2 Samuel 18
1 David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
Derpå holdt David Mønstring over sit Mandskab og satte Tusindførere og Hundredførere over dem;
2 David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, "I will surely go forth with you myself also."
og David delte Mandskabet i tre Dele; den ene Tredjedel stillede han under Joab, den anden under Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn og Joabs Broder, og den sidste Tredjedel under Gatiten Ittaj. Kongen sagde så til Folkene: "Jeg vil selv drage med i Kampen!"
3 But the people said, "You must not go out, for if we retreat, no one will care about us. If half of us die, no one will care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better now if you support us in the city."
Men de svarede: "Du må ikke drage med; thi om vi flygter, ænser man ikke os; ja, selv om Halvdelen af os falder, ænser man ikke os, men du gælder lige så meget som ti Tusinde af os; derfor er det bedst, at du holder dig rede til at ile os til Hjælp fra Byen."
4 The king said to them, "I will do what seems best to you." The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Kongen svarede: "Jeg gør, hvad I finder bedst!" Derpå stillede Kongen sig ved Porten, medens hele Mandskabet drog ud, hundredvis og tusindvis.
5 The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." And all the people were listening when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
Men Kongen gav Joab, Abisjajog Ittaj den Befaling: "Far nu lempeligt med den unge Absalon!" Og hele Mandskabet hørte, hvorledes Kongen gav alle Øversterne Befaling om Absalon.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
Derpå rykkede Krigerne i Marken mod Israel, og Slaget kom til at stå i Efraims Skov.
7 The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
Der blev Israels Hær slået af Davids Folk, og der fandt et stort Mandefald Sted den Dag; der faldt 200000 Mand.
8 For the battle there spread over the entire region, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Kampen bredte sig over hele Egnen, og Skoven fortærede den Dag flere Folk end Sværdet.
9 And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. And he was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was left hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
Absalon selv stødte på nogle af Davids Folk; Absalon red på sit Muldyr, og da Muldyret kom ind under en stor Terebintes tætte Grene, blev hans Hoved hængende i Terebinten, så han hang mellem Himmel og Jord, medens Muldyret, han sad på, løb bort.
10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
En Mand, der så det meldte det til Joab og sagde: "Jeg så Absalon hænge i en Terebinte."
11 Joab said to the man who told him, "Look, you saw it, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a belt."
Da sagde Joab til Manden, der havde meldt ham det: "Når du så det, hvorfor slog du ham da ikke til Jorden med det samme? Så havde jeg givet dig ti Sekel Sølv og et Bælte!"
12 The man said to Joab, "Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.'
Men Manden svarede Joab: "Om jeg så havde fået tilvejet tusind Sekel, havde jeg ikke lagt Hånd på Kongens Søn; thi vi hørte jo selv, hvorledes Kongen bød dig, Abisjaj og Ittaj: Vogt vel på den unge Absalon!
13 Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me."
Dersom jeg havde handlet svigefuldt imod ham -intet bliver jo skjult for Kongen - vilde du have ladet mig i Stikken!"
14 Then Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this with you." He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Da sagde Joab: "Så gør jeg det for dig!" Dermed greb han tre Spyd og stødte dem i Brystet på Absalon, som endnu levede og hang mellem Terebintens Grene.
15 Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
Derpå trådte ti unge Mænd, der var Joabs Våbendragere, til og gav Absalon Dødsstødet.
16 Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Joab lod nu støde i Hornet, og Hæren opgav at forfølge Israel, thi Joab bød Folkene standse.
17 They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
Derpå tog de og kastede Absalon i en stor Grube i Skoven og ophobede en mægtig Stendynge over ham. Og hele Israel flygtede hver til sit.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the King's Valley; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
Men medens Absalon endnu levede, havde han taget og rejst sig den Stenstøtte, som står i Kongedalen; thi han sagde: "Jeg har ingen Søn til at bevare Mindet om mit Navn." Han havde opkaldt Stenstøtten efter sig selv, og endnu den Dag i Dag kaldes den "Absalons Minde".
19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Jehovah has avenged him of his enemies."
Da sagde Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn: "Lad mig løbe hen og bringe Kongen den gode Tidende, at HERREN har skaffet ham Ret over for hans Fjender!"
20 Joab said to him, "You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day. But today you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead."
Men Joab svarede ham: "Du skal ikke være den, der bringer Bud i Dag; en anden Gang kan du bringe Bud, men i bag skal du ikke gøre det, da Kongens Søn er død!"
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
Og Joab sagde til Etiopieren: "Gå du hen og meld Kongen, hvad du har set!" Da kastede Etiopieren sig til Jorden for Joab og ilede af Sted.
22 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, "But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite." Joab said, "Why do you want to run, my son, since that you will have no reward for the news?"
Men Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn, sagde atter til Joab: "Ske, hvad der vil! Lad også mig løbe bag efter Etiopieren!" Da sagde Joab: "Hvorfor vil du det, min Søn? For dig er der ingen Budløn at hente!"
23 And he said, "But come what may, I will run." He said to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
Men han blev ved: "Ske, hvad der vil! Jeg løber!" Så sagde han: "Løb da!" Og Ahima'az løb ad Vejen gennem Jordanegnen og nåede frem før Etiopieren.
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall and lifted up his eyes and looked and saw a man was running alone towards him.
David sad just mellem de to Porte, og Vægteren steg op på Porttaget ved Muren; da han så ud, se, da kom en Mand løbende alene.
25 And the watchman called out, and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth." And he came closer and closer.
Vægteren råbte og meldte det til Kongen, og Kongen sagde: "Er han alene, har han Bud at bringe!" Men medens Manden fortsatte sit Løb og kom nærmere,
26 And the watchman saw another man running. And the watchman above the gate called out, and said, "Look, another man running alone." And the king said, "He also brings good news."
så Vægteren en anden Mand komme løbende og råbte ned i Porten: "Der kommer een Mand til løbende alene!" Kongen sagde: "Også han har Bud at bringe!"
27 The watchman said, "I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good news."
Da råbte Vægteren: "Den forreste løber således, at det ser ud til at være Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn!" Kongen sagde: "Det er en god Mand, han kommer med godt Bud!"
28 And Ahimaaz came near and said to the king, "All is well." He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, "Blessed is Jehovah your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king."
Imidlertid var Ahima'az kommet nærmere og råbte til Kongen: "Hil dig!" Så kastede han sig ned på Jorden for Kongen og sagde: "Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som gav dem, der løftede Hånd mod min Herre Kongen, i din Hånd!"
29 The king said, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab, the king's servant, sent your servant off, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was."
Kongen spurgte: "Er den unge Absalon uskadt?" Ahima'az svarede: "Jeg så, at der var stor Tummel, da Kongens Træl Joab sendte din Træl af Sted, men jeg ved ikke, hvad det var."
30 The king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." He turned aside, and stood still.
Kongen sagde da: "Træd til Side og stil dig der!" Og han trådte til Side og blev stående.
31 Look, the Cushite came. And he said, "News for my lord the king; for Jehovah has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you."
I det samme kom Etiopieren; og Etiopieren sagde: "Der er Bud til min Herre Kongen: HERREN har i Dag skaffet dig Ret over for alle dine Modstandere!"
32 The king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" The Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you harm, be as that young man is."
Kongen spurgte Etiopieren: "Er den unge Absalon uskadt?" Og han svarede: "Det gå min Herre Kongens Fjender og alle dine Modstandere som den unge Mand!"
33 The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom. My son, my son Absalom. I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son."
Da blev Kongen dybt rystet, og han gik op i Stuen på Taget over Porten og græd; og han gik frem og tilbage og klagede: Min Søn Absalon, min Søn, min Søn Absalon! Var jeg blot død i dit Sted! Absalon, min Søn, min Søn!"
