2 Samuel 17
1 Og Akitofel sagde til Absalom: Kære, jeg vil udvælge tolv Tusinde Mand og gøre mig rede og forfølge David i Nat.
And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night.
2 Og jeg vil overfalde ham den Stund, han er træt og afmægtig, og forfærde ham, og alt Folket, som er hos ham, skal fly, og jeg vil slaa Kongen, medens han er ene.
And coming upon him (for he is now weary, and weak handed) I will defeat him: and when all the people is put to flight that is with him, I will kill the king who will be left alone.
3 Og jeg vil føre alt Folket tilbage til dig; ligesom alle vendte sig efter den Mand, som du søger efter, saa skal alt Folket blive i Fred.
And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man: for thou seekest but one man: and all the people shall be in peace.
4 Og det Ord var ret for Absaloms Øjne og for alle de Ældstes Øjne i Israel.
And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.
5 Da sagde Absalom: Kære, kald ogsaa ad Arkiteren Husaj, og lader os høre, hvad ogsaa han har at sige.
But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.
6 Og der Husaj kom til Absalom, da sagde Absalom til ham: Paa denne Maade har Akitofel talt; skulle vi gøre efter hans Ord? hvis ikke, da tal du!
And when Chusai was come to Absalom, Absalom said to him: Achitophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do it or not? what counsel dost thou give?
7 Og Husaj sagde til Absalom: Det Raad er ikke godt, som Akitofel har raadet denne Gang.
And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.
8 Og Husaj sagde: Du kender din Fader og hans Mænd, at de ere vældige, og at de ere bitre i Sindet som en Bjørn, hvem Ungerne røves fra paa Marken, dertil er og din Fader en Krigsmand og skal ikke blive Natten over hos Folket.
And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away: and thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people.
9 Se nu, han kan have skjult sig i en af Hulerne eller paa et af Stederne, og det kunde ske, om der faldt nogle af disse i Begyndelsen, at nogen let kunde høre det og sige: Der er sket et Nederlag iblandt det Folk, som følger efter Absalom,
Perhaps he now lieth hid in pits, or in some other place where he list: and when any one shall fall at the first, every one that heareth it shall say: There is a slaughter among the people that followed Absalom.
10 og selv den, som var kæk, og havde et Hjerte som en Løves Hjerte, vilde blive mistrøstig; thi al Israel ved, at din Fader er vældig, og at de ere stridbare Mænd, som ere hos ham.
And the most valiant man whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall melt for fear: for all the people of Israel know thy father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are valiant.
11 Men jeg raader, at al Israel fra Dan og indtil Beersaba samles til dig som Sand, der er hos Havet i Mangfoldighed, og at du selv drager med i Striden;
But this seemeth to me to be good counsel: Let all Israel be gathered to thee, from Dan to Bersabee, as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbered: and thou shalt be in the midst of them.
12 saa ville vi komme til ham paa et af Stederne, hvor han findes, og vi ville komme over ham, ligesom Duggen falder paa Jorden, at der ikke skal blive tilovers end een af hans og af alle de Mænd, som ere hos ham.
And we shall come upon him in what place soever he shall be found: and we shall cover him, as the dew falleth upon the ground, and we shall not leave of the men that are with him, not so much as one.
13 Men om han indeslutter sig i en Stad, da skal al Israel bære Reb til den samme Stad, og vi ville drage den ned til Dalen, indtil der ikke rindes end en liden Sten af den.
And if he shall enter into any city, all Israel shall cast ropes round about that city, and we will draw it into the river, so that there shall not be found so much as one small stone thereof.
14 Da sagde Absalom og hver Mand i Israel: Arkiteren Husajs Raad er bedre end Akitofels Raad; men Herren bød det saa for at tilintetgøre Akitofels gode Raad, efterdi Herren vilde føre Ulykke over Absalom.
And Absalom, and all the men of Israel said: The counsel of Chusai the Arachite is better than the counsel of Achitophel: and by the will of the Lord the profitable counsel of Achitophel was defeated, that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
15 Og Husaj sagde til Præsterne Zadok og Abjathar: Saa og saa raadede Akitofel Absalom og de Ældste af Israel, og saa og saa har jeg raadet.
And Chusai said to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests: Thus and thus did Achitophel counsel Absalom, and the ancients of Israel: and thus and thus did I counsel them.
16 Saa sender nu hastelig Bud, og lader David vide det, og siger: Bliv ikke i Nat paa Ørkens slette Marker, men drag over, at Kongen og alt Folket, som er hos ham, ikke skal opsluges.
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying: Tarry not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but without delay pass over: lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that is with him.
17 Og Jonathan og Ahimaaz stode ved En-Rogel, og en Tjenestepige gik bort og forkyndte dem det; men de gik hen og forkyndte Kong David det, thi de turde ikke lade sig se og komme i Staden.
And Jonathan and Achimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel: and there went a maid and told them: and they went forward, to carry the message to king David, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city.
18 Men en Dreng saa dem og gav Absalom det til Kende, og de gik begge hastelig bort og kom i en Mands Hus i Bahurim, og han havde en Brønd i sin Gaard, og de stege derned.
But a certain boy saw them, and told Absalom: but they making haste went into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, and they went down into it.
19 Og Konen tog og bredte et Klæde over Aabningen af Brønden og strøede Gryn derpaa, og Sagen blev ikke vitterlig.
And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley: and so the thing was not known.
20 Og der Absaloms Tjenere kom til Konen i Huset, da sagde de: Hvor ere Ahimaaz og Jonathan? og Konen sagde til dem: De gik over Vandbækken; og hine ledte, og de fandt intet, og de gik tilbage til Jerusalem.
And when Absalom’s servants were come into the house, they said to the woman: Where is Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman answered them: They passed on in haste, after they had tasted a little water. But they that sought them, when they found them not, returned into Jerusalem.
21 Og det skete, efter at disse vare bortgangne, da stege hine op af Brønden og gik og gave Kong David det til Kende, og de sagde til David: Gører eder rede og gaar hastelig over Vandet, thi saa og saa har Akitofel raadet mod eder.
And when they were gone, they came up out of the well, and going on told king David, and said: Arise, and pass quickly over the river: for this manner of counsel has Achitophel given against you.
22 Da stod David op og alt Folket, som var hos ham, og gik over Jordanen, indtil det blev lys Morgen, indtil der fattedes ikke en, som jo var gaaet over Jordanen.
So David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan, until it grew light, and not one of them was left that was not gone over the river.
23 Og der Akitofel saa, at man ikke havde gjort efter hans Raad, da sadlede han Asenet og gjorde sig rede og drog til sit Hus, til sin Stad, og beskikkede sit Hus og hængte sig, og han døde og blev begraven i sin Faders Grav.
But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
24 Men David kom til Mahanaim, og Absalom drog over Jordanen, han og alle Israels Mænd med ham.
But David came to the camp, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, be and all the men of Israel with him.
25 Og Absalom havde sat Amasa i Joabs Sted over Hæren; men Amasa var en Søn af en Mand, hvis Navn var Jithra, en Jisreelit, som var gaaet ind til Abigail, Nahas's Datter, en Søster til Zeruja, som var Joabs Moder.
Now Absalom appointed Amasa in Joab’s stead over the army: and Amasa was the son of a man who was called Jethra of Jezrael, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Naas, the sister of Sarvia who was the mother of Joab.
26 Og Israel og Absalom lejrede sig i Gileads Land.
And Israel camped with Absalom in the land of Galaad.
27 Og det skete, der David var kommen til Mahanaim, da førte Sobi, Nahas's Søn fra Ammons Børns Rabba, og Makir, Ammiels Søn af Lodebar, og Gileaditeren Barsillaj fra Roglim
And when David was come to the camp, Sobi the son of Naas of Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammihel of Lodabar, and Berzellai the Galaadite of Rogelim,
28 Senge og Bækkener og Pottemagerkar og Hvede og Byg og Mel og ristede Aks og Bønner og Linser og tørrede Bælgfrugter
Brought him beds, and tapestry, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and fried pulse,
29 og Honning og Smør og Faar og Oste af Køer hen til David og til Folket, som var med ham, til at æde; thi de sagde: Folket er hungrigt og træt og tørstigt i Ørken.
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and fat calves, and they gave to David and the people that were with him, to eat: for they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the wilderness.
