1 Samuel 21

1 Og David kom til Nobe, til Akimelek, Præsten, og Akimelek blev forfærdet, da han mødte David, og sagde til ham: Hvorfor er du alene og ikke en Mand med dig?

Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”

2 Og David sagde til Akimelek, Præsten: Kongen befalede mig en Sag og sagde til mig: Lad ingen Mand vide noget om den Sag, som jeg har sendt dig ud for, og som jeg befalede dig; og de unge Karle har jeg tilsagt til det og det Sted.

“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.

3 Og nu, hvad har du ved Haanden? giv fem Brød i min Haand, eller hvad der findes.

Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

4 Og Præsten svarede David og sagde: Jeg har intet almindeligt Brød ved Haanden; men der er helligt Brød; dersom ikkun de unge Mænd havde holdt sig fra Kvinder.

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

5 Og David svarede Præsten og sagde til ham: Ja visselig, Kvinderne have været os forholdte i Gaar og i Forgaars; der jeg gik ud, vare de unge Mænds Kar hellige; tilmed er dette Brød paa Vej til at blive almindeligt, da desforuden andet i Dag skal helliges i Karrene.

David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”

6 Da gav Præsten ham det hellige; thi der var intet Brød uden Skuebrød, som toges bort fra Herrens Ansigt for at lægge varmt Brød i Stedet paa den Dag, man tog det bort.

So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.

7 Men der var en Mand af Sauls Tjenere paa den samme Dag, som opholdt sig for Herrens Ansigt, og hans Navn var Edomiteren Doeg, den mægtigste af Sauls Hyrder.

Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.

8 Og David sagde til Akimelek: Har du ikke her ved Haanden et Spyd eller et Sværd? thi jeg tog end ikke mit Sværd og mine Vaaben med mig, eftersom Kongens Ærinde havde Hast.

Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”

9 Da sagde Præsten: Filisteren Goliaths Sværd, som du slog i Egens Dal, se, det er svøbt i et Klæde, bag Livkjortlen; dersom du vil tage dig det, saa tag det, thi her er intet andet uden det; og David sagde: Der er ikke noget som det, giv mig det!

The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

10 Og David gjorde sig rede og flyede samme Dag fra Sauls Ansigt, og kom til Akis, Kongen i Gath.

That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

11 Og Akis Tjenere sagde til ham: Er dette ikke David, Landets Konge? sang de ikke om denne mod hverandre i Dansen, og sagde: Saul har slaget sine tusinde, og David sine ti Tusinde?

But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

12 Og David lagde disse Ord paa sit Hjerte og frygtede saare for Akis, Kongen af Gath.

Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 Derfor anstillede han sig afsindig for deres Øjne og rasede mellem deres Hænder og tegnede paa Portens Døre og lod Fraaden flyde ned paa sit Skæg.

So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

14 Da sagde Akis til sine Tjenere: Se, I se, at Manden er gal, hvi førte I ham til mig?

Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?

15 Mon jeg fattes galne, at I førte denne hid at rase for mig? skulde denne komme i mit Hus?

Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”