1 Samuel 30
1 Og det skete, der David og hans Mænd kom paa den tredje Dag til Ziklag, vare Amalekiterne faldne ind imod Sønden og imod Ziklag og havde slaaet Ziklag og opbrændt den med Ild,
And it came to pass when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the 'Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burnt it with fire;
2 og de havde taget Kvinderne, som vare derudi, desuden baade smaa og store fangne; de havde ingen slaaet ihjel, men de havde bortført dem og vare gangne deres Vej.
And had taken captive the women that were therein, both great and small: they had not slain any one, but had led them off, and gone on their way.
3 Og David og hans Mænd kom til Staden, og se, den var opbrændt med Ild, og deres Hustruer og deres Sønner og deres Døtre vare fangne.
When therefore David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, had been taken captive.
4 Da opløftede David og det Folk, som var hos ham, deres Røst og græd, indtil der ikke mere var Kraft i dem til at græde.
And David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 Og Davids to Hustruer vare fangne: Ahinoam, den jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Karmeliteren Nabals Hustru.
And the two wives of David were also taken captive, Achino'am the Yizre'elitess, and Abigayil the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 Og David blev saare angest, thi Folket havde sagt, at de vilde stene ham; thi det ganske Folks Sjæle vare beskeligen bedrøvede, hver for sine Sønner og for sine Døtre; men David styrkede sig i Herren sin Gud.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was imbittered, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David fortified himself in the Lord his God.
7 Og David sagde til Abjathar, Præsten, Akimeleks Søn: Kære, før mig Livkjortlen frem; og Abjathar førte Livkjortlen frem til David.
And David said to Ebyathar the priest, the son of Achimelech, Bring hither, I pray thee, unto me the ephod. And Ebyathar brought the ephod near unto David.
8 Og David adspurgte Herren og sagde: Skal jeg forfølge denne Trop? mon jeg kan naa den? Og han sagde til ham: Forfølg, thi du skal naa den og bringe Redning.
And David asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop! shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou wilt surely overtake them, and certainly recover [all].
9 Saa gik David hen, han og seks Hundrede Mand, som vare hos ham, og de kom til Bækken Besor; der bleve de øvrige staaende.
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came up to the brook Bessor, where those that were left behind stayed.
10 Men David forfulgte dem, han og fire Hundrede Mand, og to Hundrede Mand bleve staaende, som vare for trætte til at gaa over Besors Bæk.
But David pursued on, he and four hundred men; and there stayed behind two hundred men, who were too fatigued to go over the brook Bessor.
11 Og de fandt en ægyptisk Mand paa Marken, og de toge ham med sig til David; og de gave ham Brød, og han aad, og de gave ham Vand at drikke.
And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and took him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 De gave ham og en Klump Figen og to Klaser Rosiner, og han aad, og hans Aand kom til Kræfter igen; thi han havde ikke smagt Brød eller drukket Vand i tre Dage og tre Nætter.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins, and he ate, and then his spirit returned to him; for he had not eaten any bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
13 Og David sagde til ham: Hvem hører du til, og hvorfra er du? og han sagde: Jeg er en ægyptisk ung Karl, en amalekitisk Mands Tjener, og min Herre forlod mig, thi jeg blev syg for tre Dage siden.
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young Egyptian man, the servant to an 'Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because I fell sick, today three days ago.
14 Vi vare faldne ind Sønder paa imod Kreti og imod det, som hører til Juda, og Sønder paa imod Kaleb, og vi opbrændte Ziklag med Ild.
We made an invasion upon the south of the Kerethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and Ziklag did we burn with fire.
15 Da sagde David til ham: Vil du føre mig ned til denne Trop? og han sagde: Sværg mig ved Gud, at du ikke vil slaa mig ihjel eller overantvorde mig i min Herres Haand, saa vil jeg føre dig ned til denne Trop.
And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, and that thou wilt not surrender me into the hand of my master, and then will I bring thee down to this troop.
16 Og han førte ham ned, og se, de vare adspredte over hele Landet; de aade og drak og holdt Højtid over alt det store Bytte, som de havde taget fra Filisternes Land og fra Judas Land.
And he brought him down; and behold, they were scattered over the face of all the country, eating and drinking, and dancing for joy, because of all the great spoil which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 Og David slog dem fra Tusmørket og indtil Aftenen paa den følgende Dag, og ingen undkom af dem uden fire Hundrede Mænd, unge Karle, som rede paa Kamelerne og undflyede.
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day; and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
18 Saa reddede David alt det, som Amalekiterne havde taget; David reddede ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
And David recovered all that the 'Amalekites had taken away; and his two wives also did David rescue.
19 Og der var ingen borte af dem, hverken liden eller stor, hverken Sønner eller Døtre, hverken af Byttet eller af alt det, som de havde taget med sig; David førte det alt sammen tilbage.
And there was nothing missing to them, from small to great, as also sons and daughters, and spoil, down to every thing that they had taken from them: the whole did David bring back.
20 Og David tog alt smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, og de førte det frem foran det øvrige Kvæg, og de sagde: Dette er Davids Bytte.
And David took all the flocks and the herds: these they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21 Der David kom til de to Hundrede Mænd, som vare blevne for trætte til at gaa efter David og vare blevne ved Besors Bæk, da gik de ud imod David og imod det Folk, som var hos ham, og David gik frem til Folket og hilsede dem.
And David came to the two hundred men, who had been too fatigued to follow after David, and whom they had left to remain at the brook Bessor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David came near to the people, and asked them after their well-being.
22 Da svarede hver ond og Belials Mand blandt de Mænd, som vare gangne med David, og sagde: Efterdi de ikke gik med os, da skulle vi ikke give dem af Byttet, som vi have reddet, uden enhver hans Hustru og hans Børn, dem kunne de føre med sig og gaa bort.
Then exclaimed every wicked and worthless man, of those that had gone with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, and these they may lead away, and go.
23 Da sagde David: I skulle ikke gøre saa, mine Brødre, med det, som Herren har givet os, han som har bevaret os og givet denne Trop, som var kommen over os, i vore Hænder.
Then said David, Ye must not do so, my brethren; since the Lord hath given us this, and guarded us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
24 Og hvo skulde høre eder i denne Sag? thi som hans Del er, som drog ned til Slaget, saa skal og hans Del være, som blev hos Tøjet, de skulle dele lige.
And who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as is the part of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the part of him that remained with the baggage: together must they share.
25 Og det blev saaledes fra den samme Dag og derefter; thi han gjorde det til en Skik og til en Ret i Israel indtil denne Dag.
And it happened from that day and forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel until this day.
26 Og der David kom til Ziklag, da sendte han til de Ældste i Juda, til sine Venner af Byttet og lod sige: Se, der have I en Velsignelse af Herrens Fjenders Bytte;
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold, here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord:
27 nemlig til dem i Bethel og til dem i Ramoth mod Sønden og til dem i Jatthir
To those who were in Beth-el, and to those who were in south Ramoth, and to those who were in Yattir,
28 og til dem i Aroer og til dem i Sifmoth og til dem i Esthemoa
And to those who were in 'Aro'er, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa',
29 og til dem i Rakal og til dem i Jerameeliternes Stæder og til dem i Keniternes Stæder
And to those who were in Rachal, and to those who were in the cities of Yerach-meelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 og til dem i Horma og til dem i Kor-Asan og til dem i Athak
And to those who were in Chormah, and to those who were in Kor-'ashan, and to those who were in 'Athach,
31 og til dem i Hebron og til alle de Stæder, hvor David havde vandret, han og hans Mænd.
And to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men had wandered about.
