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.

Now Samuel died. All Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness 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.

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel. The man was very wealthy. He had three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in 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.

The man's name was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance. But the man was harsh and evil in his dealings. He was a descendant of the house of Caleb.

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

David heard in the wilderness 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.

So David sent ten young men. David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

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

You will say to him, 'Live in prosperity. Peace to you and peace to your house, and peace be to all that 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 hear that you have shearers. Your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing the whole time they were 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.

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Now let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you have on hand 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.

When David's young men arrived, they said all of this to Nabal on David's behalf and then waited.

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.

Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.

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?

Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who come from I do not know where?”

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

So David's young men turned away and came back, and told him everything that was 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.

David said to his men, “Every man strap on his sword.” So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed after David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

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.

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife; he said, “David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he insulted them.

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.

Yet the men were very good to us. We were not harmed and did not miss anything as long as we went with them when we were in the fields.

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 both day and night, all the while we were with them tending 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.

Therefore know this and consider what you will do, for evil is plotted against our master, and against his whole house. He is such a worthless fellow that one cannot reason with 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.

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves, two bottles of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on 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.

She said to her young men, “Go on before me, and I will come after you.” But she did not tell 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.

As she rode on her donkey and came down by the cover of the mountain, David and his men came down toward 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.

Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil 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 so to me, David, and more also, if by the morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.”

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.

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from her donkey and lay before David facedown and bowed herself to 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.

She lay at his feet and said, “On me alone, my master, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak to you, 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 master regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my master, whom you 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 then, my master, as Yahweh lives, and as you live, since Yahweh has restrained you from bloodshed, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those who seek to do evil to my master, be like Nabal.

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.

Now let this present that your servant has brought to my master be given to the young men who follow my master.

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.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for Yahweh will certainly make my master a sure house, because my master is fighting the battles of Yahweh; and evil will not be found in you so long as you live.

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.

Though men rise up to pursue you to take your life, yet the life of my master will be bound in the bundle of the living by Yahweh your God; and he will sling away the lives of your enemies, as from the pocket of a 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,

Yahweh will have done for my master everything he promised you, and has appointed you 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 a staggering burden for you—that you have poured out innocent blood, or because my master attempted to rescue himself. For when Yahweh will do good for my master, remember your servant.”

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

David said to Abigail, “May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today.

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!

Your wisdom is blessed and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed and from avenging 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.

For in truth, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he who has kept me from hurting you, unless you had hurried to come meet me, there would certainly have not been left to Nabal so much as one male baby by morning.”

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.

So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you.”

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.

Abigail went back to Nabal; behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light.

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.

It came about in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.

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

It came about ten days later that Yahweh attacked Nabal so that 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.

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “May Yahweh be blessed, who has taken up the cause of my insult from the hand of Nabal and has kept back his servant from evil. He has turned Nabal's evil action back on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to 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.

When David's servants had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her and said, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his 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.

She arose, bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, “See, your female servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my master.”

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.

Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife.

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

Now David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel as a wife; both of them became his wives.

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

Also, Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was of Gallim.