2 Samuel 16
1 Då David var komen eit stykke på hi sida av fjellet, møtte han Siba, drengen åt Mefiboset, med eit par asen kløvja med tvo hundrad brød, hundrad rosinkakor, hundrad sumarfrukter og ei vinhit.
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
2 Kongen spurde Siba: «Kva er det du hev der?» Siba svara: «Asni skal vera til å rida på for kongens husfolk. Brødet og frukterne skal vera mat åt tenarane; og vinen til svaledrykk for dei trøytte mennerne dine i øydemarki.»
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
3 Kongen spurde: «Kvar er son åt husbonden din?» Siba svara: «Han er att i Jerusalem. Han tenkte at no vil Israels hus gjeva honom att kongedømet åt far hans.»
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
4 Då sagde kongen til Siba: «Alt det Mefiboset eig, skal vera ditt!» Siba svara: «Eg fell ned for deg. Lat meg eiga godviljen din, herre konge!»
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
5 Då kong David so kom til Bahurim, kom ut derifrå ein mann av Sauls-ætti, Sime’i Gerason heitte han. Han gjekk og banna
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
6 og kasta stein etter David og alle kongstenarane, endå heile heren og det djervaste stridsfolket gjekk på båe sidor av kongen.
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 Soleis banna Sime’i: «Burt, burt med deg, din blodhund! din niding!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
8 Herren let no alt blodet frå Sauls hus koma att yver deg, du som vart konge i hans stad. Herren gjev no kongedømet til Absalom, son din. Sjå no hev du fenge ulukka etter fortenesta! ein blodhund er du!»
Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
9 Abisai Serujason spurde kongen: «Kvifor skal den daude hunden der hava lov å banna deg, herre konge? Lat meg fara dit og hogga hovudet av honom!»
Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
10 Men kongen svara: «Kva hev eg med dykk å gjera, Seruja-søner? Bannar han, og er det Herren som hev bode honom å banna David, kven vågar då spyrja: «Kvi gjer du so?»»
But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
11 Og David sagde med Abisai og med alle folki sine: «De veit son min vil taka livet av meg - han som er runnen av mi rot. Kor mykje større grunn hev då denne benjaminiten! Lat honom berre banna, når Herren hev bode honom å banna.
Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 Kann henda Herren ser til mi naud og gjev meg lukka til vederlag for den forbanningi som kjem yver meg i dag.»
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
13 David og mennerne hans gjekk so burtetter vegen, medan Sime’i fylgde honom jamsides uppi lidi, og banna i eino og kasta stein og molda honom ut med mold.
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 Kongen kom med alle folki sine til Ajefim og kvilde seg der.
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 Absalom var komen til Jerusalem med alle sine folk av Israels-mennerne. Han hadde ogso Ahitofel med seg.
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 Då arkiten Husai, venen åt David, kom til Absalom, ropa han imot honom: «Live kongen, live kongen!»
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
17 Absalom spurde Husai: «Er det soleis du syner godvilje mot venen din? Kvifor hev du ikkje fylgt venen din?»
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
18 Husai svara Absalom: «Nei, den som Herren og folket og alle Israels-mennerne hev valt, til honom vil eg høyra, hjå honom vil eg vera.
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
19 Dessutan: kven er det eg tenar? Er det ikkje son hans? Like eins som eg hev tent hjå far din, so vil eg no vera hjå deg.»
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 Absalom bad Ahitofel: «Kom med ei råd, kva skal me gjera no.»
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
21 Ahitofel svara: «Ligg med fylgjekonorne åt far din, som han let att til å vakta kongsgarden! Då fær heile Israel høyra gjete at du hev gjort far din hatig på deg. Og so fær dei nytt mod alle som hev fylgt deg.»
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
22 So slo dei upp tjeld åt Absalom uppå taket. Og Absalom låg med fylgjekonorne åt far sin, so heile Israel såg på.
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
23 I dei dagarne galdt ei råd som Ahitofel gav, like mykje som svar frå Gud. So mykje galdt alle Ahitofels råder både hjå David og hjå Absalom.
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
