Da David og hans menn kom til Siklag den tredje dagen, hadde amalekittene angrepet sørlandet og Siklag, og de hadde overvunnet Siklag og satt byen i brann.

Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the South and on Ziklag, and had overcome Ziklag and put it on fire;

De hadde tatt kvinnene og alle som var der, både små og store, som fanger. De hadde ikke drept noen, men ført dem bort.

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

Da David og hans menn kom til byen, så de at den var nedbrent, og at deres koner, sønner og døtre var tatt til fange.

And when David and his men came to the town, they saw that it had been burned down, and their wives and their sons and daughters had been made prisoners.

Da brast David og folket som var med ham, i gråt, til de ikke hadde mer krefter til å gråte.

Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.

Davids to koner, Ahinoam fra Jisre'el og Abigail, Nabals kone fra Karmel, var også tatt til fange.

And David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel, had been made prisoners.

David var i stor nød, for folket snakket om å steine ham, da hver mann var bitter i sjelen over sine sønner og døtre. Men David fant styrke i Herren sin Gud.

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.

David sa til presten Abjatar, sønn av Ahimelek: Kom hit med efoden. Og Abjatar tok efoden til David.

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

David spurte Herren: Skal jeg forfølge denne røverflokken? Vil jeg innhente dem? Herren svarte: Forfølg dem, for du skal sikkert innhente dem og redde alt.

Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

Så dro David av sted med de seks hundre mennene som var med ham, og de kom til bekken Besor.

So David went, and his six hundred men went with him, and they came to the stream Besor.

David fortsatte med fire hundre menn, men to hundre av dem var for utmattet til å krysse bekken.

And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.

De fant en egypter ute på marken og førte ham til David. De ga ham brød, og han spiste, og de ga ham vann å drikke.

And in the fields they saw an Egyptian whom they took to David, and they gave him bread, and he had a meal, and they gave him water for drink;

De ga ham også et stykke fikenboller og to klaser rosiner. Da han hadde spist, kom livskraften hans tilbake, for han hadde ikke spist eller drukket på tre dager og netter.

And they gave him part of a cake of figs and some dry grapes; and after the food, his spirit came back to him, for he had had no food or drink for three days and nights.

David spurte ham: Hvem tilhører du, og hvor kommer du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er en ung egypter, tjener for en amalekitt. Min herre forlot meg her for tre dager siden, da jeg ble syk.

And David said to him, Whose man are you and where do you come from? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master went on without me because three days back I became ill.

Vi angrep den sørlige delen av kretiland og landet til Judasfolk og sør for Kaleb, og vi satte Siklag i brann.

We made an attack on the south part of the country of the Cherethites, and on the land which is Judah's, and on the south of Caleb; and we put Ziklag on fire.

David sa til ham: Vil du føre meg til denne røverflokken? Han svarte: Sverg ved Gud at du ikke vil drepe meg eller overgi meg til min herre, så skal jeg føre deg ned til dem.

And David said to him, Will you take me down to this band? And he said, If you give me your oath that you will not put me to death or give me up to my master, I will take you to them.

Da han førte David ned, så de dem spredd rundt omkring, spisende og drikkende blant alt byttet de hadde tatt fra filisternes land og Juda.

And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

David angrep dem fra skumringen til kvelden dagen etter. Ingen av dem kom unna, unntatt fire hundre unge menn som flyktet på kamelene.

And David went on fighting them from evening till the evening of the day after; and not one of them got away but only four hundred young men who went in flight on camels.

David tok alt tilbake som amalekittene hadde tatt med seg; han reddet også sine to koner.

And David got back everything the Amalekites had taken; and he got back his two wives.

Det manglet ingenting, verken liten eller stor, verken sønner eller døtre, eller noe av byttet som de hadde tatt. Alt fikk David tilbake.

There was no loss of anything, small or great, sons or daughters or goods or anything which they had taken away: David got it all back.

De tok alle flokker og hjorder, og drev dem foran David, og sa: Dette er Davids bytte.

And they took all the flocks and herds, and driving them in front of him, said, These are David's.

Da David kom til de to hundre mennene som hadde blitt igjen ved Besorbekken fordi de var for utmattet til å følge med, gikk de ut for å møte David og folket med ham, og da David nærmet seg dem, hilste han på dem.

And David came to the two hundred men, who because of weariness had not gone with him, but were waiting at the stream Besor: and they went out, meeting David and the people who were with him; and when they came near them, they said, How are you?

Da sa de onde og udugelige mennene som hadde vært med David: Fordi de ikke dro med oss, vil vi ikke gi dem noe av byttet vi har tatt, bortsett fra hver manns kone og barn, så de kan ta dem med og dra.

Then the bad and good-for-nothing men among those who went with David said, Because they did not go with us, we will give them nothing of the goods which we have got back, but only to every man his wife and children, so that he may take them and go.

Men David sa: Dere skal ikke gjøre slik, mine brødre, med det som Herren har gitt oss. Han har bevart oss og overgitt denne røverflokken som kom mot oss, i vår hånd.

Then David said, You are not to do this, my brothers, after what the Lord has given us, who has kept us safe and given up the band which came against us into our hands.

Hvem vil høre på deres ord? Den delen han får som går i striden, er den samme som den han får som blir ved bagasjen. Alle skal ha samme del.

Who is going to give any attention to you in this question? for an equal part will be given to him who went to the fight and to him who was waiting by the goods: they are all to have the same.

Dette gjorde han til en lov og en rett for Israel fra den dagen og framover.

And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.

Da David kom til Siklag, sendte han av byttet til de eldste i Juda, sine venner, og sa: Her er en gave til dere av det vi har tatt fra Herrens fiender.

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the goods to the responsible men of Judah, and to his friends, saying, Here is an offering for you from the goods of those who were fighting against the Lord;

Han sendte til dem i Betel, i sørlandet Ramot, i Jattir,

He sent to those who were in Beth-el, and in Ramah of the South, and in Jattir;

og til dem i Arara og Esjtemoa,

And to those in Arara and Eshtemoa

og i Karmel, i byene til jerahme'elittene, og i byene til kenittene,

and Carmel and in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites;

og til dem i Horma, i Bor-Asjan og i Atak,

And to those who were in Hormah and in Bor-ashan and in Athach;

og i Hebron, og til alle stedene der David og hans menn hadde vandret.

And in Hebron, and to all the places where David and his men had been living.