Første Kongebog 2

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

And when the days of David drew near that he should die, he charged Solomon his son, saying,

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

I am going the way of all the earth; but be thou strong, and become 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 the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses; in order 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.

In order that the Lord may fulfill his word which he hath spoken concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall never fail thee, said he, 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.

And thou also knowest well what Joab the son of Zeruyah hath done to me, what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto 'Amassa the son of Yether, 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 on his shoes 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)

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down in peace to the grave. (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 unto the sons of Barzillai the Gil'adite show thou kindness, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came near to me when I fled from before Abshalom 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, thou hast with thee Shim'i the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bachurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Machanayim; but who came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, 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)

But now leave him not unpunished; for thou art a wise man; know then what thou oughtest to do unto him, and bring thou down his hoary head with blood to the grave. (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: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

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

Then sat Solomon upon 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 Adoniyah the son of Chaggith came to Bath-sheba' the mother of Solomon: and she said, Is thy coming for peace? And he said, For peace.

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

He said moreover, I have a word for 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 well knowest that mine was the kingdom, and that on me all Israel had set their faces, that I should reign: nevertheless the kingdom was turned about, and became my brother's; for from the Lord was it [made] his.

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

And now there is one petition I am going to ask of thee, do not turn me away. And she said unto 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, unto Solomon the king, [for he will not turn thee away, ] that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite for wife.

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

And Bath-sheba' said, Well: I will speak for thee unto 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.

Bath-sheba' thereupon went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adoniyah; and the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and then sat down on his throne, and placed a chair 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 said she, There is one small petition I am going to ask of thee; do not turn me away. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not turn thee away.

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

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adoniyah thy brother for 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 unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adoniyah? rather ask for him the kingdom; for he is my elder brother; — even for him, and for Ebyathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruyah.

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.

Then swore king Solomon by the Lord, saying, May God do so to me, and may he thus continue, if Adoniyah have not 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 liveth, who hath established me, and seated me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he hath spoken, this very day shall Adoniyah be put to death.

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 Benayahu the son of Yehoyada'; and he fell upon him so 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 unto Ebyathar the priest said the king, Go to 'Anathoth, unto thy own fields; for thou art a man worthy of death; but on this day will I not put thee to death; because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Eternal before David my father, and because thou was 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.

So Solomon banished Ebyathar that he should not be priest unto the Lord, to fulfill the word of the Lord, 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 Adoniyah, though he had not turned after Abshalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on 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 to king Solomon that Joab had fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and that, behold, he was close by the altar. Then sent Solomon Benayahu the son of Yehoyada,' saying, Go, fall upon 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 Benayahu came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus hath said the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but here will I die. And Benayahu brought the king word again, saying, Thus hath Joab spoken, and thus hath 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.

Then said the king unto him, Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and bury him; and remove [thus] the innocent blood, which Joab hath 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 may the Lord bring back his blood-guiltiness upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, while my father David knew it not, Abner the son of Ner, the captain of the army of Israel, and 'Amassa the son of Yether, the captain 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 return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord.

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

So Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: 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 appointed Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest did the king appoint in the place of Ebyathar.

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 Shim'i, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and thou shalt not go forth from there hither or thither.

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 out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thy 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 Shim'i said unto the king, It is well: as my Lord the king hath spoken, so will thy servant do. And Shim'i 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 Shim'i ran away unto Achish the son of Ma'achah the king of Gath: and they told unto Shim'i, 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.

And Shim'i arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants; and Shim'i 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 to Solomon that Shim'i had gone 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 the king sent and called for Shim'i, and said unto him, Did I not make thee swear by the Lord, and warned thee, saying, On that day thou goest out, and walkest abroad hither or thither, know for certain that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, It is well, I have heard?

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 the Lord, and the commandment with which I charged thee?

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.

The king said moreover to Shim'i, Thou well knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, that thou hast done to David my father: and the Lord bringeth back thy wickedness upon thy own head;

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

But king Solomon will be blessed, and the throne of David will be established before the Lord 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.

So the king commanded Benayahu the son of Yehoyada', who went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.