Første Kongebog 2

1 Og der Davids Dage kom nær til, at han skulde dø, da bød han sin Søn Salomo og sagde:

Now the days of David had drawn near, so that he would die, and he instructed his son Solomon, saying:

2 Jeg gaar bort ad al Jordens Vej, saa vær frimodig og vær en Mand,

“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man.

3 og tag Vare paa, hvad Herren din Gud vil have varetaget, at du vandrer i hans Veje og holder hans Skikke, hans Bud og hans Befalinger og hans Vidnesbyrd efter det, som er skrevet i Mose Lov, at du kan handle viselig i alt det, du gør, og i alt det, du vender dig til,

And observe the care of the Lord your God, so that you walk in his ways, so that you care for his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, just as it is written in the law of Moses. So may you understand everything that you do, in any direction that you may turn yourself.

4 paa det Herren skal stadfæste sit Ord, som han talede over mig og sagde: Dersom dine Børn bevare deres Vej, at vandre for mit Ansigt i Sandhed, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl, da skal, sagde han, dig ikke fattes en Mand paa Israels Stol.

So may the Lord confirm his words, which he has spoken about me, saying: ‘If your sons will guard their ways, and if they will walk before me in truth, with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from you a man on the throne of Israel.’

5 Og du ved ogsaa, hvad Joab, Zerujas Søn, gjorde ved mig, hvad han gjorde ved de to Stridshøvedsmænd i Israel, ved Abner, Ners Søn, og ved Amasa, Jethers Søn, som han slog ihjel, og udøste Krigsblod under Fred, og kom Krigsblod paa sit Bælte, som var om hans Lænder, og paa sine Sko, som vare paa hans Fødder.

Also, you know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, has done to me, what he did to the two leaders of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether. He killed them, and so he shed the blood of war in peace time, and he set the bloodshed of battle on his belt, which was around his waist, and in his shoes, which were on his feet.

6 Og du skal gøre efter din Visdom, at du ikke lader hans graa Haar nedfare til Graven med Fred. (Sheol h7585)

Therefore, act according to your wisdom. And you shall not allow his gray head to be led away to death in peace. (Sheol h7585)

7 Men du skal gøre Miskundhed mod Gileaditeren Barsillajs Sønner, og de skulle være iblandt dem, som æde ved dit Bord; thi saaledes holdt de sig nær til mig, der jeg flyede for Absalom, din Broder.

Then, too, repay grace to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite. And you shall allow them to eat at your table. For they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom, your brother.

8 Og se, du har hos dig Benjaminiten Simei, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim, som bandede mig med en gruelig Forbandelse, paa den Dag jeg gik til Mahanaim; men han kom ned imod mig til Jordanen, og jeg svor ham ved Herren og sagde: Jeg vil ikke slaa dig ihjel med Sværdet.

Also, you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went away to the camp. And he descended to meet me when I crossed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death by the sword,’

9 Men nu, du skal ikke holde ham uskyldig; thi du er en viis Mand, og du ved, hvad du skal gøre ved ham, saa at du lader hans graa Haar nedfare med Blod til Graven. (Sheol h7585)

yet do not choose to treat him as if he were innocent. Since you are a wise man, you will know what to do with him. And you shall lead away his grey hair to death with blood.” (Sheol h7585)

10 Saa laa David med sine Fædre og blev begraven i Davids Stad.

And so, David slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David.

11 Og de Dage, som David var Koige over Israel, vare fyrretyve Aar; han var Konge i Hebron syv Aar og var Konge i Jerusalem tre og tredive Aar.

Now the days during which David reigned over Israel are forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, thirty-three in Jerusalem.

12 Og Salomo sad paa sin Faders, Davids Trone, og hans Rige blev saare fast.

Then Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.

13 Og Adonia, Hagiths Søn, kom ind til Bathseba, Salomos Moder, og hun sagde: Kommer du med Fred? og han sagde: Med Fred.

And Adonijah, the son of Haggith, entered to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said to him, “Is your entrance peaceful?” He responded, “It is peaceful.”

14 Da sagde han: Jeg har et Ord til dig; og hun sagde: Tal.

And he added, “My word is for you.” She said to him, “Speak.” And he said:

15 Og han sagde: Du ved, at Riget var mit, og al Israel havde vendt deres Ansigt til mig, at jeg skulde være Konge; men Riget er fravendt mig og blevet min Broders, thi det er blevet hans af Herren.

“You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all of Israel had preferred me for themselves as king. But the kingdom was transferred, and has become my brother’s. For it was appointed to him by the Lord.

16 Og nu begærer jeg en Begæring af dig, du ville ikke afvise mig; men hun sagde til ham: Tal.

Now therefore, I beg of you one petition. May you not confound my face.” And she said to him, “Speak.”

17 Da sagde han: Kære, tal til Kong Salomo, thi han afviser dig ikke, at han vil give mig Abisag, den sunamitiske, til Hustru.

And he said: “I beg that you may speak to king Solomon, for he is not able to refuse anything to you, so that he may give Abishag the Shunammite to me as wife.”

18 Og Bathseba sagde: Godt; jeg vil tale for dig til Kongen.

And Bathsheba said: “It is well. I will speak to the king on your behalf.”

19 Og Bathseba kom til Kong Salomo, at tale med ham for Adonia, og Kongen stod op imod hende og bøjede sig ned for hende, og satte sig paa sin Stol, og man satte en Stol til Kongens Moder, og hun sad ved hans højre Side.

Then Bathsheba went to king Solomon, so that she might speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and he reverenced her, and he sat down upon his throne. And a throne was stationed for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right hand.

20 Og hun sagde: Jeg begærer en liden Begæring af dig, du ville ikke afvise mig; Kongen sagde til hende: Begær, min Moder, thi jeg vil ikke afvise dig.

And she said to him: “I petition one small request from you. May you not confound my face.” And the king said to her: “Ask, my mother. For it is not right that I turn away your face.”

21 Og hun sagde: Lad Abisag, den sunamitiske, gives din Broder Adonia til Hustru.

And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife.”

22 Da svarede Kong Salomo og sagde til sin Moder: Men hvorfor begærer du Abisag, den sunamitiske, til Adonia? begær og Riget for ham, thi han er min Broder, ældre end jeg, og for Abjathar, Præsten, og Joab, Zerujas Søn.

And king Solomon responded, and he said to his mother: “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Why not request the kingdom for him! For he is my older brother, and he has Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah.”

23 Og Kong Salomo svor ved Herren og sagde: Gud gøre mig nu og fremdeles saa og saa! Adonia skal have talt det Ord imod sit Liv.

And so king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things! For Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life.

24 Og nu, saa vist som Herren lever, som har stadfæstet mig og ladet mig sidde paa min Fader Davids Trone, og som har givet mig et Hus, som han sagde: Da skal Adonia lide Døden i Dag.

And now, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and placed me upon the throne of my father David, and who, just as he said, has made a house for me: Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”

25 Og Kong Salomo sendte ved Benaja, Jojadas Søns, Haand, og denne faldt an paa ham, saa at han døde.

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who put him to death, and so he died.

26 Og Kongen sagde til Abjathar, Præsten: Gak til din Ager i Anathoth, thi du er en Dødens Mand; men jeg vil ikke slaa dig ihjel denne Dag, fordi du har baaret den Herre Herres Ark for Davids, min Faders, Ansigt, og fordi du har lidt Trængsel i alt, hvori min Fader har lidt Trængsel.

Also, the king said to Abiathar, the priest: “Go into Anathoth, to your own land, for you are a man worthy of death. But I will not put you to death this day, since you carried the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and since you have endured hardship in all the things, for which my father labored.”

27 Saa udstødte Salomo Abjathar fra at være Herrens Præst, for at opfylde Herrens Ord, som han havde talt over Elis Hus i Silo.

Therefore, Solomon cast out Abiathar, so that he would not be the priest of the Lord, so that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke over the house of Eli at Shiloh.

28 Og der dette Rygte kom for Joab (thi Joab havde holdt med Adonia, men havde ikke holdt med Absalom), da flyede Joab til Herrens Paulun og tog fat paa Alterets Horn.

And the news came to Joab, for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah, and he had not turned aside after Solomon. And so, Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and he took hold of the horn of the altar.

29 Og det blev Kong Salomo tilkendegivet, at Joab var flyet til Herrens Paulun, og se, han stod ved Alteret; da sendte Salomo Benaja, Jojadas Søn, hen og sagde: Gak, fald an paa ham.

And it was reported to king Solomon that Joab had fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and that he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, put him to death.”

30 Og der Benaja kom til Herrens Paulun, da sagde han til ham: Saa siger Kongen: Gak ud; og han sagde: Nej, thi her vil jeg dø; og Benaja førte Svar tilbage til Kongen og sagde: Saa har Joab talt, og saa har han svaret mig.

And Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and he said to him: “The king says this: ‘Come out.’” But he said: “I will not come out. Instead, I will die here.” Benaiah sent word back to the king, saying, “Joab said this, and he responded to me in this way.”

31 Da sagde Kongen til ham: Gør, saaledes som han har talt, og fald an paa ham og begrav ham; og du skal bortskaffe det uskyldige Blod, som Joab har udøst, fra mig og fra min Faders Hus.

And the king said to him, “Do just as he has said. And put him to death, and bury him. And so shall you take away the innocent blood, which was shed by Joab, from me and from my father’s house.

32 Og Herren skal lade Blodet komme tilbage paa hans Hoved, fordi han faldt an paa to Mænd, som vare retfærdigere og bedre end han, og slog dem ihjel med Sværdet, og min Fader David vidste det ikke, nemlig Abner, Ners Søn, Stridshøvedsmand over Israel, og Amasa, Jethers Søn, Stridshøvedsmand over Juda,

And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.

33 at deres Blod skal komme tilbage paa Joabs Hoved og paa hans Sæds Hoved evindelig; men David og hans Sæd og hans Hus og hans Trone skal have Fred af Herren indtil evig Tid.

And their blood shall be turned back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his offspring forever. But as for David, and his offspring and house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord, even unto eternity.”

34 Og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, gik op og faldt an paa ham og dræbte ham; og han blev begraven i sit Hus i Ørken.

And so Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and, attacking him, put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the desert.

35 Og Kongen satte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, i hans Sted over Hæren, og Kongen satte Zadok, Præsten, i Abjathars Sted.

And the king appointed Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army. And he appointed Zadok, the priest, in place of Abiathar.

36 Og Kongen sendte hen og lod kalde Simei og sagde til ham: Byg dig et Hus i Jerusalem, og bo der, og gak ikke der ud fra hid eller did.

Also, the king sent for and summoned Shimei, and he said to him: “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and live there. And do not depart from that place to here or to there.

37 Thi det skal ske, paa hvilken Dag du gaar ud og gaar over Kedrons Bæk, da vid vist, at du skal dø; dit Blod skal være paa dit Hoved.

For on whatever day you will have departed and crossed the torrent Kidron, know that you shall be put to death. Your blood will be upon your own head.”

38 Og Simei sagde til Kongen: Det Ord er godt; ligesom min Herre Kongen har talt, saa skal din Tjener gøre. Saa boede Simei i Jerusalem mange Dage.

And Shimei said to the king: “The word is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” And so Shimei lived in Jerusalem for many days.

39 Og det skete, der tre Aar vare til Ende, at to af Simeis Tjenere flyede til Akis, Maekas Søn, Kongen i Gath; og de gave Simei det til Kende, sigende se, dine Tjenere ere i Gath.

But it happened that, after three years, the servants of Shimei fled to Achish, the son of Maacah, the king of Gath. And it was reported to Shimei that his servants had gone away to Gath.

40 Saa gjorde Simei sig rede og sadlede sit Asen og drog til Gath til Akis at oplede sine Tjenere; og Simei drog hen og førte sine Tjenere fra Gath.

And Shimei rose up, and he saddled his donkey. And went away to Achish in Gath, in order to seek his servants. And he led them away from Gath.

41 Og det blev Salomo tilkendegivet, at Simei var dragen fra Jerusalem til Gath og var kommen tilbage.

And it was reported to Solomon that Shimei had gone away from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.

42 Og Kongen sendte hen og lod Simei kalde og sagde til ham: Har jeg ikke besvoret dig ved Herren og vidnet for dig og sagt: Paa hvilken Dag du gaar ud og gaar hid eller did, skal du vist vide, at du skal dø? og du sagde til mig: Det Ord er godt, som jeg har hørt.

And sending, he summoned him, and he said to him: “Did I not testify to you by the Lord, and warn you in advance, ‘On whatever day, having departed, you go forth to here or to there, know that you shall die?’ And you responded to me, ‘The word that I have heard is good.’

43 Hvorfor har du da ikke holdt Herrens Ed og det Bud, som jeg bød dig?

Then why have you not kept the oath to the Lord, and the commandment which I instructed to you?”

44 Og Kongen sagde til Simei: Du ved al den Ondskab, som dit Hjerte er sig bevidst, hvilken du gjorde min Fader David, og Herren har ladet din Ondskab komme tilbage paa dit Hoved.

And the king said to Shimei: “You know all the evil, of which your heart is conscious, which you did to David, my father. The Lord has repaid your wickedness upon your own head.”

45 Men Kong Salomo er velsignet, og Davids Trone skal være fast for Herrens Ansigt til evig Tid.

And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord, even forever.

46 Saa bød Kongen Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han gik ud og faldt an paa ham, og han døde. Og Riget blev befæstet i Salomos Haand.

And so the king commanded Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And going out, he struck him down, and he died.