2 Samuel 16
1 Da David var gaaet lidt frem fra Toppen, se, da kom Ziba, Mefiboseths Tjener, imod ham med et Par sadlede Asener, og paa dem vare to Hundrede Brød og hundrede Klaser Rosiner og hundrede Stykker Sommerfrugt og en Flaske Vin.
And when David had passed a little beyond the top of the mountain, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, appeared to meet him, with two donkeys, which were burdened with two hundred loaves, and one hundred bunches of dried grapes, and one hundred masses of dried figs, and a skin of wine.
2 Og Kongen sagde til Ziba: Hvad vil du dermed? og Ziba sagde: Asenerne skulle være for Kongens Hus til at ride paa, og Brødet og Sommerfrugten til at æde for de unge Karle, og Vinen til at drikke for den, som bliver træt i Ørken.
And the king said to Ziba, “What do you intend to do with these things?” And Ziba responded: “The donkeys are for the household of the king, so that they may sit. And the loaves and dried figs are for your servants to eat. But the wine is for anyone to drink who may be faint in the desert.”
3 Og Kongen sagde: Men hvor er din Herres Søn? og Ziba sagde til Kongen: Se, han blev i Jerusalem; thi han sagde: I Dag skal Israels Hus give mig min Faders Rige igen.
And the king said, “Where is the son of your lord?” And Ziba answered the king: “He remained in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’”
4 Og Kongen sagde til Ziba: Se, alt det, som Mefiboseth har, skal være dit; og Ziba sagde: Jeg nedbøjer mig, lad mig finde Naade for dine Øjne, min Herre Konge!
And the king said to Ziba, “All the things which were for Mephibosheth are now yours.” And Ziba said, “I beg you that I may find grace before you, my lord the king.”
5 Og Kong David kom til Bahurim, og se, der gik en Mand derudfra af Sauls Huses Slægt, hvis Navn var Simei, Geras Søn, som gik ud og vedblev at bande ham.
Then king David went as far as Bahurim. And behold, a man from the kindred of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera, went out from there. And going out, he continued on, and he was cursing,
6 Og han slog efter David og efter alle Kong Davids Tjenere med Stene, og alt Folket og alle de vældige vare ved højre og venstre Side af ham.
and throwing stones against David and against all the servants of king David. And all the people and all the warriors were traveling to the right and to the left sides of the king.
7 Og Simei sagde saa, der han bandede: Gak ud, gak ud, du blodgerrige Mand og du Belials Mand!
And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: “Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial!
8 Herren har betalt dig alt Sauls Huses Blod, hans, i hvis Sted du er bleven Konge, og Herren har givet Riget i din Søn Absaloms Haand, og se, du er i din Ulykke, thi du er en blodgerrig Mand.
The Lord has repaid you for all the blood of the house of Saul. For you have usurped the kingdom in place of him. And so, the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son. And behold, your evils press close upon you, because you are a man of blood.”
9 Da sagde Abisaj, Zerujas Søn, til Kongen: Hvorfor skulde denne døde Hund bande min Herre Kongen? Kære, lad mig gaa over, og jeg vil tage hans Hoved.
Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king: “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and cut off his head.”
10 Men Kongen sagde: Hvad har jeg med eder at gøre, I Zerujas Sønner? naar han bander, og Herren har sagt til ham: Band David! hvo kan da sige: Hvorfor gjorde du saa?
And the king said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Permit him, so that he may curse. For the Lord has commanded him to curse David. And who is the one who would dare to say, ‘Why has he done so?’”
11 Og David sagde til Abisaj og til alle sine Tjenere: Se, min Søn, som er kommen af mit Liv, søger efter mit Liv, og hvi skulde ikke meget mere nu denne Benjaminit gøre det? lader ham være og lader ham bande, thi Herren har sagt det til ham.
And the king said to Abishai and to all his servants: “Behold, my son, who went forth from my loins, is seeking my life. How much more does a son of Benjamin do so now? Permit him, so that he may curse, in accord with the command of the Lord.
12 Maaske Herren skal se til min Elendighed, og Herren skal betale mig godt i Stedet for hans Forbandelse paa denne Dag.
Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day.”
13 Saa gik David og hans Mænd paa Vejen; men Simei gik frem ved Siden af Bjerget tværs over for ham og blev ved at bande og slog med Stene tværs over for ham og støvede med Støvet.
And so, David continued walking along the way, and his associates with him. But Shimei was advancing along the ridge of the mountain on the side opposite him, cursing and throwing stones at him, and scattering dirt.
14 Og Kongen kom ind og alt Folket, som var med ham, som vare trætte, og de vederkvægedes der.
And the king and the entire people with him, being weary, went and refreshed themselves there.
15 Men Absalom og alt Folket, Israels Mænd, kom til Jerusalem, og Akitofel med ham.
But Absalom and all his people entered into Jerusalem. Moreover, Ahithophel was with him.
16 Og det skete, der Arkiteren Husaj, Davids Ven, kom til Absalom, da sagde Husaj til Absalom: Kongen leve! Kongen leve!
And when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had gone to Absalom, he said to him: “May you be well, O king! May you be well, O king!”
17 Men Absalom sagde til Husaj: Er dette din Miskundhed mod din Ven? hvorfor drog du ikke med din Ven?
And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
18 Og Husaj sagde til Absalom: Ikke saa; thi hvem Herren og dette Folk og alle Israels Mænd udvælger, hans vil jeg være, og hos ham vil jeg blive.
And Hushai responded to Absalom: “By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.
19 Og for det andet, hvem skulde jeg tjene? skulde jeg ikke tjene for hans Søns Ansigt? ligesom jeg tjente for din Faders Ansigt, saa vil jeg være for dit Ansigt.
But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also.”
20 Da sagde Absalom til Akitofel: Giver I nu Raad, hvad vi skulle gøre.
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Present a counsel as to what we ought to do.”
21 Og Akitofel sagde til Absalom: Gak ind til din Faders Medhustruer, som han lod blive tilbage til at bevare Huset, saa skal al Israel høre, at du er bleven forhadt hos din Fader, og alle deres Hænder, som ere hos dig, skulle blive stærke.
And Ahithophel said to Absalom: “Enter to the concubines of your father, whom he left behind in order to care for the house. Thus, when all of Israel will hear that you disgraced your father, their hands may be strengthened with you.”
22 Da opsloge de et Telt paa Taget for Absalom, og Absalom gik ind til sin Faders Medhustruer for al Israels Øjne.
Therefore, they spread a tent for Absalom on the rooftop. And he entered to the concubines of his father in the sight of all Israel.
23 Men Akitofels Raad, som han raadede i de Dage, var, ligesom man havde adspurgt Gud om en Ting; saa var alt Akitofels Raad baade for David og for Absalom.
Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was treated as if one were consulting God. So was every counsel of Ahithophel, both when he was with David, and when he was with Absalom.
