Første Kongebog 2

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

And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying,

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

I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a 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 keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;

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.

that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said he, a man upon 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.

And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and upon his sandals that 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)

And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol 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.

But shew kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came up to me when I fled because of Absalom thy 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.

And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with 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)

And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood. (Sheol h7585)

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

And David slept with his fathers, and 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.

And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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

And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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 came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

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

And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak.

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.

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces on me that I should reign; but the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother's, for it was his from Jehovah.

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

And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. 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, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king — for he will not refuse thee — that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

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

And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.

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.

And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on 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.

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; refuse me not. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse thee.

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 thy 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 answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for 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 king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying, God do so to me, and more also, — 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] Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, 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 fell on him, that 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.

And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Go to Anathoth, to thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death; but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of Adonai Jehovah before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

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

And Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in 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 report came to Joab (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom); and Joab fled to the tent of Jehovah, and caught hold of the horns 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 told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Jehovah; and behold, he is by the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on him.

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 came to the tent of Jehovah and said to him, Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said, No; for I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

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 as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

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 Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host 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 requited upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah.

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 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

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

And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead 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.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide there, and go not forth thence anywhere.

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.

And it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the torrent of Kidron, ...know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine 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 saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem 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.

And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two servants of Shimei's ran away to Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei saying, Behold, thy servants are in 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.

Then Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

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

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

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 the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make thee swear by Jehovah, and protest to thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest forth, and walkest abroad anywhere, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst 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?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?

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, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father; and Jehovah returns thy wickedness upon thine 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 Jehovah for ever.

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 the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who went out and fell upon him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.