2 Samuel 19

1 Og det blev Joab tilkendegivet: Se, Kongen græder og sørger over Absalom.

Now it was reported to Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for his son.

2 Og Frelsen blev paa den samme Dag til en Sorg for alt Folket; thi Folket hørte den samme Dag, at der sagdes: Kongen er bedrøvet for sin Søn.

And so the victory on that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said on that day, “The king is grieving over his son.”

3 Og Folket stjal sig den samme Dag til at komme i Staden, ligesom det Folk, som er beskæmmet, stjæler sig ind, naar de fly fra Krigen.

And the people declined to enter the city on that day, in the manner that the people were accustomed to decline if they had turned and fled from battle.

4 Og Kongen tilhyllede sit Ansigt, og Kongen raabte med høj Røst: Min Søn Absalom! Absalom, min Søn, min Søn!

And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

5 Og Joab gik ind til Kongen i Huset og sagde: Du har i Dag beskæmmet alle dine Tjeneres Ansigt, de, som i Dag reddede dit Liv og dine Sønners og dine Døtres Liv og dine Hustruers Liv og dine Medhustruers Liv,

Therefore, Joab, entering to the king in the house, said: “Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants, who saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines.

6 da du elsker dem, som hade dig, og hader dem, som elske dig; thi du giver til Kende i Dag, at du skøtter intet om Høvedsmændene og Tjenerne; thi jeg fornemmer i Dag, at om Absalom levede, og vi alle vare døde i Dag, at det da havde været ret for dine Øjne.

You love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. And you have revealed this day that you have no concern for your leaders and for your servants. And truly, I know now that if Absalom had lived, and if we all had been killed, then it would have pleased you.

7 Og nu, staa op, gak ud og tal kærligt med dine Tjenere; thi jeg sværger ved Herren, at gaar du ikke ud, da bliver der ikke en Mand hos dig Natten over i denne Nat, og dette bliver dig værre end alt det onde, som er kommet over dig fra din Ungdom indtil nu.

Now then, rise up and go out, and speak so as to make amends to your servants. For I swear to you by the Lord that if you will not go forth, not even one person will be left with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the evils that have come to you, from your youth even to the present.”

8 Da stod Kongen op og satte sig i Porten, og det blev tilkendegivet for alt Folket og sagt: Se, Kongen sidder i Porten. Da kom alt Folket for Kongens Ansigt; men Israel var flyet hver til sine Telte.

Therefore, the king rose up, and he sat at the gate. And it was announced to all the people that the king was sitting at the gate. And the entire multitude went before the king. But Israel fled to their own tents.

9 Og alt Folket trættedes i alle Israels Stammer og sagde: Kongen friede os af vore Fjenders Haand, og han reddede os af Filisternes Haand, men nu er han flyet af Landet for Absalom.

And all the people were conflicted, in all the tribes of Israel, saying: “The king has freed us from the hand of our enemies. He himself saved us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he flees from the land for the sake of Absalom.

10 Og Absalom, som vi havde salvet over os, er død i Krigen, og nu, hvorfor tie I stille om at hente Kongen tilbage?

But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in the war. How long will you be silent, and not lead back the king?”

11 Men Kong David sendte til Præsterne Zadok og Abjathar og lod sige: Taler med de Ældste i Juda og siger: Hvorfor ville I være de sidste til at hente Kongen tilbage til sit Hus? Thi al Israels Tale er kommen for Kongen i hans Hus.

Then truly, king David sent to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, saying: “Speak to those greater by birth of Judah, saying: ‘Why have you arrived last to lead back the king into his house? (For the talk in all of Israel had reached the king in his house.)

12 I ere mine Brødre, mit Kød og Ben ere I, hvorfor ville I da være de sidste til at hente Kongen tilbage?

You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why are you the last to lead back the king?’

13 Og siger til Amasa: Er du ikke mit Kød og Ben? Gud gøre mig nu og fremdeles saa og saa, om du ikke skal være Stridshøvedsmand for mit Ansigt alle Dage i Joabs Sted.

And say to Amasa: ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do these things, and may he add these other things, if you will not be the leader of the military in my sight, for all time, in the place of Joab.’”

14 Og han bøjede alle Mænds Hjerter i Juda som een Mands, og de sendte til Kongen og lode sige: Kom du tilbage og alle dine Tjenere.

And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah, as if one man. And they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”

15 Saa kom Kongen tilbage, og han kom indtil Jordanen, og Juda var kommen til Gilgal for at drage Kongen i Møde, for at de vilde føre Kongen over Jordanen.

And the king returned. And he went as far as the Jordan, and all of Judah went as far as Gilgal, so as to meet the king, and to lead him across the Jordan.

16 Og Benjaminiten Simei, Geras Søn, som var fra Bahurim, skyndte sig, og han drog ned med Judas Mænd Kong David i Møde.

And Shimei, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, from Bahurim, hurried and descended with the men of Judah to meet king David,

17 Og tusinde Mænd vare med ham af Benjamin og Tjeneren Ziba af Sauls Hus og hans femten Sønner og hans tyve Tjenere med ham, og de kom lykkeligt over Jordanen førend Kongen.

with one thousand men from Benjamin, and with Ziba, the servant from the house of Saul. And with him were his fifteen sons and twenty servants. And going into the Jordan,

18 Og Færgen for over for at føre Kongens Hus over og at gøre, hvad ham godt syntes; og Simei, Geras Søn, faldt ned for Kongens Ansigt, der han var faren over Jordanen.

they crossed the fords before the king, so that they might lead across the house of the king, and might act in accord with his order. Then, Shimei, the son of Gera, prostrating himself before the king after he had now gone across the Jordan,

19 Og han sagde til Kongen: Min Herre, tilregn mig ikke den Misger ning, og kom ikke i Hu, hvad ondt din Tjener gjorde paa den Dag, som min Herre Kongen gik ud af Jerusalem, saa at Kongen skulde lægge sig det paa Hjerte.

said to him: “May you not impute to me, my lord, the iniquity, nor call to mind the injuries, of your servant in the day that you, my lord the king, departed from Jerusalem. And may you not store it up in your heart, O king.

20 Thi din Tjener erkender, at jeg har syndet; og se, jeg er i Dag den første, som er kommen af alt Josefs Hus at drage ned min Herre Kongen i Møde.

For as your servant, I acknowledge my sin. And for this reason, today, I arrive as the first from all the house of Joseph, and I descend to meet my lord the king.”

21 Men Abisaj, Zerujas Søn, svarede og sagde: Skulde ikke Simei lide Døden for denne Sags Skyld, thi han bandede Herrens Salvede?

Yet truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, responding, said, “Should not Shimei, because of these words, be killed, since he cursed the Christ of the Lord?”

22 Da sagde David: Hvad har jeg at skaffe med eder, I Zerujas Sønner! at I ville i Dag blive mig til Satan? skulde nogen Mand i Dag lide Døden i Israel? thi mon jeg ikke ved, at jeg er bleven Konge i Dag over Israel?

And David said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Why are you acting toward me this day like Satan? Why should any man be put to death on this day in Israel? Or do you not know that today I have been made king over Israel?”

23 Og Kongen sagde til Simei: Du skal ikke dø; og Kongen tilsvor ham det.

And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And he swore to him.

24 Og Mefiboseth, Sauls Søn, kom ned Kongen i Møde; og han havde ikke vadsket sine Fødder eller flyet sit Skæg og ej toet sine Klæder fra den Dag, Kongen var gaaet bort, indtil den Dag, der han kom igen med Fred.

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, descended to meet the king, with unwashed feet and uncut beard. And he had not washed his garments from the day that the king had departed, until the day of his return in peace.

25 Og det skete, der han i Jerusalem kom imod Kongen, da sagde Kongen til ham: Hvorfor gik du ikke med mig, Mefiboseth?

And when he had met the king at Jerusalem, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”

26 Og han sagde: Min Herre, Konge! min Tjener bedrog mig; thi din Tjener sagde: Jeg vil sadle mig Asenet og ride paa det og drage til Kongen, thi din Tjener er lam.

And in response, he said: “My lord the king, my servant spurned me. And I, your servant, spoke to him so that he might saddle a donkey for me, and I might climb upon it and go with the king. For I, your servant, am lame.

27 Og han bagtalede din Tjener for min Herre Kongen; men min Herre Kongen er som en Guds Engel, gør derfor, hvad dig synes godt.

Moreover, he also accused me, your servant, to you, my lord the king. But you, my lord the king, are like an Angel of God. Do whatever is pleasing to you.

28 Thi hele min Faders Hus havde ikke været andet end Dødens Mænd for min Herre Kongen; dog har du sat din Tjener iblandt dem, som æde ved dit Bord; hvad Ret har jeg da ydermere, og hvad har jeg ydermere at raabe om til Kongen?

For my father’s house was deserving of nothing but death before my lord the king. Yet you have placed me, your servant, among the guests of your table. Therefore, what just complaint might I have? Or what else can I cry out to the king?”

29 Og Kongen sagde til ham: Hvorfor vil du ydermere tale om dine Sager? jeg har sagt det: Du og Ziba skulle dele Ageren.

Then the king said to him: “Why are you still speaking? What I have spoken is fixed. You and Ziba shall divide the possessions.”

30 Og Mefiboseth sagde til Kongen: Han maa ogsaa tage det alt sammen, efter at min Herre Kongen er kommen med Fred til sit Hus.

And Mephibosheth responded to the king, “But now let him take it all, since my lord the king has been returned peacefully into his own house.”

31 Og Gileaditeren Barsillaj kom ned fra Roglim og for med Kongen over Jordanen for at ledsage ham over Jordanen.

Likewise, Barzillai the Gileadite, descending from Rogelim, led the king across the Jordan, having prepared also to follow him beyond the river.

32 Og Barsillaj var saare gammel, firsindstyve Aar gammel, og han forsørgede Kongen, der han opholdt sig i Mahanaim, thi han var en saare mægtig Mand.

Now Barzillai the Gileadite was very old, that is, eighty years old. And he provided the king with sustenance when he was staying at the encampment. For indeed, he was an exceedingly rich man.

33 Og Kongen sagde til Barsillaj: Drag du over med mig, saa vil jeg forsørge dig hos mig i Jerusalem.

And so the king said to Barzillai, “Come with me, so that you may rest securely with me in Jerusalem.”

34 Men Barsillaj sagde til Kongen: Hvor længe har jeg vel endnu at leve, at jeg skulde drage op med Kongen til Jerusalem?

And Barzillai said to the king: “How many days remain in the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 Jeg er i Dag firsindstyve Aar gammel; mon jeg skulde kende, hvad godt eller ondt er? mon din Tjener kunde smage, hvad jeg æder, eller hvad jeg drikker? mon jeg kan høre ydermere paa Sangeres eller Sangerskers Røst? hvorfor skulde da din Tjener ydermere være min Herre Konge til Byrde?

Today I am eighty years old. Are my senses quick to discern sweet and bitter? Or is food and drink able to delight your servant? Or can I still hear the voice of men and women singers? Why should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?

36 Din Tjener skal gaa lidet over Jordanen med Kongen; men hvorfor vil Kongen give mig saadant et Vederlag?

I, your servant, shall proceed a little ways from the Jordan with you. I am not in need of this recompense.

37 Kære, lad din Tjener vende om, at jeg maa dø i min Stad ved min Faders og min Moders Grav; men se, der er din Tjener Kimham, han skal drage over med min Herre Kongen; gør saa imod ham, hvad dig synes godt.

But I beg you that I, your servant, may be returned and may die in my own city, and may be buried beside the sepulcher of my father and my mother. But there is your servant Chimham; let him go with you, my lord the king. And do for him whatever seems good to you.”

38 Og Kongen sagde: Kimham skal drage over med mig, og jeg vil gøre imod ham, hvad dig synes godt; ja alt det, som du da beder mig om, vil jeg gøre for dig.

And so the king said to him: “Let Chimham cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever will be pleasing to you. And all that you ask of me, you shall obtain.”

39 Og alt Folket drog over Jordanen, og Kongen drog over; og Kongen kyssede Barsillaj og velsignede ham, og han vendte tilbage til sit Sted.

And when the entire people and the king had crossed over the Jordan, the king kissed Barzillai, and he blessed him. And he returned to his own place.

40 Der Kongen var dragen over til Gilgal, og Kimham var dragen over med ham, og alt Judas Folk og Halvdelen ogsaa af Israels Folk havde ført Kongen over,

Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. Now all the people of Judah had led the king across, but only as much as one half part of the people of Israel were there.

41 se, da kom alle Israels Mænd til Kongen, og de sagde til Kongen: Hvorfor have vore Brødre, Judas Mænd, stjaalet dig og ført Kongen og hans Hus over Jordanen og alle Davids Mænd med ham?

And so, all the men of Israel, running to the king, said to him: “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away. And why have they led the king and his house across the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?”

42 Da svarede hver af Judas Mænd imod Israels Mænd: Fordi Kongen hører mig nær til, hvorfor er du da vred for denne Sags Skyld? have vi ladet os føde af Kongen? eller er nogen Gave skænket os?

And all the men of Judah responded to the men of Israel: “Because the king is nearer to me. Why are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten anything belonging to the king, or have any gifts been given to us?”

43 Da svarede Israels Mænd Judas Mænd og sagde: Jeg har ti Gange mere Del i Kongen, dertil ogsaa i David, jeg end du, og hvorfor har du ringeagtet mig? var ikke mit Ord det første til at hente min Konge tilbage? Men Judas Mænds Ord vare haardere end Israels Mænds Ord.

And the men of Israel responded to the men of Judah, and said: “I have the greater amount, ten parts, with the king, and so David belongs to me more so than to you. Why have you caused me injury, and why was it not announced to me first, so that I might lead back my king?” But the men of Judah answered more firmly than the men of Israel.