Da Saul sin sønn fikk høre at Abner var død i Hebron, ble han lammet av frykt, og hele Israel ble rystet.

When Saul's son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was shaken.

Saul sin sønn hadde to menn som var ledere for hæravdelingene. Den ene het Baanah, og den andre Røkab. De var sønner av Rimmon fra Beerot, som tilhørte Benjamin, ettersom også Beerot ble regnet til Benjamin.

Now Saul's son had two leaders of his raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin, for Beeroth was also considered part of Benjamin.

Beerotittene hadde flyktet til Gittaim, hvor de hadde bodd som fremmede helt til denne dag.

The Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, where they have lived as foreigners to this day.

Jonatan, Sauls sønn, hadde en sønn som var lam i begge føttene. Han var fem år gammel da nyheten om Saul og Jonatan kom fra Jisre'el. Hans amme tok ham og flyktet, men i hastverket falt han og ble lam. Han het Mefibosjet.

Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

Rekab og Baanah, sønnene til Rimmon fra Beerot, gikk av sted og kom til huset til Isjbosjet under dagens hete, mens han lå til hvile på middagssengen.

The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed during his midday rest.

De kom seg inn i huset, som om de skulle hente hvete, og stakk ham i magen. Rekab og Baanah, hans bror, rømte.

They entered the house under the pretense of fetching wheat and struck him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped.

De hadde kommet inn i huset mens han lå på sengen i rommet sitt. De slo ham i hjel, skar av hodet hans og tok det med seg. Så reiste de gjennom Araba hele natten.

After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night.

De brakte Isjbosjets hode til David i Hebron og sa til kongen: "Her er hodet til Isjbosjet, Sauls sønn, din fiende, som forsøkte å ta ditt liv. I dag har Herren hevnet min herre, kongen, på Saul og hans etterkommere."

They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge against Saul and his descendants."

David svarte Rekab og hans bror Baanah, sønnene til Rimmon fra Beerot: "Så sant Herren lever, han som fridde meg ut av all nød,

David answered Rechab and Baanah, his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every trouble...

han som hentet meg nyheten om Sauls død, trodde at han brakte meg godt nytt. Jeg grep ham og drepte ham i Siklag, som en belønning for hans nyhet.

When someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.

Hvor mye mer skulle jeg ikke da kreve regnskap av dere, onde menn, som har drept en rettferdig mann i hans eget hus, mens han lå i sengen sin? Skal jeg ikke hevne hans blod på dere og rydde dere bort fra jorden?"

How much more, then, when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed! Should I not now demand his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth?

Så David ga sine menn ordre om å drepe dem. De hogde av hendene og føttene deres og hengte dem opp ved dammen i Hebron. Hodet til Isjbosjet tok de og gravla i Abners grav i Hebron.

So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.