1 Samuels 22

1 Så drog David bort derfra og flyktet til hulen ved Adullam; og da hans brødre og hele hans fars hus fikk høre det, drog de der ned til ham.

David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.

2 Og alle som var i nød, eller som var trykket av gjeld, eller som var misfornøide, samlet sig om ham, og han blev deres høvding; det var omkring fire hundre mann som var med ham.

Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.

3 Derfra drog David til Mispe i Moab; og han sa til Moabs konge: La min far og min mor få komme hit og bli hos eder til jeg får se hvad Gud vil gjøre med mig!

Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

4 Og han førte dem frem for Moabs konge; og de blev hos ham hele den tid David var i fjellborgen.

[The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].

5 Men profeten Gad sa til David: Du skal ikke bli i fjellborgen; ta herfra og dra til Juda land! Da drog David bort og kom til Haret-skogen.

One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].

6 Saul fikk høre at David og de menn som var med ham, var blitt kjent, og en dag Saul satt i Gibea under tamarisken på haugen med sitt spyd i hånden, og alle hans tjenere stod omkring ham,

One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.

7 sa han til sine tjenere, de som stod omkring ham: Hør nu, i benjaminitter! Vil da Isais sønn og gi eder alle sammen akrer og vingårder og sette eder alle til høvedsmenn over tusen og over hundre?

He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?

8 For I har jo alle sammensvoret eder mot mig, og ingen åpenbarte det for mig dengang min sønn gjorde pakt med Isais sønn, og ingen av eder er bekymret for mig og åpenbarer noget for mig; for min sønn har opegget mine tjenere til å efterstrebe mig, således som han nu gjør.

Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”

9 Da svarte Doeg, edomitten, som var satt over Sauls tjenere, og sa: Jeg så Isais sønn kom til Akimelek, Akitubs sønn, i Nob.

Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.

10 Og Akimelek adspurte Herren for ham og gav ham reisekost og lot ham få filisteren Goliats sverd.

Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”

11 Da sendte kongen bud efter presten Akimelek, Akitubs sønn, og hele hans fars hus, prestene i Nob; og de kom alle sammen til kongen.

Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.

12 Og Saul sa: Hør nu, Akitubs sønn! Han svarte: Ja, her er jeg, herre!

Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”

13 Da sa Saul til ham: Hvorfor har I sammensvoret eder mot mig, du og Isais sønn? Hvorfor gav du ham brød og sverd og adspurte Gud for ham, så han skulde sette sig op imot mig og efterstrebe mig, som han nu gjør?

Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”

14 Da svarte Akimelek kongen og sa: Hvem blandt alle dine tjenere er vel så betrodd som David, han som er kongens svigersønn og har fortrolig adgang til dig og er høit æret i ditt hus?

Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.

15 Den dag var det da ikke første gang jeg adspurte Gud for ham. Det være langt fra mig å gjøre sådant! Kongen må ikke legge sin tjener eller hele min fars hus noget til last! For din tjener har ikke visst det minste grand om alt dette.

Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”

16 Men kongen sa: Du skal dø, Akimelek, du og hele din fars hus.

The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”

17 Og kongen sa til drabantene som stod omkring ham: Gå frem og drep Herrens prester! For de har og hjulpet David; de visste at han var på flukt, men åpenbarte det ikke for mig. Men kongens tjenere vilde ikke rekke ut sin hånd for å hugge ned Herrens prester.

Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.

18 Da sa kongen til Doeg: Gå du frem og hugg ned prestene! Og Doeg, edomitten, gikk frem og hugg ned prestene og han drepte den dag fem og åtti menn som bar lerretslivkjortler.

Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].

19 Og prestebyen Nob slo han med sverdets egg; både mann og kvinne, både barn og diebarn, både okse og asen og får slo han med sverdets egg.

He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.

20 Bare en sønn av Akimelek, Akitubs sønn, slapp bort; hans navn var Abjatar. Han flyktet til David og fulgte ham.

But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].

21 Og Abjatar fortalte David at Saul hadde drept Herrens prester.

He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.

22 Da sa David til Abjatar: Jeg visste allerede den dag at Doeg, edomitten, var der, og at han visselig vilde si det til Saul; jeg bærer skylden for alle de liv som er drept i din fars hus.

Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.

23 Bli hos mig og vær ikke redd! Den som står mig efter livet, står også dig efter livet; hos mig er du i sikkerhet.

You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”