1 Samuel 26
1 Og Sifiterne kom til Saul i Gibea og sagde: Har ikke David skjult sig paa Hakilas Høj lige for Ørken?
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gib'ah, saying, Behold, David hideth himself on the hill of Chachilah, before the desert.
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.
Then arose Saul, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him were three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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.
And Saul encamped on the hill of Chachilah, which is before the desert by the way; but David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
4 Da sendte David Spejdere og fik at vide, at Saul virkelig var kommen.
David thereupon sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come for a certainty.
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.
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul was encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army; and Saul was lying in the midst of the ring, and the people were encamped round about 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.
Then commenced David and said to Achimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruyah, the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will readily go down with thee.
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 came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the ring, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head; but Abner and the people were lying round about 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.
Then said Abishai to David, God hath surrendered this day thy enemy into thy hand: and now let me strike him through, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth with one blow, and I will not give him a second one.
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, Destroy him not; for who hath stretched forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and remained guiltless?
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,
David said farthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord alone shall strike him down: either his day shall come that he die; or he shall go down into battle, and perish.
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.
Far be this from me for the sake of the Lord, that I should stretch forth my hand against the Lord's anointed; but now, I pray thee, take thou the spear that is by his head, and the cruise of water, and let us go our way.
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.
So David took the spear and the cruise of water by the head of Saul, and they went their way; and no one saw it, and no one perceived it, and-no one awaked; for they were all sleeping; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
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 went David over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mount afar off, the space between them being great.
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?
And David called to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abner? And Abner answered and said, Who art thou that callest to the king?
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.
And David said to Abner, Art thou not a man? and who is like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept guard over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.
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?
This thing which thou hast done is not good. As the Lord liveth, ye deserve to die; because ye have not kept guard over your master, over the Lord's anointed. And now see, where is the king's spear, and the cruise of water that was by 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!
And Saul recognized David's voice, and he said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my Lord, O king.
18 Og han sagde: Hvorfor forfølger min Herre saa sin Tjener? thi hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad ondt er der i min Haand?
And he said, Why is this that my lord doth pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
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!
And now, I pray thee, let my Lord the king hear the words of his servant! If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, then may he accept the savor of an offering; but if they be the children of men, then be they cursed before the Lord; because they have driven me out this day so that I cannot attach myself on the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve 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.
Now, therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth far from the presence of the Lord; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as one doth usually pursue a partridge on 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.
Then said Saul, I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will not do thee harm any more, for the cause that my life was precious in thy eyes this day: behold, I have acted foolishly, and have erred exceedingly much.
22 Da svarede David og sagde: Se, her er Kongens Spyd; men lad een af de unge Karle komme over og hente det.
And David answered and said, Behold, here is the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch 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.
And may the Lord recompense to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; since the Lord delivered thee into my hand today, and I would not stretch forth my hand against the anointed of the Lord.
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.
And behold, as thy life was highly valued this day in my eyes, so may my life be highly valued in the eyes of the Lord, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.
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.
Then said Saul to David, Blessed be thou my son David: thou wilt both do great things, and wilt also surely prevail. And David went then on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
