1 Da kom alle Israels stammer til David i Hebron og sa: Sannelig, vi er ditt kjøtt og blod.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

2 Allerede da Saul var konge over oss, var det du som førte Israel når de dro ut og kom tilbake. Herren sa til deg: Du skal være hyrde for mitt folk Israel og deres hersker.

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

3 Så kom alle de eldste i Israel til kongen i Hebron, og kong David gjorde en avtale med dem i Hebron for Herrens åsyn, og de salvet David til konge over Israel.

So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

4 David var tretti år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i førti år.

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

5 Han hersket over Juda i Hebron i sju år og seks måneder, og i Jerusalem, over hele Israel og Juda, i trettitre år.

Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

6 Og kongen og hans menn dro til Jerusalem mot jebusittene, som bodde der i landet. De sa til David: Du vil ikke komme inn her, men de blinde og halte vil holde deg ute. De tenkte at David ikke kunne komme inn der.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

7 Men David tok Sions festning, som er Davids by.

But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

8 Den dagen sa David: Den som angriper jebusittene, la ham gå opp gjennom vannledningen og drepe de blinde og halte som Davids sjel hater. Derfor sier de: De blinde og halte får ikke komme inn i huset.

And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

9 Så tok David festningen som sitt bosted og kalte den Davids by. Og David begynte å bygge byen rundt omkring, fra Millo og utover.

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

10 Og David ble mektigere og mektigere, for Herren, hærskarenes Gud, var med ham.

And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

11 Hiram, kongen i Tyrus, sendte sendemenn til David med sedertre og snekkere og steinhuggere, og de bygde et hus til David.

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

12 David forsto at Herren hadde stadfestet ham som konge over Israel, og at han hadde gjort kongeriket stort for sitt folk Israels skyld.

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

13 David tok flere kvinner og hustruer i Jerusalem etter at han kom fra Hebron, og han fikk flere sønner og døtre.

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

14 Dette er navnene på de som ble født i Jerusalem: Sjammua, Sjobab, Natan, Salomo,

These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon

15 Ibhar, Elisjua, Nefeg, Jafia,

And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia

16 Elisjamaa, Eljada og Elifelet.

And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.

17 Da filisterne hørte at David var salvet til konge over Israel, dro de alle opp for å lete etter David. Men David hørte om det og gikk ned til festningen.

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

18 Filisterne kom og spredte seg utover i Refaim-dalen.

And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

19 David spurte Herren om råd: Skal jeg dra opp mot filisterne? Vil du gi dem i min hånd? Herren svarte: Dra opp, for jeg vil visselig gi filisterne i din hånd.

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

20 David dro til Ba'al-Perasim, og der beseiret han dem. Han sa: Herren har latt motstandernes styrker brytes foran meg som vann bryter gjennom en mur. Derfor kalte han stedet Ba'al-Perasim.

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

21 Da filisterne flyktet, etterlot de sine gudebilder, og David og hans menn tok dem.

And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

22 Filisterne kom opp igjen og spredte seg i Refaim-dalen.

And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

23 Da søkte David Herren om råd, og han sa: Du skal ikke gå opp direkte mot dem, men gå rundt bak dem og kom mot dem foran balsamtrærne.

And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

24 Når du hører lyden av skritt i toppen av trærne, skal du slå til, for da har Herren gått foran deg for å slå filisternes hær.

Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

25 David gjorde som Herren hadde sagt, og han slo filisterne fra Gibeon til nærheten av Geser.

And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.