2 Samuel 2
1 Sidan spurde David Herren: «Skal eg draga upp til ein av byarne i Juda?» Herren svara ja. «Kvar helst?» spurde David. Herren svara: «Til Hebron.»
It happened after this, that David inquired of YHWH, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" YHWH said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."
2 So drog David dit med båe konorne sine, Ahinoam frå Jizre’el og Abiga’il, kona åt Nabal frå Karmel.
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
3 David førde ogso fylgjesveinarne sine dit upp med huslydarne sine; og dei busette seg i byarne kringum Hebron.
and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.
4 Då kom Juda-folket dit og salva David til konge yver Juda-ætti. Då David fekk høyra at det var folket i Jabes i Gilead som hadde gravlagt Saul,
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, "It was the people of Jabesh Gilead who buried Saul."
5 sende han bod til folket i Jabes i Gilead og sagde til deim: «Velsigna av Herren vere de som gjorde denne sælebotstenesta mot Saul, herren dykkar, at det gravlagde honom.
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by YHWH, because you have shown this kindness to your lord, Saul, and have buried him.
6 So vise då Herren dykk kjærleik og truskap! Sjølv vil eg løna dykk vel for de gode de gjorde.
Now may YHWH show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
7 Ver då urædde, og dugande karar! Saul, herren dykkar, er dåen; men meg hev Juda-ætti salva til konge yver seg.»
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8 Abner Nersson, herhovdingen åt Saul, tok Isboset Saulsson og førde honom yver til Mahanajim,
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 og gjorde honom til konge yver Gilead, yver asuritarne og Jizre’el, yver Efraim, yver Benjamin, og yver heile Israel.
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Geshurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboset Saulsson var fyrti år gamall då han vart konge yver Israel, og han var konge i tvo år. Einast Juda-ætti fylgde David.
Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Og den tidi David var konge i Hebron yver Juda-ætti, var sju år og seks månader.
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Abner Nersson drog ut frå Mahanajim til Gibeon med folket åt Isboset Saulsson.
Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Joab Serujason og Davids folk drog ut dei og. Og dei møttest ved Gibeontjørni. Der stogga dei på kvar si sida av tjørni.
Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Abner sagde til Joab: «Lat nokre av sveinarne våre koma fram og halda våpnleik for oss!» «Ja vel, » svara Joab.
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." Joab said, "Let them arise."
15 Dei kom og møtte fram like mange i tal: tolv av Benjamin for Isboset Saulsson, og tolv av Davids folk.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve of the sons of Benjamin of Ishbaal the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Dei treiv kvarandre kring hovudet, og rende sverdi i sida på kvarandre, so dei fall alle i hop. Difor heitar den staden Sverdåkeren; han ligg attmed Gibeon.
They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Field of Blades, which is in Gibeon.
17 Då vart det ein ovhard strid den dagen. Abner og Israels-mennerne vart slegne av Davids folk.
The battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
18 Tri søner av Seruja var med i striden: Joab, Ahisai og Asael. Asael var lettføtt som ei hind i heidi.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as quick on his feet as a wild gazelle.
19 Og Asael forfylgde Abner, og veik korkje til høgre eller vinstre frå Abner.
Asahel pursued after Abner, and as he went he did not turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Abner vende seg og sagde: «Er du Asael?» Han svara ja.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
21 Abner sagde til honom: «Vend deg ei onnor leid, til høgre eller til vinstre! Tak på ein av sveinarne, og freista taka våpni hans!» Men Asael vilde ikkje slutta å elta honom.
Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not stop from pursuing him.
22 Abner heldt endå fram og ropa til Asael: «Lat meg vera! elles lyt eg slå deg til jordi; og korleis skal eg då sjå Joab, bror din, i augo?»
Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
23 Men han vilde ikkje slutta. Og so støytte Abner bakenden av spjotet inn i magen hans, so spjotet gjekk ut gjenom ryggen. Og det vart hans bane. Alle stogga når dei kom dit Asael fall og døydde.
But he refused to stop. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stopped there.
24 Joab og Abisai forfylgde Abner. Men då soli gladde, var dei komne til Ammahaugen, beint imot Giah, på vegen til Gibeons-øydemarki.
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Då samla dei seg, Benjamins-folki, attum Abner, so dei vart til ein flokk, og fylkte seg på toppen av ein og same haugen.
The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and formed a single group, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Abner ropa til Joab: «Skal då sverdet halda på og øyde i all æva? Skynar du ikkje at dette tek ein beisk ende? Kor lenge vil du drygja fyrr du byd folki dine slutta å elta brørne sine?»
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to stop pursuing their brothers?"
27 Joab svara: «So sant Gud liver: hadde du ikkje tala, so vilde folket ha slutta å elta brørne sine alt frå morgonen.»
Joab said, "As YHWH lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
28 Joab let blåsa i luren. Alle stana, og slutta å elta Israel. Og so heldt dei upp å slåst.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought.
29 Abner og kararne hans for yver heidi heile natti; dei gjekk yver Jordan og for gjenom heile Bitron, og kom so til Mahanajim.
Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and marched the whole morning, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Då Joab hadde slutta å elta Abner, samla han alt folket. Då sakna dei nittan mann av Davids folk, forutan Asael.
Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
31 David folk hadde drepe tri hundrad og seksti mann av benjaminitarne og Abner-folket.
But the servants of David had struck of the people of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
32 Dei tok Asael og gravlagde honom i farsgravi i Betlehem. So gjekk dei heile natti, Joab og mennerne hans, og kom ved dagsprett til Hebron.
They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
