2 Samuel 12
1 Og Herren sende Natan til David. Då han kom inn til honom, sagde han med honom: «Det var tvo menner i ein by; den eine var rik, og den andre var fatig.
YHWH sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 Rikmannen åtte bufe og smale i rikleg mengd.
The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
3 Fatigmannen åtte inkje anna enn eit lite saulamb, som han hadde kjøpt og ale upp, og som voks upp inne hjå honom og sønerne hans, i lag med deim; det åt av brødbiten hans og drakk av staupet hans, og låg i fanget hans og var som ei dotter for honom.
but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter.
4 So kom ein vegfarande mann til rikmannen. Då timdest han ikkje taka av sine eigne sauer eller naut sine og laga til åt ferdamannen som var komen til honom, men tok saulambet åt fatigmannen og laga til åt mannen som var komen til honom.»
A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him."
5 Då loga harmen veldug upp i David mot mannen, og han sagde til Natan: «So sant Herren liver: den mannen som det hev gjort, skal lata livet;
David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As YHWH lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die.
6 og saulambet skal han bøta firfaldt, for di han for soleis fram og var so hjartelaus.»
He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
7 Natan svara: «Du er mannen. So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Eg salva deg til konge yver Israel; eg frelste deg or Sauls hand.
Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what YHWH, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
8 Eg gav deg huset åt herren din, og konorne åt herren din lagde eg i ditt fang. Eg sette deg yver Israels hus og Judas hus. Og var det for lite, so hadde eg gjeve deg endå meir både av eitt og hitt.
I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
9 Kvifor hev du då vanvyrdt Herrens ord, og gjort det som er ilt i hans augo? Hetiten Uria hev du drepe med sverd, og kona hans hev du teke til kona åt deg sjølv! Honom myrde du med ammonitarsverd.
Why have you despised YHWH, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hethite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the people of Ammon.
10 Difor skal no sverdet aldri vika frå ditt hus, av di du vanvyrde meg og tok kona åt hetiten Uria til kona åt deg sjølv.»
Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your wife.'
11 So segjer Herren: «Sjå, eg let ulukke koma yver deg frå ditt eige hus. Konorne dine tek eg burt frå augo dine og gjev deim åt ein annan, so han ligg med konorne dine midt på ljose dagen.
"This is what YHWH says: 'Look, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
12 Du let det henda i løyndom; eg let dette henda midt på ljose dagen, so heile Israel er vitne til det.»»
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
13 David svara Natan: «Synda hev eg mot Herren.» Natan sagde til David: «So hev Herren ogso ettergjeve deg skuldi di; du skal ikkje døy.
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against YHWH." Nathan said to David, "YHWH also has put away your sin. You will not die.
14 Men av di du hev fenge Herrens fiendar til å spotta honom for denne sak skuld, so skal heller ikkje den sonen du hev fenge vera liv lage.»
However, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for YHWH, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
15 So gjekk Natan heim. Men Herren søkte med sott det barnet David hadde fenge med kona hans Uria.
Then Nathan went to his home. And God struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
16 David spurde Gud for barnet. Og David fasta. Og når han kom heim og skulde leggja seg um natti, lagde han seg på golvet.
Then David sought from God on behalf of the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
17 Dei øvste tenarane hans gjekk upp til honom og freista reisa honom upp frå golvet. Men han vilde ikkje. Heller ikkje heldt han måltid i lag med deim.
And the elders of his house approached him to lift him up from the ground, but he was unwilling, and he would not eat food with them.
18 Sjuande dagen døydde barnet. Då våga ikkje tenarane åt David melda honom at barnet hadde slokna. Dei tenkte: «Tala me til honom med barnet var i live, so lydde han ikkje på oss; kor kann me då melda honom at barnet hev slokna? Han kunde gjera ei ulukka!»
It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, "Look, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?"
19 Men David gådde at tenarane kviskra saman, og han skyna barnet var dåe. David spurde tenarane: «Hev barnet slokna?» Dei svara ja.
But when David noticed that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead."
20 Då reis David upp frå golvet, vaska seg, salva seg, skifte klæde, gjekk inn i Herrens hus og kasta seg ned for honom. Og då han kom heim, bad han um mat. Dei fram mat åt honom, og han tok til å eta.
Then David arose from the ground, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of YHWH, and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked for bread to eat. And they set bread before him, and he ate.
21 Då spurde tenarane honom: «Korleis heng dette i hop? So lenge barnet var i live, fasta du og gret for det; men når barnet hev slokna, ris du upp og held måltid!»
Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept and kept vigil for the child while he was alive; but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread."
22 Han svara: «So lenge barnet var i live, fasta eg og gret. Eg tenkte: «Kven veit? kann henda Herren vil miskunna meg og lata barnet liva!»
He said, "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows whether YHWH will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
23 Men kvifor skulde eg fasta no det er dåe? Kann eg få det att meir? Eg skal fara til honom. Men han kjem ikkje att til meg.»
But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."
24 David trøysta Batseba, kona si. Han budde hjå henne og låg med henne. Ho åtte ein son, som han gav namnet Salomo. Honom hadde Herren kjær.
David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. YHWH loved him;
25 Han sende bod med profeten Natan. Og han gav honom namnet Jedidja for Herrens skuld.
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for YHWH's sake.
26 Joab gjorde åtak på hovudstaden Rabba i Ammonitarlandet, og hertok byen.
Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 So sende Joab bod til David og melde: «Eg hev gjort åtak på Rabba og hev teke vats-byen.
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and have also taken the water supply of the city.
28 Stemn no i hop resten av folket! Kringset og tak byen, so det ikkje skal heitast at eg hev teke byen, og fær ordet for det!»
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and capture it yourself, or I will capture the city, and it will be named after me."
29 David stemnde då saman alt herfolket, drog til Rabba, gjorde åtak og tok byen.
David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30 Han tok kongekruna frå hovudet på kongen. Ho var av gull og vog vel tvo vågar og var prydd med ein glimestein. Ho vart no sett på Davids hovud. Eit veldugt herfang førde han heim frå byen.
He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
31 Folket i byen slæpte han burt, og sette til arbeid ved sagbruki, med treskjevalsorne av jarn og med jarnøksarne, og let deim træla ved tiglomnarne. Soleis gjorde han med alle ammonitarne. So snudde David med alt folket heim att til Jerusalem.
He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, and iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at the brick kiln. And he did the same to all the cities of the people of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
