1 Samuel 24
1 Og det skete, der Saul kom tilbage fra Filisterne, da forkyndte de ham og sagde: Se, David er i Engedi Ørk.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
2 Da tog Saul tre Tusinde Mand, udvalgte af al Israel, og gik hen for at opsøge David og hans Mænd paa Stengedernes Klipper.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
3 Og der han kom til Faarestierne ved Vejen, da var der en Hule, og Saul gik ind for at tildække sine Fødder; men David og hans Mænd sade i det inderste af Hulen.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
4 Da sagde Davids Mænd til ham: Se, dette er den Dag, om hvilken Herren har sagt dig: Se, jeg giver dig din Fjende i din Haand, at du skal gøre med ham, som godt er for dine Øjne; og David stod op og afskar hemmelig en Flig af Kappen, som Saul havde paa.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Og det skete derefter, da slog Davids Hjerte ham, fordi han havde afskaaret Fligen, som hørte Saul til.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
6 Og han sagde til sine Mænd: Herren lade det være langt fra mig, at jeg skulde gøre denne Gerning ved min Herre, Herrens Salvede, at lægge min Haand paa ham; thi han er Herrens Salvede.
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
7 Og David holdt sine Mænd i Ave med Ord og tilstedte dem ikke at staa op imod Saul. Og Saul stod op af Hulen og gik hen ad Vejen.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
8 Men derefter stod David op og gik ud af Hulen, og raabte efter Saul og sagde: Min Herre Konge! Da saa Saul sig tilbage, og David bøjede sit Ansigt til Jorden og kastede sig ned.
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 Og David sagde til Saul: Hvorfor hører du paa de Menneskers Ord, som sige: Se, David søger efter din Ulykke?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
10 Se, dine Øjne have set paa denne Dag, at Herren har givet dig i Dag i min Haand i Hulen, og man talede til mig om, at jeg skulde slaa dig ihjel, men jeg sparede dig; thi jeg sagde: Jeg vil ikke lægge Haand paa min Herre, thi han er Herrens Salvede.
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
11 Og min Fader, se! se dog Fligen af din Kappe i min Haand; thi af det, at jeg afskar Fligen af din Kappe og ikke slog dig ihjel, kan du kende og se, at der ikke er Ondskab eller Overtrædelse i min Haand, jeg har heller ikke syndet imod dig, og du jager efter mit Liv for at borttage det.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 Herren skal dømme imellem mig og imellem dig, og Herren skal hævne mig paa dig, men min Haand skal ikke være paa dig;
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 ligesom man siger i et gammelt Ordsprog: Fra Ugudelige skal udgaa Ugudelighed; men min Haand skal ikke være paa dig.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 Efter hvem er Israels Konge udgangen? hvem jager du efter? efter en død Hund, efter en Loppe?
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 Men Herren skal være Dommer og dømme imellem mig og imellem dig, og han skal se og udføre min Sag og dømme mig fri for din Haand.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
16 Og det skete, der David havde fuldendt at tale disse Ord til Saul, da sagde Saul: Er dette din Røst, min Søn David? Og Saul opløftede sin Røst og græd.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 Og han sagde til David: Du er retfærdigere end jeg; thi du har betalt mig godt, men jeg har betalt dig ondt.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
18 Og du har givet til Kende i Dag, at du har gjort mig godt; thi Herren havde overgivet mig i din Haand, og du slog mig ikke ihjel.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
19 Naar en Mand finder sin Fjende, skulde han da sende ham paa en god Vej? Men Herren skal betale dig godt for denne Dag, for det, som du har gjort mig.
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Og nu se, jeg ved, at du skal blive Konge, og Israels Rige skal stadfæstes i din Haand.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
21 Saa sværg mig nu ved Herren, at du ikke vil udrydde min Sæd efter mig, og at du ikke vil udslette mit Navn af min Faders Hus.
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 Da tilsvor David Saul dette, og Saul gik til sit Hus, men David og hans Folk gik op i Befæstningen.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
