2 Samuel 11
1 Og det skete, der Aaret var omme, paa den Tid Kongerne pleje at uddrage til Krig, da sendte David Joab og sine Tjenere med ham og al Israel, og de ødelagde Ammons Børn og belejrede Rabba; men David blev i Jerusalem.
And it came to pass when the time o the year for kings going out [to battle] had come round, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbath: but David remained at Jerusalem.
2 Og det skete ved Aftens Tid, at David stod op af sin Seng og vandrede paa Taget af Kongens Hus og saa fra Taget en Kvinde, som badede sig, og den Kvinde var saare dejlig af Udseende.
And it came to pass toward evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king's house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
3 Og David sendte hen og lod spørge efter Kvinden, og en sagde: Er det ikke Bathseba, Eliams Datter, Hethiteren Urias Hustru?
And David sent and enquired about the woman: and [one] said, [Is] not this Bersabee the daughter of Eliab, the wife of Urias the Chettite?
4 Da sendte David Bud og lod hende hente, og der hun kom til ham, da laa han hos hende; men hun rensede sig efter sin Urenhed, og hun vendte tilbage til sit Hus.
And David sent messengers, and took her, and went in to her, and he lay with her: and she was purified from her uncleanness, and returned to her house.
5 Og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig; og hun sendte hen og lod det kundgøre for David og sige: Jeg er bleven frugtsommelig.
And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6 Da sendte David til Joab og lod sige: Send Hethiteren Uria til mig; og Joab sendte Uria til David.
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Urias the Chettite; and Joab sent Urias to David.
7 Og der Uria kom til ham, da spurgte David, om det stod vel med Joab og vel med Folket og vel med Krigen.
And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.
8 Siden sagde David til Uria: Gak ned i dit Hus og to dine Fødder. Der Uria gik ud af Kongens Hus, da fulgte kongelig Skænk ud efter ham.
And David said to Urias, Go to thy house, and wash thy feet: and Urias departed from the house of the king, and a portion [of meat] from the king followed him.
9 Men Uria lagde sig ved Døren af Kongens Hus med alle sin Herres Tjenere, og han gik ikke ned i sit Hus.
And Urias slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10 Og de gave David det til Kende og sagde: Uria gik ikke ned i sit Hus. Da sagde David til Uria: Kommer du ikke fra Rejsen? hvi gik du ikke ned i dit Hus?
And they brought David word, saying, Urias has not gone down to his house. And David said to Urias, Art thou not come from a journey? why hast thou not gone down to thy house?
11 Og Uria sagde til David: Arken og Israel og Juda blive i Teltene, og Joab, min Herre, og min Herres Tjenere have lejret sig paa Marken, skulde jeg da gaa ind i mit Hus at æde og drikke og at ligge hos min Hustru? saa vist som du lever, og din Sjæl lever, jeg gør ikke denne Gerning.
And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Juda dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how [should I do this? as] thy soul lives, I will not do this thing.
12 Da sagde David til Uria: Bliv her og i Dag, saa vil jeg i Morgen lade dig fare. Saa blev Uria i Jerusalem den Dag og den næste Dag.
And David said to Urias, Remain here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee go. So Urias remained in Jerusalem that day and the day following.
13 Og David indbød ham, at han aad og drak for hans Ansigt, og han gjorde ham drukken. Og han gik ud om Aftenen at lægge sig paa sin Seng med sin Herres Tjenere og gik ikke ned i sit Hus.
And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
14 Og det skete om Morgenen, da skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det ved Urias Haand.
And the morning came, and David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Urias.
15 Og han skrev i Brevet: Sætter Uria foran, hvor Kampen er stærkest, og viger tilbage fra ham, at han kan blive slagen og dø.
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Urias in front of the severe [part] of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.
16 Og det skete, der Joab tog Vare paa Staden, da satte han Uria paa det Sted, hvor han vidste, at der var stridbare Mænd.
And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Urias in a place where he knew that valiant men were.
17 Og der Mændene af Staden gik ud at stride imod Joab, da faldt der nogle af Folket, af Davids Tjenere, og Hethiteren Uria døde ogsaa.
And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and some of the people of the servants of David fell, and Urias the Chettite died also.
18 Da sendte Joab hen og gav David Beretning om alle Begivenheder i Kampen.
And Joab sent, and reported to David all the events of the war, so as to tell them to the king.
19 Og han befalede Budet og sagde: Naar du har udtalt til Kongen om alle Begivenhederne i Kampen,
And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,
20 og det sker, at Kongen bliver vred, og han siger til dig: Hvi kom I saa nær til Staden at stride? vidste I ikke, hvorledes de skyde fra Muren?
then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to thee, Why did ye draw nigh to the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from off the wall?
21 hvo slog Abimelek, Jerub-Beseths Søn? kastede ej en Kvinde et Stykke at en Møllesten ned paa ham fra Muren, saa han døde i Thebez? hvorfor kom I saa nær til Muren? da skal du sige: Din Tjener, Hethiteren Uria, er ogsaa død.
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal son of Ner? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from above the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did ye draw near to the wall? then thou shalt say, Thy servant Urias the Chettite is also dead.
22 Og Budet gik og kom og gav David til Kende alt det, som Joab havde sendt ham for.
And the messenger of Joab went to the king to Jerusalem, and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the affairs of the war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why did ye draw nigh to the wall to fight? knew ye not that ye would be wounded from off the wall? Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast upon him a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did ye draw near to the wall?
23 Og Budet sagde til David: Mændene fik Overhaand over os og gik ud imod os paa Marken, og vi forfulgte dem indtil Indgangen til Porten.
And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came upon them even to the door of the gate.
24 Men Skytterne skøde fra Muren paa dine Tjenere, og der er nogle ihjelslagne af Kongens Tjenere; dertil er Hethiteren Uria, din Tjener, ogsaa død.
And the archers shot at thy servants from off the wall, and some of the king's servants died, and thy servant Urias the Chettite is dead also.
25 Og David sagde til Budet: Saa skal du sige til Joab: Lad ikke denne Gerning synes ond for dine Øjne, thi Sværdet fortærer paa den og den Maade; hold fast ved med din Krig imod Staden og nedbryd den; og gør ham frimodig.
And David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in thine eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen thine array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.
26 Der Urias Hustru hørte, at Uria hendes Mand var død, da sørgede hun over sin Husbonde.
And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
27 Men der Sorgen var gaaet over, sendte David hen og lod hende hente til sit Hus, og hun blev hans Hustru og fødte ham en Søn. Men den Gerning, som David gjorde, var ond for Herrens Øjne.
And the time of mourning expired, and David sent and took her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the thing which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
