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?
David ran from Naioth in Ramah to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done? What is my wrong have I done? What terrible thing have I done to your father that he wants to kill me?”
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.
“Nothing!” Jonathan replied. “You're not going to die! Listen! My father tells me everything he's planning, whatever it is. Why would my father keep something like this from me? It's not true!”
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 swore an oath again, saying, “Your father knows very well that I'm your friend, and so he's told himself, ‘Jonathan can't find out about this, otherwise he'll be really upset.’ I swear on the life of the Lord, and on your own life, my life is hanging by a thread.”
4 Og Jonathan sagde til David: Hvad dit Hjerte siger, vil jeg og gøre dig.
“Tell me what you want me to do for you and I'll do it,” Jonathan told David.
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.
“Well, the New Moon festival is tomorrow, and I'm meant to sit down and eat with the king. But if it's alright with you, I plan to go and hide in the field until the evening three days from now.
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.
If your father does indeed miss me, tell him, ‘David had to urgently ask my permission to hurry down to Bethlehem, his hometown, because of a yearly sacrifice there for his whole family group.’
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, ‘That's fine,’ then there's no problem for me, your servant, but if he gets mad, you'll know he intends to do me harm.
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 please treat me well, as you promised when you made a agreement with me before the Lord. If I've done wrong, then kill me yourself! Why take me to your father for him to do it?”
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?
“Absolutely not!” Jonathan replied. “If I knew for certain that if my father had plans to harm you, don't you think I'd tell you?”
10 Og David sagde til Jonathan: Hvo skal give mig det til Kende? eller: Hvad haardt din Fader svarer dig?
“So who's going to let me know if your father gives you a nasty answer?” David asked.
11 Da sagde Jonathan til David: Kom, saa ville vi gaa ud paa Marken; og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
“Come on, let's go out into the countryside,” Jonathan said. So they both of them went out into the countryside.
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:
Jonathan said to David, “I promise by the Lord, the God of Israel, that I will question my father by this time tomorrow or the day after. If things look good for you, I'll send a message to you and let you know.
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.
But if my father plans to do you harm, then may the Lord punish me very severely, if I don't let you know by sending you a message so you can get away safely. May the Lord be with you, just as he was 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?
While I live, please show me trustworthy love like that of the Lord so I don't die,
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 please don't ever remove your trustworthy love for my family, even when the Lord has removed every one of your enemies from the earth.”
16 Saa gjorde Jonathan en Pagt med Davids Hus: „Og Herren skal kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand‟.
Jonathan made a solemn agreement with the family of David, saying, “May the Lord impose retribution on David's enemies.”
17 Og Jonathan blev ved at besværge David, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham, som han elskede sin egen Sjæl.
Jonathan made David swear this once more by making an oath based on David's love for him, for Jonathan already loved David as he loved himself.
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 David, “The New Moon festival is tomorrow. You'll be missed, because your place will be empty.
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.
In three days time, go quickly to where you hid when all this started, and stay there beside the pile of stones.
20 Saa vil jeg skyde tre Pile ud til Siden, ligesom jeg vilde udskyde dem for mig efter et Maal.
I'll shoot three arrows to the side of it as if I were shooting at a target.
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.
Then I'll send a boy and tell him, ‘Go and find the arrows!’ Now, if I say to him specifically, ‘Look, the arrows are this side of you; bring them over here,’ then I swear on the life of the Lord it's safe for you to come out—there's no danger.
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 tell the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are way past you,’ then you'll have to leave, for the Lord wants you to go 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 talked about, remember that the Lord is a witness between you and me forever.”
24 Og David skjulte sig paa Marken; og det blev Nymaane, og Kongen satte sig til Bords at æde.
So David hid himself in the field. When the New Moon festival arrived, the king sat down to eat.
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.
He sat in his usual place by the wall opposite Jonathan. Abner sat next to Saul, but David's place was empty.
26 Og Saul talede ikke noget den Dag; thi han tænkte: Ham er noget vederfaret, han er ikke ren, sandelig, han er ikke ren.
Saul didn't say anything that day because he thought, “Something has probably happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—yes, he must be unclean.”
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?
But the second day, the day after the New Moon, David's place was still empty. Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn't the son of Jesse come to dinner either yesterday or today?”
28 Og Jonathan svarede Saul: David begærede meget af mig, at han maatte gaa til Bethlehem.
Jonathan answered, “David had to urgently ask my permission to go to Bethlehem.
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.
He told me, ‘Please let me go, because our family is having a sacrifice in the town and my brother told me I had to be there. If you think well of me, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That's why he's absent from 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?
Saul got very angry with Jonathan and said, “You rebellious son of a whore! Don't you think I know that you prefer the son of Jesse? Shame on you! You're a disgrace to the mother who bore you!
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.
While the son of Jesse remains alive, you and your kingship are not secure. Now go and bring him here to me, for he has to die!”
32 Da svarede Jonathan Saul, sin Fader, og han sagde til ham: Hvorfor skal han dødes? hvad har han gjort?
“Why does he have to be put to death?” Jonathan asked. “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.
Saul threw his spear at Jonathan, trying to kill him, so he knew that his father definitely wanted David dead.
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.
Jonathan left the table absolutely furious. He would not eat anything on the second day of the festival, for he was so upset by the shameful way his father had treated David.
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.
In the morning Jonathan went to the field to the place he had agreed with David, and a young boy was 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.
He told the boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” The boy started running and Jonathan shot 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?
When the boy got to the place where Jonathan's arrow had landed, Jonathan shouted to him, “Isn't the arrow farther 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.
Hurry up! Do it quickly! Don't wait!” The boy picked up the arrows and took them back to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget; ikkun Jonathan og David vidste Sagen.
The boy didn't suspect anything—only Jonathan and David knew what it meant.
40 Da gav Jonathan Drengen, som han havde, sine Vaaben, og sagde til ham: Gak hen, bær dem ind i Staden!
Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and said, “Take these back to 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.
After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the pile of stones, fell facedown to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and cried together as friends, though David cried the hardest.
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.
Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn a solemn oath in the name of the Lord. We said, ‘The Lord will be a witness between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to town.
