1 David flyktet fra Naiot i Rama og kom til Jonatan. Han sa: Hva har jeg gjort? Hva er min forbrytelse, og hva er min synd mot din far som får ham til å ville ta mitt liv?

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

2 Jonatan svarte: Det må du ikke tro! Du skal ikke dø. Min far gjør ingenting, verken stort eller smått, uten å la meg få vite det. Hvorfor skulle han skjule dette for meg? Det er ikke slik.

And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.

3 Men David svarte med en ed og sa: Din far vet godt at jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, og han sier til seg selv: La ikke Jonatan få vite dette, for at han ikke skal bli bedrøvet. Men så sant Herren lever, og så sant du lever, er det bare et skritt mellom meg og døden.

But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.

4 Jonatan sa til David: Hva du ønsker, vil jeg gjøre for deg.

Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

5 David sa til Jonatan: I morgen er det nymåne, og jeg skulle egentlig sitte til bords med kongen. Men la meg gå og gjemme meg på marken inntil kvelden.

And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.

6 Hvis din far legger merke til at jeg er borte, skal du si: David ba meg om å få reise til Betlehem, til sin hjemby, for familien har et årlig offer der.

And if your father takes note of the fact that I am away, say, David made a request to me for himself that he might go to Beth-lehem, to his town: for it is the time when his family make their offering year by year.

7 Hvis han sier: Det er greit, da kan jeg være trygg. Men hvis han blir sint, så vet du at han har onde tanker mot meg.

If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.

8 Vær da god mot din tjener, for du har inngått en pakt med din tjener i Herrens navn. Hvis det er noe galt ved meg, så drep meg du selv. Hvorfor skulle du overlate meg til din far?

So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

9 Jonatan svarte: Aldri! Hvis jeg får vite at min far har onde hensikter mot deg, vil jeg ikke da varsle deg?

And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?

10 David sa til Jonatan: Hvem skal fortelle meg hvis din far svarer hardt?

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

11 Jonatan sa til David: Kom, la oss gå ut på marken. Og de to gikk ut i åpen mark.

And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.

12 Jonatan sa til David: Måtte Herren, Israels Gud, være vitne. Når jeg har fått snakke med min far, i morgen eller overmorgen, og han har gode hensikter mot David, vil jeg da ikke sende bud til deg og la deg få vite det?

And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?

13 Måtte Herren la det gå Jonatan ille om min far vil gjøre deg vondt uten at jeg varsler deg og sender deg bort i fred. Må Herren være med deg slik han har vært med min far.

May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.

14 Og måtte du vise meg velvilje så lenge jeg lever, så jeg ikke må dø!

And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!

15 Og når Herren har utryddet alle Davids fiender fra jordens overflate, må du aldri ta bort din kjærlighet fra min familie.

And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

16 La det være slik at hvis navnet Jonatan blir utryddet av Davids hus, da skal Herren kreve det av Davids hånd.

And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

17 Og Jonatan tok enda en ed med David på grunn av sin kjærlighet til ham, for han elsket ham som sitt eget liv.

And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

18 Jonatan sa til ham: I morgen er det nymåne, og det vil merkes at du er borte, for din plass vil være tom.

Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon: and it will be seen that you are not present, for there will be no one in your seat.

19 På den tredje dagen vil det bli tydelig, og du skal gå til det stedet hvor du gjemte deg den gangen, og vente ved siden av haugen.

And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.

20 Jeg vil skyte tre piler mot siden av haugen, som om jeg skyter på et mål.

And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.

21 Så sender jeg gutten av gårde: Gå og finn pilene. Hvis jeg sier til gutten: Se, pilene ligger her ved siden av deg, ta dem opp, da kan du komme, for da er alt vel.

And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

22 Men hvis jeg sier til gutten: Se, pilene er bortenfor deg, da må du dra, for Herren har sendt deg bort.

But if I say to the boy, See, the arrow has gone past you: then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away.

23 Det vi har snakket om, du og jeg, det er Herren mellom oss for alltid.

As for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.

24 David gjemte seg på marken. Da nymånen kom, satte kongen seg til bords for å spise.

So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

25 Kongen satt på sin vanlige plass ved veggen, og Jonatan sto, mens Abner satt ved Sauls side, men Davids plass var tom.

And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

26 Saul sa ingenting den dagen, for han tenkte: Noe har hendt med ham, så han er blitt uren. Sikkert er han ikke ren.

But Saul said nothing that day, for his thought was, Something has taken place making him unclean; it is clear that he is not clean.

27 Men på den andre dagen av nymånen, da Davids plass fortsatt var tom, spurte Saul sin sønn Jonatan: Hvorfor har ikke Isais sønn kommet til måltidet, verken i går eller i dag?

And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?

28 Jonatan svarte Saul: David ba meg om å få gå til Betlehem.

And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,

29 Han sa: Vår familie har et offer i byen, og brødrene mine ba meg komme. Hvis jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, lar du meg dra og se brødrene mine. Derfor har han ikke kommet til kongens bord.

Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.

30 Da ble Saul rasende på Jonatan og sa: Du sønn av en opprørsk kvinne! Tror du ikke jeg vet at du har valgt Isais sønn til vanære for deg selv og din mors skam?

Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?

31 Så lenge Isais sønn lever på jorden, vil ikke du eller ditt kongerike være trygt. Send bud etter ham og følg ham hit, for han fortjener å dø.

For while the son of Jesse is living on the earth, your position is unsafe and your kingdom is in danger. So make him come here to me, for it is certainly right for him to be put to death.

32 Jonatan svarte sin far Saul: Hvorfor skal han dø? Hva har han gjort?

And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?

33 Saul kastet spydet for å treffe ham, og da skjønte Jonatan at hans far hadde bestemt seg for å drepe David.

And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.

34 Jonatan reiste seg fra bordet i brennende sinne, og han spiste ikke noe den andre dagen av nymånen. Han var full av sorg over David, for hans far hadde skjemt ham ut.

So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.

35 Om morgenen gikk Jonatan ut på marken til det stedet hvor han hadde avtalt med David. En liten gutt var med ham.

Now in the morning, Jonathan went out into the fields at the time he had said to David, and he had a little boy with him.

36 Han sa til gutten: Løp og finn pilene som jeg skyter. Mens gutten løp, skjøt han pilen forbi ham.

And he said to the boy, Go and get the arrow I let loose from my bow. And while the boy was running, he sent an arrow past him.

37 Da gutten kom til stedet der pilen lå, ropte Jonatan etter gutten og sa: Er pilen ikke bortenfor deg?

And when the boy came to the place where the arrow was, Jonathan, crying out after the boy, said, Has it not gone past you?

38 Jonatan ropte etter gutten: Skynd deg, vær rask, ikke stå stille! Jonatans gutt plukket opp pilen og kom tilbake til sin herre.

And Jonathan went on crying out after the boy, Be quick, do not keep waiting about, go quickly. And Jonathan's boy got the arrow and came back to his master.

39 Gutten visste ingenting om dette, bare Jonatan og David var klar over hva som var avtalt.

But the boy had no idea what was going on; only Jonathan and David had knowledge of it.

40 Jonatan ga pilene og buen til gutten og sa: Gå, ta dem med deg til byen.

And Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy, and said to him, Take these and go back to the town.

41 Da gutten hadde gått, kom David fram fra sitt skjulested sør for steinbunnen. Han kastet seg tre ganger ned på bakken, og de kysset hverandre og gråt sammen, men David gråt mest.

And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

42 Da sa Jonatan til David: Gå i fred, for vi to har sverget i Herrens navn: Herren er et vitne mellom meg og deg, mellom min slekt og din slekt for alltid. Så dro David av sted, og Jonatan gikk tilbake til byen.

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.