1 Samuel 26
1 And the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, and said, Is not David waiting secretly near us in the hill of Hachilah, before the waste land?
Zifiterne kom til Saul i Gibea og sagde: "Mon ikke David holder sig skjult i Gibeat-Hakila over for Jesjimon!"
2 Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.
Da brød Saul op og drog ned til Zifs Ørken med 3000 udsøgte Mænd af Israel for at søge efter David i Zifs Ørken;
3 And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.
og han slog Lejr i Gibeat-Hakila østen for Jesjimon ved Vejen, medens David opholdt sig i Ørkenen. Da David erfarede, at Saul var draget ind i Ørkenen for at forfølge ham,
4 And so David sent out watchers, and got word from them that Saul was certainly coming.
udsendte han Spejdere og fik at vide, at Saul var kommet til Nakon.
5 And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.
Da stod David op og begav sig til det Sted, hvor Saul havde lejret sig, og David fik Øje på det Sted, hvor Saul og hans Hærfører Abner, Ners Søn, lå; det var i Vognborgen, Saul lå, og hans Folk var lejret rundt om ham.
6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.
Og David tog til Orde og sagde til Hetiten Ahimelek og til Joabs Broder Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn: "Hvem vil følge mig ned til Saul i Lejren?" Abisjaj svarede: "Det vil jeg!"
7 So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.
Så kom David og Abisjaj om Natten til Hæren, og se, Saul lå og sov i Vognborgen med sit Spyd stukket i Jorden ved sit Hovedgærde, medens Abner og Krigerne lå rundt om ham.
8 Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.
Da sagde Abisjaj til David: "Gud har i Dag givet din Fjende i din Hånd! Lad mig nagle ham til Jorden med hans Spyd, så jeg ikke skal behøve at gøre det om!"
9 And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?
Men David svarede Abisjaj: "Gør ham ikke noget ondt! Thi hvem lægger ustraffet Hånd på HERRENs Salvede?"
10 And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
Og David sagde endvidere: "Nej, så sandt HERREN lever, HERREN selv vil ramme ham; hans Time kommer, eller han vil blive revet bort, når han drager i Krigen.
11 Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.
HERREN lade det være langt fra mig at lægge Hånd på HERRENs Salvede! Men tag nu Spydet ved hans Hovedgærde og Vandkrukken, og lad os så gå vor Vej!"
12 So David took the spear and the vessel of water from Saul's head; and they got away without any man seeing them, or being conscious of their coming, or awaking; for they were all sleeping because a deep sleep from the Lord had come on them.
Så tog David Spydet og Vandkrukken fra Sauls Hovedgærde, og de gik deres Vej, uden at nogen så eller mærkede det eller vågnede; thi de sov alle, eftersom en tung Søvn fra HERREN var faldet over dem.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;
Derpå gik David over på den anden Side og stillede sig langt borte på Toppen af Bjerget, så at der var langt imellem dem.
14 And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?
Så råbte han til Krigerne og Abner, Ners Søn: "Svarer du ikke, Abner?" Abner svarede: "Hvem er det, som kalder på Kongen?"
15 And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.
David sagde til Abner: "Er du ikke en Mand? Og hvem er din Lige i Israel? Hvorfor vogtede du da ikke din Herre Kongen? Thi en af Krigerne kom for at gøre din Herre Kongen Men.
16 What you have done is not good. By the living Lord, death is the right fate for you, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil. Now see, where is the king's spear, and the vessel of water which was by his head?
Der har du ikke båret dig vel ad! Så sandt HERREN lever: I er dødsens, I, som ikke vogtede eders Herre, HERRENs Salvede! Se nu efter: Hvor er Kongens Spyd og Vandkrukken, som stod ved hans Hovedgærde?"
17 And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.
Da kendte Saul Davids Røst, og han sagde: "Er det din Røst, min Søn David?" David svarede: "Ja, Herre Konge!"
18 And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?
Og han føjede til: "Hvorfor forfølger min Herre dog sin Træl? Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad ondt har jeg øvet?
19 Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
Måtte min Herre Kongen nu høre sin Træls Ord! Hvis det er HERREN, der har ægget dig imod mig, så lad ham få Duften af en Offergave. Men er det Mennesker, da være de forbandet for HERRENs Åsyn, fordi de nu har drevet mig bort, så at jeg er udelokket fra HERRENs Arvelod, og fordi de har sagt til mig: Gå bort og dyrk fremmede Guder!
20 Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.
Nu beder jeg: Lad ikke mit Blod væde Jorden fjernt fra HERRENs Åsyn! Israels Konge er jo draget ud for at stå mig efter Livet, som når Ørnen jager en Agerhøne på Bjergene!"
21 Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.
Da sagde Saul: "Jeg har syndet; kom tilbage, min Søn David! Thi jeg vil ikke mer gøre dig noget ondt, eftersom mit Liv i Dag var dyrebart i dine Øjne. Se, jeg har handlet som en Dåre og gjort mig skyldig i en såre stor Vildfarelse!
22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.
David svarede: "Se, her er Kongens Spyd; lad en af Folkene komme herover og hente det.
23 And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.
Men HERREN vil gengælde enhver hans Retfærdighed og Troskab; HERREN gav dig i Dag i min Hånd, men jeg vilde ikke lægge Hånd på HERRENs Salvede!
24 And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.
Men som dit Liv i Dag var agtet højt i mine Øjne, måtte således mit Liv være agtet højt i HERRENs Øjne, så at han frier mig fra al Nød!"
25 Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.
Da sagde Saul til David: "Velsignet være du, min Søn David! For dig lykkes alt, hvad du tager dig for!" Derpå gik David sin Vej, og Saul vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.
