2 Samuel 2
1 Og det skete derefter, at David spurgte Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg drage op i en af Judas Stæder? og Herren sagde til ham: Drag op! og David sagde: Hvorhen skal jeg drage op? og han sagde: Til Hebron.
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2 Saa drog David op derhen, saa og hans to Hustruer, Ahinoam, den jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Karmeliteren Nabals Hustru.
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 Derhen førte David sine Mænd op, som vare hos ham, hver med sit Hus, og de boede i Hebrons Stæder.
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 Og Judas Mænd kom og salvede der David til Konge over Judas Hus; og de gave David til Kende og sagde: Mændene af Jabes i Gilead ere de, som have begravet Saul.
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
5 Da sendte David Bud til Mændene af Jabes i Gilead og lod dem sige: Velsignede være I for Herren, at I gjorde denne Miskundhed imod eders Herre, imod Saul, at I begrove ham.
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
6 Og nu vise Herren Miskundhed og Trofasthed imod eder, og jeg vil ogsaa vise imod eder denne Godhed, fordi I gjorde denne Gerning.
And now Jehovah show lovingkindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
7 Saa være nu eders Hænder stærke, og værer tapre Mænd, skønt eders Herre Saul er død; thi ogsaa Judas Hus har salvet mig til Konge over sig.
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
8 Men Abner, Ners Søn, Stridshøvedsmanden, som Saul havde havt, tog Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og førte ham over til Mahanaim.
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 Og han gjorde ham til Konge over Gilead og over Assuri og over Jisreel og over Efraim og over Benjamin, ja, over al Israel.
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboseth, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge over Israel, og han havde regeret to Aar; Judas Hus alene var efter David.
Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Men Tallet paa de Dage, David var Konge i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv Aar og seks Maaneder.
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Og Abner, Ners Søn, drog ud med Isboseths, Sauls Søns, Tjenere fra Mahanaim til Gibeon.
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, og Davids Tjenere droge ogsaa ud, og de stødte sammen ved Gibeons Dam; og de bleve, disse paa denne Side af Dammen, og de andre paa den anden Side af Dammen.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Og Abner sagde til Joab: Lad dog de unge Karle gøre sig rede og holde Kampleg for vort Ansigt; Joab sagde: Lad dem gøre sig rede.
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15 Saa gjorde de sig rede og gik over efter Tallet; tolv for Benjamin, det er for Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Tjenere.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Og den ene tog den anden fat ved Hovedet og stødte sit Sværd i den andens Side, og de faldt til Hobe, og man kaldte det Sted Helkat-Zurim, som er ved Gibeon.
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17 Og Striden blev samme Dag saare haard; men Abner og Israels Mænd bleve slagne for Davids Tjeneres Ansigt.
And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18 Men der var tre Zerujas Sønner, Joab og Abisaj og Asael; men Asael var let paa sine Fødder, som en af Raaerne, der ere paa Marken.
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19 Og Asael forfulgte Abner, og han bøjede ikke af til at gaa til den højre eller venstre Side fra Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Da saa Abner sig tilbage og sagde: Er det dig, Asael? og han sagde: Ja det er.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.
21 Og Abner sagde til ham: Bøj dig til din højre eller til din venstre Side, og grib dig en af de unge Karle og tag dig hans Rustning; men Asael vilde ikke vige fra ham.
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
22 Da blev Abner ydermere ved og sagde til Asael: Vig du fra mig; hvorfor skulde jeg slaa dig til Jorden? og hvorledes skulde jeg da opløfte mit Ansigt for din Broder Joab?
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
23 Men han vægrede sig ved at vige; da stak Abner ham med Bagenden af Spydet i Underlivet, og Spydet gik bag ud af ham, og han faldt der og døde paa Stedet; og det skete, hver den, som kom til det Sted, hvor Asael var falden og var død, de stode stille.
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
24 Men Joab og Abisaj forfulgte Abner, og Solen gik ned, da de kom paa Ammas Høj, som er lige for Gia paa Vejen til Gibeons Ørk.
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Og Benjamins Børn samlede sig om Abner og bleve en Klynge, og de stode paa Toppen af en Høj.
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Da raabte Abner til Joab og sagde: Skal Sværdet fortære evindeligt? ved du ikke, at det vil vorde bittert paa det sidste? og hvor længe varer det, inden du siger til Folket, at de skulle vende om fra at forfølge deres Brødre?
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
27 Og Joab svarede: Saa vist som Gud lever, dersom du ikke havde talt, da var Folket draget herfra i Morges, uden at forfølge hver sin Broder.
And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.
28 Saa blæste Joab i Trompeten, og alt Folket standsede og forfulgte ikke ydermere Israel, og de bleve ej heller ydermere ved at stride.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 Men Abner og hans Mænd gik hele denne Nat over den slette Mark, og de gik over Jordanen og vandrede igennem hele Bithron og kom til Mahanaim.
And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Og Joab vendte tilbage fra at forfølge Abner og samlede alt Folket, og der savnedes nitten Mænd af Davids Tjenere og Asael.
And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
31 Men Davids Tjenere havde slaget af Benjamin og af Abners Mænd, saa at der vare tre Hundrede og tresindstyve Mand døde.
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died.
32 Og de toge Asael op og begrove ham i hans Faders Grav, som var i Bethlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd gik den ganske Nat, saa at de i Dagbrækningen vare i Hebron.
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.
