1 Samuel 26
1 Og Sifiterne kom til Saul i Gibea og sagde: Har ikke David skjult sig paa Hakilas Høj lige for Ørken?
The people of Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah and told him, “David's hiding on the hill of Hakilah, opposite the wastelands.”
2 Da gjorde Saul sig rede og drog ned til Ørken Sif, og tre Tusinde Mand, udvalgte af Israel, med ham, for at søge efter David i Ørken Sif.
So Saul went to the Desert of Ziph along with three thousand specially-picked men from Israel to search for David there.
3 Og Saul lejrede sig ved Hakilas Høj, som ligger lige for Ørken ved Vejen; men David blev i Ørken, og han saa, at Saul kom efter ham i Ørken.
Saul set up camp beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite the wastelands, near to where David was living in the desert. When he realized that Saul had come looking for him there,
4 Da sendte David Spejdere og fik at vide, at Saul virkelig var kommen.
he sent out spies and found out Saul had definitely arrived.
5 Og David gjorde sig rede og kom til det Sted, hvor Saul havde lejret sig, og David saa Stedet, hvor Saul laa tillige med Abner, Ners Søn, hans Stridshøvedsmand; thi Saul laa i Vognborgen, og Folket havde lejret sig omkring ham.
One night David got up and went over to Saul's camp and saw where Saul was sleeping, along with Abner, son of Ner, the army commander. Saul was lying in the middle of the camp with his men all around him.
6 Da svarede David og sagde til Hethiteren Akimelek, og til Abisai, Zerujas Søn, Joabs Broder, saaledes: Hvo vil gaa ned med mig til Saul i Lejren? og Abisai svarede: Jeg vil gaa ned med dig.
David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, “Who wants to go with me into the camp to Saul?” “I'll go with you,” Abishai replied.
7 Saa kom David og Abisai til Folket om Natten, og se, Saul laa og sov i Vognborgen, og hans Spyd var stukket i Jorden ved hans Hovedgærde, og Abner og Folket laa omkring ham.
So David and Abishai went to the army camp at night. Saul was sleeping there in the camp with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head, with Abner and his men sleeping around him.
8 Da sagde Abisai til David: Gud har i Dag overgivet din Fjende i din Haand, saa vil jeg nu stikke Spydet igennem ham og ned i Jorden een Gang, at jeg ej behøver at gøre det anden Gang.
Abishai said to David, “God has handed your enemy over to you today. So please let me spear him to the ground in one go. I won't need to do it twice!”
9 Men David sagde til Abisai: Dræb ham ikke; thi hvo vil lægge Haand paa Herrens Salvede og bliver uskyldig?
But David said to Abishai, “No, don't kill him! Who can attack the Lord's anointed one and not be guilty of a crime?
10 Fremdeles sagde David: Saa vist som Herren lever, uden saa er, at Herren slaar ham, eller hans Dag kommer, at han dør, eller han drager ned i Krigen og omkommer,
As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will kill him. Either his time will come and he'll die, or he will go into battle and be killed.
11 saa lade Herren det være langt fra mig, at udrække min Haand mod Herrens Salvede; men nu, kære, tag Spydet, som er ved hans Hovedgærde, og Vandkrukken, og lader os gaa.
May the Lord prevent me from attacking the Lord's anointed one. Just pick up the spear and water jug beside his head, and let's go.”
12 Saa tog David Spydet og Vandkrukken fra Sauls Hovedgærde, og de gik bort; og der var ingen, som saa det, og ingen, som vidste det, og ingen, som opvaagnede, thi de sov allesammen; thi der var falden en dyb Søvn fra Herren paa dem.
David took the spear and water jug beside Saul's head, and they left. Nobody saw anything; nobody knew what had happened; nobody woke up. Everybody stayed asleep, because the Lord had made them fall into a deep sleep.
13 Der David var kommen over paa hin Side, da stod han paa Bjergets Top langt fra; der var et stort Rum imellem dem.
Then David went back over to the other side, and stood on top of the hill far enough away—there was a considerable distance between them.
14 Og David raabte til Folket og til Abner, Ners Søn, og sagde: Vil du ikke svare, Abner? og Abner svarede og sagde: Hvo er du, som raaber til Kongen?
He shouted down to the army and Abner, son of Ner, “Aren't you going to answer me, Abner?” “Who is that shouting, disturbing the king?” Abner called back.
15 Men David sagde til Abner: Er du ikke en Mand? og hvo er som du i Israel? og hvorfor har du ikke vaaget over din Herre Kongen? thi der er kommen een af Folket ind for at dræbe Kongen, din Herre.
David called to Abner, “Aren't you meant to be this great man? Is there anyone in Israel who is better than you? So why didn't you protect your master the king when someone came to kill him?
16 Dette er ikke en god Ting, som du har gjort; saa vist som Herren lever, I ere Dødens Børn, fordi I ikke have vaaget over eders Herre, Herrens Salvede; og se nu, hvor er Kongens Spyd og den Vandkrukke, som var ved hans Hovedgærde?
You haven't done well at all. As the Lord lives, you all deserve to die, because you did not protect your master, the Lord's anointed. Take a look around. Where are the king's spear and water jug that were beside his head?”
17 Da kendte Saul Davids Røst og sagde: Er dette din Røst, min Søn David? og David sagde: Det er min Røst, min Herre Konge!
Saul recognized David's voice and asked, “Is that you speaking, David, my son?” “Yes it's me, my lord and king,” David replied.
18 Og han sagde: Hvorfor forfølger min Herre saa sin Tjener? thi hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad ondt er der i min Haand?
“Why is my lord hunting me, his servant? What is it that I've done? What crime am I guilty of?” he continued.
19 Og nu høre dog min Herre Kongen sin Tjeners Ord: Dersom Herren har tilskyndet dig imod mig, da lad ham lugte et Madoffer, men dersom det er Menneskens Børn, da være de forbandede for Herrens Ansigt; thi de have uddrevet mig i Dag, at jeg ikke kan holde mig til Herrens Arv, og de sige: Gak bort, tjen andre Guder!
“Please listen to me, my lord and king. If the Lord has made you angry with me, then may he be happy to accept an offering. But if it's men that have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! For all this while they've been driving me away from living among God's chosen people, telling me, ‘Go away and worship other gods.’
20 Og nu, lad ej mit Blod falde til Jorden, fjernt fra Herrens Ansigt; thi Israels Konge er dragen ud for at opsøge en Loppe, ligesom man jager efter en Agerhøne paa Bjergene.
Please don't let me die so far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come to chase down one little flea, hunting me like someone who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
21 Da sagde Saul: Jeg har syndet, kom tilbage min Søn David; thi jeg vil ikke ydermere gøre dig ondt, fordi mit Liv var dyrebart for dine Øjne paa denne Dag, se, jeg har handlet daarlig og er faret vild saare meget.
“I've done wrong,” Saul replied, “Come back, David, my son. I won't ever try to harm you again, because you valued me and spared my life today. I've been so stupid! I've made a big mistake!”
22 Da svarede David og sagde: Se, her er Kongens Spyd; men lad een af de unge Karle komme over og hente det.
“I have the king's spear here,” said David. “Send one of your men over to collect it.
23 Men Herren betale den Mand hans Retfærdighed og hans Troskab, i hvis Haand Herren har givet dig i Dag; men jeg vilde ikke udrække min Haand mod Herrens Salvede.
The Lord rewards all those who do what is right and who are trustworthy. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to harm the Lord's anointed one.
24 Og se, ligesom din Sjæl var storligen agtet paa denne Dag for mine Øjne: Saa skal min Sjæl blive storligen agtet for Herrens Øjne, og han skal fri mig af al Angest.
In the same way as I valued your life today, may the Lord value my life, and may he rescue me from all my troubles.”
25 Da sagde Saul til David: Velsignet være du, min Søn David! ja, hvad du tager dig for, skal du ogsaa magte! Saa gik David sin Vej, og Saul vendte om til sit Sted.
Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish a great deal and always be successful.” David left, and Saul went back home.
