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 fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks 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.
He said to him, “Far from it; you will not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me. Why would my father hide this thing 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.
David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved;’ but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but 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 soul desires, I will even 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.
David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at 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.
If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem, his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.’
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 shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.
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.
Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring 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?
Jonathan said, “Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn’t I tell you that?”
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 tell me if your father answers you roughly?”
11 Da sagde Jonathan til David: Kom, saa ville vi gaa ud paa Marken; og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
Jonathan said to David, “Come! Let’s go out into the field.” They both went out into the field.
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, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, won’t I then send to you and disclose it to you?
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.
The LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. 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?
You shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not 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.
but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.”
16 Saa gjorde Jonathan en Pagt med Davids Hus: „Og Herren skal kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand‟.
So Jonathan made a covenant with David’s house, saying, “The LORD will require it at the hand of 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 caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own 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 you will be missed, because your seat 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.
When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and remain by the stone Ezel.
20 Saa vil jeg skyde tre Pile ud til Siden, ligesom jeg vilde udskyde dem for mig efter et Maal.
I will shoot three arrows on its side, as though I shot 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.
Behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I tell the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;’ then come, for there is peace to you and no danger, as the LORD lives.
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 this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go 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.
Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is 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 had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.
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.
The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, 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.
Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely 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?
On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why didn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”
28 Og Jonathan svarede Saul: David begærede meget af mig, at han maatte gaa til Bethlehem.
Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me 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 said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city. My brother has commanded me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers.’ Therefore 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’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
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 as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you will not be established, nor will your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!”
32 Da svarede Jonathan Saul, sin Fader, og han sagde til ham: Hvorfor skal han dødes? hvad har han gjort?
Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he 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.
Saul cast his spear at him to strike him. By this Jonathan knew that his father was determined 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 arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully.
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 out into the field at the time appointed with David, and 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.
He said to his boy, “Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond 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 had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
38 Og Jonathan raabte efter Drengen: Vær snar, skynd dig, staa ikke stille; da samlede Jonathans Dreng Pilene og kom til sin Herre.
Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget; ikkun Jonathan og David vidste Sagen.
But the boy didn’t know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Da gav Jonathan Drengen, som han havde, sine Vaaben, og sagde til ham: Gak hen, bær dem ind i Staden!
Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
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.
As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.
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, because we have both sworn in the LORD’s name, saying, ‘The LORD is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
