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.
When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full 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.
The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted 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.
The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
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!
The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
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.
When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
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.
Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
7 Og Simei sagde saa, der han bandede: Gak ud, gak ud, du blodgerrige Mand og du Belials Mand!
Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
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.
Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
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 said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there 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?
But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
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.
Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
12 Maaske Herren skal se til min Elendighed, og Herren skal betale mig godt i Stedet for hans Forbandelse paa denne Dag.
Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
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.
Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
14 Og Kongen kom ind og alt Folket, som var med ham, som vare trætte, og de vederkvægedes der.
When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
15 Men Absalom og alt Folket, Israels Mænd, kom til Jerusalem, og Akitofel med ham.
While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
16 Og det skete, der Arkiteren Husaj, Davids Ven, kom til Absalom, da sagde Husaj til Absalom: Kongen leve! Kongen leve!
When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
17 Men Absalom sagde til Husaj: Er dette din Miskundhed mod din Ven? hvorfor drog du ikke med din Ven?
Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
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.
Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
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.
You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
20 Da sagde Absalom til Akitofel: Giver I nu Raad, hvad vi skulle gøre.
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should 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.
Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
22 Da opsloge de et Telt paa Taget for Absalom, og Absalom gik ind til sin Faders Medhustruer for al Israels Øjne.
So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
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.
In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
