2 Samuel 14

1 Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, vidste, at Kongens Hjerte var til Absalom.

And when now Joab the son of Zeruyah perceived that the heart of the king was [turned] toward Abshalom:

2 Og Joab sendte hen til Thekoa og lod hente en viis Kvinde derfra, og han sagde til hende: Kære, anstil dig sørgende, og før dig i Sørgeklæderne og salv dig ikke med Olie, men vær som en Kvinde, der mange Dage har sørget over en død.

Then sent Joab to Tekoa', and he fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, Feign. I pray thee, as though thou mournest, and do put on mourning garments, and anoint thyself not with oil; but be as a woman that hath these many days been mourning for the dead.

3 Og du skal gaa ind til Kongen og tale til ham paa denne Maade; og Joab lagde Ordene i hendes Mund.

And thou must come to the king and speak with him after these words: and Joab put the words into her mouth.

4 Og den thekoitiske Kvinde talede til Kongen og faldt ned til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og nedbøjede sig, og hun sagde: Frels, o Konge!

And the woman from Tekoa' spoke to the king, and fell on her face to the ground, and bowed herself, and said, Help, O king!

5 Og Kongen sagde til hende: Hvad fattes dig? og hun sagde: Sandelig, jeg er en Enke, og min Mand er død.

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she said, Truly, I am a widow-woman; since my husband is dead.

6 Og din Tjenerinde havde to Sønner, og de kom i Trætte paa Marken, og der var ingen, som kunde tale dem til Rette; da slog den ene den anden og dræbte ham.

And thy hand-maid had two sons, and they two quarreled together in the field, and there was no one between them to help [either]; so the one smote the other, and slew him.

7 Og se, den ganske Slægt staar op imod din Tjenerinde og siger: Giv os den hid, som slog sin Broder, saa ville vi dræbe ham for hans Broders Sjæl, hvem han ihjelslog, og ødelægge ogsaa Arvingen; og de ville udslukke min Glød, som er tilovers, at min Mand ikke skal beholde et Navn og nogen overbleven efter sig paa Jorden.

And, behold, the whole family is risen up against thy handmaid, and they said, Give up the slayer of his brother, that we may have him put to death, for the life of his brother whom he hath killed; and we will destroy also the heir: and thus they will quench my coal which is remaining, so as not to allow to my husband either name or remainder upon the face of the earth.

8 Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: Gak til dit Hus, og jeg vil give Befaling for dig.

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will issue [my] charge concerning thee.

9 Og den thekoitiske Kvinde sagde til Kongen: Min Herre Konge, Skylden derfor være paa mig og min Faders Hus! men Kongen og hans Trone være skyldfri!

Then said the woman of Tekoa unto the king, On me, my Lord, O king, be the iniquity, and on my father's house: and may the king and his throne be guiltless.

10 Og Kongen sagde: Den, som taler imod dig, den skal du føre til mig, saa skal han ikke ydermere røre ved dig.

And the king said, Whosoever speaketh aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

11 Og hun sagde: O Konge! Kære, kom Herren din Gud i Hu, at Blodhævnere skulle ikke blive mange til Fordærvelse, og at de ikke lægge min Søn øde; og han sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, der skal ikke falde et Haar af din Søn til Jorden.

Then said she, Let the king, I pray thee, remember the Lord thy God, so as not to suffer the avenger of the blood to cause yet more destruction, and that they may not destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not fall one hair of thy son to the earth.

12 Da sagde Kvinden: Kære, lad din Tjenerinde tale til min Herre Konge et Ord; og han sagde: Tal.

Then said the woman, Let thy hand-maid, I pray thee, speak unto my Lord the king one word. And he said, Speak on.

13 Og Kvinden sagde: Men hvorfor har du tænkt saadant imod Guds Folk? thi idet Kongen har talt saadanne Ord, bliver han selv ligesom skyldig, idet Kongen ikke lader sin udstødte komme tilbage.

And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? and since the king doth speak this thing, he is as a guilty man, if the king do not permit his banished one to return home.

14 Thi vi dø visselig og ere som Vandet, der bortflyder paa Jorden, hvilket ikke samles; men Gud tager ikke Livet bort, men tænker over, at den udstødte ikke altid skal være udstødt fra ham.

For we must needs die, and are as water which is spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and yet doth God not take away life; and he deviseth thoughts, so that the banished one may not remain banished from him.

15 Saa er jeg nu kommen til at tale dette Ord til min Herre Kongen, fordi Folket gør mig bange; derfor sagde din Tjenerinde: Kære, jeg vil tale til Kongen, maaske gør Kongen efter sin Tjenerindes Ord.

And now that I am come to speak unto my Lord the king of this thing, [happened] because the people made me afraid; and therefore thy hand-maid said, I will still speak unto the king; perhaps the king may act [in accordance with] the word of his hand-maid.

16 Thi Kongen vil høre det for at redde sin Tjenerinde af den Mands Haand, som vil udslette baade mig og min Søn fra Guds Arv.

For the king may hear [me], to deliver his hand-maid out of the hand of the man [that desireth] to exterminate me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

17 Og din Tjenerinde sagde: Min Herre Kongens Ord skal dog være mig til Trøst; thi som en Guds Engel er, saa er min Herre Kongen til at høre det gode og det onde, og Herren din Gud skal være med dig.

And thy hand-maid said, May the word of my Lord the king now become [the means of giving] repose; for as an angel of God, so is my Lord the king to comprehend the good and the bad: and may the Lord thy God be with thee.

18 Og Kongen svarede og sagde til Kvinden: Dølg dog ikke for mig det Ord, som jeg vil spørge dig om; og Kvinden sagde: Min Herre Kongen tale dog.

Then answered the king and said unto the woman, Conceal not, I pray thee, from me a word concerning what I am going to ask thee. And the woman said, Let my Lord the king but speak.

19 Og Kongen sagde: Er ikke Joabs Haand med dig i alt dette? og Kvinden svarede og sagde: Saa vist som din Sjæl lever, min Herre Konge, der er ingen anden hverken til højre eller venstre af alle dem, som min Herre Kongen har talt om; thi din Tjener Joab bød mig det, og han lagde alle disse Ord i din Tjenerindes Mund.

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my Lord, O king! none can turn to the right or to the left from all that my Lord the king hath spoken; for it was thy servant Joab who hath bidden me, and it was he that hath put in the mouth of thy hand-maid all these words.

20 At jeg skulde vende Sagen saaledes, den Gerning har din Tjener Joab gjort; men min Herre er viis efter en Guds Engels Visdom til at vide alle Ting, som ere paa Jorden.

In order to change the appearance of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my Lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is [done] on the earth.

21 Da sagde Kongen til Joab: Kære, se, du har gjort denne Gerning; saa gak, lad den unge Mand Absalom komme tilbage.

And the king said unto Joab, Behold, now, thou hast done this thing: go then, bring back the young man Abshalom.

22 Da faldt Joab paa sit Ansigt til Jorden og nedbøjede sig og velsignede Kongen, og Joab sagde: I Dag fornemmer din Tjener, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, min Herre Konge, idet Kongen gør efter sine Tjeneres Ord.

And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself, and blessed the king: and Joab said, Today is thy servant convinced that I have found grace in thy eyes, my Lord, O king; since the king hath acted in accordance with the word of thy servant.

23 Saa gjorde Joab sig rede og drog til Gesur og førte Absalom til Jerusalem.

And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Abshalom to Jerusalem.

24 Men Kongen sagde: Lad ham vende tilbage til sit Hus og ikke se mit Ansigt. Saa vendte Absalom tilbage til sit Hus og saa ikke Kongens Ansigt.

And the king said, Let him repair to his own house, but my face he shall not see. So Abshalom repaired to his own house, but the king's face he did not see.

25 Og der var ikke saa dejlig en Mand i al Israel som Absalom, saa at han blev saare rost, der var ingen Lyde paa ham fra hans Fodsaale og indtil hans Hovedisse.

And like Abshalom there was no man as handsome in all Israel, so that he was greatly praised: from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head there was no blemish on him.

26 Og naar han ragede sit Hoved (og det skete, naar hvert Aar var til Ende, at han ragede det, thi det var ham for svart, at han maatte rage det), da vejede hans Hovedhaar to Hundrede Sekel efter Kongens Vægt.

And when he shaved off [the hair of] his head [and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it off; because it was too heavy on him, so that he had to shave it off: ] he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

27 Og Absalom bleve fødte tre Sønner og en Datter, og hendes Navn var Thamar, hun var en dejlig Kvinde af Udseende.

And there was born unto Abshalom three sons and one daughter, whose name was Thamar: this one was a woman of handsome appearance.

28 Saa blev Absalom to Aar i Jerusalem og saa ikke Kongens Ansigt.

And Abshalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and the king's face he did not see.

29 Og Absalom sendte Bud til Joab for at sende ham til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme til ham, og han sendte endnu anden Gang, dog vilde han ikke komme.

Abshalom sent out therefore for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again the second time; but he would not come.

30 Da sagde han til sine Tjenere: Ser det Stykke af Joabs Ager ved Siden af min, som han har Byg paa, gaar og sætter Ild derpaa; da satte Absaloms Tjenere Ild paa det Stykke.

He thereupon said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is alongside of mine, and he hath barley there: go and set it on fire. And Abshalom's servants set the field on fire.

31 Da stod Joab op og kom til Absalom i Huset og sagde til ham: Hvorfor satte dine Tjenere Ild paa det Stykke, som hører mig til?

Then did Joab arise, and he went to Abshalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set the field belonging to me on fire?

32 Og Absalom sagde til Joab: Se, jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Kom hid, at jeg kan sende dig til Kongen og lade sige: Hvorfor er jeg kommen fra Gesur? det var mig godt, at jeg var der endnu; saa lad mig nu se Kongens Ansigt, men er der en Misgerning hos mig, da slaa han mig ihjel.

And Abshalom said to Joab, Behold, I had sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it would be better for me were I yet there: and now let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him put me to death.

33 Og Joab gik ind til Kongen og gav ham det til Kende, og han kaldte ad Absalom, og han kom ind til Kongen, og han nedbøjede sig paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongens Ansigt, og Kongen kyssede Absalom.

So Joab went to the king, and told it to him: and he called for Abshalom, who came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Abshalom.