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.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] in the springtime. But the following year, in the springtime, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. So Joab went with the other officers and the rest of the Israeli army. They [crossed the Jordan River and] defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then they surrounded [their capital city, ] Rabbah.
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.
Late one afternoon, after David got up from taking a nap, he walked around on the [flat] roof of his palace. He saw a woman who was bathing [in the courtyard of her house]. 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?
David sent a messenger to find out who she was. [The messenger returned] and said, “She is [RHQ] Bathsheba. She is the daughter of Eliam, and her husband is Uriah, from the Heth people-group.”
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.
Then David sent more messengers to get her. They brought her to David, and he (slept/had sex) [EUP] with her. (She had just finished performing the rituals to make herself pure [after her monthly menstrual period].) Then Bathsheba went back home.
5 Og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig; og hun sendte hen og lod det kundgøre for David og sige: Jeg er bleven frugtsommelig.
[After some time], she realized that she was pregnant. So she sent a messenger to tell David [that she was pregnant].
6 Da sendte David til Joab og lod sige: Send Hethiteren Uria til mig; og Joab sendte Uria til David.
Then David sent a message to Joab. He said, “Send Uriah, from the Heth people-group, to me.” So Joab did that. He sent Uriah 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.
When he arrived, David asked if Joab was well, and if other soldiers were well, and how the war was progressing.
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.
Then David, [hoping that Uriah would go home and sleep with his wife, ] said to Uriah, “Okay, go home and relax for a while. [IDM]” So Uriah left, and David gave someone a gift [of some food] to take to Uriah’s house.
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 did not go home. Instead, he slept at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guards.
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?
When someone told David that Uriah did not go to his house [that night], David [summoned him again and] said to him, “Why didn’t you go home [to be with your wife last night], after having been away for a long time?” [RHQ]
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.
Uriah replied, “The soldiers of Judah and Israel are camping in the open fields, and even our commander Joab is sleeping in a tent, and the sacred chest is with them. (How could I/It would not be right for me to) go home, eat and drink, and sleep with my wife [RHQ]. I solemnly declare [IDM] that I will never do such a 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.
Then David said to Uriah, “Stay here today. I will let you return [to the battle] tomorrow.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and that night.
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.
The next day, David invited him [to a meal]. So Uriah had a meal with David, and David made him drink a lot of wine so that he would get drunk, [hoping that if he was drunk, he would sleep with his wife]. But that night, Uriah again did not go home. Instead, he slept on his cot with the king’s servants.
14 Og det skete om Morgenen, da skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det ved Urias Haand.
[Someone reported that to] David, [so] the next morning he wrote a letter to Joab, and gave it to Uriah to take to Joab.
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.
In the letter, he wrote, “Put Uriah in the front line, where the fighting is the (worst/most severe). Then command the soldiers to pull back from him, in order that he will be killed [by our enemies].”
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.
[So after] Joab [got the letter], as his army was surrounding the city, he sent Uriah to a place where he knew that their enemies’ strongest and best soldiers would be fighting.
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 from the city came out and fought with Joab’s soldiers. They killed some of David’s officers, including Uriah.
18 Da sendte Joab hen og gav David Beretning om alle Begivenheder i Kampen.
Then Joab sent a messenger to David to tell him about the fighting.
19 Og han befalede Budet og sagde: Naar du har udtalt til Kongen om alle Begivenhederne i Kampen,
He said to the messenger, “Tell David the news about the battle. After you finish telling that to him,
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 David is angry [because so many officers were killed], he may ask you, ‘Why did your soldiers go so close to the city to fight [RHQ]? Did you not know that they would shoot [arrows at you while they were standing on top] of the city wall [RHQ]?
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.
Do you not remember how Abimelech, the son of Gideon, was killed? A woman [who lived] in Thebez threw a huge (millstone/stone for grinding grain) on him from [the top of] tower, and he died. So why did your troops go near to the city wall?’ If the king asks this, then tell him, ‘Your officer Uriah also was killed.’”
22 Og Budet gik og kom og gav David til Kende alt det, som Joab havde sendt ham for.
So the messenger went and told David everything that Joab told him to say.
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, “Our enemies were very brave, and came out of the city to fight us in the fields. [They were defeating us] but we forced them back to the city 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 their archers shot arrows at us from [the top of] the city wall. They killed some of your officers. They killed your officer Uriah, too.”
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.
David said to the messenger, “Go back to Joab and say to him, ‘Do not be distressed [about what happened], because no one ever knows who will be killed in a battle.’ Tell him that the next time his troops should attack the city more strongly, and capture it.”
26 Der Urias Hustru hørte, at Uria hendes Mand var død, da sørgede hun over sin Husbonde.
When Uriah’s wife [Bathsheba] heard that her husband had died, she mourned for him.
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 her time of mourning was ended, David sent messengers to bring her to the palace. Thus, she became David’s wife. She later gave birth to a son. But Yahweh was very displeased with what David had done.
