< 1 Samuels 9 >

1 Kis heitt ein mann av Benjamin. Han var son åt Abiel, son åt Seror, son åt Bekorat, son åt Afiah, son åt ein benjaminit. Han var ein velhalden mann.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a mighty man of valor.
2 Han hadde ein son som heitte Saul: velvaksen og væn; ingen i Israel var vænare enn han; han var hovudet høgre enn alt folket.
He had a son, whose name was Saul, a handsome young man; and there was no one among the children of Israel more handsome than he was. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.
3 No hadde nokre asnor komne burt for Kis, far åt Saul. Og Kis sagde med Saul, son sin: «Tak med deg ein av drengjerne, og far av stad og leita etter asnorne!»
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys." So Saul got up and took one of the servants of his father with him and went to look for the donkeys of his father Kish.
4 Han gjekk yver Efraimsheidi og so gjenom Salisalandet; men han fann deim ikkje. So gjekk dei gjenom Sa’alimslandet; men dei var ikkje der. So gjekk dei gjenom Benjaminslandet, men fann deim ikkje.
He passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they weren't there. Then he passed through the land of the Jaminites, but they did not find them.
5 Då dei so var komne inn i Suflandet, sagde Saul med drengen han hadde med seg: «Kom, lat oss venda heim att; elles vil far verta illhuga for oss i staden for å tenkja på asnorne.»
When they had come to Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let us return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us."
6 Men han svara honom: «Sjå her i byen er det ein gudsmann som er namngjeten; alt det han segjer, det hender. Lat oss no ganga dit. Kann henda han kunde fortelja oss noko um den ferdi me hev gjeve oss ut på.»
He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely comes to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey on which we have set out."
7 Saul sagde til drengen: «Men um me no gjeng dit, kva skal me hava med oss til mannen? Me hev ikkje meir mat i skrepporne våre, og nokor onnor gåva hev me ikkje heller til gudsmannen; eller kva hev me?»
Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone in our vessels, and there is no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"
8 Drengen svara Saul andre venda: «Sjå, her hev eg i mitt eige ein kvart dalar i sylv; den vil eg gjeva gudsmannen, so han segjer oss kva leid me bør taka.»
The servant answered Saul again, and said, "Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. You shall give that to the man of God, to tell us about our journey."
9 Fyrr i tidi pla dei segja i Israel når einkvan gjekk av stad og spurde Gud: «Kom, lat oss ganga til sjåaren!» Det dei no kallar profet, kalla dei i gamle dagar sjåar.
(In earlier times in Israel, whenever someone went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, and let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)
10 Saul sagde til drengen: «Du hev rett! kom, lat oss ganga!» So gjekk dei til byen der gudsmannen budde.
Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said. Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.
11 Då dei gjekk upp bykleivi, møtte dei nokre gjentor som gjekk ut, skulde henta vatn, og spurde deim: «Er sjåaren her?»
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"
12 Dei svara deim: «Ja, beint her burte. Skunda deg no! han kom nett heim til byen i dag; for i dag hev folket slagtoffer på offerhaugen.
And they answered them, and said, "He is. Look, he is ahead of you. Just now he has come to the city since the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.
13 Når de gjeng inn i byen, so finn de honom fyrr han gjeng upp på offerhaugen til måltidi; folket held ikkje måltid fyrr han kjem; for han skal vigsla offeret fyrr gjesterne tek til å eta. Gakk difor straks! nett no finn de honom.»
As soon as you have come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice, and afterwards those who are invited may eat. Now therefore go up for you shall find him right now."
14 Dei gjekk upp til byen. Nett med same dei kom inn i byen, møtte dei Samuel på veg upp til offerhaugen.
They went up to the city. As they came within the city, look, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
15 Dagen fyrr Saul kom, hadde Herren opna øyra åt Samuel og sagt til honom:
Now YHWH had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
16 «I morgon dette bil sender eg til deg ein mann frå Benjaminslandet; honom skal du salva til fyrste yver Israel, folket mitt; han skal frelsa folket mitt frå filistarmagti. Eg hev set til folket mitt, etter di naudropet deira hev nått upp til meg.»
"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen the suffering of my people, because their cry has come to me."
17 Då Samuel fekk sjå Saul, gjorde Herren kunnigt for honom: «Sjå her er mannen som eg tala um til deg; han skal taka herredømet yver folket mitt.»
When Samuel saw Saul, YHWH said to him, "Look, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall have authority over my people."
18 Saul gjekk fram til Samuel midt i porten og sagde: «Ver so snild og seg meg; kvar bur sjåaren!»
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the city, and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"
19 Samuel svara Saul: «Eg er sjåaren. Gakk i fyrevegen upp på offerhaugen! De skal eta med meg i dag. I morgon tidleg, når eg segjer farvel med deg, skal eg gjeva deg greida på alt det du hev på hjarta.
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, "I am he. Go up before me to the high place, for you will eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.
20 Asnorne som kom burt i dag tri dagar sidan, tarv du ikkje vera rædd for; dei er attfunne. Kven er det elles som eig alle eignaluter i Israel, anna du og farsætti di?»
As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them; for they have been found. And for whom does all Israel desire? Is it not for you, and for the house of your father?"
21 Saul svara: «Er ikkje eg benjaminit, av den minste ætti i Israel? og mi ættgrein er den ringaste av alle Benjamins-ætterne. Kvifor talar du soleis med meg?»
Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?"
22 Samuel tok då Saul og drengen hans og leidde deim inn i gildesalen og sessa deim øvst millom gjesterne; dei var um lag tretti mann.
Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.
23 Og Samuel sagde til kokken: «Kom hit med det stykket eg gav deg og bad deg gøyma vel!»
And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I told you to set aside."
24 Kokken bar fram lårstykket og det som høyrde til, og sette framfor Saul. Og han sagde: «Her er det som er gøymt åt deg. Et no! Til denne høgtidsstundi vart det gøymt åt deg då eg sagde: Eg hev bede folket.» Saul heldt då måltid med Samuel den dagen.
The cook picked up the leg, and that which was attached to it, and set it before Saul. And he said, "Look, here is what has been kept for you. Set it before you and eat, because it was kept especially for you until the right time; because I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 So gjekk dei ned frå offerhaugen og inn i byen, og han tala med Saul på taket.
When they had come down from the high place into the city, they prepared a bed for Saul on the roof,
26 Tidleg næste morgon då det lyste av dag, ropa Samuel på Saul uppe på taket: «Ris upp, so vil eg fylgja deg på veg!» Saul reis upp, og dei gjekk båe av stad, han og Samuel.
and he slept. And it happened about daybreak that Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, "Get up, that I may send you away." So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went outside.
27 Då dei var komne utanfor byen, sagde Samuel med Saul: «Bed drengen ganga fyre oss!» - han so gjorde - men sjølv må du stogga eit bil, so skal du få høyra det Gud hev tala.
As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us. But you remain here awhile, so that I may make known to you the word of God."

< 1 Samuels 9 >