1 Samuels 23
1 Folk melde til David: «Filistarane held på og strider mot Ke’ila, og dei herjar treskjestaderne.»
And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
2 Då spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga av stad og slå desse filistarar?» Herren svara David: «Ja, drag av stad, slå filistarane og fria ut Ke’ila!»
And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
3 Men folki åt David sagde med honom: «Me er alt fyrr rædde um oss her i Juda. Kor skal det då ganga når me fer til Ke’ila mot filistarfylkingi?»
And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
4 Då spurde David Herren andre gongen, og Herren svara honom: «Ris upp! drag ned til Ke’ila! Eg gjev filistarane i di hand.»
And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
5 So for David med kararne sine til Ke’ila og stridde mot filistarane, førde burt buskapen deira, og gjorde stort mannefald millom deim. Soleis fria David folket i Ke’ila.
So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
6 Då Abjatar Ahimeleksson rømde til David i Ke’ila, hadde han med seg messehakelen.
And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
7 Saul fekk vita at David var komen til Ke’ila. Då sagde Saul: «Gud hev gjeve honom i mi magt, sidan han hev stengt seg inne i ein by med portar og slåer.»
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
8 So baud Saul ut alt folket til strid. Dei skulde draga ned til Ke’ila og kringsetja David og folket hans.
And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
9 Då no David fekk vita at Saul lagde meinråder mot honom, sagde han til presten Abjatar: «Ber hit messehakelen!»
And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
10 Og David sagde: «Herre, Israels Gud! Tenaren din hev spurt for sant at Saul tenkjer å koma til Ke’ila og øyda byen for mi skuld.
And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
11 Vil då Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg i hans hand? Kjem Saul hit, som tenaren din hev spurt? Herre, Israels Gud! Lat tenaren din få vissa for det!» Herren svara: «Ja, han kjem hit.»
Will [the place] be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant.
12 David spurde endå ein gong: «Vil Ke’ila-buarne gjeva meg og kararne mine i Sauls hender?» Herren svara: «Ja, dei vil det.»
And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
13 Då reis David upp med kararne sine, um lag seks hundrad mann, og drog ut frå Ke’ila, og ferdast kvar helst det høvde. Då Saul fekk melding at David var rømd frå Ke’ila, let han vera å draga ut.
And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
14 So heldt David seg i øydemarki i fjellborgerne, og heldt seg millom fjelli i øydemarki Zif. Saul leita etter honom allstødt. Men Gud gav honom ikkje hans hand.
And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow [passes]; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
15 Medan David var i Hores i øydemarki Zif, såg han at Saul hadde fare ut og vilde drepa honom.
And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
16 Jonatan Saulsson for av stad og gjekk til David i Hores, og styrkte modet hans i Gud.
And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
17 Han sagde til honom: «Ver hugheil! handi hans Saul, far min, skal ikkje nå deg. Du skal verta konge yver Israel, og eg skal vera den andre etter deg. Det skyner ogso Saul, far min.»
And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
18 So gjorde dei båe ei pakt for Herren. Og David heldt seg i Hores. Men Jonatan for heim att.
So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
19 Nokre Zif-folk drog upp til Saul i Gibea og sagde: «David held seg løynd hjå oss, i fjellborgerne i Hores, på Hakilahøgdi, sunnanfor øydemarki.
And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
20 Tekkjest det deg å draga ned no, konge, so gjer det! Vår sak vert det då å gjeva honom i kongens hand.»
And now [according to] all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
21 Då sagde Saul: «Velsigna av Herren vere de, at de tykkjer synd i meg.
And Saul said to them, Blessed [be] ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
22 Far no heim, og få endå meir vissa! finn ut og sjå etter kva stad han ferdast, og kven det er som ser honom der! For dei hev sagt meg at han er ein ful fant.
Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
23 Finn ut og få greida på alle løynstader, der han kann løyna seg! Kom so att til meg, når det hev fenge vissa! so vil eg draga med dykk. Finst han i landet, skal eg vita å leita honom upp, um eg so skal leita millom alle Juda-ætterne.»
Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.
24 So tok dei ut og gjekk til Zif fyre Saul. David og kararne hans var i øydemarki Maon, på heidi sunnanfor øydemarki.
And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
25 Då no Saul drog av stad med folki sine på leit etter David, fekk David høyra gjete det, og drog då ned på ein hamar, og heldt seg i øydemarki Maon. Då Saul frette det, sette han etter David inn i øydemarki Maon.
And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
26 Saul gjekk på den eine fjellsida, og David og kararne hans på hi. Nett som no David gjekk i angest og vilde sleppa frå Saul, og Saul og folki hans freista ringa David og kararne hans og fanga deim,
And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
27 so kom det bod til Saul: «Skunda deg og kom! filistarane hev falle inn i landet.»
And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28 So heldt Saul upp med å forfølja David, og drog mot filistarane. Derav fekk den staden namnet Sela-Hammahlekot.
So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
29 David drog upp derifrå, og heldt seg so i fjellborgerne i En-Gedi.
And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the narrow passes of Engaddi.
