1 Samuel 25

1 Og Samuel døde, og al Israel samlede sig og sørgede over ham, og de begrove ham i hans Hjem udi Rama, og David gjorde sig rede og drog ned til Ørken i Paran.

Then Samuel died, and all of Israel gathered together, and they mourned him. And they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David, rising up, descended to the desert of Paran.

2 Og der var en Mand i Maon, og han havde sin Bedrift paa Karmel, og samme Mand var meget rig, og han havde tre Tusinde Faar og Tusinde Geder; og han klippede netop sine Faar ved Karmel.

Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were at Carmel. And this man was exceedingly great. And three thousand sheep, and one thousand goats were his. And it happened that he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

3 Og Mandens Navn var Nabal, og hans Hustrus Navn Abigail; og Kvinden var af god Forstand og dejlig af Skikkelse, men Manden var haard og ond i sine Gerninger; og han var en Kalebiter.

Now the name of this man was Nabal. And the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a very prudent and beautiful woman. But her husband was hard-hearted, and very wicked, and malicious. And he was of the stock of Caleb.

4 Men David hørte i Ørken, at Nabal klippede sine Faar.

Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

5 Da udsendte David ti unge Karle, og David sagde til de unge Karle: Gaar op til Karmel, og naar I komme til Nabal, da hilser ham i mit Navn.

he sent ten young men, and he said to them: “Ascend to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name peacefully.

6 Og siger saaledes: Til Lykke! Fred være med dig og Fred være med dit Hus og Fred være med alt det, du har!

And you shall say: ‘Peace be to my brothers and to you, and peace to your house, and peace to whatever you have.

7 Og nu har jeg hørt, at du har Faareklipning; nu! de Hyrder, som du har, have været sammen med os, vi have ikke forhaanet dem, og de savnede intet alle de Dage, de vare i Karmel.

I have heard that your shepherds, who were with us in the desert, were shearing. We have never troubled them, nor was anything from the flock missing to them at any time, during the entire time that they have been with us in Carmel.

8 Spørg dine unge Karle, og de skulle kundgøre dig det, og lad vore unge Karle finde Naade for dine Øjne, thi vi ere komne paa en god Dag; kære, giv dine Tjenere og din Søn David, hvad din Haand formaar.

Question your servants, and they will tell you. Now therefore, may your servants find favor in your eyes. For we have arrived on a good day. Whatever your hand will find, give it to your servants and to your son David.’”

9 Og Davids unge Karle kom og talede til Nabal efter alle disse Ord i Davids Navn, og de holdt sig rolige.

And when the servants of David had arrived, they spoke to Nabal all these words in the name of David. And then they were silent.

10 Og Nabal svarede Davids Tjenere og sagde: Hvo er David? og hvo er Isais Søn? der ere nu om Stunder mange Tjenere, som løbe bort fra deres Herres Ansigt.

But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.

11 Og skulde jeg tage mit Brød og Vand og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til dem, som klippe for mig, og give de Mænd, om hvem jeg ikke ved, hvorfra de ere?

Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?”

12 Da vendte Davids unge Karle sig for at gaa deres Vej, de vendte tilbage og kom og forkyndte ham alle disse Ord.

And so the servants of David traveled back along their way. And returning, they went and reported to him all the words that he had said.

13 Da sagde David til sine Mænd: Ombinder hver sit Sværd; og de ombandt hver sit Sværd, og David ombandt ogsaa sit Sværd, og der droge op efter David ved fire Hundrede Mand, men to Hundrede bleve ved Tøjet.

Then David said to his servants, “Let each one gird his sword.” And each one girded his sword. And David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men followed David. But two hundred remained behind with the supplies.

14 Og en af de unge Karle gav Abigail, Nabals Hustru, det til Kende og sagde: Se, David sendte Bud fra Ørken, at velsigne vor Herre, men han foer løs paa dem.

Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: “Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away.

15 Og de Mænd have været os saare gode, og vi bleve ikke forhaanede, og vi savnede ikke noget alle de Dage, vi vandrede hos dem, naar vi vare paa Marken.

These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.

16 De have været en Mur for os baade Nat og Dag alle de Dage, vi vare hos dem og vogtede Faarene.

They were a wall to us, as much in the night as in the day, during all the days that we were with them, pasturing the sheep.

17 Saa vid nu og se, hvad du vil gøre, thi en Ulykke er fast besluttet over vor Herre og over alt hans Hus; og han er et Belials Barn, saa at man ikke kan tale til ham.

For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”

18 Da skyndte Abigail sig og tog to Hundrede Brød og to Flasker Vin og fem tillavede Faar og fem Maal ristede Aks og hundrede Klaser Rosiner og to Hundrede Klumper Figen, og hun lagde det paa Asener.

And so Abigail hurried, and she took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five cooked sheep, and five measures of cooked grain, and one hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred masses of dried figs, and she set them upon donkeys.

19 Og hun sagde til sine Drenge: Gaar foran mig, se, jeg kommer efter eder; men hun gav ikke Nabal sin Mand det til Kende.

And she said to her servants: “Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back.” But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal.

20 Og det skete, der hun red paa Asenet og drog ned i Skjul af Bjerget, se, da drog David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, og hun mødte dem.

And when she had climbed on a donkey, and was descending to the base of the mountain, David and his men were descending to meet her. And she met them.

21 Men David havde sagt: Visseligen, jeg har forgæves bevaret alt det, denne havde i Ørken, og der savnedes ikke noget af alt det, som han havde; men han betalte mig ondt for godt.

And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.

22 Gud gøre ved Davids Fjender nu og fremdeles saa og saa, om jeg skal lade overblive af alt det, han har, indtil Morgen, det bliver lyst, nogen af Mandkøn!

May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”

23 Der Abigail saa David, da skyndte hun sig og steg ned af Asenet, og hun faldt ned paa sit Ansigt for Davids Ansigt og nedbøjede sig paa Jorden.

Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.

24 Og hun faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! denne Misgerning skal være min; Kære, lad din Tjenerinde tale for dine Øren og hør din Tjenerindes Ord.

And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.

25 Min Herre vende ikke sit Hjerte imod denne Belials Mand, imod Nabal, thi som hans Navn er, saa er han: Nabal er hans Navn, og Daarlighed er hos ham; men jeg, din Tjenerinde, saa ikke min Herres unge Karle, som du havde udsendt.

Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

26 Og nu, min Herre, saa vist som Herren lever, og saa vist som din Sjæl lever, da har Herren forhindret dig i at udøse Blod og i at tage dig selv til Rette, saa skulle nu dine Fjender og de, som søge min Herres Ulykke, vorde som Nabal.

Now therefore, my lord, as your soul lives, and as the Lord lives, who has kept your hand to yourself, and has prevented you from coming to blood: now, let your enemies be like Nabal, and like all those who are seeking evil for my lord.

27 Og her er nu denne Foræring, som din Tjenerinde førte til min Herre, og lad den gives de unge Karle, som følge min Herre.

Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.

28 Kære, forlad din Tjenerindes Overtrædelse; thi Herren skal berede min Herre et bestandigt Hus; thi min Herre fører Herrens Krige, og intet ondt skal times dig i dine Dage.

Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.

29 Naar noget Menneske rejser sig til at forfølge dig og til at søge efter dit Liv: Saa skal min Herres Sjæl være bunden i de levendes Knippe hos Herren din Gud; men dine Fjenders Sjæl, den skal han udslynge ud af Slyngen.

For if a man, at any time, will rise up, pursuing you and seeking your life, the life of my lord will be preserved, as if in the sheave of the living, with the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies will be spun around, as if with the force of a whirling sling.

30 Og det skal ske, naar Herren gør min Herre efter alt det gode, som han har talet over dig, og sætter dig til en Fyrste over al Israel,

Therefore, when the Lord will have done for you, my lord, all the good that he has spoken about you, and when he will have appointed you as leader over Israel,

31 da skal dette ikke være dig til Selvbebrejdelse eller min Herres Hjerte til Anstød, at han har udøst uskyldigt Blod, og at min Herre har taget sig selv til Rette; og naar Herren gør vel imod min Herre, da skal du komme din Tjenerinde i Hu.

this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”

32 Da sagde David til Abigail: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som sendte dig mig i Møde i Dag,

And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.

33 og velsignet være din Fornuftighed, og velsignet være du, som forhindrede mig paa denne Dag fra at udøse Blod og fra at tage mig selv til Rette!

And blessed are you, who prevented me today from going to blood, and from taking revenge for myself with my own hand.

34 Og sandelig, saa vist som Herren, Israels Gud, lever, som forhindrede mig i at gøre dig ondt: Om du ikke havde skyndt dig og var kommen mig i Møde, da havde Nabal ikke beholdt tilovers indtil Morgen, naar det bliver lyst, nogen af Mandkøn.

But instead, as the Lord God of Israel lives, he has prevented me from doing evil to you. But if you had not come quickly to meet me, there would not have been left to Nabal by the morning light, anything that urinates against a wall.”

35 Saa tog David af hendes Haand det, som hun førte til ham, og han sagde til hende: Drag med Fred op til dit Hus, se, jeg adlød din Røst og ansaa din Person.

Then David received from her hand all that she had brought to him. And he said to her: “Go in peace to your own house. Behold, I have heeded your voice, and I have honored your face.”

36 Og Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han havde et Gæstebud i sit Hus, som en Konges Gæstebud, og Nabals Hjerte var vel til Mode, og han var saare drukken; men hun kundgjorde ham ikke noget, hverken lidet eller stort, før det blev lyst om Morgenen.

Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.

37 Og det skete om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var forbi, da kundgjorde hans Hustru ham disse Ting; og hans Hjerte døde i ham, og han blev som en Sten.

Then, at first light, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife revealed to him these words, and his heart died within himself, and he became like a stone.

38 Og det skete ved ti Dage derefter, da slog Herren Nabal, og han døde.

And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 Og der David hørte, at Nabal var død, da sagde han: Lovet være Herren, som udførte min Forsmædelses Sag imod Nabal og forhindrede sin Tjener fra ondt, og Herren lod Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage paa hans Hoved; og David sendte hen og lod tale med Abigail om at tage sig hende til Hustru.

And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has judged the case of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and who has preserved his servant from evil. And the Lord has repaid the malice of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and he spoke with Abigail, so that he might take her to himself as wife.

40 Og der Davids Tjenere kom til Abigail ved Karmel, da talede de til hende og sagde: David sendte os til dig for at tage dig til sin Hustru.

And David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife.”

41 Og hun stod op og bøjede sig med sit Ansigt til Jorden, og sagde: Se, her er din Tjenerinde til en Tjenestekvinde til at to min Herres Tjeneres Fødder.

And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

42 Og Abigail skyndte sig og gjorde sig rede og red paa et Asen med fem af hendes Piger, og hun drog efter Davids Bud og blev hans Hustru.

And Abigail rose up and hurried, and she climbed upon a donkey, and five girls went with her, her attendants. And she followed the messengers of David, and she became his wife.

43 David tog og Ahinoam at Jisreel; og de bleve ogsaa begge hans Hustruer.

Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.

44 Men Saul havde givet Mikal sin Datter, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lais Søn, som var fra Gallim.

Then Saul gave his daughter Michal, the wife of David, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.