1 Samuel 20
1 Da flyede David fra Najoth i Rama og kom og sagde for Jonathans Ansigt: Hvad har jeg gjort? hvad er min Misgerning, og hvad er min Synd for din Faders Ansigt, at han søger efter mit Liv?
And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?
2 Og han sagde til ham: Det være langt fra, du skal ikke dø, se, min Fader gør ikke nogen Gerning, stor eller liden, at han jo aabenbarer den for mine Øren; og hvorfor skulde min Fader skjule denne Gerning for mig? det er ikke saa.
And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.
3 Da svor David fremdeles og sagde: Din Fader ved vist, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, derfor siger han: Jonathan skal ikke vide dette, det maatte bedrøve ham; og sandelig, saa vist som Herren lever, og saa vist som din Sjæl lever, der er ikkun et Trin imellem mig og imellem Døden.
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
4 Og Jonathan sagde til David: Hvad dit Hjerte siger, vil jeg og gøre dig.
Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
5 Og David sagde til Jonathan: Se, det er i Morgen Nymaane, og jeg skulde jo sidde hos Kongen at æde; saa lad mig fare, at jeg kan skjule mig paa Marken indtil den tredje Dag ad Aften.
And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.
6 Dersom da din Fader savner mig, saa sig: David begærede meget af mig, at han maatte løbe til Bethlehem til sin Stad, thi den ganske Slægt har der et aarligt Slagtoffer.
And if your father takes note of the fact that I am away, say, David made a request to me for himself that he might go to Beth-lehem, to his town: for it is the time when his family make their offering year by year.
7 Dersom han siger saaledes: Det er godt, saa staar det vel med din Tjener; men dersom hans Vrede optændes, da vid, at det onde er fast besluttet hos ham.
If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.
8 Saa gør Miskundhed mod din Tjener, thi du har ladet din Tjener indgaa en Pagt med dig for Herren; men dersom der er nogen Misgerning hos dig, saa slaa du mig ihjel, og hvorfor vilde du føre mig hen til din Fader.
So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?
9 Da sagde Jonathan: Det være langt fra dig; men dersom jeg kan fornemme, at det onde er fast besluttet hos min Fader, saa at det vil komme over dig, skulde jeg da ikke give dig det til Kende?
And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?
10 Og David sagde til Jonathan: Hvo skal give mig det til Kende? eller: Hvad haardt din Fader svarer dig?
Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?
11 Da sagde Jonathan til David: Kom, saa ville vi gaa ud paa Marken; og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.
12 Og Jonathan sagde til David: Herre, Israels Gud! naar jeg udforsker min Fader ved den Tid i Morgen eller den tredje Dag, og se, det staar vel for David, og jeg da ikke sender til dig og aabenbarer det for dine Øren:
And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?
13 Da gøre Herren Jonathan nu og fremdeles saa og saa; men finder min Fader for godt at gøre dig ondt, vil jeg og aabenbare det for dine Øren og lade dig fare, at du skal gaa med Fred; og Herren være med dig; ligesom han har været med min Fader.
May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
14 Skulde du ikke, dersom jeg da lever, ja, skulde du da ikke gøre Herrens Miskundhed imod mig, saa at jeg ikke skal dø?
And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!
15 Ja, du vil ikke borttage din Miskundhed fra mit Hus evindeligen, selv ej, naar Herren faar udryddet Davids Fjender hver især af Jordens Kreds.
And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.
16 Saa gjorde Jonathan en Pagt med Davids Hus: „Og Herren skal kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand‟.
And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.
17 Og Jonathan blev ved at besværge David, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham, som han elskede sin egen Sjæl.
And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
18 Og Jonathan sagde til ham: Det er i Morgen Nymaane, saa savnes du; thi man skal savne dig paa din Plads.
Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon: and it will be seen that you are not present, for there will be no one in your seat.
19 Og naar du har været borte i tre Dage, skal du drage ned i Hast og komme til Stedet, hvor du skjulte dig paa hin Gernings Dag; og du skal blive ved den Sten Asel.
And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.
20 Saa vil jeg skyde tre Pile ud til Siden, ligesom jeg vilde udskyde dem for mig efter et Maal.
And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.
21 Og se, jeg vil sende Drengen og sige: Gak, led Pilene op; siger jeg til Drengen: Se, Pilene ligge paa denne Side af dig, tag dem: Kom da! thi der er Fred for dig, og der er ingen Ting at frygte for, saa vist som Herren lever.
And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.
22 Men siger jeg saaledes til den unge Dreng: Se, Pilene ligge foran dig, bedre frem: Da gak! thi Herren har ladet dig fare.
But if I say to the boy, See, the arrow has gone past you: then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away.
23 Og hvad det Ord angaar, som vi have talet, du og jeg, se, Herren er imellem mig og imellem dig evindeligen.
As for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.
24 Og David skjulte sig paa Marken; og det blev Nymaane, og Kongen satte sig til Bords at æde.
So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.
25 Og Kongen satte sig paa sin Plads, som ellers, paa Pladsen ved Væggen, og Jonathan stod op, men Abner satte sig ved Sauls Side; og Davids Plads var tom.
And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.
26 Og Saul talede ikke noget den Dag; thi han tænkte: Ham er noget vederfaret, han er ikke ren, sandelig, han er ikke ren.
But Saul said nothing that day, for his thought was, Something has taken place making him unclean; it is clear that he is not clean.
27 Og det skete Dagen efter Nymaane, den anden Dag i Maaneden, der Davids Plads var tom, da sagde Saul til Jonathan, sin Søn: Hvorfor kom Isais Søn ikke til Maaltid hverken i Gaar eller i Dag?
And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?
28 Og Jonathan svarede Saul: David begærede meget af mig, at han maatte gaa til Bethlehem.
And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,
29 Og han sagde: Kære, lad mig fare, thi vor Slægt har et Slagtoffer i Staden, og min Broder har selv paalagt mig det, og nu, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, kære, da tillad mig, at jeg maa se mine Brødre; derfor er han ikke kommen til Kongens Bord.
Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.
30 Da blev Sauls Vrede optændt imod Jonathan, og han sagde til ham: Du forvendte og genstridige Kvindes Søn! ved jeg ikke, at du har udvalgt Isais Søn til din Skam og til din Moders Skændsel?
Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?
31 Thi alle de Dage, som Isais Søn lever paa Jorden, bliver hverken du stadfæstet eller dit Rige; derfor send nu og lad hente ham til mig, thi han er et Dødens Barn.
For while the son of Jesse is living on the earth, your position is unsafe and your kingdom is in danger. So make him come here to me, for it is certainly right for him to be put to death.
32 Da svarede Jonathan Saul, sin Fader, og han sagde til ham: Hvorfor skal han dødes? hvad har han gjort?
And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?
33 Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham, for at stikke ham; da fornam Jonathan, at det var fast besluttet hos hans Fader at slaa David ihjel.
And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.
34 Saa stod Jonathan op fra Bordet med fnysende Vrede, og han aad ikke Brød paa denne anden Dag i Nymaanen; thi han var bedrøvet for David, fordi hans Fader havde haanet ham.
So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.
35 Og det skete om Morgenen, at Jonathan gik ud paa Marken ved den Tid, han havde bestemt David, og en liden Dreng med ham.
Now in the morning, Jonathan went out into the fields at the time he had said to David, and he had a little boy with him.
36 Og han sagde til sin Dreng: Løb, led nu, kære, de Pile op, som jeg skyder ud; Drengen løb, og han skød en Pil, den lod han fare hen over ham.
And he said to the boy, Go and get the arrow I let loose from my bow. And while the boy was running, he sent an arrow past him.
37 Og der Drengen kom til det Sted, hvor Pilen laa, som Jonathan skød ud, da raabte Jonathan efter Drengen og sagde: Er ikke Pilen foran dig, bedre frem?
And when the boy came to the place where the arrow was, Jonathan, crying out after the boy, said, Has it not gone past you?
38 Og Jonathan raabte efter Drengen: Vær snar, skynd dig, staa ikke stille; da samlede Jonathans Dreng Pilene og kom til sin Herre.
And Jonathan went on crying out after the boy, Be quick, do not keep waiting about, go quickly. And Jonathan's boy got the arrow and came back to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget; ikkun Jonathan og David vidste Sagen.
But the boy had no idea what was going on; only Jonathan and David had knowledge of it.
40 Da gav Jonathan Drengen, som han havde, sine Vaaben, og sagde til ham: Gak hen, bær dem ind i Staden!
And Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy, and said to him, Take these and go back to the town.
41 Da Drengen gik ind, saa stod David op Sønder fra og faldt paa sit Ansigt til Jorden og bøjede sig ned tre Gange, og de kyssede den ene den anden og græd den ene med den anden; men David græd mest.
And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.
42 Da sagde Jonathan til David: Gak i Fred! hvad vi begge have svoret i Herrens Navn og sagt: Herren være Vidne imellem mig og imellem dig, og imellem min Sæd og imellem din Sæd evindeligen. . . Og han stod op og gik bort; men Jonathan kom til Staden.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
