1 Samuel 22
1 Og David gik derfra og undkom til Hulen ved Adullam; og der hans Brødre og hans Faders ganske Hus hørte det, da kom de derhen ned til ham.
And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave 'Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down to him thither.
2 Og hver Mand, som var i Trang, og hver Mand, som trykkedes af Gæld, og hver Mand, som var beskeligen bedrøvet i Sjælen, samlede sig til ham, og han var Høvedsmand over dem; og der var ved fire Hundrede Mænd hos ham.
And there gathered themselves unto him every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one that had an embittered spirit; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3 Og David gik derfra til Mizpe i Moab og sagde til Moabiternes Konge: Kære, lad min Fader og min Moder gaa ud til eder, indtil jeg fornemmer, hvad Gud vil gøre med mig.
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, go forth with you, until I can know what God will do for me.
4 Og han førte dem for Moabiternes Konges Ansigt, og de bleve hos ham al den Tid, David var i Befæstningen.
And he conducted them to the presence of the king of Moab: and they remained with him all the time that David was in the strong-hold.
5 Da sagde Profeten Gad til David: Du skal ikke blive i Befæstningen, gak hen, og kom til Judas Land; da gik David hen og kom til Hareths Skov.
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Thou must not remain in the strong-hold: depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Chereth.
6 Og Saul hørte, at David og de Mænd, som han havde hos sig, vare blevne kendte; men Saul sad i Gibea under Tamarisketræet paa Højen, og han havde sit Spyd i sin Haand, og alle hans Tjenere stode hos ham.
And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, [now Saul was sitting in Gib'ah under the tamarisk on the hill, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him; ]
7 Og Saul sagde til sine Tjenere, som stode hos ham: Kære, hører, I Benjaminiter! skal ogsaa Isais Søn give eder alle sammen Agre og Vingaarde, sætte eder alle sammen til Høvedsmænd over tusinde og Høvedsmænd over hundrede?
Then said Saul unto his servants that stood about him, Hear, I pray you, men of Benjamin! will the son of Jesse give, indeed, to every one of you fields and vineyards? will he appoint you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds?
8 at I have alle forbundet eder imod mig, og der er ingen, som aabenbarede det for mine Øren, da min Søn har gjort en Pagt med Isais Søn, og der er ingen af eder, som det smerter for min Skyld, og som aabenbarer det for mine Øren; thi min Søn har sat min Tjener op imod mig til at efterstræbe mig, som det sker paa denne Dag.
That ye have conspired, all of you, against me, and there is none that informeth me, while my son hath made a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is concerned for me, or informeth me that my son hath stirred up my servant to lie in wait against me, as it is this day?
9 Da svarede Edomiteren Doeg, som var sat over Sauls Tjenere, og sagde: Jeg saa Isais Søn komme til Nobe, til Akimelek, Ahitobs Søn;
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Achimelech the son of Achitub.
10 og denne adspurgte Herren for ham og gav ham Tæring; og Filisteren Goliaths Sværd gav han ham.
And he asked counsel for him of the Lord, and he gave him provision, and gave him also the sword of Goliath the philistine.
11 Da sendte Kongen hen at kalde Akimelek, Ahitobs Søn, Præsten, og hans Faders ganske Hus, Præsterne, som vare i Nobe, og de kom alle sammen til Kongen.
Then sent the king to call Achimelech, the son of Achitub, the priest, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came, all of them, to the king.
12 Og Saul sagde: Hør dog, Ahitobs Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg, min Herre!
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitub. And he said, here am I, my Lord.
13 Da sagde Saul til ham: Hvorfor have I forbundet eder mod mig, du og Isais Søn, idet du gav ham Brød og Sværd og adspurgte Gud for ham, for at han kunde staa op imod mig og efterstræbe mig, som det sker paa denne Dag?
And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou didst give him bread, and a sword, and hast asked counsel for him of God, that he should rise to lie in wait against me, as it is this day!
14 Og Akimelek svarede Kongen og sagde: Hvilken er og iblandt alle dine Tjenere trofast som David, han, der er Kongens Svigersøn og har Adgang til din Fortrolighed og er æret i dit Hus?
Then answered Achimelech the king, and said, And who is among all thy servants so trusted as David, and the king's son-in-law, and freely admitted to thy private council, and is honored in thy house?
15 Har jeg begyndt i Dag at spørge Gud for ham? det være langt fra mig; Kongen lægge ikke sin Tjener eller min Faders ganske Hus den Sag til Last; thi din Tjener vidste intet af alt dette, hverken lidet eller stort.
Did I this day then begin to ask counsel for him of God? far be it from me; let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, [nor] to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew not of all this, either a little or great thing.
16 Da sagde Kongen: Akimelek, du skal visseligen dø, du og din Faders ganske Hus!
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Achimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
17 Og Kongen sagde til Drabanterne, som stode hos ham: Vender eder omkring og slaar Herrens Præster ihjel, thi deres Haand er ogsaa med David, og der de vidste, at han flyede, da aabenbarede de det ikke for mine Øren; men Kongens Tjenere vilde ikke udrække deres Haand at falde an paa Herrens Præster.
And the king said unto the runners that stood about him, Turn round and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not stretch forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
18 Da sagde Kongen til Doeg: Vend du dig om, og fald an paa Præsterne; og Edomiteren Doeg vendte sig om, og han anfaldt Præsterne og ihjelslog paa den Dag fem og firsindstyve Mænd, som bare linnet Livkjortel.
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou round, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned round, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day eighty and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19 Han slog og Nobe, Præsternes Stad, med skarpe Sværd, baade Mand og Kvinde, baade spædt og diende Barn og Okse og Asen og Faar med skarpe Sværd.
And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and lambs, with the edge of the sword.
20 Men der undkom en af Akimeleks, Ahitobs Søns, Sønner, og hans Navn var Abjathar, og han flyede efter David.
And there escaped one of the sons of Achimelech the son of Achitub, whose name was Ebyathar, and he fled after David.
21 Og Abjathar forkyndte David, at Saul havde ihjelslaget Herrens Præster.
And Ebyathar told David that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord.
22 Da sagde David til Abjathar: Jeg vidste paa den samme Dag, der Edomiteren Doeg var der, at han vilde give Saul det til Kende; jeg har været Aarsag til det, som skete imod alle din Faders Huses Sjæle.
And David said unto Ebyathar, I knew on that day, because Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have myself occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
23 Bliv hos mig, frygt intet; thi hvo som søger efter mit Liv, skal søge efter dit Liv; thi du skal være i Forvaring hos mig.
Remain thou with me, fear nothing; for he that will seek my life will seek thy life; but thou shalt be well guarded with me.
