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.
It happened, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed 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.
Now it happened one evening that David got up from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's palace; and he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful.
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 inquired about the woman. And one said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hethite?"
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.
So David sent messengers to get her, and she came in to him, and he lay with her. (For she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she 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.
The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, "I'm pregnant."
6 Da sendte David til Joab og lod sige: Send Hethiteren Uria til mig; og Joab sendte Uria til David.
Then David sent to Joab and said, "Send me Uriah the Hethite." So Joab sent Uriah to him.
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 Uriah came to him, and David asked about the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war. And he said, "Its well."
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 Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah went out from the presence of the king, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
9 Men Uria lagde sig ved Døren af Kongens Hus med alle sin Herres Tjenere, og han gik ikke ned i sit Hus.
But Uriah slept at the king's door with his master's servants, and did not go 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 it was reported to David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house." So David said to Uriah, "Haven't you come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your 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 Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camped in the open field. Then how can I go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As the LORD lives, and as you live, 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.
David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day.
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 the next day David summoned him, and he ate and drank in his presence, and he became drunk. But in the evening he went out and lay on a bed with his master's servants, and did not go down to his house.
14 Og det skete om Morgenen, da skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det ved Urias Haand.
It happened in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
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.
He wrote in the letter, saying, "Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down 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.
It happened, when Joab kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriah to the 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.
The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hethite died also.
18 Da sendte Joab hen og gav David Beretning om alle Begivenheder i Kampen.
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 Og han befalede Budet og sagde: Naar du har udtalt til Kongen om alle Begivenhederne i Kampen,
and he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning 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?
if it happens that he becomes angry,
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.
then you are to say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hethite is dead also.'"
22 Og Budet gik og kom og gav David til Kende alt det, som Joab havde sendt ham for.
So the messenger of Joab went to the king in Jerusalem and reported to David everything that Joab had told him.
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.
The messenger said to David, "The men overpowered us, and came out to us into the field, and when we drove them back to the entrance 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.
then the arrows came down heavily on your servants from the wall, and some eighteen men of the king's servants died." And the messenger finished the words to the king about the report of the battle. Then David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, "Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know you would be struck from the wall? Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal? Didn't a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near to the wall?" [Then the messenger said to the king, ] "Also your servant Uriah the Hethite is dead."
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.
Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall tell Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.' And encourage him."
26 Der Urias Hustru hørte, at Uria hendes Mand var død, da sørgede hun over sin Husbonde.
When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation 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.
When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
