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 came David to Nob, unto Ahimelech, the priest, —and Ahimelech trembled when he met David, and said unto him—Why art thou, alone, and, no man, with thee?

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.

And David said unto Ahimelech the priest—The king, hath charged me with a matter, and hath said unto me—Let, no man, know aught of the business on which I am sending thee, and with which I have charged thee, —But, unto the young men, have I appointed, such and such a place.

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

Now, therefore, what is there under thy hand? Five loaves, give thou into my hand, —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.

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, —but, hallowed bread, there is, if the young men have kept themselves, at least 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.

And David answered the priest and said to him—Of a truth, women, have been withheld from us, of late, through my coming out, and the wallets of the young men have become hallowed, —while [the bread], itself, is in a manner common, and the more so since, to-day, [there are other loaves] to be hallowed, in the vessel.

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 hallowed [bread], —because there was there no bread, save the Presence-Bread, which had to be removed from before Yahweh, to put hot bread, on the day when it should be 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, in that very place, was a man of the servants of Saul, on that day, detained before Yahweh, whose name, was Doeg the Edomite, —chief of the shepherds that belonged unto 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 said David to Ahimelech, See whether there is here, under thy hand, a spear or a sword? for, neither my sword, nor my other weapons, did I take in my hand, for, 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!

And the priest said: The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the vale of Elah, lo! that, is wrapped up in a cloth, behind the ephod, if, that, thou wilt take to thee, take it, for there is no other, save that, here. And David said—There is none, like it, give it me.

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

Then arose David, and fled, that day, from the face of Saul, —and came in unto 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?

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not, this, David, king of the land? Was it not, of this man, that they kept responding in the dances, saying, Saul, hath smitten his, thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands?

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

And David laid up these words in his heart, —and feared greatly, because of Achish 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 feigned himself mad, in their sight, and raged in their hand, —and struck against the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down upon his beard.

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

Then said Achish unto his servants, —Lo! ye can see, a madman playing his pranks, wherefore should ye bring him in, unto me?

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

Lacking of madmen, am I that ye should bring in this one to play his mad pranks, unto me? Shall, this, one enter my household?