2 Samuel 5

1 Då kom alle Israels ætter til David i Hebron, og tala soleis: «Du veit me og du er same folket.

Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron, —and spake, saying—Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are.

2 Alt lenge sidan, med Saul var kongen vår, so var du føraren for Israel. Og med deg hev Herren sagt: «Du skal vera hyrding for Israel, folket mitt! du skal vera fyrste yver Israel!»»

Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel, —and Yahweh said to thee—Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel.

3 Då alle dei øvste i Israel var komne til Hebron, til kongen, gjorde kong David samband med deim i Hebron for Herrens åsyn. Og dei salva David til konge yver Israel.

So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, —and they anointed David to be king over Israel.

4 Tretti år var David då han vart konge. Og han var konge i fyrti år.

Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, —forty years, he reigned:

5 I Hebron var han konge yver Juda i sju år og seks månader. I Jerusalem var han konge i tri og tretti år yver heile Israel og Juda.

in Hebron, reigned he over Judah, seven years, and six months, —and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.

6 Kongen drog upp til Jerusalem med heren sin mot jebusitarne, som budde der i landet. Dei sagde då til David: «Hit inn vinn du ikkje koma! Jamvel blinde og lame folk kann driva deg burt berre med dei ordi: Hit kjem David ikkje!»

Then went the king and his men, to Jerusalem, against the Jebusites, inhabiting the land, —and they spake to David, saying—Thou canst not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind and lame—Thinking, David will not come in hither.

7 David tok like vel Sionsborgi. Den borgi vart Davidsbyen.

So then David captured the citadel of Zion, —the same, is the city of David.

8 David gav den dagsordren: «Kvar ein som slær jebusitarne, lat honom ganga upp til vatsleidingi, og slå desse blinde og lame som ber David imot!» Difor plar dei segja: «Blind og lam kjem ikkje inn i huset.»

And David said, on that day—Whosoever is smiting the Jebusites, then let him reach as far as the aqueduct. But, as for the lame and the blind, they were the hated of David’s soul, —for which cause, they kept on saying, Blind and lame! he will not enter the place.

9 David tok bustad der på borgi og kalla henne Davidsbyen. David bygde byen rundt ikring frå Millo og innetter.

So then David dwelt in the citadel, and called it, The City of David, —and David built round about, from Millo and inwards.

10 Davids velde auka stødt og stendigt. Og Herren, allhers Gud, var med honom.

And David went on and on waxing great, —Yahweh, God of hosts, being with him.

11 Kong Hiram i Tyrus sende folk til David med cedertre og timbremenner og steinhoggarar. Dei bygde eit hus for David.

Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar-wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.

12 Og David skyna at Herren hadde grunnfest kongedømet hans yver Israel, og lyft kongedømet hans upp til æra for Israel, folket sitt, skuld.

So David perceived that Yahweh had established him to be king over Israel, —and that he had exalted his kingdom, for the sake of his people Israel.

13 David tok seg endå fleire fylgjekonor og konor frå Jerusalem, etter han var komen dit frå Hebron. Og David fekk endå fleire søner og døtter.

And David took him yet more concubines and wives, out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron, and there were, yet further, born unto David, sons and daughters.

14 Dei sønerne han fekk i Jerusalem heitte: Sammua, Sobab, Natan, Salomo,

Now, these, are the names of the sons who were born unto him in Jerusalem, —Shammua and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;

15 Jibhar, Elisua, Nefeg, Jafia,

and Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Yaphia;

16 Elisama, Eljada og Elifelet.

and Elishama and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

17 Då filistarane frette at David var salva til konge yver Israel, drog alle filistarane upp og søkte åt honom. Då David spurde det, drog han ned til borgi.

And, when the Philistine heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel, then came up all the Philistines to seek to secure David, and David heard of it, and went down into the citadel.

18 Filistarane kom og spreidde seg utyver i Refa’imsdalen.

Now, the Philistines, had come, —and had spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.

19 Då gjorde David det spursmålet til Herren: «Skal eg draga upp mot filistarane? Vil du gjeva deim i mi hand?» Herren svara David: «Drag upp, eg vil gjeva filistarane i di hand.»

So then David enquired of Yahweh, saying, —Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said unto David—Go up; for I, will surely deliver, the Philistines into thy hand.

20 David kom til Ba’al-Perasim. Og der vann David yver deim. Då sagde han: «Herren hev brote igjenom uvenerne mine, liksom vatn bryt igjenom.» Det er difor staden hev fenge namnet Ba’al-Perasim.

And David entered Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said—Yahweh hath broken forth upon mine enemies, before me, like a breaking forth of waters. For this cause, called he the name of that place, Baal-perazim.

21 Dei let etter seg gudebilæti sine, og David og folki hans tok deim.

And they left their images there, —and David and his men took them away.

22 Endå ein gong drog filistarane upp og spreidde seg utyver i Refa’imsdalen.

And, yet again, did the Philistines come up, —and they spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.

23 Då David spurde Herren, svara han: «Drag ikkje mot deim! Kringset deim attanfrå, so du fell yver deim frå den staden der bakatrei stend.

So David enquired of Yahweh, and he said—Thou shalt not go up, —Get round behind them, and come in upon them, over against the mulberry-trees.

24 So snart du høyrer ljoden av stig i topparne på bakatrei, so må du springa fram. For då dreg Herren ut framfyre deg og vinn yver filistarheren!»

And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, then, shalt thou act with decision, —for, then, will Yahweh have gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

25 David gjorde som Herren baud; og han slo filistarane og forfylgde deim frå Geba heilt fram til Gezer.

And David did so, as Yahweh had commanded him, —and smote the Philistines, from Gibeon until thou enterest Gezer.