2 Samuel 12
1 Og Herren sendte Nathan til David, og der han kom ind til ham, da sagde han til ham: Der var to Mænd i en Stad, en rig og en fattig.
And YHWH sends Nathan to David, and he comes to him, and says to him: “Two men have been in one city, one rich and one poor.
2 Den rige havde smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, saare meget.
The rich has very many flocks and herds,
3 Men den fattige havde aldeles intet uden et lidet Faar, som han havde købt og fødte op, og det var blevet stort hos ham tillige med hans Børn; det aad af hans Brød og drak af hans Bæger og laa i hans Skød, og det var ham som en Datter.
but the poor one has nothing, except one little ewe-lamb which he has bought and keeps alive. And it grows up together with him and with his sons. It eats of his morsel, and it drinks from his cup, and it lies in his bosom, and it is as a daughter to him.
4 Men der en Vandringsmand kom til den rige Mand, da nænnede han ikke at tage af sit smaa Kvæg og af sit store Kvæg for at lave noget til den vejfarende Mand, som kom til ham; men han tog den fattige Mands Faar og lavede det til den Mand, som var kommen til ham.
And a traveler comes to the rich man, and he spares to take from his own flock, and from his own herd, to prepare for the traveling [man] who has come to him; and he takes the ewe-lamb of the poor man and prepares it for the man who has come to him.”
5 Da optændtes Davids Vrede saare imod den Mand, og han sagde til Nathan: Saa vist som Herren lever, den Mand er et Dødsens Barn, som det gjorde.
And the anger of David burns against the man exceedingly, and he says to Nathan, “YHWH lives, surely the man who is doing this [is] a son of death,
6 Og han skal betale det Faar firdobbelt, fordi han gjorde denne Gerning, og fordi han ikke viste Skaansel.
and [for] the ewe-lamb he repays fourfold, because that he has done this thing, and because that he had no pity.”
7 Da sagde Nathan til David: Du er Manden! Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg udfriede dig af Sauls Haand,
And Nathan says to David, “You [are] the man! Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I anointed you for king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
8 og jeg gav dig din Herres Hus og din Herres Hustruer i dit Skød og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus, og dersom det var for lidet, da vilde jeg lagt dig saadant og saadant til.
and I give to you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord, into your bosom, and I give the house of Israel and Judah to you; and if [that is] too little, then I add such and such [things] to you.
9 Hvorfor har du foragtet Herrens Ord, at du gjorde det, som er ondt for hans Øjne? Hethiteren Uria har du slaget med Sværdet, og hans Hustru har du taget dig til Hustru; men ham har du slaget ihjel ved Ammons Børns Sværd.
Why have you despised the word of YHWH, to do evil in His eyes? You have struck Uriah the Hittite by the sword, and you have taken his wife for a wife for yourself, and you have slain him by the sword of the sons of Ammon.
10 Saa skal nu Sværdet ikke vige fra dit Hus evindeligt, fordi du foragtede mig og tog Hethiteren Urias Hustru, at hun skulde være dig til en Hustru.
And now, the sword does not turn aside from your house for all time, because you have despised Me, and take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be for a wife for yourself;
11 Saa sagde Herren: Se, jeg rejser Ulykke over dig fra dit eget Hus og tager dine Hustruer for dine Øjne og giver din Næste dem, at han skal ligge hos dine Hustruer for den klare Sol.
thus said YHWH: Behold, I am raising up calamity against you, out of your [own] house, and have taken your wives before your eyes, and given [them] to your neighbor, and he has lain with your wives before the eyes of this sun;
12 Thi du har gjort det i Løndom; men jeg vil gøre denne Gerning for al Israel og for Solens Lys.
for you have done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”
13 Da sagde David til Nathan: Jeg har syndet imod Herren. Og Nathan sagde til David: Herren har ogsaa forladt dig din Synd, du skal ikke dø.
And David says to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” And Nathan says to David, “Also—YHWH has caused your sin to pass away; you do not die;
14 Dog, fordi du ved denne Gerning har givet Herrens Fjender Lejlighed til at spotte, skal ogsaa den Søn, som dig er født, visselig dø.
only, because you have caused the enemies of YHWH to greatly despise by this thing, also—the son who is born to you surely dies.”
15 Saa gik Nathan til sit Hus, og Herren slog Barnet, som Urias Hustru havde født David, at det blev sygt.
And Nathan goes to his house, and YHWH strikes the boy, whom the wife of Uriah has borne to David, and it is incurable;
16 Og David søgte Gud for Drengen, og David fastede meget og gik ind og blev Natten over og laa paa Jorden.
and David seeks God for the youth, and David keeps a fast, and has gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.
17 Da opstode de ældste af hans Hus for ham og vilde rejse ham op fra Jorden; men han vilde ikke og aad ikke Brød med dem.
And [the] elderly of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he has not been willing, nor has he eaten bread with them;
18 Og det skete paa den syvende Dag, da døde Barnet, og Davids Tjenere frygtede for at give ham til Kende, at Barnet var død; thi de sagde: Se, der Barnet var levende, talede vi til ham, og han hørte ikke paa vor Røst, hvorledes skulle vi da sige til ham: Barnet er død? thi det maatte gøre ham ondt.
and it comes to pass on the seventh day, that the boy dies, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the boy is dead, for they said, “Behold, in the boy being alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice; and how do we say to him, The boy is dead? Then he has done evil.”
19 Men David saa, at hans Tjenere hviskede, og David forstod, at Barnet var død; og David sagde til sine Tjenere: Er Barnet død? og de sagde: Det er død.
And David sees that his servants are whispering, and David understands that the boy is dead, and David says to his servants, “Is the boy dead?” And they say, “Dead.”
20 Da stod David op fra Jorden og toede sig og salvede sig og omskiftede sine Klæder og gik ind i Herrens Hus og bad; og der han kom til sit Hus, da begærede han Mad, og de satte Mad for ham, og han aad.
And David rises from the earth, and bathes and anoints [himself], and changes his raiment, and comes into the house of YHWH, and bows himself, and comes to his house, and asks and they place bread for him, and he eats.
21 Da sagde hans Tjenere til ham: Hvad er det for en Ting, som du har gjort? du fastede og græd for Barnet, da det levede, men da Barnet er død, staar du op og æder Brød?
And his servants say to him, “What [is] this thing you have done? Because of the living boy you have fasted and you weep, and when the boy is dead you have risen and eat bread.”
22 Og han sagde: Der Barnet endnu levede, fastede og græd jeg; thi jeg sagde: Hvo ved? Herren tør vorde mig naadig, at Barnet maa leve.
And he says, “While the boy is alive I have fasted and I weep, for I said, Who knows [if] YHWH pities me and the boy has lived?
23 Men nu det er død, hvorfor skal jeg da faste? kan jeg endnu hente det tilbage? jeg farer til det, men det kommer ikke tilbage til mig.
And now, he has died, why [is] this—I fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I am going to him, and he does not return to me.”
24 Derefter trøstede David Bathseba sin Hustru og gik ind til hende og laa hos hende, og hun fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Salomo, men ham elskede Herren;
And David comforts his wife Bathsheba, and goes in to her, and lies with her, and she bears a son, and he calls his name Solomon; and YHWH has loved him,
25 og han sendte Bud ved Nathan, Profeten, og denne kaldte hans Navn Jedid-Ja, for Herrens Skyld.
and sends by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calls his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH.
26 Men Joab stred imod Ammons Børns Rabba og indtog Kongestaden.
And Joab fights against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captures the royal city,
27 Og Joab sendte Bud til David og lod sige: Jeg har stridt imod Rabba og har ogsaa indtaget Vandstaden.
and Joab sends messengers to David and says, “I have fought against Rabbah—I have also captured the city of waters;
28 Saa saml du nu det øvrige Folk, og belejr Staden, og indtag den, at ikke jeg skal indtage Staden, og jeg skulde blive navnkundig deraf.
and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name has been called on it.”
29 Saa samlede David alt Folket og drog til Rabba og stred imod den og indtog den.
And David gathers all the people, and goes to Rabbah, and fights against it, and captures it;
30 Og han tog deres Konges Krone fra hans Hoved; den havde en Vægt af et Centner Guld og var besat med Ædelstene, og den kom over Davids Hoved, og han udførte af Staden saare meget Bytte.
and he takes the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight [is] a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and he has brought out the spoil of the city—very much;
31 Men Folket, som var derudi, førte han ud og lagde dem under Save og Tærskeslæder af Jern og under Økser af Jern og lod dem gaa igennem Teglovnen; og saaledes gjorde han ved alle Ammons Børns Stæder. Siden vendte David og alt Folket tilbage til Jerusalem.
and he has brought out the people who [are] in it, and sets [them] to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and has caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he does to all the cities of the sons of Ammon; and David turns back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.
