1 Samuelsboken 24
1 Då nu Saul igenkom ifrå de Philisteer, vardt honom sagdt: Si, David är i den öknene EnGedi.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
2 Och Saul tog tretusend unga män utu hela Israel, och drog åstad till att söka David med hans män, på de stengetters klippor.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
3 Och då han kom till de fårahyddor vid vägen, var der en kula; och Saul gick derin till att betäcka sina fötter; men David och hans män såto inne i kulone.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
4 Då sade Davids män till honom: Si, detta är den dagen, om hvilken Herren din Gud dig sagt hafver: Si, jag skall gifva din fienda i dina händer, att du gör med honom såsom dig täckes. Och David stod upp, och skar sakta bort ena flik af Sauls kjortel.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Men sedan slog honom hans hjerta, att han hade skorit den Sauls flik bort.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
6 Och sade till sina män: Det låte Herren vara långt ifrå mig, att jag det göra skulle, och komma mina hand vid min herra, Herrans smorda; ty han är Herrans smorde.
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
7 Och David stillte sina män med ordom, och lät dem icke öfverfalla Saul. Och Saul kom upp utu kulone, och gick ut på vägen.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
8 Stod ock David sedan upp, och gick utu kulone, och ropade efter Saul, och sade: Min herre Konung. Saul såg tillbaka efter sig; och David böjde sitt ansigte ned till jordena, och tillbad;
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 Och sade till Saul: Hvi hörer du de menniskors ord, som säga: David söker efter ditt argesta?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
10 Si, i dag se din ögon, att Herren hafver i denna dag gifvit dig i mina hand i kulone; och det vardt sagdt, att jag skulle dräpit dig; men dig vardt skonadt; ty jag sade: Jag vill icke komma mina hand vid min herra; ty han är Herrans smorde.
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
11 Min fader, se dock fliken af din kjortel i mine hand, att jag icke ville dräpa dig då jag bortskar en flik af din kjortel; känn och se, att intet ondt är i mine hand, eller någor öfverträdelse. Jag hafver ock intet syndat emot dig, och du går efter mina själ, att du må taga henne bort.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 Herren skall vara domare emellan mig och dig, och Herren skall hämna mig på dig; men min hand skall icke vara öfver dig.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 Såsom man säger af ett gammalt ordspråk: Af ogudaktigom kommer odygd; men min hand skall icke vara öfver dig.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 Hvem förföljer du, Israels Konung? Hvem jagar du efter? En dödan hund, ena loppo.
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 Herren vare domare, och döme emellan mig och dig, och se dertill, och rätte min sak ut, och frie mig ifrå dine hand.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
16 Som nu David hade dessa orden uttalat, sade Saul: Är det icke din röst, min son David? Och Saul upphof sina röst och gret;
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 Och sade till David: Du äst rättfärdigare än jag; du hafver bevist mig godt; men jag hafver bevist dig ondt.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
18 Och du hafver i denna dag gifvit mig tillkänna, huru du hafver gjort väl emot mig; att Herren hade beslutit mig i dina händer, och du hafver dock icke dräpit mig.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
19 Huru skulle någor finna sin fienda, och låta honom sedan gå en god väg? Herren vedergälle dig det goda, som du i denna dag med mig gjort hafver.
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Nu si, jag vet, att du varder Konung, och Israels Konungsrike står i dine hand.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
21 Så svär mig nu vid Herran, att du icke utrotar min säd efter mig, och icke utskrapar mitt namn utu mins faders hus.
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 Och David svor Saul; och så drog Saul hem; men David och hans män drogo upp på borgena.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
