< 1 Samuel 17 >
1 Og Filisterne havde samlet deres Lejre til Krigen og samlede sig i Soko, som er i Juda; og de lejrede sig imellem Soko og imellem Aseka ved Efes-Dammim.
The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
2 Og Saul og Israels Mænd samledes og lejrede sig i Egens Dal, og de stillede sig op til Slag imod Filisterne.
Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
3 Og Filisterne stode paa Bjerget paa hin Side, og Israeliterne stode paa Bjerget paa denne Side, og Dalen var imellem dem.
So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
4 Da udgik en Kæmper af Filisternes Lejre, hans Navn var Goliath af Gath, han var seks Alen og en Haandbred høj.
Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
5 Og der var en Kobberhjelm paa hans Hoved, og han var iført en Skælbrynje, og Brynjens Vægt var fem Tusinde Sekel Kobber.
He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
6 Og han havde Kobberskinner over sine Fødder, og et Kobberkastespyd imellem sine Skuldre.
He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
7 Og hans Spydstage var som en Væverstang, og Bladet paa hans Spyd var seks Hundrede Sekel Jern; og Skjolddrageren gik frem for hans Ansigt.
He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
8 Og han stod og raabte til Israels Slagordener og sagde til dem: Hvorfor droge I ud at stille eder op til Slag? er jeg ikke en Filister og I Sauls Tjenere? udvælger eder en Mand, at han kommer ned til mig.
Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
9 Dersom han kan stride med mig, og han slaar mig, da ville vi være eders Tjenere; men dersom jeg kan faa Magt over ham og slaar ham, da skulle I være vore Tjenere og tjene os.
If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
10 Fremdeles sagde Filisteren: Jeg har forhaanet Israels Slagordener paa denne Dag; giver mig en Mand, saa ville vi stride sammen.
I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
11 Der Saul og al Israel hørte disse Filisternes Ord, da bleve de forfærdede, og de frygtede saare.
When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
12 Men David var hin efratitiske Mands Søn fra Bethlehem i Juda, hvis Navn var Isai og, som havde otte Sønner; og Manden var gammel i Sauls Dage og kommen til Aars iblandt Mændene.
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
13 Og de tre ældste Isais Sønner vare gangne med Saul i Krigen; men hans tre Sønners Navne, som vare gangne i Krigen, vare Eliab den førstefødte, og Abinadab den næstældste, og Samma den tredje.
Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
14 Men David var den yngste, og de tre ældste vare gangne med Saul.
David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
15 Og David var gaaet og vendt tilbage fra Saul at vogte sin Faders Smaakvæg i Bethlehem.
David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 Og Filisteren kom frem om Morgenen og om Aftenen og stillede sig frem i fyrretyve Dage.
For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
17 Og Isai sagde til David, sin Søn: Kære, tag til dine Brødre denne Efa ristede Aks og disse ti Brød og løb til Lejren til dine Brødre.
[One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
18 Men disse ti ferske Oste skal du bringe til Høvedsmanden over de tusinde; og du skal se til dine Brødre, om det gaar dem vel, og du skal medtage et Pant fra dem.
And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
19 Og Saul og de og alle Israels Mænd vare i Egens Dal for at stride imod Filisterne.
His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
20 Da stod David tidlig op om Morgenen og overlod Smaakvæget til en Vogter, og han tog hine Sager og gik, saaledes som Isai havde befalet ham; og han kom til Vognborgen, og Hæren var uddragen i Slagordenen, og de havde raabt ud til Slag.
So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
21 Og Israel havde stillet sig op imod Filisterne, Slagorden imod Slagorden.
The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
22 Da gav David sit Tøj fra sig til ham, som forvarede Tøjet, og løb hen til Slagordenen; og han kom og spurgte til sine Brødres Velgaaende.
David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
23 Og der han talede med dem, se, da kom hin Kæmper, hvis Navn var Goliath, Filisteren af Gath, op fra Filisternes Slagordener, og talede de samme Ord; og David hørte det.
While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
24 Men hver Mand af Israel, naar de saa Manden, da flyede de for ham og frygtede saare.
When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
25 Og hver Mand af Israel sagde: Have I set denne Mand, som kommer op? thi han kommer op for at forhaane Israel; og det skal ske, den Mand, som slaar ham, vil Kongen berige med stor Rigdom og give ham sin Datter og vil gøre hans Faders Hus frit i Israel.
They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
26 Da sagde David til Mændene, som stode hos ham: Hvad skal der gøres ved den Mand, som slaar denne Filister og borttager Forhaanelsen fra Israel? thi hvo er denne uomskaarne Filister, at han forhaaner den levende Guds Slagordener?
David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
27 Da sagde Folket til ham de samme Ord: Saaledes skal der gøres ved den Mand, som slaar ham.
They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
28 Og hans ældste Broder Eliab hørte, der han talede til Mændene; og Eliabs Vrede optændtes imod David, og han sagde: Hvorfor kom du herned? og hvem overlod du det lidet Smaakvæg i Ørken? jeg kender din Hovmodighed og dit Hjertes Ondskab, thi du er kommen herned for at se Krigen.
But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
29 Da sagde David: Hvad har jeg nu gjort? det er jo kun et Ord.
David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
30 Og han vendte sig omkring fra ham hen til en anden og sagde de samme Ord; og Folket gav ham Svar igen som forrige Gang.
Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
31 Og de Ord bleve hørte, som David sagde, og man gav Saul dem til Kende, og han lod ham hente.
Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
32 Og David sagde til Saul: Intet Menneskes Hjerte blive mistrøstigt for hans Skyld; din Tjener skal gaa og stride med denne Filister.
David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
33 Og Saul sagde til David: Du kan ikke gaa hen til denne Filister for at stride med ham; thi du er en ung Person, men han er en Krigsmand fra sin Ungdom af.
Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
34 Da sagde David til Saul: Din Tjener var sin Faders Hyrde hos Smaakvæget, og en Løve kom og en Bjørn og borttog et Lam af Hjorden.
David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
35 Og jeg gik ud efter den og slog den og reddede det af dens Mund; og den rejste sig imod mig, men jeg holdt fast ved dens Skæg og slog den og dræbte den.
I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
36 Baade Løven og Bjørnen har din Tjener slaget; og denne uomskaarne Filister skal vorde som en af dem, thi han har forhaanet den levende Guds Slagordener.
I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
37 Fremdeles sagde David: Herren, som friede mig fra Løvens Vold og fra Bjørnens Vold, han skal fri mig fra denne Filisters Haand; da sagde Saul til David: Gak, og Herren skal være med dig.
Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
38 Og Saul iførte David sine Klæder og satte en Kobberhjelm paa hans Hoved og gav ham en Brynje paa.
Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
39 Og David bandt hans Sværd oven over sine Klæder og begyndte at gaa, thi han havde ikke forsøgt det; da sagde David til Saul: Jeg kan ikke gaa i dem, thi jeg har ikke forsøgt det; og David lagde dem bort fra sig.
David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
40 Og han tog sin Kæp i sin Haand og udvalgte sig fem glatte Stene af Bækken og lagde dem i Hyrdeposen, som han havde, nemlig i Tasken, og havde sin Slynge i sin Haand og gik frem imod Filisteren.
Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
41 Og Filisteren gik fluks og kom nær til David; og Skjolddrageren gik frem for hans Ansigt.
Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
42 Der Filisteren saa op og saa David, da foragtede han ham; thi han var en ung Person, rødmusset, dejlig af Anseelse.
he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
43 Og Filisteren sagde til David: Er jeg en Hund, at du kommer til mig med Kæppe? og Filisteren bandede David ved sine Guder.
He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
44 Og Filisteren sagde til David: Kom hid til mig, saa vil jeg give Fuglene under Himmelen og Dyrene paa Marken dit Kød.
He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
45 Men David sagde til Filisteren: Du kommer til mig med Sværd og med Lanse og med Kastespyd; men jeg kommer til dig i Herren Zebaoths Navn, han som er Israels Slagordeners Gud, hvilken du har forhaanet.
David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
46 Paa denne Dag skal Herren overantvorde dig i min Haand, og jeg skal slaa dig og afhugge dit Hoved og give de døde Kroppe i Filisternes Lejr paa denne Dag til Fuglene under Himmelen og til vilde Dyr paa Jorden, at alt Landet skal vide, at der er en Gud i Israel.
Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
47 Og hele denne Forsamling skal vide, at Herren ikke frelser ved Sværd eller ved Spyd; thi Krigen er Herrens, og han skal give eder i vor Haand.
And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
48 Og det skete, der Filisteren stod op og gik og kom nær imod David, da skyndte David sig og løb hen imod Slagordenen, Filisteren i Møde.
As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
49 Og David stak sin Haand i Posen og tog en Sten deraf og slog med Slyngen og traf Filisteren i hans Pande, saa at Stenen fæstedes dybt i hans Pande, og at han faldt paa sit Ansigt til Jorden.
He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
50 Og David blev ved Slyngen og ved Stenen Filisteren overlegen og slog Filisteren og dræbte ham, og David havde ikke Sværd i Haanden.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
51 Og David løb hen og stod hos Filisteren og tog hans Sværd og drog det af Balgen og slog ham ihjel og afhuggede hans Hoved dermed; der Filisterne saa, at den vældige iblandt dem var død, da flyede de.
52 Da gjorde Israels og Judas Mænd sig rede og raabte og forfulgte Filisterne, indtil man kommer til Dalen, ja indtil Ekrons Porte; og Filisterne, som bleve ihjelslagne, faldt paa Vejen til Saarajim og indtil Gath og indtil Ekron.
The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
53 Derefter vendte Israels Børn om fra at jage efter Filisterne, og de plyndrede deres Lejr.
When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
54 Men David tog Filisterens Hoved og førte det til Jerusalem og lagde hans Vaaben i sit Telt.
David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
55 Men der Saul saa David, da han gik ud imod Filisteren, sagde han til Abner, Stridshøvedsmanden: Hvis Søn er denne unge Karl, Abner? Og Abner sagde: Saa vist som din Sjæl lever, o Konge! jeg ved det ikke.
As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
56 Og Kongen sagde: Spørg du, hvis Søn denne unge Karl er!
Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
57 Og der David kom tilbage, der han havde slaget Filisteren, da tog Abner ham og ledte ham ind for Sauls Ansigt; og han havde Filisterens Hoved i sin Haand.
[Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
58 Og Saul sagde til ham: Hvis Søn er du, unge Karl? Og David sagde: Jeg er Bethlehemiteren Isais, din Tjeners, Søn.
Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”