Sauls sons, för Herrans eds skull, som emellan dem var, nämliga, emellan David och Jonathan, Sauls son.
8 Instead, he took Armoni and another man named Mephibosheth, the two sons that Saul’s slave wife Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth to, and the five sons that Saul’s daughter Merab had given birth to. Merab’s husband was Adriel, the son of a man named Barzillai from Meholah [town].
Men de två Rizpa söner, Aja dotters, hvilka hon Saul födt hade, Armoni och MephiBoseth; dertill de fem Michals söner Sauls dotters, hvilka hon Adriel, Barsillai den Meholathitens son, födt hade, tog Konungen;
9 David handed those men over to the men from Gibeon. Then they hanged those seven men on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They were all killed during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
Och fick dem uti de Gibeoniters hand; dem upphängde de på bergena för Herranom. Och så föllo desse sju på eno reso; och blefvo döde i första andene, när bjugganden uppågick.
10 Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats’ hair, and spread it on the rock [where the corpses lay]. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
Då tog Rizpa, Aja dotter, en säck och bredde honom på ena håll i andenes begynnelse, intilldess vattnet af himmelen dröp uppå dem; och lät i den dagen inga himmelens foglar sätta sig på dem; ej heller markenes djur om nattena.
11 When someone told David what Rizpah had done,
Och det vardt sagdt David, hvad Rizpa, Aja dotter, Sauls frilla, gjort hade.
12 he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the (plaza/public square) in Beth-Shan [city], where the men from Philistia had hanged them previously, on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa [Mountain].
Och David gick bort, och tog Sauls ben, och Jonathans hans sons ben ifrå de borgare i Jabes i Gilead, hvilken de utaf Bethsans gato stulit hade; der de Philisteer dem hängt hade, på den tiden då de Philisteer slogo Saul på Gilboa berg;
13 David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men [from Gibeon] whom the men from Philistia had hanged.
Och förde dem dädan ditupp, och samkade dem tillhopa med de hängdas ben;
14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan in Zela [town] in the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. Doing all that the king commanded, they buried their bones in the tomb where Saul’s father Kish [was buried]. After that, [because] God [saw that Saul’s family had been punished to pay for Saul’s murder of many people from Gibeon, he] answered the Israelis’ prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
Och begrofvo Sauls och hans sons Jonathans ben i BenJamins land i Zela, i hans faders Kis graf; och gjorde allt såsom Konungen budit hade. Alltså vardt då Gud sedan landena försonad.
15 The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight the Philistines. During the battle, David became weary.
Så hof sig åter ett örlig upp utaf de Philisteer emot Israel. Och David drog neder, och hans tjenare med honom, och stridde emot de Philisteer. Och David vardt trött.
16 One of the Philistia men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of [a group of] giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed about (7-1/2 pounds/3-1/2 kg.), and he also had a new sword.
Och Jesbi af Nob, hvilken en af Rapha barn var, och hans glafvens vigt var trehundrad kopparsvigter, och han hade ett nytt harnesk uppå, han for efter att slå David.
17 But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, “[If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like] [MET] extinguishing the last light in Israel.”
Men Abisai, ZeruJa son, halp honom, och slog den Philisteen ihjäl. Då svoro honom Davids män, och sade: Du skall icke mer draga ut med oss i strid, att icke utsläckes lyktan i Israel.
18 Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near Gob [village]. During the battle, Sibbecai, from [the] Hushah [clan], killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
Sedan hof sig åter ett örlig upp i Gob med de Philisteer; då slog Sibbechai, den Husathiten, Saph, den ock en var utaf de Rapha barn.
19 [Later] there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed [the brother of] Goliath from Gath [city]; Goliath’s spear shaft/handle was (very thick, like the bar on a weaver’s loom/over two inches thick).
Och sig hof ännu upp ett örlig i Gob med de Philisteer; då slog ElhananJaere, Orgims son, en BethLehemit, Goliath, den Gitthiten, hvilken hade en spets, hvilkens stång var såsom ett väfträ.
20 Later there was another battle near Gath. There was a (huge man/giant) there who liked to fight [in battles]. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Och sig upphof ännu ett örlig i Gath. Der var en lång man, han hade sex finger på sina händer, och sex tår på sina fötter, så att de voro fyra och tjugu på talet; och han var också födder af Rapha.
21 But when he (made fun of/ridiculed) the men in the Israeli [army], Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimeah, killed him.
Och då han talade hädelse till Israel, slog honom Jonathan, Simea son, Davids broders.
22 Those four men were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Desse fyra voro Rapha födde i Gath; och föllo igenom Davids och hans tjenares hand.
